Evenwood romped into the next round of the Bob Hay Cup which is organised by The Readers Durham County League.

They restricted Mainsforth to only 63 and went on to secure victory without losing a wicket as Bailey finished unbeaten on 28 and Little contributed 26 not out.

Willington lost just one wicket overtaking the Tudhoe total of 93 for eight. David Curry (52) and John Morrison (22) scored most of the runs for Tudhoe, while in the Willington attack Brodie claimed three wickets for 25 runs and Tinkler three for 30.

When they went into bat Willington faced few problems as Chris Moore scored 34 and James Askew 32.

Despite restricting Newton Aycliffe to 75, Kimblesworth went out as they managed only 68, while Esh Winning overtook the Brandon total of 104 for nine with nine wickets remaining.

Stuart Hall was 48 not out and Paul Shaw added 35 for Esh for whom Thornton had three for 27 and Wilson three for 14. Stephen Wallace was Brandon top marksman scoring 34 runs.

Paul Richardson ended with 70 not out as Sedgefield posted 112 for one in their tie with Etherley who were 84 for eight when stumps were drawn. Carl McGregor made a top scoring 25 for Etherley.

Bishop Auckland were all out for 44 in their game with Crook Town who won by 36 runs. Christopher Guy claimed three wickets for ten runs and Michael Fawcett four for nine in the Crook attack.