Newton Aycliffe easily accounted for Coxhoe in division one bowling out the hosts for 101 in 34.2 overs.

John Gledhill led the way in the Aycliffe attack capturing four wickets for 25 runs in 11 overs and Glenn Williams gave support with three for 10 from six overs, half of which were maidens.

Responding Aycliffe lost a couple of early wickets before Stephen Bell and Glenn Williams formed an unbroken partnership for the third wicket. Bell carried his bat for 46 including five boundaries while Williams was 26 not out as the pair added 70 runs.

Washington romped to a nine wickets victory at Coundon who managed only 64 as Alan Kitchen found the wicket to his liking. He claimed six wickets for a meager 12 runs in six overs and the Coundon innings lasted only 25.3 overs. When they replied Washington secured victory losing one wicket in 22.4 overs. Nick Rayner (18not) and Nick Thompson (17no) formed a second wicket stand after Peter Lyall had departed after scoring 23.

Littletown posted 111 all out before losing by two wickets to Wearmouth, who were made to fight all the way. Michael Dench (29) gave the Wearmouth innings a platform on which to build, but when Bede returned three for 25 and both Andy Woollitt and Nelson took two wickets apiece, the visitors were stretched before winning.

When Littletown batted first the bulk of their runs came from Woollitt with 71 and for the visitors Dhillon captured three for 16 and Peter Stronach bagged 32.

Medomsley topped 200 at home to Simonside and won by 88 runs when they dismissed the visitors for 116. Dixon and Richardson claimed three wickets each for Medomsley, but the star of the game was the home side's opening batsman Walls who made 119 before being run out. There were useful contributions of 28 by Milburn and an unbeaten 29 from Dixon as a total of 204 for five was posted. Simonside's best performer with the bat was Hatch who made 33 batting at number 10.

Hunwick struggled to just 57 all out against Sunderland Hospitals for whom Gary Shaw returned the excellent figures of four for 20 and Duncan Forrest three for 13. Responding Hospitals conceded a couple of wickets but Fred Sherriff remained unbeaten on 35.

Plawsworth lost by four wickets to East Rainton. Gary Humphries had figures of four for 23 as Crawford realised 137 and a lone John Gott and Stephen Peel both took three wickets. East Rainton won when Neil Matthews contributed 36.

In division two Bearpark defeated Belmont by two wickets. Batting first Belmont totalled 123 of which Ian Steel scored 78 with six sixes and five boundaries. Neville Lishman had the excellent figures of five for 20 from ten overs and when Bearpark replied they were grateful to Rahil Jhatwr who had three sixes and three fours scoring 38 out of a total of 124 for eight posted from 37 overs. Daryl Peacock was the pick of the Belmont attack with three for 27 from 11 overs.

Plawsworth had five wickets to spare visiting Washington, Karl Pring took three wickets for 19 runs in nine overs restricting Washington to 101 before Jonathan Preston, 16, carried his bat for 63 recording five boundaries.

Littletown lost by three wickets in their visit to Benwell Hill. Dawson (4-28) and Kilpatrick (3-23) pegged Littletown to 124 for seven before Benwell Hill won losing three wickets as Barry Pearson finished unbeaten on 31 and John Walder contributed 42.

Despite scoring only 99 all out Burnhope had 21 runs to spare at Kelloe, who managed only 78 for nine. Laws had four for 15 and Spark four for 16 for Burnhope, who batting first, found the four-man Kelloe attack troublesome. Turnbull top performed with figures of four for 30 but Hughes, Bowrey and Pratt all captured a couple of wickets.

Tantobie secured a good win in their game with Whiteleas winning by nine wickets. Faced with a target of 123 they romped home through Petre (41no) and Bell with an undefeated 73. Earlier Bellamy, who was introduced as third change into the Tantobie attack, picked up five wickets for a miserly eight runs as Whiteleas collapsed to 123 all out after Sowden had contributed 75 in the early order.