First round draw, to be played on or before Monday, October 27: Harold Lomax & John Warriner (Crook Belle Vue) v Kevin Scullion & Tony Thompson (New Durham);

Willis Joynes & Ian Renwick (Witton Gilbert) v Kevin Sample & Owen Howarth (Brandon); Alan Buist & Peter Davison (Fishburn) v Frank Nicholson & Graham Golbourn (Coundon); Jock Frost & Steve Cave (Wheatley Hill B) v Chris Morley & Colin Robinson (Belmont); Peter Laverick & Phil Whitfield (Crowtrees) v Michael Bower & Albert Bower (Sherburn Village); Neil Phillips & Wilf Coulthard (New Durham) v Tony Ellison & Dave Blyth (Wheatley Hill B); Dave Walker & Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A) v Sean Johnston & Steve Armstrong (Crowtrees); Mark Brown & John Taylor (Leeholme) v Charlie Donaghy & Doug Watson (Tow Law); Paul Atkinson & Michael Pratt (Spennymoor) v Lee Todd & Karl Thompson (Leeholme); Harry Grimes & Jim Dufton (Stanley Central) v Bryan Birks & Phil Garr (New Durham). Handiaps will be sent to team captains to arrive on Wednesday, 1 October.