Darts

Reigning champions, Crook Coach and Horses faced a tough task in the first week of the new season when they visited Crook Travellers Rest however, they produced heir usual form to win by five points.

Last season's runners-up, the Victoria Club made an even better start when they only dropped two points at Crook Belle Vue.

Leading individual scorers: Jackie Baker 140 (New Market B), Val Readman 133 and 126 (Victoria), Christine Ridley 132 (Billy Row Green), Ann Varley 126 (Travellers Rest), Diane Nesbitt 121 (Travellers Rest), Dorothy Mowbray 123 (Rose and Crown), Angela Armstrong 120 (Rose and Crown) and Julie Nelson 120 (Jelly's Bar).

Results: Crook Travellers Rest 3, Crook Coach and Horses 8; Crook Queen's Head 3, Tow Law Rose and Crown 8; Tow Law Black Horse 8, Crook Cricket Club 3; Crook Belle Vue 2, Victoria Club 9; Tow Law New Market B 8, Willington Lion and Unicorn 3; Tow Law Cattle Mart 4, Crook Olde Horse Shoe 7; Tow Law Dan's Castle 5, Howden Australian 6; Billy Row Green 7, Billy Row Royal George 4; Crook King's Head 6, Willington Commercial 5; Tow Law Station 3, Crook Jelly's Bar 8.

Thomas Kelly Team Darts

Results: Second Round Houghton Comrades beat South Durham Malleable; Pelton RAOB A beat New Brancepeth C; Deneside A beat West Auckland; Ferryhill beat Edmondsley & Daisy Hill; Pelton RAOB B lost to Relton Terrace; Deneside B beat Middlestone Moor; New Brancepeth A beat Burnhope Ivy Leaf; Sandhole beat Evenwood.

CIU Pairs Championship

Results: Second round Chapman & A Leach (Sandhole) beat P Willingale & J Cavagan (Pelton RAOB); T Crowder & T Walker (Edmondsley & Daisy Hill) lost to R Scott & J Hill (Middlestone Moor); A Brunskill & S Errington (Stanley Empire) beat N Mitcheson & T Warren (Sandhole); C Cossey & J Hall (Sandhole) beat R Douthwaite & D Richardson (West Auckland); P Lenagh & P Knighton (Coxhoe) lost to M Lumley & G Curry (Relton Terace); J Ashett & G Wilson (Dawdon) lost to P Telford & B Dobinson (Stanley Central); K Brown & J Winter (Stanley Empire) lost to A Morrison & R Young (Grange Villa); P Borthwick & C Boyle (Consett Victoria) beat D Hughes & I Sotheran (Burnhope Ivy Leaf).

CIU Individual

Championship

Results: Second Round G Stephenson (Edmondsley & Daisy Hill) lost to M Lumley (Relton Terrace); B Chapman (Sandhole) beat J Gilmore (Crowtrees); G Curry (Relton Terrace) beat P Nixon (Ferryhill); D Punshon (Dawdon) lost to A Jackson (Alberta); J Duggan (Cockfield) beat D Bryan (Burnhope Ivy Leaf); D Gilmore (Crowtrees) lost to D Hughes (Burnhope Ivy Leaf); J Hill (Middlestone Moor) lost to D Dodds (Stanley Central); L Mickle (New Brancepeth) beat A Leach (Sandhole); D Crawley (Consett Victoria) beat J Ashett (Dawdon); T Hicks (Evenwood) beat A Laidler (Relton Terrace); P Telford (Stanley Central) beat R.Foreman (Leadgate); G Galloway (Crowtrees) lost to R Young (Grange Villa); T Walker (Edmondsley & Daisy Hill) lost to P Borthwick (Consett Victoria); T Bell (Middlestone Moor) lost to P Lenagh (Coxhoe); C Dufton (Stanley Empire) beat D Young (Stanley Empire); P Knighton (Coxhoe) beat J Hall (Sandhole).