LEADERS Bradninch maintained their 100 per cent start to the campaign with a fourth straight win, a 141-run verdict at Brixham, and only two points dropped from 80 available.
Lalden Bhatti, with a superb 95, led Bradninch to a formidable total of 241 for eight at Northfields Lane.
Other contributions came from Lucas Fencl (29) and an unbeaten 37 from Alex Dunlavey. Craig Eaves bagged three wickets for Brixham
Wes Fowler (43) and Chris Baron (30) were the only home batsmen to make an impression in a total of 100 all out as the leaders claimed another maximum-points haul thanks to Mark Perrott (4-12) and Rob Thomas (3-43).
Plymouth Civil Service stay in second place after a six-wicket home win over Barnstaple & Pilton .
Barum batted first and scored 196 for eight. Veteran Rodney Bowden top scored with 55, Tom Cross took three wickets for Civil and Rory Wayne bagged a couple.
Jan Walaskowski then top scored with 49, Paul Maloney hit 42 and Cross completed a fine afternoons all-round effort with a crisp 31 in Civil's run chase.
George McEndoo (3-49) led the Barum bowling effort.
Hatherleigh are third after the visit of Clyst St George and it was only after an injury to skipper Ross Cherrington that the home side took full control.
Clyst posted a score of 179-8 with Andrew Welsh scoring and Richard Tidball claiming three for 33 for the host club
Cherrington was injured early in the reply and when he went off Graham Bryant (53) and Darren Rice (63) added 113 for the third wicket. Rice's knock was all the more impressive as it was the first time he had picked up a bat for two years!
Ryan Davis scored the winning runs, hitting a four to bring up the five-wicket win.
Braunton are stuck fast at the bottom following the visit of Tavistock and it already looks like it's a season of struggle for the North Devon side.
Barunton were bowled out for 146 as James Kaminiski claimed five for 37. Brett Thomas claimed two wickets for Tavistock, who lost only Mark Webber (23) in a successful run chase.
Darren Chapple, back at Tavvy after a spell with Whitchurch, ended unbeaten on 91 while Phil Stephens scored 26.
The mid-table meeting between Chudleigh and Alphington at Kate Brook ended in a stalemate.
Chudleigh posted a competitive 222 for five with opener Lewis Howard carrying his bat to record a splendid 102.
Skipper Howard hit 17 fours in his century and he got the best support from Mark Taylor (61) as the pair added 115 Matt Barnes claimed four of the five wickets to fall.
Alphington's reply was in tatters at 75 for six after an early roughing up from veteran seamer Dave Williams, who took five of the wicket to fall. Then other was a run-out.
Alphas' skipper Andy Mills (39no) received sterling support from his lower order batsmen to negotiate 16 overs and finish on 161 for 8. Matt Barnes made 26.
Williams bagged five wickets for 32 runs from 13 overs. Ben Ripley and Jason Barnes were the other wicket takers.