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Dukes North East Premier League Division 1 TABLES PW DTLPt PW DTLPt East Rainton ...... 12 7302161 Tantobie ...... 12 6303150 South North...... 13 8401270 Ponteland ...... 14 6305165 Chester-le-Street . . . .13 7600266 Belmont ...... 11 6401146 Burnopfield ...... 14 5504158 Medomsley ...... 11 6302145 Blaydon ...... 13 7501231 Cowgate ...... 14 6305156 Cricket wiped Wearmouth ...... 11 5402134 South Shields ...... 13 6403201 Backworth ...... 14 5207139 Benwell Hill ...... 13 4603176 Bearpark ...... 11 4304115 Newcastle City ...... 14 4406139 Burnhope ...... 11 2405 82 Gateshead Fell . . . . .13 4801166 Whickham ...... 14 4208136 Sunderland ...... 13 4405158 Simonside ...... 11 1406 73 Alnwick ...... 14 4208127 Houghton ...... 11 1208 65 Durham CA ...... 13 3505133 Consett ...... 14 3506126 Norton ...... 13 2407108 Kibblesworth ...... 11 1406 60 Seaton Burn ...... 14 2201090 MSVSport Cleveland League Division 1 Tynemouth ...... 13 2506107 Darlington Building Society NYSD Newcastle ...... 13 1507104 PW DTLPt Premier Division Loftus ...... 9 7101193 out by weather Stockton ...... 13 0409 78 PW DTLPt New Marske ...... 10 4501159 Dukes North East Premier League Division 2 Marton ...... 17 8801255 Ormesby Hall B ...... 9 5202153 PW DTLPt Middlesbrough . . . . .18 7902242 Dormans ...... 8 4202127 Chester-le-Street . . . .12 6501213 Guisborough ...... 17 61001241 Ormesby Hall A ...... 8 3500125 South North...... 11 5402192 Hartlepool ...... 17 7604225 Hartlepool PS ...... 9 3303108 Round-up Stockton ...... 12 5601184 Bishop Auckland . . . .17 5804195 Nunthorpe Merlin . . .10 2404 95 Benwell Hill ...... 12 4701180 Great Ayton ...... 17 21401184 South Park Rangers .10 2206 82 By Chris West Blaydon ...... 12 4305147 Richmondshire . . . . .17 4706179 Dormanstown ...... 9 1206 68 Sunderland ...... 11 3503121 Blackhall ...... 18 4806172 Paragonians ...... 10 1207 55 Tynemouth ...... 12 2703120 Marske ...... 17 41003171 Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League THE North-East club cricket South Shields ...... 12 2802110 Northallerton ...... 17 3608162 Division One Newcastle ...... 12 1605104 Darlington ...... 17 21104156 PW DTLPt programmes were literally Norton ...... 12 2406 97 Thornaby ...... 17 4607152 Maltby ...... 10 8200 36 washed away at the weekend, Gateshead Fell . . . . .12 1506 93 Normanby Hall . . . . .17 3707149 Kirby Sigston ...... 10 6103 26 with only a handful of games Warmseal Durham Senior League Billingham Synthonia 17 2807127 East Harsley ...... 10 5203 24 PW DTLPt Darlington Building Society NYSD Kildale ...... 10 4402 24 being played in the region. Boldon ...... 14 5900217 Division One Hutton Rudby ...... 10 4204 20 Friday’s torrential down- Hetton Lyons ...... 14 5801205 PW DTLPt Crathorne ...... 10 3304 18 pours left many grounds sub- Whitburn ...... 14 5900195 Barnard Castle . . . . .17 10 502280 Stafford Place ...... 10 3304 18 Burnmoor ...... 14 41000193 Stokesley ...... 16 11 401256 Broughton & Kirby . . .10 2305 14 merged, and many of those Eppleton ...... 14 3902175 Middlesbrough . . . . .16 6802219 Moorsholm ...... 10 2206 12 that were just about playable South Hetton ...... 14 3902167 Richmondshire . . . . .16 5704204 Ingleby Greenhow . . .10 1207 8 by Saturday lunchtime were Durham City ...... 14 2804143 Marton ...... 16 5704184 Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League Division Two then hit by further heavy Philadelphia ...... 14 2903127 Seaton Carew ...... 16 5605180 PW DTLPt Horden ...... 14 11102122 Yarm ...... 17 4805171 cloudbursts. Hartlepool PS ...... 10 8200 36 Felling ...... 14 11003118 Sedgefield ...... 16 5605168 Just one game remained on Marsden ...... 14 0806 80 Norton ...... 10 6202 28 Guisborough ...... 15 5406165 East Harlsey ...... 10 6103 26 Seaham Harbour . . . .14 0608 46 Redcar ...... 16 3904162 in the Darlington Building So- 3-D Sports Durham Coast League Scruton ...... 10 5302 26 ciety NYSD Premier League’s Saltburn ...... 16 3805158 Maltby ...... 10 5104 22 PW DTLPt Wolviston ...... 16 2806125 top two divisions, but it was a Castle Eden ...... 14 8501208 Hutton Rudby ...... 10 4105 18 Darlington ...... 16 01006114 Skelton Castle ...... 10 3205 16 Bill Quay ...... 13 6502185 significant one as promotion Normanby Hall . . . . .15 0609 99 Thimbleby ...... 10 2107 10 Ryhope ...... 14 4901167 chasing Barnard Castle were Darlington Building Society NYSD Swainby ...... 10 1306 10 Washington ...... 13 6502161 Division Two Chop Gate ...... 10 1207 8 able to steal a march over Easington ...... 13 5602158 PW DTLPt Newroc Homes Darlington and District close rivals Stokesley. Boldon CA ...... 13 4504141 Marske ...... 14 10 400240 League Division A Murton ...... 14 3803132 Northallerton ...... 14 8303212 PW DTLPt Barney worked hard Dawdon ...... 14 2804110 Great Ayton ...... 15 7503194 Middleton St George .14 11 201229 throughout the morning to Peterlee ...... 14 2507 88 Whitby ...... 13 4702173 Aldbrough St John . .14 8204194 keep the moat outside the Cas- Silksworth ...... 14 1607 88 Darlington RA ...... 14 6602169 Barton ...... 14 8204186 Seaham Park ...... 14 1409 70 Hartlepool ...... 13 6403165 Lands ...... 14 7205170 tle, and with wall-to-wall sun- Readers Durham County League Stokesley ...... 14 5504159 Rockliffe Park ...... 14 7403168 shine the order of the day in PW DTLPt Redcar ...... 14 3317134 Middleton in Teesdale 14 6206163 Teesdale their home game Kimblesworth ...... 15 12 300260 Seaton Carew ...... 14 3506120 Ingleton ...... 14 6305160 Shildon ...... 16 8602233 Bedale ...... 14 2507110 Cockerton ...... 14 5306128 against Darlington went Willington ...... 16 9502230 Sedgefield ...... 14 0419 81 Barningham ...... 14 4307128 ahead without delay. To gild Crook Town ...... 15 8502207 Wolviston ...... 15 0609 81 Catterick Village . . . .14 4208109 the lily even further the hosts Esh Winning ...... 15 8403203 Darlington Building Society NYSD East Cowton ...... 14 2309 88 Evenwood ...... 15 8205196 Division Three Eryholme ...... 14 0401036 won the toss, inserted the op- Ushaw Moor ...... 16 6406173 PW DTLPt Newroc Homes Darlington and District position, and then had them Mainsforth ...... 16 4309147 Whitby ...... 11 8102174 League Division B four down with only ten on PW DTLPt Langley Park ...... 16 5308143 Billingham Synthonia .9 6300145 the board. Hylton ...... 15 32010138 Thornaby ...... 9 5301138 Raby Castle ...... 14 10 400208 FRUSTRATION: England captain Andrew Strauss reflects on Etherley ...... 16 3508131 Blackhall ...... 10 4501129 Spennymoor ...... 14 9203196 Simon Whitehead (33) did Tudhoe ...... 16 42010129 Preston ...... 10 4402119 Haughton ...... 14 9401192 his best to repair the damage a missed chance at Lord’s yesterday. Ashes report – Page 2 Brandon ...... 15 0201369 Bishop Auckland . . . .11 2504108 Middleton Tyas . . . . .14 7205160 Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside Darlington RA ...... 12 2406 87 Brompton on Swale .14 5306136 for the Quakers, striking five points clear at the top, al- spent that time wading into Senior League Division A1 Yarm ...... 10 2206 78 Dales ...... 14 5306135 fours and one six, but when he Cliffe ...... 14 4406127 though they have played one the opposition, but when he PW DTLPt Barnard Castle . . . . .10 1207 76 Barton ...... 14 5207117 was bowled by Jonathan Stan- game more. wellied a six off the first ball Swalwell ...... 14 10 301216 Saltburn ...... 10 0505 52 Shotley Bridge ...... 14 8501197 Ingleton ...... 14 4307111 wix it signalled the beginning But not everything went of the second over it was de- Roseberry Group North East Durham Witton le Wear ...... 14 4307110 Sacriston ...... 14 8204184 of the end, and despite a defi- League Division One Trimdon Colliery . . . .14 3308 95 Barney’s way during the af- cided to head for dry land. Percy Main ...... 14 7403173 PW DTLPt Rockliffe Park ...... 14 1301069 ant last wicket stand of 23 ternoon as key bowler Dave With not a single ball being Morpeth ...... 14 7304171 Coundon ...... 14 10 301232 Warmseal Durham Senior Second Teams Darlington were all out for Tynedale ...... 14 6116167 Stanwix fractured a finger bowled in the Dukes NEPL, Burnhope ...... 14 10 202228 League just 89, young Stanwix re- Ashington ...... 14 5603151 Whiteleas ...... 14 8303210 Whitburn ...... 14 7403224 when attempting a return Wellstream NTSL and Readers Annfield Plain ...... 14 3407130 East Rainton ...... 14 9302203 Boldon ...... 14 8204213 turning figures of five for 20 in catch and may be sidelined for Durham County the same fate Leadgate ...... 14 3317130 Hunwick ...... 14 8303196 Eppleton ...... 14 6503207 7.3 overs. a number of weeks. eventually befell the 3D Lintz ...... 14 3506114 Houghton ...... 14 5504152 Burnmoor ...... 14 5801198 Benwell and Walbottle14 1301085 Newton Aycliffe . . . . .14 4604143 Felling ...... 13 4702181 An opening partnership of There was a valiant attempt Durham Coast League, al- Ryton ...... 14 1301071 Simonside ...... 14 3209112 Hetton Lyons ...... 14 4505179 70 between Tom Sparrow (five to play at Horden in the though not before some time Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside Wearmouth ...... 14 2309105 Marsden ...... 14 4802176 fours and one six in 33no) and Warmseal Durham Senior had been spent shaking heads Senior League Division A2 Coxhoe ...... 14 2309101 Durham City ...... 14 4802171 PW DTLPt Stanhope ...... 14 2101183 Philadelphia ...... 13 3604143 Justin Hesp (eight fours in 39) League where Whitburn were at Castle Eden, where the Chopwell ...... 14 9500208 North Bitchburn . . . . .14 1607 73 Horden ...... 14 3605123 then effectively ended the vis- the visitors – but the game league leaders did their best to Lanchester ...... 14 9401207 Roseberry Group North East Durham Seaham Harbour . . . .14 1607 94 itors resistance, the nine lasted just seven balls. Horden defy the elements and get their Greenside ...... 14 7304166 League Division Two South Hetton ...... 14 0401068 wicket win taking Castle 24 opener Adrian Hedley (13no) home game with Murton on.

YESTERDAY CRICKET SCORES AND FIXTURES FIXTURES READERS DURHAM COUNTY (11.00 unless stated) LEAGUE DIVISION A S Russell c and b J Stanwix...... 0 Readers Durham County League Division A: 4-17), Middleton in Teesdale 63 (A Coatsworth Second npower Test Match (day 5 of 5) Lord’s: A Sturgeon c and b J Bousfield...... 7 All matches abandoned, no play. 5 pts each. 34no). England v Australia Langley Park v Evenwood Third Test Match (day 1 of 5) Colombo: Sri LANGLEY PARK M Morgans c T Sparrow b J Stanwix...... 14 Wellstream Northumberland & Tyneside All other matches abandoned, no play. J Stewart not out ...... 12 Senior League Division A1 and Division A2: All Division B: Brompton on Swale 92-9 (J Rowell Lanka v Pakistan (05.30) S Moralee c Alderson b Liyanage ...... 12 Second Test Match (day 4 of 5) St George’s: N Ellison lbw McConnell ...... 1 Extras...... 9 matches abandoned, no play. 5 pts each 3-26, M Groves 3-24), Spennymoor 94-1 (N Parkin Total (all out) ...... 89 Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier 49no). West Indies v Bangladesh (15.00) R Kail lbw Hobson ...... 45 LV County Championship – Division Two (day C Winn b McConnell ...... 0 Bowling: D Stanwix 1-5, J Bousfield 2-22, R League Premier Division: All matches aban- All other matches abandoned, no play. Borrowdale 1-2, A Toulson 0-27, M Dixon 0-12, J doned, no play. 6 pts each Division C: Aldbrough St John 106-9 (J Irving 3- 1 of 4) Cheltenham: Gloucestershire v Northamp- J Winn c Coatsworth b Liyanage ...... 1 tonshire J Brennan c Liyanage b Tinkler ...... 6 Stanwix 5-20 Dukes ECB North East Regional Premier 38), Haughton 107-7. BARNARD CASTLE League Division Two: All matches abandoned, no All other matches abandoned, no play. Tom Burn Cup: Boldon v Etherley, Tudhoe v Hor- D Jones b Tinkler...... 10 den D Gladstone c Coatsworth b Tinkler ...... 0 T Sparrow not out...... 33 play. MSV Sport Cleveland League – Division One: J Hesp lbw Morgans ...... 39 Warmseal Durham Senior League Second All matches abandoned, no play. Cec Leece Trophy – Third Round: Rockliffe Park C Ellison c Teesdale b McConnell ...... 11 v Haughton D Moses not out ...... 4 R Borrowdale not out ...... 13 Teams League: All matches abandoned, no play. Division Two: All matches abandoned, no play. Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League – Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier S Platt c and b Tinkler...... 0 Extras...... 7 3D Durham Coast League – Division Two: All Division A: All matches abandoned, no play. League: Junior Division – North: Barnard Castle v Extras...... 17 Total (1 wkt) ...... 92 matches abandoned, no play. Division B: All matches abandoned, no play. Hartlepool, Darlington v Richmondshire, Darlington Total (all out) ...... 107 Bowling: A Deuchar 0-23, J Stewart 0-18, M Readers Durham County League – Division B: Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier RA v Sedgefield, Norton v Stockton, Wolviston v Bowling: P Liyanage 2-12, M McConnell 3-42, M Morgans 1-19, M Stainsby 0-22, S Russell 0-4 All matches abandoned, no play. League – Sunday League – Division One: Nor- Blackhall Tinkler 4-28, A Hobson 1-14. Barnard Castle won by nine wickets Roseberry Group North East Durham League manby Hall 134-9 (F Ahmed 36no, M Brown 35, E EVENWOOD Barnard Castle 20pts. Darlington 0pts – Division One: Whiteleas 5-0 v Newton Aycliffe - South: Guisborough v Yarm, Marton v Marske, Day 4-26), Middlesbrough 71 (G Leech 30, F Ahmed C Coatsworth c Moses b Jones...... 17 ■ Guisborough v Yarm, Redcar v Normanby Hall, abandoned. Middlesbrough v Great Ayton, Normanby Hall v Malt- 6-13, E Smith 4-39). J Alderson lbw J Winn...... 29 Seaton Carew v Marton, Sedgefield v Wolviston, All other matches abandoned, no play. by, Stokesley v Saltburn, Thornaby v Redcar Marton 150-8 (A Gettings 35no, G Jones 5-48), P Liyanage c Brennan b J Winn ...... 19 Middlesbrough v Stokesley –all matches aban- Division Two: All matches abandoned, no play. Durham Cricket Board U15 Youth Champi- D Wallace not out...... 24 doned due to waterlogged grounds Division Three: All matches abandoned, no Yarm 151-7 (P Swales 46, R Matthews 3-37). onship – Premier Division – North: Whitburn v J Kellett b J Winn ...... 8 play. Other matches abandoned. Boldon, Easington Green v Greenside, Blaydon v N Teesdale not out ...... 4 DURHAM SENIOR LEAGUE Wellstream Northumberland & Tyneside Division Two: Sedgefield 48 (D McCabe 7-15), Washington Raiders Extras...... 6 Horden v Whitburn Senior League Division B1: All matches aban- Marske 52-3. South: Eppleton v Hetton Lyons, Sacriston v Cas- Total (4 wkts) ...... 108 doned, no play. Junior League North: Barnard Castle 202-3 (R tle Eden, Lanchester v Ryhope Gold HORDEN Division B2: All matches abandoned, no play. Evenwood won by six wickets Borrowdale 108no, J Bousfield 39no), Darlington RA Division One – South: Seaham Harbour v A Hedley not out...... 13 Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier Langley Park 3pts. Evenwood 20pts P Franks not out...... 0 70-9. Durham City, Tantobie v Easington Yellow, Boldon League Division Two: Dukes North East Premier League – Third Di- Yellow v Lintz Extras...... 0 Sedgefield 192-6 (R Heslop 95, G Hughes 35), SATURDAY Total (0 wkts) ...... 13 vision: All matches abandoned. Division Two – North: Marsden v Sunderland, Northallerton 193-3 (A Aurelius 106no). Hedworth Williamson Cup: Etherley 93-6 (S Wearmouth v Silksworth Bowling: N Johnson 0-7, A Greaves 0-6 Darlington RA 163-5 (R Buckley 61, S Marr 42), DARLINGTON BUILDING Lee33no, A Dixon 4-48), Horden 94-2 (R Atherton South: Philadelphia v Horden, Burnopfield v Daw- Match abandoned due to rain Wolviston 130-5 (J Jones 29no). SOCIETY NYSD PREMIER 34no, SJ McCoy 25). don, Consett v Peterlee Horden 5pts. Whitburn 5pts Seaton Carew 209-5 (G Spence 63, M Skirving LEAGUE DIVISION ONE MSV Sport Cleveland League – Division Two: Division Three – North: Gateshead Fell v South ■ Durham City v Burnmoor, Eppleton v Hetton 56), Bedale 117 (S Lawson 6-31). Billingham Synthonia v Cowpen Bewley – aban- Shields, Seaham Park v Bill Quay Barnard Castle v Darlington Lyons, Felling v Marsden, Seaham Harbour v All other matches abandoned, no play. doned, no play. South: Burnmoor v South Hetton, Washington DARLINGTON Philadelphia, South Hetton v Boldon – all matches Division Three: All matches abandoned, no Hetton Lyons Sunday League – Division One: Royals v Annfield Plain M Stainsby c Sparrow b J Bousfield ...... 6 abandoned due to waterlogged grounds play. L Craggs c Dixon b D Stanwix ...... 1 NEWROC Homes Darlington and District Whickham 155-8 (G Badenhorst 37no), Marsden Readers Durham County U15 League: Crook J Vickerman run out ...... 2 Dukes ECB North East Regional Premier League Division A: Middleton St George 197-4 (P 91 (R Dowens 31no, I Hogarth 4-26, I Hodgson 4- Town v Langley Park, Mainsforth v Esh Winning, C Biglin c Bainbridge b R Borrowdale...... 0 League Division One: All matches abandoned, Rogers 56, M Ayub 48no, Si Rogers 66no), 17). Brandon v Hylton, Bishop Auckland v Ushaw Moor, S Whitehead b J Stanwix ...... 33 no play. 5 pts each. Barningham 170 (S Walker 45, R Stanwix 64, M Brandon 269-9, Seaham Park 133. Evenwood v Tudhoe, Willington v Shildon Railway A Deuchar lbw J Stanwix ...... 5 3D Durham Coast League Division One: All Shahid 5-52, P Rogers 3-36). All other matches abandoned. Justsport West Tyne U15 League: Corbridge v A Baldwin b J Stanwix ...... 0 matches abandoned, no play. 5 pts each. Catterick Village 59 (G Hutchinson 3-4, E Mullery Division Two: All matches abandoned Wylam, Wark v Haltwhistle