Leeholme were stretched at Nevilles Cross before they won by 85 shots to 68, which gave them a two point success. However Crook Glenholme whitewashed their hosts at Coxhoe to take over the top spot.

The rink scores at Nevilles Cross, with the home names first, were Ian Hudson 18 Keith Stamp 17; Terry Greenough 11 Dave Brown 26; Stan King 23 Barry Attwood 17; Ken Peacock 16 Steve Williams 25.

In the top of the table clash Langley Park exchanged places with the visiting Addison Park following a two points victory. The home side won by 75 shots to 69 with the rink scores (Langley Park Names first) George Cartmell 11 Ian Oram 24; Derek Henderson 25 Terry Dougherty 9; Dennis Cassidy 18 Mick Fenwick 20; Alan Calvert 21 Ray Bell 16.

In the Third Division Murton ran in the highest shots score of the season when they crushed the visiting league leaders, Fishburn WM Club by 112 to 58. The rink scores (Murton names first) T.W. Todd 27 T. Oakes 13; N. Jubb 30 R. Adamson 23; C. Middleton 20 R. Lee 13; J. Bannister 35 G. Longbottom 9.

Results - Division One: Shotton 10 Bowburn 0; Pelton Fell 6 Ever Ready/Craghead 4; Nevilles Cross 4 Leeholme 6; Coxhoe 0 Crook Glenholme 10. Wingate v Mainsforth postponed;

Division Two: Wheatley Hill 8 Stockton 2; Trimdon 8 Brandon 2; Langley Park 6 Addison Park 4; Witton Gilbert 7 Sherburn Village 3; King George V 7 Vane Tempest 3.

Division Three: Wolsingham 4 Belmont 6; Newton Hall 8 Kelloe 2; Murton 10 Fishburn WMC 0; Cockton Hill 6 Willington Spectrum 4; Dean & Chapter 0 Chilton 10.

Tomorrow's matches - Division One: Pelton Fell v Coxhoe; Ever Ready/Craghead v Wingate; Mainsforth v Shotton; Bowburn v Nevilles Cross; Leeholme v Crook Glenholme.

Division Two: Langley Park v King George V; Addison Park v Trimdon; Brandon v Wheatley Hill; Stockton v Witton Gilbert; Sherburn Village v Vane Tempest.

Division Three: Murton v Dean & Chapter; Fishburn WM Club v Newton Hall; Kelloe v Wolsingham; Belmont v Cockton Hill; Willington Spectrum v Chilton.

South West

Durham League

Shildon Railway suffered their first defeat of the season when they visited Leeholme. In division two Kelloe lost for the first time when they visited table toppers Shildon Town A.

Results - Division One: Cockton Hill 6 Brandon 4; Leeholme 8 Shildon Railway 2; Mainsforth 2 Spennymoor A 8; Spectrum 0 Glenholme 10; Spennymoor Jubilee 0 Addison Park 10.

Division Two: Bishop Auckland 6 Wolsingham 4; Langley Park 10 Shildon Town B 0; Shildon Town A 8 Kelloe 2; Spennymoor Town 3 Fishburn 7; Cockfield v Cockton Hill B no result.

Fixtures - Division One: Brandon v Shildon Railway; Glenholme v Addison Park; Mainsforth v Cockton Hill; Spectrum v Leeholme; Spennymoor A v Spennymoor Jubilee.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B v Kelloe; Fishburn v Wolsingham; Langley Park v Bishop Auckland; Shildon Town B v Shildon Town A; Spennymoor Town v Cockfield.

CIU Pairs Championship

Preliminary round results: R. French & T. Brown (Horden Labour) beat G. Longbottom & R. Adamson (Fishburn); T. Wiseman & W. Sedman (Witton Gilbert) beat J. Corrigan & G. Cousin (Leadgate); D. Allen & N. Whiteford (Tanfield Lea) lost to M. Branthwaite & H. Atkinson (Bowes); C. Smith & R. Johnson (Darlington) beat T. Cowley & J. Webster (Sherburn Village); L. Simpson & D. Grove (South Durham Malleable) beat T. Burt & N. McDonald (Sherburn Village); M. Mordue & W. Lovett (Leadgate) lost to G. Austin & T. Peacock (Hopetown & Whessoe); L. Keegan & B. Reed (Leadgate) beat R. Evans & L. Rutherford (Tanfield Lea); J. Stewart & W. Edwards (Crawcrook) beat T. Leathers & V. Simpson (Sherburn Village); R. Rutherford & R. Curry (Brandon) lost to W. Bell & P. Heath (Spennymoor); S. Montgomery & G. Bell (Leadgate) beat R. Piper & D. Murray (Tanfield Lea); K. Chicken & B. Fairhurst (Low Spennymoor) beat R. Hughes & J. Scullion (Shotton Comrades); J. Stott-Blair & T. Patterson (Hetton) beat R. Irwin & D. Metcalfe (Leadgate); J. Worthy & R. Mulroy (Spennymoor) lost to J. Trotter & S. Farry (Ferryhill); D. Bowes & T. Bowes (South Durham Malleable) lost to I. Peacock & H. Peacock (Leadgate); J. Bell & D. Liddell (Tanfield Lea) lost to R. Wardle & A. Austin (Hopetown & Whessoe); J. Taylor & B. Taylor (Fishburn) lost to K. Harrison & J. Pringle (Whitburn & Marsden); P. Whitfield & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees) beat A. Jones & W. Maddison (Ferryhill Station); W. Nixon & R. Taylorson (Sacriston) beat R. Maxwell & S. Dodds (Mill View); G. Robson & T. Oakes (Fishburn) beat W. Latimer & H. Teasdale (Wingate); R. Butler & J. Wolfenden (Crawcrook) lost to P. Gibson & D. Gibson (Spennymoor); B. Coates & G. Gibson (Wingate) lost to J. Carr & C. Steele (Number One Central); S. Summers & S. Gourley (Darlington) lost to W. Condron & S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane).

CIU Championship

Preliminary round results: P. Coulson (Leadgate) beat R. Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery); D. Stoker (South Moor) beat J. Stott-Blair (Hetton); S. Montgomery (Leadgate) v D. Metcalfe (Leadgate); I. Brown (Spennymoor) lost to E. Henry (Sunniside); B. Richardson (Old Shildon) beat I. Peacock (Leadgate); D. Hume (Darlington) beat G. Peaden (Crowtrees) A. Archbold (Hetton) beat N. Nixon (Sacriston); R. Mulroy (Spennymoor) beat T. Smith (Sunniside); B. Reed (Leadgate) beat R. Rutherford (Brandon).

SWD Veterans League

Preliminary round draw of the Double Pairs Knock Out Cup to be played during next week: Crook Glenholme v Bishop Auckland; Shildon Railway A v Langley Park A; Dean Bank A v Belmont; Cockton Hill A v Wolsingham; Mainsforth v Sherburn; Cockton Hill B v Spennymoor C; Shildon Town v Fishburn; Spennymoor A v Spennymoor B.

First round draw of the Team Knock Out Cup to be played during the week beginning June 17: Spennymoor A v Spennymoor Railway A; Durham City v Wolsingham; Sherburn v Spennymoor C; Fishburn v Langley Park A; King George V v Dean Bank A; Langley Park B v Mainsforth; Addison Park v Leeholme; Crook Glenholme v Chilton B.