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The Crook dominoes team are also in top spot in their section with a three points lead over the Victoria Club.

Oakenshaw lead the pool section by two points with Stanhope and Crook Belle Vue sharing the second place.

There were darts maximums for Jeff Sneath of Crook Belle Vue, Bobby Usher of Crowtrees, Kevin Whitehead of Newfield and three from Cockton Hill players. They were Ray Scott, John Comerford and Kevin Spensley.

Results - Darts: Crook Belle Vue 5 Stanhope 3; Byers Green 7 Prospect 1; Victoria 6 Oakenshaw 2; Ferryhill 6 Crowtrees 2; Newfield 3 Cockton Hill 5; Chilton 4 Willington 4.

Dominoes: Crook Belle Vue 4 Stanhope 1; Byers Green 3 Prospect 2; Victoria 4 Oakenshaw 1; Ferryhill 3 Crowtrees 2; Newfield 2 Cockton Hill 3; Chilton 4 Willington 1.

Pool: Crook Belle Vue 3 Stanhope 2; Byers Green 3 Prospect 2; Victoria 2 Oakenshaw 3; Ferryhill 4 Crowtrees 1; Newfield 2 Cockton Hill 3; Chilton 2 Willington 3.

Captains: Crook Belle Vue 0 Stanhope 3; Byers Green 3 Prospect 0; Victoria 3 Oakenshaw 0; Ferryhill 2 Crowtrees 1; Newfield 1 Cockton Hill 2; Chilton 2 Willington 1.

Tow Law Bass Cup

Billy Row Club entertained Sunniside Comedian in the Final and came through to win by four points, following their narrow victories in both sections.

In the darts section the Club took the first five singles points through Jeff Sneath, John Ward, George Dodds, John Heathcote and Bob Slater with John Smythe saving the whitewash. The Comedian redeemed themselves by taking the last two doubles points. Best Individual scores were George Dodds with 140 for the Club and John Smythe with 140 for the Comedian.

In the dominoes the Comedian only succeeded in taking two of the singles through Robert Wilkinson and John Smythe, while the Club went ahead through Lenny Thompson, Harold Parvin, Fred Cockburn and John Ward. The Comedian again took two of the doubles.

Willington Ladies League

Willington Club's home double victory over Willington Cottles put them in very strong positions in both the darts and dominoes sections. At darts they closed the gap on the leaders, Prospect Club to only five points with a match in hand.

At dominoes Willington Club lead the table by ten points while the second place is shared between Willington Market, Hunwick Quarry Burn A and Willington Black Horse A.

Results: Hunwick Joiners Arms 4 (1) Prospect Club 5 (4); Willington Black Horse A 3 (1) Hunwick Quarry Burn A 6 (4); Willington Club 8 (3) Willington Cottles 1 (2); Hunwick Quarry Burn B 6 (3) Sunnybrow Brown Trout 3 (2).

Magnet League

Fives and Threes - Division A: Havelock B 5, Cumby Arms 3; Hole in the Wall 2, Albert Hill WMC 6; Bank Top B 4, Bank Top A 4; Rolling Mills B 6, Navy 2.

P W D L Pts

Albert Hill WMC 23 11 8 4 30

Bank Top A 23 11 7 5 29

Rolling Mills B 23 12 4 7 28

Cumby Arms 23 10 6 7 26

Havelock B 22 10 5 7 25

Hole in the Wall 23 8 6 9 33

Navy Club 23 8 5 10 21

Archdeacon A 22 7 6 9 20

Central WMC 23 5 5 13 15

Bank Top B 23 2 8 13 12

Division B: Caledonian 5, Hospital SC 3; Railway Hotel 2, Busters 6; Haughton A 5, Hopetown WMC 3; Three Crowns 3, Killinghall 5; Rise Carr WMC 5, Havelock A 3.

Rise Carr WMC 26 16 4 6 36

Rolling Mills A 25 11 9 5 31

Busters 25 10 10 5 30

Caledonian 25 9 10 6 28

Killinghall 26 11 6 9 28

Hospital SC 25 8 8 9 24

Hopetown WMC 26 8 7 11 23

Havelock A 26 10 2 14 22

Haughton A 25 6 10 9 22

Three Crowns 26 8 5 13 21

Railway Hotel 25 5 5 15 15

Darts: Railway Inst 4, Navy 4; Hole in the Wall A 6, Havelock 2; Bank Top 4, RA Club 4; Bay Horse 3, Three Crowns 5; Brown Trout 4, Hole in the Wall B 4; Rolling Mills 6, Caledonian 2.

Hole in the Wall A 28 23 3 2 49

Railway Inst 28 14 11 3 39

RA 28 17 4 7 38

Three Crowns 28 15 7 6 37

Navy Club 28 14 4 10 32

Havelock 28 13 6 9 32

Rolling Mills 28 13 4 11 30

Caledonian 28 7 10 11 24

Bank Top 28 6 5 17 17

Bay Horse 27 2 10 15 14

Hole in the Wall B 28 3 6 19 12

Brown Trout 27 2 6 19 10