35 years ago John Camburn with 50 runs and Alan Johnson with five wickets for 40 runs help Darlington beat Shildon BR in the John Saunders Cup.

Etherley CC suffer their first defeat at the hands of Ushaw Moor. Alan Bibby, 33 runs and Jimmy Dumighan 26 not out take Ushaw Moor to a total of 123 runs while George Delap with seven wickets for 43 runs is instrumental in putting Etherley all out for 94 runs.

Stuart Wood of Spennymoor Grammar Technical School, is selected to represent England in the long jump at an international schools athletics meeting in France.

20 years ago

Colin Graydon, 23, is Darlington's male Super Star for the fifth year running after winning the town's Sport For All competition. Susan Raine, 17, wins the female event.

Steve Thornberry takes seven wickets for seven runs as Lands put BIP all out for 18 runs, Jackie Ayre bowls 15 overs and finishes with four wickets for nine runs as North Bitchburn beat Plawsworth, while Roger Howe's six wickets for 54 runs help Oakenshaw beat Newton Aycliffe by two runs.

10 years ago

In the NYSD League left arm spinner Colin Bainbridge has figures of five wickets for 44 runs as top of the table Redcar beat Norton.

Jamie Stewart with eight wickets for 53 runs helps third-placed Middlesbrough beat second placed Thornaby