Shannon O'Hara (80) top-performed in the Kimblesworth total of 206 for nine against Evenwood in The Readers Durham County League. His opposite number Yjoty Yhdav did even better with 84 but Kimblesworth won an exciting game by just three runs as Richard Darling and Kevin Dixon shared seven wickets.

Karl Brown (61 not out) and Gary Cummings (86) took Willington to a nine-wicket success at Langley Park and Shildon defeated Mainsforth by four wickets as Hiram Marambe maintained his good early-season form with 49.

Ross Hodgson (5-21) and a top-scoring 36 earned Tudhoe a six-wicket success at Etherley and Ushaw Moor overtook the Hylton total of 166 with three wickets intact. Stephen Hancock picked up three cheap wickets before Imranhullah (40) and Michael Hayton (36) produced most of the runs.

The game between Crook Town and Esh Winning was interrupted by the weather and timed out as a draw.

Crook were just 11 runs short of a winning margin with four wickets intact after Andy Burgess struck 94.