Durham and District League

Crook Glenholme missed the chance of closing the gap on the First Division leaders when they only took points from two drawn rinks at home to Ever Ready/Craghead. The visitors won by 76 shots to 62.

Rink scores (Glenholme names first): Albert Bainbridge 16 Alan Brown 23; Dave Clark 12 Dave Calvert 19; Arthur Dunn 17 George Williams 17; Dennis McDonald 17 Malcolm English 17.

The top of the table clash at Witton Gilbert saw the leaders, Langley Park share the points, thanks to an 83-76 shots win even though they lost by two rinks to one with one shared.

Rink scores (Witton Gilbert names first): Davey Minns 17 Freddy Bate 26; John Doney 21 George Cartmell 21; Wilf Sedmen 21 Alan Calvert 20; Tommy Wiseman 17 Dennis Cassidy 16.

Wolsingham scuppered the visiting Newton Hall's chance of catching the Third Division leaders, Murton with a spectacular success by 91 shots to 51.

Rink scores (Wolsingham names first): Tommy Irwin 24 Stan Smith 13; Ian Wilson 24 Colin Cowley 13; Alan Liddle 15 George Mein 18; Robert Hopkinson 28 John Vicery 7.

Results - Division One: Shotton 10 Wingate 0; Leeholme 8 Mainsforth 2; Crook Glenholme 2 Ever Ready/Craghead 8; Nevilles Cross 6 Pelton Fell 4; Coxhoe 4 Bowburn 6.

Division Two: Wheatley Hill 7 Trimdon 3; Sherburn Village 7 Brandon 3; Vane Tempest 8 Addison Park 2; Witton Gilbert 5 Langley Park 5; King George V 6 Stockton 4.

Division Three: Wolsingham 8 Newton Hall 2; Willington Spectrum 4 Kelloe 6; Chilton 10 Fishburn WMC 0; Cockton Hill 0 Murton 10; Dean & Chapter v Belmont postponed.

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

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

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

SWD Veterans League

Third Division, Cockton Hill B pulled off a giant killing act in the First Round of the Team Knock--out when they visited First Division Crook Glenholme and won by 69 shots to 65.

Rink scores (Glenholme names first): R. Bibby 20 L. Santon 22; L. Padfield 17 E. Thompson 27; A. Johnson 28 R. Kipling 20.

Addison Park played their first ever cup match in the this league and trounced the visiting Leeholme by 89 shots to 51.

Rink scores (Addison Park names first): R. Bell 30 W. Duffy 18; E. Miller 27 K. Stamp 15; J. Wilson 32 W. Teasdale 18.

Results: Spennymoor A 60 Shildon Railway A 62; Durham City 64 Wolsingham 51; Sherburn 68 Spennymoor C 43; Fishburn 46 Langley Park A 64; King George V 72 Dean Bank A 46; Langley Park B 73 Mainsforth 37; Addison Park 89 Leeholme 51; Crook Glenholme 65 Cockton Hill B 69.

Second round draw, to be played on or before July 12: Shildon Railway A v Durham City; Sherburn v Addison Park; Langley Park A v Cockton Hill B; Langley Park B v King George V.

South West Durham League

The top two met at Glenholme and a victory for Spennymoor A gives them a share of the lead. Spennymoor also have a game in hand. A three match unbeaten run has taken Brandon into a safe mid table spot. Shildon Town A continue to lead division two after their sixth big win in seven starts.

Results - Division One: Brandon 10 Spectrum 0; Glenholme 2 Spennymoor A 8; Spennymoor Jubilee 2 Cockton Hill 8; Addison Park v Shildon Railway and Mainsforth v Leeholme no results.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B 2 Shildon Town B 8; Fishburn 8 Kelloe 2; Shildon Town A 8 Bishop Auckland 2; Spennymoor Town 4 Langley Park 6; Wolsingham v Cockfield no result.

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

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

CIU Individual Championship

Second round draw: C. Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery & Deaf Hill) v S. Montgomery (Leadgate); J. Taylor (Fishburn) v B. Reed (Leadgate); B. Taylor (Fishburn) v D. Hume (Darlington) or H. Peacock (Leadgate); A. Hunter (Simonside) v S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); D. Hann (Crowtrees) v G. Robson (Leadgate); J. Carr (Number One Central) v W. Condran (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); R. Hughes (Shotton Comrades) v D. Stoker (South Moor); R. Mulroy (Spennymoor) v P. Coulson (Leadgate). Results to be into Branch Office by 3 July.

Darlington Veterans League

Dene A increased their lead at the head of the A Division by defeating RA A 3-1 while none of the following four teams were able to win. North Lodge go top of the B Division with a good win at MSG.

A Division

East Park A 1, Woodland A 3; Brinkburn Dene A 3, RA A 1; Barnard Castle A 1, MSG A 3; North Park 3, South Park A 1; South Park B 0, Hundens A 4.

Pairs: R Gent w/o K Wood; R Fort w/o bt Pickering; R Brown bt H Marshall; L Stacey w/o G Lamb; A Duff bt K Storey; C Pratt bt F Gavey; E Mallam bt B Sparrow.

Triples: J Braithwaite bt F Gavey.

CIU Pairs Championship

Second round draw: L. Simpson & D. Grove (South Durham Malleable) v P. Gibson & D. Gibson (Spennymoor); J. Kelly & D. Healer (Wingate) v N. Nixon & R. Taylorson (Sacriston); M. English & D. Reed (Dipton) v K. Chicken & W. Russell (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); K. Harrison & J. Pringle (Whitburn & Marsden) v R. Presho & W. Hughes (Wingate) or K. Seymour & D. Walton (Ferryhill); P. Haddrick & A. Bailey (South Moor) v I. Peacock & H. peacock (Leadgate); S. Montgomery & G. Bell (Leadgate) v S. Hubbard & I. Patterson (Crawcrook); D. Stoker & D. Petrie (South Moor) v R. French & T. Brown (Horden); R. Wardman & J. Warren (Annfield Plain) v G. Robson & K. Wilkes (Fishburn); G. Austin & T. Peacock (Hopetown & Whessoe) or I. Brown & R. Eales (Spennymoor) v C. Smith & R. Johnson (Darlington); P. Whitfield & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees) v M. Fenwick & P. Davies (Brandon); D. Cunningham & A. Frazer (Tanfield Lea) v J. Stewart & W. Edwards (Crawcrook); M. Campbell & J. McCabe (Leadgate) v W. Bell & P. Heath (Spennymoor); D. Parkin & J. Doney (Witton Gilbert) v W. Condron & S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane); J. Spraggon & E. Henry (Sunniside) v L. Keegan & B. Reed (Leadgate); G. Robson & P. Coulson (Leadgate) v T. Wiseman & W. Sedman (Witton Gilbert); J. Stott-Blair & T. Patterson (Hetton) v N. Evans & M. Tomkins (Ferryhill Station). Results to be into the Branch Office by July 3.