Crook League

Crook Travellers Rest A jumped from third place in the First Division to the top after they only dropped one point on their visit to Crook Spitfire Club. The former leaders, Crook Olde Horse Shoe A only collected two points from their trip to Crook Royal Sun and slipped into second place, one behind the Travellers but one ahead of the Royal Sun.

In the Second Division Crook Queen's Head B went into third place following their win in the deciding doubles at home to Crook Golden Fleece. The Fleece went 3-0 up with singles wins from Richard Hill, Aaron Cowan and Simon Littlefair but the Queen's fought back to level with wins from Ian Brown, Wayne Harker and Kelly Brown. In the deciding doubles, Kelly and Ian Brown beat Stephen Fairgrieve and Simon Littlefair.

Crook Mill House lead the Second Division by four points with a match in hand over second placed Crook Olde Horse Shoe B, who are four points ahead of Crook Queen's Head B.

Results: Crook Coach and Horses B 2, Crook Mill House 5; Crook Olde Horse Shoe B 3, Crook Surtees 4; Crook Travellers Rest B 4, Crook Coach and Horses A 3; Crook Belle Vue 7, Crook Queen's Head A 0; Crook Royal Sun 5, Crook Olde Horse Shoe A 2; Crook Spitfire Club 1, Crook Travellers Rest A 6; Crook White Swan 6, Crook Crown 1; Crook Queen's Head B 4, Crook Golden Fleece 3.

Tow Law and District League

Top 20 Individual records: 1st Terry Ginty (Tow Law FC) played 27, won 22, lost 5, 81.48%; 2nd Charlie Donaghy (Tow Law FC) 14, 11, 3, 78.57%; 3rd Shaun McGrath (Tow Law New Market A) 17, 13, 4, 76.47%; 4th Terry Cairns (Cornsay Royal Oak) 26, 19, 7, 73%; 5th Heather Laing (Tow Law Cattle Mart B) 25, 18, 7, 72%; 6th Billy Lyle (Tow Law FC) and John Howe (Sunniside Moss Inn) 24, 17, 7, 70.83%; 8th Alison Hopps (Tow Law Cattle Mart B) 27, 19, 8, 70.37%; 9th Phil Spencer (Tow Law New Market A) 26, 18, 8, 69.23%; 10th Terry Platt (Cornsay Royal Oak) and Angela Yeoman (Tow Law Cattle Mart B) 25, 17, 8, 68%; 12th Shaun Umpelby (Tow Law Station) 21, 14, 7, 66.67%; 13th Harold Eddlestone (Sunniside Comedian) 23, 15, 8, 65.22%; 14th Angela Armstrong (Tow Law Cattle Mart B) 25, 16, 9, 64%; 15th Arthur Henderson (Tow Law FC) and Norman Spence (Sunniside Moss Inn) 24, 15, 9, 62.5%; 17th Steve Thompson (Tow Law Station) 21, 13, 8, 61.9%; 18th Sylvia Goodall (Tow Law Cattle Mart B) 26, 16, 10, 61.54%; 19th Isaac Slack (Tow Law FC) 28, 17, 11, 60.71%; 20th Alan Ellis (Hamilton Row Black Horse) 25, 15, 10, 60%.

Tow Law Area League

P W L Pts

Tow Law Station 15 10 5 75

Esh Stag's Head 15 9 6 74

Billy Row Club 15 10 5 72

Sunniside Moss Inn 14 8 6 72

Tow Law New Market B 15 8 7 72

Tow Law New Market A 15 11 4 71

Sunniside Comedian 14 6 8 65

Esh McKennas 14 7 7 63

Tow Law Cattle Mart 15 7 8 59

Tow Law North Point 14 6 8 59

Esh Football Club 14 5 9 58

Tow Law Rose and Crown 14 5 9 57

Cornsay Royal Oak 14 2 12 49

CIU Singles Championship

Preliminary round draw: J. Miller (Chilton & Windlestone) v T. Dodd (Grange Villa); G. Donnelly (Grange Villa) v G. Gray (Grange Villa); D. Illingworth (Ferryhill) v J. Pearson (Chilton & Windlestone); J. Bayles (Grange Villa) v G. Ellis (Stanley Empire); D. Thompson (Fishburn) v S. Bowen (Grange Villa). There are byes for A. Buist (Fishburn), B. Longstaff (Bishop Auckland), A. Beckwith (Stanley Empire), S. Killen (Stanley Empire), M. Pike (Chilton & Windlestone), R. Mulroy (Middlestone Moor), E. Campbell (Chilton & Windlestone), A. Stobie (Darlington East End), N. Barton (Stanley Empire), M. Nicholson (Bishop Auckland), F. Greenwood (Ferryhill), W. Adair (Kimblesworth & Nettlesworth), G. Smith (Fishburn), J. Smith (Chilton & Windlestone), J. Lockey (Fishburn), K. Butcher (Darlington East End), I. Swales (Fishburn), W. Willis (Fishburn), B. Milburn (Stanley Empire), M. Robinson (Fishburn), A. Johnson (Bishop Auckland), J. Errington (Stanley Empire), D. Birchall (Fishburn), G. Lowerson (Kimblesworth & Nettlesworth), W. Hodgson (Ferryhill), D. Houghton (Fishburn) and E. Parker (Bishop Auckland).

l Results to be into the Branch Office by Saturday, February 10.

Willington & District League

Ernie Plummer of Oakenshaw Club leads the table of individual players with an unbeaten record from the seven matches he has played. Second place is shared by Alan McAloon of Willington Market and Davey Gallagher of Willington Lion and Unicorn with five wins and one defeat each.

Others: 4th D. Bennett (Oakenshaw Club) and M. Davis (Willington Black Horse) P7, W5; 6th K. Hill (Lion & Unicorn) and D. Ayre (Commercial) 4, 4; 8th L. Sample (Prospect Club), T. Liddle (Brown Trout), C. Vayro (Market), A. Irwin (Black Horse) and K. Dufton (Quarry Burn) 5, 4; 13th D. Thompson (Hunwick Club), A. Franks (Burn), T. Thompson (Market), D. Robson (Football Club), S. Pardew (Brewer's Droop B) and M. Plaskett (Commercial) 6, 4; 19th I. Richardson (Hunwick Club), R. Aiston and P. Blyth (Prospect Club) 7, 3