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Dukes ECB North East Premier League

In the Dukes ECB North East Premier League, Shotley Bridge batted first in the relegation battle, at home to Castle Eden Hayden Mustard top scored with 57 for the Bridge and Ross Andrews 30, with Callum Appleby taking 4-31, in a final score of 172 all out. Eden then were 5-2, but recovered to win this crucial game on 174-4, with Mandeep Singh on 58 not out and Keith Bailey 71 not out, putting on 101 runs for the fifth wicket, to stay up on the last day of the season and sadly condemn Shotley back to division one.

Relegated Seaham Harbour were in all sorts of trouble at 50-6, at home to Ashington, as bowler Cameron Skinner claimed an excellent 5-24 and Alex Nice 4-27. However, Craig Marshall smashed 46, to get them up to 155 all out. In reply, Jack Jessop scored 40 but they lost regular wickets, with Craig Marshall taking 3-42, but Mathew Wilson cleaned up the tail with 3-39 and bowl them out for 151, to record a narrow four run win.

Hetton Lyons had Chris Ralston to thank, as he made 32 at home to Felling, with Jack Benkenstein adding a useful 86 in a total of 215 all out. Elliot Fox bowled well for the visitors, taking 3-22. The visitors then started badly at 12-3, but Jim Twiddy steadied the boat with 56, but they were all out for 134, with Cameron Grimwood taking an excellent 6-26.

Burnopfield had Callum Gaffney make 71 and Josh Bousfield 48, as they totalled 245 all out at Chester-le-Street, with bowlers Quentin Hughes and Sebastian Hughes-Pinan sharing six wickets. The Cestrians then had John Coxon score 83 and Liam Cook 51 and ease them to victory on 249-6.

Burnmoor claimed the runners-up spot by winning at Newcastle. The home side posted 210 all out, but the visitors showed their power and strength to win by six wickets, on 214-4. Benwell Hill opener David Christie was in good nick, as he made a brilliant 141 off 139 balls, including 10 fours and eight sixes, at home to South Northumberland, as they posted 291-7. The champions then started well, with Chris Hewison scoring 53, Solomon Bell 124 not out (17 fours) and George Drissell 106 not out (eight fours and five sixes) , as they put on 181 runs together to win the game on 292-1.

Division One

Boldon survived relegation on the last day of the campaign, by beating Lanchester at home. The visitors posted 212 all out, thanks to Jordan Grosert (41) and Callum Brown (44), while Lohan De Zoysa took a brilliant 7-16 from 10 overs. De Zoysa then made 71 not out with the bat, to ensure their division one status for next season, finishing on 215-7.

Seaham Park were officially relegated after defeat at Tynemouth, who finished in third place. The hosts totalled 239-7, as George Stewart made 63 and Joseph Snowdon 51 and then Seaham started poorly and never recovered and although Suraj Singh made 42, they were all out for 146 with Sintu Majiza tasking 4-28 and Dan McGee 3-30.

Two other teams that were relegated, Sacriston and Sunderland played at Front Street. The home side scored a massive 413 all out, with Nathan Hall firing a brilliant 207 off 129 balls, with 29 fours and seven sixes included! Tom Bulmer added 55 and Louis Anderson 49, while Brett Hutchinson took 4-71. The Ashbrooke team then collapsed to 23-5 and were all out for 166, with Michael Nunn making 55 not out and Freddie Collins 45, but Chris Rushforth claimed an impressive 6-20.

Willington were also relegated, as they were heavily beaten at Whitburn. The hosts posted 315-8, thanks to a century (100) from Karl Turner and Ross Abdy added 51. In reply, opener Ryan Nicholson hit 66, but they were skittled for 136 all out, thanks to three wickets each for Alex Mapstone and Mark Elliott.

Newcastle City set Philadelphia 263 to win at Bunker Hill, as Mohsin Mukhtar fired 88 and Omar Ahmed 78. However, they failed by 54 runs, as they were all out for 208, with Amaan Ulhaq taking 3-55.

Champions Gateshead Fell surprisingly lost at home to Tynedale, but this meant the visitors were saved from relegation. Robbie Dawson top scored with 77 in their total of 173 all out, as Sam Peter took 4-39 and Seth Robbie 4-31. Leo Johnson then made 95 to win the game, although Daniel Parker had to bat well for his 38 not out and secure the precious points on 194-5.

Readers Durham & North East Cricket League - Division One

In the Readers Durham & North East Cricket League, champions Durham City made a good start at Crook, as Tom Briggs scored 42, Thomas Reynolds 54 and Hayden Stumpers 61 in a final total of 276-8. Crook then had Jack Mensforth make 39 and Dominic Ward 79 and they were all out for 136 runs, as Ben Seeley and Hayden Stumpers claimed three wickets apiece.

Eppleton in third place, batted first at home to Tudhoe, with Jack Johnson making 35, Gary Burlinson 56, Connor Whitlock 30, and a blistering 100 not out from Dean Musther off 71 balls, including 11 fours and three sixes. The visitors then lost early wickets and were all out for 154, as Praveen De Silva had claimed 4-36.

Littletown were in trouble early on, as Matthew Muchall claimed 3-74 for South Shields, but Aidan Chapplow scored 36, Chris Bennett 61, Philip Bennett 37 and Robert Atherton 38, to get them up to 248-9. Shields then had Luke Elliott score a fine 99, with Lasitha Aberatna 88 not out to win the game on 251-4.

Peterlee started badly at home to Brandon, as they lost early wickets (21-3). Regan Goundry claimed 3-19, but James Garraghan made 40 and Kieron Buck 42, to total 150 all out. The champions then lost early wickets and scraped home on 150-7 for the win, thanks to Gordon Muchall making a crucial 28 not out.

Hunwick lost early wickets at home to Esh Winning, but then Adam Young scored 48, Rob Obrien 39 and Liam Morris 49, to total 202-8. Esh then had John Carmedy on 88 and Jack Weeks 55 not out and won the game on 205-3.

Dawdon Welfare batted first at home to Ryhope and Cavat Sahin made 34 and Pasindu Thirimadura 65 in a total of 203 all out, with David Kirtley claiming 5-41. Ryhope then were bowled out for 178, with James Dent taking an excellent 5-44.

Division Two

Champions Evenwood made it 19 wins from their 22 matches, by beating relegated Wearmouth by eight wickets. The visitors posted 145 all out, with Ariyan Samir top scoring on 36, while Risira Weerasuriya cleaned the tail up for 3-2. In reply, Thomas Teesdale scored 49 and Weerasuriya 55 not out to win the game on 146-2.

Mainsforth won the game that allows them to qualify for promotion, by just three points, as they beat Horden by 117 runs. They posted 204-5, thanks to Alex Metcalfe 37 and a fiery 48 not out from Alex Cole. Kieran Gillham then claimed a brilliant 6-28, ripping out the top order and they were all out for just 87 runs.

Boldon CA finished fourth in the league, as they went down at home to Langley Park & Bearpark, by seven wickets. CA made just 98 all out, as Saqlain Khan and Sijo Varghese each claimed three wickets. James Coxon then made 35 and Khan with the bat scored 42 not out, to win the game on 99-3.

Murton were the other team relegated, as they lost at Durham City 2nds. The hosts totalled 208 all out, with Jack Hood scoring 47 and Graeme Martin taking 3-38. In reply, Murton never got going apart from a late bash by Alan Anderson, who made 51 from 24 balls, but they were all out for 132 runs, as Harry Coleman claimed an impressive 5-36.

Silksworth survived relegation, even though they went down at East Rainton. The hosts posted 158 thanks to Mitchell Smith who made 74, while Gary McAvoy took an impressive 6-31. Ben Foster then claimed 4-36 and Derrick Steinberg 3-0 off 1.1 overs, to skittle the visitors out for just 63 runs.