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Flame still flickers for North elder statesman

CHRIS WOODS meets a stalwart of Northumberland cricket who is still donning his whites in his seventies. Read

Northumberland CCC appoint Gary Cant as team manager

NORTHUMBERLAND County Cricket Club have appointed a new team manager, player-coach and captain as part of a radical restructure.Read

Northumberland CCC plan radical shake-up

NORTHUMBERLAND County Cricket Club are planning a radical shake-up after enduring one of the worst seasons in their history.Read

Chester-le-Street suffer cup heartache

CHESTER-le-Street's hopes of winning a pre-season trip to the Caribbean were shattered last night when they lost by ten wickets to Ealing in the final of the Barbados Cockspur Club t20 at Chelmsford.Read

Northumberland Leagues

SACRISTON fell at the very last hurdle to allow Swalwell to overtake them and claim their fifth consecutive NTSL championship, writes CHRIS WEST.Read

Northumberland Leagues Preview

IT’S the final day of action in the NTSL, and Sacriston stand just one successful performance away from securing their first ever title.Read

County Durham Leagues

THERE were contrasting emotions in the town of Boldon as the Durham Senior League side relinquished their grip on the title on the final day, while neighbours CA reclaimed their Durham Coast League crown.Read

Northumberland Leagues

SWALWELL sealed Ashington’s relegation fate in the NTSL as they defeated them by 85 runs, but the victory was not enough to take the reigning champions back to the top of the table as Sacriston remained firmly on the title trail with a six-wicket win over Morpeth.Read

County Durham Leagues

THE Durham Senior League season ends this afternoon with Kimblesworth simply needing to win their home game against bottom club Durham City to secure the championship title at the very first attempt.Read

Northumberland Leagues

MORPETH should have a big say in the destination of the NTSL title as they play both the contenders in the final two matches of the season, writes CHRIS WEST.Read

Dukes North East Premier League

ON the final day of the NEPL season South North head to Ashbrooke with their championship fate in the hands of both themselves and Durham Academy.Read

Dukes North East Premier League

THE frustration was palpable as yet another Saturday took a hit from the weather, and nowhere more so than at Roseworth Terrace where South North lost their joint leadership of the NEPL because of the rain.Read

Northumberland Leagues

SACRISTON became the new leaders of the NTSL when they were the only club to squeeze a victory out of another weather blighted weekend, and they now have a golden opportunity to claim their first ever title and end Swalwell’s four-year domination of the league.Read

County Durham Leagues

KIMBLESWORTH head into next weekend’s final set of Durham Senior League fixtures with their 12 point lead over Boldon still intact following another weather-blighted programme, writes CHRIS WEST.Read

Dukes North East Premier League

WITH the game of catch-up magnificently complete after Monday's dramatic victory, the Bulls are primed for the final charge.Read

Northumberland Leagues

THREE points is the wafer-thin margin separating the top two in the NTSL with three matches left to play. Read

County Durham Leagues

BOLDON will be going for broke in their efforts to retain the Durham Senior League crown. With 12 points to make up on leaders Kimblesworth and just two matches remaining, Boldon skipper Chris Ellison will be batting first in both games if the opportunity arises. Read

Regional round-up

THE great British summer added another soggy chapter to its 2011 story as yet again cricket leagues around the region were decimated by the weather.Read

Northumberland Leagues

WITH four games remaining, and just three points separating the leading pair, it looks like the race for the NTSL championship could go down to the very last games in mid September.Read

North are back in race for the title

SOUTH Northumberland are right back in the thick of the Dukes North East Premier League title race after pulling 61 points back on leaders Chester-le-Street in the last four games.Read