BOWLS: SUBSCRIPTION A inflicted an 11-0 drubbing on Red Lion, who are in third place in Section One of the Runcorn & District Carlsberg-Tetley Bowling Association.

Second from bottom in the table, Subscription were helped by a 21-9 card from H Spruce.

League leaders USC went down 8-3 to Pavilions A, for whom A Richards, P Burton and W Burton each recorded a 21-7 victory.

USC's defeat enabled second-placed Grapes B to close the gap with a handsome 10-1 win over Run-corn Hill. The biggest win for Grapes came from P Crowe (21-6).

H Janion was a 21-6 winner for Frodsham Conservative Club B as they defeated Norton Arms A.

In Section Two, Corporation thrashed Willow Brook 11-0, single-figure wins coming from M A Budworth (21-6), K Marsh (21-7) and R Jeffers (21-9).

The runaway leaders, Egerton A, cruised to a 9-2 success against Halton RBL A, helped by M Kinsey (21-5) and M Hambleton (21-8).

Helsby A, 9-2 winners against Kingsley, got off to flying start with a 21-8 card from J Evans.

For Kingswood, B Rushton, B Stopford and L Garner all recorded single-figure wins in the 8-3 victory over Subscription B. A 21-7 card from T May helped War Memorial B in their 7-4 success against FrodshamConservative Club A.

In Division Three, Egerton B's 8-3 win over Pavilions B included single-figure cards from D Rowlands and B Ellis.

Hazel Pear, 9-2 winners against Helsby B, had five single-figure winners - B Hopley, R Pilling, J Evans, D Edwards and M Shepherd.