The reigning champions of the All England Father and Son pairs competition Mark and Kevin O'Riordon (Thornaby) were beaten in the fifth round of this year's event going down 22-14 to club mates Ken and Glenn Skipp.

Other results: Singles: P Payne (Gt Aycliffe) 21, J Taylor (Ferryhill) 12; P Latcham (Ferryhill) 21, A Macey (H'pool) 5. Pairs: Hanmer/Pearce (Shildon) 8, Aitken/Dodd (Gt Aycliffe) 14. Triples: A Taylor (H'pool) 10, P Hartley (H'pool) 27. Rinks: A Macey (H'pool 23, A Stephenson (Darlington)12. Overs 60 pairs): Gibson/Bell (H'pool) 25, Trotter/Thompson (Ferryhill) 0. Over 50s triples: D Barron (Gt Aycliffe( 15, A Jones (Thornaby) 12. Mixed pairs: George/Packham )H'pool) 30, Jones/Thompson (Ferryhill) 23; Brown/Barron (Gt Aycliffe) 20; Kyle/Macey (H'pool) 19.