Inter County Championship: Division Two: Durham Firsts got back to winning ways with a comfortable away win, and now have two successes out of four to stand in mid-table.

Durham I 13, Staffs II 2 (Cannock): Mens: Andrew King beat P Cope 15-4, 15-4; Graham Onions lost to R Bamford 13-15, 6-15. Womens - Lousie Trueman beat L. Hanson 11-5, 11-2; Claire Tingle lost to S Tudor 3-11, 5-11. Mens Doubles - Anthony Hall & G Onions beat Bamford and E Twigg 17-16, 17-14, beat S. Goodwin & D Hatton 15-11, 15-4; A. King & Kevin Raper beat Goodwin and Hatton 15-5, 15-1, beat Bamford & Twigg 15-5, 15-13.

Womens Doubles: Lesley Byrne & Sherry Fairbairn beat L. Hanson & S Tudor 8-15, 17-14, 16-9, beat K. Hayward & K. Sharman 8-15, 15-13, 15-11; Lynn Haley and & Gill Hay beat Hayward and Sharman 13-15, 15-12, 15-13, beat Hanson & Tudor 15-13, 17-14.

Mixed: King & Fairbairn beat Cope & Hayward 17-15, 15-6; Raper & Haley beat Twigg & Hanson 15-12, 15-5; Onions & Hay beat Hatton and Tudor 17-14, 13-15, 15-9.

Division Four

Durham Seconds are the pick of the county's teams this season, chalking up a fourth victory in a row, with good prospects of getting back to division three.

Durham II 12, Derbyshire 3 (Gateshead): Mens: Andrew Risbey beat B. Tribensee 15-13, 10-15, 17-14; Alan Crow beat A Gilchrist 15-4, 15-5.

Womens: Helen Frisby lost to K Reece 7-11, 13-10, 1-11; Kirsty Whitehouse beat B Stanbrook 11-1, 11-7.

Mens Doubles: Edward Burgess & A Crow beat J Cooper & Gilchrist 6-15, 15-13, 15-12, beat S. Freeman & Tridensee 15-8, 15-3; Jim Lowden & Paul Thompson beat Freeman & Tribensee 15-9, 15-8, beat Cooper and Gilchrist 15-5, 15-5.

Womens Doubles: Lynn Haley & Helen Skillcorn beat S. Jones and Reece 15-13, 15-12, beat Stanbrook & D Trow 15-7, 17-15; H. Frisby & Alison Gent lost to Stanbrook & Trow 1-15, 15-0, 10-15, lost to Jones & Reece 11-15, 5-15.

Division Five

The third team for Durham consists of only under 21 players. They produced a second win of the season recently.

Durham III 8, Cumbria III 7 (Ulverston): Mens: Adam Coulson beat M. Eddy 15-8, 15-2; Daniel Smith lost to B. Davison 4-15, 0-15.

Womens: Kirsty Whitehouse beat C Smith 11-2 11-0; Charlotte Heads lost to A. Barker 6-11, 3-11.