In the Sidmouth Bowls Club Ladies Triples League the latest round of matches produced one big surprise.

That was with the win for an Opal side that had won just one before they play a Diamond team that had been beaten just once. In a close contest Opal won 17-16.

The new clear leaders are Emerald after they claimed a sixth win in seven outings and they are now three points clear of Diamond after they defeated third placed Amethyst 20-12.

The other match of the week saw Coral record a second win of the season, defeating basement side Ruby 19-17.

The latest table.

P W D L F A Pts

Emerald 7 6 0 1 134 83 12

Diamond 7 4 1 2 144 105 9

Amethyst 7 4 0 3 116 118 8

Opal 7 2 1 4 109 126 5

Coral 7 2 1 4 90 127 5

Ruby 7 1 1 5 85 119 3