Crook & District League

Crook King’s Head, who led the league for most of the early part of the season, slipped down to equal fourth spot when they went down to their second consecutive defeat when they lost by three points at the Mill A.

Results: Travellers Rest A 2 Crook Queen’s 5; Australian 4 Crown A 3; Mill A 5 King’s Head 2; Crown B 4 Surtees 3; New Market 3 Mill B 4; Willington Queen’s 4 White Swan 3; Fir Tree 1 Travellers Rest B 6.

Table: Australian 71; Travellers Rest B 69; Mill House A 67; King's Head and Willington Queen's 66 each; Mill House B 64; New Market and Crook Queen's 58 each; Fir Tree Inn 57; Travellers Rest A 52; White Swan 51; Crown B 50; Crown A 46; Surtees 44.

Cockfield & District League

Results (Team, Captains, Doubles); Hamsterley S. C. 4-0-0 Queens Head 3-1-1; Blacksmiths Arms 3-1-1 Etherley Cricket Club 4-0-0; Dun Cow 0-1-0 Kings Head 7-0-1; Diamond Inn 5-1-0 Sportsman 2-0-1; Evenwood Club 6-0-1 Woodhouses Bay Horse 1-1-0; Evenwood Bay Horse 5-1-0 Cockfield Club 2-0-1.

Points (Team-Capt-Doubles): Evenwood Club 82-10-12; Queen's Head 79-7-12; Blacksmiths 72-12-11; King's Head 70-7-10; Sportsman 68-9-7; Woodhouses Bay Horse 67-11-11; Etherley C.C. 65-7-9; Cockfield Club 65-12-10; Evenwood Bay Horse 64-11-6; Diamond 63-12-12; Hamsterley S.C 53-9-9; Dun Cow 50-7-5.

T. Urwin Builders League

Table (Captains in brackets): Flass Inn (7) 95; Dreadnought (11) 92; New Market 92 (10); Esh C.C. 91 (12); Newhouse Club 87 (7); Alex's Bar 86 (9); Esh F.C. 82 (11); Dog & Gun 81 (7); Stag's Head 80 (9); Frosterley Inn B 79 (7); Starr Bar 71 (7); Royal Oak 59 (10); Frosterley Inn A 58 (10).

Willington & District League

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

Points: Byers Green Club 96; Brown Trout 93; Hogan's and Hunwick Club 87 each; Cottles 86; Football Club 75; Queen's Head and Willington Club 79 each; Prospect Club 76; Mackems and Black Horse Inn 73 each; Burn Inn 62.

Spennymoor & District League

Results: Weardale 4 Top Hat 1; Voltigeur A 3 Ship Inn 2; KGH 1 Spennymoor F.C. 4; Masons Arms 4 Voltigeur B 1; Village Inn 3 Victoria 2; Croxdale Club A 4 Ash Tree 1; Railway B 2 Binchester Hotel 3; Half Moon 1 Croxdale Club B 4; Durham Ox 1 Railway A 4.

Pairs results (Captains in brackets): Weardale 1 (1) Top Hat 0; Voltigeur A 1 (1) Ship Inn 0; KGH 1 (1) Spennymoor F.C. 0; Masons Arms 0 (1) Voltigeur B 1; Village Inn 1 (1) Victoria 0; Croxdale Club A 1 Ash Tree 0 (1); Railway B 0 Binchester Hotel 1 (1); Half Moon 1 Croxdale Club B 0 (1); Durham Ox 1 Railway A 0 (1).

Points: Weardale 75; Masons Arms 74; Victoria and Croxdale Club A 73 each; Voltigeur A 71; Ash Tree 68; Village Inn 66; Ship Inn 62; Football Club 61; KGH 60; Binchester Hotel 56; Railway B 55; Half Moon 54; Voltigeur B 53; Railway A 48; Durham Ox 47; Top Hat 45; Croxdale Club B 39.

C.I.U. Pairs Championhip

Second round (to be played by 24 March): M. Camsell & S. Smith (Craghead) v A. Richardson & F. Greenwood, (Ferryhill); T. Nixon & S. Slater (Ferryhill) v R. Jackson & J. Charlton (Stanley Empire); M. Townsend & I. Bowes (West Auckland) v G. Smith & T. Craggs (Fishburn); E. Campbell & H. Jones (Chilton) v J. Richardson & S. Jackson (West Auckland).

C.I.U. Individual Championship

Second Round (to be played by 27 March): M. Robinson (Fishburn) v J. Charlton (Stanley Empire); B. Bell (Hamsterley) v R. Allison (Chilton); P. Kerr (Byers Green) v G. Slater (Ferryhill); S. Wray (Chilton) v T. Craggs (Fishburn); B. Richardson (Ferryhill) v A. Littlefair (Hamsterley); G. Smith (Fishburn) v H. Jones (Chilton); D. Walton (Hamsterley); v T. Nixon (Ferryhill); R. Wharton (Fishburn) v J. Franks (Chilton).

Submitted by Charlie Donaghy