THERE was disappointment this week following the resignation after 30 years in the league of Whickham Glebe.

Formerly Beamish, the club only moved to Whickham during the close season but found it increasingly difficult to field full strength sides.

Secretary David Cunningham, who was one of the club's founder members in 1974, said: "We were left with no option. Certain players were letting us down and we were not giving other clubs a good enough game which is not the spirit the game should be played in."

Veteran campaigner Dave Sweeney has made quite a name for himself over the years as a pace bowler with Burnopfield and Chester-le-Street.

But Dave also showed he can bat when it is necessary as he proved with a match winning display for Kingstonians against Nine Pins in the League Cup.

Sweeney found himself in direct opposition with his former Burnopfield skipper Tommy Nichols and must have feared the worst as the evergreen campaigner got off to a typical flamboyant start.

Tommy eventually fell on 39 while at the other end another of the Nine Pins seasoned campaigners Steve Hutchinson blasted his way to 75 in a total of 143-2.

Yet it was not a good enough tally to secure victory as Tim Lloyd struck 57 and then Sweeney hammered an unbeaten 44 to guide Kingstonians to victory as they also lost just the two wickets.

Paul Baston was in devastating for Bar BHT as they also went through at the expense of Sage.

Baston hit an unbeaten 115 in the total of 183-1 befoe Sage replayed with 101-7 out of which Les Lowes hit 71 to no avail.

In Division Four, Civil Service 121-3 with John Wiseman (48 not out) saw off 120-3.

Mark Brown was unbeaten on 79 as Gateshead Cavaliers beat British Airways by five wickets when he also claimed 3-41.

Kingstonians made 204-3 with Shane Auld 91 not out and Tim Lloyd scored 81 against Park House 87-6 with both Brian Clennel and Dave McGuire picking up a couple of wickets each.

Civil Service 100-8, with Craig Moor 38 not out beat St.Teresa's who had reached 100-7 with Saeed Ahmed taking 4-26.