Tow Law Bass League

The first three maximums of the new season came from the New Market A, where Darren Yeoman and Alan Smith were the marksmen and Sunniside Comedian's Jim Smythe.

Billy Row Club look to have assembled a strong squad and beat the visiting Cornsay Royal Oak by five points with J Heathcote making the quickest finish of the week with 14 darts.

Besides the maximums the leading individual scores were J Heathcote three 140's, B Slater two 140's, A Trotter, J Sneath and D Byrne 140 each for Billy Row Club, J Ridley 140 for the Comedian, C Boughey and CA Boughey 140 each for the Cattle Mart and L Hope 140 for the Station. Jeff Sneath made the best start, including a double, with 152 for Billy Row Club.

Results: Billy Row Club 8, Cornsay Royal Oak 3; Sunniside Comedian 3, Esh Football Club 8; Esh Stag's Head 9, Sunniside Moss Inn 2; Tow Law Station 6, Tow Law Rose and Crown 5; Tow Law Cattle Mart 11, Tow Law North Point 0; Tow Law New Market A 7, Tow Law New Market B 4

Crook Ladies League

Crook Coach and Horses extended their lead to fourteen points at the top of the table when they only dropped a couple of points at Crook Cricket Club. Tow Law New Market B are in second spot, four points ahead of Tow Law Black Horse.

Leading individual scorers:

140 Eileen Graham (Coach and Horses), 133 Mary Jane Walton (Victoria), 121 Val Readman (Victoria), 121 Norma Parkin (Queen's Head), 121 Ann Varley (Traveller's Rest)

Results: Willington Commercial 4, Crook Belle Vue 7; Crook King's Head 4, Crook Queen's Head 7; Billy Row Royal George 7, Willington Lion and Unicorn 4; Crook Jelly's Bar 3, Tow Law New Market B 8; Tow Law Dan's Castle 3, Tow Law Black Horse 8; Tow Law New Market A 9, Tow Law Cattle Mart 2; Tow Law Station 5, Billy Row Green 6; Crook CC 2, Crook Coach and Horses 9; Howden Australian 4, Crook Traveller's Rest 7; Tow Law Rose and Crown 4, Victoria Club 7; Billy Row Royal George 3 Victoria Club 8

Wear Valley Ladies League

Crook Mill House started the new season in the best possible way - they whitewashed the visiting Crook Coach and Horses. The Crook Three Blue bells came close to matching the Mill's win when they only dropped one point at Bar 56, the new name for the old Crook Hotel team.

The leading individual scorer was Michelle Lowe with 135 for the Blue Bells.

Fixtures: Division One: Spennymoor Jubilee v Addison Park, Cockton Hill v Brandon, Bishop Auckland v Glenholme, Leeholme v Spectrum, Mainsforth v Spennymoor A

Division Two: Cockfield v Cockton Hill B, Spennymoor Town v Fishburn, Shildon Town A v Kelloe, Langley Park v Shildon Town B, Shildon Railway v Wolsingha