Seniors and juniors take places at county table
TABLE TENNIS
THE Northumberland Junior and Senior Tournaments will be staged at Cramlington Sporting Club and Cramlington Village School this wekend.
The juniors are in action on Friday (7.00) with the seniors on Saturday (9.00).
Adam Webster is expected to retain the junior singles title.
In the seniors, Graeme Barella will be out to retain his open singles crown but will face strong opposition in Andrew Wilkinson, Chun Yin Yu and Eddie Smith.
■■THE Northumbria League junior side of Ethan Brown, Israel Shodeinde and Jack Cairns beat Junior National League North Eastern Division leaders Bishop Auckland 5-4 and also defeated Darlington Academy.
The squad is in second place with one more session to be played.
■■IN the Northumbria League, Barella, Phil Prady and Anthony Ainley put The Mount back on top of the Premier Division after a comprehensive 10-0 victory over the bottom side Cramlington Stingers.
Newton went to the top of Division One after John Russell, Graeme Bell and Dave Lucas defeated Cramlington Tigers 8-2.
Matfen Senators have a game in hand and are only two points behind Newton.
Third-placed Mount D were held to a draw by Saint Columba’s B, for whom Lee Tinkler claimed a hat-trick.
MItford slipped up in Division Two when they went down 6-4 at home to Old England FATTS.