The end-of-season play-offs are looming and it looks increasingly likely Highdale A from Division One will meet their own B team from Division Two for a place in the top flight.

Highdale B secured a crucial 6-4 victory against nearest challengers Baildon A thanks to an unbeaten performance from Graham Manicom, two wins for Mick Craven and a single success for Tariq Hussain.

The victory moved the B team well clear of nearest challengers Baildon with only two matches remaining and a play-off against their relegation-threatened A team is on the cards. There is a similar scenario involving two of the Unity teams, with Unity C currently in a relegation play-off spot in Division Three, nine points ahead of Fastbats X but well behind the teams above them.

They will probably meet their D team, who tightened their grip on second place in Division Four with victory over previously unbeaten leaders Embassy C. Steve Whittaker took a maximum in their shock success.

Hermits A and B certainly got value for money following their 5-5 draw in Division Four. Seven of the ten sets went to a fifth game with six of them decided by a two-point margin and all six players contributed.

For the A team, Les Packer and Terry Halliday both won two while Alan Wearing added one. Roger Swithenbank won two for the B team,while Dave Manogue and Norman Swift won one each.

The match score reached 4-4 when Packer beat Swift 17-15 to clinch the final singles match but the B team restored parity when Swithenbank and Manogue edged out Packer and Halliday

11-9 in the fifth set of the doubles.

Bradford Table Tennis - Division One: Fastbats A 9, Embassy A 1; Dewsbury A 6, Highdale A 4; Unity A 4, Fastbats A 6; Embassy A 3, Police 7. Division Two: Thornbury 5, Dewsbury B 5; Embassy B 9, Fastbats B 1; Highdale B 6, Baildon A 4; Thornbury 7, Laisterdyke A 3; Fastbats B 5, Dewsbury B 5. Division Three: Fastbats D 1, Dewsbury C 9; Fastbats C 3, Dewsbury C 7; Hermits X 6, Fastbats X 4; Fastbats D 7, Unity C 3. Division Four: Embassy C 8, Fastbats G 2, Fastbats F 3, Hermits B 7; Unity D 6, Embassy C 4; Bramley B 6, Salem A 4; Hermits A 5, Hermits B 5.

Division Five: Hermits C 7, Highdale D 3; Hermits D 7, Baildon B 3.

Division Six: Baildon C 8, Salem B 2; Drummonds 3, Hermits F 7; Hermits E 7, Unity E 3. Division Seven: Fastbats I 10, Hermits I 0; Fastbats J 4, Fastbats I 6; Clariant 9, Fastbats H 1; Hermits H 2, Laisterdyke C 8; Hermits I 7, Fastbats K 3.