Norfolk's involvement in the Liberty Trophy meant there were no games in Division One of the Norfolk CIBA County Bowls League at the weekend.

Pentney B strengthened their position at the top of Division Two with an 88-73 win at home to previously unbeaten Acle B, their rinks skipped by Richard Joplin (26-19) and Keith Brand (22-15) sharing top rink honours.

Only five points now separate the remaining seven teams, with Browston A moving into second place after they won away at Roundwood A by 81 shots to 75, their rink skipped by D Pratt winning 23-13.

County Arts B won at home to Hunstanton by 104 shots to 73, John Watkins' rink winning 34-6, while Pinewood Park A won 110-69 at home to Lakeside B, captain Jimmy Morrison's rink winning 40-9.

Division Three has new leaders in Shotford A following their 93-74 win away at Wymondham B, Richard Brinded winning 28-14.

Old Hall drop to second after losing 86-78 at Browston B, despite their rink skipped by S Stevenson top- scoring 28-10.

Norfolk BC B won 78-72 at Brecks A, the home rink skipped by Malcolm Struthers winning 24-14, and Acle C won 86-68 at home to Dereham A, Mick Askham's rink for Acle winning 34-10.

In Division Five there are now three teams level at the top of the table after Dereham B won at home to Lynnsport by 87-66, Roger Lench's rink for Dereham top-scoring 23-10.

The first games in the Norfolk CIBA Top Ten League have been played and The Brecks IBC top the table at this early stage of the competition.

• Mervyn King's semi-final conqueror Robert Paxton went on to win the Scottish International Open in Perth at the weekend. After losing the first set of the final 11-2 to City of Ely's Greg Harlow, he took the second 10-2 and the tie-break 2-0 to become the first qualifier to win the WBT event.