County Super League

Spennymoor Railway visited Grove and Moorside Club, where they made a good start by winning two of the three pair’s games. The results of the six singles were (Grove names first) Andy Allaker 18.79 beat Wilf Mole 17.87; Ray Foreman 25.42 lost to Nathan Sugden 28.00; Lee Rushton 18.70 lost to George Kidman 18.93; Gary Miller 24.40 beat Alan Clarkson 23.25; Craig Brown 21.14 lost to Stephen Hayers 21.17; Ian Bushby 20.21 beat Ian Hubbard 19.16.

Results: Peterlee Hearts of Oak 0 Consett Station Club 9; Ferryhill Club 1 Barnard Castle Cricket Club 8; Easington Colliery Club 7 Woodhouses Bay Horse 2; Crook Crown 2 Blackhill Comrades Club 7; Darlington Central Club 3 Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 6; Darlington Builders Arms 3 Meadowfield British Legion 6; Newfield Club 1 Spennymoor Top Hat 8; Penshaw Catholic Club 6 Coxhoe Red Lion 3; Grove & Moorside Club 4 Spennymoor Railway 5.

Points: Colliery Club 151; Bonny Moor Hen 140; Top Hat 133; Builders Arms 129; Barnard Castle C. C. and Station Club 121 each; Blackhill 117; Penshaw 99; Bay Horse 96 Meadowfield and Central Club 97 each; Red Lion 87; Railway 85; Crown 83; Grove 77; Ferryhill 76; Newfield 73; Hearts of Oak 61.

Spennymoor League

Best individual performances: There were two 180’s each for Steve Jones (Masons Arms) and Paul Tennant (Village Inn), who also hit a 19 dart leg. There were 180’s from John Dent (Croxdale Club A), Billy Barratt (Ash Tree) and Ken Donohue (Ash Tree). Terry Clarey (Village Inn) hit a 127 checkout and David Hutchinson (Voltigeur B) a 105 finish.

John Allison Snr (Masons Arms) and Luke Langdale (Ship Inn) both hit 16 dart legs; Nathan Sugden (Voltigeur A) and Michael Hamilton (Village Inn) both hit 17 dart legs; John Teal (Top Hat) hit two 18 dart legs and Steve Hayers (Top Hat) a 19 dart leg.

Results (Captains in brackets): Weardale 2 Top Hat 7 (1); Voltigeur A 6 Ship Inn 3 (1); KGH 4 Spennymoor F.C. 5 (1); Masons Arms 7 (1) Voltigeur B 2; Village Inn 8 (1) Victoria 1; Croxdale Club A 3 (1) Ash Tree 6; Railway B 9 (1) Binchester Hotel 0; Half Moon 7 Croxdale Club B 2 (1); Durham Ox 6 Railway A 3 (1).

Points (Captains in brackets): Top Hat 177 (22); Village Inn 153 (16); Weardale 135 (16); Masons Arms 129 (20); Durham Ox 120 (7); Ash Tree 119 (7); KGH 116 (9); Voltigeur B 110 (13); Ship Inn 108 (16); Railway A 107 (5); Voltigeur A 105 (18); Half Moon 101 (9); Croxdale Club A and Railway B 92 (10) each; Victoria 91 (15); Croxdale Club B 79 (12); Spennymoor F.C. 72 (6); Binchester Hotel 38 (3).

Oakleaf Colliery League

There were 51 entries in the League’s annual singles event at Easington Colliery Club.

In the quarter finalists Kevin Elliott of Hetton Shepherds B, twice a former winner, beat Mick Calvert of Hetton Shepherds A; defending champion, Craig Anderson of Easington Lane Bonnie Pit Lad, beat Alan Stokoe of Shotton Comrades; Ian Whitaker of Hetton Shepherds A beat team mate Jeff Harrison and Alex Snedden of Hesleden Club beat Rob Wild of Peterlee Hearts of Oak B.

Semi finals: Craig Anderson beat Kevin Elliott; Ian Whittaker beat Alex Snedden. The final went to the decider, where Whittaker beat Anderson to take the title.

Barnard Castle League

Eddie Mordica of the Cricket Club A made the best checkout of the week with a 148 finish. There were 180’s from Ben Middleton (Royal Oak), Mark Dolan (Cricket Club A), Anthony Wood and Chris Kitch (both Diamond A). The least darts came from Gavin Lee (Royal Oak) 14 darts; David Brown (Barnard Castle Club) 15 darts, Michael Crane and Sean Kerr (both Diamond B) 16 darts each and Leo Middleton (Royal Oak) 19 darts.

Division One results: Middleton Club A 6 Royal Oak 3; Cricket Club C 2 Diamond B 7; Diamond A 4 Cricket Club A 5; Wheatsheaf 6 Bowes Club 3.

Div. 1 points: Cricket Club A 93; Diamond A 89; Middleton Club A 88; Diamond B 85; Bowes Club 69; Wheatsheaf 65; Royal Oak 57; Cricket Club C 30.

Division Two results: Bridge Inn 1 Moorcock 8; Cricket Club B 5 Barnard Castle Club 4; Red Lion 5 Langdon Beck 4; Blue Bell 1 Middleton Club B 8.

Div 2 points: Middleton Club B 116; Moorcock Inn 80; Cricket Club B 79; Langdon Beck 77; Barnard Castle Club 69; Red Lion 64; Blue Bell 58; Bridge Inn 33.

Crook Ladies League

Tow Law Football Club stretched their lead to 53 points at the top of the table after they beat the visiting third placed, Crook Queen’s Head by five points, a result which guarantees them retaining the League Champions Trophy.

Leading individual scorers: Angela Brooks 140, Gemma Wise 138, Gloria Jones and Paula Heslop 133 each, Tracey Robson 125 and 100, Gemma Moore 125, Dorothy Storey 121 and 100, Rosie Clement 119, Lisa Manifold 114, Olwyn Anderson 110, Eileen Steel 107 and Hazel Ross 100.

Results: Surtees 8 King’s Head 3; Alex’s Bar 4 North Point 7; Billy Row Green 4 Crown 7; Travellers Rest 8 Belle Vue 3; Tow Law F.C. 9 Queen’s Head 2. Late result: King’s Head 4 Billy Row Green 7.

Points Totals (all played 32: Tow Law F. C. 250; Travellers Rest 197; Queen's Head 185; Alex's Bar 183; Belle Vue Club 173; Surtees 170; Crown 168; North Point 166; Billy Row Green 143; King's Head 125.

Crook Darts League

Results: Queens Head 2 (2) Vault 9 (3); Surtees 1 (1) Football Club 10 (4); Fir Tree 3 (2) The Mill 8 (3); Australian 9 (1) Crown A 4 (2); Travellers Rest 6 (2) Belle Vue 5 (3); Crown B 10 (3) Kings 1 (2); Lotty’s Bar 3 (4) White Swan 8 (1).

180’s: Gordon Dodd x 2 (Belle Vue); Dean Scott (The Mill); Alan Hawkey (The Vault).

Points: (Dominoes in brackets) Football Club 149 (55); The Vault 142 (46); The Mill 141 (53); Crown B 135 (53); Travellers Rest 109 (47); Australian 109 (44); White Swan 96 (34); Fir Tree 93 (48); Belle Vue 82 (41); Surtees 82 (35); Crown A 78 (54); Lotty’s Bar 56 (48); Queens Head 47 (37); Kings 41 (30).

Cockfield League

Results (Team, Captains, Doubles); Hamsterley S.C. 2-0-0 Queens Head 5-1-1; Blacksmiths Arms 3-0-0 Etherley C.C. 4-1-1; Dun Cow 4-1-0 Kings Head 3-0-1; Diamond Inn 5-0-1 Sportsman 2-1-0; Evenwood Club 2-0-0 Woodhouses Bay Horse 5-1-1; Evenwood Bay Horse 3-1-1 Cockfield Club 4-0-0.

Points (all played 19): Woodhouses Bay Horse 100; Sportsman 89; Diamond 83; Queen's Head 77; King's Head 72; Blacksmiths 70; Cricket Club 65; Hamsterley S.C. 61; Evenwood Club 60; Dun Cow 48; Evenwood Bay Horse 46; Cockfield Club 27.

Weardale League

There were 180’s from Andrew Featherstone of Rookhope, Mark Stephenson of Frosterley and Wayne Hillier of Blanchland, with Michael Birnie of Rookhope making the best checkout with a 016 finish.

Results: Golden Lion 3 Wolsingham Club 9; Hare & Hounds 3 Blanchland SC 9; New Market 8 Grey Bull 4; Cowshill 5 Blue Bell 7; Cross Keys 1 Bonny Moor Hen 11; Rookhope Club 7 Frosterley 5. Re-arranged: Blanchland 4 Cross Keys 8.

Table: Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 187; Wolsingham Club 167; Stanhope Grey Bull 137; Rookhope Club 125; Blanchland Sports Club 124; New Market 110; Golden Lion 106; Blue Bell 105; Frosterley Inn 104; Cowshill Hotel 97; Eastgate Cross Keys 91; Westgate Hare & Hounds 71; Stanhope Pack Horse 64.

Royal Oak Hotel League

Table (Captains in brackets): Esh C.C. 155 (14); Frosterley Inn B 138 (9); Flass Inn 132 (11); Stag's Head 131 (12); Dreadnought 102 (13); Newhouse Club 100 (3); Alex's Bar 96 (7); New Market 90 (4); Starr Bar 85 (10); Esh F.C. 84 (10); Dog & Gun 74 (13); Frosterley Inn A 59 (4); Royal Oak 41 (7).

Weardale Ladies League

The leading individual scorers were Diane Garbutt 140, Barbara Turnbull and Julie Scott 133 each; Julie Spence and Kay Shepherd 129 each; Julie Lonsdale 127; Barbara Bainbridge 125 and 111; J Hamilton 121; Jan Mulholland and Diane Fleming 120 each; Norma Storey 116; June Barron 111 and 109; Andrea Holmes 111; Catherine Hicks, Diane Beddard and Gaynor Irwin two 100’s each; Muna Abdie, Karen Allison, Mary Walton, Claire McCreanor, Christine Hirst, Julie Sewell and Elaine Stallard 100 each.
Results: Cross Keys 4 Rookhope Inn 4; Black Bull 1 Wolsingham Club B 7; Wolsingham Club A 2 Blanchland SC 6; Rookhope A 3 Hare & Hounds 5; Pack Horse A 2 Blue Bell B 6; Blue Bell A 3 Pack Horse B 5; Grey Bull B 6 Bonny Moor Hen 2; Golden Lion 5 Grey Bull A 3.
Table: Wolsingham Club B 123; Grey Bull B 108; Blue Bell B 96; Golden Lion 94; Cross Keys 93; Hare & Hounds 92; Rookhope Inn 85; Bonny Moor Hen 83; Blanchland 82; Wolsingham Club A 81; Blue Bell A and Pack Horse B 8 each; Black Bull 76; Rookhope Club 72; Pack Horse A 68; Rookhope A 67; Grey Bull A 64.

Wear Valley Ladies League

Results: Willington C.C. 6 Vault 3; Royal Oak 4 Crook F.C. 5.

Table: Crook FC 64; Willington C.C. 60; Mill 50; Vault 35; Royal Oak 34.

Willington League

Results: Hunwick 7 Brown Trout 2; Cottles 5 Prospect 4; Football Club 6 Queen’s 3; Mackems 1 Willington Club 8; Hogan’s 2 Black Horse 7; Burn 1 Byers Green 8.

Points: Byers Green Club 135; Hunwick Club 114; Willington Club 112; Black Horse Inn 94; Cottles and Willington F. C. 93 each; Brown Trout 82; Queen's Head 76; Burn Inn 63; Prospect Club 44; Mackems 34; Hogan's 32.

Submitted by charlie donaghy