The weather just about wiped out the entire league programme in the North-East on Saturday.

There was no play at all in the Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division and Division One, the Federation Special Durham Senior League, Boddingtons Durham Coast League or The Readers Durham County League.

One game went ahead in the Foster's ECB North East Regional Premier League and Stockton marginally improved their position second from bottom when they had the better of basement side Tynemouth.

Stockton produced a sound batting performance in difficult conditions to reach 207 for six from 54 overs. Durham County's Chris Mann and Andy Bowman added 73 for the first wicket with Bowman making 36 and Mann 50, the pair each finding the boundary on three occasions.

Richard Waite continued the momentum with an undefeated 73, hitting a six and five fours and in the home attack, none did better than Stephen Mordue whose 17-overs stint earned him 2-48.

Tynemouth made a reasonable start to their reply. Karl Spratt and Ian Purdy (28) put on 46 but once the partnership was broken there was little resistance.

Spratt struck one six and five boundaries contributing 44 and John Burn held up Stockton scoring 24 but at stumps Tynemouth were forced to hold on at 157-9.

Anthony Turner and Robbie Herdman batted through the last couple of overs.

Danny Lewis bowled 17 overs in the Stockton attack to claim four wickets for 47 runs, Robson claimed 3-37 and Waite 2-34.

Most play took place in the Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League where four games reached a conclusion.

In Division A1, leaders Shotley Bridge and Lintz managed to stage home matches and both won leaving the Bridge five points ahead.

Following a late start at the Spa, Ashington were restricted to 106 from a reduced allocation of 30 overs. David Jackson proved economical taking four wickets for 36 runs in 14 overs and Neil Burdon took 2-25 from his five-overs spell.

The target looked well within Shotley's reach and after a couple of wickets had fallen for 39, Peter Collingwood and Burdon swept their side to a crucial victory in 23.3 overs.

Collingwood struck four boundaries and a six in 28 not out and Burdon had one six and four fours as he carried his bat for 30. Both wickets to fall were claimed by Ben Harmison at a cost of just 12 runs in six overs.

Lintz faced a formidable target when they hosted bottom-of-the-table Consett who gave perhaps their best batting performance of a disappointing season when they posted 201-8 from just 35 overs.

Gary Hunter held the early part of the innings together when four batsmen failed to get off the mark but it was Ian Stoneman who provided the excitement.

He crashed eight sixes and four boundaries in an undefeated 78 after Hunter departed for 66 which included one six and 11 fours.

Gary Christie bowled a good end in the Lintz attack, claiming six of the eight wickets for 53 runs in 13 overs.

Lintz were left with 35 overs in which to mount a winning challenge and the omens were not good when they conceded two wickets with just 11 runs on the board.

Captain Gordon Baker and David Nevin rose to the occasion, first stabilising the innings before attacking with such force that they set up victory for the loss of just one more wicket.

Baker batted throughout, hiting 10 boundaries in 78 not out and Nevin had three sixes and six fours adding 81 to a magnificent third-wicket partnership which produced 152 runs in quick time.

Following the departure of Nevin, Baker found another competent partner in Michael Edmunds and he crashed a couple of sixes and three fours in 30 not out, scored in just four overs. In the end, Lintz had seven wickets and 2.1 overs to spare.

Leadgate clinched promotion from Division A2 in only their first season in the league after moving from The Readers Durham County League.

They visited Alnwick who they bowled out for only 62 in 39.4 overs. Gary Innes captured four wickets for 17 runs in 11 overs, Sean Ackermann had 3-11 and Stephen Robinson 2-13 as the home batsmen laboured in vain.

Alnwick's reply was swift and decisive. No doubt with an eye on the weather, they romped home in 23.3 overs losing four wickets but were never in danger as Ackermann carried his bat for 30 and Paul Hutchinson finished unbeaten on 27.

All four wickets were taken by Scott Middlemist for a meagre seven runs in six overs.

Newcastle City maintained their hopes of promotion with a 10-wickets home win against Kirkley who were back in the pavilion after 29.1 overs with only 62 runs on the board.

Sultan Khan returned the magnificent figures of 7-16 from 15 overs, six of which were maidens, and Bob Brar gave admirable support with 3-36 from 14.1 overs.

City needed just 15.3 overs before celebrating an important victory. Omar Ahmed hit four boundaries in 30 not out compiled from 43 deliveries and Mustansar Ahmed had a six and four fours in an unbeaten 29 from the 47 balls he received.