Hunwick in control

I the first legs of the semi-finals both away teams established a lead but by vastly different margins. Hunwick Club visited Willington Market in a match which opened evenly as Paul Maddison and Ian Richardson took the first two pool points for the visitors while the first two dominoes points went to the Market through Alan McAloon and Tommy Barrass.

From that point Hunwick took over with pool wins from Mike O'Brien and Paul Patterson as well as the three doubles. They also added dominoes points through Terry Alderson, Paul Maddison and Paul Patterson with the only reply coming from John Blackett and Stuart Shillan with singles points at pool. Consequently Hunwick Club go into the second leg with a 10-4 advantage.

The other semi-final was much closer with the visiting Oakenshaw Club taking a two point lead into their home second-leg next week against Willington Black Horse. Craig Eales and Martin Eales scored pool singles points for the Horse, who added one pool doubles to add to the dominoes points from Mark Hunter, Donald Young and David Hawkins.

Oakenshaw's points came from Frank Lythe, Dale Wilson, Tony Leighton and Jason Walton in the pool singles as well as two of the pool doubles points, with Dale Wilson and Frank Lythe taking dominoes points.

Crook 4D's Mixed

Games League

The first games took place in the new league, which has introduced a completely different format. The matches are made up of darts and dominoes with two triples at darts, one with two men and one lady, the other with two ladies and one man, three pairs games, one for ladies, one for men and one mixed, with the darts completed by three ladies singles and three mens singles. The dominoes games carry two points each with singles for ladies and men and three pairs games, one for ladies, one for men and one mixed.

The match at Crook Mill House was very even with the Crook Royal Sun losing by one point. The visitors took the darts by a comfortable five points but the Mill went on to victory when they took the dominoes by six points.

Crook Coach and Horses had a double success when they visited Crook White Swan, where they recorded an overall 15-6 win, having scored seven at darts and eight at dominoes. The first maximum of the new league went to John Parkin of the White Swan.

Crook Town

Dominoes League

At the top of the First Division Crook Hotel A are just one point ahead of Crook Coach and Horses A, who in turn lead Royal Sun A, the Travellers Rest and Crook Belle Vue by a single point.

Crook Royal Sun B held on to their top spot in the Second Division after they won their game at Croft Social Club B by one point. The home side had wins from Alan Binyon, Shirley Brown and Bob Spence, while Graeme Todd, Wayne Smith, Paul Emerson and John Howcroft took the Sun to victory.

The Second Division table changed when big wins for Crook Olde Horse Shoe B and Crook Surtees moved them up to share second place, three points behind leaders Royal Sun B.

Results: Crook Royal Sun A 4 Crook Hotel A 3; Crook Queen's Head A 4 Crook Jelly's Bar A 3; Crook White Swan 3 Crook Mill House A 4; Crook Travellers Rest 3 Crook Olde Horse Shoe A 4; Crook Belle Vue 3 Crook Coach and Horses A 4; Croft SCB 3 Crook Royal Sun B 4; Crook Olde Horse Shoe B 5 Crook Spitfire Club 2; Crook Jelly's Bar B 5 Crook Queen's Head B 2; Crook Coach and Horses B 1 Crook Golden Fleece 6; Crook Surtees 6 Croft SCA 1.

Tow Law and District Dominoes League

Tow Law Cattle Mart B moved into second place in the table following their good away victory at Billy Row Royal George. The Mart B now trail leaders Sunniside Comedian by a point, while they're ahead of the A team and the new Market B by one point.

Alison Hopps gave the Cattle Mart B a good start at the Royal George but Sue Hocking immediately equalised. From then the visitors took over and went through with wins from Angela Yeoman, Sylvia Goodall and Heather Laing.

Results: Tow Law New Market B 3, Lanchester King's Head 2; Billy Row Royal George 0, Tow Law Cattle Mart A 5; Esh Winning Football Club 2, Tow Law Football Club 3; Sunniside Comedian 4, Sunniside Moss Inn 1; Tow Law Cattle Mart A 3, Tow Law New Market A 2; Billy Row Royal George 1, Tow Law Cattle Mart B 4.

Darlington & District

5s & 3s League

The Royal Oak pub is looking for new players and are to provide amenities plus a free pint to each player at home matches. Contact K Holmes for more details.

Tow Law Bass Darts League

The Doubles Championship was held at Esh Winning McKennas with John Dixon and Paul Knighton of Stanley Earl Derby taking the title.

In the semi-finals Alan Smith and Darren Yeoman of Tow Law New Market A beat John Ward and Tom Martin of Stanley Earl Derby 2-1, while Dixon and Knighton beat Steve Wilkie and Dave Brown of Esh Winning Football Club 2-0.

In the final Dixon and Knighton beat Smith and Yeoman 2-1. The trophies will be handed over at the Presentation Evening in Billy Row Club on June 26.

Doreen Johnson

Memorial Darts

Ithe first qualifying stage Crook Travellers Rest qualified from the three teams playing.

In the first game the Crook Spitfire Club won a good match against Crook Jelly's Bar 3-1. Crook Travellers Rest met Spitfire Club in a decider for a place in the final with when Ann Varley just pipping Evelyn Vitty.

Leading individual scorers were Ann Varley with 133, Evelyn Vitty (124) and Yvonne Pybourne with (121).

Weardale Ladies Darts

Maureen Egglestone hit a 180 on her home board when Wolsingham Club staged the Ann Fairless Trophy.

Results: Preliminary Round Rookhope WMC beat Wolsingham Black Bull. First Round Blue Bell B beat Stanhope Queen's Head B; Rookhope A beat Stanhope Queen's Head A; Blanchland Sports Club beat Eastgate Cross Keys; Stanhope Grey Bull beat Rookhope WMC; Stanhope Pack Horse w/o Westgate Hare and Hounds; Blue Bell A beat Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen; Wolsingham Mill Race beat Wolsingham Black Lion; Wolsingham WMC beat St. John's Chapel Golden Lion. Second Round: Blue Bell B beat Rookhope A; Sports Club beat Grey Bull; Pack Horse beat Blue Bell A; Wolsingham WMC beat Mill Race. Semi-finals: Blue Bell B beat Sports Club; Wolsingham WMC beat Pack Horse. Final: Blue Bell B beat Wolsingham WMC.

East Durham Welfare Veterans League

EHetton Workmens in the league, Blackhall Veterans won by 83-62. They won three of the four rinks so collected four points.

Scores (Blackhall skips first) R Tomkins 30, C Vout 10; Roland Winn 22, R Wilkinson 17; Tom Heppell 18, T Raine 16; John Williams 13, F Hopkins 19.

Other results Peterlee 1, Horden 4; Houghton 1, Shotton 4; Murton 3, South Hetton 21; Easington 4, Wheatley Hill 1.

With 29 points Horden are the current league leaders, followed by Wheatley Hill who also have 29. They're followed by Shotton 28, Easington 271/2 , Blackhall 23, Wingate 211/2, Murton 191/2, Houghton 171/2, Hetton 151/2, Pweterlee 13, South Hetton 11, Lowhills 61/2.

South West Durham League

The top sides in Division One all won as did Second Division leaders, Shildon Railway, who have now won all of their seven games.

Results: Division One Addison Park 2, Leeholme 8; Brandon 2, Mainsforth 8; Glenholme 10, Spennymoor Jubilee 0; Spectrum 4, Bishop Auckland 6; Spennymoor A 6, Cockton Hill 4. Division Two Cockton Hill B 2, Shildon Town A 8; Fishburn 2, Langley Park 8; Kelloe 10, Cockfield 0; Shildon Town B 2, Shildon Railway 8; Wolsingham 10, Spennymoor Town 0.

Zetland Quoit League

Division A

Pld Pts.

Staindrop A.. 8 48

Bowes WMC 8 45

Croft A 8 37

BCCC 8 37

BCQC 8 34

Hackforth 8 32

Buck Hotel 8 23

Smallways A 8 22

Boldron A 8 21

Travellers Rest 8 21

Division B

Aldbrough St John 8 38

Barningham 8 37

Melsonby 8 37

Hunton 8 37

Richmond CCQS 8 37

Middleton St George 8 30

Bridge Inn 8 28

Croft WMC B 8 27

Farmers Arms 8 27

Brompton on Swale 8 23

Division C

Boldron B 8 36

Staindrop B 8 36

Kings Head 8 34

Ravensworth 8 34

Duke of Welliungton 8 33

Darlington RFC 8 29

East Layton 8 27

Royal Star 8 20

Smallways B 8 6

Northern Echo

Handicap KO Cup

Fixtures: March 21 Buck Hotel v Bowes WMC, March 22: Aldbrough St John v Croft WMC A, March 23 Melstonby v bridge Inn, March 24 Travellers Rest v Staindrop A.