Leaders Marske take an 11-point advantage into their match at home to Middlesbrough. Brett Roberts, who missed the Kerridge Cup Final with a shoulder injury, returns and hopes to be able to bowl for the first time for a month. The Boro have brothers Joe and Sam Gaudie returning, but Paul Johnston is missing.

Barnard Castle on the back of their Kerridge Cup success, travel to Park Drive, and Richard Watson replaces James Alderson who is at a wedding.

Great Ayton are without John Grainge, but fast bowler Joe Marsay returns after missing last weekend. Henry Shelton deputises for Grainge as wicketkeeper. They travel to Darlington and have Sam Hardy returning to replace Tom Sowerby. Alex Simpson is again released by Durham Academy and keeps his place.

Richmondshire need to start winning again to keep in the title race but are without professional Toby Bulcock who has been suspended for four games after a disciplinary hearing. He served the first of these games last Saturday. They are at home to Norton who will be wanting to improve on last week’s dismal performance.

The big game at the bottom is between Billingham Synthonia and Stokesley. Synners are unchanged and Mike Atkinson the clubs captain, said: “It's going to be as tough as they come. For both teams it could be make or break time; if we win, we could cut the point’s gap between the two teams to less than 15 points – at the moment it is 29 - and with a game in hand, we would be in a much stronger position to avoid relegation. We have been underperforming, but if we show fighting spirit in our last seven games we could survive”.

If Stokesley were to win, they could lift themselves around 50 points clear of their bottom-placed rivals and around 40 in front of second bottom Normanby Hall, who don't have a game this weekend. Stokesley have lost nine and won just one of their last 12, Billingham have lost one less (8) and won one more (2).

Stokesley have picked up ten fewer points (86) than Billingham (96) in the last 12 games. The current point’s difference is 29 .

Guisborough have four missing – Richard Dunn, Tom Gittens, Martin Hood and Neil Russell - as they travel to in-form Seaton Carew, who are without David Braithwaite.

In Division One, where only one team is promoted to compensate for the league restructure next season, sees leaders Marton entertain Bishop Auckland who are second, in what could have a huge bearing on the promotion race. The home side have won their last five and the visitors have won four of their last five.

Thornaby in third, with a game in hand, entertain Richmondshire.