Spennymoor Friendly League, The new season opened out with a good win for the reigning champions

, Wolviston King's Arms B when they only dropped two points on their visit to Trimdon WM Club. The King's Arms A team also managed a victory but they were restricted to an odd point success at Stockton Elm Tree.

Returning to the league after a number of years, Spennymoor Half Moon went down at home by two points to Wheatley Hill but fell that more match practice could see them offering resistance to the more experienced teams.

Results: Stockton Elm Tree 4 Wolviston King's Arms A 5; Spennymoor Half Moon 3 Wheatley Hill 5; Trimdon WM Club 2 Wolviston King's Arms B 7