Ashton B stayed in touch with the leaders thanks to a
5:1 win at home to
Eynsham B.
Mick Lyne took the opening frame by a single point from
Anthony Marshall to give
Eynsham the lead, but from then on
Ashton had the "rub of the green". Marshall replied to take the second frame 56-46.
Kevin Leach defeated
Alan Wakefield 53-32, 48-25 while
M Woodward completed the formalities 45-36, 55-48 against
Jason Stubbs.