Shildon Sport

Shildon Railway re-wrote the record books when Jen Knowles became the first woman to play for the 1sts while Darren Waites took 5 wickets in 5 balls for the 2nds.

Shildon AFC got their season on track with a weekend derby win over local and promotion rivals Bishop Auckland.

Shildon Railway CC 1st XI got back on track with a commanding 62-run victory away to Northallerton, producing a complete team performance with both bat and ball.

Congratulations to Enid Miller and Barbara Hall who were the winners of Shildon Town Bowling Club’s July Saturday competition.

Lucy Owen from Shildon represented Spectrum Roller Skating Academy in Dance Youth-Senior British Championships held on Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July and came 5th in Youth Ladies British Championships.

Five members of Spectrum Roller Skating Academy recently attended Figure, Free, Pairs & Inline British Championships held on Friday 10, Saturday 11 & 12 Sunday July and came home with six British Champion titles and two Vice Champion titles!

Shildon Town Bowling Club held their second monthly club competition of the year on Saturday June 6 which was the Les Wilson Trophy (3 wood drawn singles – round robin) 

The first of our Saturday competitions got under way on Saturday 16 May after having postponed the previous Saturday because of heavy rain.

Shildon 1st XI produced a determined effort to earn a hard fought draw away to Saltburn after the hosts racked up an imposing 324-8 from their 50 overs.

Shildon hearts were broken as West Auckland once again snatched away the dream of promotion after a dramatic playoff final at Dean Street.