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Clitheroe Advertiser &■ Times, September 13th, 1990 25


Curtain falls on Whitbread Ribblesdale League


Nothing fancy from the title winners


WHALLEY celebrated the end of their title-winning season with a fancy dress party, but there was no disguising the fact they were the worthy winners of the 1990 championship, writes Murray Walker.


would win the title right been very pleased with how the from the beginning of the


“ I honestly believed we


season," said professional Roger Watson. “After the


start we had, I couldn’t see anyone catching us.” Whalley finished 17 points


clear and Watson, who has re­ signed for a third year with the villagers, puts his club's success down to an excellent all-round performance. “ It has been a total team


effort and whoever has come into the side certainly hasn't let us down,” he said. South African police captain


Leon De Villiers joined the club half-way through the season and his leg-spin bowling and solid batting gave a new dimension to the team. ■'Basically the bowlers bowled


well and the batsmen tiieir job as well,” said Mr Watson. Tony Wright and wicket­


keeper Vic Morris showed that there is no substitute for experience, and Wright was well-supported with the ball by Brian Brown and Mark Fallon, while skipper John Wharton and Paul Macintosh came good with the bat. Most of the season was spent


without the league representa­ tive side’s opening batsman John Kearsley, who had back problems, but returned to the team in the latter stages. "There is no reason whv we


can’t do it again next year,’' said Mr Watson. “ 1 think the club w i l l go from s tren g th to strength.” For runners-up Bibblesdale


Wanderers, it was the club’s most successful season since 11*02 when they last won the championship. That success has been


reflected throughout the Church Meadow teams, with the 2nds winning the second division championship and the 2rds look­ ing as if thev will emulate their 1st XI and finish as runners-up in the third division.


“ Everyone at the club has has turned out,” said


rnfrieeimvil skipper Raul Seedlu. “We have been on the wrong side of some


close results and if we had won


those, there might have been a lot more at stake last weekend at Whalley.” Professional Gary Yates was a


success, averaging 40.02 with the bat and claiming 40 wickets. He has been offered new terms, but he will be honing to figure more prominently in Lanca­ shire’s plans next year and that could curtail his availability. Queensland’s Peter Drinnen


passed the 500 run mark and is hoping to return to Bibblesdale — but a lot could depend on whether overseas amateurs are allowed in the league next season. The local amateurs also shone


with Seedle and the evergreen Malcolm Dennett scoring runs, while spin-twins Terry Braith- waite and Martin Greenhalgh were impressive with the ball. Philip Hall, back in action behind the stumps after missing a year due to a broken arm, showed he had lost none of his skill in collecting £1 victims. “We have had a settled side,


and that hies helped, but if we did have people missing, the 2nd XI were strong enough for us to take an able replacement,” said Mr Seedle. C l ith e ro e , who finished


eighth, always looked as if they would be faced with a difficult time after losing several key players at the end o f last season.


“We didn’t play very well,”


said captain Keith Fawcett. “We used 24 players in the first team and were being constantly forced to change our side.” A lot was going to depend on


their professional Bryan Lones and overseas amateur .John Ilille. Lones, back at Chatburn


Boad for the third successive season, finished with 8-11) runs, just 25 short of his 1989 total.


Wanderers secure runners-up spot


Whalley 152 for !*. Bibblesdale Wanderers 125 for 9


ALREADY crowned as champions, Whalley ended the season with a winning draw against


local rivals Ribblesdale. While the match was the fight and determina-


heing played, Cherry Tree tion to succeed in the mid- were strup[dinp; against die o rd e r and his 18 proved to be a valuable Knock. Whalley finished on 103


Bead, which meant that Bibblesdale were safe in second*place and finished the season as runners-up. Willi the pressure taken


off, the batting order was changed, with John Kears­ ley and Wayne Cooper opening the innings. They hutted slowly, 'hut stayed at the crease for some time, amassing (!S runs for the first wicket. Kearlsey hit 88 before


heinjt caught bv Richard Bedlord off the bowling of T e r ry Braithwaite and Cooper finished witli 81)


before being adjudged Unv off Martin Greenhalgh. The run rate increased


when Mark Fallon came to the crease and was soon in a run-scoring rhythm. Fal­ lon hit 58 from til balls before being run out, hut had put Whalley in a healthier position than had at one p o in t lo o k ed possible. Only professional Roger Watson seemed to have


Im p re s s iv e d is p la y


West Bradford 5. Skipton Bulldog* Reserves 1


WHST Bradford started in an impressive fashion, taking the


lead after only a matter of minutes. The goal was scored by Hit-


chon who headed in a well- directed Longhi cross. Minutes later Ratcliffe scored the side’s second with a quick-fire turn and volley This was followed by a third


goal when a long ball from Ans- low found RatclifTo in space. The forward kept a cool head to score his second of the match. As the half drew to a dost*.


Hienkinship netted the fourth following a flowing move down the left win^. With only a minute remaining. Blenkinship made it 5-0 with a spectacular shot. The second half did not begin


as successfully for West Brad­ ford when ’keeper Charnley was stung on the back on the neck by a wasp and had to leave the pilch. Full back Anslow took over in


goal and produced a couple of fine saves before the awav side managed a consolation goal. West Bradford: Charnley,


Anslow. Bradshaw, Rarkington, Rye. I’linehyard, Parsons, Hit- chen, Longlii, Blenkinship. Rat­


cliffe. Sub: Niven. F iv e a l iv e


Snlxlen Reserves 0, Whalley Reserves 5


BOTH of these sides left the Kibble Valley League at the end of the bust season to seek pas­ tures new in the Fast Lanca­ shire League second division. On the evidence of this match.


Sabden’s basically young side may well have a difficult season


ahead. Whalley completely dominated from start to finish, but had to wait until the 25th


minute to take the lead, through Sidobottoni. The 0-1 scoreline at half-time


was not a fair reflection on the play and the way Whalley had dominated throughout. The game followed the same


pattern in the second half, but this time Whalley managed to find the scoring touch. Goals from Richards. Davies, Sidebot- tom and a Heyos penalty secured a comfortable win.


for !), a total well within Ribblesdale’s reach if they hatted well. Stand-in professional


Irani and captain Raul Seedle failed to take any wickets and it was left to Marlin Greenhalgh and Braithwaite to do the damage. Greenhalgh took three wickets for 55 from his la overs and Braith­ waite two from his nine overs for the loss o f 88 rims. K ib b le s d a le ’s reply


lacked conviction and they struggled throughout to find th e ir true form. Opener I’eter Drinnen hit only nine runs before he was caught by wicket keeper Vic Morris. Irani and Dean Braithwaite also turned in low scores and, at 2!) for -1, Bibblesdale were in trouble. David Cottam managed


to stick around for a while, hitting 81, and Bedford also stayed at the crease for a while, amassing 28 rims. A Hurry of runs came


from short hut useful knocks from the latter- order batsmen. But Kihb- lesdale had fallen a long way behind the run rate and had to slow down and conserve wickets for the last few overs to save the point. Whalley overseas' ama­


teur Leon I)e Villiers had a fine last game with the hall, taking six wickets for ■17 runs from his Hi overs. Brian Brown took the rest o f t he w ic k e t s and although Whalley did not finish with a six-point win, they still came out on top.


Wlinlley


.1. Koarsly h Bedford Braithwaite....................


W. Cooper Ibw b Green halgh...............................


M. Fallon run out.............. . I*. Macintosh c Greenhalgh h Braithwaite.....................


Watson c Irani b Green­ halgh................................


:i2


20 52 10


L. De Villiers b Greenhalgh. A. Calderhank run out........ B. Brown run out................ A. Wright run out............... .1. Wharton not out.............. Extras....................... Total (nine wickets) 102


Bowling: Irani 14-2-4t>-0, P.


Seedle 7-1-17-0, M. Greenhalgh 15-2-55-2. I . Bra ithwa ite


9-2-:iS-2 Ribblesdale Wanderers


I*. Drinnen c Morris b Brown..............................


1). Cottam e Wright b De Villiers.............................


Irani e Cooper b Brown...... D. Braithwaite run out....... It. Bedford e Morris b De Villiers.............................


P. Seedle c Cooper b De Vil- 9


IS 0 2


12


0 1 4


Australian Hille found it difficult to adapt to English conditions and scored just 242 runs. With Mick D ew h u r s t ’ s


appearances limited due to work commitments and apparent dis­ illusionment witli the game, and Marcus Sharp not returning from college until mid-season, it was fortunate for Clitheroe that Garth Sutcliffe was as depend­ able as ever with the ball, claim- ng 25 cheap wickets. It was


<is not all doom and gloom


at Chatburn Boad however, with the emergence of Neil Bol­ ton and Mick Houldsworth as regular first team members. The 2rd XI also brought some silverware to the club by win­ ning the Division Three title. Bead were perhaps the most


unlucky of our local sides, fin­ ishing third from bottom. Three batsmen, professional Mark Aspin, overseas amateur Paul Burns and captain Stephen Rushton, all scored over 700 runs — the first time such a feat has been achieved in the club’s history. Bead were usually up against


it b e fo r e the game had s ta r ted . . .about 15 minutes beforehand in most cases as they lost the toss on 17 out of 22 occasions, including 14 on the trot. Mr Rushton denied that he


used to toss up with his pads on in readiness to open the innings, but he must not have been far off.- “ I f we had the opportunity to


chase totals we would have expected to have won more games,” said Mr Rushton. "1 think it is time the rules are changed, possibly to straight


overs cricket, because it pays to bat second whatever the wicket is like and that is a bit silly.” With 50 wickets to his name,


Aspin has re-signed for next season, but he will be hoping for


more support from his fellow bowlers.


WIimiKHAI) HlltIU.KSDALK I.KACUK


Senior Division l> W W


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Wuwy....... Ribblesdale W...


fed dam....... Gl Harwoul.... Settle.......... Clilherw...... Baxenden...... Read......... Blackburn N... Bamo Id < wick....


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Rugby


Close encounter for Clitheroe


Clitheroe IHJFC 1st XV i), Colder Vale IlUFC 12


TWO moments of lax concentration cost Clith­ eroe this match against local rivals Calder Vale. . Showing a restructured V!iuT r, r ' T h T o ‘


to«im from hist week, With rpj,e pressure lx?gan to toll and three enforced and two Calder fell offside. This gave positional changes, it was Malcolm Heanon a chance to put


r h , , , ... Calder half and oanuH'd there.


the Littlemoor team that T y T.."'1 began the better.


Weakened squad


Clitheroe 2nd XV 2. Calder Vale 16


Wluillcy CC 1st XI, hack lYum the left: Charlotte Camnt (scorer), Wayne Cooper, Urian Brown, Mark Fallon, Adam Calderhank, I’eter Bradley,


_____________ sm M . .


Leon l)e Villiers, John Kearsley. Front: Roger Watson (professional), Vic Morris, John Wharton (captain), Paul Macintosh, Tony Wright.


....... ....... . - 7.__ .


DUE to injuries and a player’s wedding, the seconds were forced to field a weakened team in this match and were fortu­ nate that veterans Masters, Tarhult, Einmott and Giles w e r e p e r su a d e d out o f retirement. Not surprisingly, Clitheroe


took time to settle down and during the early period, found themselves six {mints in arrears, courtesy o f a fine try by Calder’s right winger. During the second quarter.


Clitheroe’s pack began to gell and started to punch holes in the Calder defence, with some pow­ erful drives. ’Phis mounting pressure


forced Calder into conceding a penalty for offside, which was duly converted by skipper Andrew Drakeford. No more points were scored Ix.’fore half­ time and with the wind in their favour in the second half, tlu* Clitheroe side were confident of winning the match. While the pack continued to


dominate, the loss of 'Pirn Hit- chen through injury severely restricted their line-out options and enabled the visitors to deny them possesion at crucial phases. Towards the end, Clitheroe


began to tire and Calder scored a goal and a try to increase their lead to 12 points. Outstanding for Clitheroe


were Chris Baldwin and man-of- the-match Paul Proctor.


Clitheroe: Drakeford. Tar-


butt, Jacques, Allen. Woodhurn (D). Kmmott, Wiggins, Raw-


stron, Proctor, Thornber. Hit- chen, Wilson, Baldwin, Wood- burn, Giles.


\ l 65- 5 2 6


S 1


63 G •1 4


40 3


35 23


1 9


O 6


Bibblesdale Wanderers CC 2nd XI, hack from the left: Ronnie Blair, Ian Britcliffc, Alan Dickinson, Dennis Birch (chairman), Arthur Shaw (league


Read end season on a high


Rend Mil for 1, Cherry Tree 147 for 7


READ completed the season with a long- awaited win at Whalley Road.


S t o p h o n R u s h L o n


achieved a long overdue success with the toss and Read opened the howling for the first time since early in the season. Cherry Tree were held to 147 for 7 off their 45


Poor finish Clitheroe 117 for S,


Pndiham 172 for 0 dec.


CLITHEROE’S sea­ son came to an end on


Saturday in indifferent


fashion. The visitors bewail their


innings cautiously, with Gee and Woods taking their time to pick up the pace of the wicket. As time went on the


partnership began to nour­ ish and the pair had amassed 125 when Gee was stumped. Clitheroe’s opening attack of Wes- tw e l l and Sharp was brought back immediately and successfully. They ate into I’adiham’s


middle order, slowing the scoring rate down and the l ’adiham skipper decided to declare at 172. Faced with hitting 172


in 47 overs, things were looking good for Clitheroe but, as on so many occa­ sions this season, the bats­


his general form since July, hit some runs but fa i le d to build a b ig innings. The others soon followed, all finding the bowling o f Holton and Ueyworth difficult. Wes twell and Sharp


men failed to take up the challenge. Lones, in keeping with


played out the last 10 overs without too much trouble and a mediocre season ended in mediocre fashion.


l ’mlihnni


8. (Ice st Robinson b I.oncs, 02 A. Woods e nod b Westwell E. Eddings e Lones b Sharp 11 Holton e Holton b Sharp......


(1


M. Hevworth run out.......... 7 S. Walker b Sharp.............. 7 G. Levan not out................. 7 Extras....................... 12 Total (six wickets) 172


Howling: M. Sharp l(,-5-;)5-;t.


N. Westwell 12-1-Ki-l, G. Sut­ cliffe 5-0*27*0, H. Lones 0-0-2-I- 1, M. Houldsworth -1-0-28 0


Clitheroe


21 S. Blackburn run out........... 4 6 C. Seed b Bolton................. 0 1 N. Ashworth b Bolton........


Lones c and b Hevworth..... 24


28 M. Sharp not out................. 28 K. Faw cet t e Woods b


7


M. Greeniiaigh b De Villiers M. Dennett b De Villiers..... G. Leach not out.................. R. Hall c Calderhank b De Villiers............................ 10 Extras....................... 2 Total (nine wickets) 125


Bowling: A. Wright 7-1-16-0,


B. Brown 9-0-21-2, L. De Vil­ liers 16-2-47-0, M. Fallon 12-2-200


Ueyworth........................ N. Bolton b Bolton.............. 20


4 A. Robinson st Devan b 16 Hevworth........................ 10 M. Ifouldsworth c Bolton b Onterod........................... 4


7 •i


N. Westwell not out............ 14 Extras......................... 14 Total (eight wickets) 117


Bowling: Bolton 20-b-2(>-2, S.


Gee 9-1-20-0, M. Hevworth 12- 2-26-2, B. Omerod 4-1-4-1. E. Eddings 2-0-14-0


0


overs. Scoring was never easy on it wicket offering movement and turn and the home attack bowled Well taking advantage of the conditions. The backbone o f the


v is itor ’s innings was a painstaking 74 from skip­ per David Hayes who sur­ vived, not without some good fortune, until the •14th over before being well caught by Doug New­ ton oil the mid-wicket


boundary. Bead Look the vita l


wicket of Neil Bradshaw when the total was on 03 and Terry Clegg produced an excellent delivery to have the professional well caught by i ’eter Grainger. With the last hall of the


same over he howled Haul Mercer and. afte r this breakthrough. Bead kept a tight grip on the visitors, l ’hilip Hanson returned to claim three wickets and Mark Aspin conceded only 88 runs off 18 overs and was unlucky not to get among the wickets. Rushton and Gary


O'Connor had an uneasy start against the howling of Haul Mercer and Peter Henson and when O'Con­ nor played-on in the sixth over the total was just 14. Rushton hit his way out


of trouble and, well sup­ ported by David Burns, took the total to 72, reach­ ing an impressive half-cen­ tury before being howled by Hughes. Aspin and Burns were


made to work hard for their runs by Simon Sut­ cliffe and John Hughes. Burns fell to Hughes for a valuable 2!) before Aspin and Patrick Ford made victory safe for the home side with four overs to spare.


('berry Tree P. lbiyes e Newton b Hnn- 74


Hriulsbaw c Grainger b Clegg............................... 28


1*. Mereer b Clegg.............. 0 J. Snteliffe c Clegg b O’Con­ nor.................................... 7


L. Kennedy e Ford h O’Con­ nor....... '............................ 11


,L Hughes b Hanson............ 5 M. Caton e Newton b Han­ son.................................... ti


S. Snteliffe not out............... -1 1’ . Henson not out................ 2 Extras....................... 10 Total (seven wickets) 1-17


Howling: Aspin lS-0-33-0, 1’.


Hanson 11-1-35-8, T. Clegg 11- l-aii-2, G. O’Connor 5-1-22-2


Read S. Rushton b Hughes.. 51


G. O’Connor b Benson........ 5 P. Burns e Hayes b Hughes. 29 M. Aspin b Hughes............. 24 P. Ford not out................... 22 I*. Hanson not out................ 0 Extras....................... 8 Total (four wickets) 149


Bowling: P. Mercer 8-2-28-0,


P. Benson 12-2-22-1, Sutcliffe 9-2-29-0, J. Hughes ! 5-2-22-2


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G'A •iiass-vj M em o r ia l soccer


e o f f Young...double strike


NOW boosting three divisions, the Memorial Sunday Football League hits got off to-a resound­


ing start. With all three leagues in


action for the first time last weekend, it was certainly a busy time thnughout East Lancashire


last Sunday. In the first division, the De


Lacy Arms had an impressive win against Lammack to show that they will he up among the championship challengers come the end of the season. In the second division, the


Dog Inn had a fine 4-0 win over Printers Arms, while Langho FC went down 7-2 against llin- dle Arms. In tlu* newly-formed Division


Three, Whalley Wanderers won their first match 1-0 against Blackamoor. Results: Division One —


Abbey Decor 1, Crown Scaffold­ ing 10; Guido 2. Finesse Win­ dows 2; Lammack 2, De Lacy Arms 0; Station Anns 0. Blue Dahlia 5; Tavern Inn 1, Black Horse 5; Tommy Balls U. Fox and Hounds 1. Division 'Two — Langho Ft!


2. Hindle Arms 7; Pack Horse 2, Graham and Brown l; Park Hotel 0, Dog Inn 4; Printers Arms 2, Aqueduct FC 4; Rho­ den Rangers 7, Lancashire Evening Telegraph 4. Division Three — Blackamoor


0. Whalley Wanderers 1; Bulls Head 2, Thorsmans (U K ) 5; Crown Berger Olympic S. Park View WMC 0; Metllex 2. Galli- greaves Rangers 2; Wilton Albion 0, Bay Horse Saab FC 2.


president), William Bradley, Billy Slinger (cap­ tain), Marlin Wrigley, Stephen Proctor, Barry Spencer, Paul Spencer.


Bass North West Counties Football


Darwen sent packing in emphatic style


Clitheroe 2, Darwen 0


A LETHAL double strike from Geoff Young and a well-taken goal from Mark Hayes secured three valuable points for Clitheroe in this local derby.


After losing their last


match 8-0 against Maine Boad, Clitheroe needed to hit back with a convincing win and this they did in emphatic style.


Playing their first ever


Friday-night match, in front of a bumper crowd, Clitheroe started at a fast pace, hitting the bar after


just seven minutes when Young rose well to head a Steve Murphy cross. Nut- tall was well beaten in the Darwen goal, but the ball failed to dip enough and came hack o ff the wood work.


After this early chance


the match settled into a set pattern. Clitheroe were in overall control and attacked with style and conviction as opposed to Darwen's e r ra t ic and sometimes sloppy play.


For the away side, only


Steve Mullen and Tyson looked capable of upset­ ting the Clitheroe defence. The first goal came after


Id minutes when a Young cross floated over the Dar­ wen 'keeper, hit the post and went hack into the net.


The play continued in


the same mould, with Clitheroe well on top and pressing for more goals, mainly through Duncan Edwards who proved a real handful on the left wing.


Danven’s play was a lit­


tle nigged and the visitors gave away an endless number o f fre e -k ick s which, overall, Clitheroe wasted.


The second goal came in


the 51st minute. Frank MeDougall won the ball


just inside the Darwen half and after a neat one- two released Young who scored with a precise, tight-angled shot.


Now trailing 2-0, Dar­


wen began to adopt a rather aggressive style of play ami the referee was kept extremely busy.


The match began to


deteriorate into a scrap and after 75 minutes Brian Gardiner was sent off for a slack and late challenge on Hayes.


Reduced to 10 men,


Darwen continued in the same rather unproductive way and did not look any danger going forward.


Simon strikes the target


A LOAD of bull — that’s what Simon Savin scored last weekend to secure the Lancashire Under-12s archery title. The 10-year-old


from Clitheroe proved right on target when he out-shot his com­ petitors to l ift the crown, at Samlesbury. Simon, a pupil of


Pendle County P r i­ mary School, could not have hoped for a bet­ ter teacher, for his great aunt, Mrs Bar­ bara Fielding, won the wor ld t i t l e three times, and the British championship on nine occasions. Mrs Fielding intro­


duced Simon to the sport and he has not looked back since. A membo’- . Wl"


ley r’. ... ( L ’ j, Simon has also won


five competitions this . imr .)• and ’.opes to


shoot in the national championships next year.


Clitheroe relaxed, with­


out letting too much slip and, with first-team regu­ lars N e i l Hanson and Bobby Pizelis both serving suspensions, the side showed that they tiave the depth and quality to be in the championship fight this season.


The match was well and


truly sealed in the 82nd minute when Hayes scored what was the best goal of the match.


The move started with


Murphy just inside the Clitheroe half. He laid the ball off to MeDougall, who immediately played it to Steve Orrcll. With all the play concentrated on the right, Orrell showed great vision, sweeping the ball right across the pitch to a screaming Hayes. He col­ lected,. sprinted into the box and scored with ease.


not at full strength, Clith­ eroe also had players ing anil w i l l be w e l l- pleased with the way they despatched their local rivals .


Although Darwen were Clith- miss-


igi


S h aw b r id g e to p ic s


FOLLOWING the success o f Clitheroe FC’s first ever Friday night match, the side will stage another


tomorrow evening. Clitheroe will play Skel-


mersdale United in a re­ arranged North Wes t Counties Division One fix­ ture (k.o. 7-30 p.m.).


Last Frid ay 's match


against Darwen attracted over 350 spectators and, with Clitheroe currently in top form, there should be another healhty crowd at Shawbridge tomorrow.


For the future, the new


floodlight league starts on th e w e e k b e g in n in g October 8th.


On the fu n d ra is in g


front, the club is also hold­ ing a race night at Shaw­ bridge on October 4th, starting at 8 p.m. and a general knowledge quiz at the Sta tion H o te l on October 23rd, also starting at 8 p.m. Al l proceeds


from both events will go towards club funds.


Ann sweeps the board


C H A TB U K N ’S Ann Driver swept the board for the second year running in tlu? Lancashire Junior Tennis Championships. The talented 18-year-old won


the girls’ singles, doubles and mixed-doubles titles to equal the tournament record. It was a repeat performance of last year when Ann also won all three events. Now taking a year out from


her studies. Ann was at Lon­ don’s Queen’s Club recently for Junior County Week. Lancashire were in the top


group and Ann won all her games — three singles and th re e doubles. Although obviously pleased by her own performance, Ann was a little disappointed that the team were the eventual runners-up to Essex. “We only lost by one match


and had several match points that would have given us the title,” said Ann. Ann was also on the wrong


end of a close tit* in the semi­ finals of the national grass court championships at Eastbourne. Partnered by Alison Moverlev, Ann was hoping to lift the title but the pair fell at the |>enulti- mate hurdle 7-6, 7-6. Ann also performed very


creditably in the singles compe­ tition. reaching the semi-finals. With the outdoor season now


at a close, Ann will be concen­ trating on indoor tournaments until the spring when she is hoping to establish herself on the national senior circuit.


Lacklustre display


Chatburn 1st XI S5, Ingrow St John’s 112 for 9


INGKOW St John’s won the toss and batted first on a slow wicket in this Craven League


match. Facing some accurate bowling


from Rod and Steven Booth, the pair managed to force Ingrow Into two run-outs and, after 26 overs, the away side stood at 26


for 4. Chatburn l>egan to lose their


grip on the match when Hinns and Unnin came together, put­ ting on 46 before Unnin fell to a superb catch by Raul Whittaker. This knock did push the score up and Ingrow finished on 112


for 9 after their 45 overs. Chatham's reply began badly


when they lost oj>ener Malcolm Robinson with the score on iust five. The batsmen struggled to find any. runs, with only Bob Wright (25) and Ken Barker (17) showing any true resistance. The side battled on, but could


not find the runs needed and were dismissed for a disappoint­


ing 85. For Ingrow St John’s, Clough finished with eight for 25 from


his 19 overs. Ingrow St John’s: 112 for 9. Bowling: K. Booth 22.9-25-4.


I*. Doman 10-1-28-2. Chatburn: J. Woodworth 5,


M. Robinson 4, K. Wright 25, K. Barker 17, K. Booth 2, P.


Doman 0, M. Mahon 0, R. Har­ rison 6, P. Whittaker f> n.o., S. Booth 2, A. Bradshaw 2, extras 7, total 85.


with ease. Calder buttled their way back


'’ thc luiul :l" '1 he 11 1,1


straight from the re-start and it was Clitheroe’s turn to defend. Forced well back into their own


half, Clitheroe gave awav a pen­ alty. Calder elected to kick for goal, but the ball iHiunced back off the upright, fell into the arms of tneir winger and three


{mints had suddenly turned into six. Shortly afterwards, Calder


pressed again and this time a tap penalty gave them a try and Clitheroe were in trouble at 2- 12. The rest of the game was ter­


ritorially Clitheroe’s, with all the play being centred in Calder’s half. Clitheroe even­ tually iiulled some points back when Heanon cleverly kicked into space. Flanker Roger Holmes gathered the loose hall and powered his way towards the line, falling short by 10 metres. John Silcuck collected the ball from the nick and scam­ pered over the line. Heanon converted and Clitheroe were back with a chance. The home side continued to


battle on, but could not find the points needed to rescue the match. The match had been lost in


the first half when the Clitheroe pack struggled to win any clean jHissesion. Clitheroe: O’Duffy. Aspin,


Tindall, Waterhouse, Ballister, Heanan, Silcock, Broctor (J), 1 sherwood, Dubowski. Broctor


(B), Duxhury. Newton, Holmes, Taylor. On Saturday. Clitheroe face


Lucas RFC in the first round of the new National Rrovincial Cup at home (k.o. 2 p.m.).


Victorious


opener Blackamoor 0,


Whalley Wanderers I


W HAL LE Y Wanderers’ first match in the Blackburn Memorial League Third Division proved a hard-fought anil suc­ cessful affair with the side fin­ ishing with a well-earned victory. Starting on top, Whalley con­


trolled the match for the first 15 minutes, hut could not find a way past the Blackamoor ’keeper who was in inspired form. After a number of goal-scor­


ing opportunities had been saved or squandered, Blackmoor came hack into the match and began to dictate the play in midfield. This enabled the home side to


launch a number of dangerous attacks, putting the Wnalley defence under severe pressure. Led by Colin Lloyd, admira­


bly assisted bv Steven Mossop and Jonathan ihmlh, the defence cojmhI well, repelling all that the home side could throw at them. Blackamoor kept on plugging away and in the 26th minute were rewarded with a goal. However, the referee adjudged the strike to have been offside. The battle for fmssossion was


won by Whalley in the second half, who came out determined and ready to fight. After* a quiet f irs t half,


Andrew Stokes came to life in the second half and proved a real handful in midfield. Whalley’s winner came in the


69th minute through striker Sam Chapman. Utility man Murray Walker knocked a first- time hall to Stokes on the half­ way line. He turned and slipped the ball through to Chapman who went into the box and scored with a low shot under the ’keetier. Although Blackamoor man­


aged to win a few corners, Whalley controlled the rest of the game and would have increased their lead had it not been for the form of the home side’s ’keejmr.


N ew c om e rs p u t u p a f ig h t


LEAGUE newcomers Swan and Royal put up a stern fight against champions Waggon and Horses when the two sides met at the weekend. The Swan and Royal even­


tually went down 4-1, but still have six points from their first


four matenes and stand in joint second place. Waggon lead the table with


eight |>oints, having won all four of their matches so far. The chasing pack also includes


King Arms, who beat Calder- stones, and Transport Blue who went down against Grindleton. Results: Transport White 2,


Bridge Inn 4; Grindleton 2, Transport Blue 2; Kings Anns 2, Caiderstones 1; Royal Oak 7, Station 2; Waggon and Horses 4, Swan and Koval 1; Waterloo Rangers 5, Buck Inn 4.-


Ashley Smith Trophy — Cai­


derstones v Transport Blue, Swan ami Royal v Royal Oak, Buck Inn v Station, Grindleton v Chatburn, Waggon anil


Horses v Bridge Inn. Transport


White, Waterloo Rangers and Kings Arms all have byes. Saturday’s fixtures: Station


Hotel v Waggon and Horses (no re f ), Transport Reserves v Kings Arms (J. Lowery), Grind­ leton v Waterloo Rangers (D. Bush), Transport v Chatburn (J. Swayne), Bridge Inn v Buck Inn (B. Dinsdalc), Caiderstones v Royal Oak (no ref).


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