iuts And Guides jsti George^s Daj


annual St. George’s 0a; r


find Coininemoratioii Seryic^ ijheld ini the Parish Church Way when Girl Guides ind ,ies joined wifh Scouts and


ABTEB a game of quickly-changing 'fortune^ Bibblesdale Wan- ■^Iderers pulled off a [narrow victory


~ I ■ ■


in' a large, congregationj f ong, those present were IHis ip the| Mayor tAldennah ilkinson) anji representa-


i of;B:P. iGuild of Old Scouts. _ impressive sehrice was^con- ;ed by the Rev. J. T. ^ali : the' Vicar oti Waddingtoii, T. 'h. |J. Hawkins—himseff id Scout—gav;e an inspiring ess basOd mainly upon tlje lit Promise and, the Spout


luring the service, aU mem of the Brother and Sist


le singing was accompahb tr. K. Kent at the organ,


le service was i followed 1 annual general meetirig local Association,,:Mr. IB. l*en, presiding. i .


'ements: solemnly renew* promise.


j i ii


. the census figures showed ilthy increase ]diie mainly revival, of SS. Michael la


tool. ,(I


le Secretary's; annual ijepcrt the accounts; were adojptji


!j


“ iM s I s ' : Aimes first bowling change, ^ntiCi^;A


A’s Group.' The meetinlg; v I pleasW to Ipirn of a.r^iyi ■ scouting at StonOTu*- I ,


■RESIDENT jBE-ELECTED


Hr R. C. Asshetott vyas ited president! a position ■ held for a long numper


^tions: Messrs. E., H ghi, feouthworth, J.j C. Soutliwo: R. Southworth, W. IE.


leks, W. Westnead and atley.'


rhej Chairman (Mr.' | R. wefi) and j vice-chairman (Mr. Wordsworth): were .re-elected was the Executive Commli tee


' ‘ i ■ " Iry


[Mr. J. T. Thornber and Mr , ' Banks were j re-elected se:re- ,y and treasurer resMcthely id tribute was! paid po their


|th the addition of M^srsl •iggs, T. Silverwood and ■aiton. ! .1


I J R.


trvices. Mr. Hi A. COates was ;alni appointed. District ScDUt- tster and Biadge Secretary.


iThe D.C. (Mr. J. Waljnsley jr ted receipt cf a letter aiout leriior Scouts ^ and said he nought .the ma!tter w£.s; one


,ie appointment of wess 3ec- ‘tary was left for the Execu‘'"’“


Jie' Groups.


I There is - rocm for] boyf.. of Senior


'i years! upwards, n


lofiwiie, Mr. Coates spoke with la rd i 'appreciation o) the CTand Iffprt made by,! Clith;roe Scouts.


1 Tljough; still leport I on


■ears - leotloh.


S t (RALL


* f-! for Clithleroe, speaking, at [he !Clitheroe| Dlvifelon Labour; Party May Dky ra,lly at (Sreat Harwood on' Sunday, said meri


fR. H. E.MRAN,-------- DALL, M.P


in d ' women were lo-day teal-( [sing what!the Labour Irarty Thad done fori then. The Don-; pervatlv^s w^y® talking down-


Ithe i good i things the P^rtyl had done and many paople yere believing them.


Jthlnk' of the' difficulties, they Ihadihad in the years gone by land then" they ohght to bk able ■to 1 say: ‘I They have been Itaken away fbrh me.” I iMh John Edwards,! M.P.. IParllamentaiv |Secretar;r to I th e Board of 'Trade, sa,d he Ibelleved th:^t four .yeai's of iLabour Government had puti Imofe r e a l , Inpome into the) Iwagh packets of the people ■than 50; years of trade union lagltatlon have done.


, Hfe urged that people should


CJnserv|^toi|s Meei At GKtheroe


AI FAIR run of spring flkh : was ,report( d by the


jHall,!Clitheijoe, last weel:. Re- I ports sb far recaved shoiyed I that] least k dozen had been Itaken. I i j i '


[Superintendent, Major R. |S . : llohrisoh, Ojt th) quarterly meeting of the Rlt ble Bo ird oj Conservators held in the Town


j ; ,


1, Forty thousand salmon and, ri20,000!sea trout eva hac been I'hatched with slightly five pbr pent, i niortaliity In i the! case of the


I1 three per cent, ir the c


[ been! distributed.. Major Johnson ilso re;


sea trout and all


[ that therb was aii abundance [of fish food In] iRlbble.i [ ! Major J. E. E.


I sided] I I !


Y o r^ pre- ! i ' ■


f buted In the Board’s area. , Mr,! Tom Dlxoii mentioned


[•that |12,00p browr lings'i are IsHortly .


the lilower


£500 invested in Savings (Certificates becom^e:s £650 in 10 years time. All interest is tax free


Witli I Income t i x af 9/- this i^ eqmvalek [to a more attractive. S E R V IC E •- • •


Panelling: Mode, y "dbi -------


Alterations;


Flobrk, Window: rnlsatlbn:


r, iPblntlng, riasterlhi replace * Installation


ribers. Repairs,


: sighwrltlngik •y description. ■


Jcine IN t


! Works:, Telepl


.General


s, Docjrs, ana


Malntc id Paint'


ocL un]). ;^TREET. jbLACKBI


|or-pn,d Iscpyatiry; n-


Natidhal Savings Certificates of earlier issi tinuel Ito bear interest after 'passms the maturity date. ,- |


liles con- lO-yeat


^ — theffi salmop arid


e of had


rted


trout I irear-' to "be distrl-^


_jiL2avings Certificate costs 10/-. You c4n hold


‘ l.OOOW ffiese 10/- units in addition to pempttea : holdings of Cerpeates of earlier i•issues.


Savings iCertiacates are a giltjcdged invefetmenh Theym'ay be bou^fin single documents rrore|ent- in tu i i4 '4 ,5,10.25,50 and lOOumts of 10/-each,


l-


,me applies to! older lellows ,upwards)| in , the Rp'


Iting and'nio boy jneed hesi- to come in to ttiis w-irld- brotherhood of Spouts. The (18


>vers r '


too ^arly ^or a 'joh-for-a-bob”


J;


irs>. and' .the ! vice-presldeni re-electd with the fol ow


'*^^With the score at 5S', Metoalfe was caught on the


Lawton, who dismissed, Oddie ten ruris later.


a1 Smithies continu^ to hit ; I : udaciously, and had scored


seven bbundarlek 1“ !. J®*®' df 40 when he was Ibowl^ by Lawton, with the! score at 90.


wanderers. Bush losing two more naftners at the ; same figure. Mafoney, helped, him jo advance thi total to 97, ,h.nd t h e ^ t wicket partnership wth J. ParK tagton added a, valuable 10 runs.


■Then came another| slump for RUN A MINUTE .„hen St. .Annes replied


Maroney and Metcalfe saw their bowling being punish^ , by Law-


toi, who with Curtis, pushed the score along at a run a .mtaute. At 31, Clark was introduced into the , attack.^ind cl^san bowled Curtis with his flf'tn^ delivery for the addition of one


run. a


ga,ve a return to: Maroney, Wanderers again ' initiative when three


for the addition of 10 With the score at


atj 66.: I '


baitted stubbornly to take ,th^ score to 79, an d ! Curtis and i R


McKittrick and J. R. Curtis


ML Partington had got . withii foiir of , the centdry [miark wheh


trie latter was bowled by Clark.1 l^ th a determined boundaryr


hltter still at the Wicket, ;th^ issue was still in doubt, but fine single-handed' Smithies ended the st. Mines score at


RIBBLESDALE jwA.lTOERERS


h! Washbrook b Henfrey .. | . j R! Scott c J. G. Par ,ington ;b |


L; Cowperthwaite b Metcalfe c Taylor b ^ R. Smithies b Lawtrin


:j ,Heiifrey|,


Henfrey Lawton


.......h


K. Oddie b Lawton eI. Bush' b Lawton G Clark Ibw b Lawton ...1 .. W.; Birch st. Barlow b Lav^n


........ i.. X5


:M. Maroney I c Greene b ; McKittrick , . . i ....... Parkington not out ...••••• Extras . . . . i . . .


Total'


patch I b, game with


! ! Four runs later, Maroney had


ton leg before; and the samq ler claimed Greehe’s wicket


took the wickets fell


runs. 59. Tayior ah4


BIBBLESDALE LEAGUE ! ■ [ P. -W


list


Chorley! . . . ; 2 '2 Grerit'Harwood 2 2 Morfecambe i 2 2 Bibblesdale j 2 2 Leyland . . . i 2 1 Blaclrpopl .... 2 1 Darwjen __ '. .2 1


iliancaster . , . . ,2 1 ,;^ea!d: ........ .L ’2 ' 1


Settle .............. 2 1 st. jAnnes . | . . 2 . 1 Barnoldswick 2 ( Blaikbum N. 2 ( Clitheroe . ; . . 2 ( Leyiand M. j .. 2 ( Wl^ey, . ; . . 3 (


iib?bS'g.-SiS,S a®®


I


Ratnrday, the last St. Annes hatsman hdng. dismissed wt n L s were required to pass Waiderersf 107. !• 1


''X p e r th L i te and Scott took to 10 before the former by Henfrey for


Heaving first use of the wicket. rhniit a run on tho boflxd.


X e S ^ 2 5 S c V w a s caught H o to rb y J. G. Partington ofi


mSng his first home^apJ«M- S as professional, was jotaed


I| I ■ ■ I - WIN 1' ■, i at Church Meadows on Chief contnbu-


1 M "IviMoney "last lyekPs professional now playing as iX n r , who toot six wields for 41 runs.


Lawton ; . . . . 14.2 1 D. Henfrey .. 7 ,1 . l6 W. McKlttrick 5 2 ! 17 W. R. Curtis 2 0 1 !l4


O. M. ■ ; ST. .ANNEsi | •'


W. R.,CUrtis b Clark . 1 ..... Lawton Ibw . b Maroney 1... E. Taylor c i and b Maroney W. Greene b Maroney D. Henfrey b Maroney R. Pbldys b Clark .........,.... vsr; McKlftrick b Clark ■J. G. Partington c Scott b . Maroney ................


to victory came from H. Snuthies, who hit a lusty 40, ahd an


SHINE


ditherie Batsmep Fail Against


Blackiiool Attack


TJNABLE to adapt themselves to the fast bone-hard pitch


at Blackpool' on Saturday, Clith- eroe batsmen wilted before the fast-medium and R. Tomlinson. Parks was


runs in 12 overs, and emphasising Clitheroe's urgent need of an increase in patting strength. The only


ful, .taking


to reach do Prcdie (11)


bowling! of Parks


I^ticularly success- six wickets for 13


____ ^ ind skipper E. Hodg- Mnson was the only other bats­ man to score more than seven. Clitheroe batted for an hour


Clitheroe batsman iible figure was G.


J. R. Curtis not out ____ R.iM. Partington b Clark . A. Barlow 1 o Smithies _ , Maroney i


,


Metcalfe; ..; 12 1 J. M. Maroney 14.3 3 G. Clark


'!o . -M. 0 1


and a half to reach their total of 49. a score which Blackpool passed without dfflculty. ■ i J. Aubin inet with an early


1'


.-Extras'....!.... 4 Total


Clitheroe 'AdV€rtiser\ & Times, May 6, 1949 Sporting Spotlight


seems Jto be every prospect of some bright cricket at Church


IVIeadows ithis season.


, ' Saturday's ^ gamri with, St. Annes ■


not so dependent as last season oh two or three Stalwarts, and that if veteran campaigners like Harry Washbrook fail the younger oneS are capable of coming to the rescue. Particu­ larly'^pleasing was; the perform­ ance of H. Smithite, whose 40 in 50 minutes was one of ,the high­ lights of the game.


, showed that the, side SS


JUDGING by Ribblesdale Wan­ derers’ first home game.'ithere


champions, Ribblesdale Wander­ ers have suffered def^t in their first two matches, . While (Hith- eroe,- who last season were next to the bottojn of the league, having already, gained two victories. Responsibility for Wanderers defeat on Saturday is certainly not shared by T. Frank- land who took five CJherry 'Tree wickets for -42, ■


CHANGE OF FORTUNE j Last season’s ' Junior League


;


success by, bowling opening bats­ man G. Wright for 3, but Parks (26 not out);and A. E. Watts (24) took the score confidently past the CUtherop total until at 52, M.; Pike, who 'psras; brought on in place of Aubin, dismissed Watts.: Pike, who; Included two wicket;


maidens in ihis three wickets for: 11 runs was the most successful member of !the Clitheroe attack,' Hudson receiving little help from a wicket jwhiph clearly had Clitheroe guessing.


; : CLITHEBOE


J. Swales d Beach b ’Tomlin- ! son 1 . . . . ..................... 9


J. OddiebRarks 2


W. Davies b' Parks ................ 1 E. Hodgkinson Ibw b Tomlin­ son


W. Aubin c Beach b Parks.. 0 Hudson c Gapstick b Tomlin­


G.Dugdale;b Parks............... 1 G. Prake bjParks.................. i l R. Thompson not put


son .............. .............. 8 1


J. Aubin st. Beach b Parks .. 1 M. Pike run out ................... 0 Extras . . . . . . . . 5


......... 7 Parks


R. Tomlinson ;11.4 2 ,, 31 3 BLACKPOOL


..J... 12 5 13, 6 ;0. M. ;R. W. d . (SAXUBDAY’S BESUL'tS


Blackpool 63 for 4; Clitheroe 49 Darwen 145; Read 85. | | Whalley 100; Chorley 1601 fori 6 'dec.' ' i . , '


Ribblesdale Wan. 107; St. Annes 'i !97.


'I ■.


' I I 1


BEST PERFORMANCES ' ! Batting.


Albt. Mockett, Chorley ..!..: 51 -


[Bowling Edwardson,; Chorley .


Parks, Blackpool Lawton, St} Annes ... ,J. M. Maroney, R. Wan,


JUNIOR


Clitheroe 61; Whalley 52. j j Read 44; Darwen 171 for; 6 dec.'


Cherry [Tree 70; 14.; !


. ,


Clitheroe v. Darwen, Chorley v., Ribblesdale wan. Leyland v.; Whalley.. Read V. Leyland Motors.


' ■ I JUNIOR LEAGUE


Ribblesdale Wan. v. Baxenderi. Whalley vJ Chorley.


Oswaldtwistle v. Clitheroe, |


TO-MORROW’S MAlfCmS i SENIOR LEAGUE


8 [for ,36 6 !for Il3 6 'for 40 6 [for ;41


LEAGUE} I ^ Ribbl^dale W.'


Parks not out ... .................. 26 G. iWright b J. Aubin . . . . . . 3 A.'E. Watts b Pike ................ 24 W. Walmsley b Pike ........ 0 J. P. Benriett b Pike ............ 0 A. W. Abbdtt not out ............ 3 Extras............ 7


■ i 1


J. Aubin . .. 4 M. i Pike . . . ; 4 G. i Frake . . . . 2


Hurisbn . .. 7


Total for four wkts. .; 63 0. M. .-R. W. 16 20 11 9


1 0 2 0


0 1 3 0


Total.. 49


successful debut as Wanderers’ professional the previous week by taking seven Lancaster wickets for 29 runs, found himself out of luck on Saturday and failed to claim a wicket, bu| Maroney and Clark made up for • the deficiency. Altogether Wander­ ers appear to have a better balanced side than last year, but there were several [fielding lapses and a need for improvement is indicated in this department,


Sid Metcalfe, after making a'


.meeting with conspicuous suc­ cess. He gave Clark four spells with the ball to 'deliver a total of six overs, but oh each occasion Clark took a wicket.


a vital part in the victory, his judicious use of! the ! bowlers


Washbrook’s captaincy played CASUALTY LIST Whalley cricket ; selectors, faced


with difficulties in fielding the strongest possible team, are dis­ covering ! that


although an admirable ; trait, is not without its drawbacks, several of last Mason's playert being on the injured list; as a re-. suit of football mishaps !


versatility,,


Ernest Smith, who has not yet been avaUable. !pe would have been invaluable during Satur-; day’s match with Chorley irf giving Reg.' Parkin a breathing space although the professional, who delivered 23 consecutive overs, maintained an immaculate


Also missed are the services of length, j


“ brighter cricket’’ in Chorley’s performance. Two , hours were required to score 100 runs, and W. Whalley the opening bat, took 75 minutes to score 22—a dull exhibition on a wicket that was no help whatever to the bowlers.


! There were few .traces . of Chorley F.C. inside-left, Mock­


ett, who scored 51, had ihis first “ nets” practice of the season the night before the match,


Whalley L o s e Against Cautious Chorley


!who took two and a half hours to score 160 for six on “ e^y wicket. Indicative of Chorley’s lack of e n t e r p r i s e was the


performance of W. Whalley who .took over an hour for his 22 runs, and the team took a similar time to, reach itheir first 50.


Parkin and W. Cook opened •


Whalley’s attack and in the pr^ fesslonal’s second over Mockett was fortunate to regaffi fils crease when T. Holden, fielding at point, stopped a hard drive. At 25 Garratt made a double bowling criange, A. GrMnwood taking • over from Parkm who subsequently rep'jaoed Cook at


the railway end. Mockett . celebrated a narrow


Escape from being run out with a three ofi Cook, to send up the 50, and in the next over gave a difficult catch to first slip. Seven )'unS'later Whalley was claimed :eg before by the professional. At 70 Chorley had been batting


! 'CHORLEY


W. Whalley Ibw b Parkin Albert Mockett b Parkin .. J. Lancaster b Parkin . . . .


J. Atkinson not out ...•■•■• A. 'H. Wilkinson c Wood Greenwood ...............


a Ashton b Parkin ......... J. Blackledge st. Wood Fowler . .. — ......... i ’ Extras .........


Parkin W. Cook Greenwood Garratt ..


W.! Taylor .. J. Fowler ..


90 minutes, and Parkin’s analysis was 15 overs, four maidens, one wicket for 20 runs. In the next over Mockett reached his 50 but was then bowled by Parkin at 51. J. Atkinson joined Lancaster


Total for 6 wkts. dec. .. 1 ; O. M. 'R. 23


1 5


!4 i6 1.5


. 61 20 16 22 24 13


WHALLEY i '


G. I Garratt c! Atkinson b Edwardson } . . . . . . ;—


and the latter hit the first boundary ofi Parkin after the professional had been bowling for 100 minutes. He collected another in his next over, but the


last ball bowled him. Later Garratt again came on


iJ. _______ .


to bowl, and then J. Fowler, with ,fhe score at 136. Parkin claimed Ashton’s wicket, for 17; and Blackledge joined Atffinsqn, who was now well settled, Black­


ledge lifted Parkin on to the bowling green for a six—the biggest hit of .the .match-43ut when the total was 160 he was- stumped by Wood off Fowler. The visitors then declared..


Whalley had 135 minutes;: in ;!


which to reply, and G. Garfatt and T. Greenwood opened, the bowlers beirig Edwardson And. Arthur Mockett. It was an Im- fortunate start. Only nine runs were on the board.when Edward- son’S second over brought; a double , success for Chorley. Greenwood appeared .to strike over the first ball and was bowled and with the last ball A. Green­ wood was sent back.


score to 20, the former being brilliantly caught when he : hit.


Garratt and G. Morris took ifhe i


taxable investnieht yielding^£4.16.8 per cent. H you paying-more th a n -9/- in the £ it is i even


Edwardson hard to mid-on. Five run.-! later Edwardson .took a return catch from Morris which gave him an analysis of four for eight in half-ain-hour. Parkin saw one more added before; he was' dismissed by Wcstwell, and then Edwardson caught and bowled T. Holden by fiinging himself full length to take a hard


return.Fowler, meanwhile, was batting Full information from your stockbroker, banker or


■Attractively and when he ;was joined by T. Wallbank. it appeared there was a chance of a stand.. The former, unfortun­ ately, ’ chose to “ have a go.” at Westwell, and was well bowled for 18, 'Whalley’s score then


beingi49.r iMVlobuy^. EASY lo hold ■ ■ ' I’ ' ■ " I ' i ^ ' S'- '■ J ' ■


•wickets of,T. Wood and 'W; Cook with .the' first two balls of his next over. Wallbank’s un­ defeated 39 included six fours,


Wallbank,.-and the pair .had nearly doubled the score when Edwardson dismissed Taylor, and the professional closed , , the Whalley jnnings by takingi the


W. Taylor came in to partner . ; , .


T. Greenwood b Edwardson .. A. Greenwood ri Edwardson G. Morris c an^ b Edwardson J. Fowler b Westwell Parkin b Westwell j


T. Wallbank not out . .} . . . . . W.jTaylor b Edwardson . . . . 'Wood Ibw b: Edwardson ..


W. Cook b Edwardson Extras ..


Art. Mockett Edwardson L. Westwell.. Afflick ; . . .


J. 'Atkinson..


' l 14.2 8 3


O. •2


', 0i 2 !'! 1! !


Total M. I R.


V !0 ! Holden !c and b Edwardson .


13 3 0 4


18 0


. 39 . 15 . 3 . 01 . 5


0


100 W. 0 8 2


■ 0 0


CLjlTHEBOE II v. WHALLEY II Batsmen found runs elusive


22 51 13


31


. 17 b .16 . 4


160 W. 4 0 1 0 0 1


Road, Albert ,Ca!rus was among the wickets again, with seven for 17.-.'Albert nearly aiffieri a hat trick to. the dlstfficUbh of taking seven wickets in''each; of. the season’s first. two matches, bowl: ihg three ■ 'WhaUey batoen in four .deliveries. ; ''} '!


while at'Ghatburri FINAL JlAlpHES


ous end-of-the-seaspn pro­ grammes in their history—during one ten-day period they played! no less than . eight inatches-[- Clitheroe F.C. play , their final matches of the season at Baciip, tonight (7 p.m.) and rit Nelson to-morrow night- (6-30 !p.m.). |


of recent weeks has brought with it a crop of problems. There have been many team Changes and toough, during ,the past week pr so, Clitheroe’s team, has borne little resemblance to the regular side, the experiments have been made boldly and! [not without


Naturally the heaviy fixture list


success; 'j , ; il : Johnston,' Rotherljam, Thomas


and Barratt, haveipeen the'stal­ warts during this intensive pro­ gramme, guiding the newcomers pdtiently and bearing the added responsibility with admirable grace. No captain In the league has had a more successful season than Johnston who;: fittingly enough was at the! peak of his form for Monday’s last home match against Lancaster. |


■[DERBY" Final |


exciting “ Derby ” tussle at Shaw Bridge tonight, when |BilUngton meet their neighbours fipm Langho in the final! Of the Aitken Shield. .


There is every prospect of ;aa


est in the competitoih was pro­ vided on Tuesday} when a hlg crowd saw Langho put paid! to Hurst Green's hopes of complet-. ing a league double! in adding the Shield to their ichampion^ip trophy, and it is likely that} to:


Further indication of the inter­ ! i ' i


'night’s match, which begins at 6-30 p.m., will be watched by a record crowd. The Shield will be presented to ■ the winners after the match by the Mayor, who Will also present the league troph;/ to Hurst Green.


! | USEFUL HANDBOOK


' At this time of'the! year, many types of cricket ' handbooks ' are published, but of .particular Inter-, st to this area: Is ithe offlclal . .nnual of club’and league cricket


shed by the Lancashire Cricket Federation.


lih .Lancashire and district, pub­ ' ! '


• The book contains brief records of the leagues and clubs In i the federation, and complete fixtures. In addition to useful notes for players, umpires and scorers.! I iThe secretary of Ithe Federation


After one of the ihost strenu-'


LAST HOME GOAL WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR


[piIE Saunders brothetsr-Thomas and WiUiam—made Cl thcroe’s last home goal of the season si, family affair with a


Lancaster never gave up the struggle and fifteen minutes from the end,, right winger Baron streaked down the wing to jeore the equaliser.!!


Despite the setback, however, DISAUOl A 1-1 draw was a fair reflection - ' ,


of a game in which both teams had plenty of chances, to take both points although Clitheroe, perhaps had the greater share of bad luck in front of goaL There were two changes in the


eager


INHERE! can be tew things , more' irritating to the" forward


Clitheroe team,' Mather being brought in at right back, and Hope returning to his old posi- ition.on the left wing. Prom the kick-ofi. Clitheroe stormed to the attack, and before the Lan­ caster defence had time to.flnd its feet, the ball' was slammed into the net by T. Saunders from his brother’s pass.


strong breeze made ball con­ trol difficult, and Clitheroe who faced the wind daring the first; half found Lancaster’s goal kicks arriving, second bounce, in the penalty area.


A hard,, light ground ood ^


accurate anticipation was prac­ tically impossible, but Lancaster failfed to make full use of their advantage chiefly-through finish­ ing that was often inexcusably


Passes went.’ astray, and bad. GOAL-SHYNESS


wondering how he managed to crash the ball yards wide of . the post when Millbigs gave him a pass only six feet in front of an open goAl, and Holmes, Walkden and-Baron were guilty of goal-


Inside-left Woolley must still be


shyness. Clitheroe clung relentlessly to


goal.


the second half Clitheroe’s for­ ward line had the Lancaster defence in a near panic.


For the first ten minutes of ...


Coard strolled to the half-way line to watch the fuh as the Saunders brothers, Lord, Thomas and Hope peppered the goal with a. fusillade of shots.


Full backs Aspinall - and | '


Baron gather^ the ball a few yards' inside the Clitheroe half, rind left Aspinall well behind with a terrific burst of speed! which took him to the-edge, of j the penalty where he loosed a fierce drive which Barratt, who just managed to touch the ball, could! qpt prevent ^ te r in g the


score, only to see Lancaster weather the onslaught, and re­ turn to .the attack, i Fifteen minutes from the end,


Clitheroe did everything but


s' Mr. J. A. Gledhill, of Clitheroe Bbyal Grammar School.


fiackson, 1068.34;; j 2,| A, Ro|bin- son and Son, I063.p4; 3,| G. Parries, 1063.52;i Bros..' 1062.83.'


RACE from SljAFFORD Chatburn B.P.; Club.—1, F.


4, Atkinson


'Pinal: Clitheroe 1; Lancaster 1. Teams: Clitheroe,; Barratt;


minedly 'to -the attack but were completely out of luck when a neat, first-time shot by ' Lord struck the foot of the post.


Clitheroe returned deter­


.their lead, and then, with the wind in their favour, descended as one- man • on the Lancaster


allowed goal,; and cblji', .those who have felt the disappoint­ ment personally win sRpreci-, ate the i feelings of Lafighb outside-left G, Worden! whose picture goal was disallowed in the 'Aitken Shield} "semi­ final.. at Bhaw aidge Tuesday] reason


for


travelled overnight ■R.A.P. unit in I play in the match


thsffi la dis­


vijjtory at Shaw Bridge on Sat- day, in a, gaihe: which started a lively pact! but developed


the lead in the [fifth minute, ave CUthbroe a! deserved 2-1


SPIRITED [revival after Barrow I Reserves had taken


injta a scrappy mid-field tussle during the later stages. Clitheroe owed much of theb: cce^ to a. lively right wing mblnation In Thomas and


Worden laji’ good his


ment foi- he had bjeein given special leave by hii


the satisfaction h( helping} Langho final I !


Go Vi my


A Foster pena,lty ;otl in the; second half gave ‘Whall- ly victory


pver,piaidburn at Miltoi-road on Saturday.; iWhallejl, who ria-


regular, players on -tht list, fielded three reserVes, i 'Both [teams . 'teurid goals


S injured I several}'


elusive, and untllT Barnes was fouled later in the garrie a goal­ less draw! seemed likely. Slaid- ))urn tried hard to reduce the arrears. but found ffie home defence steady. '


W addihgtbn G u t Set to get 100 Waddlngton were


; eight wickets for 6 ::uhs. Highest- Waddlngton scorer -was C. Mc- Cally- (5).


trundled I out for only 22 runs in ■their match with Oxb C.C, on Sa-turdaj}, T. Althim claiming


r , !


kins b McCally 22; -W. Manlove b Hansbn 4, 'D. Pfiklngton ,p Robinson b Rudyarc 2i\ R. Nixdn b McCally. 0; T. D inkerley c K. R."Whiteside b Pickles 10; H. Crabtreri run out 4; B. Mullan b Pickles 14:;S. Dobson b Hanson 7; j J. Mercer not but 5; J. Altnam i Ibwj b Plpkjes 3; N; Extras 3;


Oxo C}C.—'F. NicHeson c Haw'-


Brown b Pickles 'i; Total 100. R. Hanson took -ttvo


Pickles tour for 31 two for!8; A; Rudy: 14.-:


t b Althata 3; K. I?, Waddlngton.—A.


Mather, Coard; Brennan, John­ ston, : Rotherham; Thomas, Saunders (T), Lord, Saunders, (W.), Hope, Lancaster: Phillipson; Atkin-


son< Waite: Holmes, Walkden, Sinclair; Baron, Cavell, Mil­ lings,. Woolley, Barnes." '


LANGHO WIN THROUGH TO FINAL


in the Aitken Shield isemi-final r : eplay at Shaw Bridge on Tues­ day night.


AFTER a game of fast, entertaining football, Langho emerged dazed but tririmpfiant with a 2-1 victory over Hurst Green


the first.half, but jafterwards the Hurst Green forwards 'produced some of the touches which have gained them -the} cliampionship of Ithe Sunday Sphool Football League, though thejf .lacked a' marksman. One; lost count of the number of times, that! the Langho goal nearly fell in Ithe.! last half-hour., : I


Langho dominated the game in ! i [ Ul£


Green lost several chances though over-elaborate passing and a reluctance to shoot. [Hesmondhalgh put Langho


, | Langho’s eleve'n-mm defence


found itself invoked in the most hectic goal-mouth melees laiid goalkeeper Nevillb biore than once saved the situation by'split- second intervention.! No : one could begrudge [Langho -their victory but Huipt 'Green [ un­ doubtedly deserved a chance of playing extra time. |


wide for Langho in the opening minutes of the[ game, Hurst


Ribblesdale Ju n io r L e a ^ e CHERRY [tBEE v.


agAinst steady and j eflective bowling at Chatburn-road on Saturday, when, Clitheroe gained toelr first home win by defeating Wrialley by nine runs.' [


Clitheroe total of 61 were'iW. Dugdale (15), A. Dewhurst (14), and A. Cams (11), but otherwise the home batsmen could - offer little resistance to a fine spell by P. G. Ferriss who took six for 17.. A ! remarkable feature' of the Whalley reply was! a -brisk innings by A. iHellicar! who un­ doubtedly saved th e : visitors froin complete collapse by hitting 29 [of lils side’s total of 52..- A. Cams' again stm’ok his best form with an-nnalysis of seven for ,17.


Chief contributors '[ to the


1; i -A.. Dewhurst b Greenwood 14;. W.[ Dugdale b Ferris! 15; E. Musson nuLOut 5; A. Carus Ibw, b Ferris 11; . -K.' Hargraves Ibw b Ferris 7; D. Hansori c Green­ wood b Ferris 3; J. Cowman c! Hellicar b Ferris 0; K. 'Vifllmot run out 2; J. Lofthouse st.|Helli- car b Ferris 0; P. Marsland not out 0; Extras 3; Total 61. : Whallpy: • G. Topham -lbw b


Clitheroe ; H. Forrest b Ellis


Cams 0; A; Helllcai.ulbw : b Cams 29; G. TbomhiU st. cowman b-Hargreaves-3; Green- wocd'biMarsland 6; i'F.-Cotterill b Cams 1; L, Bradley b Cams 1;- R Ellis b Cams 0; p. Holden Ibw b Cams 0; W. Crane b Cams 0;! C. Bydeheard not out 5; P. Ferris c Cowman b Marsland 1; Extras 6; Total 52. i '


BIBBLESDAL|; WAN. 11.


Ribblesdale Warideijers slumped badly at Cherry (Tree on Satur­ day and were all -back in; the pavilion in little mote than [nine overs, for only 14 runs. Clierry Tree bowlers R., G. Townley[ and H. Sharpies each claimed; five wickets for seven runs, and T. Prankland, with 4 ter 42, jplayed a leading role i-in' dismlteing Cherry Tree for ,70 runs.


Frahkland'8; !iL RoDlnsph b Hudson 1; W. G. Doidge b Frankland 9; O. P; -Phoenix run out 2; -R. Soweirbutts c Green­ wood b Frankland 15; -R. G. T-ownley c Hitchen hi-Frankland 10; F. Sourbutts b Hitchen 3; E. Waddlngton b Parkinson 10; H. Sharpies b P^kinson 6; H.' Ramsbottom c arid, b Frankland 0; H. [Driver not out! 0; Extras 6: Total 70. [ ' T. Frankland took.five for *42;


Cherry :ftee.-[-J. Hubbersty b |


Hitchen! Ibw b Townley 3; J; Hall c Dnver biTownley 2;.. :F. L.- Hudson c :Ramsbottom b Sharples-2: -T. Hmcks -b Sharpies 4; T. -Frankland c Doidge b Townley 0; R. V. Greenwood b. Sharpies 0; - J; Coffir c Townley b Sharpies 1; ]J. Parkinson c, Sourbuto: B Townley Ij B. Howarth' 0 Bourbutts -b -Tojsnley 1; J. Stirzaker c Driver . b Sharpies 0: R^ D. Dewhurst not Total 11.1


Bibblesdale Wanderers.— D. N. - i - I After Hesmondhalgh: had Shot |


ahead after a brilliant solo run, beating two men before putting a long shot hard into the net well out of SeedaU’s reach. A long clearance.resulted in Hurst Green threatening the Langho goal but outside-left Parkinson shot feebly and then after a comer F. Bolton held his-shot too, long when faced with, an open goal.


; . . CLOSE CALLS


enced several uncomfortably close calls before, Buffer put Langho further ahead.' A suc­ cession of throw-ins led,- to Hesmondhalgh lobbing in a difficult shot which Seedall dealt -Sitb competently, but a comer was subsequently : won and Thistlethwaite gave Buffer a well; placed ball, the centre-forward beating Sherllker before netting.


Hurst Green’s goal„. . pxperi


.the Langho forwards; to settle down, and .the defence [was given a gmeffing time by the resolute, implacable Hurst Green attack.


Hurst Green came out in fighting trim. Never one did they allow


- 'When the teams changed over,


arrears with ^ a :. well-judged header from a left-wing pass and a minute later came near to obtaining a second goal .when he fell into trie net as the result of a gallant attempt to repeat his earlier success. . •;


I Martin reduced Hurst Green’s


have lost their early assurance, and there was much mis-kicklng.


Langho, in fact, appeared to One of Langho’s best, efforts


-P. L. Hudson one for seven; -D. Hitchen one. for jl2;. J. Parkin­ son two foT-three.


- allowed fpr . off-side. : Many of the .team’s supporters: wondered


ball was last played..-


- The closmg; minutes of the game were as tense , as -any j at Shaw Bridge this , season. l A Parkinson • - shot was headed, agaiilst the Langho bar. by centre- half Buf-ton::!' and -how Hurst Gfeen failed to.put the ball Into the net must eva: remain! a mystery.'


, !


in this half was by G. Worden who made a great-solo run down, the middle of the i field and netted, only to haye the goal dis-


- why the goal was disallowed, but referee T. 'W.,Wffkinson and the linesman were. adamant that Worden was'Offside-When .the


• Altham 1; J. Wc|ofl 0: -Total 22.


yard b Altham l; b Altham 2; W. out 3; T. H. J,


for 32; Ai, C. McCally -Jd-qne for


Pickles c - And Whiteside b


Altham;3; R. Jacison st. Man- loVe -b jlltham 0; H. out 0; iR. Hanson! b


C. McCAUy b Browjn 5; -A. Rud- Hoyle, run


Altham :4; .


R 'Whiteside Robinson not Hawkins, lib b Altham


( sapppint- •


on: ion .to He had


CjO.- and from his


wever.. of into' the


move which g^ve Clitheroe the lead in the first minute of their match with Lancaster City at Shaw Bridge-oh Monday


surprise iglit.


CKthesrpe Revival Al^er Early


Sounders ;T., wfib Lord-a re- spuceful, foraging Centre forward, bi}it - not so - .sUCC^ful ' was the . introduction .of. jPurcelli. oh the left wing. w. Saunders, brother of Clitheroe’s regular Inside ffirwaid, appeared at inside-left, bjit received Uttle help from


Purcell who! was obviously out ■of pbsltlon,., :;j


'- [BaiTow, who showed superior tteusi and the more constructive ■Ideas during the opening minutes gBlned theri’ 'e a r i jC l^ when right-half , j , Keenrirove In a hardishot from ten y^ds after Livingstone’s comer klc


the first- ten minutes flipping a fierce, ground , shot by Moxham round the post and dealing con- .dently with Bark’s surprise


[Barratt was a busy mkn during


header, but Cllthero.e, after! early hesitancy; gained conflderice as Harrow’s' initial bnslaugrit lost l|s power,.end upset the vlstdr’s Cjomposure with speedy [right- wing raids;.


. minute when Tom Saunders raced in from the left and rattled the crossbar with a powerful 20-yard drive. "


minutes when Lord, fastening on to .a Thomas pass in the penalty area, crashed the ball past the [helpless j 'Kirby,- who had another ^och in the next


The equaliser came after


prplonged . period -of featureless mid-field exchange's hi which both teams stuck 'religiously [to close passing tactics, but there was an anxious moment in the ' Clitheroe goalmouth when A. Keen’s shot rolled across the empty goal, struck the foot of the, post, and rebounded to a Clitheroe defender. -


The pace slackenAd during a SAUNDEBtS’; GOAL '


Clitheroe forwards more con­ fident, and in the 40th minute, T. Saunders made no. mistake with a first time shot which flashed into the ilet.


Scoring chances found the


Uninspired spells of mid-field football during .the second half provided a dull'contrast Ho the games early j stages, but there were, occasional bright touches ffom”ihe Clitheroe right wing, and' several escapes for .the Harrow goal from Lord, who gave centre-half: Cummings a busy! afternoon.!


mainstay of a, compact, quick- .tackling Clitheroe defence, rescued Clitheroe from a dangerous situation by kicking Moxham’s shot off the goal line, but otherwise had the visitors’ centre forward well subdued.


Johnston once again the


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