Bowburn pulled off the shock of the season when they restricted the visiting reigning champions, Leeholme to a single point. Having won three of the rinks, Bowburn were level in the last and were level with one bowl to go. However they decided not to disturb the end and took the draw to win by 78 shots to 68.

The rink scores were (Bowburn names first) B. Hann 19 B. Attwood 17; S. Hann 20 W. Teasdale 19; G. Hutchinson 17 D. Barron 17; P. Whitfield 22 K. Stamp 15.

Brandon slipped down to third place in the Second Division when the visiting Vane Tempest took six points by winning three rinks, whilst Brandon took the points for the aggregate. Brandon won by 81 shots to 72 with the rink scores (Brandon names first) J. Wilson 33 J. Simpson 11; S. Wilson 18 D. Higgins 21; B. Miller 13 J. Clarke 21; P. Davis 17 K. Moshea 19.

Results: Division One - Wingate 8 Pelton Fell 2; Shotton 2 Coxhoe 8; Ever Ready/Craghead 8 Sherburn Village 2; Langley Park 2 Crook Glenholme 8; Bowburn 9 Leeholme 1.

Division Two - Trimdon 8 King George V 2; Nevilles Cross 6 Wheatley Hill 4; Addison Park 6 Witton Gilbert 4; Brandon 4 Vane Tempest 6; Newton Hall 4 Murton 6.

Division Three - Fishburn WM Club 5 Wolsingham 5; Kelloe 4 Dean & Chapter 6; Belmont 3 Cockton Hill 7; Willington Spectrum 8 Chilton 2.

Central Ladies League

Mainsforth failed to get away from the foot of the table when they only managed to take one point from the visiting Pelton Fell. The visitors won by 86 shots to 60 with the rink scores (Mainsforth names first) Doreen Webster, Jean Stairmand and Noreen Wilkinson 15 Jeannette Reed, June Pickford and Margaret Ramshaw 21; Doreen Harley, Ida Shaw and Joyce Beswick 10 Doreen Owers, Vera Sims and Doreen Crowe 30; Hazel Taylor, Barbara Hudson and Eileen Denham 16 Sheila Hunter, Barbara Grainger and Hazel Ferguson 21; Sheila Heath, Elaine Greener and Margaret Blyth 19 Rhona Newton, Heather Hopper and Jean Malcolm 14.

Reigning champions, Vane Tempest have moved into winning mode after a poor start to the season. They made their third consecutive victory with an odd point success at Cockton Hill, who were delighted by their improved performance as they only lost by 67 shots to 72. The rink scores (Cockton Hill names first) were Eleanor McDougall, Lorraine Smith and Marlene Seaton 13 Thelma Gibson, Dorothy Hudson and Dorothy Kirkup 17; Sheila Hutchinson, Mary Ainley and Norma Stamwix 21 Audrey Charlton, June Owen and Brenda Bland 17; Jean Wilson, Dorothy Norbury and Rita Stocks 17 Doreen Fenwick, Fay Slinn and Howa Dunn 24; Mavis Thompson, Flo Hannar and Sylvia Roberts 16 Betty Prudhoe, Olive Walker and Jennie Smith 14.

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

SWD Vets League

The derby at Willington saw the visiting Crook Glenholme go away with a draw, having won one rink and adding the aggregate win. Willington went down by 51 shots to 59 with the rink scores (Willington names first) C. Baines 8 A. Johnson 27; J. Bennett 22 L. Padfield 20; L. Graham 21 A. Brooksbank 12.

Sherburn moved five points clear at the top of the First Division with Leeholme and Crook Glenholme sharing the second place, five points ahead of Willington.

King George V recorded their first win of the season in the Second Division with a two points success over the visiting Durham City. King George V won by 58 shots to 47 with the rink scores (King George names first) K. McDonald 24 K. Cooper 9; R. Corriea 18 C. Davis 18; J. Emerson 16 J. Haygarth 20.

Addison Park lead the Second Division by six points from Chilton, who are one ahead of Langley Park A. In the top against bottom of the Third Division, Cockton Hill B whitewashed the visiting Spennymoor C to move six points clear of Spennymoor B, who are two points ahead of Bishop Auckland. Cockton Hill B won by 73 shots to 50 with the rink scores (Cockton Hill names first) R. Topping 31 T. Airey 16; D. Ainley 20 R. Waite 16; J. Tague 22 T. Blenkinsopp 18.

Results: Division One: Shildon Railway A 6 Langley Park B 2; Willington 4 Crook Glenholme 4; Sherburn 6 Cockton Hill A 2; Spennymoor A 4 Leeholme 4.

Division Two: Chilton 3 Addison Park 5; Langley Park A 6 Wolsingham 2; King George V 5 Durham City 3; Shildon Town 2 Dean Bank 6.

Division Three: Bishop Auckland 6 Belmont 2; Spennymoor B 8 Shildon Railway B 0; Cockton Hill B 8 Spennymoor C 0; Mainsforth 6 Fishburn 2.

South West Durham League

Addison Park suffered their second consecutive whitewash when they visited Shildon Railway who are now unbeaten in their last four games.After losing their opening four games in division two Shildon Town B have won two in a row to move well away from the foot of the table.

Results: Division One: Cockton Hill 8 Shildon Town A 2; Langley Park 8 Brandon 2; Leeholme 4 Mainsforth 6; Shildon Railway 10 Addison Park 0; Spennymoor A 8 Glenholme 2.

Division Two: Bishop Auckland 6 Spennymoor Jubilee 4; Kelloe 4 Fishburn 6; Shildon Town B 8 Cockton Hill B 2; Spectrum 7 Spennymoor Town 3.

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

Division Two: Bishop Auckland v Kelloe; Spectrum v Wolsingham; Spennymoor Jubilee v Fishburn; Spennymoor Town v Cockton Hill B.

Tables: Division One: Spennymoor A played 6 points 47; Mainsforth 6;38; Cockton Hill A 6;36; Leeholme 6;36; Shildon Railway 5;30; Brandon 5;26; Langley Park 6;23; Shildon Town A 6;21; Addison Park 6;17; Glenholme 6;16. Division Two: Spectrum played 5; points 40; Spennymoor Jubilee 6;35; Wolsingham 5;30; Shildon Town B 6;30; Cockton Hill B 4;26; Fishburn 5;22; Bishop Auckland 5;14; Spennymoor Town 4;13; Kelloe 4;10.

SW Durham Vets Double Pairs

First round draw, to be played during week beginning June 30: Wolsingham v Addison Park; Cockton Hill A v Sherburn; Durham City v Leeholme; Spennymoor B v Dean Bank; Shildon Town v Belmont; Shildon Railway A v Fishburn; Spennymoor A v King George V; Chilton v Spennymoor C.

Hartlepool Veterans League v East Coast Veterans League

First Leg - Hartlepool names first: Jim Robb 18, Jack Dobnaldson 15; Norman Taylor 18, Joe Bannister 23; Rennie Warnes 17, Bob Wilkinson 15; Eric Bland 31, Maurice Cluer 11; John Ray 11, Richie Turnbull 20; Ron Wrigglesworth 22, Joe Davies 9. Hartlepool take a 24 shots advantage into the Second Leg to be played at Peterlee on August 8.

North Eastern Ladies

Burn Valley 5, Peterlee 0; Staby House 0, Grayfields 5; Wingate 4, Owton Lodge 1; Horden 0, Blackhall 5.

League positions: 1 Blackhall 25 points, 2 Park 2, 3 Burn Valley 19, 4 Wingate 19, 5 Owton Lodge 19, 6 Peterlee 18, 7 Grayfields 13, 8 Staby House 11, 9 Hartlepool 8, 10 Horden 6, 11 Shotton 4.

Durham County EBA

Muras Trophy A teams: Yorkshire 110 (4 points), Durham 135 (18 points).

Alsop Trophy B Teams: Yorkshire 101 (4 points), Durham 125 (18 points).

Peterlee pairs

The Peterlee Open Paris takes place on July 20 and 28th and entries should be made to Maurice Cluer, (0191) 5863544. The Peterlee Vets are in need of players, anyone interested can contact the same telephone number.

Cleveland County

Both County men's teams struggled at Nottinghamshire last weekend. The Adams team lost 142-173, managing only two points. The only winning rink was Steve Slaughter (Ian Serginson, Alan Kilburn) but three other rinks were only beaten by one shot each. The Newton team managed only one point from a drawn rink but again two rinks were just edged out by single shots.

The ladies team had better results against Humberside. Although the Silver Jubilee team did not win overall they claimed wins on three rinks with Noreen Fleming (Christine Porteous, Norma Stephenson) taking top rink.

The Donald Steward team is in fine form this year with their second win in a row 133-128. Top rink in this game was Di Smart (Muriel Judson, Veronica Henderson) with a 26-17 win. The men next play at Smiths Dock on June 28.