Legra A enhanced their chances of taking the honours in the Premier Division of the Southend and District Table Tennis League by overcoming Rawreth C 9-0.

John Poysden and Jamie Willson won all their games in three straight sets.

In a closely contested game between Hullbridge A and Rayleigh Mill, Duncan Taylor completed his hat-trick in the last game of the match to give Mill a 5-4 win.

He was supported by Colin Chatfield, who banked two wins but was denied his maximum by Ray Murray.

In Division One, Jim Stait's hat-trick for The Warehouse A team was not enough to lead them to victory when they hosted a match against RESSC A.

Gordon Swan and Dale Gutteridge bagged a brace each for the visitors which together with one win for Stan Owen gave them a 5-4 win.

Alan Tideswell suffered the same fate when he won all his games for Rawreth E, but finished on the losing side.

With the score at 4-4, Hadleigh Forum B's Graham Farmer went on to register his second win of the match in the last game to give his team victory.

In Division Two, it was a night of girl power for Hullbridge D in their game against The Warehouse B, with Sue Reece having a hat-trick and Ann Lane a brace, to take them on the way to a 6-3 victory.

Kim Shead with two wins was the best player for The Warehouse.

Vince Gurney and Neil Swan - playing in his first game this season - were both unbeaten for RESSC B in their match against Wakering.

The final score was 7-2, but the match was much closer than the score suggests with five of the games going the full distance.

In Division Three, St Peters played host to Rawreth Juniors A with Ray Elsdon, Brian Parker and Roy Kirk putting in a team performance to win two games each - giving them the 6-3 win.

The thorn in their side was Daniel Nunn who was in top form to earn a treble for the junior side.

Les Rider's hat-trick led Canvey D to a 5-4 win over Invicta B.

He was ably assisted by Rob McDonald, who won two of his games before losing to Norman Cregor.

In Division Four, Neil Warren cruised his way to a hat-trick and Owen Warren also earned a maximum for Legra C in their match against The Warehouse C team.

The 6-3 win keeps them well clear of their nearest rivals at the top of the table.

The Rawreth Junior B and C teams played each other resulting in a 6-3 win for the C side.

Sam Langton did well to get a hat-trick for the victors, while Ben Langton contributed two wins, losing only to Matt Swain.