CROSSBAR B took a massive step towards their first Warrington Independent Pool League title with a whitewash victory over Porters.

The win takes them 15 points clear of reigning champions 147 Cows, who had a bye week and did not play.

With last year’s runaway winners on their bye week, Crossbar A seized their opportunity to move second in the league albeit having played one game extra. Their 6-3 result against Conny A was their 18th win of the season and leaves them in great position with just nine games to go.

In the remaining games in the Premier Division, Royal Oak Branch continued their solid first season in the WIPL with a 5-4 win against the Dog & Partridge A, while 147 Nomads won on the road 5-4 at Walkers B.

Pierpoints A continued their meteoric rise in the First Division with a 9-0 win over Howley Allstars.

Five wins in their last six games, combined with a torrid run of form for title rivals Jolly Falstaff, has seen Pierpoints stretch out an unlikely 10-point lead atop the table.

The Jolly endured their fifth defeat in the same run of games with a 6-3 win against the relegation - threatened Grange.

The Griffin continued their push for the top two with a 7-2 win over Hawthorne, Damon Beckett grabbing a pair of wins in the process.

In the remaining games in the First Division, there were 6-3 wins for Wire and Eagle Sports, against Conny B and St Oswalds respectively, while Tanner B and Borough Arms had 5-4 wins over Walkers A and Black Horse A respectively.

In the Second Division, Turf & Feather remain well clear at the top with a 6-3 win over second-placed Causeway, who were unbeaten in six games.

Dog & Partridge B moved into a share of second with a 6-3 win over Saracen’s Sharks, their third straight win.

In the rest of the Second Division matches, Crossbar C, Black Horse B, Tanner C and Warrington Town all enjoyed wins over the Orford, Conny C, Imperial B and Ye Old Red Lion respectively, while Saracen’s Head A rounded off the week with a 5-4 win against Boxworks Z.

Warrington Independent Pool League results:

Premier Division: Crossbar B 9 Porters 0, Conny A 3 Crossbar A 6, Dog & Partridge A 4 Royal Oak Branch 5, Walkers B 4 147 Nomads 5.

Teams on bye week: 147 Cows, Pierpoints B.

First Division: Borough Arms 5 Black Horse A 4, Conny B 3 Wire 6, Eagle Sports 6 St Oswalds 3, Grange 6 Jolly Falstaff 3, Griffin 7 Hawthorne 2, Howley Allstars 0 Pierpoints A 9, Tanner B 5 Walkers A 4.

Second Division: Black Horse B 6 Conny C 3, Boxworks Z 4 Saracen’s Head A 5, Causeway 6 Turf & Feather 3, Crossbar C 6 The Orford 3, Imperial B 4 Tanner C 5, Saracen’s Sharks 3 Dog & Partridge B 6, Ye Old Red Lion 4 Warrington Town 5.