Durham and District League

Shotton moved up to their highest position ever when they took over the second spot in the First Division following their six points home win over Nevilles Cross by 88 shots to 57.

Rink scores (Shotton names first): B. McGinn 15 R. Lund 17; J. Langley 21 S. King 11; F. Kipling 29 I. Hudson 12; R. Setterfield 19 K. Peacock 17.

In the Third Division Murton, the leaders again slumped. This time they went down by 87 shots to 60 at home to Willington Spectrum, who won by six points.

Rink scores (Murton names first): T.W. Todd 20 R. Topping 23; J. Bannister 22 D. Baines 16; J. Donaldson 10 J. Bennett 26; N. Jubb 8 W. Archer 23.

Results - Division One: Ever Ready/Craghead 2 Bowburn 8; Pelton Fell 2 Leeholme 8; Wingate 8 Crook Glenholme 2; Shotton 8 Nevilles Cross 2; Mainsforth v Coxhoe postponed.

Division Two: Addison Park 10 Stockton 0; Langley Park 8 Sherburn Village 2; Trimdon 2 Vane Tempest 8; Wheatley Hill 5 Witton Gilbert 5; Brandon 8 King George V 2.

Division Three: Fishburn WMC 8 Belmont 2; Murton 2 Willington Spectrum 8; Newton Hall 9 Chilton 1; Wolsingham 6 Cockton Hill 4; Kelloe 3 Dean & Chapter 3.

Tomorrow's fixtures - Division One: Crook Glenholme v Shotton; Leeholme v Wingate; Bowburn v Pelton Fell; Mainsforth v Ever Ready/Craghead; Nevilles Cross v Coxhoe.

Division Two: Vane Tempest v Wheatley Hill; Sherbnurn Village v Trimdon; Stockton v Langley Park; Brandon v Addison Park; Witton Gilbert v King George V.

Division Three: Chilton v Wolsingham; Willington Spectrum v Newton Hall; Belmont v Murton; Kelloe v Fishburn WMC; Cockton Hill v Dean & Chapter.

SWD Veterans League

Spennymoor A jumped to the top of the First Division after they won the battle of top two at Cockton Hill A. The Hill went down by 40 shots to 66.

Rink scores (Cockton Hill names first): I. McDougall 13 W. Bell 23; D. Oliver 21 G. Fawcett 15; A. Wilson 6 E. Hope 28.

This result pushes the Moors four points clear with third placed, Sherburn three points behind Cockton Hill.

Even though Chilton had their match at Langley Park postponed they still lead the Second Division by four points from Leeholme who moved up to second place, two points ahead of Wolsingham.

Shildon Town and Bishop Auckland share the top spot in the Third Division with Cockton Hill B just a point behind.

Results - Division One: Crook Glenholme 6 King George V 2; Sherburn 6 Dean bank A 2; Willington 5 Langley Park B 3; Cockton Hill A 2 Spennymoor A 6.

Division Two: Shildon Rail A 0 Durham City 8; Wolsingham 6 Mainsforth 2; Belmont 2 Leeholme 6. Langley Park v Chilton postponed.

Division Three: Addison Park 5 Spennymoor B 3; Spennymoor C 8 Bishop Auckland 0. Fishburn v Shildon Town no result.

South West

Durham League

Spectrum moved off the bottom of the table with a victory over Addison Park. Spennymoor Jubilee failed to pick up a point at Brandon and now prop up the rest at the halfway stage of the season. In division two, second side Langley Park picked up a maximum but they made little headway on leaders Shildon Town A who dropped just one point.

Results - Division One: Addison Park 4 Spectrum 6; Brandon 10 Spennymoor Jubilee 0; Glenholme 6 Mainsforth 4; Shildon Railway 4 Cockton Hill 6; Spennymoor A 8 Leeholome 2.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B 4 Spennymoor Town 6; Fishburn 1 Shildon Town A 9; Kelloe 8 Bishop Auckland 2; Shildon Town B 4 Cockfield 6; Wolsingham 0 Langley Park 10.

Fixtures - Division One: Mainsforth v Addison Park; Leeholme v Brandon; Cockton Hill v Glenholme; Spennymoor Jubilee v Shildon Railway; Spectrum v Spennymoor A.

Division Two: Bishop Auckland v Cockton Hill B; Cockfield v Fishburn; Langley Park v Kelloe; Spennymoor Town v Shildon Town B; Shildon Town A v Wolsingham.

Millennium Cup

First round results: Wolsingham beat Trimdon; Belmont beat Mainsforth; Whatley Hill beat Sherburn Village; Shotton lost to Chilton; Newton Hall beat Nevilles Cross; King George V beat Brandon; Coxhoe beat Dean and Chapter; Leeholme beat Murton; Cockton Hill lost to Ever Ready/Craghead; Wingate beat Bowburn; Witton Gilbert lost to Crook Glenholme; Kelloe beat Stockton; Addison Park beat Vane Tempest; Pelton Fell beat Langley Park.

Second round draw: Kelloe v Wolsingham; Wheatley Hill v Willington Spectrum; Wingate v Belmont; Coxhoe v Fishburn; Chilton v Newton Hall; Pelton Fell v Leeholme; Ever Ready/Craghead v King George V; Addison Park v Crook Glenholme.

Veterans Double Pairs Knock-Out

The shock of the First Round Proper came at Chilton, where the leaders of the Second Division entertained Spennymoor A, the leaders of the First Division. The home side came through to a 35 shots to 28 victory.

Rink scores (Chilton names first): A. Thompson and W. Henderson 9 F. Crompton and G. Fawcett 21; W. Blythe and J. Thompson 26 E. Hope and W. Bell 7.

Results: Cockton Hill A 32 Shildon Rail A 25; Langley Park B 43 Crook Glenholme 20; King George V 30 Dean bank A 45; Sherburn 54 Shildon Rail B 26; Leeholme 60 Willington 22; Cockton Hill B 41 Fishburn 30; Chilton 35 Spennymoor A 28; Durham City 37 Addison Park 26.

Quarter final draw: Chilton v Cockton Hill B; Durham City v Cockton Hill A; Sherburn v Dean bank A; Leeholme v Langley Park B.

CIU Individual Championship

Second round results: C. Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery & Deaf Hill) lost to S. Montgomery (Leadgate); J. Taylor (Fishburn) lost to B. Reed (Leadgate); B. Taylor (Fishburn) lost to D. Hume (Darlington); A. Hunter (Simonside) lost to S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); D. Hann (Crowtrees) lost to G. Robson (Leadgate); J. Carr (Number One Central) lost to W. Condran (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); R. Hughes (Shotton Comrades) beat D. Stoker (South Moor); R. Mulroy (Spennymoor) beat P. Coulson (Leadgate).

CIU Pairs Championship

Second round results: L. Simpson & D. Grove (South Durham Malleable) lost to P. Gibson & D. Gibson (Spennymoor); J. Kelly & A. Healer (Wingate) beat N. Nixon & R. Taylorson (Sacriston); M. English & D. Reed (Dipton) lost to K. Chicken & W. Russell (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); K. Harrison & J. Pringle (Whitburn & Marsden) lost to R.

Presho & W. Hughes (Wingate); P. Haddrick & A. Bailey (South Moor) beat I. Peacock & H. Peacock (Leadgate); S. Montgomery & G. Bell (Leadgate) lost to S. Hubbard & I. Patterson (Crawcrook); D. Stoker & D. Petrie (South Moor) lost to R. French & T. Brown (Horden); R. Wardman & J. Warren (Annfield Plain) lost to G. Robson & K. Wilkes (Fishburn); G. Austin & T. Peacock (Hopetown & Whessoe)

lost to C. Smith & R. Johnson (Darlington); P. Whitfield & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees) lost to M. Fenwick & P. Davies (Brandon); D. Cunningham & A. Frazer (Tanfield Lea) lost to J. Stewart & W. Edwards (Crawcrook); M. Campbell & J. McCabe (Leadgate) v W. Bell & P. Heath (Spennymoor) delayed; D. Parkin & J. Doney (Witton Gilbert) lost to W. Condron & S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington

Lane); J. Spraggon & E. Henry (Sunniside) beat L. Keegan & B. Reed (Leadgate); G. Robson & P. Coulson (Leadgate) v T. Wiseman & W. Sedman (Witton Gilbert) delayed; J. Stott-Blair & T. Patterson (Hetton) lost to N. Evans & M. Tomkins (Ferryhill Station).

Darlington Veterans League

Dene A continue to edge ahead in the Division A and are now 5.5 points clear of South Park who hang onto second place. One and a half points cover the next six teams with Hundens A and South Park B bringing up the rear. Division B remains highly competitive with 4.5 points covering the top six positions with North Lodge holding the lead from Barnard Castle B on shots difference.

Division A

E Park A 1, Dene A 2; Hundens A 11/2, South Park A 21/2; Barnard Castle A 1, Woodland A 3; North Park 3, RA A 1; South Park B 1, MSG A 3.

Russell Leighton Shield

This has been rearranged to Wednesday, July 24 following the original date being affected by rain. The same teams will play with substitutes allowed where the original players are not available