St Botolphs A dropped to second as they only managed one point in their home game with Walsham-le-Willows. Stanton are in third place, taking five points at home to West Row.

Division Two leaders Hengrave hosted runners-up Elmswell in a high-scoring game. Hengrave won 105-73 (5-1 points). The home rink of John Haydock, Carol Blowers and Martin Rumball won 39-6.

Pakenham did well to achieve a 5-1 victory away to Mildenhall.

In Division Three, British Sugar A lost 74-67 (4-2) away to Hopton, but remain at the top. Second-placed Barnham lost 67-86 (1-5) in their home game against Thetford Ex-Servicemen, who are in third place with a game in hand.


Area D Triples Bowls League results. Division One: Haughley 64(2.5), Mildenhall 67(3.5); Elmswell 69(3), Greene King 67(3); Ixworth 45(0), St Botolphs 86(6); St Edmundsbury A 114(6), Stow Rookery 57(0); West Row 78(4), Stanton 52(2); British Sugar B 63(1.5), Coney Weston Swan 70(4.5); Hopton 59(2), Pakenham 65(4).

Division Two: Bacton 43(0), Risbygate A 73(6); Earl Stonham 59(3.5), Brandon 59(2.5); Gt Barton 82(5), Barnham 59(1); Walsham-le-Willows 69(4), British Sugar C 61(2); St Edmundsbury B56(2), Stowuplands 71(4); Hengrave 57(1), Combs Ford 78(5); British Sugar A 76(4.5), Thetford Ex-Service 69(1.5); Risbygate B 67(2), Mid Suffolk D C 67(4).


Bullen Cup. Hopton 69, Hengrave 74: P Deacon, B Taylor, G Taylor-Balls 18, V Tooke, E Blowers, J Haydock 11; Jean Taylor, G Lawrence, F Stimson 13, C Blowers, D Smith, M Rumball 28; A Stimson, A Deacon, John Taylor 20, T Spurling, V Spurling, A Blowers 15; D Nunn, I Grant, W Ellis 18, T Dennis, D Rayner, J Blowers 20.


Bury Hospital Shield. Great Barton 62, Greene King 84: M Norman, C Peachey, H Lee 15, R Skillings, I Levett, J Bloomfield 24; J Pettitt, C Fiske, P Stammers 19, R Brett, A Melton, J Denman 17; A Kemberey, D Redfern, C Norman 12, R Leeks, P Denman, R Bryant 22; B Lee, D Fell, J Noble 16, R Pett, K Hale, A Bishop 21.

Bury and District League Division One. Greene King 95(6), Tuddenham 56(0): A Amps, M Spear, A Bishop 23(1), K Hyden, M Dodman, F Spinks 8; R Skillings, P Challis, N Bennett 26(1), R Dunbavin, L Gattlin, D Grimwood 15; P Denman, J Bloomfield, R Bryant 26(1), A Rolfe, D MacSwan, N Kendel 20; R Brett, A Melton, J Denman 20(1), D Moss, M Piper, S Thorpe 13.


Stowmarket and District Bowls Leagues. Monday Division Three. Elmswell 72, Woodfield B 80: L Abbott, M Moore, I Tullett 15, S Mayhew, R Wright, A Sims 22; S Cousins, A Cruickshank, T Bloomfield 22, J Cobbold, R Godfree, S Clifton 19; J Sparrow, C Nunn, E Crouchman 14, C Kelly, S Wright, H Turner 24; M Newman, M Waspe, G Newman 21, I Turner, B Mayhew, C Berry 15.

Tuesday Afternoon Section C. Elmswell A 26, Mendlesham 51: L Abbott, L Gooding, S Faulkner 6, L Driver, A Clements, B Mayes 36; R Cowle, J Sparrow, T Spence 20, T Crook, P Coleby, D Lambert 15.

Tuesday Afternoon Section A.