Thirteen unlucky for the visitors

Home wins were the order of the day in the latest round of matches in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.

Three sides recorded emphatic 13-1 victories on home turf - Newport, Castlefields and Archibald Worthington.

Chester Road also made the most of home advantage, beating Ifton 11-3, while Ford got the better of Wrockwardine Wood, pulling off a 10-4 victory

Champions St Georges maintained their climb up the table with a fine 10-4 win at improving Bylet.

But this season's top dogs Wem USC maintained their eight-point advantage at the top of the table with an 8-6 win at Bayley Club.Newport 13 (+61 A Davidson 21-3) Donnington Wood 1 (F Watkins 21-7)

Bylet 4 (C Chamberlain 21-15) St Georges 10 (+25 I Gaut 21-8)

Chester Road 11 (+82 M Lloyd 21-5) Ifton 3 (G Davies 21-10)

Castlefields 13 (+97 S Parsonage 21-3) Archibald Worthington 1 (P Smith 21-11)

Meole Brace 13 (+69 C Beaman 21-7) Childs Ercall 1 (J Breeze 21-10)

Ford 10 (+49 W Tarrell 21-4) Wrockwardine Wood 4 (D Downes 21-14)

SJ Bayley 6 (B Broome 21-6) Wem USC 8 (+9 M Dulson 21-6)