Bowls

There was a couple of major shocks in the Preliminary Round of the team Knock Out when King George V beat the visiting Cockton Hill A and Shildon Railway A beat Willington.

Cockton Hill A are in second place in the First Division and visited King George V, who are without a league win to date and only two points to their credit. However the home side lifted their game and produced a 65 shots to 41 victory.

Rink scores (King George V names first): J. Emmerson 26 I. McDougall 13; K. McDonald 17 A. Wilson 13; I.C. Young 22 D. Oliver 15.

Willington, who were promoted to the First Division, entertained Shildon Railway A, who were relegated to the Second Division but the formbook went out of the window when the visitors won 77-45.

Rink scores (Willington names first): C. Baines 21 F. Edwards 26; J. Bennett 10 B. Richardson 27; L. Graham 14 F. Wilson 24.

Results: Bishop Auckland 55 Langley Park B 63; Willington 45 Shildon Railway A 77; King George V 65 Cockton Hill A 41; Durham City 67 Chilton 50; Shildon Railway B 35 Leeholme 81; Spennymoor A 81 Belmont 30; Fishburn 67 Spennymoor B 46; Cockton Hill B 66 Shildon Town 61.

South West

Durham League

Spennymoor A are the early pacesetters in the first division with Shildon Railway their nearest challengers.

Shildon Town A were relegated last season but they top division two after two maximum wins.

Results - Division One: Addison Park 7 Mainsforth 3; Glenholme 4 Cockton Hill 6; Shildon Railway 10 Spennymoor Jubilee 0; Spennymoor A 10 Spectrum 0; Brandon v Leeholme postponed.

Division Two: Cockton Hill B 8 Bishop Auckland 2; Fishburn 6 Cockfield 4; Kelloe 8 Langley Park 2; Shildon Town B 7 Spennymoor Town 3; Wolsingham 0 Shildon Town A 10.

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

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