Congratulations to Mainsforth
It's been 10 years coming but Mainsforth regained the Durham & District Cricket League Championship today with a 6 points victory at King George V.
1998 was the last time Mainsforth held the title since when only one club - Leeholme - has been Champions. Glenholme hold on to second spot with a 7-3 home win against Nevilles Cross while Leeholme lost ground and their faint hopes of a 10th successive title succcess at Sherburn Village although they won 6-4.
This was a quick return to the Sherburn Village green for Leeholme who met League newcomers Blackhall there the previous evening in the Final of the Millennium Cup.
After overcoming a massive 27 shot start Leeholme won this handicap competition comfortably. The contest was played throughout in rain and poor light.
Division 2 Bowburn lost their unbeaten record when they crashed at home 2-8 to visitors Vane Tempest. The team to go up to DIv 1 with Bowburn is still undecided although Shotton are firm favourites despite losing 3-7 at Newton Hall. They have a 9 point advantage over Newton Hall. Relegation candidates to accompany Cockton Hill are mathematically any of the bottom four clubs
In Div 3 promotion is undecided. Next Saturday promises to be an exciting finish to the season with the contenders all battling for a place in next season's Division 2 . It will be from either Blackhall who won 8-2 at home to rivals Witton Gilbert, Fishburn who had a free day or South Park who were beaten 2-8 at home by Chilton. The most important match will be the Fishburn v South Park tie. This will surely decide at least one of the promotion places. At the other end of the third division Kelloe with a 10-0 win against visitors Belmont are racing to avoid the wooden spoon. There are now only 2 points between the bottom two teams.
(See rink scores below).
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Rink scores:-
| King George |
v |
Mainsforth |
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| C Ford |
8 |
K Peters |
25 |
| L Ferguson |
15 |
A Jones |
20 |
| A Musgrove |
16 |
C Hggins |
14 |
| B Quinn |
13 |
W Maddison |
16 |
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52 |
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75 |
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