WEEK nine saw St Neot captain Steve Courts started the first frame of the defence of the Runabout Shield and hit a 37 break to win his frame against Anthony West, but Freathy captain Chris Trick levelled the match at 2-2 then saw Simon Deacon win a final black ball frame against Andrew Tamblyn to snatch the Shield away.

Elsewhere in the Premier Division, Pelynt A had Jamie Daniell crack in a 30, but his opponent Kevin Steed knocked in a 40 to win the frame and his second frame as they were short to send the leaders St Dominick A to a 5-0 win.

Staying second are Looe Social who had Darran Lock on form hitting breaks of 27 and 28 against Calstock's Liam Jones for a 5-0 whitewash, while St Dominick B moved into third place with Adrian Olver producing a winning 28 break against Keith Armitage to whitewash Pelynt D.

Downderry A raced to a 3-0 lead, but Tim Treeby and Oliver Rounsevell won the last 2 for Pelynt B in their quest to avoid relegation.

Bottom team Trewidland are still looking for their first win as only Gary Bendelow secured victory in a 4-1 defeat to Lerryn.

In Division One, Lanreath's Mark Facey beat Dobwalls Andy Cole to set up a decider in which Cole’s team-mate Roger Mitchell beat Tom Marjoram to stay in the hunt for a return to the Premier.

Leaders Essa Club extended their lead at the top with a 4-1 success over Menheniot who saw Lee Croker beat Mark Summerfield.

Defending the Runabout, St Ive hosted Downderry B and moved into third with a 4-1 win. Danny Hobbs, Aldon Livingston and Simon Berriman were all victorious as Luckett saw off a Liskeard Cons side who slipped down a place.

Lowly St Germans started off with a win for Kyle Mcevoy, but Polbathic B took the next four frames for a 4-1 win.

At Trevelmond, Vanessa Scott had two black balls frames (four players rule) in which she lost both of them.

However, her side ran out 3-2 winners against Polbathic B who saw Ollie Manley lose on the black to Aiden Williams.

PREMIER RESULTS: Downderry A 3-2 Pelynt B (Rob Gascoigne 56-25 Steve Eastley, Paul Woodman 47-41 Phil Hearnden; Phil Ormond 60-53 Andy Gallantry; Richard Broad 46-64 Tim Treeby; Brian Parnell 31-40 Oliver Rounsevell); St Dominick B 5-0 Pelynt D (Martyn Searle 59-42 Richard Coombes; Adrian Olver (28) 51-41 Keith Armitage; Peter Tancock 59-33 Darryl Northcott; Martin Hunn 50-29 Gerry Markwell; Darren Hunn 51-21 Johnny Gascoigne); Trewidland 1-4 Lerryn (Guy Williams 19-56 Chris Langmaid; Gary Bendelow 48-41 Andrew Boraston; Arthur Thompson 43-53 Will Waters; Robbie Bendelow 31-54 James Stevens; Paul Walker 20-55 Roger Hawken); Calstock 0-5 Looe Social (Liam Jones 12-76 Darren Lock (27 and 28); Viv Wilton 32-57 Matt Vessey; Darryl Edmunds 27-71 Jerry Richards; Kevin Rich 57-66 Neil Marshall; Malcolm Floyd 33-62 Nick Schween); Pelynt A 0-5 St Dominick A (Chris Mitchell 44-66 Andrew Pearce; Anthony Maddams 29-61 Ian Hunn; Jamie Daniell (30) 48-71 Kevin Steed (41); Nigel Talling 8-74 Tony Farrant; Les Cudmore 0-60 Kevin Steed; St Neot 2-3 Freathy (Runabout match) (Steve Courts (37) 74-21 Anthony West; Mark Story 16-51 Dave Nicholls; Nigel Collins 56-44 James Edmonds; Ian Hawke 50-74 Chris Trick; Andrew Tamblyn 49-55 Simon Deacon.

DIVISION ONE: Luckett 3-2 Liskeard Cons (Ivan Judd 31-63 Russell Hemmings; Danny Hobbs 51-15 Mark Snell; Aldon Livingston 58-25 Jon Scott; Andrew Pengelly 14-60 Dan Marchant; Simon Berriman 55-34 Terry Hooper); Polbathic A 2-3 Trevelmond (James Bond 31-44 Darren O'Shea; Ollie Manley 34-39 Aiden Williams; Mike Warr 40-60 Mike Scott Snr; Mike Ivey 53-51 Vanessa Scott; Valighan Delbridge 39-37 Vanessa Scott); Lanreath 2-3 Dobwalls (David Pendray 53-44 Wayne Sibley; Will Courtis 38-46 Tony Dodd; Darren Coysh 25-67 Wayne Paffey; Mark Facey 52-21 Andy Cole; Tom Marjoram 40-51 Roger Mitchell); Menheniot 1-4 Essa Club (John Kelly 9-49 Nigel Edmonds; Geoff Ransom 35-50 Dan Billing; Jason Smith 35-47 Adrian Tomkies; Lee Crocker 48-41 Mark Summerfield; Nigel Stead 12-60 Simon Clarke); St Germans 1-4 Polbathic B (Kyle Mcevoy 43-18 James Ivey; Mick Dodkins 14-70 Steve Cocks; Sam Hughes 22-51 Anita Ivey; Julian True 27-65 Olly Daw; Joni Robertson 34-50 Darren Worden); St Ive 4-1 Downderry B (Runabout match) (Callum Bunkum 46-40 Brian Stone; Ivan Hancocks 64-33 Mick Crutchley; Chris Perring 49-9 Steve Morris; Adrian James 48-38 Alan Swabey; Ray Bunkum 36-41 Dave Trenerry).