Seaham harbour completed a huge win over Burnhope. Batting first harbour made 328 for 3, with I Pattison 214 and N Cowell 72 not out adding the bulk. G Dawson was the pick of Burnhope bowlers taking 1 for 32. S Ahmed top scored with 33, but it wasnt enough as Burnhope were all out 106 with M Stewart taking 5 for 32.
Coundon pulled away from the foot of the table with a 5 wicket win over East Rainton. Rainton batted first and were all out 76, with C Valance top scoring with 20 not out. M Howe took 4 for 11 and B Hardy 3 for 11. T Little was on 39 not out when Counfon passed the total, whilst C Valance took 2 for 24 for Rainton.
The other top of table clash saw Murton beat South Hetton by 3 wickets. Hetton batted first making 196 all out. P Frank's 56 and S McCoy 42 were the pick of the batsmen. Whilst J Watson 3 for 34 and and M Gray 3 for 41 did the damage with the ball for Murton. After tea J Vout top scored with 63 to see Murton over the line. Despite S Massey taking 2 for 22.
Wearmouth ended a losing run, with a win over Beamish. Beamish batted first making 192 for 9. L Kirtley hitting 92, whilst C Spurs took 4 for 23. After tea K Philliskirk 53 and C Wayman 41 saw Wearmouth home, whilst Q Pattison took 1 for 11.
The final game saw Stanhope take the twenty points over Belmont. Batting first Stanhope hit 166 for 7. A Brown 67 and N Dalton 48 top scored whilst M Chardarg took 3 for 36 for Belmont. After tea S Rahman top scored with 15 not out as Belmont were all out for 121, with A Brown 3 for 20 and N Dalton 4 for 8.
Division 2
Simonside met Kibblesworth in a top of the table clash. Kibblesworth ran out 12 run Victor's. Batting first kibb posted 90 all out, with C Robert's scored 33. Whilst A Thompson 3 for 19 and P Haynes 4 for 41. After tea C Owen's and G Haynes both scored 14 as Sima were bowled out for 78, with N Worthy taking 4 for 17.
East Rainton made the most of the day beating Murton. Murton batted first scoring 75 all out, L Chaytor top scored with 26, whilst S Taylor took 5 for 16. In reply R Richardson scored 36 not out, as Rainton passed the total for the loss of 4 wickets. P Chaytor took 2 for 19.
The final match saw Seaham Harbour beat Burnhope by 98 runs. D Bacon scored 60 and R Soppitt 45 out of Seahams 180 all out. J Atkinson took 4 for 43 for Burnhope. In reply A Hughes top scored with 29 out of Burnhope 82 all out. F Hafan took 6 for 9 and S Spencer 4 for 1.
Belmont vs Tantobie - Tantobie conceded.
Beamish free weekend.
Vinton brothers final
South Hetton (141 for 7) lost to Seaham Harbour (162 for 6) by 4 wickets.
Congratulations to Seaham Harbour and commiserations to South Hetton.
Full scorecard will be posted shortly.