Cattermole notches up his tenth hat-trick of the season

In one of a handful of matches played in a programme decimated by the bad weather, the talented Cattermole stayed unbeaten as Windsor Eagles defeated Windsor Hawks 7-3.

Phil Smith and John Pattrick each won two.

For the Hawks, Andy Vincent defeated Smith and Ian Fielder had a surprise win in four over Pattrick, while Vincent and John Barton took the doubles against Cattermole and Pattrick.

It was also 7-3 for Brotherhood C against Walton B, with every player picking up at least a point.

Kevin Gowlett took three for the winners, Oli Reynolds two and Kevin Pryor an unexpected victory over Jason Gale.

Gale enjoyed an excellent win of his own, a 12-10 in the fifth success against Reynolds.

Derek Willis and Colin Dearman recorded a point apiece for Walton.

Despite a request by Windsor Condors for a postponement, the all-Windsor clash between the Kestrels and the Condors went ahead, with the Condors forced to include two reserves.

It was no surprise they went down 6-4, despite Felipe Rodriguez taking a well-deserved treble for the losers.

In division two, Windsor Harriers came back from 4-1 down to take a tight match 6-4 against Windsor Buzzards.

This was a reverse of their early-season score.

Isabel Barton won two for the Harriers, including a victory over Pete Bloomfield, and narrowly lost 11-6 in the decider to Ray Chillingworth.

In a crucial doubles, Barton and Ferdy Rodriguez beat Chillingworth and Alan Rutledge 11-9 in the decider.

Chillingworth and Bloomfield got a couple each for the Buzzards.

Nomads Ocelots and Nomads Pumas braved the winter weather in division three's only match and the Pumas were rewarded with a 6-4 victory.

Lionel Goddard recorded his second maximum of the season, although it was a tight 12-10 in the fifth against Dominic Joannou.

John Bowers picked up two, including an 11-8 in the fifth victory against Martin Cunningham.

The Ocelots' points came from Joannou and three conceded by the Pumas, who were forced to field a guest and were grateful to Paul Dale for stepping in at the 11th hour.

In all, seven matches had to be postponed because of adverse weather.

The league's quiz evening is being held this Saturday at the Brotherhood Hall at 7.30pm.

The cost is £3 per person for teams of up to six.

Bring your own drink and nibbles.

For more details and to book a table, contact Viv and Ferdy Rodriguez on 01255 830951.

The 2018 Closed Championships, which take place on April 14 and 15, are again being sponsored by Paul Newbould, Planning and Building Design Services.

This year marks Paul's 25th year of sponsorship.

Details have been sent to all players.

Entries can be made online, or postal entries can be sent to Tony Oswick.

The qualification is six matches (divisions one and two) and five matches (division three).

The closing date is Saturday, March 24.

Results: Division one: Windsor Hawks 3 Windsor Eagles 7, Windsor Kestrels 6 Windsor Condors 4, Walton B 3 Brotherhood C 7.

Division two: Windsor Harriers 6 Windsor Buzzards 4.

Division three: Nomads Ocelots 4 Nomads Pumas 6.

DIVISION ONE

P W D L Pts

Panthers 14 13 1 0 113

Walton A 16 12 1 3 109

Brotherhood C (2) 17 10 1 6 96

Condors 16 8 2 6 93

Eagles 16 8 2 6 90

Brotherhood B (2) 15 10 1 4 88

Lions 15 10 0 5 81

Walton B 17 7 0 10 81

Hawks (2) 16 3 3 10 63

Walton C 15 3 2 10 54

Brotherhood D 16 2 1 13 38

Kestrels 17 2 0 15 38

DIVISION TWO

P W D L Pts

Tigers 17 15 0 2 129

Brotherhood F 16 10 3 3 109

Lawford 14 13 1 0 107

Brotherhood I 16 11 1 4 107

Brotherhood H 16 8 5 3 94

Walton E (1) 15 9 1 5 84

Harriers 16 8 1 7 78

Buzzards 17 5 1 11 68

Jaguars (2) 15 3 1 11 54

Magpies 15 0 3 12 48

Brotherhood E 15 2 0 13 30

Walton D 16 0 3 13 29

DIVISION THREE

P W D L Pts

Brotherhood G 13 13 0 0 99

Penguins 13 10 1 2 96

Lynx 12 8 1 3 78

Pumas 14 8 1 5 72

Caracals 12 6 2 4 70

Brotherhood J 13 6 0 7 65

Kites 13 6 2 5 57

Leopards 14 3 0 11 43

Ocelots 14 1 2 11 39

Swallows 14 0 1 13 38

(Points deducted in brackets).