The top dogs in the Basildon Badminton League men's first division, Waterside A, increased their lead with a second unbeaten performance at home.

BEI/Europa A stay second but, without a win at this fixture, Lake Meadows dropped from third to fifth.

Linden A and East Thur-rock A grabbed the opportunity to jump to third and fourth respectively.

Results

1 - Waterside A (Fletcher Jowett and Trevor Harris) beat BEI/ Europa A 21-3, beat East Thurrock A 21-6, beat Linden A 21-13, beat Lake Meadows 21-16. 2 - BEI/Europa A (Paul Hooper and Ian Taplin) beat lake Meadows 21-11, beat East Thurrock A 21-18, beat Linden A 21-19. 3 - Linden A (Peter Leeds and Mike Sirett) beat East Thurrock A 21-18, beat Lake Meadows 21-14. 4 - East Thurrock A (Stewart Goshawk and Russell Starr) beat Lake Meadows 21-20. 5 - Lake Meadows (Paul Fisher and Mick Mernick) - no wins.

With the mix-up over names and eligibility in the men's second division having been settled and the tables updated, things looked straightforward for the fixture at Grange.

But the omens were not good when neither of the BEI/Europa pairs arrived to compete and this led to consequent penalties and significant adjustments to league placings.

Stanford-le-Hope took over the leadership, while Linden B got an unexpected boost to soar into second spot.

BEI/Europa's C and D pairs go third and fourth with Grange closing up on both. Results:

1 - Stanford-le-Hope (Peter Hall and Neville Baldwin) beat BEI/Europoa B 21-0, beat Linden B 21-15, beat BEI/Europa C 21-0, beat Grange 21-11. 2 - Linden B (Aaron and Trevor Priest) beat BEI/Europa C 21-0, beat Grange 21-13, beat BEI/Europa B 21-0. 3 - Grange (Steve Tuff and Keith Whiffin) beat BEI/Europa B 21-0, beat BEI/Europa C 21-0. 4 and 5 - BEI/Europa B and C - no wins, penalty points.

Mixed league

With Barstable B not scheduled to play at the Hockley fixture, Waterside B, who are unbeaten, and Hockley climbed into the first two places in the third division of the Mixed League. Barstable dropped to third.

Barstable and Waterside saw their C teams stay fourth and fifth, though the former increased their lead over their closest rivals by another point. Barstable D failed to register a win and stay sixth. Not playing this time, Barstable's E and F pairs stay seventh and eighth.

Results

1 - Waterside B (Sarah Pratt and Fletcher Jowett) beat Waterside C 21-4, beat Hockley 21-4, beat Barstable C 21-7, beat Barstable D 21-8. 2 - Hockley (Sue Choppen and Ian Farr) beat Barstable D 21-12, beat Waterside C 21-2, beat Barstable C 21-12.3 - Barstable C (Michelle Smith and Chris Ridley) beat Barstable D 21-13, beat Waterside C 21-11. 4 - Waterside D (Donna Harris and Neil Liberty) beat Barstable D 21-13. 5 - Barstable D (Alix Chamberlain and Arun Sharma) - no wins.

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