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crete developments in the appointment of a new chairman. Clitheroe FC denied linking Mr Chris Snape with the position and the club apologise for “any distress he might have felt after reading last week’s report.” Discus­ sions have been held with Mr Kevin Crook, but not w i th a view to th e chairmanship.


There are still no con­


sented by a member of the Walker family. The tro­ phies have been donated by the former Clitheroe FC Chairman, Mr Cyril Whiteside, in honour of his fo rm e r co lle ag u e at Shawbridge. Two of Mr Walker's


sons are presently playing their soccer with Waggon and Horses, after spells with Clitheroe and Colne Dynamoes. At the end of the month, begin


defence of the John Duck­ worth Trophy, which they won


Clitheroe


against Accrington Stan- ley last year.Their


4-3 on p enalt ies th e ir


cerned are both former members of the Ribble Valley Football League Executive and are well known for their work in local football.


been offered to the chair­ man of a local football club, but as yet there have been no developments.


The chairmanship has


negotiating with a Clith­ eroe company about the new sponsor for the strip and an announcement will be made soon. Pre-season training has begun and takes place on


The club are presently


game is against Padiham nights.The club house is on July 30th. The competi- tion is played on a league basis with the final to be arranged.


first Tuesday and Thursday open


drinks and bar snacks. All supporters and members are welcome.


both nights for


New £37,000 soccer deal with Bass


THE mixture of good foot­ ball and good behaviour, consistently produced by all involved in the Bass Northern Counties Foot­ ball League, has paid off,


Geared up for new season


WADDINGTON FC’s reserve side will be managed by David Burgess, who left the club two years ago to play for Sabden in the East Lancashire League. The team will play their soc­


cer in the Craven League Divi­ sion Three and the new manager has not yet decided if he will be playing as well. The club’s tra in in g p ro ­


gramme begins on Tuesday July 12th, at the Tw i t te r Lane ground at 7 p.m. Any new faces will be welcome. Several friendlies have been


The two gentlemen con­


NAB CONQUERORS ARE OUT IN FORCE iff


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Clitheroe Adveiliser & Times, July 7th, 19S3 21 Moto-cross


Rewarding day for Stephen


the A.M.C.A. four-stroke series was held at Brook House Farm, Mitton, at the weekend.


THE third round of


with the ground in prime condition after a night of heavy rain.


Conditions were fast,


lary had a rewarding day on his four-stroke Husky.


LOCAL youngsters set off on their Nab run


WEATHER HAS THE LAST WORD


WHEN Whalley became submerged in a torrent of summer rain on Saturday Clitheroe heaved a sigh of relief. The Chatburn Road side


had failed to make a real impression on the Whalley batsmen, who made good use of the limited time they had at the crease. The start was delayed


Whalley 121 for 3, Clitheroe did not hut


until 3-20 p.m. because of the poor weather. Whalley began well,


with professional Stephen Gee and Paul Macintosh settling quickly. They put on a useful 79 before Macintosh was caught and bowled by Malcolm Blackburn.


Dennett knock all in vain


POOR weather delayed the start of Ribbles- dale Wanderers’ match against Settle at Church Meadow until 4 p.m.


Settle won the toss and put Ribblesdale into bat,


Ribblesdale Wanderers 1st XI 150 for 2.


hoping that they would restrict the local team to a low score. Ribblesdale began badly


with the sponsors signing a new three-year deal worth £37,000. The forms were signed


with one year of the origi­ nal deal left to run. This e x te n d e d a g re em e n t underlines the excellent relationship which has developed between the two parties during their association. A total of £4,000 is being


CLITHEROE were put into bat by Burnley Belvedere and sub­ sequently lost the early wicket of A. Mqjeed. The local side were not


Clitheroe 3rd X I242 for 3, Burnley Belvedere 148 for 7


LITTLEFIGHT


despondent and the batsmen took full advantage of some weak Burnley bowling. Opener R. Palmer hit a.magnificcnt cen­ tury and A. Robinson passed Sfl for the second time in successive matches. The Clitheroe score was also


allocated to the Bass man- ager-of-the-month award, which will remain a regu­ lar feature in the league’s calendar, while Nike (UIC) a re to continue th e ir p la y e r -o f - th e -m o n th awards for the fourth suc­ cessive campaign. Also, following the suc­


cess of last season’s one- year trial of the League Challenge Cup, Raab


arranged, including a match against a Burnley FC side, in early August at Waddington. At the AGM all officials were


re-elected and it was reported that the club was in a healthy financial state.


Competition


time ENTRIES are now being accepted for two bowling com- jetitions at Rushton Street 3owling Club, Great Harwood,


singles competition on Septem­ ber 10th, with the final stages £ the dav after. The entry fee is


in the autumn. The Gorman Cup is an open


2.


Roseball Floodlit Open Doubles Competition will take place. This three-week tournament ends on October 22nd. The entry fee is £4. For further information con­


In early October the ACL


tact Mrs J. Heys (Great Har­ wood 888107).


HOMING


CLITHEROE Homing Society were at Nantes, in France, at the weekend for a blue ribbon race of 400 miles. Fifteen members liberated 71


gest of the season, a 500 mile journey from Niort, in France. Results: S. Scott and Son


birds in a south-west wind, with the eventual winners being S. Scott and Son just ahead of A.C. Rung, whose birds have been in form all season. Third place went to J. Scott.There were good returns for all members. Next week’s race is the lon­


(velocity 1539.57), A.C. Rung (1537.93), J. Scott (1530-93), H. Lufthouse (1504.38), D. Kay (1 4 7 7 .0 3 ) , H. L o f th o u se (1470.47), D. Kay (1453.73), H. Chatburn (1443-77), B. Scott (1434-47), S. Scott and Son (1433.05), J. Barker (1410.47), H. Chatburn (1393.59).


Shooting in Turkey


SLAIDBURN’S s t a r clay pigeon shooter, Ian Peel, has


Turkey in July for the European Championships. Ian, who qualified in a shoot


earned the right to travel to


in Scotland, also claimed the British Automatic Ball Trap Championship for the fourth time in five years, with a score of 190 out of 200 in poor conditions. He hopes to shoot well in Tur­


key and so boost his confidence for the Olympics in Seoul this September.


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KING'S Arms A continued to dominate the Clitheroe Men’s In v i ta t io n Summer D a rts League during the week’s matches. They have forged a 12pt lead iver Koval Oak A, in second


destroyed Black Horse. League Positions: Kings A 52,


place, after just seven games. On Monday the league leaders recorded their fifth whitewash of the season, when they totally


Royal Oak 40, White Horse 20, Craven 29, Horseshoe 29, CCWMC 27, Kings B 24, Sta­ tion 23, Black Horae 21, Cross Keys 21, Boyal Oak B 19, Low Moor 15.


Karcher have agreed to sponsor the competition for the next three seasons.


FINALISTS


DECIDED IN the Clitheroe and Dis­ tr ic t Cricket League, Hurst Green and Clitheroe Casuals remain jo in t leaders. The teams, languishing


at the bottom of the table, have enjoyed much better fortunes in the Grindleton Cup.


Chipping, and Catholic SC m a n a g e d to s c r a p e


Lowly Gisburn defeated


through against top-of- the-table Hurst Green to set up a repeat of last year's final. The match will be


Club’s mixed foursomes


THE Single Stroke Medal, the club mixed foursomes, and the ladies’ Lister Cup competitions were held at Clitheroe Golf Club at the


One — 1. 1*. Marlow (72-4-08), 2. K. Lord (80-11-09). 3. S. Richardson (74-4-70). Division Two — 1. P. Dunn


weekend. Results: Single Stroke Medal: Division


(80-13-07). 2. G. Dell (89-19-70), 3. I).Crisp (87-10-71) after a


ELGA Qualifier: 1. qualifiers, T. Brown and B. Brown (93-24-09), 2. qualifiers, I). Partington and J . Bowker (85-13.5-71.5), 3. qualifiers, 1). Velvic and E. Vel-


(92-21-71). Club Mixed Foursomes-


vic (94-21.5-72.5), reserves, J. ner— Norma Hoyle (1 down)


R h o d e s a n d J . R h o d e s (84-10.5-73.5). Lister Cup (against par): win­


Winning streak continues


IN the penultimate match of the season against Old­ ham at Pendle last Tues­ day, Pendle Ski Club won by three events to one. The under 12s continued


their unbroken record, with a very convincing win by 36 points to 18. The open was won by 30 points to 22. Pendle just lost the under 16s by 26 points to 28.


HOCKEY CLITHEROE ludies' hockey


sions every Thursday night between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.nt Roefield. Any player or new­ comer to the sport will be made welcome at the sessions.


team are on the lookout for new talent. The team hold training ses­


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. Jg&l fO'CliS’ 5 IT has been an outstanding year for a volleyball side with a strong Ribh-


Icsdale School connection. Pendle A and l’cndle Focus competed in the Central Lancashire Volley


League and had to travel to various parts of Lancashire to face their opponents. After a season of fierce competition, Pemlle A won the first division title and I’endlc Focus, made of local players, finished as runners-up. Focus were also


beaten finalists in the cup competition. Both teams thanked their sponsors throughout the season and were hoping


Wild, John Hill. Front: David Frunkland, Barbara Bennett, Andrew Macmillan.


for their continued support next year. Pendle Focus, hack, from the left: Tony Smithson, David Overy, Stephen


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1) and D. Barker (84-13-71). Division Three — F. Kinney


strengthened by a well taken half-century from P. Griffiths. The Burnley opening pair had to deal with a mixture of spin


and pace, which payed early dividends for the local side. The bowling of F. Hussain brought about the first wicket. This did not seem to spur the Burnley side on and they chose to adopt a more defensive approach. This tactic resulted in few


Settle 1st XI did not bat


and lost Graham Lloyd in the third over. He was caught behind with the score on four. Settle’s challenge for


triumphant stand of 57 off only 5(5 balls came to an end when he was caught behind, with the bowler being the evcr-effective Blackburn. John Wharton shored up


Two minutes later Gee’s


the home team’s innings with a well-taken and unbeaten 20 and Adam Calderbank put on a quick 13 before he was caught by Mick Dewhurst. The Clitheroe attack


IT was up, up and away for athletes in Whalley on Friday when the 14th Annual Nab Run was held.


demanding courses, with 10 different categories to eater for all standards of runners. The first course covered


T h e r e w e r e t w o


a tough 2.1nt of difficult climbing and treacherous descents. The second was even harder, covering 5.1m of country roads. The local competition


Smith, Trevor Rutherford, Thomas Ashworth.


Rain lake ruins


the day


was restricted to non-club members from Whalley, Billington, Langho, Mit- ton, Wiswell and Barrow. Tile first three home in


had difficulty finding their rhythm aga in s t some impressive batting from


Whalley. Play was eventually


Whalley


J. Wlmrton nut out................ 20 A. Calilerbank c Dewhurst 1) Sutcliffe.............................. 13


Gee e Hall b Blackburn........ 57 P. Macintosh c and b Black- burn..................................... 20


quick wickets ended when Malcolm Dennett joined David Bennett and they set about the Settle attack with cool authority. Dennett added a com­


manding 91 not out and Bennett powered his way to 4 2 b e fo re he was


declared with their total on 150 after just 20overs. Settle’s plan of playing


caught. R i b b l e s d a l e t h e n


for three points had back­ fired and it was now Ribb­ lesdale who were chasing the points. Unfortunately the weather closed in and the teams never returned to the pitch.


Ribblesdale


runs ,but the batsmen were remaining at the crease. Clith­ eroe diu not make any real impression on the Burnley bats­ men until the last over when G. Robinson claimed two wickets in two balls. The match ended with Clith­


eroe taking three easy points from a side who seemed nappy to make do with just one.


M. Dennett not out............... 91 P. Seedle not out.................. 10 Extras......................... 4 Total (two wickets) 150


Lloyd e Dodgson b Hartley.. 3 D. Bennett c Preston b Davidson..... ....................... 42


I). Southern 0-0-23-0, K. Foster 2-0-32-0,T.Green 1-0-17-0. A. Davidson 3-0-22-1, R. Preston 2-0-22-0


Bowling: J. Hartley 0-0-30-1:


J. Kearsley not out............... 9 Extras......................... 2 Total (three wickets) 121


0, B. Scott 7-0-44-0, ti. Sutcliffe 5-1-12-1, M. Blackburn 5-0-33-2


Bowling: M. Dewhurst 7-0-31-


abandoned and both sides had to make do with a point each.


Great Harwood 1st XI did not bat


Read 1st XI 11 fo r i.


each race received a medal and all juniors completing th e co u rse re c e iv ed certificates. The popular event was sponsored by Whalley and


Fishlockj John Butcher. Women — Rosalind Stuttard. Open: Boys — I). Coleman,


Local: Boys — Matthew Arn- field, Richard Ball, Richard Ormiston. Girls — Krista Stewart, Andrea Rothwell, Karen Butcher. Men — Steve Parker, Gordon


District Lions Club. Results


Jonathan Thorpe, Robert Wil­ liams. Girls — Sarah Plumbley, Julia Nicholls. Men — John Kennedy, Chris-


to t i l le r C a r ro l l , S te p h e n O’Boyle. Women — Maureen Lnncy, Judith Mnkinson, Karen Taylor.


RIBBLESDALE ROUND-UP


READ Cricket Club and professional Neil Bradshaw will be not parting company at the end of the season. The club have announced an agreement with Bradshaw for 1988.


havoc with the league pro­ gramme this weekend, with most matches being affected. Whalley began well against Clitheroe and Ribblesdale had an even better start against Settle, but unfortunately rain ruled the day and both matches were abandoned with the sides all settling for one point.


bread Ribblesdale League under-25s faced the North


Extras prove costly


DESPITE a tremendous fightback by the lower order batsmen, Ribb­ lesdale failed to pull off the victory their bowling had deserved. Tragedy struck when


noldswick batsmen contri­ buted, their highest scorer was “ ex tra s” with 25, including 13 byes, and this was to prove to be Wan­ derers’ downfall. J o h n B u r k e , M o l


Although all the Bar­


Edmondson and Andrew Braithwaite all bowled admirably to keep Bar­ noldswick down to a man­ ageable total. Wanderers needed a


played at Chatburn Road on Sunday, September 4th.


comfortable s ta r t , but unfortunately made the worse one possible. Neil Parker departed to the f i r s t d e liv e ry of the


Kilihlesdale Wanderers 3rd XI 125


Barnoldswick 3rd XI 134,


on the experience of Mur­ ray Walker and John Hut­ chins to see them through. Unfortunately, both fell


Stirzaker hit a straight drive s t ra ig h t at the


in quich succession and were soon joined in the pavillion by Mark Nuttall to leave Wanderers on 12 for ‘1. P e te r S tirz ak e r and


umpire. He continued run­ ning and reached the bowl- e r s e n d . H o w e v e r E d m o n d s o n h a d not moved and Stirzaker was cruelly run out by the length of the wicket for a great effort of 43. Barnoldswick: 134 Bowling: J. Burke 23-3-


innings, being bowled off the total. Mick Peel hit a his body.


offering little to worry the ing Wanderers needing 19 batsmen, the Church for victory with their last


With an opening attack caught on the edge, leav- whirlwind 18 before being Meadow side were relying pair at the wicket.


Braithwaite played well until the latter fell. Stir­ zaker was now well into his stride and had a suc­ cession of partners as Wanderers edged towards


On Sunday, the Whit­ The weather played Lancashire League under-


good form and adapted well to a pitch that had withstood some heavy rain tlie day before. Baxenden’s Neil Perry


25s at Church Meadow. The league side were in


PLAYERS arriving at Cliffe Park on Saturday were greeted with an tmfi- miliar sight. Great Har­ wood’s pitch had been transformed into a lake following a heavy shower earlier in the day.


waited and a start was finally made at 3-50 p.m. in barely fit conditions.


T h e p a t i e n t tea m s


with deputy professional Essop Adam, who had made the long journey from Leicester to replace tlie injured Mark Whelan.


Harwood took the field Men (5.1 miles) — Mark Clitheroe’s Stephen Hil­


day. he powered his way into the lead and was never under any threat. He took the final flag over a quarter of a lap in front of second place.


In the first race of the


phen had to work much harder on a quickly drying circuit. He shadowed the cu rren t championship leader, Richard Toghill, and with some skilful han­ dling took the lead and the race.


In the second race, Ste­


ated the third and final race of the day. leading- from start to finish.


Stephen totally domin­


end meant that the local rider added 60 points to his tally and moved into third place in the series, with three rounds to go.


Pre-season training


PREPARATIONS are well under way at Whalley FC for tlie 1988/89 seasoa, with the club again run­ ning two teams.


about scoring (puck runs, but in the fourth over, with the weather taking an other turn for the worst, he was well caught by Bill Howarth at dee)) mid-off.


Stephen Rushton set


then put paid to any chance of further play that day.


Head


S. Rushton c Howarth b Lewis.................................. 10


Rowling: L. Dobson 2.4-1-5-U. L. Lewis S-lMi-l


(32) and Barnoldswick’s Ian Scothern (28) laid the foundations. Although a few wickets went down, Earby’s Paul Tilbury res­ tored the team’s confi­ dence with a outstanding 72 off just 45 deliveries. The Earby captain, Ste­ phen H ip g rav e , also played a major part in the innings with a well taken 57 off 51 bowls. The North Lancashire


side were faced with the challenge of reaching a daunting 227, but would not he deterred and forged onwards with patience and reliability. At 135 for 5 they looked


Team effort overcomes Keighley


Keighley T.C. 123 all out, Chatburn 172 forS


60-4, M. Edmondson 17-7- 42-2, A. B ra ithwa i te


5-0-9-3 R i b b 1 e s d a 1 e W a n -


derers: N. Parker 0, M. Walker 3, J. Hutchins 1, M. Nuttall 0, A. Braith­ waite 29, P. Stirzaker 43, I. Nuttall 6, M. Briggs 5, J. Burke 9, M. Peel 18, M. Edmondson 1 n.o., extras 10, total (all out) 125


Volleyball success for local team


play-off with P. Redder (84-13- 1


on target and would have been a threat but for the professionalism of the Ribblesdale side. Their fielding was tight with Clitheroe’s Tahir Amin keeping wicket well. The bowling of Tilbury was the main th r e a t and he claimed four wickets from ju s t nine overs for 14 runs. ■ The North Lancashire


able bounce, and Ken Barker fell with his score on ju s t 5. This early wicket did nothing to demoralise Chatburn who began to pile the runs on. Joe Woodworth (51) and Bob Wright (40) shored up the local team’s innings with some fine batting. Cary Mcakin held out


CHATBURN soon gained in confidence after being- put into bat in this Craven and District League match at the weekend. The wicket gave a vari­


Itradshaw not out................. 1 M.Georceson not out............ 0 Kxtras......................... U Total (one wicketlll


The terrible conditions


in the East Lancashire Football League, and the second in the Blackburn Combination.


The first team will play The triumphant week­


run by John Chapman with the assistance of Rus­ sell Keighley. Paul Cawley and Frank Riding will be in charge of the second team.


The first team will be


start this Sunday at. 11 a.m. on the Queen Eliza­ beth 11 playing fields. Whalley.


Pre-season training will


joining the club as a player or committee member should go along to the ses­ sion. For further informa­ tion contact Mr Brian W h i t ta k e r ( W hall e y 822873).


Anyone interested in DAMBUSTING


DUO THE beautiful setting of Scammonden Dam, near Huddersfield, saw some respectable runs by Clith­ eroe drivers Andrew and Rachael Collinson in their first crack at the Speed Hillclimb there. Andrew (24), of Bellman


Co ttag es, clocked up 33.1t)secs. and 33.45secs in his i)99cc Mkl Mini, in the special saloon class for cars up to 130Ucc. His sis­ ter (22), of Bellman Farm, m a d e 3 4.0 3 s e c s . a n d 33.24secs. Shipley and District


for a worthy 29 and Chat­ burn could be well pleased with a total of 172 on a dif­ ficult wicket. The Keighley batsmen


side could not withstand the pressure and were all out for 162. On July 10th the Whit­


bread under-ISs face Che- sire Competition at Bur- nage Cricket Club in the N o r t h - W e s t C o a c h Trophy. Tlie side have enjoyed


two victories already and another would certainly help them through the


opening stages. Clitheroe’s Tahir Amin,


Andrew Robinson, Farouk Hussain, Philip Houlds- worth and Ribblesdale’s David Bennett will repre­ sent tlie local sides in the match. This weekend Read


travel away to Cherry Tree, Whalley are at Earby and C li th e ro e


entertain Barnoldswick. Saturday’s results: l’adihom


dpi) 45 for 3, Haxemlan (lpt) did not batjBlaokburn Northern (lpt) 103 for 0, Earby (3j>ts) 245


for 0 ( j. Clarkson 134); whalley ( lp t) 121 for 3 (S. Geo 57), Clitheroe (lpt) did not batjRibb- lesdale Wanderers (lpt) 150 for 2 (M. Dennett 91, I). Bennett 42), Settle (lpt) did not bat; Barnoldswick (lpt), 107 for 5; Cherry Tree (3pts) 200 for 5(K. Hayes 90, J. Swanney 52); Great Harwood (lpt) did not bat, Read


soon found out how tricky it was and struggled for long periods. Chatburn's main challenge came from the arm of Meakin who was in outstanding form. He gave away only 38 runs from 22 overs and in the process claimed four of the Keighley wickets. Chatburn’s total was too


face Ingrow St. John's away. Chatburn: J . Wood-


Motor Club played host to the climb, which is relati­ vely short, but boasts a very steep gradient and attracted more than 110 competitors to Sunday's event. The Clitheroe pair are looking for sponsorship.


BOWLS


much for Keighley, who slumped to a weak 123 all out. This Saturday Chatburn


worth 51, K. Barker 5. B. Wright 40, M. Robinson 11. C. Meakin 29, G. Lam­ bert 0. P. Clough 1, L. Warren 16, R. Harrison 4 n.o., extras 15, total 172. Keighley T.C.: 123 all


out.


16-4-41-2; G. Meakin 22-4- 38-4; B. Jones 6-0-40-4.


Bowling: C. Duckworth Medal contest


THE Geoffrey Taylor medal competition, held at


Stonyhurs t Park Golf Club, was won by B.


League — Cnerry Tree 47, Blackburn Northern 43, Earby 40, Barnoldswick 34, Baxenden 28, Padiham 22, Read 22, Settle 22,Great Harwood 22, Whalley 21, Ribblesdale Wanderers 15, Clitheroe 10. Saturday’s fixtures: Senior


(lpt)ll for 1. Points and positions: Senior


Medal — 1. B. Crosby (93-28- 155), 2. J. Younp (S7-20-t>7), 3. T.A. Cooke (8(5-19-t57). Best Gross — A. Young 81.


Crosby. Results: Geoffrey Taylor


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league — Cherry Tree v Read, Baxenden v Blackburn N., Earbv v Whalley, Padiham v Ribblesdale \V., Clitheroe v Barnoldswick, Settle v Great Harwood. Division One — Burnley Belv.


2 v Clitheroe. Division Two — Read v Osw.


Ribblesdale W. v Great Har­ wood, Huxemlen v Clitheroe.


Immanuel, Ribblesdale W. v R a w t o n s t a 11, W h a 11 e y v Baxenden. Sunday: Division Three —


CASTLE A had a morale­ boosting win against Spring Hill A in the first division of the Great Har­ wood and District Bowling


Calderstones A crushed the league leaders. Burn­ ley Road A. but the B side went down against Antlev Inn.


League. In the second division.


side to win in the third division was Waddington A. The local d e r by between Ribblesdale B and Calderstones C ended


lost to Rishton Gardeners B and Ribblesdale A closed in on the leaders with an emphatic win away at Rushton Street. The only Ribble Valley


Rushton Street 2, Ribblesdale A 8; Whalley A 4, Rishton Garden­ ers B 15. Division Three — Burnley


10, Calderstones B 0: Calder­ stones A 9, Burnley Road A 1:


tle A 7. Spring Hill A 3. Division Two — Antley Inn


Road B 10, Waddineton B 0; Coppice Raneers 8. Castle B 2: Ribblesdale B 5. Calderstones C 5: Waddington A 7, Whalley B 3.


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HURST GREEIM


FOOTBALL CLUB If you wish to play please contact


B. Parkinson on Longridge 2515


i r k -^ k ^ k i^ k A * * * : R. Rogerson


on Stonyhurst 577 : : I


in a draw. Results: Division One — Cas­


Bottom club Whalley A


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