CONEYSTHORPE 'A' continued their relentless march towards the York & District Table Tennis League crown with a 9-1 win over York RI 'B'.

The Railway Institute side, second bottom of the table, at least bagged a point, one of only 11 conceded by the runaway leaders in their 14 straight wins.

Second-placed RI 'A' edged out fourth-placed Clarence 'A' 6-4.

Meanwhile, division two leaders York RI 'D' won their top-of-the-table clash with York RI 'E' 6-4 to increase the gap at the summit to nine points.

University 'A', now four points behind RI 'E' and 13 behind RI 'D', remain in the title mix, with two games in hand having had no fixture.

In division four, South Bank 'B' closed the gap on the top two, who were not in action, thanks to a whitewash of Bootham 'E'.