A series of close games this week, plus some strong team performances, mean that we recorded the first bonus points under our new scoring system: 5 for full houses in a round and 4 for losing by fewer than 3 points.
Broken Hearts had a close shave at home to Waterloo Sunset, who took the lead in round 3 and held it for 5 rounds. However a full house in the last round was enough for Broken Hearts to snatch victory. Old Itonians join them at the top after their narrow win over Nomads, which also included a full house. The other two games in the Division finished with identical scores. Barb, led by Donald Yule's best in the Division 18 points, had the better of the Allsorts, while Pineapple recorded their first Division I victory away to the Gray Monks, and claimed a bonus point for a full house in round 8.
In Division II Pericardium continue to set the pace with a demolition of fellow new team Wharfside. Pericardium had a full house in round 4, and all four players were in double figures. Ovalytes, who had a two point win over London Scottish, and Rosslyn Park, who beat Accrington Cylindricals by the same margin, are just a point behind Pericardium. Finally Telstars also claimed a bonus point for a full house in their win over Mealy Bugs. Best scores of the night were by John McDonnell of Accrington Cylindricals and David Stainer of Pericardium, who both made 20 points.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | B | Pts |
| 1 | Old Itonians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 72 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Broken Hearts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 77 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Pineapple | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 90 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Allsorts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 83 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Atletico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Barb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Nomads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Waterloo Sunset | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Gray Monks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| Allsorts | 40 - 45 | Barb |
| Gavin Fuller 15 Kevin Ashman 10 | Donald Yule 18 Jane Teather 10 |
| Broken Hearts | 46 - 44 | Waterloo Sunset |
| Jesse Honey 15 Ian Bayley 12 Olav Bjortomt 10 | Quentin Holt 17 Ray Ward 15 |
| Gray Monks | 40 - 45 | Pineapple |
| Peter Ediss 14 Mark Cooper 12 | Martin Smith 14 Richard de Costobadie 12 Katie Bramall 10 |
| Old Itonians | 45 - 44 | Nomads |
| Jeremy Edge 15 Fred Filby 14 Adrian Field 12 | Paul Steeples 17 Roger Bennett 12 David Lea 11 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | B | Pts |
| 1 | Pericardium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 48 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ovalytes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 51 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Rosslyn Park | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Telstars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 86 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Belly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | London Scottish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Accrington Cylindricals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Mealy Bugs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wharfside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrington Cylindricals | 39 - 41 | Rosslyn Park |
| John McDonnell 20 James Collenette 10 | Andy Crane 15 Phil Evison 11 Martin Cawley 10 |
| London Scottish | 35 - 37 | Ovalytes |
| David Plastow 12 | Tony Allen 15 John Moran 12 Patrick Hurley 10 |
| Mealy Bugs | 35 - 42 | Telstars |
| Hugh Brady 16 Nick Spickernell 10 | Howard Pizzey 13 William Barrett 12 Margaret Bhonsle 11 |
| Wharfside | 15 - 60 | Pericardium |
| Shrirang Raddi 10 | David Stainer 20 Gareth Kingston 16 Beth Maclure 12 Jenny Ryan 12 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | West London | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 47.50 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | North London | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 46.13 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Outer London | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41.25 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Central London | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44.13 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | South London | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36.50 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | East London | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37.00 | 0 | 8 |
| Pos | Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Broken Hearts (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 52.90 | 14 | 84 |
| 2 | Pericardium | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50.95 | 9 | 77 |
| 3 | Nomads | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50.15 | 12 | 72 |
| 4 | Atletico | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47.85 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Allsorts | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 47.35 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Old Itonians | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45.55 | 9 | 53 |
| 7 | Telstars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42.00 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Barb | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 38.70 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Pineapple | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 37.65 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Waterloo Sunset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 37.40 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Five Bells | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38.10 | 1 | 11 |
| Pos | Division 2 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Gray Monks (W) | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48.75 | 9 | 77 |
| 2 | Banana Splits | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 43.65 | 3 | 67 |
| 3 | Rosslyn Park | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39.85 | 5 | 57 |
| 4 | Eclectics | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40.80 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Accies | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38.25 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Sons of the Dessert | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39.40 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Mealy Bugs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 39.10 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Ovalytes | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 38.20 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Outcasts | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34.05 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Wharfside | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 29.70 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | London Scottish | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | 2s | Pts |
| 1 | Sussex | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 16 |
| 2 | Mastermind Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 11 |
| 3 | Oxford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 11 |
| 4 | London | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 8 |
| 5 | Beds & Herts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 6 |