Home win moves Coxhoe to Third

Rink scores (Coxhoe names first): G. Storey 24 A. Waggott 16; D. Gibsob 16 T. Dougherty 22; P. Gibson 20 J.Muirhead 9; R. Woodward 15 J. Orman 18.

Nevilles Cross lifted themselves up to third place in the Second Division following their six points win over the visiting Langley Park and by 75 shots to 61.

Rink scores (Nevilles Cross names first): R. Hindson 23 E. Cornell 9; M. Appleby 18 E. Henderson 13; K. Peacock 27 M. Riley 17; I. Hudson 7 J. Dixon 22.

Dean and Chapter got off the foot of the Third Division after they took four points from the visiting Belmont, who won by 78 shots to 69.

Rink scores (Dean and Chapter names first): A. Webber 25 A. Wilkinson 14; J. Trotter 19 A. Robinson 18; J. Davison 11 J.Moore 25; S. Forsythe 14 K. Robinson 21.

Results: Division One: Crook Glenholme 10 Bowburn 0; Wingate 6 Brandon 4; Pelton Fell 4 Ever Ready/Craghead 6; Sherburn Village 3 Leeholme 7; Coxhoe 6 Addison Park 4.

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

Division Three: Wolsingham 9 Willington Spectrum 1; Trimdon 8 Kelloe 2; Fishburn 0 Vane Tempest 10; Dean & Chapter 4 Belmont 6.

Fixtures for tomorrow: Division One: Pelton Fell v Coxhoe; Ever Ready/ Craghead v Wingate; Brandon v Crook Glenholme; Bowburn v Sherburn Village; Leeholme v Addison Park.

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

Division Three: Vane Tempest v Trimdon; Kelloe v Wolsingham; Willington Spectrum v Dean & Chapter; Belmont v Cockton Hill.

Central Ladies League

Mainsforth gave themselves a big boost in the table after they only dropped one point to the visiting Cockton Hill and left the bottom spot. The home side won by 85 shots to 61.

Rink scores (Mainsforth names first): Sheila Heath, Laura Thornton and Sheila Stairmond 14 Lorna Smith, Frances Hannar and Norma Standwick 18; Doreen Webster, Kath Stirling and Noreen Wilkinson 20 Sheila Hutchinson, Ida Hill and Dorothy Norbury 15; Hazel Taylor, Breyl Yorke and Edith Denham 18 Eleanor McDougall, Freda Walton and Rita Stocks 15; Doreen Harney, Maureen Ellerton and Joyce Beswick 33 Margaret Ainley, Jean Wilson and Margaret Stanton 13.

The unbeaten Vane Tempest moved up to top the table with Durham City equal on points with them. Bishop Auckland are a point behind, whilst Spennymoor are just two and half points behind the leaders with a match in hand.

Results: Brandon 2 Vane Tempest 3; Mainsforth 4 Cockton Hill 1; Durham City 3 Bishop Auckland 1; Spennymoor 4 Pelton Fell 1.

Durham City Midweek League

Durham City made their first win of the season to lift themselves from the foot of the table after they only dropped two points at Brandon, having won by 84 shots to 61.

Rink scores (Brandon names first): S. Wilson 19 J. Woodward 18; J. Moore 17 D. Haygarth 21; B. Miller 12 K.Oliver 24; J. Wilson 13 A. Hart 21.

Addison Park went down to their first defeat of the season when the visiting joint leaders from Coxhoe beat them by two points. King George V moved into third place after only dropping one point to the visiting Belmont.

Results: Sacriston 4 Newton Hall 6; King George V 9 Belmont 1; Nevilles Cross 10 Vane Tempest 0; Addison Park 4 Coxhoe 6; Brandon 2 Durham City 8.

South West Durham League

Spectrum lost the leadership when Leeholme who have taken over at the top beat them for the first time. Spennymoor A returned to winning form and are joint second with Spectrum just two points adrift. Langley Park have improved with every game played and their first maximum points haul takes them to the top of division.

Results: Division One: Brandon 2 Shildon Railway 8; Glenholme 6 Addison Park 4; Mainsforth 8 Cockton Hill 2; Spectrum 2 Leeholme 8; Spennymoor A 8 Spennymoor Jubilee 2.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B 4 Kelloe 6; Fishburn 4 Wolsingham 6; Langley Park 10 Bishop Auckland 0; Shildon Town B 2 Shildon Town A 8.

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

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

CIU Pairs Championship

Preliminary round results: A. Charlton & R. Anderson (South Moor) lost to J. Spraggon & E. Henry (Sunniside); J. Stewart & W. Edwards (Crawcrook) lost to B. Reed & W. Lovett (Leadgate); P. Gibson & D. Gibson (Spennymoor) beat J. Blair & T. Pattison (Hetton); B. Naunton & A. Southgate (Hetton) lost to R. Hughes & J. Scullion (Shotton Comrades); B. New & N. Forrest (Dipton) beat J. Emmerson & W. Kirk (Sacriston); G. Robson & T. Oakes (Fishburn) lost to E. Maddison & P. Dodsworth (Fishburn); P. Whitfield & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees) lost to A. Dale & R. Fraser (Winlaton); J. Layfield & D. Leonard (Sherburn Village) lost to K. Woolcock & B. Middlemast (Stanley Empire); K. Atkinson & B. Coates (Wingate) beat J. G. Owens & G. Glaister (Trimdon Colliery); J. H. Wallace & P. Wallace (North Biddick) beat S. Summers & S. Gourley (Darlington). There were 54 byes.

SWD Vets League

Spennymoor A moved two points clear at the top of the First Division after they beat the visiting second placed Addison Park by two points. The Moors won by 42 shots to 39.

Rink scores (Spennymoor names first): G. Fawcett 17 W. Miller 13; G. Storey 15 J. Oram 14; J. Kelly 10 J. Wilson 12.

Dean Bank lost the top spot in the Second Division when they went down to their first defeat at home to King George V, who recorded their first victory. Dean Bank went down by 51 shots to 59.

Rink scores (Dean Bank names first): J. Trotter 17 A. Mather 23; A. Webber 17 C. Thompson 19; S. Farrey 17 J. Emerson 17.

Wolsingham moved up to share the top spot in the Third Division with Fishburn after they whitewashed the visiting Cockton Hill B by 74 shots to 30.

Rink scores (Wolsingham names first): A. Stephenson 23 R. Topping 15; L. Hogarth 23 J. Stewart 7; S. Wilkinson 28 J. Tague 8.

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

Division Two: Bishop Auckland 6 Durham City 2; Langley Park A 6 Belmont 2; Willington 2 Langley Park B 6; Dean Bank 1 King George V 7.

Division Three: Wolsingham 8 Cockton Hill B 0; Fishburn 5 Shildon Railway B 3; Shildon Town 7 Spennymoor C 1; Crook Glenholme B 4 Spennymoor B 4.

Darlington Veterans League

Barnard Castle caused a major surprise in the A Division by defeating the all-conquering Brinkburn Dene, taking maximum points in the process. This shock result cost the Dene their leadership which they have held for almost a year. With their third win of the season, North Park are the new leaders. South Park B and North Lodge are already struggling and will have to improve to maintain their A Division status. The other teams are all closely grouped and all could be involved in the race for the championships.

Results: Dene A 0, Barnard Castle A 4; North Park 3, East Park 1; Woodlands A 2, Railway Ath 2; South Park B 0, Hundens A 4; MSG A 4, North Lodge 0.

Durham County (EBA)

District Six

Singles: A Ward 21, D Andrews 10; C Hendry 10, R Tomkins Jnr 21; B Playfor 21, D Kilner 13; J Storey 4, G Skipp 21; J Hart 21, V Noble 8. The following received a walkover: C Simpson/M Higgins/M Woodhead.

2 Bowl singles: D Fenwick 21, D Ray 14.

Junior singles: M Bertram 8, D Andrews 21; M Higgins received a walkover.

Pairs: Lutz/Dougherty 14, Hartley/Oram 23; Price/Ward 27, Hewetson/Hewetson 16; Playfor/O'Hara 14, Fenwick/Skipp 22; Hendry/Lewis 20, Kilner/Simpson 12; Hart/Noble 15, Bertram/Wilford 19; Golightly/Squirrell 15, Muir/Andrews 17; Gough/Coverdale 4, Taylor/Macey 15; Collingwood/Hind 17, Wells/Mansfield 20.

Triples: C Simpson 26, M Woodhead 15; A Taylor 14, A Hartley 15; B Playfor 15, K Wilford 29; P Stephenson 23, M Squirrell 7; R Tomkins and J Ainger received a walkover.

Cleveland County

Despite television coverage the game of bowls is not always accepted as a game where young people can excel and play at a high representative level but Cleveland County's recent under-25 match against national honours contenders, Derbyshire, proved they can.

At Elm Tree bowling club, Stockton, the team won on three out of four rinks taking the overall score to Cleveland 113 Derbyshire 105. Top rink on the day was Shaun Morgan, David Blackburn and Mark Harris with a 36-25 win, but special mention must go to ten-year-old Joshua Shaw whose rink achieved a last gasp 24-23 win. Joshua, who is a protg of the Thornaby indoor youth scheme which has already produced national and world winners, was playing in only his second outdoor game and showed tremendous grit against much older opponents. The final points score was Cleveland 12 Derbyshire 2.

After last week's stunning match against Durham, the senior team struggled against a strong Humberside team. The Adams team lost on all rinks but the Newton team salvaged eight points by winning on 4 out of 6 rinks. Top rink Geoff Roberts, Jackie Place and Derek Hunter won 33 -20 but this was not quite enough to win the overall match so the score was Cleveland 8 points, Humberside 14.

North-Eastern Ladies League

Park 4, Burn Valley 1; Hartlepool 2, Wingate 3; Shotton 2, Horden 2; Owton Lodge 2, Peterlee 3; Blackhall 5, Grayfields 0; Staby House 0, Park 5; Horden 4, Hartlepool 1; Grayfields 1, Owton Lodge 4; Blackhall 3, Burn Valley 2.

League: Park 19 points; Blackhall 15; Shotton 9; Wingate 9; Burn Valley 8; Horden 7; Peterlee 6; Owton Lodge 6; Hartlepool 5; Staby House 4; Grayfields 1.

CIU Individual Championship

Preliminary round results: D. Stoker (South Moor) lost to I. Peacock (Leadgate); J. Blair (Hetton) lost to A. Cullen (Hetton); J. Scullion (Shotton Comrades) beat N. Nixon (Sacriston); A. Craven (Vale of Derwent) beat J. Dixon (Winlaton); B. Richardson (Old Shildon) lost to A. Carr (Number One Central). There were 27 byes.