Sunday 14th Feb 2016

Hetton New Inn’s school of hard Knox

Hetton New Inn did just enough to beat Quarrington Hill WMC 2-1 in Division Three.

Daniel and Jordan Knox both struck to steer Hetton home, after a great double save from David Hartill, from a first-half penalty, kept them in it.

Michael Smith was lucky to stay on the pitch when he was awarded a yellow card. Keith Finch was again man of the match.

Lumley Snooker Club eased home 6-0 at Chester-le-Street AFC.

Rob Laws’ free-kick opener was added to by Anth Jones, James Laidler, Darren Finlay, Carl Kalagarama and Dan Young.

Meanwhile, Houghton have resigned from the league, with their results in Division Three expunged. They led the table for much of the first half of the season.

Houghton Town cruised to an 8-1 victory over Hilda Park in the only Premier Division game.

It was a bad day at the office for Hilda, with the bare 11 on Valentine’s Day, plus the gaffer, though they all battled well and showed pride in their efforts despite the heavy defeat.

Doubles from Lee McBeth and Aidan West steered Houghton to victory, supported by efforts from Gary Davison, Maty Weirs, Kyle Davis and star man Callum Munro.

Chris Duke notched Hilda’s consolation, with Ross Kind their top performer.

Coxhoe Red Lion were comfortable 3-0 winners at home to Houghton Wild Boar All-Stars in Division One.

The boggy pitch prevented a good game of football, but there was no excuse for Houghton who never got out of first gear.

Houghton were without their regular goalkeeper, so midfielder Jordan Eley had to step in - and he was to be the man of the match, making a few excellent saves to prevent an even bigger defeat.

Coxhoe led 2-0 at the break and a further goal midway through the second half sealed the deal.

On 85 minutes, Houghton were awarded a penalty, after Rob Thompson was upended in the box, but Liam Lusk blasted the resulting kick against the bar to end a miserable day for the away side.

Hungry Ferryhill Dynamos handed out a 5-1 beating to lowly Chester Park Inn, who showed their lack of confidence.

Josh Gash had Dynamos ahead at the break, and he added three more on the restart as well as setting up Tom Knight for the crucial second goal. Park Inn pulled one back with a well-worked Ryan Smith goal.

West Rainton grabbed the derby honours with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Houghton Chilton Lodge, who missed 10 regulars and remain at the foot of the table. Daniel Summerbell pounced for the only goal, with John Horn star man for Rainton.

Washington Sandpiper, despite fielding the bare 11, scraped a 2-1 success at New Brancepeth WMC.

Brancepeth missed plenty of chances, withRobbie Barrass their only marksman. Chris Morrison and Stephen Burns netted for Sandpiper.

In the Fourth Division, Bearpark WMC secured a 2-1 win over Witton Gilbert Travellers Rest in an entertaining game, despite difficult conditions.

Bearpark scored early through Dylan Crooks and continued to miss chances throughout the first half.

The trend continued in the second half, but, with 20 minutes to go, Craig Bennett increased the lead. Witton replied late on through David Calcutt, but Bearpark, helped by man-of-the-match keeper Liam Jones, held firm.

Ouston Juniors and Durham Federation were level at 2-2 after 67 minutes when the game was abandoned by referee Aaron Tones following a serious injury sustained by young home defender Matthew McAdam.

He tore open his leg in an accidental challenge, ended up waiting an hour for an ambulance and had 26 stitches inserted in the wound.

In an entertaining gam, Ben Pearson beat the offside trap and rounded keeper Cameron Findlay to fire Federation ahead. On the stroke of half-time, centre-back Jonnie Bolam headed home a corner to level.

Early in the second half, Federation went ahead again from a fine move, again finished off by Pearson, but Ouston debutant Andy Hall, an ex-Newcastle United youth player, lashed home a great equaliser.

A depleted Langley Park side drew 1-1 away to Ferryhill Community Hub in Division Two.

Ferryhill were the better side for much of game, but Langley could still have won it. Steven Cummings notched their goal, but the home keeper made two outstanding saves late on to ensure a share of the spoils. Liam Bowes starred for Langley.

Ushaw Moor Cricket Club squeezed home 1-0 in an ill-tempered, fractious match away to Bede Lodge SC.

It was a close, hard-fought game, with Bede reduced to 10 men when Sean Richardson was red-carded.

The cricketers grabbed the only goal, Scott Nattrass netting. Dale Morris stood out for Ushaw Moor, with Chris Dodds top man for Bede.

Burnside WMC clinched their place in the Stepy’s Coaches President’s Trophy final, winning 2-1 at Ferryhill Celtic.

In a tight tie, the introduction of Lewis Turnbull and Grant Craig proved decisive, with Celtic unable to cope with the subs’ pace.

Turnbull broke the deadlock with a 35-yard rocket into the top corner of the net, though Ferryhill kept fighting and levelled when Luke Thompson converted a free-kick with 15 minutes to go.

Stand-in goalkeeper Adam Tweddle was heroic with some brilliant saves for Burnside, who won it when Craig once again slipped inside at pace, beat his man and was brought down in the box. Veteran forward Craig Ellison coolly slotted home the winner to take Burnside to a second cup final.

Paul Gardner shone for Burnside, with Marco Linhart top man for Ferryhill.

Pelton RAOB produced an excellent performance to breeze past Chilton WMC to reach the Ramside Hall Hotel Cup-Winners’ Cup final.

Bradley Wilkinson, in goal, was the star man in vain for hosts Chilton, who succumbed to a 6-0 defeat.

Chris Winn and Luke Kerry both struck twice for Buffs, backed by star man Alex Peake and Craig Mickle.

Sedgefield St Edmund’s progressed to the Castle Insurance Alan Smith Memorial Trophy semi-finals, winning 1-0 at battling Chester Garden Farm.

A good, tight game between two fit teams, with very few chances, was settled by an own goal in the first half, in the Premier Division side’s favour.

Saints had more chances in the second half, but good goalkeeping from Matthew Goodyear kept them at bay.

Calum Johnston shone for Saints, with Tom Wray best for Garden Farm.

Washington Cricket Club finally won through their much-delayed JD Taxis Guards Cup second round tie against Sedgefield SC.

After three months and numerous attempts to play the tie, the green light was finally given, albeit Washington’s pitch was unplayable so Sedgefield hosted the game.

Washington, though, adapted well to the conditions and took a three-goal lead inside 15 minutes, through Sedgefield caught their opponents on the counter-attack to pull one back just before half-time.

Washington reasserted their dominance in the second half and ran out 6-1 winners. Star man Chris Horn, Robbie Williamson, Danny Ryan (2), Craig Watson and Liam Young all struck.

Sunday 7th Feb 2016

Wild Boar All-Stars denied at the death by never-say-die Seniors

Houghton Wild Boar All-Stars were desperately unlucky not to come away with three points at Durham County Seniors in Division One.

Two minutes into the game, Durham caught the visiting defence napping to open the scoring, but Nick Thompson equalised midway through the half .County regained the lead by the break, but a Thompson header levelled it up in the second half, then Karl Anderson fired home on 75 minutes to give Boar a 3-2 lead.Houghton had chances to seal a win – Shaun Corner shot at the keeper when he was through on goal and Thompson narrowly missed a wonderful, low cross from Liam Lusk.But Houghton were made to pay for their missed efforts when Durham hit a 90th-minute equaliser at 3-3.

Josh Gregory, Mark Hughes and sub Ryan Huntley bagged County’s goals.

Defender Daniel Johnston starred for Wild Boar.

Leaders Whitehills handed out a 4-1 defeat to visitors Coxhoe Red Lion.

The home side went two up in the first half, thanks to goals from Ryan Grayson and Joe Whelan, who scored with a superb free-kick.

Red Lion pulled one back just before half-time, before man-of-the-match keeper Stephen Turnbull had made some great saves to keep Whitehills in charge.

Whitehills dominated the second half and goals from James Cattell and Stephen Fisher put the game beyond doubt. Richard Cousins returned from 18 months out injured, and they were delighted with the debut display of Gareth Patterson.

Ferryhill Dynamoes shared the spoils with New Brancepeth WMC in a 1-1 draw.

Brancepeth started well on a very heavy pitch and went ahead when Adam Purvis slid the ball under keeper John Cavanagh.Brancepeth had another good spell in the early stages of the second half, but they passed up four clear chances and Ferryhill capitalised, getting a foothold in the game and creating opportunities of their own.Goalie Anthony Sowerby was outstanding in keeping Dynamoes at bay, but the home side finally levelled with a Josh Gash header from a corner.Late on, Brancepeth had a penalty appeal waved away.

Kurt Seymour shone for Ferryhill.West Rainton were taught a lesson in a 6-1 hammering from visitors Waldridge Park.Washington Sandpiper saw off Ouston Cherry Tree 4-2, handing their visitors a first league defeat.Sandpiper were four up before Tree rallied with strikes from Richard Brennan and Paul Chilton.

Framwellgate Moor WMC romped to a 7-1 win over Ferryhill Community Hub in Division Two.Ian Field plundered a hat-trick, supported by braces from Lewis Coburn and James Smith to move Moor three points ahead at the top, though Ferryhill Celtic have four games in hand.

Ushaw Moor Cricket Club were fired up from the start as they outgunned third-top Bede Lodge SC 3-1.Bede Lodge, though, opened the scoring against the run of play, with Daniel Mann on target, but the home side quickly equalised through Stevan Storey.

Ushaw Moor continued to dominate and sealed victory with further efforts from star man Paul Taylor and Andrew Smith, direct from a corner.

Andrew Bell shone for Bede, who will look for revenge this weekend.

In Division Four, Witton Gilbert Travellers Rest enjoyed a very comfortable 6-0 victory over Durham Buffaloes Head.

Early pressure brought an opener, Dan Cooke tapping in from Paul Finnigan’s pass, and Cooke doubled the lead from close range from another good move.

Witton continually attacked in the second half, and Cooke completed his hat-trick, coolly slotting home after timing his run to beat the offside trap.

David Calcutt added a fourth before Buffaloes had a man sent off for swearing at the referee. An own goal and a sixth from Scott Bradley completed the scoring.

Lumley stormed four goals up by half-time before easing up in the second half in a 5-3 win over Bearpark.

Daniel Jowett, Jack Howey, Ross Melvin and Scott Foster had Lumley on easy street.

But Bearpark’s young side battled well, pulling two goals back before Howey notched his second and Lumley’s fifth. Bearpark – whose scorers were Craig Bennett, Adam Flatley and Jack Bainbridge – grabbed a late consolation.

Jonny Cossar starred for Lumley.

Newton Hall Jovial Monk edged a 2-1 win at Durham Federation.

Monk went 1-0 up inside three minutes with a superb individual goad from Adam Baister, who cut in from the left and fired home off the post from 20 yards.

It was 2-0 on 20 minutes, Matthew Williams coolly sending the keeper the wrong way from the penalty spot after David Wile was fouled inside the box.

Both sides huffed and puffed on a pitch which cut up before Fed’s Matt Wilkie managed a late consolation.

Jack Avery shone for Monk.

Durham County were flattered by their 4-0 success at home to Washington Jays in an excellent Third Division game.

Leaders County created more chances to sink a powerful, well-organised visiting side.

Jack Carr, sub Ben Reed, Stanley Ogunsuyi and man of the match Craig Mountain grabbed the crucial goals.

Lumley Snooker Club turned on the style to romp to an 11-1 drubbing of second-placed Houghton.Newton Aycliffe WMC progressed in the Durham County Sunday Cup, beating Boldon Shack 2-0 to reach the last eight.

It was an even game throughout, but Aycliffe created more chances. They opened the scoring on seven minutes when Jordan Lavery fired in from 30 yards over the heads of a stranded goalkeeper and defence.

Boldon pushed forward in the second half, without a clear strike on the Aycliffe goal, and the home side should have put the game beyond their reach.

The killer second goal came five minutes from time, following a corner, when Mark Wood fired home from 20 yards past the unsighted Boldon keeper.

They next meet Norton George & Dragon.

Pelton RAOB clinched a semi-final place thanks to a comfortable 5-1 defeat of East Stanley WMC.

Burnside WMC won through to the JD Taxis Guards Cup final, beating neighbours Houghton Chilton Lodge 3-1 away.

Lodge went out with a whimper.

Two goals in two minutes, a debatable penalty from Craig Ellison and a close-range Kriss Jobbing strike, had Burnside ahead at the break.

A third goal from sub Grant Craig, from Paul Gardner’s rasping ball across the six-yard box, sealed victory before sub Ross Meenaghan fired a late penalty reply.

Jon Jordison starred for Burnside.

Chilton WMC clinched their place in the Stonebridge Inn League Cup final, securing a 5-2 victory at Chester Park Inn.

Star man Nicky Pickford stole the show with a well-taken hat-trick, backed by efforts from Steven Clough and Vinny Gash.

Kelloe WMC, a side down on their luck, were battered by Middlestone Moor Masons Arms in an 8-1 drubbing in the Bishop Auckland Heart Foundation Trophy.

Jake Kidwell scored his first senior goal as a consolation for the hosts, whose star man was Michael ‘Casper’ Graham.

Sacriston Cricket Club pipped Chester Garden Farm 4-3, while Pelaw Grange Dogs beat Ferryhill Celtic 2-1 and Sherburn outgunned Yarm George & Dragon 8-2.

Sunday 31st Jan 2016

First Cutts is the deepest as Burnside knock out Ferryhill Celtic

Burnside WMC produced arguably their best performance of the season to beat Ferryhill Celtic to reach the JD Taxis Guards Cup semi-finals.

Every Burnside player won their battles all over the pitch from the off, and they were soon ahead when Elliot Cutts’ hard, low shot nestled in the bottom corner of the net.

Burnside were relentless and doubled their lead, Craig Ellison converting a penalty, despite slipping as he took it, having been brought down for the award.

Kriss Jobling rattled the bar with a header, but a heroic display by Celtic keeper Kris Carr kept his side in it.

Cutts hit the bar in the second half as Burnside kept up the pressure, and they held on to win, despite conceding late on when Shane Todd’s looping cross beat Sean Robinson at his back post.

Lewis Turnbull starred for Burnside.

Waldridge Park knocked out Washington Sandpiper with a 4-1 away victory, thanks to strikes from Jamie Taylor, Lloyd McGee, Chris Days and Chris Rooney, with Wesley Delap starring.

Chilton WMC progressed in the Stonebridge Inn League Cup, edging home 3-2 at Pelton RAOB.

Pelton led with a well-worked goal only for Nicky Pickford to equalise from the penalty spot.

Chilton went 2-1 up shortly after the break, thanks to a lovely Vinny Gash half-volley. Buffs, whose marksmen were Jack Honour and Michael Graver, got the game back to 2-2, but a late goal from the excellent Joe Cornbill sealed Chilton’s success.

Makeshift centre-half Kieran Harnett starred for CXhilton, with Alex Peake best for Pelton.

Washington Cricket Club outgunned Witton Gilbert Travellers Rest 9-0 in the Stepy’s Coaches President’s Trophy third round.

Richard Logan converted a hat-trick of penalties, with Liam Young also scoring three times. Danny Ryan (2) and Gary McCartney made it nine. Scott Bradley stood out for Witton.

Lumley Snooker Club enjoyed a Dan Young hat-trick in a 7-2 demolition of Durham Federation in the D&P Trophies Knockout Trophy.

James Laidler, Ben Haddock, Chris Dawson and Carl Kalugarama also notched, with Ben Pearson and Callum Adamson replying. Jordan Wingfield shone for Federation.

Lacklustre Houghton Town exited the Castle Insurance Alan Smith Memorial Trophy, losing 2-0 at home to Sedgefield St Edmund’s.

After an even first half, Saints stepped up a gear, having a few near-misses and two decisive John Maddison goals. Good goalkeeping by Niki Lawson prevented a bigger margin of defeat.

Whitehills stayed three points clear at the top of Division One following a hard-fought 1-0 success at Houghton Wild Boar All-Stars, a second successive single-goal win over their hosts.

Whitehills dominated the first half and went ahead on 40 minutes when Chris Savage reacted quickest to James Cattell’s flick-on to smash the ball home.

Boar were close to an equaliser midway through the second half when Steve Tunstall rattled the bar, but Whitehills held out.

Liam Lusk shone for Boar.

Ouston Cherry Tree beat West Rainton 1-0 to stay just behind the leaders, extending their 100 per cent record with a ninth win.

Ouston deserved their win, but were made to work hard.

The goal came in dodgy circumstances in the first half, captain Mark Bailes’s effort bouncing down off the bar and looking to have crossed the line, but Rainton’s skipper hoofed the rebound off the back of a team-mate and into the net to make certain the goal was given.

New Brancepeth WMC succumbed 3-1 to visitors Ferryhill Dynamoes.

Kurt Seymour’s simple finish put Ferryhill ahead, but Brancepeth stayed strong and levelled through Ryan Burton. Jonathan Mason bulleted home a header to restore the lead, though sloppy finishing saw them fail to confirm victory until Seymour chipped the keeper to complete the scoring.

Chrissy Dunham starred for Brancepeth.

Houghton Chilton Lodge were beaten 4-2 at Coxhoe Red Lion, after recovering from a goal down to lead with a well-taken double from Shaun Smith, back in action after being out of the game for a few years.

Chester Park Inn went down 1-0 to Lewis Hamilton’s goal for Durham County Seniors, with Lewis Holmes star man. Debutant Hamilton netted from close range after keeper Chris Howard parried Andrew Ward’s low shot.

Framwellgate Moor WMC romped to a 7-0 victory at Pittington in Division Two.

Star man Lewis Coburn fired a hat-trick,with James Smith and Wayne Gardner both adding doubles.

High Handenhold Bird Inn took their chances, while hosts Kelloe WMC did not, in a 3-1 victory.

Thomas Illingworth (2) and sub Andrew Smith netted, with an own goal, partly set up by star man Connor Ratton, pulling one back.

Langley Park won an entertaining game 2-0 at Bishop Middleham, with Stephen Clifford scoring both goals in the first half. Keeper Kerry Moralee was Langley’s star performer, keeping dominant Bishop at bay.

Ushaw Moor Cricket Club and Ferryhill Community Hub shared the spoils on a very soft pitch.

Ushaw took the lead when Paul Taylor rounded the keeper and scored from a tight angle midway through the first half, but Hub equalised, Michael Couch capitalising on poor defending.

Ushaw squandered three golden chances to clinch victory. Michael Abson and John Poulson were the respective star men.

Hetton New Inn lost 2-0 to Washington Jays in Division Three on a heavy pitch in cold, windy conditions.

Jays battled hard in a very tight game and broke the deadlock on 35 minutes with a wonder volley from Adam Hill. Jays spurned opportunities to clinch victory, with Lee Alcock, Alex Whitcombe, Anth Fletcher, Craig Crosby and Dan Robson all missing simple chances, but Karl Graham drilled home for 2-0 from the edge of the box, with New Inn caught pushing for an equaliser.

Keith Finch shone for Inn.

Houghton drew 2-2 with Quarrington Hill WMC, despite having to start with only 10 men. It looked as if the man disadvantage would tell in the opening stages, but they got going and took the lead, when a well-placed ball over the top found Shaun Dixon, who rounded the keeper and fired home.

Houghton were reduced to nine men on the hour after a player had to be withdrawn and within two minutes Quarrington Hill equalised with an overhead kick from inside the area.

Houghton dug in and regained the lead on 76 minutes when star man Levi Scott’s free-kick came down off the bar and Danny Grant followed up to turn the ball home. Yet Quarrington levelled within a minute to secure their draw.

Dubmire WMC enjoyed a 3-0 win over Sedgefield SC.

Bowburn comfortably outgunned hosts Eppleton Cricket Club 6-2 in Division Four, after twice being pegged back to all square.

Adam Kirk raced onto a clearance to slot Bowburn ahead, but Charlie Ord levelled. Kirk finished off a good passing move to restore the advantage, only for Ord to equalise again with a tremendous second-half strike.

Sub Sean McGrail made an instant impact to put Bowburn back in front, latching on to a through ball and netting in style.

He then finished off Edward Carr’s pass for 4-2. Kirk completed his hat-trick with a well-taken goal before McGrail did likewise, tapping in at the back post after good build-up play. Stephen Burke’s 25-yarder hit the post and ran along the goal line before going out of play.

Keeper Chris Naylor shone for Eppleton.

Ouston Juniors were clearly superior to hosts Durham Buffaloes Head in a 10-1 rout, netting five goals in each half.

Man of the match Danny Lawlor’s hat-trick was added to by Matty Cornish (2), Carl Moxon (2), Matthew McAdam, Jonnie Bolam and an own goal.

Michael Shaw hit a consolation at 5-1, with Simon Booth star man for Buffaloes.

Lumley roared back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Newton Hall Jovial Monk.

Ross Melvin and Dave Lucas rescued Lumley, whose star man was keeper Michael Gowland

Sunday 24th Jan 2016

 Chris strikes Savage late blow on Wild Boar All-Star..

Whitehills pipped Houghton Wild Boar All-Stars 2-1 in an entertaining First Division match, winning it five minutes into stoppage time.

Houghton led after half an hour when Rob Thompson knocked home from close range.

Whitehills equalised two minutes into the second half, with a fine effort from Ryan Grayson, and the game remained at 1-1 until the dying moments when Whitehills were awarded a left-wing corner. The ball was swung into the near post and ended up in the back of the net as Craig Hilton and Chris Savage combined to get the ball over the line.

Defeat was cruel on the hard-working visiting defence of Dean Clark, Philip Thompson, Joe Robinson and Chris Rogerson.

Ouston Cherry Tree defeated Coxhoe Red Lion 3-1, coming from a goal down at the break.

Jordan Stannard had Lion deservedly in front at the break, but the home side took control on the restart and finished good winners, thanks to Michael Ross, Richard Brennan and Mark Ramsay.

West Rainton deservedly beat an under-par Chester Park Inn 2-0, with sub Dan Summerbell and Steven Bowes on target.

Bede Lodge SC raced out of the blocks, hitting four goals in the first half hour in a 5-1 Division Two romp at Kelloe WMC.

Bede missed five good chances in the first 10 minutes but remained on top and cruised home as Mark Hislop’s brace was added to by Jonathan Hodgson, David Duke and Daniel Mann, with Sean Richardson starring.

Richard Peareth grabbed a consolation for Kelloe after a rare mistake by keeper Jordan Craggs, with Michael Graham their top performer.

Langley Park hit three goals in the first 15 minutes to outgun Pelton Crown 3-0.

Stephen Clifford was the hat-trick hero for Langley, who defied the difficult conditions to make the most of Crown’s off-day. Keeper Kerry Moralee made some good saves to keep his clean sheet.

High Handenhold Bird Inn rocked high-flying hosts Framwellgate Moor WMC, winning 3-1 away.

Thomas Illingworth was rewarded for his efforts with a brace, with Jonathan Swift also netting. Lewis Coborn struck for Moor.

Pittington and Ferryhill Community Hub drew 0-0 in a tight game on a very soft pitch, with Michael Pattison star man for the visitors.

Bearpark secured a 3-2 Fourth Division victory at Eppleton Cricket Club.

The visitors stormed three up thanks to Ryan Lansley, Jack Bainbridge and Dylan Crooks and survived in the second half despite having keeper David Brown sent off.

Star man Keith Scott and Liam Ord gave Eppleton hope, but Bearpark held on.

Witton Gilbert Travellers Rest pipped Newton Hall Jovial Monk 3-2

David Calcutt set up Dan Cooke for the hosts’ opener, but Monk rallied to hit the post twice, equalise with a 20-yarder from Adam Baister and then go 2-1 up, Matt Williams scoring on the rebound after keeper Simon Tweedy parried a long-range shot from Liam Oudnie.

Mick Bradley hit the bar before Witton responded, Alan Lambert flicking in Calcutt’s cross to level, then Calcutt timed his run well to round the keeper for a dramatic, late winner.

Houghton Town enjoyed a 2-0 Premier Division victory at leaders Sacriston Cricket Club. The pitch cut up badly, preventing a good game from breaking out.

Town made the breakthrough, capitalising on soft defending, then added a killer second goal midway through the second half.

Sacriston WMC won 4-1 at Hilda Park to climb to fifth.

Sacriston started strongly, racing into a 2-0 lead thanks to Ryan Bell and Chris Mordue. Hilda pulled one back with a fantastic header from outside the box by Chris Watson, breaking his goal drought in style, but visiting sub Sam Renwick put the game to bed with two second-half strikes past stand-in keeper Dan Foster, who made a string of fine saves.

Lumley Snooker Club handed out a 12-1 drubbing to High Shincliffe Avenue in Division Three.

Four first-half goals were followed by eight after the break as six-goal Daniel Young led the way.

Star man Ben Haddock added a hat-trick, with Chris Dawson, James Laidler and Robert Laws also notching.

Quarrington Hill WMC drew 0-0 with Chester-le-Street AFC, having dominated the first half and missing two good chances as well as being denied by a string of excellent saves. Hill also had a late penalty shout rejected.

Chester Garden Farm proved too strong for Hetton New Inn in a 10-0 romp, with Tom Wray firing a treble.

Bailey Hunter, Dan Johnson and Adam Goodyear all struck twice, with Stephen Kirkup also netting.

Durham County demolished Dubmire 6-0, but were only one up at the break. Jack Carr (2), Joe Kerry, Stanley Ogunsuyi, Andrew Bartle and Bradley Hird all struck.

Ushaw Moor Cricket Club edged past Bishop Middleham 2-1 on a poor pitch to win through to the D&P Trophies Knockout Trophy final.

Scott Nattrass and Paul Taylor grabbed the goals in a scrappy game which Bishop felt they dominated. The visitors had a goal disallowed and later levelled at 1-1 when Adam Partington finished off Steven Ferguson’s pass.

Durham Federation outgunned Durham Buffaloes Head 5-0 in their second round tie, running riot after a tight first period.

Conor Parker-Platt, Matthew Wilkie, Callum Adamson and two-goal Ben Pearson did the damage. Simon Booth starred for Buffaloes.

Pelton RAOB won a close battle 1-0 at Brandon Sports Club in the Castle Insurance Alan Smith Memorial Trophy.

Home keeper Ian Myers was the busier goalie, but Brandon went closest to scoring, hitting the post. Buffs won it when Chris Winn converted a disputed penalty.

Pelaw Grange Dogs also progressed, beating Ferryhill Dynamoes 2-0, scoring two well-worked Jordan Stevens goals in the first half.

Dynamoes dominated the second half for large periods but could not find the net.

Chilton WMC beat neighbours Ferryhill Celtic 2-1 after extra time in a tremendous Ramside Hall Hotel Cup-Winners’ Cup tie, despite being down to nine men.

Celtic led at half-time, Luke Thompson netting after a defensive slip-up, but Nicky Pickford equalised from the spot.

Chilton were reduced to nine men with disputed red cards, but they stayed strong and a superb individual goal from Vinny Gash won the day, running with the ball from his own half before smashing the ball left-footed past keeper Kris Carr.

Sherburn Village outgunned hosts Ouston Juniors 4-1 in the Stonebridge Inn League Cup third round.

Sherburn, playing a first game since November, capitalised on a fumble by the keeper to go ahead, then hit three goals in 10 minutes to storm 4-0 up - through Scott Arnott, Garry Dodds and Jamie Abbott - before skipper Cal Winship converted a penalty consolation.

Houghton Chilton Lodge squeezed home 2-1 at Durham County Seniors in the JD Taxis Guards Cup.

County led 1-0 with just 10 minutes left, thanks to sub Adam Birks’ neat close-range finish, but a mistake by stand-in keeper Damien Potts and a controversial winner, with County claiming offside, saw Lodge through.

Newton Aycliffe WMC exited the FA Sunday Cup, losing their much-postponed clash 3-1 to Northumberland side Burradon & New Fordley.Fordley with a hat trick from dale Pearson mom David Atkinson