LAND Girls have opened up a three-point lead over Split Pins at the top of Wellington Ladies Skittles League after crushing their rivals by 80 pins with Anna Price hitting 73.

Jolly Blues now have the same number of points as Split Pins after they beat Muppets - and also have a game in hand.

Results: All Blacks 360 (Mags Baker, Jo Luckhurst 49), LOA Spare 306 (Ann Aspin 45); Pin & Tonics 325 (Kelly Hagan 52), Water Babies 349 (Mandy Hutchings 52); Geronimo 333 (Sonia Avery 47), Wanderers 363 (Sharon Millet 50); Land Girls 420 (Anna Price 73), Split Pins 340 (Jane Pearce, Pauline Wadham 47); Muppets 284 (Beth Milton 41), Jolly Blues 324 (Cathy Sharland 47).

Fixtures: Wobbly Pins v Split Pins, Muppets v Wanderers, Land Girls v Water Babies, Geronimo v LOA Spare, Pin & Tonics v All Blacks, Bye Jolly Blues.

Meanwhile, Hairy Ringers stay top of Division A in the Blackdown Hills Skittles League despite being held to a draw away to Pitch Plate Rejects.

Results - Division A: One for the Ditch 343 (D Westmore 61), Right up your Alley 357 (C Burton 59); Pitch Plate Rejects 359 (S Gover 59), Hairy Ringers 357 (A Pulman 57); Brass Monkeys 372 (I Chave 64), Jacks of all Trades 414 (J Essex 66); Floppers 397 (P Wright 71), Sociables 390 (M Woollacott 69); Dam Busters 443 (A Dyer 64), Black Run Bandits 390 (J Down 62); Bashers 350 (B Kingston 54), Pinpricks 384 (P Doble 67).

Division B: Novices 337 (S Lock 58), Kings 347 (C Meikel, P Thomas 54); Wobbly Wheels 336 (P Durman 60), Catherine Wheels 326 (P Redwood 54); Winch Em Out 372 (B Kennell, T Wintrip 61), Flopper Knockers 321 (L Saunders 52); Queens Knockers 437 (M Solf 84), Half Moon 390 (A Colborne 64); Hopefuls 328 (B Hayes 54), High Flyers 340 (P Every 63).