Oakenshaw and Willington Brewer's Droop jumped up to share top place after both had big wins; Oakenshaw only dropping one point to the visiting Byers Green Club whilst the Brewer's Droop won handsomely at Crook Surtees. Despite their upward move, life at the top is very tight for Hunwick Quarry Burn and Crook Royal Sun only trail the leaders by one and only lead Crook Golden Fleece and Crook Coach and Horses by one point. However only four points separate the top nine teams so the Championship has never been so wide open.

The leading individual scorers were Doreen Pounder 152 for the Three Blue Bells, Val Hope 140 and 121 and Carol Haygarth 121 for the Royal Sun, Jillian Scott 140 for the Coach and Horses, Abigail Hodgson 139 for Byers Green, Shirley Brown 129 for the Brewer's Droop, Diane Webb 126 for the White Swan, Debbie Browne 125 for the Surtees and Nadine Maddison 121 for Sunnydene Lodge.

Results: Croft Social Club 4 Crook White Swan 5; Crook Golden Fleece 2 Crook Coach and Horses 7; Crook Surtees 2 Willington Brewer's Droop 7; Crook Mill House 6 Crook Bar 56 3; Hunwick Quarry Burn 3 Crook Three Blue Bells 6; Oakenshaw 8 Byers Green Club 1; Crook Royal Sun 5 Howden Sunnydene Lodge 4.