Wear Valley Ladies League - Despite having their match at Crook Royal Sun postponed, Crook Mill House look certain to land the Championship as they lead Crook Three Blue Bells with two matches left, while the Bells only have one.

The Bells are certain to land the runners-up awards for they are 19 points ahead of the third placed, Crook Coach and Horses.

Leading individual scorers: Irene Clark 160 (Coach and Horses), Margaret Storey 124 (Coach and Horses), Marjorie Miller 120 (Bar 56), Michelle Lowe 115 (Three Blue Bells).

Results: Oakenshaw Club 3, Crook Coach and Horses 6; Crook Three Blue Bells 6, Crook Golden Fleece 3; Crook White Swan 3, Crook Bar 56 6. Crook Royal Sun v Crook Mill House - postponed.

Weardale Ladies

Knockout Cup - Preliminary round: Stanhope Queens Head B 5, Stanhope Grey Bull 3; Blanchland Sports Club 5, Stanhope Pack Horse 3.

First round: Stanhope Queens Head A walk over St Johns Chapel Golden Lion; St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 5, Westgate Hare and Hounds 4; Rookhope A 4, Wolsingham Black Lion A 5; Wolsingham Mill Race 7, Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 1; Wolsingham Black Lion B 2, St Johns Chapel Golden Lion 6; Eastgate Cross Keys 5, S Johns Chapel Blue Bell A 3; Blanchland Sports Club B 6, Wolsingham Black Bull 2; Stanhope Queens Head B 4, Rookhope WMC 5.

Top scores: Norma Parkin 140; June Mathwin 125 (Mill Race); Elaine Swan 140 (Pack Horse); Heather Croker 135;140; Edith Hogarth 135 (Cross Keys).

Darlington Friday Night League

Division A

P W In Pr Pts N

Wheatsheaf 6 6 22 12 46 6

Slaters 5 5 16 9 35 3

Busters 5 4 18 5 31 3

Havelock 6 4 16 6 30 2

DSRM A 6 4 14 8 30 4

Harrogate 6 2 12 6 22 4

Caledonian 5 1 13 3 18 2

DSRM B 6 1 10 4 16 1

Fire St. 6 1 9 2 13 1

Bay Horse 5 0 10 1 11 2

Division B

Brown Trout 6 4 20 7 35 1

St Marys 6 4 18 9 35 4

Jack Horner 5 5 18 5 33 3

Greyhound 5 4 16 7 31 2

Fighting Cocks 6 2 16 4 24 3

Springfield 5 2 10 7 21 2

Slaters 5 2 11 4 19 4

Travellers 5 2 9 6 19 4

Railway Tavern 6 1 10 3 15 3

Central WMC 5 1 7 2 11 2

l RAILWAY Hotel are now Central WMC

Doreen Johnson Memorial

Claire Stewart of Crook Coach and Horses A proved to be the star of the second qualifying evening of this year's competition when she hit two 140s and five 100s to helped her team go forward to Finals Night. The qualifying competition was played on two boards with one team from each going to Tuesday's Finals Night, which has an 8pm start in Crook Spitfire Club.

On board one, Crook Spitfire C whitewashed Crook Jelly's Bar and then met Crook Coach and Horse B to go forward to next week. This proved to be the game of the night as it went to a decider where Margaret Stewart of the Coach and Lynn Liffey of the Spitfire edged their way down to both needing double one. Lynn made the vital shot to put her team forward.

The other board was dominated by the Coach and Hoses A team who whitewashed Crook Spitfire B in their first match and then dished out similar treatment to Crook Travellers Rest in the second game. They now join Crook Spitfire C, Crook Bar 56 and Crook Spitfire A in the final play-off.

Leading individual scorers: Irene Clark 100, Evelyn Vittie 116, Angela Rutkin 120, Barbara Smith 100, Eileen Graham two 100s, Gail Abbott 100 and 110, Marian Hesp 100, Margaret Storey 121 and 122.