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Pre-season knee ligament injury sidelines Nathan


FOOTBALL can be a cruel sport and no one knows that better than former Ribblesdale School pupil Nathan Peel.


transferred from his first Having just been


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club, Preston North End, to first division Sheffield United, Nathan has sustained a pre-season injury that will put him out of action for at least three months.


a warm-up match against a Midland Bank team. The fixture started well for the player and after five


The incident occurred in


Tough circuit takes its toll i COMPETING on an extremely hilly course, Clitheroe enduro-bike


•j250cc experts class. "How- -ever. the race, which com- -bined laps of a gruelling >45 mile circuit and some


.- Held in Mid-Wales, the 'two-day event started -with Philip leading the


!<treacherous special tests, 'proved to be tough and


-Philip had to be content ■ with an eighth place in iclass and a ninth place


a possible 20, Mark will now have to wait for final confir­ mation to see if he still leads his class.


started the race on the Satur­ day and by Sunday, only 64 remained, proving* just ’how touch it was.


A total ot lyu competitors


Tne course included hills that were so steep you had to


: More setbacks in trophy challenge


’j FOLLOWING another disappointing perfor- )mance in the latest round of the BCF Star ’Trophy series, Mearley’s Mark Gornall has , slipped down to third place.


- covered a testing 105 mile course at Edmundbyers, ] County Durham, and proved to be a hard race for - Mark, but even tougher for his brother Alan. 5 'Alan, still recovering from a virus, found the relent- - less climbs too much and was forced to retire. ?—■ Mark, riding for the Manchester Wheelers, battled » pn, but could only finish in 1-lth position. ‘ ; Once again. Mark’s nearest challengers, Paul Curren "and leader Steve Farrell, had better races, with Far- • rell in sparkling form, taking first place and increasing “ his championship lead to 16 points over second place. - The penultimate race in the series takes place on ; September Sth in Buxton and once again does not suit ^ Mark, with a high degree of hill-climbing involved. This J is followed by a specialist time-trial for the final round,


1 the event will certainly be a lot different from the usual •] terrain Alan and Mark cover. The one day event " attracts the top mountain bikers from all over the coun­ fry and will be run over a set course, covering all types


'.Worcester for the Mountain Bike National Championships. Riding as individual entrants in the experts class,


; of land and conditions. - This will be followed by the Stancoa 270 mile three day stage race over the August Bank Holiday week-


• race. ; Kellogs Tour homes in


"SOME of the world’s leading cyclists will converge on .the Ribble Valley this Saturday for the final stage in


-the Kellogs Tour of Britain. The five-day event takes the riders all over the country


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- morning and ends in Leeds. Travelling from Clayton-le-Moors, ;the riders will go over the Nick o’ Pendle, through Sabden and "out towards Earby, at around 12 noon.


and is growing in stature year by year. The fifth and final stage starts from Liverpool on Saturday


Emphatic


•£: display Ingrow St John's 144


Chatburn 2nd XI 145 for 4


..pricket League fourth divi- •sion fixture.


AN excellent performance from Chatburn gave them some valuable league points in this Craven and District


■%-Tielding a much changed '.side due to holidays, Cnat-


Healthy win


Chas Express 0 Calderstones 3


BROTHERS Ricky and Jeff Leatherd. along with former Brockhall star Michael Wil­ son, all had outstanding debuts for Calderstones in this Hospital Cup first round match. Facing Burnley side Chas


* loss of 35 runs from his 14 •• overs. J rin reply, Chatbum made an .„ ideal start, with Harrison (23) « Mercer (37) and Bradshaw * (14) especially, all in form. f With the foundations already ■


* reduced to 144. Pick of the * bbwlers was Rudd, who Z claimed five wickets for the


■t laid, Lambert sealed the ; re su l t with a m aje s tic


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1 out. * 1 Bowling: B. Jones 12-1-33- l l; J . Lockley 8-1-21-0, A. - Rudd 14-0-35-5, J. Ingham 7- ? 0-10-1, G. Lambert 3.2-0-26-2. - • Chatburn: B. Harrison 23,


* unbeaten 58. * Ingrow St John's: 144 all


^ S! Mercer 37, A. Bradshaw * 14, J. Whittle 2, G. Lambert ? 58 n.o., A. Rudd 3 n.o., extras


■ ? 8,- total 145 for 4. * Captain’s day d I Siinday.


iTHE recent good weather 2 ensured that Whalley Golf * Club's course was in perfect > condition for captain s day on


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jj! gross score was 75, returned by Julian Troup.


>with 70-6-64 and third was Eric Barker with 80-16-64, after a card play-off. The best


•; 86-23-63. m _ ... i Second was Tony Coins


a A full field competed for the 3 captain’s prize, the winner a being Dick Fernley with


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-h‘um gave a confident and le- °*vel-headed display. * Batting first, Ingrow never s got to grips with the Chat- burn attack and the side were


• end. Both Alan and Mark will ride for the Manchester - Wheelers team, one of the teams tipped to win the


• and Alan are now looking forward to taking part in two . different events this month. ; A week on Saturday, the pair travel to Malvern in


to be held on October 13th. . As a welcome change from the Star Trophy, Mark


;• side and the local rider is now concentrating on keeping his third place. The latest event, the Hardisty North East Trophy,


1 With just two races to go in the 13 round champion- • ship. Mark’s title aspirations have fallen by the way-


overall. Claiming 10 points out of


four of the seven event Brit­ ish Championship, which takes place at Rhayader in Wales on August 17th and 18th. As a welcome change from


weeks to prepare for round Philip has now ji


minutes he had put the Blades into the lead. However, in the 10th minute he scored a second, but in the process badly twisted his knee.


specialist in London, it was reported that he had damaged ligaments in his knee, but luckily would not need an operation.


Following a visit to a


the injury, Nathan now- faces weeks of rest and exercise to get him fit again, ready for a


Due to the severity of


blow to the player, who following his £50,000 move over the Pennines, was looking forward to building a first division career after just 12 months in league football. Playing only a few first


come-back in November. This has come as a real


team games for Preston last season, Nathan must have really impressed the Sheffield scouts and although the third division club was reluctant to let him go, having groomed him through the YTS programme, it did not


Opening victory for Bradshaw


Clitheroe FC 2, Padiham KC 0


expert Philip Smithson found the going tough when he took part in the third round of the British Championships.


push your bike up, said Philip, who also had to deal with rocks and stones causing punctures and thick mist mak­ ing visibility extremely poor.


CLITHEROE started their pre-season build up with a satisfactory and level-headed display against Padiham at tne Arbories.


took the opportunity to utilise some fresh new


team players unavailable, manager Alan Bradshaw


equivalent of the RAC Rally, except it's held in a different country each year,” said Phi­ lip, who has ri'dden in France, West Germany and Sweden in the past. With over 400 riders taking


all over the world, Philip will be competing in a three strong team in the 250cc four stroke section. “ It is the enduro-bike


keep, special te s ts , the arduous circuit and five days of relentless competition, the international event tests stamina, speed and machine reliability, with the strongest challengers expected to come from the American teams.


Tennis


stars in action


Lancashire found the going tough in the Lawm Tennis Association County Week competition at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne.


which included Chatburn player Ann Driver, eventually finished in fourth place, a long way behind


The county team,


Yorkshire, who also won the men’s event to


Cough, she beat J. Langstaff and M. Oldham and C. Tee and J. Wilson, but lost her last tussle against A. Chorlton and C. Pollard, and the team had to be content with a 4-5 defeat. suAnn also had


competition was tough, Ann did play well and won two of her three matches against Surrey. With partner S.


complete a unique double. Although the


Express, Calderstones gave a cool and calculated display and thoroughly deserved their


3-0 victory. Having survived a sus­ tained spell of early pressure,


Calderstones took the lead midway through the first half when Arshid Hussain scored.


Centre half Paul Musker grab b ed the second 10 minutes before half-time with a low drive from close range. To their credit, the home


Essex, but found the going tough against the in-form Yorkshire team. Lancashire did claim some points and just managed to escape relegation. As soon as the


ccesses against


side fought back well in the second half, pinning Calder­ stones back for long periods. The outcome of the match was sealed after 60 minutes, when Ciaron Melia scored. Andrew Geddes had a good match and was unlucky not to score. Calderstones: Leatherd


championship was over, Ann had to travel to Yorkshire for the Ilkley Open Tournament, which is taking place all this week. The Ribble Valley


(R), Montgomery, Walker, Musker, Croston, Melia, Hus­ sain, Wilson, Leatherd (J), Geddes, Lowe. Subs: Fitzpa­ trick, McAuley.


Open fourball


OVER 120 couples took part in the Men’s Open Fourball Better Ball Stableford compe­


tition at Clitheroe Golf Club. The contest, which proved


to be a tight affair, was won by G. Alcock and V. Baines on 45 points after a card play-off witn B. Hoser and R. Greaves and A. Wetton and A. Jones. Results: Nett — 1st, G.


ALTHOUGH fielding a strong team,


part, Philip is not confident of winning, but will certainly put up a worthy challenge. With time schedules to


the national events, Philip will be travelling to Czechoslova­ kia this September, for the In te rn a t io n a l Six Day Championships. Attracting top teams from


at the Arbories will probably bear little resemblance to the squad that will start the Bass North West Counties Division One campaign late r this month, the match was a useful workout and a chance for


Shawbridge topics


League Division One side Haslingden, Clitheroe again found winning form and secured a fine victory, thanks to goals from Paul Keighley and the in-form Mark Heyes.’ Clitheroe’s third match was


manager Alan Bradshaw hat! the opportunity to look at some fresh talent and was certainly pleased with what he saw. Against West Lancashire


CLITHEROE FC’s pre-sea­ son build-up has been going well, with plenty of players getting a run out and good results being recorded. The opening match, against Padiham, was a success, with the side notching up a 2-0 win. Using a lot of new players,


part. Although the side on show


talent, with Clitheroe born brothers Mick and Chris Geldard both playing a


With many regular first


organised and disciplined unit and on a number of occasions in the first half managed to cause Clitheroe a few scares with some dangerous crosses


Bradshaw to try new ideas. Padiham looked a well


tually came in tne 44th minute, when Heyes, who was impressive throughout, collected a poor clearance around 30 yards out. The player then advanced into the box and slid the ball to the right of the goalkeeper. The second half was much the same, with both sides


row, Andy Hutchinson and Mark Heyes all managed shots in the opening 30 minutes, but none could find the touch needed. The break-through even­


had goal-scoring attempts, but tneir fowards also found the going a little difficult at the start. Paul Keighley, Steve Mar­


right across the face of goal. In response, Clitheroe also


SWiNTON IN S U R A N C E


Mark Heves . . . double strike


Ribblesdale round-up


thrilling match, with Earby taking the trophy, following a superb display from Glen Chappie. Great Harwood had looked


Bradshaw was the perfor­ mance of Clitheroe ^keeper Tex Grogan, who after a quite first halt, showed what he was capable of in the second. Gro­ gan looked strong under


busy, but Clitheroe showing that little more enterprise. One pleasing aspect for


against Squires Gate FC in Blackpool and proved to be more of test. After going into


an early lead through Mar­ shall Burke, the seasiders hit back with two goals to go into the lead. However, Clitheroe showed


good character and equalised t with a Heyes penalty late in


for the Preston North End match, which went against Clitheroe in the terms of the result, but proved to be a good workout for the players. Fielding a strong side,


he match. Shawbridge was the venue


Accrington Stanley away in the John Duckworth Trophy (k.o. 7-30 p.m.). Clitheroe complete tneir build-up a week on Saturday, when tney play Cheadle at home (k.o. 3 p.m.).


tinues tomorrow night, when the Blues entertain Rossen- dale (k.o. 7-30 p.m.). On Monday, they take on


looked fit and, although they eventually lost 3-2, the play­ ers gave a worthy perfor­ mance against a young Pres­ ton side. The busy programme con­


Clitheroe twice led in this match and created enough chances to win. Heyes, once again, looked extremely sharp, with Jimmy Khan, Russell Proctor and Glyn Davies all in form. The side were creative and


Holt, Hutchinson, Davies, Proctor, Marrow, Green, Thomson, Keighlev, Heves. Subs: Geldard (C), Geldard (M).


Glory trail


eroe will compete against 15 other teams from the North West, in the hope that it will go through to the grand final, to be held at St Pierre, Chep­ stow, in early October.


certainlv not easy matches for the Clitheroe team, which put out Ghyll, Nelson and Great Harwood, all 3-2, to reach the finals. In the regional final, Clith­


Golf Club in Manchester, the finals are played on a stroke play format, with every stroke from each member of the five strong team counting towards the final total. The qualifying rounds were


A TEAM representing Clith­ eroe Golf Club has qualified for the North West Region Finals of the Vauxhall Golf Club Team Classic. Being held at Northenden


S7th minute, but it was well worth the long wait. Starting on the half-way line, Paul Green pushed the ball out to left winger Keighley. After playing a fast moving’ one two with Green, Keighley out­ paced his marker and swung in a deep cross to the unmarked Heyes at the far post. Under no pressure, , Heyes timed his header perfectly. Clitheroe: Grogan, Murphy,


made three outstanding one on one saves. The second goal came in the


Pressure in the air, was not esitant at coming out and


garth side won with just under two overs to spare. In the senior league, both


to be cruising to victory in the match, but Earby’s bowlers took control and the Apple-


.(opts) 223 for 5; Ribblesdale Wanderers (5pts) 164 for 7,


Barnoldswick v Baxenden, Blackburn Northern v Clith­ eroe, Earby v Great Har­ wood, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Cherry Tree, Settle v Read, Whalley v Padiham. Division One - Cherry Tree


Fixtures: Senior League -


wick v Read, Cherry Tree v Clitheroe. Ribblesdale Wan­ derers v Burnley Belvedere.


Senio r I^eaRUC


Wand................. 15 10 3 2 2 56 Hamoldswick.... 15 s 4 6 3 52 Cherry Tree...... 15 7 5 6 3 47 Baxenden.......... 15 5 7 6 2 35 Head................. 15 5 7 4 3 35 Blackburn N..... 15 3 9 4 3 25 Whalley............ 15 3 9 2 3 23 Settle................ 15 3 9 •> 3 23 Padiham............ 15 o 10 o 3 IS


Karbv................ 15 11 1 S 3 69 Clitheroo........... 15 $ -1 16 3 62 Grunt Harwood.. 15 S 4 10 3 56 Kibbles d al e


P W L Bp Nr Pt


Whalley, Read v Settle. Division Three — Barnolds­


v Ribblesdale Wanderers, C l ith e ro e v Blackburn Northern. Division Two -- Padiham v


Cherry Tree 107, Clitkeroe (7pts) 160 for S; Earby (7pts) 200 for 7, Baxenden 156 for 9: Great Harwood (opts) 167 for 1, Blackburn Northern 166 for 5; Padiham 222 for 7, Settle


Read 159 for 9; Whalley 227 for 6, Barnoldswick (5pts) 24S for 5.


points in their match against local rivals Read, but Whalley found it difficult going against Barnoldswick and finished out of the points. Results: Senior League --


Wriggiesworth gave another formidable display, taking eight for 4S and hitting 65 with the bat in his side's seven point victory against Cherrv Tree. Ribblesdale claimed five


Clitheroe and Ribblesdale Wanderers won to keep up the pressure on double chas­ ing Earby. Clitheroe professional Ian


A PACKED Church Meadow :>!aved host to the final of the amsbottom Cup on Sunday. The final proved to be a


Nathan certainly has the character to bounce back and by Christmas could well be on the verge of his first division debut.


Nathan is quick and a proven goal scorer, similar to Sheffield United current strike pair Tony Agana and Brian Deane. Although a real setback,


stand in his way when he opted for the move. A tall powerful player,


Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League


Ninth consecutive win for in-form Ribblesdale


Ribblesdale Wanderers 164 for 7, Read 159 for 9


IN beating local rivals Read, Ribblesdale Wanderers recorded their ninth consecutive senior league victory.


Ribblesdale Wanderers gained reward off the very first ball when Stephen Rushton was caught at square leg by Alan Dickin­ son off the bowling of David O’Neill.


Putting Read into bat,


G o r d o n Leach . . . unbeaten 23


Valiant effort


H a rn o ld sw ic k 24S fo r 5 W h a U c y 227 fo r 6,


given a solid start, with openers Andy Smith (25) and Ian Scothern (73), both scoring quickly. There wais was no respite for Whalley and when Andrew Payne caught Smith, professional Chris Killen got straight into his stride. Killen gave a dominant


d i s p l a y , h i t t i n g an unbeaten 111, that ripped the heart out of Whalley’s attack and propelled Bar- noldswick’s total towards 250. Whalley's seven strong


attack could not get to grips with the match, with only Payne and Bruce Findlay taking wickets. In reply, Whalley gave a


AFTER failing to restrict Barnoldswick to a low- score, Whalley's batsmen came close to reaching the required total, but fell short by 21 runs. Barnoldswiek were


don Leach and O’Neill kept the pressure on until O'Neill bowled Michael Georgeson with a superb delivery. Doan Braithwaite and Mar­


The opening pair of Gor­


tin Greenhalgh came into the attack and Greenhalgh had Mark Aspin caught by David Cottam after he nad Kit three fours and a six. Gary O'Connor was playing


well and looked as though he could see Read to a big score when he attempted to cut Braithwaite and was caught by Greenhalgh, who then had


the tempo, so wickets fell and Braithwaite ended with four for 59 and Greenhalgh with three for 59, as Read finished on 159 for nine ofT 45 overs. Ribblesdale again were so


David Parsons stumped superbly bv Philip Hall. As Read tried to increase


other and Dickinson went for


five to leave Kibblesilale at 96 for four. However, the Church


close to the two bonus points which thev need if they are to catch Earby. Sub professional Nick


Speak opened the innings for Ribblesdale, by cracking Aspin through the covers for four. But from then on he struggled to find the middle of the oat and once Cottam had been caught behind for eight, Malcolm Dennet showed the wav with 49 off just 31 balls before giving a return catch to Aspin.


with fours to all parts of the ground. Dennett and Speak went within two runs of each


It was vintage Dennett,


Title challenge from Clitheroe


Cherry Tree 107 Clitheroe 160 for 8


CLITHEROE professional Ian Wrierclesworth destroyed Cherry Tree with both bat and ball at Preston Old Road.


unbeaten 65 with bowling figures of eight for -IS, in a display that combined gen­ uine pace and hostility and s tru ck fear into the


H e f o l l o w e d h i s


spirited display and came close to upsetting the odds at Station Road. Set a high ta rg e t , the side started well with John Kearsley (61), John Whar­ ton (41) and Payne (66) all hitting out. A fighting 25 from


into bat, started well, putting 53 on for their first wicket. Sean Daish was first to go. After not looking in any trou­ ble, he plaved over the top, when a nigh score was there for the taking. Andrew Robinson soon fol­ lowed, after batting sensibly.


Cherry Tree batsmen. Clitheroe, who were put


Wriggiesworth looked at ease from the won! go, hitting the ball hard. Chris Seed strug­ gled a little, but managed 21.


Adam Calderbank backed the openers up well, but despite this valiant effort, they fell short by just 21 runs. Once again, the bowling


going rather difficult. Pick of their bowlers was Paul Beech, who claimed three for the loss of 39 runs from his nine overs.


Barnoldswick


A. Smith c Pavne b Findlay. 25 I. Scothern c Calderhank b Payne.............................. 73


Killen not out........................Ill P. Beech run out................ 4 B. Hacknev c J. Kearsley b Pavne.........................


Nuttall 5-1-0-22, B. Findlay 16- 1- 2-77, J. Wharton 4-0-0-25, S. Gorton 4-0-0-2G, A. Calderbank 2-


Bowling: Pavne 13-0-2-52, A.


J. Wharton c Beech b Ahmed............................ 41 Payne c Ahmed b Beech...... 66


J. Kearsley e Bedford b Ahmed..,.*....................... 61


L. Kearsley b Beech............ 1 L. Burgess b Beech............. 14 S. Gorton not out................ 10 M. Camm not out................ 1 Extras...................... 9 Total (six wickets) 227


A. Calderbank e Nutter b Killen.............................. 25


Stead 2.2-1-0-9, P. Beech 9.4-2- 3-


Bowling: Killen 12-1-1-55, J. Scothern 7-1-0-29


Young tennis stars turn out in force


G. Harker not out............... 7 Extras...................... 20 Total (five wickets) 24S


D. Scothern c Wharton b Findlay............................ 2


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figures were expensive, with Barnoldswick’s attack also finding the


Victorious seconds


Clitheroe 2nd XI 185, Cherry Tree 2nd XI 142


RECORDING their second win in as many weeks, Clith­ eroe look to have, at long last, shaken off the poor form that has dogged them this season


bowled right through, taking seven wicnets for the loss of 85 runs from his 23 overs. In reply. Cherry Tree


buted and helped Clitheroe to a fine total of 185. For Cherry Tree, Mowman


together a solid total, with contributions coming right down the line. Steve Graham (29), Keith Fawcett (27), Simon Westhead (32) and Tim Bleazard (20 n.o.) all contri­


in the Whitbread Ribblesdale League first division. Batting first, Clitheroe put


missed, wickets began to fall and Clitheroe went from 116 for two to 131 for seven. With Wriggiesworth still in


After Seed had been dis­


command, he needed someone to stay with him and Andrew


Booth obliged, helping take the total to 160. wriggies­


the bat, Wriggiesworth then demolished Cherrv Tree with the ball, taking four wickets in the space of H) balls, to leave the home side reeling at 13 for four. This was a position they


worth needed only 68 bails to reach his 69. Having iust impressed with


Meadow side were soon back in the driving seat, thanks to i m p o r t a n t knocks f r o m Braithwaite (9) and Martin Briggs (16). Briggs looked impressive during his stay ami departed with the score on 135 lor six. Greenhalgh took nine off


one John Seedle over, before playing on to Aspin for 15. At


146 for seven, it was left to Leach ami Braithwaite to see Ribblesdale to victory, with Leach crashing two sixes in his unbeaten 23. Kibblesdale have now won


outside chance of beating Karby to the title.


Read


>; Rush ton c Dickiinsoii b O’Neill........


G. OVonttor o Greenhalgh b Hraithuaito


M. Georgvson bO ’Ni


J. Seedle o Lt■ach b Braith- waite...........


D. Parsons st Hal] b Green- haigh...........


\ spin c t ’ott am h Groen- haigh...........


P.. Ford c Sivak b Braith- waite...........


M. Grainger b Braithwaite.. IV, Ashworth not out. T . Clegg not out.......


Extras.


F . Newbv st Haii'b Oreon* haigh...........


0 12


46 19 22 10 19 6


10 10


3 •> Total (nine wickets) 159


G. Leach 7-2 -19-0. M. Gre en- h;Ugh 15-2-59- T. 1


Bowling: D. O’Ne ill 9-1-21 2 Braithw;ute


Rthhlcsdale \\ nndorers Speak c Grainger b Aspin.... 19


D. Cottam e Ashworth b Aspin.................................... 8


could not recover from, as C l ith e ro e k ept up the pressure by replacing Mick Dewhurst with Mick Houlds- worth, who then took a wicket with his very first ball. Garth Sutcliffe also took


A. Dickinson b Seedle........... 5 M. Briggs b Asoin................. 16 M. Greenhalgh i> Aspin........ 15 G. Leach not out..................... 23 T. Braithwaite not out.......... 1 E x t ra s .............................. 19 Total (seven wickets) 161


Bowling: Aspin 17-S-15-5, T.


Clegg 9.2-2-13-0. G. O'Connor I- 0-20-0, J . Seedle 11-3-35-2, K. Newhv 5-0-10-0


one wicket, while Wriggies­ worth finished with eight, to give Clitheroe the maximum seven points to maintain their title challenge.


Clitheroe


Wriggiesworth not out........ 65 C. Seed c Morlev b Rram-


T. Amin c Kinder b Rnui- Nshaw............................... 1


M. Dewhurst Ibw b Brad­ shaw............................... 0


well................................. 21


M. Houldsworth b Brarmvell l A. Booth c Kinder b Bram­ well................................. 10


F. Hussain not out.............. 0 Extras...................... 5 Total (eight wickets) 160


0-0-13, B. Brown 1-0-0-15 Whalley


showed depth and plenty of talent, with most wickets taken by Bleazard, who fin­ ished with four for 45 off his 12.3 overs and Paul Atkinson, with two for 22. Robin Sharp, John Scorah mid Neil Ashby shared the remaining scalps. Cherry Tree, who had been


in a title chasing position, could not cope with Clitheroe, who will now look to finish the season with a flurry of good results.


39. I. Ahmed 14-0-2-S7, D.


Weather spoils


the day


Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nd XI 239 for 8


Old Rossendulians 85 for 4


connection at the Ilkley Tournament does not end here, with Clitheroe girl Jayne Hutchinson (11) and West Bradford player Emma Silcock (13) competing in the Under-12s and Under-14s sections of the tournament. It is proving to be a


Alcock and V. Baines (45pts); 2nd, B. Hoser and R.Greaves (45); 3rd, A. Wetton and A. Jones (45); 4th, D. Under­ wood and S. Dean (44). Gross -- 1st, D. Greenup


busy time for Emma, who will travel to Nottingham after this week for the Midland Bank British Junior Tennis Championships, where she is competing in the Under-14s section. The championships


and R. Aitken (41); 2nd, J. Cartmel and P. Preston (38); 3rd, P. Marlow and A. J . . Walmsley (38).


run from Monday until Saturday, August 24th, and will attract the top players from all over the country.


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made a poor s ta r t, losing opener Fisher for just three. Other wickets soon followed and, at 85 for four, things cer­ tainly looked bad for the home side. However, the elements


Kenyon 7, S. Proctor 64, M. Davies 4, P. Spencer 80, J. Rain 18, N. Schofield 9, B. Spencer 0, J. Burke 1 n.o., R. Blair 0 n.o., extras 11, total 239 for 8. Old Rosscndalians: 85 for


BUDDING tennis stars have been taking full advantage of a coaching course held in the Castle grounds in Clitheroe.


course, which comes to a close tomorrow, has been


The three week long


tutored by offical Lawn Tennis Association coach Mr Mark Rushton. Attracting people aged


between seven ami 15 years, each day was made


up of two sessions, with around 10 people in each. Mr Rushton, who plays for Burnley tennis club, was impressed with the standard of play throughout his three week stay in the town. The event made up just


a small part of a packed summer sports


programme, organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council.


Rovers FC held a soccer school, which also proved to be a winner and plans • are already being formulated for a Digger and better school for 1992. Under the “Sports and Arts in Rural Parts”


Last month, Blackburn


scheme, villages such as Waddmgton, Ribchester and Bilhngton will be visited by a specialist team, offering various arts and sports services. Anyone who requires


further details about the programme shoud contact Mr Simon Lister (25111),


the sports development officer at Ribble valley Council.


Britcliffe 4-1-6-1, W. Slinger 5-0-13-1, R. Blair 4-0-20-0, B. Spencer 2-0-4-1, J . Burke 1-0-1-1.


4. • Bowling: J. Rain 5-1-8-0, I.


Stonyhurst Park


THE Three Club and Putter competition at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club was won by N. Rogerson with a score of . 82-17-65. Second place went to W.


Greenwood on 85-16-69, after a card play-off with T. A.


won by A. Young with 76.


Cooke on 85-16-69. The best gross prize was


came to their rescue and both teams had to be content with two points apiece. Riublesdale Wanderers: H.


and Slinger provided the main contributions, with supporting knocks coming from tne rest of the order. In reply, Old Rossendalians


Ribblesdale put together a high total of 239, which was looking well out of the home side’s reach when the weather intervened. Proctor (64), Spencer (80)


POOR weather and playing conditions hampered Kibbles- dale’s hopes of claiming maxi­ mum points in this Whitbread Ribblesdale League first divi­ sion match. Played at New Hall Hey,


struggled to find th’e same batting form and were bowled out for 142. Their main knocks came from Wiggin (36) and Woodhead (21), out the rest of the batsmen did not take up the challenge. Clitheroe’s six strong attack


P. Benson 6-0-15-0, N. Bram­ well 16-2-55-5, Bradshaw 16-2-56-3


Bowling: P. Mercer 7-1-29-0, Cherry Tree


A. Hotroyd c Seed b Wrigg­ iesworth......................... 0


J. Whitehead c Daish b Wriggiesworth................ 0


E. Kinder e Seed b Wrigg­ iesworth......................... 47


L. Kennedy b Houldsworth. 16 M. Caton K Wriggiesworth.. 17 A. Robinson c Sutcliffe b Wrigglesworth................ 1


P. Benson not out............... 0 Extras...................... S Total (all out) 107


N. Bramwell c Wriggies­ worth b Sutcliffe.............. 6


3-4S-8, M. Dewnurst 7-1-22-0, M. Houldsworth 6-2-15-1, G. Sutcliffe 5-2-16-1


Events planned


Club’s social section. Mr Ian Brown, the new social secretary, is keen to


A PACKED programme of events have been planned to re-establish Clitheroe Cricket


the club will hold an end of season party, followed by, on Saturday, September 21st, a


generate funds for the club and will start with a casino night, to be held a week on Saturday. Tickets cost £4, which includes supper, and anyone interested snould con­ tact Mr Brown (26127). On Sunday, September Sth,


that you do not have to be a sportsman to ioin Clitheroe Cricket, Bowls and Tennis Club and social members are always welcome.


Players prepare


ALTHOUGH the cricket sea­ son is still in full ssving, foot­ ball teams are already train­ ing hard and getting ready for the new season. Read FC are currently


holding weekly training ses­ sions each Wednesday eve- ningbetween 7 amd 8 p.m., at the Prairie in Burnley. The first team have also


arranged two pre-season warm-up fixtures. A week on


Saturday, they take on Vic­ toria, from Walton-le-Dale and follow that, on Saturday, August 24th, with a match against local rivals Padiham.


currently being decorated, is also available lor private hire and anyone interested should ring (22896). Mr Brown also stressed


been installed at the club with a view to holding special events, said Mr Brown. The clubhouse, which is


race night. Tickets for both events are available from Mr Brown. Satellite television has also


Bowling: Wriggiesworth 18.5-


R. Money c Seed b Wrigg­ iesworth......................... 0


P. Mercer b Wriggiesworth. 6 Bradshaw c Seed b Wrigg­ iesworth......................... 6


. Ashworth Ibw b Brain- well................................. 0


S. Daish b Bramwell.......... 34 A. Robinson e Kinder b Bradshaw........................ 23


Title chance in jeopardy


first division of the Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League took another knock when they lost against Rawtenstall at Whalley Road. This follows a poor perfor­


Rmvtenslall 2nd XI 175 for S READ’S title challenge in the


with Peter Grainger (49) and Ian Nuttall (51) both in form, well supported by Tony Dodg- son. who made 27. Unfortunately for Read, the


mance the week before, when they went down against Burn­ ley Belvedere. The home side started well


Road 2nd XI 171 for S.


M. Dennett e and b Aspin.... 49 D. Braithwaite e Clegg b Seedle............................


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nine matches on the trot, but if they can turn wins into bonus wins they will have an


latter order batsmen failed to take advantage of the closing overs and Bead were res­ tricted to 171. Match winner for the visi­


Doug Newton had three wickets each and Tony O’Brien claimed two. The injured Philip Hanson could only bowl one over and this proved too much of a handicap for Read, who will I oo k forward to Richard Goodway's return from holiday for the closing games. Read: I’. Grainger 49, P.


J. Weatherall 4, G. Holt 4 n.o., I). Bell U, I). Newton 0. F. Snape 2 n.o., extras 16. total 171 for 8. Rawtenstall: 175 for 8, Bowling: A. Dodgson 13-3-


Booth 10, 1. Nuttall 51, P. Hanson 12, A. Hodgson 27,


44-3, D. Newton 12-2-40-3, F. Snape 10-1-27-0, 1*. Hanson 1- 0-7-0, A. O’Brien 8-1-39-2.


two points separate the first three teams and with only three games left, the title race is still wide open.


Kings Arms A 50, White Horse A 4G, Low Moor Club 40, Horseshoe 35, Black


Division Two - Bridge Inn 50, Commercial 48, Roval Oalt


Horse 33, Wldte Horse B 33 Kin^s Arms B 9.


J. Wilson 15, Division Two - A. Ridgeway, J. Hayward 1G Highest checkout: Division


Least darts; Division One -


One - A. Dobson 127. Divi sion Two - C. Duffy, A. Rid­


geway 11G.


Points and positions: Divi­ sion One - Royal Oak A GO


Keys 3. Commercial 4; Craven Heifer 5, CCWMC 2; Roval Oak C 1, Bridge Inn 6.


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D 48. CCWMC 39; Cross Keys 38, Craven Heifer 39. Royal Oak B 35, Royal Oak C


Horseshoe 1, Kings Arms B 3- White Horse A 4, Black Horse 3; Low Moor Club 3 Royal Oak A 4; Kings Arms A 3. white Horse B 4. Division Two - Roval Oak B 1, Royal Oak D G


‘; Cross


was registereil by D. Dean and the two high-scoring play- el's in Division Two, A. Rid­ geway and J. Hayward, took only 10 darts to complete their games. Results: Division One —


The 23rd ISO of the season


back in the groove with a vic­ tory that now puts them 10 points ahead of their nearest rival in Division One. In the second division, only


AFTER a two week break, it was back to normal for the teams competing in the Clith­ eroe Men's Invitation Summer Darts Leaque. Royal Oak A got straight


Summer darts


tors was Howland batting at number six, who saw his side home with an undefeated 54 with one over to spare. For Read, Hodgson and


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