DEFENDING champions Ex-Servicemen were the only team in Wellington Ex-Services Skittles League’s Chris Bullock Championship to top 400 in beating Odds and Ends by 75 pins at the Cottage with Riley Richards knocking 64 while Tim Jenkins hit 50 for the losers. Scores: Ex-Servicemen 402, Odds and Ends 327

Outsiders 350, King Pins 343: Outsiders burst King Pins’ bubble at the Conservative Club with a door rattling seven-pin victory. Martyn Sharland was the top scorer for Outsiders, scoring 49 while Matt Horne hit 49 for Pins.

All Stars 380, WRFC 367: All Stars’ great start to the season continued with a 13-pin success over the Rugby Club on the upstairs alley of the Conservative Club. All Stars’ skipper Jamie Milton, along with teammate Paul Desborough, hit good 55s while Dave Huggett scored 53 in the Rugby Club response.

Mowers 362, Nynehead Club 337: Mowers share top spot with All Stars after this 25-pin victory with Martin Studley scoring an excellent 62 while Lewis Sparks knocked 53 for Nynehead.

United Services 375, Home Guard IV 384: Home Guard IV pulled off a great win away to United Services at the White Horse. Ben Gamlin had hit 53 for United Services, while Home Guard IV saw Dan Peters score a great 58 in their reply.

Here 4 the Beer 345, Foresters 366 Here for the Beer’s first game on their new home alley ended in a 21-pin defeat. Ollie Price found the alley to his liking with a good 56, whileJohn Chim and Colin Shepherd both struck 54 for Foresters.

Gerald Thorne Championship - Hot Shots 362, Club Rockers 306: Hot Shots bounced back in impressive fashion with a commanding 56-pin victory over Club Rockers on the downstairs alley at the Conservative Club. Edd Chivers led the way with 56 while Steve Lee and Gary McLoughlin both contributed 43 in a losing effort.

OBA 350, Fireguard A 366: Fireguard A won by 16 pins on the upstairs alley of the Victoria Arms. OBA posted a respectable 350, with Dave Collet, Andy Kemp and Rob Billet all scoring solid 51s while Will Leak scored 58 for the winners.

Reservists 331, Bell Green 348: Champions Bell Green made it three from three with a 17-pin win over fellow title rivals Reservists at the Institute. Peter Chamberlain (46) top scored for Reservists while Tony Dunbar was Bell Green’s leading skittler with 49.

Cottage Pies 411, Shooters 376: Pies beat Shooters by 35 pins after hitting the highest score of the week. Sam Vile led the charge with a superb 65 while Alan Sydenham (56) was Shooters’ top skittler.

Holywell Lake 379, Relyon 371: Dave Howell hit 55 as Lakers held off the challenge of Relyon despite Rob Higgs’ 59. It was a splendid match between two sides who will be chasing silverware this winter.

Report Centre A 350, Rebels 409: Joint leaders Rebels produced another outstanding performance as they saw off the challenge of Report Centre A by 59 pins at the White Horse. Report Centre A saw M Hobbs leading their scoring with 51, but Baz Winter was the star of the night with a magnificent 69.

Home Guard II 376, Oaks 384: Home Guard II produced a strong total, with Kieran Hagan turning in an excellent 65 to lead his side's scoring. Oaks responded splendidly with Mike Shire recording a solid 57.