Leaders Old Itonians luxuriated in their their bye week, and Pericardium took advantage to reach the summit of Division One, with a bonus-point win over Five Bells. Captain Stainer led the ascent with 20, the division's top score this week. Nomads got a full house in each of the first two rounds in their game against Broken Hearts, and were able to maintain the lead thus established, give or take a point or two, throughout, with all four players in double figures. Atletico continued their good start to the season with a hefty five-pointer against Pineapple: of particular note here was William De'Ath's 16 at No3 going first, a whole 8 points more than anyone else managed from what your correspondent thought was a tough seat this week. Telstars kept up their good start beating Waterloo Sunset 41-30, while Allsorts saw off Barb 45-39, Barb's full house giving them their first point of the season.
In Division Two, it was a case of 'one Banana, two Banana, three Banana, four', as the Splits continued their excellent start to the season with a hefty win over Ovalytes, courtesy of four double-figure scores. Eclectics and Sons of the Dessert kept up the chase with wins over London Scottish and Outcasts, respectively. Donald Yule's 22 for Eclectics was joint-top score of the week, though Hugh Brady had nothing but a close defeat bonus to show for his top haul, as his Mealy Bugs side went down to the Accies, 39-36. Rosslyn Park are the third side on three wins and one defeat, after a comfortable win over Wharfside.
In Division One the teams averaged 44.2 going first (four wins) and 40.8 going second: the average aggregate was 85.2. By contrast, all five teams who went first in Division Two lost, as averages 31.0 and 43.4 might suggest. Three of the five games in Division Two produced aggregates of 76; the average was 74.8. A tough but fair friendly set saw scores averaging 76.8 in Division One and 61.4 in Division Two, though a few Tubs of Lard affected the scoring.
Week Five's highlight is the clash of the top two at the Sheephaven, with Pericardium testing Old Itonians' 100% record. In Division Two Mealy Bugs will attempt to feed off the Banana Splits in what is sure to be a fruity encounter. Barb will provide the friendly.
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 2 (+1) | Pericardium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 151 | 58 | 52.25 | 0 | 2 | 56.25 | 16 | DºWºW¹W¹ |
| 2 | 1 (-1) | Old Itonians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 115 | 29 | 48.00 | 0 | 3 | 48.96 | 15 | W¹W¹W¹ |
| 3 | 5 (+2) | Atletico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 112 | 37 | 49.67 | 0 | 1 | 54.17 | 13 | WºWºW¹ |
| 4 | 4 (-) | Telstars | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 151 | 19 | 42.50 | 0 | 1 | 42.19 | 13 | W¹LºWºWº |
| 5 | 6 (+1) | Nomads | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 134 | 17 | 50.33 | 0 | 3 | 57.29 | 13 | D¹W¹W¹ |
| 6 | 7 (+1) | Allsorts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 120 | 38 | 52.67 | 1 | 2 | 55.21 | 11 | W¹C²Wº |
| 7 | 3 (-4) | Broken Hearts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 181 | 12 | 48.25 | 1 | 2 | 54.69 | 11 | C¹W¹W¹Lº |
| 8 | 8 (-) | Pineapple | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 193 | -31 | 40.50 | 0 | 1 | 39.84 | 5 | W¹LºLºLº |
| 9 | 11 (+2) | Barb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 203 | -70 | 33.25 | 0 | 1 | 29.69 | 1 | LºLºLºL¹ |
| 10 | 9 (-1) | Five Bells | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 195 | -46 | 37.25 | 0 | 0 | 32.81 | 0 | LºLºLºLº |
| 11 | 10 (-1) | Waterloo Sunset | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 202 | -63 | 34.75 | 0 | 0 | 32.81 | 0 | LºLºLºLº |
| Barb | 39* - 45 | Allsorts (F) |
| Roger Robinson 14 Jonathan Warschauer 10 | Gavin Fuller 19 Stewart McCartney 14 |
| Five Bells | 36 - 51* | Pericardium (F) |
| Roger Barnes 15 David Bradbury 15 | David Stainer 20 Nic Paul 13 Quentin Holt 10 |
| Nomads | 52* - 43 | Broken Hearts (F) |
| Paul Steeples 16 David Lea 15 Andrew Frazer 11 Roger Bennett 10 | Olav Bjortomt 14 Chris Harrison 14 |
| Pineapple | 36 - 52* | Atletico (F) |
| Jon Barker 13 Neil Cole 11 | William De Ath 16 Robert Willer 16 Phil Smith 11 |
| Telstars | 41 - 30 | Waterloo Sunset (F) |
| Bob Bunting 16 John Bratley 10 | Ray Ward 14 |
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Banana Splits | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 133 | 48 | 45.25 | 0 | 0 | 39.06 | 16 | WºWºWºWº |
| 2 | 3 (+1) | Eclectics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 138 | 33 | 42.75 | 0 | 1 | 35.94 | 13 | WºWºL¹Wº |
| 3 | 4 (+1) | Rosslyn Park | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 152 | 16 | 42.00 | 0 | 1 | 43.75 | 13 | LºWºW¹Wº |
| 4 | 5 (+1) | Sons of the Dessert | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 131 | 31 | 40.50 | 0 | 0 | 34.38 | 12 | WºLºWºWº |
| 5 | 2 (-3) | Gray Monks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 116 | 35 | 50.33 | 1 | 2 | 57.29 | 11 | C²W¹Wº |
| 6 | 7 (+1) | Accies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 144 | 6 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 | 34.38 | 9 | C¹WºLºWº |
| 7 | 6 (-1) | Ovalytes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 119 | -12 | 35.67 | 1 | 1 | 36.46 | 6 | WºC²Lº |
| 8 | 8 (-) | Mealy Bugs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 158 | -9 | 37.25 | 1 | 0 | 33.59 | 5 | LºLºWºC¹ |
| 9 | 9 (-) | Outcasts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 119 | -32 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 14.58 | 4 | WºLºLº |
| 10 | 10 (-) | London Scottish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 183 | -56 | 31.75 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | 0 | LºLºLºLº |
| 11 | 11 (-) | Wharfside | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 138 | -60 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 22.92 | 0 | LºLºLº |
| Accies | 39 - 36 | Mealy Bugs (F) |
| John McDonnell 17 James Collenette 10 | Hugh Brady 22 |
| Banana Splits | 49 - 27 | Ovalytes (F) |
| Barry Grossman 14 Richard de Costobadie 12 John Seager 12 Ian Orriss 11 | Patrick Hurley 10 |
| Eclectics | 43 - 33 | London Scottish (F) |
| Donald Yule 22 Mark Rae 10 | Peter Chutter 11 Ian McClelland 10 |
| Rosslyn Park | 45 - 31 | Wharfside (F) |
| Jim Willerton 16 Andy Crane 12 | Colin Kidd 13 Shrirang Raddi 12 |
| Sons of the Dessert | 41 - 28 | Outcasts (F) |
| Stuart Solomons 18 | Mike Chappell 10 John Saunders 10 |
| 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 |