Saltburn enjoyed a successful weekend even though their top of the table clash with Darlington was curtailed by the weather at Feethams yesterday.

Umer Rashid (55) and Tony Bell (40) gave the Seasiders a platform on which to build a total and 177-8 was posted from the 50 overs as Paul Raine claimed 4-45 from 14 overs.

Neil Pratt was in good form when Darlington replied but after hitting a six and seven fours in an unbeaten 53 taking his side to 91 for the loss of just two wickets, the rain arrived.

Guisborough's game with Richmondshire was postponed because of their involvement in the ECB National Knockout Cup.

Middlesbrough managed to beat the weather and Darlington RA. Alex Roberts had a hat-trick in figures of 5-38 as RA totalled just 117 before 'Boro won with five wickets intact.

Dulip Samaraweera returned a season's best 8-30 from 25 overs when Redcar dismissed Blackhall's second team for 118. The first XI was involved in the Alan Muse Insurance Saunders Cup Final in which they lost to Philadelphia.

Redcar inflicted another defeat on the club winning by ten wickets when Martin Hood and Neil Russell needed just 18 overs.

Saltburn had five wickets to spare defeating Guisborough in Saturday's programme. Runs were at a premium throughout and Guisborough laboured through no fewer than 44.5 overs scoring just 98 as Mauhtashim Rashid returned the outstanding figures of 6-28 from 22.5 overs.

The modest target still proved problematic to the Seasiders, though and when five wickets fell quickly, the outcome was in the balance but Adil Ditta came to the rescue hitting six boundaries in an unbeaten 41 and victory was achieved following 35.4 overs.

Darlington had 24 runs to spare at Normanby Hall. Mark Stainsby and Mark Jobling both contributed half centuries to a total of 212-6 with five of the wickets falling to Mohamed Zahid for 60 runs.

Lee Sykes (36) defied the Darlington attack when he opened the innings and Ramzan contributed 42 batting at number seven before the innings closed on 188 as Kevin Mott, Neil Pratt and spinner Hanif-ur-Rehman shared the wickets.

Darlington RA celebrated their sixth win of the season and did so in style when they bowled out Hartlepool for just 89 in 40.3 overs.

Maroof Khan sent down 19 overs returning 5-52 and Peter Cartwright took 3-3 from the nine balls he bowled.

Paul Freary and Gerard Hull were there at the end when only two wickets were conceded, one of them being that of Darren Hickey who struck 34 from 35 deliveries.

The runs flowed at Blackhall where Middlesbrough won by seven wickets. Tony Booth struck seven boundaries in 62 and John Darby had 11 fours adding 59 to the Colliermen's total of 234-6 which came from 50 overs.

Following an exciting finale, Boro just edged home with three balls remaining. Their match-winner was Anthony Roberts who carried his bat for 114 with a six and ten fours.

Wolviston look doomed for an immediate return to Division One. They lost for the 12th time when Marske ran out easy eight-wicket victors after restricting their opponents to 148-9 in 50 overs.

Mark O'Neill's 39 from 57 balls was the best that Wolviston could produce as the four-man home attack dominated. Neil Coverdale and Tim Hood both made half centuries as they added 111 for the second wicket and Marske coasted home in 27.1 overs.

Redcar, too, enjoyed an easy victory at Richmondshire where they had nine wickets intact. Dulip Samaraweera was man-of-the-match taking 5-45 in a lengthy 21-overs spell as Richmond were restricted to 141. Samaraweera opened Redcar's reply and was still there at the end after finding the boundary line nine times, contributing 64 not out. His opening partner Martin Hood added 48.

Thornaby moved up a place and are third from the basement following their 30-runs win at home to Northallerton.

Their young Pakistani professional Usman Tariq top-scored with 61 out of a total of 166-9 and for the visitors, Jonathan Barnes was again in splendid form returning 7-52.

Although Barnes contributed 63, the Northallerton innings stuttered in the face of the bowling from Paul Thomas whose 6-55 proved decisive.