BOWLING of a high standard enabled Cardigan to spring a 13-shot win against Ceredigion Bowling Association Division One champions Lampeter on their opponents' own Rookery green stamping ground.

As the visitors turned on the style for a fifth win on the bounce and leapfrogged their opponents to go two points clear at the top of the league skipper Paul Monders led by example as he and colleagues Dilwyn Jones, Syd Fremantle and Alun Parsons notched an 18-shot win over the rink skipped by Nick Randell.

Lampeter 79 (4 points) Cardigan 92 (10 points)

Rink scores (Lampeter names first): Nick Randell 17 Paul Monders 35; Lewis

Williams 13 Kevin James 23; Steve Entwistle 24 Andrew Clarke 21; Henry Jones

25 Michael Newcombe 13

Results

Division One: Aberystwyth 95 (12 points) New Quay 57 (2 points); Tregaron 93 (14) Aberaeron 67 (0); Lampeter 79 (4) Cardigan 92 (10)

Standings: Cardigan 57; Lampeter 55; Tregaron 41; Aberystwyth 26; Aberaeron20; New Quay 11

Division Two: Aeron 78 (8 points) Newcastle Emlyn 67 (6 points); Queen's Road 112 (14) Llandysul 46 ¼ (0); Aberteifi 114 (14) Llanbedr 35 (0)

Standings: Queens Road 57; Aberteifi 48; Llandysul 33; Aeron, Llanbedr, Newcastle Emlyn 24