MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009 The Northern Echo northernecho.co.uk SPORT 5 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