Wear Valley Ladies League: Crook Golden Fleece opened out an 11 points gap at the top of the table after they won by three points at Byers Green Royal Oak, despite the 140 and 120 from Angela McDonald and 120 from Abigail Hodgson for the home side.

The other leading individual scorers were Jillian Scott 140 and Margaret Storey 125 for the Coach and Horses, Tracy Thompson 140 for the Royal Sun, Beverley Brown 135 and Ruby Clark 121 for Willington Cricket Club and Diane Fleming, who also made a 100 check-out, 125 and Christine Lee 121 for the Brewer's Droop.

Results: Crook Olde Horse Shoe 8 Crook Bar 56 1; Willington Cricket Club 3 Byers Green Club 6; Crook White Swan 3 Willington Brewer's Droop 6; Crook Surtees 4 Crook Coach and Horses 5; Howden Sunnydene Lodge 5 Tow Law Dan's Castle 4; Crook Royal Sun 6 Crook Mill House 3; Byers Green Royal Oak 3 Crook Golden Fleece 6. Re-arranged: Crook Surtees 4 Tow Law Dan's Castle 5.

Weardale Ladies

Results: Blanchland Sports Club 3 St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 5; Wolsingham Black Bull 4 Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 4; Wolsingham Black Lion A 5 Eastgate Cross Keys 3; St Johns Chapel Golden Lion A 2 St John Chapel Golden Lion B 6; Westgate Hare and Hounds 7 Wolsingham Black Lion B 1; St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 6 Stanhope Pack Horse 2; Rookhope WMC 4 Stanhope Grey Bull 4; Wolsingham WMC 7 Stanhope Queens Head 1; Wolsingham Mill Race 6 Rookhope A 2.

Top scores: Su Creasor 140 (Bonny Moor Hen); Donna Scowan 140; Ruth High 140;110 finish (Golden Lion B); Alison Hutchinson 140 ; Kath Nattrass 131;124;121 (Hare and Hounds).

Table (half way stage): Hare and Hounds 86; Mill Race 85; Blue Bell B 83; Wolsingham WMC 82; Black Lion A 78; Golden Lion B 75; Rookhope A, Black Bull and Sports Club 69; Blue Bell A 67; Pack Horse 62; Grey Bull 61; Queens Head and Cross Keys 60; Rookhope WMC 58; Black Lion B and Bonny Moor Hen 55; Golden Lion A 50.

Richmond and District League

Results: Crown 2 Half Moon 6, Comrades A 2 Croft 6, Board Inn 4 King William 4, Cricket Club 1 Bay Horse 7, Ship 2 Comrades B 6, Black Bull v Bye. Rearranged game: Croft 4, Comrades A 4.

Fixtures, January 16: Half Moon v Comrades A, Croft v Board Inn, King William v Cricket Club, Bye v Bay Horse, Crown v Ship, Comrades B v Black Bull.

Tow Law Coors

Tow Law New Market A completed their fourth maximum win of the season when they left the visiting Hamsteels Inn without a point. They had singles wins from Andrew Atkinson, Bobby Gray, Andy Elston, David Dixon, Colin Armstrong and Kenneth Atkinson to add to their two trebles and three doubles points. This result pushed the New Market 15 points clear at the top with a match in hand.

Newhouse Club dropped three points to the visiting Tow Law New Market B but remain safely in second place, 17 points ahead of the third placed, Billy Row Club. Michael Bell and Alan Thompson took singles for the New Market B, but the home side replied through Keith Liddle, Steve Turner, Tom McQuillan and Steve Wilkie. The visitors only other point came when Stephen Umpelby and Alan Thompson won the first doubles.

Results: Tow Law Dan's Castle 5 Esh McKennas 6; Billy Row Club 8 Cornsay Royal Oak 3; Newhouse Club 8 Tow Law New Market B 3; Esh Stag's Head 9 Tow Law Rose and Crown 2; Tow Law New Market A 11 Hamsteels Inn 0.

Newfit Services Willington

The two leading teams were both beaten by the odd point and this allowed Willington Lion and Unicorn to jump up into second place after they only dropped one point at Sunnybrow Brown Trout B.

Results: Willington Black Horse Inn 6 Sunnybrow Brown Trout A 5; Willington Club 8 Willington Black Horse Tavern 3; Willington Brewer's Droop 6 Hunwick Joiners Arms 5; Sunnybrow Brown Trout B 1 Willington Lion and Unicorn 10; Willington Cottles 5 Victoria Club 6. Re-arranged matches: Prospect Club 5 Victoria Club 6; Black Horse Tavern 5 Hunwick Quarry 6; Victoria Club 11 Hunwick Quarry 0.

Crook Ladies League

Crook Queen's Head A continued their relentless drive towards the Championship when they completed their 27th match without defeat, disposing of the visiting third placed Victoria Club by seven points.

Results: Tow Law New Market A 7 Crook Belle Vue 4; Billy Row B 2 Tow Law New Market B 9; Crook Olde Horse Shoe 6 Crook Queen's Head B 5; Crook Jelly's Bar A 2 Crook Cricket Club 9; Tow Law Black Horse 6 Crook Jelly's Bar B 5; Crook Queen's Head A 9 Victoria Club 2; Crook Traveller's Rest 8 Billy Row A 3. No result: Billy Row Royal George v Tow Law Station.