Match Report Sunday 10th October

Hetton Maintain Top Spot
By Groundhopper

Premier League Leaders Hetton Lyons Cricket Club Travelled to Sedgefield st Edmunds , Sedgefield St Edmunds took the lead after 25 minutes from a corner John Shephard climbing above the Hetton Defence to Head the ball past the Hetton Keeper. Lyons were guilty of great chances before that with some good saves from the goalkeeper and wayward shots. Hetton did get their chance to equalize in the 36th minute when Warren Byrne was fouled in the penalty area but his spot kick was saved brilliantly by Sedgefield Keeper Phil Waddleton , 3 minutes later The Lyons were on Level terms with some good work between Butler and Bell and Jason Ainsley's strike from the edge of the box gave the goalkeeper no chance (1-1).Second half and The Lyons kept the pace up and looking for the second goal and after 58 minutes the Lyons took the lead with Warren Byrne's left foot strike from 25 yard strike gave the goalkeeper no chance with the ball flying in to the top corner of the net (1-2). Byrne scored again 6 minutes later with some good work from Chris Bell and Byrne putting the ball past the keeper (1-3). Hetton never dropped the pace of the game and kept on looking for more goals and a terrific shot from the Tommy English in which the keeper could only parry it to Keith Graydon who calmly put the ball in to the net (1-4). In the 90th minute came the goal of the game, Callum Griffiths hit a brilliant cross from the half way line on the right hand side to Tommy English on the left flank who sent it straight in to the penalty area for Warren Byrne to get his well deserved hat trick with a great strike (1-5).Goals from Kenny Ball, Luke Kerry And Tony Davidson Gave Pelton Roab A 3-0 Home Win Over Brandon Bay Horse. Newton Aycliffe wmc were 3-0 winners at Langley Park Wmc. Washington JFC recorded a Fine 3-0 away win at Sacriston Cricket Club.

In the First Division Sacriston Wmc travelled to the Biddick in Close game with Biddick taking the lead midway through the first half, Sacriston pulled level with Ben Sanderson beating the offside and slotting passed the Keeper. Biddick then got a second and again Sacriston pulled level through Sanderson with a carbon copy of the first goal, The Biddick defence were unable to catch him 2-2 Second half was very close with the Biddick Keeper pulling off several good stops to keep them in the game, Biddick scored around the 70 min mark with a lucky goal, Sacriston's stand in goalkeeper was beaten cross/shot that found the top corner.Sacriston desperately tried to level for the third time in the game but despite several good chances they were unable to find the net. Final result Biddick 3 Sacriston 2. Ushaw Moor Cricket club Lost 6-2 at Burnside Wmc.The Black Lion from Sedgefield were 2-1 winners at Houghton Comrades.


In the Second Division Washington Lambton Village entertained West Rainton Fc in the First Half Lambton Village went three nil up with Strikes from Steven Cuthbertson and 2 from Andy Bell scoring before conceding a soft goal following a defensive mix up before half time. Half time 3-1. The second half started similar to the first with Lambton extending their lead to 4-1 when Cuthbertson completed his hat-trick. Rainton pulled one back to take it to 4-2 before two late goals by Bell give him his hat-trick two and a comfortable 6-2 win for Lambton Village.Waterhouses Lost 5-3 at Pelton Fc, Coxhoe Wmc were 2-0 winners at Durham Bede Lodge. A Super Sean Henderson Strike Gave Lumley fc An Early Lead against visitors Chester Plough In , But Plough Fought Back Then Took The Lead Before Half Time with Goals from Joel Baddams and Natham Baddams . Lumley Equalised Early In The Second Half Though Richard Kay, Lumley Were On Top But Couldn't Score , Chester Plough went Further ahead when Mark Atchison burst down the left flank and into the opposing penalty area before pulling back for Joel Baddams to bundle over the line from close range, he Plough Increased the lead 10 Mins later David Wilcocks long clearance from defence went over the defenders head and Daniel Hill raced clear before superbly finishing past the Lumley keeper, then on 90 Mins Joel Baddams scored His Third of the game to give the Plough Inn a 5-2 win.

In the Third Division East Rainton bounce back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Visitors Chester Easy street FC. David Lowther with two and Steve Spence with the goals for Rainton. Bowburn Cooperage were 4-2 winners at Houghton Chilton Lodge. Shadforth Plough Inn were looking to keep the good run of form going with a win over visitors unbeaten New Durham WMC. Jamie Collingwood the inform Shadforth Keeper was forced to make a string of fine saves to keep the visitors out, then a great passing move saw Wade slide a ball in behind of the left back for Simpson, he dinked it over the Keeper and Brent Ascherl was on hand to nod over the line. The Plough then kept it tight and tried to keep hold of the ball. Collingwood would make a few more great saves before the game was over.

In the Fourth Division Framwellgate Moor Salutation entertained Durham Garden House Both teams missed penalty chances in the early stages of the game. Garden House then capitalised on a poor clearance to go 1-0 ahead. Not long after the Garden House conceded a free-kick on the edge of their 18yd box.Bussey drove the ball hard and low into the box, centre-back Hodgson hammered the ball home to level the score. Garden went 2-1 up when Steven Gardener finished from close range, only to see Salutations Andy Marshall score a cracking volley from 35yds. A scrappy first half ended even. Salutation started the second half much the better side and pulled ahead when a low Bussey cross was turned in at the front post by Gareth Bowen. The home side had plenty of chances to finish the game but didn’t manage to do so. Garden House rallied in the latter part of the game and finished the stronger side, only to lose 3-2. Chester Leonard’s travelled to Burnmoor JFC, IN a Hard Fought Game they were rewarded with 5-3 win. Burnmoor probably had the better of the opening exchanges, but Leonard’s took the lead with a brilliant finish from new signing Aaron Wilkinson. But Burnmoor fought back against a weary looking Leonard’s and Leonard’s were 2-1 down at half time. Leonard’s were much better 2nd half with Brennan in particular dominating the game. And everyone including the subs played there part in a good 5-3 wins. Washington Colliery entertained Quarrington Hill wmc despite the score line a very good game of football. Colliery were the far better team in the first half and Q's needed an inspired performance by MOM keeper Dan Beaney to keep the score at 1-0 til half time with some fantastic saves. Second half was much more even with Q Hill enjoying some good spells of possession and getting a deserved equaliser on 84mins after Captain Stuart Walton beat the colliery keeper from 25 yds. Q's survived a late scare when a shot was smashed of the bar and the rebound turned in but was ruled offside

In the Alan Smith Trophy Washington Honest boy entertained Framwellgate Moor Wmc, they got off to bad start conceding 2 goals in 1st half. . Framwellgate Moor Wmc taking the lead after 30 minutes when a good move resulted in Ian Fields playing in Jonathon Heslop to score with ease. Fram's pressure told again in the 40th minute when Jonathon Heslop followed up his own shot to fire past the keeper. Half time 0 2. Second half saw honest boy come out a rejuvenated side. A steady stream of pressure resulted in Dean Sinclair scoring with a quality finish turning the defender with his left then slotting the ball in bottom right corner with his right foot. Now with wind in there sails the Honest boy pushed on with a string of chances managing everything, but put the ball in the Framwellgate Moor net. . Framwellgate Moor easily coped with the Honest Boy pressure and were looking dangerous on the break. After shooting wide seconds earlier Michael Jones finished from close range to make it 3-1 to Fram. Honest boy changed to 3 up front in an attempt to get some thing out of the game as Andy Thompson super sub scored off a corner as the ball hit his head on the line. To give Fram a well deserved 3-2 win. The Bird Inn were 4-2 winners at Witton Gilbert Wmc. Kelloe Wmc progressed to the next round with a controlled win over Langley Park Steelers. Kelloe opened the scoring within 2 minutes when Stuart Thompson crossed for Stephen Caruthers to finish. Kelloe then went 2 nil up when Neil Charlton struck from outside the box. An open second half produced a solid performance from the Steelers keeper, Kerry Moralee although there was little he could do to prevent the home side stretching their lead to 3-0 after 65 minutes when Neil Charlton again finished, Steelers did create further opportunities in the second period with the best chance falling to Adam Malekpour ,Kelloe had much of the possession throughout the game and were put under pressure for the last 15 minutes playing with 9 men as two players had to go off injured and Kelloe had already used all three subs. Chilton Wmc Travelled to Ferryhill Dynamo’s. Ferryhill took lead in the 1st min when a shot was parried by the Chilton keeper into the path of a home player who tapped in. Chilton drew level Dayle Taylor scored in the 15th min. The same player scored again in the 35th and 37th min to turn around at half time leading 3-1. Nicky Pickford scored Chilton's 4th in the 60th min to run out winners 4-1. Gilesgate Moor Hotel were 3-2 winners at Ferryhill Saints.

In The League Cup sponsored By Spennymoor Town Fc, in an all Ferryhill Tie the Wmc were 3-2 winners Over the Post Boy.Chester Cricket Club recovered well from last week's League Cup exit to inflict defeat on 1st division Washington Arms in the 2nd round of the JD Taxis Guards Cup. The Cricket Club were quickly out of the blocks and certainly didn't look to be a team three divisions below their opponents. The home side's fluid passing game paid dividends early on when eventual man of the match Andrew Robinson put John Sexton in on goal, with only the goalkeeper to beat Sexton finished stylishly to give Chester CC a 1-0 lead. The home side went on to create and squander a number of good chances in the first half, most notably when John Sexton rounded the keeper only for his effort to be blocked on the line. Washington Arms were unlucky not to equalise when a headed effort from a set-piece was cleared off the line by Michael Reds haw. The Arms did find the net midway through the 1st half however, when playing the ball back to Chester CC from a drop ball the ball sailed over keeper Jack Taylor and into the goal. After some deliberation Washington Arms decided they did not want to take the goal and full credit should be given for this extremely sporting gesture. As the game approached half-time, Chester CC deservedly extended their lead as a corner from Andrew Robinson found Michael Reds haw at the back post, who nodded in from less than six yards. The 2nd half started in the worst possible manner for Chester CC, a mishit kick from keeper Jack Taylor found Washington Arms' Craig Smith who finished well with a lobbed effort back over the keeper's head. The 2nd half was fairly even but with Washington Arms pushing for an equaliser The Cricketers found themselves under a lot of pressure for most of the half. The away side were limited to mostly long range efforts however, and balls into the box were dealt with comfortably by the home defence. When Chester CC did mount attacks they were again guilty of missing good chances but were able to hang on to secure a 2-1 victory.Pelaw Grange Dogs FC hosted the game against 2nd division Sedgefield Net Park. Pelaw should have been the first to score after around 15 minutes when David Carter was clear with only the keeper to beat but his chip unfortunately went over the bar. Then a fast breakaway saw Sedgefield score at the other end on 20 minutes and then on around 35 minutes they made it 2 nil after the ball had been partly saved and kicked off the line twice but not cleared. Paul Curry also put over the bar for Pelaw from close range from a cross. However in the 44 minute of the first half a cross by Pelaw Grange Dogs Fc full back Paul Hargreaves saw Sedgefield's centre half head it into his own net. In the second half it was mainly all Pelaw but they lacked the final finish and it ended 1-2 to Sedgefield...

Washington Victoria progressed into the next round of the Guards Cup after a 4-2 home win over Houghton Mill All Stars. Victoria were much the better side throughout the first half and led 3-0 at the break - although their first goal was a disputed effort. A Callum Welsh shot hit the post and then the ball appeared to be cleared off the line but the referee begged to differ and awarded a goal. Mark Liddle and Lee Charlton added to the tally. Mill started the second half much brighter and quickly reduced the deficit to 3-2 with goals from Gary Adey and Steve Fenn (his 200th for the club). But with fifteen minutes remaining poor Mill defending let in Victoria's Ryan Mason to seal a 4-2 win.


In the Presidents Trophy Dubmire Wmc were 5-1 winners at New Brancepeth Wmc ,New Brancepeth started brightly.Dubmire drew 1st blood when a good move resulted in Jordison crossing for Finch to volley home from 10 yards.Dubmire were causing Brancepeth problems with their forwards pace .And went close again through Maddison then Jordison .Dubmire extended their lead after Thompson fed Finch who played in Maddison and he coolly dispatched the ball past the on rushing keeper and into the back of the net .Brancepeth were struggling to breakdown a very resilient Dubmire Defence.Dubmire were looking dangerous every time they went forward and they increased their lead when Thompson played in Jordison and as the keeper came to meet him he guided the ball passed the keeper.Half Time New Brancepeth 0 - 3 Dubmire Wmc FC Brancepeth started 2nd half well and pinned Dubmire back with 4/5 corners in a row but without causing the Dubmire Keeper any problems .Dubmire went close again when Jordison shot straight at the goalkeeper after another impressive move .Brancepeth were giving a lifeline when the Dubmire defender got the wrong side of the forward and was harshly adjudged to have fouled him .Brancepeth converted the penalty 3-1Brancepeth started pushing more and more players forward but were struggling to breakdown a strong Dubmire team.And Dubmire were causing problems every time they went forward and they went close twice through Thompson,Jordison and Finch Dubmire increased their lead when a great passing move ended with the ball finding Donaldson who crossed to Thompson who easily headed the ball into the Brancepeth Net.4-1Dubmire were threatening to run riot now and another cross from Donaldson was somehow Headed over from Maddisonfrom 5 yards.The 5th goal finally came in the 89th min after some neat one touch passing played in Jordison who lashed the ball into the top right hand corner of the net .Full Time New Brancepeth 1 Dubmire WMC Fc 5