DAVID DOWSON scored a hat-trick as a Darlington side made up of youngsters and those who were deemed to need a game made progress in the Durham Challenge Cup last night.

Ryan Brobbel also netted in a 4-0 win at Billingham Town.

The game that saw Jim Provett, Leon Scott, Rob Youhill, Anthony Bell and Graeme Armstrong handed starts.

Darlington: Provett, Lazenby, Marley, Walton, Youhill, Brobbel, Padurariu, Scott, Bell, Armstrong, Dowson