Gambit 1 are held to a draw by West Bridgford 1. WB’s Shabhir Okhai has notched an opening top board hat-trick over Julian Cast, Jonathan Tait and now Mike Barnes. A good week for Newark. Newark 1 bounce back to winning form over Nomads 1 with a 4-1 win. Newark 3 better this score. A winning week too for Radcliffe & Bingham. R&B 1 narrowly win at Grantham 2, a score matched by R&B 3.
R&B 1 now head the table in Division 2, and host Ashfield 1 next. University teams join the action next week and Newark 1’s resurgence will be tested at Mansfield.