Tow Law Coors: Tow Law New Market A have managed to open out a three points gap at the top of the Captain's Table with the second place shared by three teams.

The positions and points are 1st Tow Law New Market A 16 points; 2nd equal Cornsay Royal Oak, Billy Row Club and Newhouse Club 13 each; 5th Esh McKennas 12; 6th Tow Law New Market B 11; 7th Esh Stag's Head 9; 8th Sunniside Comedian 7; 9th Tow Law Dan's Castle 6; 10th Hamsteels Inn 5; 11th Tow Law Rose and Crown 4.

Crook Ladies League

Two of the teams from Billy Row stole the headlines last week. Billy Row Green A team became the first team in the lower half of the table to record a maximum win, a feat they achieved when they whitewashed their hosts at Tow Law North Point. Billy Row Green were the other team to hit the high spots when they made their biggest victory of the season when they only dropped two points on their visit to Billy Row Green B.

The leading individual scorers were Dorothy Storey 160 for the Travellers Rest, Joy McKay 145 for Billy Row Green A, Bryanna Glennie 140 for the Queen's Head A, Brenda Robinson 140 and Val Readman 135 for the Victoria and Liz Gardiner 120 for the Queen's Head B.

Crook Queen's Head A lead the table with their unbeaten record putting them seven points ahead of Crook Jelly's Bar B with a match in hand. The Victoria Club are in third place, eighteen points adrift of Jelly's.

Results: Crook Jelly's Bar B 8 Tow Law New Market A 3; Tow Law New Market B 8 Crook Jelly's Bar A 3; Tow Law Station 4 Crook Belle Vue 7; Crook Cricket Club 3 Victoria Club 8; Crook Queen's Head B 4 Crook Queen's Head A 7; Tow Law North Point 0 Billy Row Green A 11; Billy Row Green B 2 Billy Row Royal George 9; Tow Law Black Horse 3 Crook Travellers Rest 8.

Darlington Friday Night League

Preliminary round team knockout to be played November 28: Grey Horse BT v Brown Trout; Builders v Havelock MSF; Jack Horner v Caledonian; JUC v DSRM A; Victoria SC v Three Crowns; Fire Station v DSRM B.

Preliminary round Independent competition to be played December 5, best of three legs: G Belmore (Three Crowns) v N Makepeace (DSRM); J Bannister (Cally) v C Cooper (Fire Station); S Liddle (Three Crowns) v C Weighall (G Horse); J Woodcock (G Horse) v S Swainston Jnr (Victoria); B Silliker (DSRM) v A Kelly (Cally); K Lazenby (JUC) v G Clark (Buck); S Wood (G Horse) v G Caygill (DSRM); G Davison (Cally) v J Goddard (Builders); S Thompton (Builders) v K Stannard) JUC); C Swainston (Victoria) v C Bromfield) Fire Station); P Pugh (G Horse) v K McGuinness (J Horner).

Crook League

Belle Vue hold a seven points lead in division one after beating Travellers Rest. Fleece are second but have played one game more than the leaders. Travellers Rest are a further seven points adrift in third place. A maximum win has taken Earl Derby up to third place in division two. Joiners lead with Coach and Horses a point behind.

Golden Fleece A top the first division dominoes despite losing to Australian. The slip allowed Mill House and Old Horseshoe to move to within a point of the leaders. Coach and Horses and Royal George share top spot in division two with Fleece B one point in arrears.

Results: Division One: Golden Fleece A 8 (2) Australian 3 (3); Surtees A 8 (3) Market 3 (2); Travellers Rest 3 (2) Belle Vue 8 (3); White Swan 6 (3) Cricket Club 5 (2); RAFA 7 (3) Old Horseshoe 4 (2); Mill House 4 (3) Royal Sun Inn 7 (2).

Division Two: Sunnydene Lodge 6 (4) Coach and Horses 5 (1); Royal George 4 (2) Jelly's Bar 7 (3); The Green 3 (2) Joiners Arms 8 (3); Earl Derby 11 (3) Golden Fleece B 0 (2); Green Tree 2 (2) Surtees B 7 (3): Dominoes results in brackets.

180s: Trevor Smith and John Davison (Golden Fleece A); Barry Longstaff (Surtees A); Kevin Potts (RAFA).

Weardale Ladies

Wolsingham Mill Race are the new leaders after beating Blue Bell B. Hare and Hounds lost top spot when they were held at home by Wolsingham WMC.

Results: Wolsingham Black Bull 5 Rookhope WMC 3; Rookhope A 4 St Johns Chapel Golden Lion B 4; Wolsingham Black Lion B 6 Stanhope Grey Bull 2; St Johns Chapel Golden Lion A 1 Wolsingham Black Lion A 7; Westgate Hare and Hounds 4 Wolsingham WMC 4; Wolsingham Mill Race 6 St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 2; St Johns Chapel Blue Bell A 4 Eastgate Cross Keys 4.

Top scores: Denise Hutchinson 111 finish ((Black Lion B); Loraine Bell 140 (Rookhope WMC); Betty Bowman 156 (Rookhope A); Joan Kellett 138 (Blue Bell B); Norma Parkin 134 and Mary Walker 135 (Mill Race).

Wear Valley Ladies League

Crook Olde Horse Shoe shot up into second place in the table after they only dropped one point to the visiting Crook White Swan, but the league leaders, Crook Golden Flece stayed one point ahead with an odd point win over the visiting Crook Royal Sun.

The leading individual scorers were Shona Britton and Diane Fleming 140 each for the Brewer's Droop, Joan Mills 140 for the Golden Fleece, Carol Haygarth 140 for the Olde Horse Shoe, Jillian Scott 140 and Margaret Storey 120 for the Coach and Horses, Abigail Hodgson 134 for the Royal Oak and Gwen Varley 134 for the White Swan.

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