Cockton Hill won the top two battle of the First Division against the visiting Langley Park in a remarkable match where the teams finished with 57 shots each but the Hill won by two rinks to one. Despite this close win Cockton Hill lost their sole claim to top spot for Spennymoor A jumped two points above Langley Park to share the leadership.

Rink scores (Cockton Hill names first): I. McDougall 23 G. Cartmell 22; A. Wilson 23 D. Cassidy 14; D. Oliver 11 D. Henderson 21.

Leeholme jumped up to second place in the Second Division after whitewashing the visiting Shildon Railway A. The home side won by 73 shots to 43.

Rink scores (Leeholme names first): K. Stamp 24 F. Edwards 13; W. Duffy 23 A. Fryatt 16; W. Teasdale 26 B. Richardson 14.

Chilton lead the Second Division by six points with Wolsingham two points adrift of Leeholme.

The run-a-way leaders of the Third Division, Shildon Town lost their first match when they only took two points out of the visiting Cockton Hill B. The visitors' won by 60 shots to 54.

Rink scores (Shildon Town names first): A. Patterson 18 E. Thompson 22; H. Condron 19 R. Kipling 16; R. McLean 17 J. Tague 22.

Results - Division One: Cockton Hill 5 Langley Park 3; Sherburn 8 King George V 0; Dean Bank A 4 Crook Glenholme 4; Spennymoor A 8 Willington Spectrum 0.

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

Division Three: Bishop Auckland 6 Addison Park 2; Shildon Town 2 Cockton Hill B 6; Fishburn 6 Spennymoor B 2; Shildon Railway B 6 Bishop Auckland 2; Addison Park 8 Fishburn 0; Spennymoor C 3 Shildon Town 5