James Lovelock reeled off a hat-trick of wins as Sutton B regained the leadership of Division 1 of the Didcot & District League by beating Crown 7-3.

At the other end of the table, Didcot Power Station A came out on top 6-4 after their B team.

Eddie Herrity and Phil Haycock won two singles each before taking the deciding doubles.

Mark Stretton's maximum for the B string proved in vain.

In Division 2, another Didcot Power Station derby saw the D team jump into second place after they beat the C side 6-4.

Howard Searle was the D team's match-winner with a maximum.

Abingdon C went top after beating lowly Howbery A 8-2, with maximums from Ricki Whiteaway and Brian Free- man.

Abingdon D continued their challenge as Pat O'Regan's maximum set them up for a 7-3 victory over Drayton B.

Rutherford Atomic Lab- oratory C, meanwhile, eased their relegation fears with a 6-4 win over Sutton D.

Eric Thomas was their hero with a hat-trick of wins.

Leaders Moreton A continue to dominate Division 3 after thrashing Drayton D 9-1 and drawing 5-5 at Sutton F, the team most likely to finish runners-up.

Paul Cheong lost for only the second time this season - to Sutton's Stuart Walker, who had inflicted his only previous defeat.

The two Moreton teams in Division 4 continue to swap places at the top, with the C team regaining the lead following a 6-4 win at Sutton G.

RESULTS

Div 1: DPS B 4 (M Stretton 3), DPS A 6; Crown 3, Sutton B 7 (J Lovelock 3).

Div 2: DPS D 6 (H Searle 3), DPS C 4; Drayton B 3, Abingdon C 7 (P O'Regan 3); Sutton D 4, RAL C 6 (E Thomas 3); Abingdon D 6 (M Adams 3), Sutton C 4; Howbery A 6, Letcombe B 4; Howbery A 2, Abingdon C 8 (R Whiteaway 3, B Freeman 3).

Div 3: Sutton F 5, Moreton A 5 (R Templeman 3); Abingdon E 5, Drayton E 5 (M Street 3); Letcombe C 7 (T Saunders 3), RAL D 3; Howbery B 3, DPS E 7 (P Sinclair 3); Moreton A 9 (P Cheong 3, R Templeman 3), Drayton D 1.

Div 4: Sutton G 4, Moreton C 6 (J Cheong 3); Moreton B 9 (R Smith 3, M Dawes 3), Grove 1; RAL E 3, Abingdon G 7 (R Saunders 3, B Muller 3); Abingdon H 6 (A Rolfe 3), Wallingford 4.