LA FITNESS cut The Manor's lead at the top of Division One to five points in an unexpected 4-1 rout.

Critically, Manor were missing number one Jon Underhill and LA took full advantage.

Steve Smith's promotion to Manor's first team was rewarded with a 3-2 win over Paul Howell but Mike Lambert, Greg Loach, Matt Oxley and Ryan Loska made sure it was LA's day.

Brampton Manor eased their relegation worries with a 4-1 victory over Lumb Farm through Ashley Davies, Alex Cutts, Charlie Wall and Brendan Hickerman, while Matt Whitehead was Lumb Farm's sole success.

Duffield greeted Paul Hargrave's return to Derbyshire League squash with an excellent 3-2 win over a Repton side struggling with injuries.

John Slater and Laura Hill put the away side 2-0 up and Hargrave clinched the match by beating Mitch Cook at number two.

A bad night for Repton turned even worse when neighbours Burton defeated Hood Park 4-1 and leapfrogged over them.

Colin Morris and James Hodson each scored 3-0 wins, while Lee Stanbury and Simon Hurst continued their undefeated seasons and Rich Davies' presence at the top of the order for Burton puts them in good shape.

In Division Three, Repton 2 put last round's loss behind them to beat Duffield 3 3-2 and keep well ahead of the pack.

John Kirtland out-powered Qamran Yaqoob 3-0 and with Simon Evans and Adrian Oldbury each winning 3-0, Repton stole the win.

Brampton's sleepy start to the season has finally been shrugged off with a convincing 4-1 win at home to Draycott.

County junior number two Jono Lovegrove led Brampton, ably supported by Nick Melton, Carl Reading and Simon Watt.

Queen's Park 1 held on to second spot thanks to comprehensive wins from their middle order, leaving LA Fitness 2 dangerously close to the drop zone after a 3-2 result.

Hood Park 2 did themselves a power of good with a much-needed 3-2 win over Burton 3 to stay out of the bottom two.

Brampton made good use of their rearranged match with Hood Park 2, collecting a 4-1 to push them up into fourth.

Burton 5's push for the top spot in Division Five hit Bradley House buffers as they went down 3-2.

Lumb Farm 3 missed the chance to put clear water between themselves and LA Fitness 4, losing 4-1, while Queen's Park 2 look odds-on to finish the first half of the season on top after a commanding 4-1 win over David Lloyd 3, who also lost 3-2 to Bradley House.