Inter-County Championships, Division Two A: Durham's first team's two fixtures to date have provided one win at home to Lancashire III by 12-3 and one defeat by neighbours Yorkshire III by 9-6.

Durham 12, Lancashire III 3 (Stanley): MS- Richard Eaton lost to A Malik 15-5 3-15 10-15, Andrew King bt S Bamber 15-4, 15-12.

WS - Louise Trueman bt I Holt 11-8, Claire Tingle lost to W Higgin 8-11 4-11.

MD - Simon Gaines and A King bt Bamber and Malik 15-7 15-4, bt D Bruce and P Jackson 15-10 15-9, Graham Onions and Kevin Raper bt Bruce and Jackson 15-13 15-7, bt Bamber and Malik 15-11 15-9.

WD - Gill Hay and Fiona McGinn bt W Higgin and K Ratcliffe 15-5 15-5, bt I Holt and G Sowden 5-15 15-2 15-2, Lesley Byrne and Sherry Fairbairn bt Holt and Sowden 15-8 11-15 15-8, bt Higgin and Ratcliffe 15-8 15-6.

MXD - Gaines and Hay bt Bamber and Ratcliffe 15-8 15-8, Raper and McGinn lost to Malik and Sowden 6-15 10-15, Onions and Fairbairn bt Jackson and Holt 15-5 15-10.

Durham 6, Yorkshire III 9 (Stanley): MS - R Eaton lost to D Westmoreland 11-15 2-15, A King bt S Illingworth 15-4 15-4.

WS - L Trueman bt R Lazenby 11-9 4-11 13-112, C Tingle lost to N Smith 6-11 15-4.

MD - S Gaines and A King lost to Illingworth and S Smith 15-9 6-15 2-15, lost to P Ward and Westmoreland 10-15 15-17, Anthony Hall and K Raper bt Ward and Westmoreland 15-8 10-15 17-14, lost to Illingworth and Smith 7-15 12-15.

WD - G Hay and F McGinn lost to S Smith and H Starkey 2-15 8-15, bt L Beck and C Broadbent 15-9 15-3; L Byrne and S Fairbairn lost to Beck and Broadbent 13-15 8-15, lost to Smith and Starkey 11-15 8-15.

MXD - Hall and Fairbairn lost to Illingworth and Smith 7-15 11-15, Gaines and Hay bt Smith and Starkey 15-6 11-15 15-7, Raper and Byrne bt Ward and Lazenby 15-6 15-7.

Division Four A

The County seconds have started well with comfortable victories over Lincolnshire II and Leicestershire III.

Durham II 15, Lincs II 0 (Gateshead): MS - G Onions bt M Mayfield 15-3 15-12, Alan Crow bt S Bower 15-7 15-6.

WS - C Tingle bt S Beal 13-10, 13-10, Helen Frisby bt G O'Leary 11-5 11-3.

MD - Edward Burgess and A Crow bt Mayfield and S Taylor 15-13 15-3, bt D Abram and Bower 15-6 15-12, Lee O'Donovan and Onions bt Abram and Bower 15-5 15-6, bt Mayfield and Taylor 15-4 15-5.

WD - Lynn Haley and Helen Skillcorn bt S Beal and G O'Leary 15-3 15-5, bt C Bower and S Taylor 15-4 15-3, Alison Gent and H Frisby bt Bower and Taylor 15-12 10-15 15-8 bt Beal and O'Leary 15-7 15-5.

MXD - Onions and Skillcorn bt Taylor and Taylor 15-6 15-9, O'Donovan and Hayley bt Abram and O'Leary 15-3 15-4, Burgess and Gent bt Mayfield and Bower 17-14 15-8.

Durham II 12, Leics III 3 (Leicester): MS - Andrew Risby lot to A Clanchy 12-15 4-15, A Crow lost to D Putt 15-17 6-15.

WS - C Tingle bt K Eccles 11-3 7-11 11-1, L Hayley lost to J Antkowiak 8-11 5-11.

MD - E Burgess and A Crow bt M Ball and Clanchy 7-15 15-9 15-3, bt C Bannister and Putt 15-8 15-0, G Onions and Paul Thompson bt Bamister and Putt 7-15 15-11 15-11, bt Ball and Clanchy 15-7 15-17 15-8.

WD - L Hayley and H Skillcorn bt J Antkowiak and K Eccles 15-8 15-13, bt N Howes and L Lester 15-4 15-5, A Gent and C tingle bt Howes and Lester 15-13 15-5, bt Antkowiak and Eccles 15-8 3-15 15-5.

MXD - Thompson and Haley bt Clanchy and Howes 15-13 10-15 15-6, Onions and Skillcorn bt Putt and Eccles 15-9 15-8, Risby and Gent bt Ball and Lester 15-9 15-12.

Durham U19 tournament (Gateshead)

Final: Craig Simpson (Lincs) bt Nick Hodgson (Lancs) 15-4 15-9; semi-finals Simpson bt Adam Coulson (Dur) 15-8 15-9, Hodgson bt David Mumby (Lincs) 15-9 15-2.

Girls singles: final - Nikolet Cholakova (Nth'd) bt Erica Whittingham (Staff) 11-8 11-1

Boys doubles: Final - Luke Brudenell (Yorks) and N Hodgson bt A Coulson and C Simpson 15-5 15-7.

Girls doubles: Winners Helen Davies (Mers) and Becky Howell (Lancs).

Mixed doubles: Final - A Coulson and H Davies bt N Hodgson and B Howell 15-3 12-15 15-12.

North East U17 Challenge (Gateshead)

Boys doubles: final - Luke Brudenell (Yorks) and Richard Pulford (Notts) bt Jamie Bonsells (Yorks) and Richard Collier (Yorks) 15-10 15-4.

Girls doubles: Final - Lucy Milne (Yorks) and Kim Stevens (York) bt Cathryn Goodall (Yorks) and Sarah Perry (Lincs).

Mixed doubles: final - R Pulford and C Goodall bt L Brudenell and Charlotte Owen (Yorks).