Annual Dinner

Tony Clark, Regional Sales Director of the Leagues' sponsors Newcastle Breweries, presented the First Division Championship Trophy to South Northumberland who won with 447 points, averaging more than 20 points per game.

Tynemouth lifted the Second Division title when they won five and drew two of their last seven games while Blaydon won eight of their ten fixtures to finish champions of Division Three.

Mr Harry Banks, of the Banks Group, presented Sunderland with the Banks Salver. The Ashbrooke side defeated Durham Academy in the final. The Banks Bowl went to Sunderland, while South Northumberland won the Banks Cup.

Mr Don Robson, former chairman of Durham County Cricket Club and the league president, presented the junior winners. Norton won under-11 section for the second successive year while Chester-le-Street carried both the under-13 and under-15 championships.

Leeside won the KV Computer Services Cup defeating the Federation Special Durham Senior League and the trophy was presented to captain Peter Howells of Stockton. The league also won the Wilkinson Cup, again against Durham Senior League, and the trophy went to another Stockton player, Richard Waite, who skippered the team.

David Harker made individual presentations as follows: First Division Player of the Year Richard Waite of Stockton who scored 919 runs, with a highest score of 102. He averaged 45.95 and took 43 wickets at a cost of 20 runs each.

Chris Clarke of Newcastle was the Second Division Player of the Year with 727 runs, a highest score of 131 and an average of 51.93.

Blaydon's Graham Tones was the Third Division Player of the Year.

The league was also requested to present the Frank Jermy Trophy which is awarded by the North. Umpires and Scorers Association to the best under-17 player in Northumberland. Tynemouth's Iain Purdy was the recipient.