Broken Hearts' bonus-point win over Old Itonians propels them to the top of the table, though they have played a game more than all their rivals except Telstars. Jesse Honey's 22 was the top score this week: all four Hearts were in double figures. Nomads and Atletico fought out a tense draw at the Carpenters - though trailing for most of the game, Atletico took the lead in the last round, but Nomads got three points from the last two questions to being things back to level terms. Waterloo Sunset got their first win of the season against Five Bells, Ray Ward leading the way with 20. Allsorts proved too strong for Telstars, while Barb came away from the Pineapple with a win.
In Division Two, four games produced close-defeat bonus points for the loser. The exception came at the Fitzroy, where Gray Monks pulled clear of the Outcasts in the second half. Rosslyn Park beat the Banana Splits 37-35, and Accies produced a late comeback to win by the same scoreline at London Scottish. Two games with a two-point margin is unusual – two games with a one-point margin even more so. Wharfside established a lead with an 8-3 (including a bonus) in round two, and just held on to record their first win of the season against Ovalytes, while Sons of the Dessert also got a bonus in their defeat of Mealy Bugs by the odd point in 81. Paul Sinha (Gray Monks) and Stuart Solomons (Sons of the Dessert) top-scored in the division, with 17.
No individual full houses this week, but quite a few seven-out-of-eights. Average scores were 88.0 (47.8 first, 40.2 second) in Division One, and 76.6 (39.8/36.4) in Division Two. Three of the Five teams going second in Division Two scored 35. Teams going first won seven of the ten games, with one tie. Eclectics' friendly was well received.
Week Ten sees Pericardium attempt to regain their lead in the seething cauldron that is the Five Bells, as they face Atletico. "It's a difficult place to go, Brian, with a noisy, hostile crowd (when there's football on)." In Division Two Accies v Eclectics looks to be a tight game.
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 2 (+1) | Broken Hearts | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 475 | 374 | 101 | 52.78 | 1 | 6 | 58.68 | 33 | WºW¹W¹D¹W¹ |
| 2 | 1 (-1) | Pericardium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 425 | 307 | 118 | 53.13 | 0 | 4 | 53.91 | 32 | W¹WºW¹W¹Dº |
| 3 | 3 (-) | Nomads | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 402 | 352 | 50 | 50.25 | 0 | 5 | 56.64 | 29 | WºLºW¹W¹Dº |
| 4 | 4 (-) | Old Itonians | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 362 | 357 | 5 | 45.25 | 0 | 5 | 47.27 | 27 | L¹W¹DºWºLº |
| 5 | 5 (-) | Atletico | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 389 | 350 | 39 | 48.63 | 0 | 3 | 56.25 | 25 | WºL¹LºW¹Dº |
| 6 | 6 (-) | Allsorts | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 396 | 352 | 44 | 49.50 | 1 | 2 | 51.95 | 23 | WºWºLºLºWº |
| 7 | 7 (-) | Telstars | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 371 | 396 | -25 | 41.22 | 1 | 1 | 40.63 | 18 | C¹LºLºWºLº |
| 8 | 9 (+1) | Barb | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 300 | 365 | -65 | 37.50 | 0 | 1 | 36.33 | 11 | L¹WºDºLºWº |
| 9 | 8 (-1) | Pineapple | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 298 | 391 | -93 | 37.25 | 0 | 1 | 34.77 | 9 | LºLºLºWºLº |
| 10 | 11 (+1) | Waterloo Sunset | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 296 | 378 | -82 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 33.98 | 4 | LºLºLºLºWº |
| 11 | 10 (-1) | Five Bells | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 302 | 394 | -92 | 37.75 | 1 | 0 | 36.33 | 1 | LºLºC¹LºLº |
| Five Bells | 33 - 48 | Waterloo Sunset (F) |
| Mick Lancaster 17 | Ray Ward 20 Tony Jenner 13 |
| Nomads | 46 - 46 | Atletico (F) |
| Roger Bennett 13 David Lea 12 Andrew Frazer 11 Richard Jones 10 | Robert Willer 17 Brian Wright 11 |
| Old Itonians | 36 - 65* | Broken Hearts (F) |
| Fred Filby 11 Tom Dineen 10 | Jesse Honey 22 Mark Grant 16 Ian Bayley 15 Sean Carey 12 |
| Pineapple | 34 - 41 | Barb (F) |
| David Brewis 15 | Jonathan Warschauer 16 Jane Teather 10 |
| Telstars (F) | 39 - 52 | Allsorts |
| Bob Bunting 18 | Kevin Ashman 19 Gavin Fuller 17 Stewart McCartney 14 |
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Gray Monks | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 425 | 294 | 131 | 53.13 | 1 | 5 | 61.33 | 34 | W¹W¹WºW¹Wº |
| 2 | 2 (-) | Banana Splits | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 348 | 276 | 72 | 43.50 | 1 | 0 | 36.72 | 29 | WºWºWºWºC¹ |
| 3 | 4 (+1) | Accies | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 333 | 333 | 0 | 37.00 | 1 | 0 | 32.99 | 25 | LºWºWºWºWº |
| 4 | 6 (+2) | Rosslyn Park | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 325 | 311 | 14 | 40.63 | 0 | 2 | 41.02 | 22 | WºL¹WºLºWº |
| 5 | 3 (-2) | Eclectics | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 294 | 28 | 40.25 | 1 | 1 | 34.38 | 22 | WºWºLºWºC¹ |
| 6 | 5 (-1) | Ovalytes | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 308 | 289 | 19 | 38.50 | 2 | 2 | 36.33 | 20 | WºWºLºW¹C¹ |
| 7 | 8 (+1) | Sons of the Dessert | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 344 | 356 | -12 | 38.22 | 1 | 1 | 34.38 | 18 | LºLºC¹LºW¹ |
| 8 | 7 (-1) | Outcasts | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 263 | 310 | -47 | 32.88 | 1 | 1 | 23.05 | 14 | C²WºWºLºLº |
| 9 | 9 (-) | Mealy Bugs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 299 | 334 | -35 | 37.38 | 2 | 0 | 33.59 | 10 | C¹LºLºWºC¹ |
| 10 | 10 (-) | London Scottish | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 255 | 328 | -73 | 31.88 | 1 | 0 | 28.52 | 5 | LºWºLºLºC¹ |
| 11 | 11 (-) | Wharfside | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 227 | 324 | -97 | 28.38 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 | 5 | LºLºLºLºW¹ |
| Banana Splits | 35 - 37 | Rosslyn Park (F) |
| Gill Woon 15 | Andy Crane 13 Jim Willerton 11 Phil Evison 10 |
| London Scottish | 35 - 37 | Accies (F) |
| Alastair McLaggan 16 | John O'Connor 13 John McDonnell 11 |
| Outcasts | 35 - 50 | Gray Monks (F) |
| Mike Chappell 14 | Paul Sinha 17 Peter Ediss 14 Will Jones 12 |
| Ovalytes | 36 - 37* | Wharfside (F) |
| Tony Allen 13 Duncan McDonald 11 | Colin Kidd 16 Shrirang Raddi 11 |
| Sons of the Dessert | 41* - 40 | Mealy Bugs (F) |
| Stuart Solomons 17 Simon Bradshaw 11 | Hugh Brady 13 Michael Dawson 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 |