Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Division One: Wolviston had no difficulty defeating Barnard Castle in Saturday's programme.

The visitors innings stuttered to only 107 all out in 32 overs with the introduction of Ian Brooksbank and George Sayers into the attack. The pair shared five wickets conceding just 12 runs between them.

The runs flowed at Fountains Garth when Guisborough and Middlesbrough scored 458 with Boro the winners by four wickets.

Faced with a target of 227, they were indebted to openers Cook (70) and Chris Murdoch (44) and later Connelly carried his bat for 42.

Ryan Murray was a century-maker for Guisborough but still finished on the losing side.

Runs were also plentiful at Great Ayton who overtook the Darlington total of 206-9 with just a couple of wickets remaining. John Doyle jnr (43), Murray with 48 and Dave Pennock (30 not out) was the principle scorers as victory was achieved with just four balls left.

Batting first, Darlington had Keith Barker, who hit ten boundaries making 60, Jamie Watson (49) and Simon Gough (44) all in form.

The game's most successful bowler was Ayton's John Doyle jnr with figures of 4-68 from 19 overs.

Richie Evans had a good day for Seaton Carew against Normanby Hall. His 6-31 was from 13.4 overs and when Kevin Rowntree took 3-51 in 13 overs, the Hall were all out for 153 which included 34 by Robinson and 46 from Shoaib.

Evans then took over with the bat and ended unbeaten with 53 which included one six and seven fours. He partnered Jerry Carne (34 not out) in an unbroken stand for the third wicket.

After realising 201-7 of which Dennis Wing made 54 and Neil Sherritt 36, Billingham Synthonia bowled out Stokesley for only 97. Keith Martin was the chief wicket-taker with six for 49 runs and Martin Cull (3-17) gave support.

Clive Dowson and Saj Hussain shared six Synners' wickets as they bowled 35 of the 50 overs between them.

Marton lost just one wicket overtaking the Bedale total of 182-9. Cameron Lane stroked a couple of sixes and 12 boundaries in 103 not out and Graham Scanlon added 54 to the century-opening partnership.

Ryan Williams had two sixes and nine fours in 72 for Bedale and in the Marton attack, none did better than man-of-the-match Lane whose five wickets were taken in 22 overs at a cost of 64 runs.

Simon Law, whose 52 included eight boundaries, was the match-winner with the bat for Redcar at Marske. Batting first, the home side posted 162-6 with most of the runs coming from Chris Burke (46) and Gary Lynch with 30. Four of the six wickets to fall were taken by Douglas for 40 runs in 13 overs.

In the only game played yesterday, Bedale beat Normanby Hall.

* South Africa take a 23-run lead into today's final day against India A but, ominously for England, their batsmen appear to be finding form.

Having bowled out their opponents for 319 last night, skipper Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs (both 79) shared a 150-run opening stand before left-hander Gary Kirsten and Jacques Rudolph continued the onslaught.

They put on 171 with 22-year-old Rudolph passing 3,000 first-class runs on the way to 83, Kirsten departing for 75.