Bass North Cleveland League / Roseberry Group North East Durham League / Foster's ECB North East Reg

When they batted first, Loftus realised a healthy 183 for six before applying the desperation. Pearson opened with 25 and Barrett added a top scoring 59. There were also useful contributions of 26 by Severs and 21 not out from Whitwell. Paragonians utilised five players in their attack and all were successful with Alison the top wicket taker finishing with two for 43.

When Paragonians went in to bat they made a poor start and their first four batsmen managed only 23 runs between them. Rhoden stemmed the flood and his 43, together with 30 by Alison, raised the hopes of the visitors but in the end the innings finished on 124 all out as Morrison captured five for 47 and Barratt completed a good day claiming four for 31.

Dormans are second and they had eight wickets in hand of Hinderwell. Batting first, the visitors were all out for 103 in 35.5 overs and almost half the runs were scored by Simon Bowes, who had seven boundaries in 51. Robert Hadfield captured three for 42 in 11 overs, Kenny Holland returned three for 19 from 4.5 overs and Ahmed took two for 14.

When they replied, Dormans won in 21.1 overs conceding just two wickets. Mark Grosvenor opened the innings scoring 47 with six boundaries and Patton carried his bat for 28.

Ormesby Hall are third and they overtook the Normanby Parklands total of 110 for eight losing just three wickets. Amer Quyyan hit one six and seven boundaries carrying his bat for 49 and Chris Heaney was unbeaten on 30 as the pair put together an unbroken partnership for Ormesby Hall's fourth wicket. Two of the wickets were taken by Mallon at a cost of 34 runs.

When they made first use of the wicket, Normanby Parklands were restricted to 110 for eight in 45 overs. Saffea top scored with 30 hitting one six and finding the boundary line on another four occasions.

John Peacock had two for 21 in the Ormesby Hall attack Anthony Cook also bagged a brace of wickets at a cost of 15 runs in nine overs.

Allan and Ward were both in super form for Staithes in the home game with Brotton. Allan batted throughout the innings ending unbeaten on 103 and Ward also carried his bat for 75 as a total of 216 for two was realised before the declaration was applied.

Despite Ridley opening the Brotton attack scoring 51 and Garbutt adding 33, the visitors managed only 104 all out. Major took three wickets for eight runs, Allan had three at a cost of four runs and Theaker took two for 17 for Staithes.

After making 139 for seven Norton dismissed The Merlin for just 98. Chapman claimed four for 30, Harker had three for 42 while Hill picked up three wickets conceding just a single run. J Mee top performed with the bat for Then Merlin, ending unbeaten on 24 but there were no fewer and 45 extras out of a total of 98 all out.

Hurst batted throughout the Norton innings ending with in a total of 139 for seven which included 25 by Watson. Brown, with three for 41 and Sutherland (3-56) were in good form with the ball for The Merlin.

Boosbeck are still out in front of the Division Two despite their game at Cowpen Bewley being cancelled because the ground was unfit. Loftus made up ground on the leaders and are second after defeating Blacksmiths Arms by 104 runs. When they made first use of the wicket, Loftus conceded a couple of early wickets before Tyreman batted throughout for an unbeaten 76 which included one six and nine boundaries. Kentfield gave admirable support and he had three sixes and seven fours in 69 out of a total of 170 for three.

Blacksmiths Arms never got into their stride and were restricted to 66 for nine as 14-year-old Ian Shaw captured six for 27 runs in 12 overs. Verrill gave support and his three wickets cost just 12 runs as Loftus won by a margin of 104 runs.

Dormanstown were all out for just 71 but still defeated Moorsholm by 20 runs at the end of a low scoring game.

Runs were at a premium and Bangay captured three for six runs, Ward returned three for 25, Alison two for three and Burton two for 31 when Dormanstown batted first.

Moorsholm hoping to maintain their challenge for promotion, found the bowling of Lloyd and Hatch too much to handle and slumped to 51 all out. Lloyd returned the game's best figures of six for 15 while Hatch took three for just 22 runs.

New Marske fared even worse when they visited Skelton Castle and were back in the pavilion with just 45 runs on the board. Hogarth claimed six for 21 and Hill had three for ten. Batting first, Skelton Castle did not find it easy but eventually totalled 96 all our even though Taggart had five for 21 and Alderson three for 19 in the visitor's attack.

The game between Normanby Parklands and Ormesby Hall was tied after both sides were dismissed for the identical score of 111.

When they batted first, Normanby Parklands were grateful to Iqbal for his top score of 37 while for Ormesby Hall, Pelling had five for 36 and Roberts three for 37.

When they went into bat, Ormesby Hall also found runs hard to come by but 31 by Knight and an unbeaten 19 by Pelling took the score to 111 before the last wicket, that of Trotter who made 17 fell. Maroof took three for 19, Rodgers had three for 29 and Mahmood, who took the last wicket ended with two for 27.

Roseberry Group North East Durham League

East Rainton maintained their lead at the top of division one with an easy win over third placed Washington. The home side batted first and were back in the pavilion with only 120 for eight on the board which included 31 by opening batsman Thompson and 23 from Rayner.

Five bowlers were used in the East Rainton attack and four were successful with Ian Kitching, Humphries and Bell all taking two wickets.

When they replied East Rainton reached the target losing two wickets. Neil Matthews batted throughout the innings for an unbeaten 54 and Alan Maskell added 30 to the first wicket partnership. Following the dismissal of Maskell, Matthews found another able partner in Ashley Proud who was undefeated on 27.

Newton Aycliffe are second and they lost just one wicket defeating Hunwick. The home side were reduced to 92 all out in 37 overs as Glen Williams claimed five wickets for 13 runs. Responding Aycliffe romped to victory in 20 overs as Peter Roberts struck six boundaries in an unbeaten 53 and Stuart Mitchie added a useful 27. Carl Little and John Gledhill were also among the wickets for Aycliffe, both finishing with two victims.

Medomsley hosted Coundon and won by 52 runs. Hurst (30no), Dixon (33) and Green (30) propelled Medomsley to 168 all out even though John Petrie captured five wickets for 18 runs and Hardy returned figures of three for 43 in the Coundon attack.

When the visitors replied they lost a couple of early wickets before Bell scored 23 and Murray added 20. Askew was on 22 when he was run out, but the innings only totalled 116 all out with Hughes taking three for 12, Traynor three for 47 and Dixon two for 27 for Medomsley.

Littletown were all out for 71 at home to Sunderland Hospital. W Shaw had the best bowling figures of three for 41 while G Shaw, Duncan Forrest and Fred Sherriff all picked up a couple of wickets.

Batting first Hospitals ended on 196 for six of which Forrest contributed 66. Roy Richardson top scored with 67 and Sherriff carried his bat for 33. The most successful bowler in the six used in the Littletown attack was Suleman who returned two for 34.

Simonside went to Coxhoe and lost a high scoring game by six wickets. It appeared that Simonside had done enough when they realised the huge total of 267 for nine from 45 overs.

The runs flowed, particularly from Gaff, who carried his bat for 87 and Thompson with 47. Bunker added 20, Parkes 21 and Defty 24, while for Coxhoe Adsett took three for 42 and Newton three for 99.

Replying to the formidable total Coxhoe won losing four wickets. Opener Strange (73) and Whitfield (31) put together a good stand for the second wicket, but it was Appleby with an unbeaten 101, who steered his side to success. Appleby and Adsett (25no) were involved in an unbroken partnership for the fifth wicket.

Belmont lead division two following their 121 runs victory at Kibblesworth, who were back in the pavilion with just 71 runs on the board when Peter Welsh returned the outstanding figures of five for 21 and Noble took two for 11. Peacock, introduced as first change in the Belmont attack, also picked up two wickets at a cost of 11 runs. Kendall top scored with 34 for Kibblesworth who never recovered after losing opening batsmen Wilson and Middlemiss without scoring.

In contrast the runs flowed when Belmont made first use of the wicket. They too made an indifferent start to their innings before Noble (65) and Welsh (48) produced most of the runs in a total of 192 for nine. Dent had three for 33 and Laverick three for 59 in the Kibblesworth attack.

Kelloe are second top and they had four wickets in hand of North Bitchburn who batting first, were all out for 117. Dalton was their top marksman with 38 and for Kelloe Hughes returned the outstanding figures of five for 11 while Turnbull took two for 22.

In reply Kelloe won with six wickets remaining when Bowery batted throughout the innings for an unbeaten 49 and Thirlwell added 30 before Turnbull made a useful 25. Dalton was the most successful bowler for North Bitchburn taking two of the four wickets to fall for just 33 runs.

Burnhope were dismissed for 140 before losing by two wickets to Tantobie. Oliver gave the Tantobie innings a good send off scoring 40, but thereafter runs were in short supply intil McMahon added 29 and McGee an undefeated 21 out of the Tantobie total of 143 for eight. Alan Selway had another good day with the ball for Burnhope taking three wickets for 35 runs and Trow, who took the wickets of the first three batsmen, finished with the creditable figures of three for 34.

When they went in first Burnhope lost early wickets but opening Mills contributed a good 24. Spark (33) and Trow (26) put together useful scores in mid innings, but most of the time the batsmen were contained by Bellamy with five for 39, Down who took two for 20 and Greenside two for 41.

Benwell Hill hosted Plawsworth and won by nine wickets. They needed only 26 overs to make the necessary 107 runs as Adam Binderman batted throughout the innings for 56 hitting a couple of sixes and five boundaries. Barry Pearson also opened the innings and scored 22 before Phil Dunsford carried his bat for 26 in an unbroken second wicket stand with Binderman.

Plawsworth batting first made a reasonable start through Karl Pring who was on 31 before being bowled by Dave McKay. Burrell added 32 before the innings closed on 106 after 38.4 overs. Joe Kilpatrick, only 14, bowled well for Benwell Hill and in 10.4 overs took three wickets for just 21, while McKay ended with three for 22 from his 12 overs, four of which were maiden.

Bearpark overtook the Whiteleas total of 113 for nine with six wickets remaining. Marshall (27) and Snook with an unbeaten 42, set the scene for a winning reply and although a couple of batsmen failed to get off the mark Bearpark won comfortably when Lishman finished with 22 not out. Peterson and Sowden both took a couple of wickets for Whiteleas and when they made first use of the wicket Whiteleas had Sowden in good form with the bat as he made 31. Wilkinson contributed 43 while for Bearpark Willis returned the outstanding figures of five for 21 and Payton took three for 36.

Wearmouth were at home to Littletown and lost by two wickets at the end of a low scoring game. Paul Lewis top scored with 32 when Wearmouth struggled to 88 all out. Kavanagh claimed four wickets for 14 runs, Barrass had three for 13 and Nixon three for 28 in the Littletown attack.

When they replied Littletown too found runs hard to come by. Their opening batsmen Riley and Russell failed to score but 22 apiece by Stephens and Nixon, the latter ending unbeaten, earned Littletown victory. Barrass, who went in at number ten, made a crucial 13 not out as Ward with three for 19, Lewis two for 20 and Turnbull who finished with two for 18 troubled the Wearmouth batsmen.

In Division Three Burnhope overtook the Bearpark total of 93 with eight of their wickets remaining. Allan contributed 31 and Burke 30 not out to the Burnhope total of 94 for two after Frazer had taken four Bearpark wickets for 18 reducing them to 93 all out.

Runs were more plentiful for Sunderland Hospitals who had Ord in good all-round form. Ord made 38 and Jones 41 not out as Hospitals totaled 175 for seven and in reply Tantobie were dismissed for 91 with Ord taking seven for 22.

Mallaburn top scored making 32 of the Tantobie total.

Medomsley defeated Coundon by 45 runs. Terry Charlton added 58 to the Medomsley total of 142 for seven with four of the wickets being taken by Kirtley at a cost of 52 runs. Although Shotton scored 38, Coundon were all out for 97 with Stokoe capturing five for 14 runs.

Foster's ECB North East Regional Premier League Division Two

South Northumberland posted a healthy 246 for six in their home game with Newcastle, but failed to taste success. Howard Sidney-Willmott, who has played much first team cricket, top scored with 66 hitting seven boundaries and James Welch added 31 to a productive partnership for the third wicket. Tom Walton had four boundaries making 47 and Russell Dunn carried his bat for 42 as a near 250 total was recorded. James Bailey was the most successful bowler in the Newcastle attack returning the economical figures of three for 31 in 12 overs.

When they replied former Philadelphia first team captain Jim Mathewson made a fine 53 with five boundaries and James Hurford added 42 also finding the boundary line on five occasions, but when the overs expired Newcastle were only 160 for six, well short of the target, but with only four wickets remaining. Robson, with two for 41 and Morrison whose two wickets cost just 22 runs, top performed in the seven-man South North attack.

Stockton lead the table following their six wickets victory over Benwell Hill who were all out for 152. Ben Ramsey top scored and he had hit six boundaries in 36 before being run out. Harrison added 24 and Archbold carried his bat for a similar score as Mark Fletcher claimed three wickets for 38 runs in 10.4 overs and I'Anson had three for ten in five overs.

Replying Stockton lost a couple of early wickets but Chris Parr became the match winner recording a five and 13 fours in 80. Oliver added 23.

Philadelphia dropped down a place to fourth position when they could only draw at home to Blaydon. Ronnie Platford gave the Blaydon innings a good start scoring 37 before Steele top scored with 65. Ian Richardson added 24 to the eventual total of 175 all out with spinner Billy Bailey capturing five wickets for 44 runs and Andrew Robinson two for 45 in the Phili attack.

After conceding the wickets of the two openers for a combined total of just seven runs, the home side recovered through Andrew Robinson with 31 and William Brownsword 30 before captain Carl Miller carried his bat for 51 out of a total of 140 for eight. Paul McElvanney had four wickets for 43 runs and Gary Tones three for 47 in the Blaydon attack.

Norton sent Sunderland crashing to just 77 all out emulating the performance of their first team. Robson contributed 31 to the Sunderland innings, but throughout the batsmen were troubled by the four-man visiting attack in which Wood took four for 20 and Harper three for nine. Duncan claimed two wickets and Tait one before Norton won losing two wickets. Watson opened the innings and scored 35 and Toth ended unbeaten on 23.

Chester-le-Street held second top Gateshead Fell to a draw. Andrew Nairn was just 13 runs short of a century when he was dismissed after making 87. John Coxon struck 21, Keith Smith 22 and Lovells 29 as the Cestrians ended with 202 for five on the board at Ropery Lane. A former player, Kirby, was the most productive bowler in the Gateshead Fell attack with figures of two for 34.

When the Fell replied Brown was on 78 when he had to retire the innings ended on 124 for four.

George Mann Cup

Ithe only match of the week, Wolsingham Mill Race ensured themselves of a place in the semi-finals when they recorded a comfortable victory over Tow Law All Stars. The Wolsingham team batted first and despite a mini collapse in the middle of the innings, reached 137 when the overs ran out. Josh Wilks top scored with 25, whilst Alan Nunn made 23 and Wayne Booth 20.

The Tow Law reply began disastrously when David Craggs went to the first ball, the first time he has been out for a duck in many years of playing in the competition. He was quickly followed by the hard-hitting Adam Orton, who only contributed five and by another reliable batsman, Jamie Dowson, who failed to live up to his reputation when he left with a duck. However Lee Furber and Anthony Hird both managed to successfully put bat to ball to give the All Stars some hope but when they went for 26 each, the resistance was over and the innings ended on 79.

The semi-final matches are Wolsingham Club v Wolsingham Mill Race and Eastgate All Stars v Wolsingham All Stars.