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Haddington rally after a shaky start


•he Ribblesale Junior


..“ ni Div. 2 game on Sat- Waddington did well


L jjz league-leaders Read » *ed


tim another point by


draw The home side first and played


with apener Skin- r .coring 23 and captain


r,:'Monk 27. The most suc- batsman, however,


‘•f: t Wilkinson who played s ctoftdent innings of 67 not


‘'IVcd bv useful scores the lower order bats- Read were able to


pleting his fine innings with 42 not out. Wilkiason was Read's most


Winkley (22 not out) and the two were still together at close of play, Allen com­


nnd picking his shots well. He was ably supported by


successful bowler, having taken three for 13 in his first spell, but even he could not break the Waddington bar­ rier later in the innings.


:.-.4 u.h winkley was un- £ beating the batsmen . not to have more suc-


::;:c and again. ’"'.Vaddington’s


disastrously, Uie first i nn i ng s


fiickets falling for only 17 At this stage Read


“if XI should have liad game sewn up, but cap- Daves began tlie rcsis-


,fce by hitting 23 and tak- ”, tbe sc or e to 48 for 6. j'iliams was joined by ••:tn and the partnership ^ on another 48 until Williams was out for 33, un- vii’clv trying to ‘cart’ a .'over ball from Bell. Allen ^tinued his stubborn resis­ ted. refusing to be tempted,


WEEKEND CRICKET


Ribblesdalc League 2 p.m. Rtbblt-sdale W. v Padiham. Bailey v Gt. Harwood. Clarr)' Tree v Clitheroc. liad’v Blackburn N. Bsrr.oldswick v Baxenden. Sonle v E3rby.


junior League, 2 p.rm_


Soxeaden v Rolls Royce. Blackburn N. v BB and CV ,:by v Settle.


•EC v Lucas. Lower Darwen gristle.


Ptsdlc Feres* Colony.


Oswald-


01. Harwood v Whatley. waMwistlc v Read.


Ribblc Valley League


Lucas 2nd v Coal Clough. Blackburn Deaf v Barrow- fed.


Kvedere v Wellington. Sunday


Brockhal! v Belvedere. Wellington v Clitheroe SC.


Division 2, 2 p.m. Z'neroe v Cherry Tree.


Pidiham v Ribblesdale W. Rolls Royce v Rawtenstall. lidding ton v Banioldswick.


;vV‘ wadinston's best bow- '■ -viih figures of 4 for 51,


Vvc at 183 for 8. Rigby


F. Skinner . C. Berryman D. Duerden . W. Monk ... I. Wilkinson not out D. Wymer ................ J. Ward ................... N. Snape ................ R. Bell


READ


D. Brennan not out Extras


................... ...............


—50—1; A. Rigby 10—0—51— 4; K. Taylor 4—0—14—1; J. Trotter 6—0—41—1; B. Williams l—O—6—0; T. Davies 1—0—13—0.


Total (for 8 dec.) Bowling K. Winkley 12—1


N. Robinson A. Rigby .. B. Jones .. T. Davies .. J. Trotter ., K. Taylor B. Williams B. Allen not out .. K. Winkley not out Extras


WADDINGTON


RIBBLESDALE WON BUT THE GAME WAS DULL


On the surface, Ribbles­


dale Wanderers’ six-wicket d e f e a t of Whalley at Church Meadow seemed p r e t t y convincing. The execution was. nothing like that.


v


in which the bowlers had the ascendancy, was a dull affair. Whalley's 47 was their


In total this local derby,


third lowest score of the season—they had twice pre­ viously been shot out for under 40—and the batting was pathetic. .


Procter together, and the long haul began as Hall and Rudd, and later Bibby fre­ quently beat tlio batsmen. Neither took any chances


This brought Lamb and v.%


and the runs came painfully slowly. It was only when slight rain set in that Lamb threw caution to the winds and applied long handle to hurry Wanderers to victory with a succession of fours, a six and a final four when the innings had l a s t e d five minutes short of two hours. As one onlooker commen­


shared by Slinger and Met­ calfe. The professional set the pace of decline by taking a wicket with the second ball of the match. And with Met­ calfe attacking strongly from the other end, men departed with monotonous regularity. Slinger ended the innings


scored 19, there was ,.ot even token resistance as seven wickets fell inside the hour. By 3-30, including a 15 minute hold-up by rain, the innings had ended. Just under 13 overs sufficed,


by dismissing the last two men with successive deliveries bringing his haul to six at fractionally under th r e e apiece. Metcalfe claimed the other four for just over seven each. That the first seven men were caught, most of them behind the wicket, told its own tale. In passing, it was the


Apart from Bleazard, who


ted: “It was like the needle being stuck in the slow groove of a long-playing record."


Whallcy


P. Wilkinson c Procter b Slinger ....................... 11


A. Anderson c Wallbank b Slinger


Hall c Musgrove b Met­ calfe


G. Topham c Musgrove b Metcalfe


D. Bleazard c Lister b Metcalfe


P. Shuttleworth c Ains­ worth b Slinger........... 0


................... 5 ................... 0


J. Peters Jnr. not out .. 1 J. Rudd b Metcalfe . . . . 7 M. Bibby b Slinger — 2 J. Collier b Slinger . . . . 0 Extras


T. Parkinson c Lister b Slinger


.......................... 0 ................... 19 ...................... 1


Total ................


3— 25—3: D. Brennan 6—1— 25—1: N. Snape 6—0—26— 1; G. Monk 3—0—13—0: D. Duerden 3—0—19—0; R. Bell 4 -


Total (for 8) ............. 134 Bowling: I, Wilkinson 10—


2—22—2.


excused if they felt, even before beginning their reply, that tlie points were already in the bag. But it was not all that easy


second week in succession that Slinger had taken six, wickets and the third time thus season. Wanderers could have been


................... 1 47


W. Workman c Bibby b Hall ............................. 4


—17—6: I. Metcalfe 6—1—29 Ribblesdale Wanderers


BOWLING: Slinger 6.6—1 August


the Clitheroe and District Budgerigar Society August ■table show were as follows: Best champion adult, a


The principal winners oi


light green cock benched by K. Whaites, Clitheroe. Best novice adult, a grey


.fc?


A Ais®® .»!.?« v r t —


an opaline grey cock shown by Mr. F. Howarth of Clith­


green cock. Best beginner breeder was


eroe. The beginner adult award


drive held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bell, of Copy Nook Farm, seven tab­


At an invitation whist


Whist helps funds


Mr. Francis Howarth of


Talbot Close, a member of Clitheroc and District Budgerigar Society took his birds to the East Lancs. Budgerigar Society’s Show at Blackburn and had amazing success. His awards were for the


Fanciers have good day


at first. They lost both open­ ers to Hall and Rudd for only four, and the third man de­ parted at nine.


GREAT HARWOOD BOWLING LEAGUE


The results of games played v Langho "'ere as


on Wednesday, August 12th, follows: Clitheroe


Castle (4, 144, Clitheroe C.C. (6) 157; Calderstones S.C, (4) 147, Whalley (6) 155: Black­ burn All (9, 187, Park View W.M.C. (1) 95: Ribblesdale (8) 164, Oswaldtwistle Cons. (2) 127: Salesbury M.C. (7) 138, Lowerfold Park (3) 128. League positions up to Tues­ day, August 18.


P W D LPs.


Clitheroe C.C. 16 11 0 5 98 B’burn All .. 14 11 0 3 95 Os’dtwistlc ..1 5 11 0 4 94 Ribblesdale 16 11 0 5 94


Clith. Castle . 16 Lowerfold P. 16 Park V.- WMC 16 Salesbury MC. 16 Whalley ....... 15 C'derst'nes SC. 16


0 9 81 0 8 77 0 9 76 1 10 67 0 U 52 1 13 46


son’s champions in the Rib­ blesdale Youth League


Blackburn N. are this sea­ follows: The table to-date is ns P W D L P


Read .......... . 13 6 3 4.27 Padiham . .. . 14 5 3 6 23 Baxenden . .. . 12 5 1 7 20 Gt. Harwood . 12 3 o 7 14 Whalley __ . 12 0 2 10 2


B’burn N. . . 13 10 2 1 42 Clitheroe ... . 14 7 3 4 31 Osw’dtwistle . 13 7 2 4 30


T. Wallbank Ibw Rudd .. 0 J. Wallbank b Hall . . . . 3 D. Lister b Hall ............ 6 W. Lamb not out ......... 32 K. Procter not o u t ......... 1 Extras .. I .............. 5


Total (4 wkts.) 51


26—3; J. Rudd 9—3—8—1; M. Bibby 4—2—12—0.


.ocal boys shine in under-15s


Fendle Schools Association Keith Boden and Andrew Compton of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Bobbie Peters of Nordcn County sec­ ondary School have shone in the Lancs. C. under-15 cricket


Three members of t h e


team.On the Southern tour the team played 9 games and won 3 and drew 6. They would have won all 9 games if time had allowed. All three boys played a considerable part in the team’s success, particu­ larly Peters and Boden. Peters had 295 runs in 6


innings, average 59. Outstanding scores were


versus Kent; 40 versus Hampshire. Boden scored 94 runs in


79 not out versus Shropshire; 79 versus Leicestershire; 49


8 innings 4 tunes not out average 23.5. including 23 not out versus Middlesex. He also took 26 wickets for


7 innings, 4 times not out, average 26.6, including 34 not out versus Hampshire.


were 5 for 44 versus Sussex; 5 for 56 versus Hampshire; 4 for 22 versus Leicestershire. Compton had 80 runs in


237 runs, average 9. Outstanding performances


resented North of England in the recent Norwich Festi­


wMWx


val. Peters scored 27 versus


West of England.


The 9 wickets include 3 for 19 versus Staffordshire; 3 for 13 verss Essex. Boden and Peters both rep­


BOWLING: Hall 13.4—5—


ter (133 miles) the birds were liberated at 10-30 a.m. and the firs birds back into Clitheroe were being timed in at 2-6 p.m. Tire winning bird had, a


In the race from Glouces­


velocity of 1550 yards a min­ ute for .the 138 miles. Thorsby and Lofthouse had the win­ ning bird an all Pooler and Pontoon, and were also 3rd and 7th with Taylor and Rimnrer coming second. 151 birds were sent to the


race and it was a good one for most of the fanciers as


not many birds were missing


sby and L o f th o u s e ABCDEFF, velocity 1550.62, Taylor and Rimmer B 1543. 32, Thorsby and Lofthousc BCD 1521.68: N. Hall DE 1516.21: G. Wilkinson 1499.11; G. Wilkinson 1486.74; Thor­ sby and Lofthouse 1478.95; J. Scott 1474.29; J. Scott 1472.67; F. Eccles 1471.44; R. Levin 1464.29; Jones and Addison 1461.95.


on the day. Details as follows: 1, Thor­


Watson 17: J. Wallbank 12, W. Magnall 21; W. Wilkin­ son 16. H. Fairclough 21; A. Windle 21, C. Lord 16; F. Hudson 21, A. Spencer 12; J. Colwell 6, F. Kippax 21; J. Murphy 21, T. Ludlam 13; W. Harrison 14, F. Oldham 21; H Wiggins 14. H. Em- mott 21; H. Pemberton 21, H. Barker 3; Holt 21. H. Robinson 17: Joe Taylor 21, E. Baker 6; H. Knowles 2, H. Knowles 9; J. Sherliker 21, C. Scott 18: Jack Whittaker 21, H. Holt 15; H. Bowker 21, G. Smith 16; H. Spencer 21. D. Firth 15; C. Blundell 21, A. Clegg 7; Jack Whittaker 21, W. Green 12; J. Wallbank 21, S. Braccwell 13, Total score was 420 to 361.


A Shore 11, A. Ingham 21; Jim Whittaker 21, F. Grimes 15: Geo. Taylor 11. F. Whit­ taker 21: C. Blundell 21, F.


Club beat the team from Queen's Park, Burnley, by 59 points.. . . Details, Castle names first:


Castle Veterans' Bowling BOWLS N ig h t f ish in g h a s


things ■ you either enjoy very around yourself like a sleeping much or not at all. Once bitten


its m om en ts Night fishing is one of those i blankets which you can wrap


11 Ss&psfei *


ever fallen fully clothed into a deep lake at midnight, or been spooked by the shadow of a weirdly shaped tree, then I


by the “night bug” you’ll be an addict for life but if you have


understand your feelings. I must admit that I love fish­


bag. Rule Three. Make sure that


all your tackle is conveniently to hand and not spread all over the bank. Once you have it nicely arranged don’t move


it unless absolutely necessary. Rule Four. Pick your-swim


ing at night (in the summer, of course) for many reasons, not the least of them being that it is one of the very few times


when you won’t find the water crowded with other people. The picknickers, boatmen, swimmers and riverside strollers have all long since gone home by the time I arrive to begin fishing. I t has many other compen­


before it gets dark so that you know where you are casting and what snags there are about. Stick to legering or freelining, it’s much easier than trying to cast float tackle, which, in any case, normally means using a light to illuminate it, which


isn't a good GOOD SLEEP


sations too. The absence of people means that the local wildlife get a chance to come out of hiding and inspect their territory. The night is full of quiet rustlings, squeaks and grunts as hedgehogs, voles, owls and suchlike go about their business.


COMFORTING


fishing before, this is the right time to start and if you remem­ ber one or two basic rules you should catch fish and enjoy yourself. Rule One is to''take a com­


If you have never been night


get a good sleep before you go night fishing. I have never managed to do this as most of my night fishing is done during the week, usually straight after finishing work. What you must remember if


Most writers advise that you


best bird in (he show, best opposite sex in (lie show, four best beginners any age second best beginner breeder, fourth best begin­ ner breeder and two chal­ lenge class wins.


In all, he won a trophy,


a shield, two banners, seven rosetfes and 29 prize cards.


lows; 2, Mrs. M. Dugdale; 3, lows, 2, Mrs. M. Dugdale; 3. Mrs. D. Wright; con., Mrs. T. Taylor Gents: 1, Mr. S. Stott;'2. Mr-. N. Craven: 3, Mr. E. Robinson: con.. Mr. F.


1. Mrs. M. Parkinson:. 2. Miss M. Jackson; 3. Mrs. H. Town-


son.


Peel. Competition winners were:


to £14 10s. were in aid of village hall funds.


Proceeds which amounted


No-one tried to leap the Strid


MEMBERS plus a few friends totalled 46 for the Clitheroe Naturalist outing to Bolton Abbey and the woods on Sat­ urday, when Mr. R. Bleazard was the leader.


park, we made our way by road from Bolton village to the pavi­ lion close by Cavendish wooden bridge across the wharfo.


Leaving the coach on the car


“Hole in the Wall” through which we saw the abbey. .This name is a misnomer as’ the ancient building was never an abbey but a priory, originally founded in 1120 AD when Cecily de Rumilly gave to Reg­ inald, the first prior, the Church of Skipton, its chapel of Carlton and the village of Embsay, to establish at the latter place a Church of the Order of St. Augustine,


On the way we passed the FATAL JUMP


century, the daughter of the founders had the priory moved to Bolton, so that she could worship at a spot near to the place where her son had lost his life. He was drowned in the Wharfe when jumping the Strid in the Woods. Further along the x-oad, we


About the middle of the 12th


passed under the arches cany- in the aquaduct which takes water to the Gatehouse and a little further on the right was the Cavendish Memorial This is a fountain in Gothic


fore- we had refreshed the inner man. Sitting by the riverside, we


were able to take stock of the bridge which is claimed to be one of the finest, in the coun­ try. Just how old the bridge is we


for a while studying the many marks, made, by masons on the stones of the bridge supports, but time did not allow a long stay. We were called together by


the charge of the Whole West Riding 1676”: Some members were occupied


did not know but it bears an inscription which tells us that This bridge was repayred at


our leader and set out on the return journey. There had been quite a drop in temperature but walking offset this. Along the way, we noticed


les were in play.. Prize-winners were as fol­


was taken by Mr. K. Chippen­ dale of Great Harwood with a


commented on the success of Mr. Francis Howarth and


green cock benched by N. Whittaker of Burnley, who also took the novice breeder award •with . a young, light;


of Tarleton. Mr. T. Nelson, secretary,


light green cock, 59 birds were shown and judged by Mr. A. Barrington


another member, Mr. Roy Harrison who was also an award winner at an open show last week. “It is very gratifying," he


said, “to know that these fan­ ciers starting as raw begin-' ners with the Club 18 months ago. have absorbed all their knowledge and enthusiasm through the medium of our monthly lectures and table shows.”'


CHESS A 16-year-old German boy,


Markus V. Bleichert, visiting England for the first time, was a guest at the last meet­ ing of the Bolton-by-Bowland Chess Club. Markus, the youngest of a


family of six boys and three girls, is staying with Mr. and Mrs. P. Nelson. West Thorn- ber, Wigglesworth. ' Before


returning to his home town. of Cologne he will visit an aunt in London.


played on Wednesday were as follows: A. Wilson beat D. Duckworth; R. Duckworth beat M. Cosgrove; D. Duck­ worth beat M. Cosgrove; A. Wilson beat C. Moon; R. Duckworth beat D. Morti­ mer; H. Cosgrove beat P. Wil­ liams; K. Moon beat A. Wilson; C. Moon beat R. Duckworth; P. Williams beat D. Mortimer.


Tho results of games


stands at: Class 1; P. Wil­ liams 5.56: R. Crossland 5.33; D. Mortimer 4.8; H. Cos­ grove 4.54; W. Blow 3.69; A. Wilson 2.72; A. Hall 0. Class 2: R. Duckworth 4.85; J. Wil­ son 4.2; A. Robinson 4.2; C. Moon 3. Class 3; K. Moon 3.76; D. Duckworth 3: M. Keighley 1.8. Class 4: R. Hanby 0.66; M. Cosgrove


The Handicap Table now


held on Wednesday, August 27.


0.47; M. Bairstow 0. The next meeting will be


CHIMNEY SWEEP


ragwort on the river bank; it was much shorter than any seen on our rambles this sum­ mer and the yellow of the four- petalled tonnentil blended well with the pale blue of the hare­ bell.


style, built to the memory of Frederick cavendish, son of the 7th Duke of Devonshire who was assassinated in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 1852, shortly after he had been appointed Chief Secretary to Ireland. Our purpose, however, was


saw hazels bearing a fair crop of nuts. From here we had to concentrate’ for most of the way on the terrain beneath our feet as we made our way over grit-stones of all shapes and sizes and all worn smooth by the action of water. I t was obvious that much, of


.. NUTS IN STORE Entering the woods again we


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not to study history but to walk by the Wharfe, through the woods, and we passed on to the pavilion and the entrance to the woods. The river was not in full


the path is often under water in wet weather,;.in places we saw where dead grasses had been left on twigs of trees show­ ing that in flood the river must have been 20 feet or more in depth.


rain until wc came to a clear­ ing, then it was on with water­ proofs. Posforth beck, which comes


The trees sheltered us from 1


spate, it looked dark but clear and we could see tlie bottom, except in the many deep pools along its course.


RIVER SOURCE


only about five mile's from the source of the Ribble, and begins at the foot of. Dodd Fell. The woods were dark and


The source of the Wharfe is


still, the leaves had the deep green of late summer. Not a breath of wind moved through the woods, all the foliage of the trees, the grasses , and the sedges were still; the only movement was the slow flow of the water, the flies just a few feet above its surface arid the occasional leap of a fish to give a momentary flash of silver. Two brace of mallards broke


from the Valley of Desolation, was crossed and we soon reached the wooden bridge at the Pavilion to return by the road through the park, then by roadway to our coach. Among the flowers we saw


were Hemp Arimony, marjoram and cow wheat. A member had brought a


specimen fo r identification which had been found near home. This proved to be cirsium olerac'eum, a member of the thistle family, rare in this district. The ramble was another suc­


cessful outing and thanks were exended to MrvBleazard by Mr. Lord, chairman of the Society. Next ramble Saturday, Aug.


29, 1.20 p.m;’ bus' to Whalley for the Witch Country. RAMBLER.


the stillness as they lifted sud­ denly but with grace from the rocks on the far bank to fly upstream and disappear in the trees ahead. Reaching the Strid, we stayed


a while to look at the deep tortuous channel carved in the gritstone by years of constant flow of the river We also noted the many holes worn in the rocks by grit and stones bein; swivelled round and round by the water. None of our party felt ad'


you decide to do this is that you won’t be your usual bright self the following afternoon. The morning isn’t too bad. you get a prickly feeling behind the eyes and that’s all. But come the afternoon and


panion. I t is highly unlikely that you’ll get eaten by a bear or any other nocturnal prowler, but it’s comforting to have a friend within reassuring shout­ ing distance. Rule Two is the golden one


West Lancs Results


West Lancashire League results, Saturday, August' 14:


venturous enough to attempt the crossing of the Wharfe at the Strid; too many foolhardy adventurers have made the attempt and lost their lives by falling in and being swept away in the deep channel. According to my dictionary, a


it’s a different story. I usually start walking around like a zombie, unable to concentrate properly on what is going on around me.


UNDERSTANDING


about keeping warm. Summer nights are usually tolerably warm enough until the pre­ dawn period (round about 3-30 a.m. at the moment) when you will feel the benefit of a heavy topcoat or something similar.


MAKE SURE at your, newsagent now price 3s.


yourself with half a dozen blankets and a ground sheet. I use either the ex-Service sheepskin lined jeep coat kept for winter sea use or. cne of the new-style lightweight space


I t isn’t necessary to burden


son followed straight after a chub fishing trip. Things were going well the following day until a business meeting crop­


My first (night trip this sea­


ped up in the afternoon. After half-an-hour’s talking


in a stuffy room crowded with people smoking like factory chimneys, my contribution to the afternoon's agenda was a


strid in defined as “a place where a river can be stridden over (from that on the Wharfe)”. Leaving the Strid, we went


DIVISION ONE Camforth Rangers 1, Black­ pool Rangers 0; Freckleton 0, Wren Rovers 2; Heyhouses 0, Vickers S.C. 2; Holker Central 0, Squires Gate 1; Lancashire Constabulary 2, Springfields 2:- Layton insti­ tute 2, Poulton 3; Longridge United 2, Penwortham ' Hill Rovers 4; Rochester 2, Nor- cross and Warbreck .1; .Wal- mer Bridge 0,' Gt. Harwood Res. 3; Wigan Tech College 1, English Electric (Preston)


2,


by footpath high above the river. Most plants were past their best and in the seedin; stage. Members sampled rasp­ berries which grew along the way but found them not too sweet. Turning'a bend in the path,


we looked out along the dale, to see the Victorian aquaduct which carries water to Brad­ ford from Nidderdale. Taking a winding downhill


an understanding man. He looked at the calendar and saw the 16th ringed round in red, noticed 'the bags under ,my eyes and said: ‘'The fishing season has started, we won’t get any sense out of him for a while!”


gentle snorel Luckily for me, my boss is


■ Thornton Cleveleys, I, Colne Dynamoes 5; WMttingham 2, Haslingden'3.


path, we were soon back by the river and crossing Barden beck by a wooden footbridge; almost half a mile more and we were at Barden bridge Crossing the narrow bridge,


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Clithcroc Advertiser and Times, August 21,. 1070 11


CLITHEROE HAD TO


STRUGGLE FOR


WINNING GOAL


A crowd oE 200 at the


Lancashire League Com­ bination fixture saw Duk- infield go down to defeat at the hands of Clitheroe who won 3-2, but the score-line of this match gives little indication of the intense struggle which took place between the two


sides. From the start Clitheroe were in attacking form and


rarely able to break out into the opposition’s half of the field, and for minutes on end Clitheroe’s goalkeeper, John Ashworth, had little to do but watch his team-mates splitting the Dukinfield defence at the far end of the field. Clitheroe continued in con­


defence fell back as Barrie Tomlinson fed by Ken Wor­ den and Chris Chadsworth made sorties into the penalty area.Right up to half-time-the Clitheroe attacks continued although many of these attacks failed to put the ball in the net, The Dukinf ield attack was


time and time again the hard-pressed


Dukinfield


and powered the bail firmly into the Dukinfleid. goal­ mouth, much to the relief <£ Clitheroe supporters who had seen several such, attacks peter out in failure. During the second half of


a goal up after Tomlinson’s head connected with a woes


• from Tomlinson • plus • a-kick ' from the penalty spot by Clitheroe’s captain, Colin


the game Clitheroe again came on . strongly—bottling up the Dukinfield defence and pressing' home the attack. Another powerful header


- Williamson put the Clith- eronians in a seemingly in­


in. their back pocket Clith­ eroe failed to maintain their attacking form and the list 15 minutes of the gome saw Dukinfield make a powerful come-back which had the Clitheroe defence reeling at


domitable position. With the game seemingly


trol of the action until half­ time by which time they were


' brought them two goals in less than a quarter of an hour.Tho last goal came -<mly minutes before the end and


• seemingly inevitable victory. ■ tho Dukinfield players - laun­ ched an all-out attack which


times. Taking the initiative from a Clltheroo team which had become complacent in a


• Clitheroe thus won the day but they took a gamble in. not maintaining their earlier form, and keeping the psycho- ’


• logical advantage. Clitheroe team: John Ash­


worth, Steve Brown, Colin Mosks, Colin Wilson. Mick Booth, Alan Yates, Chris Chadswortih, George coppock. Barrie Tomlinson, Dave Wil-; son, Ken Worden. :


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