Crook League

Crook Olde Horse Shoe A suffered their fourth defeat of the season when they lost by the odd point at Crook Royal Sun. This leaves the Shoe two points behind the league leaders, Crook Travellers Rest B by two points. The Royal Sun are eight points behind the Shoe.

The Royal Sun took singles points through Darren Tinkler, Ronnie Hope, Simon Bowey and Wayne Smith while the Olde Horse Shoe A had singles points from Gavin Witton and Brian Johnson and added the doubles when Les Scott joined Gavin Witton.

In the Second Division, Crook Mill House cut another two points off the Crook Olde Horse Shoe B's lead after they whitewashed their hosts at Crook Coach and Horses B, while the leaders dropped two points to the visiting Crook Surtees. The Mill now trail the Shoe B by four points but have a match in hand. Crook Jelly's Bar are in third place but are sixteen points adrift.

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

Worthington CIU

Top 20 - First Division: 1st Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill) played 10, won 9, lost 1, 640 points; 2 John carter (Fishburn A) 10, 8, 2, 572; 3 Charlie Blake (Old Shildon) 9, 8, 1, 561; 4 Paul Biddle (Spennymoor A) 10, 7, 3, 622; 5 Michael Pratt (Old Shildon) 10, 7, 3, 602; 6 Willis Joynes (Witton Gilbert) 10, 7, 3, 550; 7 John Armstrong (Shotton Palms) 10, 7, 3, 533; 8 Ronnie Peacock (Wheatley Hill A) 10, 7, 3, 486; 9 Kevin Mordica (Cockton Hill) 8, 7, 1, 472; 10 Brian Graham (Brandon) 7, 7, 0, 406; 11 Eddie Rhodes (Spennymoor A) 10, 6, 4, 566; 12 Jim Dufton (Stanley Central) 10, 6, 4, 554; 13 Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A) 10, 6, 4, 540; 14 Billy Goggins (Old Shildon) 9, 6, 3, 505; 15 Charlie Hirst (Fishburn A) 10, 6, 4, 503; 16 George Chapman (Cockton Hill) 10, 6, 4, 492; 17 Steven Bennett (Old Shildon) 9, 6, 3, 476; 18 Brian Quest (Fishburn A) 10, 6, 4, 471; 19 Jack Wright (Wheatley Hill A) 10, 6, 4, 443 and 20 Barry Hall (Shotton Palms) 9, 6, 3, 441.

Second Division: 1st Steven Armstrong (Belmont) 10, 10, 0, 678; 2 Paul Atkinson (Willington) 10, 9, 1, 679; 3 Arthur Goldsborough (Willington) 10, 9, 1, 592; 4 Keith McLauchlan (Crowtrees) 10, 8, 2, 584; 5 Jeremy Martin (Willington) 8, 8, 0, 486; 6 Geoff Howe (Wingate) 9, 7, 2, 517; 7 Steve Mountain (Newhouse A) 10, 7, 3, 515; 8 Ian Dinsdale (Newhouse A) 10, 7, 3, 473; 9 Tommy Parkin (Willington) 9, 7, 2, 454; 10 Pat McCoy (Wingate) 9, 7, 2, 446; 11 Robert Roche (Langley Park) 10, 6, 4, 559; 12= Scott Mallaburn (Sherburn Village) and Craig Hughes (Meadowfield) 9, 6, 3, 463; 14 Barry Stoddart (Durham City) 10, 6, 4, 428; 15 Bernie Jones (Ferryhill) 8, 6, 2, 392; 16 Gary Ward (Durham City) 10, 5, 5, 537; 17 John Bower (Sherburn Village) 10, 5, 5, 515; 18 Keith Mann (Newhouse A) 10, 5, 5, 510; 19 Colin Lomax (Willington) 10, 5, 5, 484; 20 Billy McGrath (Belmont) 10, 5, 5, 510.

Third Division: 1st Micky Anderson (Spennymoor B) 10, 9, 1, 558; 2 ken Rider (Billy Row) 10, 8, 2, 507; 3 Barry Underwood (Fishburn B) 9, 8, 1, 486; 4 Andrew Dent (West Auckland) 10, 7, 3, 549; 5 Bill McCluskey (Tow Law) 10, 7, 3, 511; 6 Barry Shaw (Leeholme A) 8, 7, 1, 462; 9 Wayne Parry (Spennymoor B) 10, 7, 3, 445; 10 Steve Bradley (Sacriston) 10, 6, 4, 541; 11 Ian Richardson (Hunwick B) 10, 6, 4, 502; 12 David geraty (West Auckland) 10, 6, 4, 480; 13 Norman Kirkley (Hunwick B) 10, 6, 4, 463; 14 Alan Shaw (Spennymoor B) 10, 6, 4, 447; 15 Brian Eltringham (Newhouse B 8, 6, 2, 445; 16 Winston Hodgson (Fishburn B) 10, 6, 4, 424; 17 Ray Gill (Leeholme B) 8, 6, 2, 423; 18 Alex Ogilvie (Tow Law B) 10, 5, 5, 513; 19 Wayne Oliver (Fishburn B) 10, 5, 5, 475; 20 Ronnie Bradley (Sacriston) 10, 5, 5, 475.

CIU Team Knock Out Cup

Third round draw: Shotton Palms v Sherburn Village; Wingate v Brandon; Belmont v Hunwick B; Willington v Spennymoor B; Durham City v Sacriston; Spennymoor A v West Auckland; Newhouse B v Langley Park; Wheatley Hill A v Newhouse A.

l To be played on Tuesday, February 6.

Worthington Team Plate

First round draw: Billy Row v Tow Law B; Stanley Central v Witton Gilbert; Leeholme A v Ferryhill; Tow Law A v Newton Aycliffe; Hunwick A v Old Shildon; Cockton Hill v Leeholme B; Fishburn B v Fishburn A; Meadowfield v Crowtrees.

l to be played on Tuesday, February 6