Crook Ladies League: There were no surprises in the First Round of the League Knockout Cup, although Billy Row Green came close to upsetting the visiting Victoria Club, who trailed by the odd point but took the team game to edge through.

Results: Billy Row Royal George 3 Tow Law Black Horse 8; Tow Law New Market B 10 Crook Cricket Club 1; Billy Row Green 5 Victoria Club 6.

Leading individual scorers: Alison Brown 138 for the Black Horse, Coral Hume 133 for the cricketers, Val Readman 124 for the Victoria and Carol Spencer 123 for the New Market B.

Second round draw: Tow Law Black Horse v New Market B; Queen's Head B v Jelly's Bar B; Queen's Head A v Dan's Castle; Station v White Swan; Victoria v Green Tree; Belle Vue Club v North Point; Jelly's Bar A v Cattle Mart and Travellers Rest v New Market A.

Weardale Ladies Darts

Results: St Johns Chapel Blue Bell B 6 Wolsingham Black Bull 3; St Johns Chapel Golden Lion B 7 Blanchland Sports Club 2; Wolsingham WMC 8 Wolsingham Black Lion A 1; Eastgate Cross Keys 5 Wolsingham Mill Race 4; Rookhope A 3 Stanhope Bonny Moor Hen 6; Stanhope Queens Head 5 Rookhope WMC 4; Stanhope Pack Horse 4 St Johns Chapel Golden Lion A 5; Wolsingham Black Lion B 5 St Johns Chapel Blue Bell A 4.

Top scores: Norma Parkin 140 (Mill Race); Betty Bowman 128 (Rookhope); Jean Turley 121 (Black Lion A); Doreen Alderslade 120 (Sports Club).

Wear Valley Ladies League

The League's open pairs competition was held at four venues with the winners from each going forward to a play-off for the title on Finals Night. At Willington Brewer's Droop the qualifiers were Betty Chapman and Joan Mills.

Results: Nadine Maddison & Ann Spoors 2 Jackie Hutchinson & Stephanie Pinkney 0; Joan Mills & Betty Chapman 2 Beverley Brown & Shirley Bennett 0; Nadine Maddison & Ann Spoors 2 Kim Pritchard & Wendy Eddleston 1; Joan Mills & Betty Chapman 2 Nadine Maddison & Ann Spoors 0.

The qualifiers from Byers Green Club were Carol Haygarth and Tracy Thomson.

Results: Christine Ward & Julie Alderson 2 Joan Hall & Doreen Pounder 1; Carol Haygarth & Tracy Thomson 2 Jillian Scott & Carol Coote 0; Barbara Atkinson & Freda Brown 2 Gwen Varley & Sheila Moore 1; Christine Ward & Julie Alderson 2 June Peyrefitte & Carol Hirst 1; Carol Haygarth & Tracy Thomson 2 Barbara Atkinson & Freda Brown 0; Carol Haygarth & Tracy Thomson 2 Christine Ward & Julie Alderson 0.

The qualifiers from Crook Coach and Horses were Mary Saunders and Emma Fleming.

Results: Pamela Staples & Sophie Brockwell 2 Andrea Dawson & Angela McDonald 0; Margaret Lee & Caroline Turnbull 2 Paula Stephenson & Shirley Brown 0; Mary Saunders & Emma Fleming 2 Rebecca Clark & Ruby Boughey 0; Shona Britton & Alison Ashurst 2 Abigail Hogeson & Marie Lauder 1; Margaret Lee & Caroline Turnbull 2 Pamela Staples & Sophie Brockwell 1; Mary Saunders & Emma Fleming 2 Shona Britton & Alison Ashurst 1; Mary Saunders & Emma Fleming 2 Margaret Lee & Caroline Turnbull 0.

The qualifiers from Crook Mill House were Irene Clark and Margaret Storey.

Results: Kay Patterson & Shirley Slater 2 Ruby Clark & Sue Whitehead 1; Loraine Hogeson & Nichola Smith 2 Diane Webb & Dawn Belshaw 1; Gail Hamilton & Yvonne Richardson 2 Pat Davis & Sue Graham 0; Irene Clark & Margaret Storey 2 Iris Morrow & Kay Slater 0; Lorraine Hogeson & Nichola Smith 2 Kay Patterson & Shirley Slater 0; Irene Clark & Margaret Storey 2 Gail Hamilton & Yvonne Richardson 0; Irene Clark & Margaret Storey 2 Lorraine Hogeson & Shirley Slater 0.

The highest individual scorers were Caroline Turnbull two 146's, 131 and 130, Freda Brown 133; Gail Hamilton 132 and 125; Margaret Storey 132; Pamela Staples 121 and Betty Chapman 120. The best check-out of the competition was the 100 finish by Carol Haygarth.

Crook League

Results - Division One: Mill House 2 (4) Golden Fleece A 9 (1); Old Horseshoe 8 (1) RAFA 3 (4); Belle Vue 7 (4) Travellers Rest 4 (1); Royal George 10 (4) White Swan 1 (1); Market 8 (2) Blue Bells 3 (3); Sunnydene Lodge 1 (3) Royal Sun Inn 10 (2).

Division Two: Jelly's Bar A 6 (3) Queens Head 5 (2); Australian 4 (0) Cricket Club 7 (5); Coach and Horses 8 (3) Jelly's Bar B 3 (2); Golden Fleece B 5 (2) Green Tree 6 (3): Dominoes results in brackets.

180s: Eric Johnson (RAFA); Dave Bainbridge (Travellers Rest); Jeff Sneath (Belle Vue); Barry Longstaff (Blue Bells); Shaun Brennan (Royal Sun Inn); Martin Wright (Australian).

Final Tables: Darts: Division One: Market 178; Belle Vue 163; Fleece A 145; Old Horseshoe 138; Blue Bells 137; Travellers 115; RAFA 110; Mill House 106; Royal Sun Inn and White Swan 98; Royal George 96; Sunnydene Lodge 68. Division Two: Cricket Club 128; Australian 126; Queens Head 125; Coach and Horses 122; The Green 110; Jelly's A 96; Green Tree 89; Farrers Arms 83; Jelly's B 65; Golden Fleece B 46.

Dominoes: Division One: Belle Vue 62; RAFA and Sunnydene 61; Mill House 59; Golden Fleece A 57; Travellers 56; Market and White Swan 53; Blue Bells and Royal Sun Inn 52; Royal George 51; Old Horseshoe 47. Division Two: Cricket Club and Jelly's A 51; The Green 50; Queens Head 49; Coach and Horses 47; Farrers Arms 45; Jelly's B 44; Australian 42; Golden Fleece B 39; Green Tree 33.