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The promotion and relegation between the First and Second Divisions was not fully decided in the final week of matches although all other ups and downs were sorted. Old Shildon took the First Division Championship with Wheatley Hill A as the runners-up. Meadowfield and Sherburn Village finished equal at the top of the Second Division and face a play off for the winner's trophies. Willington and Newton Aycliffe face a play off to decide who slips down from the First to Second Division. Bearpark won the Third Division with West Auckland in second place, whilst Belmont and Wheatley Hill B move from the Second Division to the Third.

Old Shildon as champions entertained the prospective runners-up, Wheatley Hill A and were taken to the decider before they edged through by the odd point. However the result was satisfactory to Wheatley Hill as they scored the two points needed for their second place. Dean Bryden put the Hill ahead but Jossie Aldworth with a 65 break and Michael Pratt took the next two for Shildon. Alan Hall levelled the match but the home side went to victory when Charlie Blake beat Dave Walker on the black.

Cockton Hill had a chnce of landing the runners-up spot but needed a good home win over Fishburn A but they never managed to get into the lead. Brian Quest put Fishburn ahead with Harold Lomax equalising. Wayne Oliver restored Fishburn's lead only to see Andrew Aisbitt level with a 52 break. In the decider Fishburn's John Griffin beat Peter Race.

Willington were in danger of relegation when they visited Witton Gilbert but put up a great show to take the first four points through Jeremy Martin, Tom Parkin, Stan Bennett and Gordon Parkin. Willis Joynes saved the whitewash in the final frame.

Newton Aycliffe beat the visiting Brandon by the odd point but this was not enough to avoid a play off against Willington to avoid the drop. The home side had wins from Michael Hewitt, Bill Barrigan and John Briddick, whilst Kevin Sample and Brian Graham scored for Brandon.

Shotton Palms travelled to Spennymoor A and won in the decider. John Wilson and Karl Welsh won for the Moors with Paul Hickman and Dave Swindle levelling. In the decider John Armstrong beat Spennymoor's Paul Biddle on the black.

Meadowfield travelled to Crowtrees needing only two points to ensure promotion. Ian Hodgson put Meadowfield ahead but Sonny Hann levelled. However the visitors then took over and won the remaining frames through Malcolm Hughes, Norman Smith and John Jackson.

Sherburn Village also needed two points to ensure promotion when they entertained Spennymoor B. Only Kevin Riley won for the Moors, whilst John Bower, Scott Mallaburn, Adrian Twist and Alan Greener took the home side into a play off with Meadowfield for the Championship.

Hunwick A finished in third place in the Second Division when the visiting Newhouse never headed them. Norman Kirkley put Hunwick ahead but Ian Dinsdale levelled. Paul Atkinson put the home side ahead again with a 38 break only to see Steve Mountain level. In the decider the home side's Des Mason beat John Maddox.

Belmont knew they were already relegated when they entertained Langley Park, who had an outside chance of promotion if Meadowfield and Sherburn had lost. The home side pulled out their best performance of the season when they went four up through Mick Short, Chris Morley, Steven Armstrong with a 35 break and Gordon Blakelock whilst Paul Nord took the final point for the Park.

Only Walter Cornell won for Stanley Central on their visit to Wheatley Hill B, who despite wins from David Blyth, Tony Ellison, Steve Cave and Ken Johnson, are relegated.

West Auckland went into their final game one point ahead of Bearpark in the race for the Third Division Championship. Bearpark visited Tow Law and dropped the first frame when Charlie Donaghy won for the Lawyers. However after that the visitors took over with wins from Shaun Easter, David Jackson, Alan Smith and Glen Morton.

Durham City travelled to West Auckland and took the first three frames through Michael Pratt, Eric Wright and Brian Dunn. West fought back with wins from Paul Vickers and Tommy Woods but it was only enough to give them the runners-up spot.

Hunwick B took third position in the Third Division after they beat their hosts at Sacriston in the decider. Willy Nixon put the home side ahead only to see Trevor Lomax and Trevor Cook win for Hunwick. Mark Brown squared the match but Tom ward of Hunwick beat Gary Surtees in the decider.

Coundon ended their first season in fourth place after they only dropped one point at Leeholme B, who took the first point through John Taylor. From there Coundon took over with wins from Willy Shoulder, Dennis Payne, Gary Golbourn and Frank Nicholson.

Crook Belle Vue ended the season with a win in the decider against the visiting Leeholme A. Arnold Fleming and Gordon Sample won for the home side, whilst David Fletcher and Adrian Forster levelled. In the decider Crook's Eric Lockerbie beat Barry Shaw.

Results: West Auckland 2 Durham City 3; Hunwick A 3 Newhouse 2; Witton Gilbert 1 Willington 4; Crook Belle Vue 3 Leeholme A 2; Tow Law 1 Bearpark 4; Spennymoor A 2 Shotton Palms 3; Old Shildon 3 Wheatley Hill A 2; Leeholme B 1 Coundon 4; Belmont 4 Langley Park 1; Crowtrees 1 Meadowfield 4; Cockton Hill 2 Fishburn A 3; Sacriston 2 Hunwick B 3; Wheatley Hill B 4 Stanley Central 1; Sherburn Village 4 Spennymoor B 1; Newton Aycliffe 3 Brandon 2.

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Singles Championship

Michael Pratt of Old Shildon repeated his Curry Cup final victory over Andrew Aisbitt of Cockton Hill when he won the semi-final of the singles at Wheatley Hill. Aisbitt made a good start and took the first frame with a 33 break and he should have followed this with a win in the second but, after putting in a 34 break, lost control of the frame as Pratt took over and cleared the table, finishing off with an outrageous fluke on the black.

Aisbitt again got in first in the third frame with a 40 break but Pratt pulled back and went to victory with a 31 break. The fourth frame became the most comfortable for Pratt when he put in a decisive 42 break to go into the final.

In the other semi-final Dave Walker of Wheatley Hill beat Eddie Rhodes of Spennymoor in straight frames. Rhodes who was suffering from arm problems never reached his full potential, whilst Walker was sound enough to take full advantage.

The date of the final has been changed to allow for Walker's holidays. It will now be played at Crowtrees on Wednesday, May 1 (7.30pm).

South West

Durham Association

Bishop Auckland Gents B pulled off their first victory in over two seasons when they got the better of their A team and won by two points. Darlington Riley's moved up to share the top spot in the Second Division after they whitewashed the visiting Bishop Auckland Cricket Club. Shildon Elm Road share the lead.

The First Division leaders are Harrowgate Hill after they only dropped one point to the visiting Tindale Crescent. Hopetown and Barnard Castle Folly's trail the Hill by one point.

Results: Harrowgate Hill 3 Tindale Crescent 1; Darlington Cricket Club 1 Darlington Snooker Club A 3; Northgate 1 Hopetown 3; Barnard Castle Glaxo 1 Barnard Castle Folly's 3; Darlington Snooker Club B 2 Shildon Elm Road 2; Darlington Riley's 4 Bishop Auckland Cricket Club 0; Old Shildon 2 Darlington Snooker Club C 2; Bishop Auckland Gents B 3 Bishop Auckland Gents A 1.

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Summer League

The new season begins on Tuesday, May 7 with the following fixtures.

Division One: Witton Gilbert v Brandon; Fishburn A v Newton Aycliffe; Wheatley Hill A v Willington; Spennymoor A v Shotton Palms; Ferryhill v Old Shildon.

Division Two: Stanley Central v Durham City; Meadowfield v Spennymoor B; C rook Belle Vue v Wheatley Hill B; Newhouse v Fishburn B; Sherburn Village v Langley Park.

Division Three: New Durham v Sacriston; Leeholme A v Leeholme B; Hunwick v Wingate; Crowtrees v Coundon. Tow Law have a bye.