Tow Law Bass League

The race for the Captain's League title is very tight with Stanley Earl Derby and Newhouse Club sharing the top spot with ten points each. However Esh Stag's Head and Tow Law New Market A are just a point behind, wqith the Market having one game in hand of the leaders and the Stag's having two.

The remainder of the points and positions are 5th Tow Law Cattle Mart 8 points; 6 equal Hamilton Row Black Horse and Tow Law Station 6 each; 8 equal Tow Law New Market B, Esh McKennas and Sunniside Moss Inn 5 each; 11 equal Tow Law Rose and Crown and Sunniside Comedian 4 each; 13 equal Cornsay Royal Oak and Tow Law Dan's Castle.

Tow Law New Market A have moved into a strong position in the overall table for they lead Newhouse Club by one point with a match in hand. Hamilton Row take up third place, six points adrift of Newhouse Club but one point ahead of Tow Law Cattle Mart.

Willington League

Willington Club crushed the visiting Willington Black Horse Tavern in a top of the table clash to go three points clear at the top, whilst sending their visitors down to fourth place. Hunwick Joiners Arms are in second place, two points ahead of Willington Burn, who have a match in hand and a point lead over the Tavern.

Willington Club had singles wins from Colin Walker, Steve Hutchinson, Michael Irwin and Joe Blakey, whilst the Tavern replied with wins from Paul Allchurch and Joe Davies. However the Club then took over and took all three doubles points through Paul Tulip with Steve Hutchinson, Michael Irwin with Colin Walker and Arthur Goldsborough with Joe Blakey. To complete a fine night, Willington Club added the team game.

Results: Willington Lion and Unicorn 3 Hunwick Joiners Arms 8; Willington Black Horse Inn 3 Willington Cottles 8; Willington Club 9 Willington Black Horse Tavern 2; Prospect Club 4 Willington Burn 7; Hunwick Quarry Burn 4 Willington Commercial 7; Victoria Club 6 Sunnybrow Brown Trout 5.

Crook Ladies League

Itop match of the week Crook Travellers Rest came through to a three points home win over Crook Jelly's Bar B to move above their visitors in the race for the runners-up spot. Even at this early stage of the season, Crook Queen's Head A, who were without a match have established a thirty points lead and look certainties for the Championship.

Tow Law New Market B are in second place with a two points advantage over the Travellers Rest, who moved two points ahead of Jelly's B when they took the singles 5-1 and the doubles 2-1 before dropping the team game.

The leading individual scorers were Debra Stephenson 140 for the New Market A, Kay Brennan 132 and Hazel Hogarth 121 for Tow Law Black Horse and Ann Varley 123 for the Travellers Rest.

Results: Tow Law North Point 2 Tow Law Black Horse 9; Tow Law Cattle Mart 4 Billy Row Royal George 7; Tow Law Station 4 Crook Queen's Head B 7; Crook Cricket Club 4 Tow Law Dan's Castle 7; Crook Travellers Rest 7 Crook Jelly's Bar B 4; Crook Belle Vue 4 Tow Law New Market B 7; Billy Row Green 6 Victoria Club 5; Tow Law New Market A 5 Willington Commercial 6; Willington Black Horse 5 Crook Olde Horse Shoe 6; Crook Jelly's Bar A 4 Howden Green Tree 7.

Wear Valley Ladies League

The Team Knock Out Cup qualifying stages were held at two venues with one team from each moving on to play on Finals Night. Hunwick Quarry Burn went through from the matches played at Crook Bar 56, but the matches at Croft Social Club went on longer and Crook Mill House will have to play off against Howden Sunnydene Lodge to decide who will meet Hunwick Quarry Burn in the Final.

The results of the games played at Crook Bar 56 were - Round One: Crook Golden Fleece 2 Willington Brewer's Droop 0; Crook Royal Sun Inn 2 Crook Three Blue Bells 0; Crook Coach and Horses 2 Croft Social Club 0. In Round Two, Hunwick Quarry Burn beat the Golden Fleece 2-0, whilst Crook Coach and Horses beat the Royal Sun Inn 2-0. In the play-off the Quarry Burn beat the Coach and Horses 2-1.

The results of the games played at Croft Social Club were - Round One: Crook Mill House 2 Crook White Swan 1; Oakenshaw 2 Crook Surtees 0. In Round Two Howden Sunnydene Lodge beat Crook Bar 56 2-0, whilst Crook Mill House beat Oakenshaw 2-1.

The leading individual scorers in the games were Carol Haygarth 171 for the Royal Sun, Irene Clark 140 and 121 and Jillian Scott 125 for the Coach and Horses, Stephanie Pinkney 137 and Wendy Eddleston 122 for the Mill House, Barbara Atkinson and Ruby Clark 134 each and Freda Brown 127 for Oakenshaw, Diane Bromley 129 and Lesley Bolam 123 for the Quarry Burn and Joan Mills 125 and Corrine Heslop 121 for the Golden Fleece.

Crook League

Division One: Golden Fleece A 7 (2) Travellers Rest 4 (3); Mill House 10 (1) White Swan 1 (4); Old Horseshoe 6 (1) Blue Bells 5 (4); Belle Vue WMC 10 (2) Sunnydene Lodge 1 (3); Royal George 2 (2) Market 9 (3); Royal Sun Inn 6 (2) RAFA 5 (3).

Division Two: Queens Head 7 (4) The Green 4 (1); Jelly's Bar A 6 (5) Australian 5 (0); Farrers Arms A 7 (6) Jelly's Bar B 4 (1); Kings Head 5 (3) Golden Fleece B 6 (2); Cricket Club 6 (3) Coach and Horses 5 (2); Green Tree 11 (4) Croft 0 (1). Dominoes results in brackets.

180's; Paul Newton (Market); John Davison (Fleece A); Stuart Varley (Belle Vue); Bob Slater (Royal George).

Weardale Ladies League

St John's Chapel Blue Bell B and Wolsingham Mill Race share top spot on 26 points.

Results: Wolsingham WMC 3 Blanchland Sports Club 6; Wolsingham Black Lion A 3 Wolsingham Mill Race 6; Stanhope Grey Bull 5 Rookhope A 4; Stanhope Queens Head 3 Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 6; Eastgate Cross Keys 5 Wolsingham Black Lion B 4; Rookhope WMC 5 St Johns Chapel Golden Lion A 4; Stanhope Pack Horse 4 St Johns Chapel Blue Bell A 5; St Johns Chapel Golden Lion B 4 Wolsingham Black Bull 5; St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 5 Westgate Hare and Hounds 3.

Top scores: Chris Richardson 112 finish (Sports Club); Joyce Harrison 135 (Blue Bell A); Michelle Emmerson 140;120 (Pack Horse); June Barron 140 (Blue Bell B); Cath Nattrass 133;121; Mollie Readman 125;100 (Hare and Hounds).

Jonathan Ward Team

The results of the First Preliminary Round were Alberta A beat Houghton Comrades; South Moor Excelsior beat Castleside; Fencehouses Comrades lost to Relton Terrace; New Hesledon lost to Coxhoe A; Crowtrees beat Belmont; Sacriston A lost to Stanley Empire B; Sacriston B lost to New Hesledon A; West Auckland beat Usworth & Washington Gardeners; Ryton beat Grange Villa; Stormont Main beat Burnhope Ivy Leaf B; Blaydon & District beat Alberta B; Coxhoe B beat Sherburn Village. The following teams received byes - Ferryhill, Burnhope Ivy Leaf A, Stormont Main A and Stanley Empire A.

Richmond and District League

Results: Half Moon Barton 1 - 7 Comrades Club B; The Ship Inn v BYE; Croft WMC 5 - 3 The Crown Brompton; Comrades Club A 5 - 3 King William Brompton; The Board Inn 1 - 7 Bay Horse Middleton Tyas; Cricket Club v King William Barton (No Result Card yet).