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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Julie 1st. 1039 23 if I - /


“WE must try to rebuild the confidence of the peo­ ple of Clitheroe in the club,” said Clitheroe chair- WE must look t0 the man _Charles Murphy future an(, not dwell on (above).


Clithcroe 2nd XI 118 for 2, Settle 2nd XI 116


Westhead in form


Air of optimism as Blues try to sort financial affairs


the past! That was the message from Clitheroe Football Club chairman Charles Murphy when he spoke a t the c lu b ’s extraordinary general meeting.


A SUPERB display of The meeting in the spin bowling from Hussain Shawbridge clubhouse on saw the Clitheroe side Monday evening was very back on the winning trail we" attended, and there


for Clitheroe with Settle u.M,r Murphy defended putting on over 50 for the b>s j,ecls>


, other and good catching Setting,


Murray Walker reports appointed to the post.


coming season, Mr Keith tinuing with manager Lord, chairman of the sup- Dave Morris and his assis- porters’ club, said that tant, Peter Lee, who were they needed to make both p re s e n t at the money to attract players, and that his newly-formed club was prepared to help with fund-raising efforts.


Looking towards the negotiations are still con- I t was revealed that


meeting. Mr Morris echoed the


following the previous was an a>r of optimism . . . , ,


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first wicket. With Rigby “Advertiser and Times keeping things tight from recently and reveal to the one end, Hussain began P“bl>c how desperate the taking the wickets at the situation at the club was


on to sP f % t° the


and excellent fielding "j wanted to get some helped reduce Settle to support for Clitheroe 116 all out.


dered a worthy 60 not out future.” ensuring that Clitheroe collected six points. Settle: 116 all out.


few problems and after a wanted a football team,” quick 39 from Robinson, he saj<i. “i t has been a Westhead made a welcome g,.eat club in the past, and return to form and plun- can be a g,.eat c)ub jn tbe


In reply Clitheroe had the pe0ple of the town


67-2; D. Booth 6-1-24-0; F. able to cover them. Mr Hussain 15.2-5-19-7. Murphy had to run the Clitheroe: R. Palmer 5, club without a treasurer,


Catholic win


Catholic SC 98 for 3, Gisburn 91 for 2


League. Bowling: A. Rigby 22-4- and the club had not been


He said that debts had come out of the cupboard,


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A. Robinson 39, S. Westh- and has not received the ead 60 n.o., S. Blackburn club’s books from the pre- 10 n.o.


AFTER losing to Hurst try to rebuild the confi- Green last week, Catholic dence of the people of SC hit back with a victory Clitheroe in the club.” over Gisburn in the Clith- The meeting heard that eroe and District Cricket Barclays Bank, Clitheroe,


the club up,” Mr Murphy said. “Given help, we can carry on and make the club great again. We must


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scored some quick runs. some professional help to C o 11 a m (3 2) a n cl a n c]ub so that it can put unbeaten 33 from Hartle- its affairs in ortier.


Gisburn batted first and an aCcountant to provide In reply Catholic SC Clitheroe had an official


0-18-0, J. Hosty 3-0-26-0, M. Byrne 3-0-19-0, P.C. Bishop 3-0-10-2. Catholic SC: P. Bithell


R. Hartlebury 33 n.o., B. Crabtree 4, R. Blair 7 n.o., extras 15, total 91. Bowling: P. Atkinson 3-


Spencer takes control


Kibblesdalc Wanderers 3rd XI 203 for 6, Settle 3rd XI 121 for 6


Cottam 3-0-21-1, R. Blair' the first wicket, before the 2-0-9-1, R. Hartlebury latter departed for 35. Of 2-0-22-0.


23. A. Drakeford 8, P.C. Bishop 37 n.o., P. Atkin­ son 1, J. Hosty 12 n.o., extras 17, total 98. Bowling: D. O’Brien 3-0- 16-0. J. Blair 2-0-12-1, D.


C* o Q U c iS lT L. Parker put on 75 runs for


the remaining batsmen only John Hutchins reached double figures, as


CLITHEROE Squash and two 6’s. Club’s summer teams Settle also made a good secured two victories and start when they replied, one loss in their latest putting on 68 in even time three matches.


Spencer took control. His innings included eleven 4’s


Jean Hutchinson, Anne Hardisty, Sara Thompson and Marjorie Brass all won with the team’s only loss coming from Dorothy Barker. A g a in s t R e ed ley


team played well defeating minutes ripped the heart Longridge first team 4-1. out of their batting, with


The ladies’ summer ever, four wickets in seven for the first wicket. How-


Martin Wrigley taking three of them. Settle’s batters managed to hold out for a losing draw. R ib b le sd a le Wan ­


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seconds, the men’s first team also won 4-1. Barry Hargreaves went down 3-1 in the third game, but this proved to be the only blemish in the match. Clitheroe’s only team


A T R EM EN D O U S - innings of 98 by Paul Spencer set his side up for three points and a winning draw at Church Meadow on Sunday. S p e n c e r a n d N e i l


bas offered the services of


Whalley 166 for 5, Itibblcsdale Wanderers 167 for 3


bury enabled the away side to finish with 91 runs . The bank stipulated that off their alloted 12 overs. J^,.lv[ou c °,nty


win for the home team. Gisburn: D. Cottam 32,


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also scored well with Bith- J]’easurer: an^ Barclay ell (23) and Bishop (37 Walker, the club s com- n.o.) helping to secure a mercial manager, was


A D O M IN A N T in n in g s o f 74 from Ma l c o lm D e n n e t t helped Ribblesdale to a five-point victory at S t a t i o n R o a d on


and their openers Roger Watson and John Kearsley were faced with some hos­ tile bowling from Ribbles­ dale professional Darren Rayton. Once he had found his rhythm, he sent two almost unplayable overs down at Keasley. The first delivery he


Saturday. Whalley batted first,


pitched up accounted for Whalley professional Roger Watson, who had struggled on his way to 20. He was replaced by John


up from 60 balls, and his innings of 74 included three 6’s and eight 4’s. When he was out with


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the victorious Ribblesdale Wanderers team. Back, from the left, Martin Greenhalgh, Malcolm Den­ nett, Gordon Leach, Dar-


the score on 125, Whalley saw a glimmer of hope but Bennett and Dave Cottam soon dashed them as they took their side to victory with three overs to go. Our photograph shows


ren Rayton, Dave Cottam, Richard Bedford. Front, Dave Bennett, Ian Threl- fall, Paul Seedle, Alan D i c k in s o n , T e r r y Braithwaite.


Whalley


J. Wharton c Bennett b Greenhaleh....................... 8


Watson b Rayton................. 20 J . Kearsley c Leech b Braithwaite...................... 46


I \ Macintosh not out........... 38 M. Fallon lbw b Greenhalgh. 20 J. Pauli lbw b Greenhalgh... 17 A. Calderbank not out......... 9


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Football Club and to see if


week’s disappointment. among the members. W h i t b r e a d R l b b l e S C u i l e L - T lC K e t J L e a g l i e Things were looking bad


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Dominant Dennett leads Ribblesdale to victory


not pay money from October, and we finished half-way down the table and we were trying to compete with clubs with large wage bills like Dar- wen and Great Harwood.”


sentiments of Mr Lord saying: “Last year we did


never been to a club where there is as much interest as Clitheroe, and that the town has a great feeling for the club.


He added that he had


First loss for Read


Read 140 for 9, Baxcnden 143 for 8


READ suffered their first league defeat at Back Lane, losing by two wickets in the last over of a closely fought game.


e ~ fS wicket produced a lively n ® bounce and a low scoring


A hard, well-grassed, ' i, ■ ing evasive action against


'■'}** game by recent standards. Stephen Rushton lost the toss and he and Neil Bradshaw were soon tak-


Fggi • Busheil. The professional


the pace attack of Simon P e r ry and Graham


was adjudged caught behind off Perry with the score on 14, and his skip- per fell the same way a few overs later.


), down the leg-side, the visitors were in some trou- ble at 36 for 4.


Patrick Ford hung out his bat for 0 and when Stephen Hunt was caught


Seedle 6-0-27-0, T. Braithwaite more comfortable and 12;i-94-1, M- Greenhalgh staged a valuable recovery


' Total"(iive"wickets) 166 m Michael Georgeson and Bowling: Rayton 16-3-47-1, P. Tony Dodgeson looked


R. Bedford lbw b Watson.... 4 went Oil to be the top M. Greenhalgh c Macintosh


Itibblesdale Wanderers


„,b Fallon......... ........18 The bome side found Dwright"* C ° T 1 74 thegoing equally as diffi-


scorer with 33.


D. Cottam not out............. 25 H an so n and F ra n k ......Newby, who kept the run


Watson ii-i-46-i, M. Fallon 8- Newby accounted for Neil l-33-l, A. Wright 11-3-30-1.


Bowling: J. Pauli 12-2-45-0,


late below two an ovet. Perry, and John Bushell


Clitheroe go to the top


Clithcroe 182 for 3, Settle 176 for 3


Wharton, who also looked promising s ta r t to the slightly out of touch before season continued with


anchor role and had even­ tually seen off the tiring Rayton. However as he looked to increase the scoring rate he tried to hit Terry Braithwaite against the spin, but only suc­ ceeded in skying the ball in the air to Gordon Leach at mid-wicket. Paul Macintosh and


lofting a catch to Dave Bennett at mid-off. Kearsley had played the


derers: N. Parker 35, P. Spencer 98, S. Proctor 9, R. Driver 2, J. Hutchins 18, M. Wrigley 9, H. Ken­ yon 6 n.o., A. Braithwaite 1 n.o., extras 25, total (six wickets) 203 Settle: 121 for 6 Bowling: I. Britcliffe 13-


defeat came against Pen- dle first team. Not one of the players managed to secure a victory as Pendle cruised to a 5-0 win.


4-42-0, R. Blair 13-4-26-1, A. Braithwaite 9-0-28-1, M. Wrigley 7-3-11-3, H. Kenyon 2-0-5-0, S. Proctor 1- 1 - 0 - 0


No glory for ladies out on the prairie


CLITHEROE Ladies Football Club took part in a seven-a-side competition at the weekend organised by the Community Programme


the Prairie Playing Fields in Burnley and attracted teams from ail over the North of England.


Office. The event was held at


opening fixture against Ingol Belles from Preston and lost 2-0.


Clitheroe had a tough


the next opponents and they took the lead early in the match. Anne Morris managed to snatch an


Manchester City A were


pions Wigan produced an members this summer. ____•!.•_


came against Oldham. The side won 4-0 with goals from Morris (2), Janice Ferguson and Jean Tilley. Second division cham


in front, but Wigan equa­ lised soon after. Any hopes of reaching


the semi-finals were dashed when Clitheroe


the lead.


exciting clash in Clith­ eroe’s next match. Morris put the local side


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remaining. Clitheroe’s first success


reached the semi-finals before being beaten by Ingol Belles, who even­ tually won the competition by beating Doncaster on penalties. Clitheroe: Moore, Fer­


Host club Burnley


guson, O’Connor, Coun­ sell, Feather, Tilley, Mor­ ris, Ward, Parker. This Saturday Clitheroe


equaliser, but City scored Leyland again with just one minute Clitheroe, who have


will be in action again, this time in a five-a-side com­ petition to be held in


competed in the North West League since their formation in 1973, are on the lookout for new play­ ers as the side look certain to lose the services of two of their most experienced


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Moore, who has been with the club for seven years, has decided to hang her boots up and prolific goal scorer Anne Morris is also departing. Any girls interested in


Utility player Janice


went down 2-1 against joining the club should Huddersfield after Jackie contact manager Frank Parker had put them into Counsell on Blackburn 22118.


C L I THE ROE ’S


a seven wicket defeat of Settle, and the five p o ints gained tak e s them to the top of the league.


opener Steven Andrews with the score on 19. He was bowled by Mick Dewhurst, who continued to put the batsmen in trouble throughout the game.


Settle, put into bat, lost


with skipper Andrew Davidson and put on 89


Tim Green teamed up


Briggs comes to the rescue


Mark Fallon added 39 at a brisk pace before the lat­ ter fell leg before to'Mar­ tin Greenhalgh, and then John Pauli went the same way for 17. Macintosh en d ed th e in n in g s unbeaten on 38. Whalley had a respect­


able score of 166, and got off to a good start when Richard Bedford fell to Watson with the score on seven. In came Dennett, and he


ting Watson for a 6 and two 4’s in four deliveries. Fallon replaced him and


Clitheroe 3rd XI 162 for 9, Great Harwood 3rd XI 156 for 8


GREAT Harwood’s attempts to deny Clith­ eroe the chance to win the Birchall Cup for the second successive season were thwarted by a combination of tight bowling and excellent fielding.


immediately began to dominate the bowling, hit­


went for 11 in his first over, but after bowling a maiden, he had Green­ halgh, who had played a valuable supporting role, caught at first slip. Ribblesdale still needed


and the runs came slowly. With three wickets in They managed a total of hand Great Harwood 162 thanks to two good needed seven runs off the knocks from Richard Palmer (42). and Mike Houldsworth (41), but these two batsmen were badly supported and Great Harwood were given a great chance to end Clith­ eroe’s Birchall Cup reign.


Clitheroe batted first visitors,


final over for victory. The experienced Bill


Briggs was given the task of b o w l i n g and he


100 for victory, but the partnership of Dave Ben­ nett and Dennett worked well, and they frustrated the home side by picking up boundaries and singles almost at will. Dennett brought his 50


to a good start scoring just Westhead 18, P. Griffiths below the required run- rate. Captain Geoff Cart- ledge and Malcolm Black­ burn produced a devastat­ ing spell of bowling just when Clitheroe needed it and the rest of the team fielded with true determi­ nation. Great Harwood found it difficult to score runs and two lightning


Great Harwood get off 42, W. Briggs 5, S. 8.


responded to the pressure with an incredible double wicket maiden over. Clitheroe: R. Palmer


9, M. Houldsworth 41, D. Booth 5, M. Blackburn 3, G. Cartledge 5, R. Sharp 4, A. Palmer 6 n.o., S. Nicholson 1 n.o. Great Harwood: 156 for


run-outs by Griffiths and a Sharp 6-0-35-2, S. Nichol- superb catch by Booth put son 1-0-10-0, W. Briggs even more pressure on the 1-1-0-2.


32-0. A. Palmer 8-2-31-1, G. Cartledge 8-1-18-0, M. Blackburn 8-2-17-0, R.


Bowling: D. Booth 8-0-


runs for the second wicket. Neither looked comfortable, but both per­ severed and were helped by three dropped catches.


removed Davidson and then his replacement Andrew Saballus, both s tum p e d b y A 1 a n Henderson.


At 108, Garth Sutcliffe


were beginning to run out of overs and needed quick runs. Mike Verden took it upon himself to provide them. He hit 42 in 30 deli­ veries including a huge six that had players and spec­ tators reminiscing about the greatest hits of the past.


badly when Neil Ashworth was dismissed for just two. Keith Fawcett and Bryan Lones pushed the score up to 59 before the Clitheroe professional mis­ timed a Derham delivery to mid-off. F aw c e t t fo llow ed


Clitheroe’s reply began


pick of their bowlers, but the man-of-the-match was u n d o u b te d ly Mick Dewhurst.


Settle


By this time, Settle M. Verden not out............... 42 Extras


Clitheroe


Lones c Newhouse b Der- N. Ashworth c Harker h


. Bennett not out............ 32 cult with against Philip


before Georgeson ran him- self out for 31. Dodgeson


was well run-out with the


total on 28. Brendan Wilson hatted


solidly with Graham


Busheli, but his dismissal by a fine catch by Tony Dodgeson put Read in the game. The Baxenden mid­ dle-order was demolished by Philip Hanson, but Newby could not quite match his accuracy and Baxenden scrambled home off the fourth ball of the last over. Hanson finished with


five wickets for 26 and is a much improved bowler this season.


Rend


S. Rushton e Swarbriek b BPeirv.................................. 15


S. Hunt c N. Perry b P Bushell............................... 11


radshaw c Swarbrick b Perry................................ 5


M. Grainger c Hayhurst b Busheil............................. 8


. Ford c Havhurst b Bushell............................. 0


A. Dodgson Ibw b Wilson.... 33 R. Goodway c Swarbrick b I Bushell............................. 6


Perrv 12-4-43-2. P. Hews 3-0-21- 0, B.‘Wilson 7-1-25-2.


Bowling: Bushell 23-T-45-4. S. Baxenden


J. Bushell run out................ lb B. Wilson c Dodgeson b Hanson............................. 4u


Bushell e Rushton b Good­ Gway................................... -4


N. Perry c Worsley b Newby............................. 1


*. Hanson e Heys b Wilson.. 11 P. Worsley not out............... 8


Close win for locals


Warrington 182 all uut, Clilheroe 185 for 5


CLITHEROE’S f irs t excursion in the Lanca­ shire Cup proved to be a successful one when they travelled away to face Warrington. Put into bat on a wicket


which had the consistency of concrete but played slowly, Clitheroe strug­ gled and were pressured into going for quick singles by some accurate bowling. Fawcett and Lones


played well, pushing the score to 79 before Fawcett was bowled on 24. Clitheroe’s two South


African’s set about the bowling and accelerated the run rate. Helped by Lones (73) and Mocke (49),Clitheroe managed to finish with a respectable, but not entirely convincing 185. Warrington’s McCoy


and later Rayle looked accomplished, but both were dismissed just as they began to dominate. Clitheroe looked home


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Presentation for Whalley soccer clubs


THREE local football clubs joined forces oil Friday evening to hold a presentation night. VVhalley, who play in


the E a s t Lancashire League, Whitbread Ribble Valley League’s Whalley Celtic, and the Dog Inn, who play in the Blackburn Sunday Memorial League, p resen ted th e ir club awards at Whalley Golf Club. It has been one of the


most successful seasons in Whalley’s history, with them reaching the semi­ final of the cup and finish­ ing fourth in the league. Whalley Celtic also had a good season, reaching two cup finals and having a r e s p e c ta b le le ag u e campaign. The two clubs plan to


merge n ext se ason, although the final details of which leagues they will play in, and where they will use as their home base, have yet to be decided. Guest of honour was


Graham White, the man­ ager of Colne Dynamoes. who gave a well-received speach on non-league football. Whalley’s Dave Pan-


received the greatest hon­ our of the evening when he was named as the East Lancashire League's player-of-the-year. The evening was very


s u c c e s s f u l and well attended, and the presen­ tation was followed by a buffet and disco. Our photograph shows


Mr Parr (centre, left) receiving his award from Mr White, with the other trophy winners looking on.


Poor display


Barnoldswick 3rd XI 66 for i, Chutburn 2nd XI 61 all out


and dr>\ but a useful part­ nership between Lawless and Jackson upset the calculations. From this point the


F. Newby not out................ 2 Extras....................... 10 Total (nine wickets) 140


A DISASTROUS innings from Chatburn enabled Barnoldswick to win this Craven and District Divi­ sion Four match. Chatburn batted first


game fluctuated back and forth as each wicket fell or as each boundary was struck. The final over saw War­


rington needing five runs to win from two deliveries. Bolton’s accurate throw from dee)) mid-wicket saw Hatton run out attempting a second run, and secured a victory for Clitheroe. Clitheroe: Lones 73, N.


P.A. Clegg b Hanson........... 3 P.M. Clegg e Ford b Hanson 4 P. Swarbnck b Hanson....... 8 S. Perry not out.................... 8 1. Rishton not out................ 5 Extras....................... 15 Total (eight wickets) 143


F. Newby 13.4-3-48-1. S. Hunt 5-0-16-0, Bradshaw 9-2-26-0, R. Goodway -1-1-15-1


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A. Davidson st Henderson b A l t t D r C S S l V G Sutcliffe............................ 55 S. Andrews b Dewhurst...... 11 T. Green not out.................. 52


S. Sabullus si Henderson n Sutcliffe............................ 1 Iturnle.v Helvedere 3rd XI 1811 for 7,


I x f l l l l L n S ................. 15 Clitheroe 3rd XI 187 for 8


40-1, M. Sharp 8-2-22-0, G. Sut- points m a nail biting fin- cliffe 12-0-57-2, B. Mocke ish in this Whitbread 10-0-48-0


Ribblesdale Cr icket League Division Three match.


jolleys............................... 2 pline in the field prevented K. Fawcett c Green b Jot-


Only their lack of disci- them from gaining all six


ii'?M„sckenorou'L':::::.'::.';;:.': is p°in ts - M. Dewhurst not out......... 64 Burnley batted first and


A. Saballus 13-1-5S-0, D. Der- 0f Booth, A. Palmer and 2.043-0'° ‘32' 1’ A' ° aV Robinson.


well to a difficult situation brought about by tight bowling. With 14 deli­ veries to go, Mocke lifted Jolleys, the Settle profes­ sional, high into the pavil- lion to pick up the victory. This was perhaps a tighter game than the


shortly afterwards and left Dewhurst and Barry Mocke to find five runs an over to win. This they did with Dewhurst taking the leading role and striking the ball better than he has done for some time. Both players responded


scores suggest. Although they never had enough runs, Settle defended their total well. Jolleys was the


Ribblesdale round-up


CLITHEROE moved to the top of the Whitbread Ribblesdale Cr icket League with a hard-fought victory over Settle on Saturday.


as it has done for many years, and there does not appear to be one outstand­ ing team that will run away with the title. Many people’s favourites were Great Harwood, relying on professional John Wright and overseas amateur Gary Kirsten. The South African showed his worth on Saturday when he led his team to victory against Padiham with an unbeaten 93.


The league looks as open s ^produced the goods last' the innings to .finish on 99 Ribblesdale.


breathing down the necks of Clitheroe, and their two Australian amateurs also


Blackburn Northern are


week, with John Mitchell scoring 56 from 27 balls and Craig Atkins following his unbeaten 76 with figures of 4 for 16 when he bowled.


rules as an Englishman lapsed to 81 all out. after spending 12 months Tb;s weekend is a dou- in this country.


for Atkins, who now quali­ fies under' Ribblesdale runs as the home team col-


It was quite a weekend ble-header with the derby


and travels down to Black- Sunday. On Saturday, burn with club profes- Ribblesdale Wanderers sional Kevin Sample. ■ He travel to Barnoldswick, did not have far to travel Whalley are at Great Har- on Sunday, as Dalton CC wood, Read entertain hosted the North Lanca- Blackburn Northern, shire League U25 v Whit- while leaders Clitheroe II, Ribblesdale Wanderers v bread Ribblesdale League play host to Baxenden. Lucas.


Atkins lives at Dalton matches taking place on


U25 81, Whitbread Ribblesdale U25 191 for 3. Saturday’s Fixtures: Senior League — Barnoldswick v Ribb­ lesdale Wanderers, Gt Harwood v Whalley, Read v Blackburn Northern, Cherry Tree v Padi­ ham, Settle v Earby, Clitheroe v Baxenden. Division One — Earby v


Clitheroe. Division Two — Rawtenstall v R6ad, Whalley v Rolls Royce


n an


Ribblesdale won the the short distance to Padi- Settle, Ribblesdale Wanderers v toss and decided to bat. ham, Whalley entertain


uzo 2ame- Opener Neil Perry (Bax- Settle, and Clitheroe make Oswaldtwistle I.


On Sunday, Read travel —Padiham v Read, Whalley v „


Sunday: Senior League . '


enden) batted throughout the trip across town to Division Two — Read v Padi­ ham, Lower Darwen v Whalley.


not out and Atkins scored a brisk 38 as the local team ended up at 191 for 3.


North Lancs appeared


to be in little trouble a t 66 derers (5pts) 167 for 3; Clitheroe for 3 when Atkin s came (5pts) 182 for 3, Settle 176 for 3;


six Wickets Jor just three for 8> Rea’d 140 for 9 r ~ ~


results: Padiham 213 for 7, Great Harwood (5pts) 214 for 4; Blackburn Northern (6pts) 211 for 6, Barnoldswick 122; Whal­ ley 166 for 5, Ribblesdale Wan-


Saturday’s Senior League


into th e a t ta ck . He took Earby 136, Cherry Tree (6pts) , ■.


- • . , - ___ 108 for 8: Baxenden (5pts) 143 Sunday: North Lancashire


Middle order slump


CARLETON batted first and lost the wicket of Carling early in the match, but the away team’s for­ tunes improved with a century second-wicket stand from Roberts (51) and Walker (53). The Chatburn bowlers


Chatburn 1st XI 155, Carlelon 179 for 6


on the Burnley batsmen seemed to get luckier and luckier and towards the end of their innings a mad thrash saw the score soar to 183.


As the afternoon wore


to bowl the Burnley side out, but failed due to a series of dropped catches with the main culprit b eing w ick e tk e ep e r Palmer.


Clitheroe had a chance


stuck to their task despite Meakin only being able to bowl three overs. Three wickets were taken by Woodworth who finished with tidy figures of 11-1- 29-3 and two by Booth, who bowled right through the innings. Chatburn got off to a


the run-rate at first, but began to fall behind until Griffiths set them hack on the glory trail with an impressive 46. Houldsworth and Booth


Clitheroe kept up with


kept the momentum going, and with wickets getting scarce, debutant Tony Robinson stood firm with 28 not out. Clitheroe eventually


great start with an open­ ing stand of 91 from Woodworth (51) and Barker (32). Unfortunately the mid­


Total (three wickets) 182 found it difficult to score Bowling: Jolleys 21.4-1-68-2, runs off the tight howling


B o w l i l^ ! hD ?w toS rtl™ CLITHEROE gained five ' p f ' ' J 1 ^ Bowling: P. Hanson 13-4-26-5,


. Hayhurst c Rushton b Hanson............................. 14


and were bogged down by some good accurate bowl­ ing from Akatar and Bowker. Only Lambert (10), Bithell (12) and Tom­ linson (10) managed to score double figures and Chatburn had to be con­ tent with a poor 64. The Chatburn attack


gave their side hope as Barnoldswick began their innings and lost four wickets for just nine runs. Chatburn's great start


Ashworth 7, K. Fawcett 24, B. Mocke 49, A. Hen­ derson 1, M. Dewhurst 12 n.o., P. Rushton 3 n.o.. extras 16, total 185. Warrington: 1S2 all out. Bowling: M. Dewhurst


8-0-37-1; M. Sharp 7.5-1- 35-1; B. Mocke 8-1-30-3: G. Sutcliffe 8-0-32-2; K. Nor- kett 8-0-35-1.


County place for David


A PUPIL from Kibbles- dale School has been cho­ sen to play for the Lanca­ shire School’s U13 XI. David Howard (13), of


nominated for a coaching course run by the Lanca­ shire Schools Cricket Association. After trials, he was selected and went on the course. Since then he has been


Abbey Terrace, Barrow, has been playing cricket since lie was six, begin­ ning at Whalley. He moved to Ribblesdale Wanderers last year, and plays regularly for the under-13s, 15s, and 18s, as well as for his school and the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley representative team. Before Easter he was


2, G. Lambert 10, P. Bith­ ell 12, M. Barker 6, S. Booth 0, K. Thompson 7. P. Craig 4, T. Hitchen 0, K. Tomlinson 10, P. Whit­ taker 2 n.o., B. Hart 5, extras 6, total 64. Barnoldswick: 66 for 4. Bowling: P. Craig 6-0-


came to an end when Smith and Asghar came to the crease. The pair put on an unbeaten stand of 57 to win the game for Bar­ noldswick by six wickets. Chatburn: P. Dinsdale


20-1: S. Booth 9-2-21-3: K. Tlv ’’>:3.4-0-1:'."


Clitheroe homing


Society liberated 171 birds at Dorchester into a north east wind. The winner belonged to


CLITHEROE Homing


the in-form loft of Harry Lofthouse with David Parker in second place and Brian Scott in third. Next week the sees the


first of the cross channel races from Sartilly, a dis­ tance of 330 miles. Results: H. Lofthouse


for trials for a place in the squad from which the team was chosen. Two weeks ago he played in the North v South Lancashire match at Old Trafford, and has now been selected for the full team.


Sailing success


J . Sm i th , b o th of Clitheroe. On Monday, May 29th,


won with two overs and two wickets remaining. Burnlev Belvedere: 183


dle order batsmen, exclud­ ing Booth (17) and Meakin (17), failed to impress and were all dismissed without any sc o r in g double figures. The third highest contri­


43-1, A. Palmer 11-0-40-3, T. Robinson 11-2-37-1, R. Sharp 8-0-44-2, G. Cart­ ledge 1-0-17-0. Clitheroc: R. Palmer 0,


bution came from the extras and Chatburn were all out 24 runs short of Carleton’s total. Carieton: 179 for 6. Bowling: R. Booth 22-3-


80-2; G. Meakin 3-0-14-0; B. Jones 9-1-35-0; J. Woodworth 11-1-29-3. Chatburn: J. Wood-


worth 51, K. Barker 32, B. Wright 7, M. Robinson 1, R. Booth ,17, G. Meakin 17, P. Clough 0, D. Harri­ son 2,1 J . | Whittle'5, B. Jones 1 n.o., M. Pearce 0, extras 22, total 155.


for 7. Bowling: D. Booth 14-7-


TWO Ribbie Valley sailors took the honours in the Pursuit Racing Competi­ tion held at Burwain Sail­ ing Club. First place went to R. Smith and second went to


the ladies held their annual race, this year in GB14’s. The best three out of four races determined the results. The fourth place boat was helmed by Rimington sailor Mrs Les­ ley Marklew.


W. Briggs 23, S. Westh­ ead 17, A. Drakeford 11, P. Griffiths 46, M. Houlds­ worth 19, D. Booth 17, T. Robinson 28 n.o., G. Cart­ ledge 1, R. Sharp 7 n.o., extras 18, total (eight wickets) 187


Fixtures


ALL six Clitheroe and District Cricket League sides are in action next week. Fixtures: Chipping v


Catholic, Hurst Green v G isb u rn , C a su a ls v Brockhall.


Single stroke


THE Single Stroke Jubilee Trophy was held at Clith­ eroe Golf Club at the weekend. Results: Division One —


Aspinall (84-19-65); 2nd, A. Wright (82-16-66); 3rd, A. Ainsworth (82-14-68); 4th, I. Johnson (88-20-68). Division Three — 1st, D. Dukinfield (91-22-69).


1st, R. Riley (74-10-64); 2nd, A.S. Taylor (73-8-65); 3rd, E. White (78-12-66); 4th, J.T. Holt (79-9-70) after a play-off. Division Two — 1st, M.


(velocity 1259.96), D. Parker (1252.82), B. Scott ( 12 5 2 .0 4 ) , D . K av (1251.68), D. Parker (1 2 5 1 .1 9 ) , S. S co tt (1 247.79) , S. S co tt (1237.83), H. Chatburn (1230.16), H. Lofthouse (122 4 .6 3 ) , S. S co tt (1213.12), F.R. Howarth (1208.39), D. Whittaker (1199.88).


NETBALL


played recently were: Trinity Diamonds 36. Trinity Hearts 17; White Lion 12. Walshaw 32: Trinity Jokers 25. Lion- hearts 18; RBL A 26, RBL B 32; Trinity Aces 23. Dominoes 28.


GOALS are now totting up in the Clitheroe and District Netball League. Results of matches


Saints.......................... Trinity Jokers...............


Phoenix....................... 4 3 U 1 U) Dominoes..................... 4 1 U 3 ti Trinity Aces................. 3 U l •> 4 Lionhearts................... 4 l) I 3 3


Ihvismn One I* W D L P 1 1 (i (i 12 -1 3 0 1 It


Rebels.......................... 4 4 0 0 Hi Walshaw...................... 4 3 0 1 9 White Lion................... 4 3 0 1 9 RBL A......................... 4 3 0 1 s Trinitv Diamonds......... 4 2 0 2


Division Tw0 1»W D L P


7


RBL B........................ 4 l 0 3 6 Trinity Hearts............. 3 0 0 3 l


Second in hill race


CLITHEROE fell runner Shaun Livesey took second place in Sunday’s Great Hameldon Hill Race at Accrington. The six-mile route incor­


porated a steep 900ft. climb and the event was won by last year’s winner and 1987 record holder, M. Patterson.


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