Royal Sun drops points on trip to Crook Spitfire

The home side had singles wins from Gordon Walker and Mark Callaghan to add to the doubles of Eddie Phillipson and Dave Smith. The Royal Sun went to victory with singles wins from Graham Johnson, Wayne Smith, Ronnie Hope and Simon Bowey.

In the top match in the Second Division, Crook Surtees only managed to take two singles out of the visiting leaders, Willington Market. Chris Bainbridge and Alan Tomlinson won for the Surtees whilst the Market's points in the singles came from Tommy Barrass, Ian Moore, Paul Briddick and Stuart Shillan with Gary Tow and Paul Briddick adding the doubles.

Crook Olde Horse Shoe lead the First Division by 13 points from Crook Travellers Rest B, who are three points ahead of Crook Royal Sun. Willington Market are four points clear of Crook Jelly's Bar A at the top of the Second Division, with Crook Surtees a further five points adrift.

* The League Meeting will be held at Crook Surtees on Tuesday, December 10 at 7.30pm when all teams must be represented.

Results: Crook Travellers Rest B 6 Crook Travellers Rest A 1; Crook Coach and Horses A 5 Crook Mill House 2; Crook Queen's Head A 1 Crook Olde Horse Shoe 6; Crook Spitfire Club 3 Crook Royal Sun 4; Crook Jelly's Bar B 3 Crook Jelly's Bar A 4; Crook Golden Fleece B 3 Crook Queen's Head B 4; Crook Surtees 2 Willington Market 5; Crook King's Head 4 Crook Golden Fleece A 3; Howden Australian 6 Crook Coach and Horses B 1. Crook Belle Vue v Crook White Swan postponed.

Worthington CIU

Team Knockout

Ithe first round, Alan Greener proved to be Sherburn Village's hero when he took the deciding frame against the visiting Sean Johnston of Crowtrees A by a decisive 32 points.

The visitors received only three points start but were able to extend this to six points when Sonny Hann beat John Bower in a nail-biting first frame. However the home side raced in front when Scott Mallaburn beat Keith McLauchlan by 31 points in the second frame.

Phil Whitfield pulled Crowtrees back into the match when he beat Michael Crisp by eight points and Neil Phillips brought the teams level on points when he beat Peter McGowan by 17 points, only to see Crowtrees lose when Greener produced one of his best performances of the season in the decider.

Sherburn Village will now travel to Wingate on 17 December for the second round.

Harry Little Memorial Handicap Pairs

Second round results: Kenny Johnson & Norman Carr 32 (Wheatley Hill B) lost to Andrew T. Cairns & Gordon Bowes 21 (New Durham); Tony Clish & Glen Douthwaite 45 (Leeholme) beat Harry Dinsdale & James Hassen 29 (Newhouse); Adrian Prest & Mark Brown 45 (Leeholme) beat Dale Evans & Gary Barton 24 (Sacriston); Kevin Sample & Owen Howarth 19 (Brandon) lost to Ian Dinsdale & John Maddox 19 (Newhouse); Des Mason & Norman Kirkley 33 (Hunwick) lost to Brian Graham & John Hall 10 (Brandon); Gary Atkinson & Gary Surtees 50 (Sacriston) beat Charlie Donaghy & Doug Watson 28 (Tow Law); Ray Coates & Peter Morgan 26 (Langley Park) beat John Bower & Alan Greener 21 (Sherburn Village); John Griffin & Brian Quest 13 (Fishburn A) lost to John Paul Wringe & Ross Hardacre 37 (Coundon); Peter Laverick & Phil Whitfield 32 (Crowtrees) lost to Barry Stoddart & John Davies 34 (Durham City); Stephen Bennett & Paul Armstrong 12 (Old Shildon) beat Billy Goggins & Charlie Blake 10 (Old Shildon); Peter McGowan & Scott Mallaburn 19 (Sherburn Village) beat Jock Frost & Steven Cave 26 (Wheatley Hill B); Albert Bower & Michael Bower 31 (Sherburn Village) beat Sonny Hann & Keith McLauchlan 16 (Crowtrees); Neville Blenkinsopp & Ian Richardson 28 (Hunwick) beat Alan Buist & Peter Davison 22 (Fishburn A); Alan Richardson & Willy Nixon 26 (Sacriston) beat Wayne Oliver & Charlie Hirst 21 (Fishburn A); Chris Morley & Steven Armstrong 14 (Belmont) lost to John Taylor & Brian Harrison 45 (Leeholme); Jeff Evans & Mark Appleby 30 (Sacriston) lost to Jossie Aldworth & Michael Pratt 5 (Old Shildon).

Worthington CIU Winter Pairs Championship

First round results: Ken Johnson & Norman Carr (Wheatley Hill B) beat Thomas Cairns & Terry Patterson (New Durham); Gordon Parkin & Tom Parkin (Willington) beat Mark Brown & Ray Gill (Leeholme B); Alan Bower & Michael Bower (Sherburn Village) beat Alan Clarke & David Louth (Spennymoor B); John Rooney sen & John Rooney jun (Witton Gilbert) lost to John Griffin & John Carter (Fishburn A); Stephen Hughes & John Jackson (Meadowfield) lost to Neville Blenkinsopp & Ian Richardson (Hunwick A); Tommy Williams & Alf Edwards (Tow Law) lost to Michael Short & Chris Morley (Belmont); Sean Johnston & Neil Phillips (Crowtrees A) lost to Ian Renwick & Willis Joynes (Witton Gilbert); Paul Nord & Stephen Coates (Langley Park) beat Glen Douthwaite & Tony Clish (Leeholme B); Jack Wright & Dean Bryden (Wheatley Hill A) beat Peter Laverick & Phil Whitfield (Crowtrees A); Ian Dinsdale & John Maddox (Newhouse) beat Ross Hardacre & John Paul Wringe (Coundon); Kevin Sample & Owen Howarth (Brandon) beat Michael Pratt & Jossie Aldworth (Old Shildon); Arthur Goldsborough & Jeremy Martin (Willington) beat Wilf Coulthard & Kevin Scullion (New Durham); Anthony Forster & Lawrence Jones (Leeholme A) beat Gordon Bowes & Tony Thompson (New Durham); Adrian Twist & Mark Abbott (Sherburn Village) lost to Bernie Jones & Mark Wilson (Ferryhill); John Taylor & Brian Harrison (Leeholme B) lost to Glen Morton & Shaun Easter (Bearpark); Dave Pickering & Phil Garr (New Durham) beat Charlie Donaghy & Doug Watson (Tow Law); Malcolm Hughes & Ian Hodgson (Meadowfield) lost to Jock Frost & Steve Cave (Wheatley Hill B); Peter Davison & Alan Buist (Fishburn A) lost to George Chapman & Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill); Neil Spender & Ian Roddam (Ferryhill) lost to Brian Graham & John Hall (Brandon); Paul Johnstone & Paul Bennett (Witton Gilbert) lost to John Bower & Alan Greener (Sherburn Village); Frank Nicholson & Dennis Payne (Coundon) lost to Wayne Oliver & Charlie Hirst (Fishburn A); John Wilson & Carl Welsh (Spennymoor A) beat Dave Walker & Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A); Des Mason & Phil Blythe (Hunwick A) beat Karl Thompson & Carl Brown (Leeholme A); Sonny Hann & Keith McLauchlan (Crowtrees A) v Willy Shoulder & Mally Ryder (Coundon); John Davies & Barry Stoddart (Durham City) beat Dave Taylor & Martin Wolfe (Crowtrees B); Harry Dinsdale & Jimmy Hassen (Newhouse) beat John Robinson & John Melia (New Durham); Dave Robson & Adrian Jones (Ferryhill) lost to Ronnie Bateman & Paul Biddle (Spennymoor A); David Fletcher & Ian North (Leeholme A) lost to Scott Mallaburn & Peter McGowan (Sherburn Village); Terry Ellison & Dave Blyth (Wheatley Hill B) beat Michael Bell & Winston Hodgson (Fishburn B); Brian Birks & Tony Robinson (New Durham) beat Ray Coates & Peter Morgan (Langley Park); Alan Rowell & Phil Wilson (Spennymoor B) lost to Craig Hughes & Martin Halliday (Meadofield); Bob Reay & Ronnie Peacock (Wheatley Hill A) beat Michael Pratt & Gary Ward (Durham City).

Worthington CIU Singles Championship

First round results: Michael Pratt (Durham City) lost to Thomas Cairns (New Durham); Graeme Jackson (Brandon) lost to Mally Ryder (Coundon); Alan Greener (Sherburn Village) beat Keith Binks (Fishburn B); John Paul Wringe (Coundon) lost to Sean Johnston (Crowtrees A); Paul Nord (Langley Park) lost to Dave Walker (Wheatley Hill A); Keith McLauchlan (Crowtrees A) beat Brian Harrison (Leeholme B); Phil Garr (New Durham) lost to Kevin Sample (Brandon); Graham Goulbourn (Coundon) lost to Neil Phillips (Crowtrees A); John Jackson (Meadowfield) beat Tony Thompson (New Durham); Peter Laverick (Crowtrees A) beat Anthony Forster (Leeholme A); John Bower (Sherburn Village) beat David Blyth (Wheatley Hill B); Vickers Bell (Cockton Hill) beat Owen Howarth (Brandon); Kevin Scullion (New Durham) lost to Scott Mallaburn (Sherburn Village); Michael Bower (Sherburn Village) lost to David Jackson (Bearpark); Wayne Oliver (Fishburn A) bye; Neville Blenkinsopp (Hunwick A) beat Peter McGowan (Sherburn Village); Jack Wright (Wheatley Hill A) beat Frank Nicholson (Coundon); Michael Pratt (Old Shildon) beat Dean Bryden (Wheatley Hill A); Stephen Hughes (Meadowfield) beat

Dave Taylor (Crowtrees B); Michael Short (Belmont) lost to Charlie Donaghy (Tow Law); Terry Ellison (Wheatley Hill B) beat Terry Patterson (New Durham); Gordon Bowes (New Durham) lost to Thomas Parkin (Willington); Ian Renwick (Witton Gilbert) beat Lawrence Jones (Leeholme A); Phil Whitfield (Crowtrees A) lost to Jimmy Evans (Shotton Palms); Ross Hardacre (Coundon) lost to Craig Hughes (Meadowfield); Michael Bell (Fishburn B) lost to Paul Atkinson (Spennymoor); Ian Fawcett (Ferryhill) lost to Sonny Hann (Crowtrees A); Adrian Twist (Sherburn Village) lost to Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill); John Hall (Brandon) v Willy Shoulder (Coundon); John Hall (Crowtrees B) lost to Malcolm Hughes (Meadowfield).

Curry Cup

First round results: Graham Goulbourn (Coundon) lost to Tony Ellison (Wheatley Hill B); Scott Mallaburn (Sherburn Vilage) lost to Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill); Michael Pratt (Durham City) bye; Mark Brown (Leeholme B) lost to Ian Dinsdale (Newhouse); Brian Graham (Brandon) beat Gordon Bowes (New Durham); Ian Renwick (Witton Gilbert) beat Paul Atkinson (Spennymoor); Paul Nord (Langley Park) beat Frank Nicholson (Coundon); Jock Frost (Wheatley Hill B) lost to Michael Pratt (Old Shildon); Brian Harrison (Leeholme B) bye; Steven Armstrong (Belmont) beat Sean Johnston (Crowtrees A); Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A) beat Thomas Cairns (New Durham); Sonny Hann (Crowtrees A) lost to Dave Walker (Wheatley Hill A); Charlie Donaghy (Tow Law) beat Brian Quest (Fishburn A); Jimmy Evans (Shotton Palms) beat John Bower (Sherburn Village); Lawrence Jones (Leeholme A) lost to Kevin Sample (Brandon); Kevin Mordica (Cockton Hill) beat John Maddox (Newhouse).

CIU Winter

Handicap Cup

First round results: Graham Golbourn (Coundon) lost to Neil Spender (Ferryhill); Graeme Jackson (Brandon) beat Neil Phillips (Crowtrees A); Brian Harrison (Leeholme B) beat Chris Morley (Belmont); James Hassen (Newhouse) lost to Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill). There were 60 byes.