Match reports, results and cup draws

The visitors won three of the four rinks but lost on the overall shots score of 71-67.

Rink scores (ERC names first): A Brown 31 G. Gibson 12; G. Williams 13 W. Latimer 17; M. English 10 J. Kelly 19; P. Calvert 17 J. Preece 19.

Crook Glenholme took advantage of the leaders defeat to close the gap with a very good victory at reigning champions, Leeholme. The home side were beaten by 68 shots to 85.

Rink scores (Leeholme names first): W. Duffy 14 D. Chard 24; W. Teasdale 11 A. Dunn 25; J. Taylor 20 L. Padfield 19; K. Stamp 23 D. McDonald 17.

This victory puts Glenholme two points behind the leaders and four ahead of Leeholme.

Brandon kept up their interest in promotion from the Second Division with a 70 shots to 63 home win over Wheatley Hill.

Rink scores (Brandon names first): S. Wilson 12 K. Kendall 19; J. Wilson 25 G. Berresford 14; P. Davis 20 N. Armstrong 12; W. Miller 13 C. Bullock 18.

Murton made their best win of the season when they only dropped one point to the visiting Vane Tempest, winning with a shots score of 77 to 67.

Rink scores (Murton names first): H. Blakey 20 G. Johnson 16; A. Applegarth 20 D. Higgins 19; J. Donaldson 20 R. Gileson 15; N. Jubb 17 J. Clark 17.

Mainsforth moved four points clear at the top of the Third Division after only dropping two points at Kelloe, where they won by 118 shots to 54.

Rink scores (Kelloe names first): T. Reed 15 R. Heath 15; T. Connor 8 K. Pears 40; T. Horner 22 A. Jones 22; R. Smalley 9 W. Maddison 41.

Chilton are four points behind Mainsforth with Willington Spectrum a further five points adrift.

Results - Division One: Pelton Fell 6 Coxhoe 4; Ever Ready/Craghead 4 Wingate 6; Langley Park 4 Shotton 6; Bowburn 6 Sherburn Village 4; Leeholme 4 Crook Glenholme 6.

Division Two: Nevilles Cross 8 King George V 2; Addison Park 7 Trimdon 3; Brandon 6 Wheatley Hill 4; Newton Hall 10 Witton Gilbert 0; Murton 9 Vane Tempest 1.

Division Three: Kelloe 2 Mainsforth 8; Belmont 6 Wolsingham 4; Willington Spectrum 10 Dean and Chapter 0; Chilton 4 Cockton Hill 6.

Central Ladies League

In the top of the table clash Durham City maintained their lead when they only dropped one point to the second placed King George V. This defeat for the visitors allowed Pelton Fell to take over second place, following their good home win over Dean Bank.

Durham City beat King George V by 76 shots to 63.

Rink scores (Durham names first): Pat Purvis, Joyce Underwood and Doreen McWilliams 19 Kath Rogerson and Margaret Kirk 11; Margaret Penna, Margaret Sutton and Neille Hart 12 Jean Howie, Jean Mather and Ivy Harker 22; Margaret Atherton, Joyce Whitfield and Ann Bernard 22 Jean Ferguson, Muriel Allison and Anna Coulson 16; Dorothy Appleby, Ann Atkinson and Kathleen Currie 23 Doreen Hardman, Joan Rutter and Jayne McGowan 14.

Reigning champions, Vane Tempest improved with the weather as they pulled off their best win this season when they whitewashed the visiting Spennymoor. Bishop Auckland celebrated their first win of the season and they did it in style for they whitewashed their hosts at Mainsforth.

Results: Pelton Fell 4.5 Dean Bank 0.5; Vane Tempest 5 Spennymoor 0; Durham City 4 King George V 1; Cockton Hill 1 Brandon 4; Mainsforth 0 Bishop Auckland 5.

SW Durham Vets League

Sherburn shot to the top of the First Division after they whitewashed the visiting Langley Park B by 72 shots to 46.

Rink scores (Sherburn names first): N. McDonald 25 A. Calvert 14; R. Smith 21 D. Cassidy 19; T. Burt 26 F. Tulip 13.

Leeholme's defeat by the visiting Shildon Railway A moved them down to second place, a position which they share with Crook Glenholme, who whitewashed their hosts at Spennymoor A, three points behind Sherburn.

Newly promoted Addison Park are making the running in the Second Division and maintained their unbeaten record when they whitewashed the visiting Shildon Town to go four points clear at the top. The league leaders won by 64 shots to 47.

Rink scores (Addison Park names first): E. Richardson 21 A. Heatherington 14; J. Wilson 21 W. Hugill 20; W. Miller 22 B. Johnston 13.

Chilton are second place in the Second Division, four points ahead of Shildon Town, Langley Park A and Durham City.

In the top of the table clash in the Third Division the top two changed places when Cockton Hill B only dropped two points to their hosts at Fishburn. Fishburn went down by 49 shots to 58.

Rink scores (Fishburn names first): T. Oakes 22 D. Ainley 12; D. Wheaton 12 J. Tague 25; G. Longbottom 15 R. Topping 21.

This victory moved Cockton Hill B four points clear of Fishburn.

Results - Division One: Leeholme 2 Shildon Railway A 6; Cockton Hill A 8 Willington 0; Sherburn 8 Langley Park B 0; Spennymoor A 0 Crook Glenholme 8.

Division Two: Langley Park A 2 Dean Bank 6; Chilton 6 Durham City 2; Addison Park 8 Shildon Town 0; Wolsingham 6 King George V 2.

Division Three: Shildon Railway B 2 Belmont 6; Spennymoor B 8 Spennymoor C 0; Mainsforth 6 Bishop Auckland 2; Fishburn 2 Cockton Hill B 6.

South West Durham League

The two bottom sides met at Addison Park where the home side took all the points against Glenholme who drop to the foot of the table. Second division leaders Spectrum took all ten points as did Wolsingham who moved up to second.

Results - Division One: Addison Park 10 Glenholme 0; Cockton Hill 2 Mainsforth 8; Leeholme 10 Langley Park 0; Shildon Town A 2 Spennymoor A 8; Shildon Railway v Brandon postponed.

Division Two: Spennymoor Jubilee 8 Shildon Town B 2; Wolsingham 10 Fishburn 0; Bishop Auckland 0 Spectrum 10; Kelloe v Cockton Hill B postponed.

CIU Singles Championship

First round draw: G. Robson (Leadgate) v R. Flemming (Fencehouses Comrades); D. Hume (Darlington) v R. Morrison (Dipton); A. Jones (Ferryhill Station) v P. Whitfield (Crowtrees); W. Condron (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane) v R. Mulroy (Spennymoor); J. Taylor (Leeholme) v I. Peacock (Leadgate); B. Reed (Leadgate) v D. Metcalf (Leadgate); D. Hann (Crowtrees) v M. Flowers (Tindale Crescent); J. Taylor (Fishburn) v L. Parnell (Hardwick); A. Archbold (Hetton) v D. Morrison (Fishburn); P. Connor (Trimdon Colliery & Deaf Hill) v K. McDonald (Sacriston); M. Fenwick (Brandon) v J. Tague (Tindale Crescent); S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane) v I. Brown (Spennymoor); W. Maddison (Ferryhill Station) v E. henry (Sunniside); C. Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery & Deaf Hill) v P. Gibson (Spennymoor); B. Taylor (Fishburn) v D. Stoker (South Moor); E. Davis (South Durham Malleable) v F. Richardson (Leadgate).

CIU Pairs Championship

First round draw, to be played by June 18: K. McDonald & I. Young (Sacriston) v P. Whtifield & G. Hutchinson (Crowtrees); J. Taylor & B. Taylor (Fishburn) v T. Cowley & J. Webster (Sherburn Village); B. Bell & N. Jubb (Murton Victoria) v A. Charlton & R. Anderson (South Moor); S. Hubbard & J. Patterson (Crawcrook) v I. Brown & R. Heale (Spennymoor); H. Mercer & B. Stockport (Trimdon Colliery) v T. Jefferson & C. Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery); N. McDonald & T. Burt (Sherburn Village) v P. Davies & M. Fenwick (Brandon); W. Latimer & H. Teasdale (Wingate) v T. Nee & R. Forster (Slmonside); G. Burnett & A. Bell (Tanfield Lea) v A. Archbold & K. Nelson (Hetton); G. Gibson & B. Coates (Wingate) v P. Gibson & D. Gibson (Spennymoor); W. Condron & S. Land (Low Spennymoor & Merrington Lane) v K. Matthews & J. Williams (Quarrington Hill); J. Tague & J. Lynch (Tindale Crescent) v D. Hird & B. Coatsworth (Cockerton Band); B. Reed & F. Richardson (Leadgate) v J. Nutter & R. Flemming (Fencehouses Comrades); J. Bannister & J. Winlow (Murton Victoria) v N. Scully & R. Morrison (Dipton); P. Coulson & G. Robson (Leadgate) v D. Stoker & B. Petre (South Moor); B. New & N. Forrest (Dipton) v W. Maddison & A. Jones (Ferryhill Station); R. Wardman & J. Harris (Annfield Plain) v S. Morland & G. Mellor (Darlington); D. Murray & R. Piper (Tanfield Lea) v R. Newton & J. Newstead (Annfield Plain); J. Stewart & W. Edwards (Crawcrook) v J. Blair & T. Patterson (Hetton); K. Woolcock & B. Middlemast (Stanley Empire) v T. Leathers & V. Simpson (Sherburn Village); H. Ranson & T. Gallagher (Winlaton New West End) v M. English & D. Reed (Dipton); J. Duffy & C. Duffy (Leeholme) v J. Tryer & H. Beadle (Belmont);S. Summers & S. Gourley (Darlington) v J. Worthy & R. Mulory (Spennymoor); J. Spraggon & E. Henry (Sunniside) v D. Arnold & B. Wood (Belmont); D. Allen & N. Whiteford (Tanfield Lea v R. Loftus & C. Taylor (Winlaton New West End); P. Hunter & A. Hunter (Simonside) v G. Dews & R. English (Dipton); L. Parnell & A. Parnell (Hardwick) v R. French & T. Brown (Horden Labour & Trades); G. Robson & T. Oakes (Fishburn) v B. Naunton & J. Wilson (Hetton); J. Emmerson & W. Kirk (Sacriston) v M. Branthwaite & A. Atkinson (Bowes); M. Campbell & J. McCabe (Leadgate) v J. Corrigan & G. Cousin (Leadgate); D. Heseltine & D. Hume (Darlington) v M. Mordue & M. Boyce (Leadgate); R. Presho & W. Hughes (Wingate) v R. Irwin & D. Metcalfe (Leadgate); E. Richardson & L. Graham (Willington) v I. Peacock & H. Peacock (Leadgate).

Durham Pairs Championship

Preliminary round results: A. Bainbridge & D. Belton (Crook Glenholme) beat T. Cowley & D. Leonard (Sherburn Village); B. Sones & T. Greenwood (Nevilles Cross) lost to P. Thompson & S. Underwood (Newton Hall); E. Robinson & J. Moore (Belmont) beat R. Jefferson & B. Stockport (Trimdon); M. English & A. Lyes (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat D. Parkin & J. Doney (Witton Gilbert); J. Vickery & K. Yarnell (Newton Hall) beat C. Chever Ready/Craghead) beat A. Thompsom, J Bolas, L Padfield (Crook Glenholme); G. Williams, T. Talbot, S. Sheavils (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat A. Charlton, W. Rowntree, J. Webster (Sherburn Village); D. Fishburn, S. Smith, G. Mein (Newton Hall) lost to J. Wilson, R. Curry and partner (Brandon); T. Dougherty, A. Waggot, J. Tbompson (Addison Park) lost to A. Bainbridge, D. Belton, J. Chatterton (Crook Glenholme); I. Hudson, R. Hindson, B. Slinm (Nevilles Cross) beat J. Kelly, G. Gibson, B. Coates (Wingate); F Sanderson, W. Applegarth, D Hall (Murton) beat I.C. Young, K. MacDonald, D Hall (King George V); W. Maddison and partners (Mainsforth) lost to R. Jones, K Atkinson and partner (Wingate); N McDonald, B. Forster, R. Flowers (Sherburn Village) lost to W. Hughes, R. Presho, A. Healer (Wingate). There were seven byes.

Durham League Singles Championship

Preliminary round results: A. Waggot (Addison Park) beat R. Ledger (Ever Ready/Craghead); J. Taylor (Leeholme) beat K. Yarnell (Newton Hall); G. Williams (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat B. Harrison (Mainsforth); K. Easton (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat R. Firth (Nevilles Cross); B. Slinn (Nevilles Cross) lost to P. Calvert (Ever Ready/Craghead); T. Dougherty (Addison Park) lost to J. Doney (Witton Gilbert); C. Jefferson (Leeholme) beat G. Alderson (Sherburn Village); D. Jones (Mainsforth) lost to D. Parkin (Witton Gilbert); B. Taylor (Fishburn) beat J. Layfield (Sherburn Village). Matches to be played by May 31.

Durham League Rinks Championship

Ithe only match in the Preliminary Round I. Hudson, R. Firth & B. Slinn (Nevilles Cross) beat G. Williams & partners (Ever Ready/Craghead).

First round draw: W. Hughes & partners (Wingate) v J. Bannister & partners (Murton); M. English & partners (Ever Ready/Craghead) v J. Sedgwick & partners (Langley Park); R. Jefferson & partners (Trimdon) v I. Hudson, R. Firth & B. Slinn (Nevilles Cross); D. Henderson & partners (Langley Park) v R. Jones & partners (Wingate); W.M. Cooper & partners (Belmont) v C. Chapman & partners (Pelton fell); T. Leathers & partners (Sherburn Village) v D. Fishburn & partners (Newton Hall); B. Attwood & partners (Leeholme) v D. McDonald & partners (Crook Glenholme); T. Ovington & partners (Belmont) v W. Cedman & partners (Witton Gilbert). Results to be in by 21 June.

Durham League Triples Championship

Preliminary round results: C. Chapman, R Rose, B. Lonsdale (Pelton Fell) beat I. Milburm, J. Moore, D. Wilkinson (Belmont); M. English, A. Brown, A. Lyes (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat A. Thompsom, J Bolas, L Padfield (Crook Glenholme); G. Williams, T. Talbot, S. Sheavils (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat A. Charlton, W. Rowntree, J. Webster (Sherburn Village); D. Fishburn, S. Smitb, G. Mein (Newton Hall) lost to J. Wilson, R. Curry and partner (Brandon); T. Dougherty, A. Waggot, J. Tbompson (Addison Park) lost to A. Bainbridge, D. Belton, J. Chatterton (Crook Glenholme); I. Hudson, R. Hindson, B. Slinm (Nevilles Cross) beat J. Kelly, G. Gibson, B. Coates (Wingate); F Sanderson, W. Applegarth, D Hall (Murton) beat I.C. Young, K. MacDonald, D Hall (King George V); W. Maddison and partners (Mainsforth) lost to R. Jones, K Atkinson and partner (Wingate); N McDonald, B. Forster, R. Flowers (Sherburn Village) lost to W. Hughes, R. Presho, A. Healer (Wingate). There were seven byes.

Durham County Hospital Cup

The results of the Preliminary Round of this triples competition, where all the entry fees are donated to the hospital and Topline trophies of Wheatley Hill sponsor the trophies:

G. Williams, R. Ledger & S. Sheavils (Ever Ready/Craghead) beat J. Sedgewick & partners (Langley Park); I. Hudson, R. Hindson & B. Slinn (Nevilles Cross) beat W. Miller, E. Charlton & E. Sample (Brandon). There were 14 byes.

Teesside Ladies League

Players are reminded to post slips regarding President's Day as soon as possible.

Mason and Martin Eldon Grove pairs

Quarter-finals draw Sunday, June 9 at 11am: J Ainger/R Robb v V Anthony/G Randall; T Davidson/F Rippon v A Taylor/A Macey; Inga and J Gillespie v A Gray/E Cusworth; F Burton/T Barnes v P Crighton/P Eglintine.

Cleveland County

Cleveland's women's bowling association took on Derbyshire at West Park, Derby on Wednesday, May 28 and both the Donald Stewart Trophy team and the Silver Jubilee Vase team acquitted themselves well.

The Stewart team took most of the honours winning four out of six rinks plus the overall game for 18 points to 4 in a 137-114 victory. Top rink was Inge Gillespie (Jackie Carson, Vi Micheson) 28-15.

The Silver Jubilee team won on three rinks from six but were just pipped for the overall game. Best rink in this match was Jean Jameson, Betty Flett and Marjory Laskey. The team next play at Smiths Dock on Wednesday, June 11, 2pm against Derbyshire.

In the Durham Centenary club trophy the John Whitehead Park team pulled off a remarkable win against the very powerful Rugby Cement team at South Ferraby, Humberside. At 21 ends the match was level but a strong finish saw the park team open up a 25 shot winning gap over the last few ends. Colin Moore (Sid Hodgeson, Mark Jones) and Tony Bowe (John Fielding Sen, John Fielding Jun) both had big wins and with Bill Shands rink and Barry Young's rink running the opposition very close this was a fine win. The club's next round match will be at Brierley Park, Nottinghamshire.

Darlington Veterans League

A Division: MSG A 3, East Park A 1; North Lodge 1, Barnard Castle A 3; South Park A 2, North Lodge 2; North Park 1, Wood A 3; RA A 3, MSG A 1; East Park A 2, Dene A 2; Wood B 2, Barnard Castle A 2.

B Division: East Park B 1, MSG B 3; Wood C 0, Hundens A 4; Dene B 2, East Park B 2; MSG B v RA B no card; Hundens B v South Park B no card.

North-Eastern Ladies League

Results: Blackhall 3, Staby House 2; Park 3, Owton Lodge 2; Burn Valley 3, Wingate 2; Peterlee 2, Grayfields 2; Shotton 2, Hartlepool 3.

League: Blackhall 16 points; Park 15, Peterlee 15, Wingate 14, Owton Lodge 14, Burn Valley 12, Hartlepool 9, Horden 6,Staby House 6, Shotton 5.