Doncaster dominated the table-topping clash with Dunnington in the Yorkshire Premier League to establish an eight-point lead in round eight on Wednesday.

The addition of Scottish No.1 Greg Lobban fortified Doncaster's line-up, while Dunnington were without their usual top string Chris Simpson. That tipped the balance in the South Yorkshire side's favour and they capitalised with a 17-4 victory.

Only fifth string Matthew Stephenson made any inroads for Dunnington with an early straight-games victory, but on the adjacent court, home No.4 Toby Ponting thrashed Sam Gibbon.

Donny captain Joel Arscott won a four-game cracker against Seif Heikal, then Doncaster's heavy-hitting top two of world No.59 Simon Herbert and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist Lobban cruised to emphatic wins, over Michael Andrews and Owain Taylor respectively.

Dunnington drop to fourth following that setback, with Pontefract 1 and Queens moving up into second and third. Ponte recorded their fifth win in their last six matches by romping to victory against a much-weakened Woodfield.

The home side's line-up was so depleted that spectators were running a sweepstake on their margin of defeat. However, they at least scored four points with debutant Caleb Boy - an 18-year-old Londoner - beating Ponte's Tom Bamford in five games and Jamie Carmichael taking a game off Adam Taylor.

It was plain sailing elsewhere for Ponte, though, as Ben Beachill, captain Matt Godson and stylish No.1 Omar El Torkey all won in straight games, the latter winning brilliantly against former world No.25 and England international George Parker.

Queens Club of Halifax won a cracker 14-10 against defending champions Hallamshire to remain in third, just three points behind Pontefract 1.

Queens got off to a great start when club coach Sarah Campion came from 2/1 down to beat veteran Nick Wall Snr in five and fifth string Phil Taylor waltzed past Nick Hargreaves.

Matt Gregory clawed a win back for Hallamshire but once Cory Harding had come back from the brink of defeat to overturn Adam Turner, the win was sealed. Former world No.1 Nick Matthew's easy victory for Hallamshire at top string was merely a consolation.

Down at the bottom, there was joy at last for newly-promoted Ferriby Hall who finally recorded their first win of the season 15-10 in what was a very tight encounter with Abbeydale.

Veterans Glyn Saunders and Paul Norton kickstarted matters perfectly in the lower order for the Humberside club. Although Phil Scully replied with a four-game win for the Sheffield visitors at No.3, Ben Sockett's gutsy win over Pakistani Mutahir Ali Shah at second string sealed the deal, much to the home spectators' jubilation. Jordan Hardwick's win for the away side at top string was only a consolation.

Meanwhile, Harrogate leapfrogged above Hallamshire into fifth courtesy of a 15-6 triumph at Pontefract 2. 

Ross Kneller took out veteran John Riley at fifth string but 16-year-old Chester Dockray won brilliantly in four against Richard Hinds despite having played in the National Schools Championship in the afternoon!

Harrogate's Gabriel Cox and Ponte's Cumbrian county champ Ben Hetherington traded wins at No.3 and No.2 respectively, setting up a top-string decider. Stuart MacGregor was the victor, beating Kiwi Mason Smales in three tight games.