LEADERS Brotherhood G maintained their unbeaten start in division three of the Clacton and District League.

However, their 6-4 victory over Nomads Caracals was their toughest match to date.

Paul Metcalf was their undefeated star and his hat-trick included good wins in five over both Chris Jones and Denise Thompson.

Mark Beckham won a couple while the two Brotherhood players shared a crucial 11-9 in the decider doubles success over Jones and Thompson.

Jones' two for the Caracals included an 11-7 in the fifth victory over Beckham, while Hazel Blanche had a tense 12-10 in the fifth win over John Gallagher.

It was also 6-4 as Brotherhood J beat Nomads Lynx.

Dan Still won two tight matches for Brotherhood - 11-7 in the fifth against Dave Harris and 11-8 in the fifth against Liam Harris.

Nomads Pumas, playing with a guest, were still too good for Windsor Swallows, winning 6-4.

Lionel Goddard's maximum included an 11-9 in the decider win over Robbie Strutt.

Chris Simpson stayed unbeaten as Windsor Kites and Windsor Penguins fought out a hard-earned draw.

Carl Hubbard won twice for the Kites, as did Alan Charman for the Penguins.

Nomads Leopards beat Nomads Ocelots 5-4, with both teams fielding a guest player.

Dominic Joannou stayed undefeated for the Ocelots and, with Sue Lee, took the doubles 11-6 in the fifth against Dave Wright and Norman Jacobs.

In division one, Gracie Edwards took a treble for Brotherhood B as her side shared the spoils with Windsor Condors.

Walton A were narrow 6-4 winners over Brotherhood C, despite a Kevin Gowlett hat-trick for Brotherhood which included a 13-15, 11-13, 15-13, 14-12, 11-9 victory over Gary Young.

Walton's Paul Woolnough had an unexpected win over Oli Reynolds.

Gary Cattermole was another hat-trick player as Windsor Eagles notched up a first win of the season, 6-4 over club-mates Windsor Kestrels.

Sue Welham took two valuable points for the Eagles.

Walton B beat Walton C 7-3, with Derek Willis taking three, Mark Gale two and Colin Dearman one, while there were hat-tricks for George Berry and Andy Vincent as Windsor Hawks beat Brotherhood D 9-1.

In division two, Lawford beat Windsor Buzzards 9-1.

Paul Hewitt and Paul Phelan were unbeaten, as were Daniel Young and Jared Chelski as Walton E defeated Windsor Magpies, also 9-1.

The Magpies lost for a second time, 6-4 to Brotherhood F, but the Magpies' new signing, Ollie Rampton, stayed unbeaten on his league debut.

Barry Allen and Lee Allen won two each for the winners while reserve Metcalf capped a good week by taking a point.

Brotherhood H and Windsor Harriers shared the spoils in a four-hour marathon.

Brotherhood's Mark Salter took his maximum while Ferdy Rodriguez's couple for Windsor included the scalp of Frank Burbidge.

Brotherhood E picked up their first points but were still on the wrong end of an 8-2 scoreline against Brotherhood I.

Graham Parkes starred for the winners with a hat-trick with Cris Edwards and Rodney Betts taking the E team's points.

Results: Division one: Brotherhood C 4 Walton A 6, Windsor Condors 5 Brotherhood B 5, Windsor Eagles 6 Windsor Kestrels 4, Brotherhood D 1 Windsor Hawks 9, Walton C 3 Walton B 7.

Division two: Walton E 9 Windsor Magpies 1, Brotherhood H 5 Windsor Harriers 5, Walton D 0 Nomads Tigers 10, Windsor Magpies 4 Brotherhood F 6, Windsor Buzzards 1 Lawford 9, Brotherhood E 2 Brotherhood I 8.

Division three: Nomads Caracals 4 Brotherhood G 6, Nomads Leopards 4 Nomads Ocelots 5, Windsor Kites 5 Windsor Penguins 5, Nomads Pumas 6 Windsor Swallows 4, Brotherhood J 6 Nomads Lynx 4.

DIVISION ONE

P W D L Pts

Walton A 4 4 0 0 32

Brotherhood B 4 3 1 0 27

Walton B 4 3 0 1 27

Panthers 3 3 0 0 23

Lions 3 3 0 0 19

Kestrels 4 1 0 3 18

Eagles 4 1 0 3 14

Condors 3 1 1 1 13

Hawks (2) 3 1 0 2 13

Brotherhood C 4 0 0 4 13

Brotherhood D 4 1 0 3 10

Walton C 4 0 0 4 9

DIVISION TWO

P W D L Pts

Brotherhood F 4 4 0 0 33

Lawford 4 3 1 0 31

Tigers 4 3 0 1 30

Brotherhood I 4 3 0 1 27

Brotherhood H 4 2 2 0 23

Walton E 2 2 0 0 16

Harriers 3 1 1 1 13

Magpies 3 0 1 2 10

Jaguars 3 0 0 3 10

Buzzards 4 0 0 4 10

Walton D 3 0 1 2 5

Brotherhood E 4 0 0 4 2

DIVISION THREE

P W D L Pts

Brotherhood G 4 4 0 0 30

Brotherhood J 4 3 0 1 27

Penguins 3 2 1 0 21

Leopards 4 1 0 3 16

Pumas 3 2 0 1 15

Kites 3 1 1 1 14

Lynx 2 1 0 1 11

Ocelots 3 1 0 2 10

Swallows 4 0 0 4 8

Caracals 2 0 0 2 7

(Points deducted in brackets).