Last season’s top three teams each met one of the bottom trio with all demonstrating their ability by inflicting the whitewash. The two joint title holders secured their victories in the most emphatic style without conceding a single set.

Shottery A’s Gary Stewart, Stephen Foster and Graham Poole were on form to overcome Veterans, despite the latter being made to work hard by Peter Rodwell. 

It was also one-way traffic for the Colebridge Pasties team of Mike Evetts, Mike Credland and Jason Rainey when they played host to Ashorne.

In the opening game of their fixture FISSC’s Malcolm Smith took an early lead against Tony Remes before the Shottery B player staged a successful recovery. Although there were several close encounters, Remes and his team-mates Tim Fell and Gareth Hepworth registered perfect performances as the farmers succumbed to a clean sweep for the third time this campaign.

In contrast when Blazing Paddles entertained Tanworth Taipans the outcome of the match wasn’t determined until the final game. Ben Rycroft-Stanley maintained his impressive start to the season for the visitors by recording a treble without reply. He was well supported by Denis Kynaston who added a brace despite being taken to a decider by Dave Fordham. Nello Mauri produced two wins for Paddles, with Fordham and Wilf Chan also getting on the card. The final result rested on the concluding doubles where Rycroft-Stanley and Kynaston took the honours to give Taipans a 6-4 win.