Durham and District League: There was a change in leadership in all three divisions as the top teams failed to maintain their early momentum.

Reigning champions, Leeholme lost their top spot in the First Division when they went down by two points at Coxhoe, allowing Wingate to take over the pole position. Coxhoe won by 74 shots to 68.

Rink scores (Coxhoe names first): D. Gibson 22 B. Attwood 14; S. Matthews 15 F. Edwards 18; B. Raine 13 D. Barron 22; G. Storey 24 K. Stamp 14.

Nevilles Cross took over the top spot in the Second Division after they whitewashed the former leaders Shotton. Mainsforth also moved above Shotton after they only dropped two points at Witton Gilbert. Mainsforth won by 79 shots to 69.

Rink scores (Witton Gilbert names first): W. Sedman 14 K. Peters 22; J. Doney 20 W. Maddison 15; S. Dent 17 A. Jones 23; D. Minns 18 R. Heath 19.

Wolsingham took over at the top of the Third Division after they beat the former visiting leaders, Vane Tempest for the loss of only two points. Wolsingham won by 80 shots to 74.

Rink scores (Wolsingham names first): R. Hopkinson 17 D. Bland 24; A. Stephenson 21 J. Clarke 16; I. Wilson 19 E. Gibson 17; T. Irwin 23 A. Holmes 17.

Results: Division One: Crook Glenholme 10 Ever Ready/Craghead 0; Wingate 8 Pelton Fell 2; Addison Park 7 Bowburn 3; Sherburn Village v Brandon no result; Coxhoe 6 Leeholme 4.

Division Two: Wheatley Hill 8 Langley Park 2; Shotton 0 Nevilles Cross 10; Chilton 6 Newton Hall 4; Witton Gilbert 2 Mainsforth 8; King George V 4 Murton 6.

Division Three: Wolsingham 8 Vane Tempest 2; Trimdon 2 Fishburn W.M. Club 8; Cockton Hill 7 Willington Spectrum 3; Dean & Chpater 10 Kelloe 0.

Tomorrow's fixtures: Division One: Wingate v Coxhoe; Pelton Fell v Crook Glenholme; Ever Ready/Craghead v Sherburn Village; Brandon v Addison Park; Bowburn v Leeholme.

Division Two: Shotton v King George V; Nevilles Cross v Wheatley Hill; Langley Park v Witton Gilbert; Mainsforth v Chilton; Newton Hall v Murton.

Division Three: Fishburn W.M. Club v Wolsingham; Vane Tempest v Dean & Chapter; Kelloe v Cockton Hill; Willington Spectrum v Belmont.

SWD Vets League: Addison Park slipped ten points behind the First Division leaders, Spennymoor A when they went down by four points at Crook Glenholme A, who won by 65 shots to 45.

Rink scores (Glenholme names first): A. Bainbridge 32 J. Oram 7; D. Belton 18 J. Muirhead 17; L. Padfield 15 J. Wilson 21.

Willington slipped to the foot of the Second Division when they went down to a whitewash defeat at home to Durham City, who move into second place. The visitors won by 58 shots to 48.

Rink scores (Willington names first): J. Bennett 19 C. Davies 20; L. Graham 15 K. Oliver 16; B. Richardson 14 M. Smith 22.

Spennymoor B made a massive 72 shots to 43 victory at Fishburn to take over the top spot in the Third Division.

Rink scores (Fishburn names first): K. Wilkes 17 N. Clark 19; J. Horan 15 T. Durkin 16; D. Wheaton 11 C. Robson 27.

Results: Division One: Shildon Railway A 0 Spennymoor A 8; Crook Glenholme A 6 Addison Park 2; Sherburn A 2 Cockton Hill A 6; Chilton 8 Leeholme 0.

Division Two: Langley Park A 6 Bishop Auckland 2; Willington 0 Durham City 8; King George V 4 Belmont 4; Dean Bank 2 Langley Park B 6.

Division Three: Sherburn B 6 Shildon Railway B 2; Fishburn 0 Spennymoor B 8; Mainsforth 2 Cockton Hill B 6; Wolsingham 2 Shildon Town 6; Crook Glenholme B 6 Spennymoor C 2.

Central Ladies League: Vane Tempest held on to their unbeaten record and the top spot in the table when they beat the visiting Bishop Auckland by taking the point for the aggregate shots score in the match, whilst the four rinks were shared. The Tempest won by 84 shots to 53.

Rink scores (Vane Tempest names first): Howa Dunn, Fay Slinn and Brenda Bland 36 Pauline Rackham, Lorna Percival and Doris Rewcastle 5; Marlene Colling, Olive Walker and Jenny Smith 13 Nina Brooksbank, Norma Cooper and Eileen Atkinson 22; Phyllis Cumming, Helen Pope and Thelma Gibson 16 Ann Milner, Beryl Airey and Ann Camp 21; Audrey Charlton, June Owen and Betty Prudhoe 19 Gladys Auton, Mary Pursey and Margaret White 15.

Brandon made their first victory of the season to lift themselves from the bottom place in the table when they beat the visiting Spennymoor for the loss of only one point, whilst Durham City kept up the pressure on the leaders with a good away win over Mainsforth.

Results: King George V 2 Cockton Hill 2; Vane Tempest 3 Bishop Auckland 2; Brandon 4 Spennymoor 1; Mainsforth 1 Durham City 4.

Durham City Midweek League: Belmont lifted themselves off the bottom of the table when they recorded their second, and easily their best win when they only dropped one point to the visiting Vane Tempest. Belmont won by 75 shots to 60.

Rink scores (Belmont names first): E. Johnson 16 G. Johnson 15; K. Robinson 24 D. Bland 24; B. Allport 19 G. Bailey 9; P. Wilkins 16 K. Simpson 12.

There was a change at the top of the table when Nevilles Cross moved up to replace former leaders, Newton Hall when the Cross won the top of the table battle.

Results: Durham City 8 Sacriston 2; Coxhoe 4 King George V 6; Newton Hall 3 Nevilles Cross 7; Belmont 9 Vane Tempest 1. Addison Park v Brandon postponed.

SWD Vets Double Pairs Knockout: Second round draw, to be played during week beginning June 21:

Willington v Addison Park; Sherburn A v Shildon Town; Shildon Railway A v Chilton; Belmont v King George V; Fishburn v Cockton Hill A; Durham City v Bishop Auckland; Langley Park B v Wolsingham; Spennymoor A v Crook Glenholme A.

South West Durham League: Other bowling commitments were responsible for the cancellation of half of the fixtures.

Victory for Spennymoor A in the only first division game played saw them go top of the table. Langley Moor are top of division two after a maximum points haul at bottom side Spennymoor Town whilst Shildon Town A won 8-2 for the third game in a row.

Results: Division One: Glenholme 1 Spennymoor A 9.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B 8 Shildon Town B 2; Shildon Town A 8 Bishop Auckland 2; Spennymoor Town 0 Langley Park 10.

Fixtures: Division One: Addison Park v Spectrum; Brandon v Spennymoor Jubilee; Glenholme v Mainsforth; Shildon Railway v Cockton Hill; Spennymoor A v Leeholme.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B v Spennymoor Town; Fishburn v Shildon Town A; Kelloe v Bishop Auckland; Wolsingham v Langley Park.

North-Eastern Ladies League: The two league two-bowl singles tournament was won for the third time by Ann Longmoor (Grayfields Ladies) when she was a 21-18 winner over Linda George (Park).

Results: Horden 4, Park 1; Hartlepool 3, Peterlee 1; Grayfields , Burn Valley 4.

League placings: Park 24 points; Blackhall 20, Shotton 15, Burn Valley 15, Horden 11, Peterlee 11, Wingate 10, Hartlepool 9, Owton Lodge 8, Grayfields 6, Staby House 4.

Durham County (EBA) District Six: Results: 4-bowl singles: R Tomkins 21, A Ward 14; G Skipp 21, M Woodhead 12.

2-bowl singles: R Cosgrave 7, D Fenwick 21.

Junior singles: M Higgins 21, D Ray 14; D Andrews w/o.

Pairs: Bertram/Wilford 24, Ward/Price 22; Muir/Andrews 11, Hartley/Oram 27; Fenwick/Skipp 27, Dees/Taylor 17.

Triples: P Stephenson 19, A Hartley 7; R Tomkins 22, G Thompson 18; T Harris 17, K Wilford 16.

Fours - area finals: King Hind 15, C Simpson 21; J Wells 18, A Mole 25; A Taylor w/o.

Middleton Cup Northern Group 1A: Durham 119 (6 points) Cumbria 125 (16)

Durham names first: S Johnston 16, S Airey 23; G Skipp 18, S Farish 20; G Robson 21, J Wills 20; C Simpson 19, N Currie 24; W Condron 23, T Taylor 18; J Wells 22, A Baxter 20.

Armstrong Trophy - C team event: Yorkshire 113 (2 points), Durham 133 (20).

Darlington Veterans League: Honours were shared when the two top teams met at Middleton-St-George.

Close games were won by J. Braithwaite (2 shots) and H. Horner (1 shots). But the win by M. Branthwaite (8 shots) ensured the long game for Barnard Castle resulting in a 2-2 draw. With a fine win at North Park, Hundens take second place on shots difference and a 3-1 win over the Dene, Railway Athletic remain in contention.

In The B Division, Woodland B stretched their lead over South Park A who were on their bye week.

A Division

Dene A 1, R Ath A 3; N Park 0, Hundens A 4; Wood A 1, S. Park B 2' N Lodge 1, E Park 3; MSG A 2, Bnd Cas A 2.

Cleveland and Teesside League: Woodroffe Cup quarter-finals to be played by July 4: 23 Stockton v Kvaerner; 24 Elm Tree v Norton; 25 John Whitehead Park v Stynthonia; 26 Ropner Park v Cassel Works.

Semi-finals by August 1: 24 v 25; 23 v 26.

Durham City and District Carpet League: Meadowfield Pld 18, pts 69; Durham City 18, 65; New Durham 18, 59; New Brancepeth 18, 49.

Durham and District Men's Pairs Championship: Preliminary round results: P. Thompson & S. Underwood (Newton Hall) lost to R. Spindler & F. Sanderson (Murton); R. Forster & N. McDonald (Sherburn Village) beat W. Maddison & partner (Mainsforth); F. Tulip & J. Gauden (Langley Park) beat R. Jones & D. Bentham (Wingate); T. Greenough & B. Somes (Nevilles Cross) lost to C. Jefferson & J. Taylor (Leeholme). There were 28 byes.