For the first time in the history of the league a father and son from one team were drawn against a father and son from their opponents.

The Evans pair from Shotton Palms saw off the visiting Rooneys' from Witton Gilbert to set up a maximum victory. Jimmy Evans junior had a comfortable win over John Rooney junior, but in the fathers encounter Jimmy Evans senior needed the final black to overcome John Rooney senior by one point. The other points for Shotton came from Dave swindle, Paul Hickman and Barry Hall.

In the top of the table clash, Old Shildon ended the unbeaten run of the visiting Fishburn A with an odd point success. The highlight of the victory was the 91 break from the Old Shildon's surprise new signing, Andrew Aisbitt. They took further points from Michael Pratt with 47 and 38 breaks and Billy Goggins with a 34 break. The Fishburn points came from Brian Quest and Wayne Oliver. This result leaves Fishburn A one point ahead of Old Shildon, who hold a one point advantage over Wheatley Hill A and two points over Brandon.

Wheatley Hill A visited Ferryhill and only dropped one point when Neil Spender won for the home side. The Hill's points came from Dean Bryden, Dave Walker, Alan Hall and Ronnie Peacock.

Brandon won the decider to beat their hosts at Spennymoor A by the odd point. Karl Welsh put the Moors ahead but then Graeme Jackson and Colin Goodrick moved the visitors in front. Paul Biddle levelled the match only to see Brandon go to victory when Kevin Sample beat John Wilson.

Newton Aycliffe slipped to the bottom of the First Division after going down by the odd point at Willington. The home side raced into a winning lead with frames from Stan Bennett, Arthur Goldsborough and Jeremy Martin.

Crook Belle Vue failed to strengthen their top spot in the Second Division when they went down in the decider at Sherburn Village. Scott Mallaburn put the home side ahead only to see Derek Potts and Ken Rider move Crook ahead. John Bower levelled the match and then Michael Crisp ensured the Sherburn victory when he beat John Warriner in the decider.

Newhouse moved into second place in the Second Division after whitewashing the visiting Durham City in a very close match. Ian Dinsdale took the first frame in convincing fashion with a 28 break on his first visit, followed by a 22 break but after that the points were won on the pink or the black. The point scorers were William Bouchen, Jimmy Hassen, Steve Mountain and John Maddox.

Langley Park moved up to third place just two points behind Newhouse after they only dropped one point to the visiting Meadowfield, who had Stephen Hughes as their only winner with a 32 break. The Park had wins from Paul Morgan, Kevin Keers, Raymond Coates and Stephen Coates.

Spennymoor B only dropped one point on their visit to Wheatley Hill B, who had Dave Blyth as their only winner. The Moors had wins from Alan Rowell, Kevin Riley, Phil Wilson and Alan Clark, but both Steve Cave and Jock Frost of the Hill were unfortunate when they lost on the black

Ivan Pye scored the only point for Stanley Central when they visited Fishburn B. The home side's points came from Dave Wilson, Alan Wilson, Keith Binks and Winston Hodgson.

A very strong Wingate team moved four points clear at the top of the Third Division when they only dropped one point to the visiting Tow Law. John Bourne, John Mason, Geoff Howe and Paul Harrison, on his debut, took the first four points for Wingate with Charlie Donaghy preventing the whitewash in the final frame.

Crowtrees moved up to second place following their whitewash success over the visiting Leeholme A. The home points came from Keith McLauchlan with a 37 break, Sean Johnston, Neil Phillips, Sonny Hann and Peter Laverick.

Sacriston ensured victory on their visit to Leeholme B when they took the first three frames through Gary Barton, Jeff Evans and Willy Nixon. Then home side recovered to take points through Ray Gill and Brian Harrison.

Results: Wingate 4 Tow Law 1; Wheatley Hill B 1 Spennymoor B 4; Sherburn Village 3 Crook Belle Vue 2; Shotton Palms 5 Witton Gilbert 0; Crowtrees 5 Leeholme A 0; Fishburn B 4 Stanley Central 1; Langley Park 4 Meadowfield 1; Spennymoor A 2 Brandon 3; Old Shildon 3 Fishburn A 2; Leeholme B 2 Sacriston 3; Newhouse 5 Durham City 0; Willington 3 Newton Aycliffe 2; Ferryhill 1 Wheatley Hill A 4; Coundon New Durham .

Worthington CIU Summer Singles Championship

First round results: Sean Johnston (Crowtrees) beat Stephen Hughes (Meadowfield); Keith Binks (Fishburn B) lost to Scott Mallaburn (Sherburn Village); John Hall (Brandon) beat John Jackson (Meadowfield); Dean Bryden (Wheatley. Hill A) lost to Paul Atkinson (Hunwick); Charlie Blake (Old Shildon) bye; Jack Wright (Wheatley Hill A) lost to Gordon Bowes (New. Durham); Gary Ward (Durham City) beat Graeme Jackson (Brandon); Adrian Twist (Sherburn Village) bye; Billy Goggins (Old Shildon) lost to Ronnie Peacock (Wheatley Hill A); Alan Greener (Sherburn Village) lost to Barry Shaw (Leeholme A); Charlie Donaghy (Tow Law) beat John Bower (Sherburn Village); Kevin Sample (Brandon) beat Michael Bell (Fishburn B); Tom Parkin (Willington) bye; Neil Spender (Ferryhill) beat Philip Whitfield (Crowtrees); Peter McGowan (Sherburn Village) bye; George Whitelock (Fishburn B) bye; Malcolm Hughes (Meadowfield) beat Steven Bennett (Old Shildon); John Hall (Crowtrees) bye; Tony Thompson (New Durham) bye; Frank Nicholson (Coundon) beat Dennis Dodd (Spennymoor); Terry Patterson (New Durham) beat Peter Laverick (Crowtrees); Jock Frost (Wheatley Hill B) bye; Winston Hodgson (Fishburn B) beat Michael Pratt (Old Shildon); Michael Bower (Sherburn Village) beat Keith McLauchlan (Crowtrees); Dave Walker (Wheatley Hill A) beat Paul Nord (Witton Gilbert); Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A) bye; Ian Hodgson (Meadowfield) beat Michael Pratt (Durham City); Jimmy Evans (Shotton Palms) beat Willis Joynes (Witton Gilbert); David Blyth (Wheatley Hill B) bye; Lawrence Jones (Leeholme A) beat Owen Howarth (Brandon); Sonny Hann (Crowtrees) bye; Neville Blenkinsopp (Hunwick) lost to Thomas Cairns (New Durham).

Worthington CIU Summer Pairs Championship

First round results: John Bower & Alan Greener (Sherburn Village) beat Winston Hodgson & Michael Bell (Fishburn B); Sean Johnston & John Hall (Crowtrees) bye; Dennis Dodd & Alan Clark (Spennymoor) lost to Jimmy Evans sen & Jimmy Evans jun (Shotton Palms); Kevin Sample & Owen Howarth (Brandon) beat Dean Bryden & Jack Wright (Wheatley Hill A); Michael Pratt & Jossie Aldworth (Old Shildon) beat Neil Spender & Dale Hebdon (Ferryhill); Mark Brown & Adrian Prest (Leeholme B) bye; George Whitelock & Wayne Oliver (Fishburn B) beat Ian Dinsdale & John Maddox (Newhouse); Alan Spence & Robert Wilkinson (Tow Law) lost to Dave Robson & Adrian Jones (Ferryhill); Peter Laverick & Phil Whitfield (Crowtrees) lost to Albert Bower & Michael Bower (Sherburn Village); George Brown & Mark Brown (Sacriston) beat Glen Douthwaite & Tony Clish (Leeholme B); Ian Renwick & Willis Joynes (Witton Gilbert) lost to Tom Parkin & Gordon Parkin (Willington); Karl Thompson & Brian Harrison (Leeholme B) lost to Brian Graham & John Hall (Brandon); Adrian Twist & Mark Abbott (Sherburn Village) lost to Ronnie Bateman & Paul Biddle (Spennymoor); Bernie Jones & Mark Wilson (Ferryhill) beat Gary Atkinson & Gary Surtees (Sacriston); Neville Blenkinsopp & Ian Richardson (Hunwick) bye; John Taylor & Ian Catterson (Leeholme B) beat Steven Bennett & Charlie Blake (Old Shildon); John Davies & Barry Stoddart (Durham City) lost to John Rooney jun & Michael Peart (Witton Gilbert); Ken Rider & Arnold Fleming (Crook Belle Vue) lost to Lawrence Jones & Adrian Forster (Leeholme A); Arthur Goldsborough & Jeremy Martin (Willington) beat David Blyth & Tony Ellison (Wheatley Hill B); Charlie Hirst & Tommy Carter ( Fishburn A) beat Malcolm Hughes & Ian Hodgson (Meadowfield); Paul Johnson & Dennis Corrigan (Witton Gilbert) beat Charlie Donaghy & Doug Watson (Tow Law); Gary Bowes & Tony Thompson (New Durham) lost to Frank Nicholson & Dominic Wigley (Coundon); Keith McLauchlan & Sonny Hann (Crowtrees) bye; Dave Walker & Alan Hall (Wheatley Hill A) beat John Wilson & Karl Welsh (Spennymoor); Jock Frost & Steven Cave (Wheatley Hill B) lost to John Griffin & John Carter (Fishburn A); Ray Coates & Peter Morgan (Langley Park) lost to Terry Patterson & Thomas Cairns (New Durham); George Chapman & Andrew Aisbitt (Cockton Hill) beat Ken Johnson & Norman Carr (Wheatley. Hill B); Stephen Hughes & John Jackson (Meadowfield) beat Ronnie Peacock & Bob Reay (Wheatley Hill A); Alan Rowell & Phil Wilson (Spennymoor) lost to Scott Mallaburn & Peter McGowan (Sherburn Village); John Paul Wringe & Willy Shoulder (Coundon) lost to Billy Goggins & partner (Old Shildon); Steve Wray & Glynn Toas (Ferryhill) beat Billy McCluskey & Tommy Williams (Tow Law); Alan Buist & Peter Davison (Fishburn A) lost to Gary Ward & Michael Pratt (Durham City).

South West

Durham Association

Ithe First Round of the Knock Out Cup the second Division found their generous starts a decisive factor as the top four teams in the First Division went out. Harrowgate Hill, who lead the First Division, were beaten by the Second Division second placed team, Darlington Snooker Club C.

Hopetown, who occupy second place in the First Division went down to Bishop Auckland Cricket Club, who are third in the Second Division, whilst Darlington Snooker Club A, who share the second spot, went down to the next to bottom Second Division team from Bishop Auckland Gents A. The fourth placed Darlington Railway Institute from the First Division went down the lower placed Barnard Castle Glaxo.

Results: Darlington Snooker Club B beat Old Shildon; Darlington Riley's beat Northgate; Bishop Auckland Cricket Club beat Hopetown; Darlington Snooker Club C beat Harrowgate Hill; Shildon Elm Road beat Bishop Auckland gents B; Darlington Cricket Club beat Tindale Crescent; Bishop Auckland Gents A beat Darlington Snooker Club A; Barnard Castle Glaxo beat Darlington Railway Institute.