Worthington CIU Summer Snooker League

OLD Shildon maintained their two points lead at the top of the table in a match where Michael Pratt lifted the highest break for the season to 87.

Michael gave Old Shildon the best start against visiting Wheatley Hill A, who slipped three behind when Jossie Aldworth and Charlie Blake won. How-ever, the Hill recovered to take the last two points through Dave Walker and Dean Bryden, who made a 31 break.

Fishburn A kept up the pressure on Old Shildon with an odd point home win over Witton Gilbert. John Griffin put in a 34 break to take the first point for Fishburn with Ray Coatman levelling. Charlie Hirst and John Carter put Fish-burn into a winning position. John Roo-ney Senior won the final frame for Witton.

Stanley Central moved up to share the third place in the table after they only dropped one point to visiting Newton Aycliffe, who had Steve Nelson as their only winner. Alan Todd, Jim Dufton, Frank Foster and Harold Grimes won for the Central.

Sherburn Village, who are bottom of the first division, caused the shock of the week when they visited Spennymoor A and only dropped one point. Adrian Twist, Scott Mallaburn, John Bower and Alan Greener won for the visitors with Paul Biddle taking the Moors lone point.

With second placed Crook Belle Vue without a match, Willington moved eight points clear in the second division after whitewashing the visiting Durham City. Willington points came from Colin Lomax, Arthur Goldsborough, Jeremy Martin, Tom Parkin and Paul Atkinson.

Wheatley Hill B kept up the pressure on the second division front-runners after they were never headed by the visiting Newhouse A. Steve Cave put Hill ahead with Ian Dinsdale knocking in a 34 break to level. Dave Blyth restored the home lead only to see Keith Mann level. In the decider Tony Ellison took the Hill to victory by beating Harry Dinsdale.

Brandon were twice ahead at Langley Park but eventually lost the decider when Paul Nord beat John Middleton. Graham Jackson put the visitors ahead with Robert Roche levelling. Brian Graham restored Brandon's lead, but Ray Coates equalised despite a 30 break from Kevin Sample.

In the top clash in the third division Newhouse B opened out a two points lead when they only dropped one point to the visiting Meadowfield, who slipped to third place. Newhouse took the first four points through Alan McCluskey, John O'Driscoll, David Jackson and Brian Eltringham. Norman Smith took the final frame for Meadowfield.

Results: Tow Law 3 Crowtrees 2; Langley Park 3 Brandon 2; Leeholme 3 Billy Row 2; Fishburn A 3 Witton Gilbert 2; Willington 5 Durham City 0; Old Shildon 3 Wheatley Hill A 2; Spennymoor A 1 Sherburn Village 4; Wingate 4 Ferry-hill 1; Hunwick 4 Fishburn B 1; Stanley Central 4 Newton Aycliffe 1; Wheatley Hill B 3 Newhouse A 2; Newhouse B 4 Meadowfield 1