| Grade Improvement |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
Previous Grade |
| 165 |
Stephen Carter |
Peterlee |
1737 |
1572 |
| 157 |
Hin Fung Nathaniel Ho |
Durham University |
1805 |
1648 |
| 148 |
Michael Thomas |
Hartlepool |
1495 |
1347 |
| 131 |
Nicholas Webb |
Darlington |
1888 |
1757 |
| 130 |
Michael EI Allen |
South Shields |
1739 |
1609 |
| 91 |
Ryan Coates |
Bishop Auckland |
1680 |
1589 |
| 84 |
George Gazis |
Durham City |
2031 |
1947 |
| 65 |
Guy Smith |
Peterlee |
1354 |
1289 |
| 60 |
Dominic Leigh |
Darlington |
1752 |
1692 |
| 58 |
Jason Robson |
Hetton Lyons |
1503 |
1445 |
| 55 |
Reuben Fletcher-Louis |
Durham University |
1745 |
1690 |
| 53 |
Peter Harker |
Hartlepool |
1725 |
1672 |
| 51 |
Mark Edmundson |
Bishop Auckland |
1279 |
1228 |
| 50 |
Nathan Ekanem |
Delves |
2009 |
1959 |
| 50 |
Nathan Ekanem |
Hetton Lyons |
2009 |
1959 |
| 50 |
Daniel Atcheson |
Durham University |
1556 |
1506 |
| 49 |
Chris Clynes |
Bishop Auckland |
1608 |
1559 |
| 48 |
Paul D McGuigan |
Bishop Auckland |
1699 |
1651 |
| 47 |
Oliver Montague |
Durham University |
1673 |
1626 |
| 43 |
Luke Owen |
Darlington |
1932 |
1889 |