NORTHFIELD School, Billingham hosted the first weekend for both the regional ETTA National Junior League (U17) and ETTA National Cadet League (U14) on Saturday and Sunday.

In both events there was a strong eight team entry from across the region. Team of the first weekend were Ormesby B, who featured an all U12 line-up of Liam Archer, Jonathan Durham, Danny Reed and Nicky Skipp. The team, unbeaten over the weekend, are clear leaders of the junior league and joint leaders of the cadet league.

In the most influential game, Ormesby B beat Ormesby A 4-2 in the junior league, featuring a crucial win by Danny Reed over Andrew Wilson 11-7 11-8 11-4.

Northfield fielded a number of new players, with good performances including five wins in the junior league for Jessica Lau and three wins each in the cadet league for Helen Dickinson and Lee Longstaff.