Pool News

Manor House had two singles points from Peter Mernor and Ronnie Wright, while Bob Chambers and John Tomlinson added one each. In reply, King's had two points from Chris Priestley and one each by Kevin Watson and David Jacomb. The King's took the doubles point through John Searle and David Jacomb, but the Manor House completed a great night when Peter Mernor beat Kevin Watson 2-0 in the captain's game.

Crook Olde Horse Shoe lead the table by six points from Spennymoor Ashtree, who are eight points ahead of Bishop Auckland King's Head.

League K-O Cup, first round draw:

Spennymoor Weardale v Witton Park Rose and Crown, Bishop Auckland Cumberland Arms v Bishop Auckland Football Club, St. Helens Wheatsheaf v Spennymoor Hillingdon.

l TO be played on Thursday, April 26

Results: Spennymoor Ashtree 11, Witton Park Rose and Crown 2; Crook Olde Horse Shoe 8, Spennymoor Weardale 5; Henknowle Manor House 8, Bishop Auckland King's Head 5; Bishop Auckland Cumberland Arms 3, Bishop Auckland Derby 10; Bishop Auckland Football Club 5, Spennymoor Hillingdon 8.

Willington League

Tony Leighton (Oakenshaw Club) leads the individual winners with 15 wins and only one defeat.

Other leading positions: 2nd Michael Burke (Howden Australian B) with 14 wins and 3 defeats; 3rd David Robson (Hunwick Quarry Burn) 13, 1; 4th Ian Richardson (Hunwick Club) 13, 3; 5th equal are Robert Todd (Hunwick Club) and Dale Wilson (Oakenshaw Club) 12, 4. Phil Blyth (Prospect Club) has 12 wins with 5 defeats.

P W L Pts

Australian B 17 14 3 101

Oakenshaw Club 16 12 4 98

Black Horse Tav 17 11 6 94

Hunwick Club 16 12 4 89

Quarry Burn 16 11 5 80

Prospect Club 17 9 8 79

Australian A 14 11 3 76

Brewer's Droop A 16 11 5 76

Commercial 17 7 10 69

Burn Inn 16 7 9 67

Football Club 17 5 12 55

Market 16 1 15 53

Brown Trout 16 1 15 46

Brewer's Droop B 17 2 15 43

Spennymoor League

Results: Spennymoor Ashtree 4, Spennymoor Quinns Inn 4; Spennymoor Wheatsheaf 0, Spennymoor Quinns Inn 8; Spennymoor Quinns Inn 6, Spennymoor Salvin Arms 2; Chilton Wheatsheaf 5, Spennymoor FC 3; Spennymoor Railway 5, Spennymoor Crown 3; Coxhoe Red Lion 6, Spennymoor Salvin Arms 2; Spennymoor Victoria 2, Spennymoor Wheatsheaf 6; Spennymoor North Eastern 3, Spennymoor Ashtree 5; Spennymoor Crown 4, Spennymoor Railway 4.

Outstanding matches: Salvin Arms v Spennymoor Wheatsheaf; Spennymoor Wheatsheaf v Salvin Arms; Ashtree v Salvin Arms; Salvin Arms v Ashtree; Crown v Ashtree; Voltigeur v Victoria; Voltigeur v Chilton Wheatsheaf; Half Moon v Pit Laddie; Kicking Cuddy v Penny Gill; Hillingdon v Quinns Inn; Salvin Arms v Red Lion; Black Horse v Football Club; Spennymoor Wheatsheaf v Victoria; Chilton Wheatsheaf v Voltigeur.

P W D L Pts

Pit Laddie 13 9 2 2 73

Quinns Inn 13 12 1 0 72

Black Horse 13 9 3 1 66

Chil Wheatsheaf 12 8 2 2 61

Hillingdon 13 3 7 3 54

Spennymoor FC 13 8 1 4 53

Half Moon 13 7 1 5 52

Voltigeur 11 5 2 4 52

Victoria 12 6 0 6 49

Spen Wheatsheaf 11 5 3 3 47

Red Lion 13 4 4 5 47

North Eastern 14 3 2 9 46

Railway 14 2 3 9 44

Ash Tree 10 3 2 5 39

Penny Gill 13 1 5 7 39

Kicking Cuddy 13 1 4 8 38

Salvin Arms 9 1 4 4 30

Crown 12 0 2 10 26

CIU Individual Championship

Preliminary round results: J. Clair (High Fell) beat A. Hill (Quarrington Hill); G. Rowland (Mount Pleasant) lost to S. Webster (Ferryhill); T. Briggs snr. (Southwick Social) beat C. Henderson (Whitehill Park); R. Bingham (Sunniside) beat M. Bohill (North Biddick); J. Nicholson (Winlaton New West End) lost to T. Briggs jnr. (Southwick); M. James (Whitehill Park) beat A. Race (Thornley); T. Burt (Hetton Victory) lost to P. Cox (Darlington ASE); S. Hann (Crowtrees) lost to D. Bryant (Mount Pleasant); W. Mawson (Winlaton New West End) v lost to M. Muldowney (Leadgate); S. Higgins (Hetton Victory) beat T. Fenwick (Whitehill Park); R. Moran (Consett Station) lost to K. Wilson (Fencehouses Comrades); P. Maroney (Cockfield) beat P. Unsworth (Southwick); D. Gleason (Crowtrees) beat M. Maitland (Quarrington Hill); M. Loxley (High Fell) lost to W. Allan (Winlaton New West End); J. Gardener (North Biddick) beat R. Barron (Crowtrees); K. Newton (Thornley) beat J. Gilmore (Crowtrees); T. Fraser (North Biddick) beat M. Turnbull (High Fell); T. Kay (Darlington A.S.E.) beat B. Pattison (Thornley); J. Keeler (Leadgate) beat B. Burnside (Hetton Victory); S. Lucas (South Hetton) lost to R. Carr (Southwick; J. McAleer (Consett Station) lost to T. Mullen (High Fell); S. Bowen (Grange Villa) beat J. Smith (South Hetton); S. Burnside (Ferryhil) lost to P. Hickman (Shotton Colliery); P. Laverick (Crowtrees) beat J. Hall (Crowtrees); K. Young (Hetton Victory) lost to A. Baker (South Hetton); J. Gordon (Pelton RAOB) lost to C. Cornell (Quarrington Hill); R. Mitchell (Mount Pleasant) beat G. Delacoe (South Hetton); K. James (Whitehill Park) beat C. Boyes (Southwick); M. Drake (Winlaton New West End) beat E. Wilde (Hetton Victory); S. Defty (Southwick) beat S.McPherson (High Fell); P. Wyborg (Burnside) beat A. Wilson (Leadgate); G. Walton (Thornley) lost to J. Coomber (Southwick); I. Watson (Winlaton New West End) lost to S. Johnston (Crowtrees); P. Lees (Croft) lost to P. Best (Cockfield); P. Dodds (Consett Vlctoria) lost to S. Sedman (Whitehill Park); B. Kirby (Consett Station) beat T. Wray (Ferryhill); S. Cochran (Sunniside) beat J. Dobbs (Southwick); M. Bean (Darlington ASE) lost S. Wray (Ferryhill); S. Westgarth (Thornley) beat S.R. Hall (Grange Villa); J. McVicar (High Fell) beat T. Drake (Winlaton New West End); D. Winship (Burnside) lost to B. Cooke (Consett Station); P.Graydon (Cockfield) lost to R. Murdoch (High Fell); D.Turnbull (High Fell) lost to P. Murphy (South Hetton); J. Hamilton (Mount Pleasant) lost to A. Wright (North Biddick); F. Bartosiak (Quarrington Hill) beat C. Kitch (West Auckland); A. Wright (North Biddick) beat G. Manning (Quarrington Hill). There were 12 byes.

CIU Pairs Championship

Preliminary round results: M Passmore & R. Weighill (Fencehouses) lost to A. Burnside & S. Patton (Hetton Victory); J. Gardener & M. Bohill (North Biddick) beat M. Miller & S. Wright (North Biddick); P. Whitfield & S. Arkwright (Crowtrees) lost to K. Wilson & S. Hartis (Fencehouses); N. Chappell & T. Reed (Leadgate) beat S. Bowen & C. Turner (Grange Villa); T. Drake & D. Gibbons (Winlaton New West End) beat P. Best & P. Graydon (Cockfield); B. Pattison & S. Westgarth (Thornley) lost to M. James & T. Fenwick (Whitehill Park); S. Hann & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees) beat J. Reed & R. Foreman (Leadgate); A, Baker & P. Murphy (South Hetton) beat D. Bryant & D. White (Mount Pleasant); P. Cox & T. Kay (Darlington ASE) beat J. Coomber & J. Dobbs (Southwick). There were 54 byes.

Durham Ranking Tournament

David Harrop of Consett won the fourth ranking event at Durham Snooker Club and sponsored by Cue Craft, with the extremely good record of only dropping two frames all day.

In the Final, Harrop beat Andy Seal of Sherburn Hill 4-0 to take the £80 prize money with Seal receiving £40. In the semi-finals Harrop had beaten Michael Rhodes of Durham 4-2 (the only two frames dropped all day), while Seal beat Gee Cheng of Durham 4-0. The beaten semi-finalists both received £20.

Chris Bowran of Bishop Auckland won the Plate, for players beaten in the first round, when he beat Jason Johnson of Consett 2-1 to take the £10 prize.

The unluckiest player over the four tournaments has been David Lowery of Bowburn for each time he has been drawn against Andy Seal in the first round. However, this time he came very close to beating Seal when he only went down by the odd frame in five.

The Easter Sunday turnout was slightly down on the previous events so Snooker Club owner, Eddie Rhodes and his wife, Alice entered to make a straight first round draw. Remarkably they were drawn together and Eddie was brave enough to win 3-1 but then fell by the same score to Seal in the second round. The only other lady entrant in this event was Helen Littlewood and she went out in the second round.

The next Ranking Event will be held on Sunday, May 20 when players must register by noon.