Men's County Super League.

CROOK Coach and Horses will go into the New Year at the top of the tree with a six points lead over Ferryhill Club after both won their last match of 2006 by five points. These victories opened the gap further at the top of the table for third placed Hartlepool Victoria Arms dropped 12 points behind Ferryhill after they struggled to win by the odd point at Peterlee Football Club.

Crook Crown Inn beat the visiting Spennymoor Penny Gill to make their third victory in a row. The home side took all three pairs points, which gave them a three points victory after the teams shared the six singles.

Results: Willington WMC 3 Staindrop Wheatsheaf 6; Crook Crown Inn 6 Spennymoor Penny Gill 3; Stanley Supa Snooker 2 Crook Coach & Horses 7; Stanley Empire 7 Darlington Builders Arms 2; Birtley Barley Mow 4 Evenwood WMC 5; Ferryhill WMC 7 Leadgate Coach & Horses 2; West Auckland WMC 4 Consett Vic 5; Peterlee FC 4 Hartlepool Victoria Arms 5; Newton Aycliffe 3 Horden Comrades 6.

Truby Tool Hire League

A THRILLING encounter at Tow Law New Market A saw the visiting Esh Cricket Club, league leaders for most of the first half of the season, go down by the odd point. This result allowed Esh Stag's Head, who whitewashed the visiting Tow Law Black Horse, to move five points clear at the top of the table with the New Market A in second place, two points ahead of Esh Cricket Club.

Results: Hamsteels Inn 5 Esh Starr's Bar 6; Cornsay Royal Oak 4 Newhouse Club 7; Tow Law North Point 3 Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 8; Esh Stag's Head 11 Tow Law Black Horse 0; Tow Law New Market A 6 Esh Cricket Club 5.

Winmau Weardale League

Captains' Table: 1st Frosterley Inn 14; 2nd equal Stanhope Grey Bull A and Ireshopeburn Weardale Inn 10 each; 4th Stanhope Grey Bull B 9; 5th equal Eastgate Cross Keys, Wolsingham Black Lion and Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 8 each; 8th equal Blanchland Sports Club, St. John's Golden Lion and Cowshill Hotel 7 each; 11th Stanhope Queen's Head 6; 12th equal Rookhope Inn and Wolsingham Club 5 each; 14th equal St. John's Blue Bell and Westgate Hare & Hounds 3 each; 16th Stanhope Pack Horse 0. No result was recorded from the Pack Horse v Grey Bull A match.

Willington League

THE top two teams both won by seven points leaving Willington New Inn 20 points clear of Willington Cottles B. Newfield Queen's Head are in third position, nine points behind Cottles B.

There were 180's from Ian Richardson junior of Hunwick Joiners Arms and Paul Knighton of Willington New Inn.

Results: Newfield Queen's Head 8 Prospect Club 3; Hunwick Joiners Arms 9 Willington Cottles A 2; Willington Goldmine B 4 Sunnybrow Brown Trout 7; Willington Club 6 Victoria Club 5; Willington Black Horse Tavern 7 Willington Burn 4; Hunwick Quarry 5 Willington Black Horse Inn 6; Willington New Inn 9 Willington Goldmine A 2; Willington Cottles B 9 Byers Green Club 2.