NEW BO S S FOR B L U E S


THE new m a n ag e r o f C l ith e ro e F o o tb a ll a look at them,” said Bradshaw. Club is local businessman Alan Bradshaw.


the early 1960s, Bradshaw went on to clock up more Keighley and Gary Farnsworth have all figured in than 300 games for Crewe Alexandra.


chairman Charles Murphy, who announced the deci- Chris Sims and John Kirk graced Shawbridge and sion yesterday morning. “He was the pick of a good the club now hopes to recruit the cream of the youn- crop of candidates that applied for the post.”


“We are hoping that he will do a good job.” said and 70s, local players of the calibre of Alan Bush,


a teacher at Shadsworth School, Blackburn, but in The club is looking to recruit a local management 1979 he became youth development officer at Ewood team, possibly with two assistants. Depending on Park. An FA-qualificd coach, Bradshaw also had the success of this, Clitheroe may introduce ayouth


While playing, Bradshaw continued his career as connection.


spells as player-manager of Great Harwood and as manager of Padiham.


ger local talent to maintain the all-important local . . .


,


Grove Nursing Home at Low Moor — which he still operates, but over that time he has maintained his links with the non-league game. “1 am looking forward to doing the job and, hope­


In 1983, he launched is own business — The Beech


fully, we can improve on the present position,” said Bradshaw, who succeeds Andy Hills. “Quite a lot of work has to be done before next season, so it is now up to me to start working.” One aspect he is pleased with is the return of the


team to further increase the involvement of local plavers. Anyone interested should contact secretary Colin Wilson (Clitheroe 21370).


A former professional with Blackburn Rovers in Geoff Young, Denis Underwood, Eric Geldard, Paul the team in recent years. Going back to the 1960s


Local players such as Nigel and Simon Whiteside,


reserve side next season. The club hopes to attract the best players from in and around the Ribble Val­ ley with the express intention that at some stage they will be given the opportunity to establish them­ selves in the first team.


ing in this standard of football and we will be taking EVERY time Clith- -m rw-


“I am sure there are local players capable of play- i


Morale sinks * 1 Clitheroe 1, Flixton 3


RELEGATION fears at Clitheroe worsened when the side went down 3-1 against a fast and well disciplined Flixton team, writes Toby


morale at a low and a care­ taker manager in charge, they needed to win this match to provide some


Chapman. With th e p la y e r s ’


Doman leads revival


Chatbum 1st XI 157 for seven Carleton 1st XI 156, respite. However football TAKING up where he left off


can be cruel and Clitheroe 0n Saturday, Steven Booth were sunk in the main by a claimed five* Carleton wickets


double blow in the first the following day to restrict hjjjf


opening 45 minutes, Flixton In reply, Chatburn began had three shots on target and slowly and then lost three two of them went in.


During the whole of the Wynn Cun firet round tie.


were lucky strikes. On both and only 1- overs left, Carle- occasions, Flixton broke out ton looked to be well in con- with speed and skill, finishing trol. However, a quick-fire ol off both moves with wefl by Peter Doman who was tiken rroals


This is not to say that they ^ ith the score at i < for six, mi(btwenties.


was Clitheroe who looked to safely home with th re e j 0jm Kearslev, Whalley were be fired up, with Jimmy Khan w ic k e ts and one o v e r |00kjnjr good at 60 for one, proving to be a handful down remaining. the right wing.


In the opening exchanges it ris.0I]» brought Chat burn U(. )ll<; ably supported by Roger Har-


In re sp o n se , Flix to n - employed an extremely effec-


Carleton 156 ah out Wharton going well but o i ° ° o p Garth Sutcliffe tempted the


with Roger Watson and John


live off-side trap, that contin- Doman 3-0--1-1 ually upset Clitheroe. When- ever they got the opportunity,


uIn: h. Woodworth Only §;mon Gorton offered ,


r * professional and the home . team began to crumble,


sprinted o^t^leTving‘cbth- Rp B Domin’ 51 n o ^ s ” two minds


j ones


eroe could be in for a trounc­ ing, but to their credit they hung on and th e score remained the sameas the play­ ers disappeared for some half­ ctime encouragement from -- —— a ~ - . •


At 2-0 down a f te r 21 (seven wickets) lo, minutes, it seemed as if Clith-


aretaker manager Paul Chatbum were put in to bat on a green, slow’ wicket.


Booth double IN this low* scoring game,


Jimmy Nelson’s 1st XI 61, Chatbum 1st XI 70


eroe started the second with worth battled hard and put on spirit. The Blues forged a 23 runs for the first wicket, good number of chances and Barker was then out and, in the 55th minute they got despite useful knocks from the lifeline the needed.


As'in the first half, Clith- Ken Barker and Joe Wood-


wide on the left. Duncan Chatburn were all out for a Edwards curled the ball into lowly 70m just 31. overs. ^ the box and following some In reply, Jimmy Nelson s


It came from a free-kick Booth and Roger Harrison,


Over the next 20 minutes, against it. The> eventuallj Clitheroe went all out in collapsed to 61, with bteven


Booth and were always up


search of an equaliser, with claiming six wickets. Nigel Whiteside, Edwards ^ Chatlmrn: K. Barker y, J. anil Yeoman all going close. Woodworth 10. B.


^ oodworth, Tomlinson, Rod


slack defending. Colin Yeo- struggled against aggressive mail swept the ball into the bowling by bteven and Rod net from 10 yards.


After this 20 minute period, S. Tomlinson 10, R. Booth 10, A<


both sides lost the early cohe- R- Ham^n U, S . L sion they had shown and the S. Booth 0, D. Harr son -, B.


game became a little scrappy. Jones 0, A. Rudcl 0 n.o., In the 81st minute, Khan extras 1, total (all out) it) was replaced by Geoff Young, Jimmy Ne's°n s U all out


much to the disapproval of the Bowling. S. Booth 1—a 1 crowd. The disagreement was 46-6, R. Booth I--6-10-J not with Young’s inclusion,


^auL 'v^ V r h easn,dew i i th a d Mixed foursomes worked hard throughout.


tor a goal lor Clitheroe and tjon [,eld at Clitheroe Golf with only seconds remaining, clu,J altracted 40 couples. Flixton grabbed a third to rub q|le cvcntual winners were salt in Clitheroe’s already Margaret. Holding and Denis gaping wound.


This change could not mus- ti mixe(1 foursome competi­ centenary ladies’ invita- roClitheroe: Hanson, Mar- gj.12-72. The best gross prize j i.'i


Whiteside, Burrows, Hanson, Jack Hanson after a card Yeoman, Pizelis, Khan. Subs: piav_0ff. Murphy, Young.


Stony hurst r _ , , , t .


THE Europcar qualifier, held at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club, was won by G. L. Hobbs with


40points. Second place went to P.


Crosby and th ird to J . Crowthe r a f te r a card play-off.


Ski-ing Slalom races


PENDLE Ski Club’s annual slalom races took place last week and there was a large entry of 96 competitors. In the novice section, for


those who had only started to ski this season, Clitheroe s Nat Taylor was first. The under 12s race was won


j £ /T 7 >x;7\ A? h >f $ Underwood with a score of w, Jones, Edwards, Cohen, wen^ t0 n arv Wallace and


ark Riley and Steve Dawson in third position.


1 Second place went to Renee l and Ron Saville with Sheila


any real resistance, batting well to support his skipper before falling iust before the end for 21. Wharton held his side together, reaching 52 before being run out. Sutcliffe and Simon Bishop


supported Wrigglesworth excellently to finish with th re e ami two wickets respectively. At 37 for three, Clitheroe


Ribblesdale round-up


CLITHEROE and Baxenden are the early pace-setters in the Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League. Both have enjoyed two wins


from their opening games, while champions Whalley are


floundering at the bottom


without a point. Read, who defeated Whal­


and stav mid-table. Results: Cherry Tree (5pts)


ley last week, lost to Padiham


142, Barnoldswick (2pts) 131 for seven; Earbv (opts) 106 for eight, Read 105 for nine; Great Harwood (5pts)12ti for three. Settle 123 for eight; Padiham (5pts) 151 for nine, Blackburn Northern 149 for nine; Ribblesdale Wanderers 120, Baxenden (7pts) 121 for two; Whalley 141 for seven, Clitheroe (5pts) 143 for five. Saturdays fixtures; Senior


the home team to 156 in this 50 o r t a k e s f ive — 0 0 . 1


New pro proving expensive


Whalley 141 for seven, Clitheroe 143 for five hb


eroe professional Ian flrst couple of league wickets Wl-igglesw'orth scores for the club. However, Neil


/»• . _ Rnltnn u nu o rh ne ri h is nrorruse


w’i c k e t s , i t hit s Michael Cox where it


Horses landlord is offering the tall Australian free beer if he hits those highs and after just two games, it is becoming a costly


hurts — in the pocket. For the Waggon and


business. Last week, Wrigglesworth


received four pints for claim­ ing seven Padiham wickets, and he got another half-gallon on Saturday for hitting an undefeated 60 and carrying his side to a second successive


wm. E a r l ie r , Whalley had


crawled to 141 for seven on a difficult pitch and against accurate bowling. The Chat- burn Road men are certainly getting their money’s worth out of Wrigglesworth who bowled unchanged throughout


Bolton underlined his promise with a battling 48 to support his professional, who steered his side to victory with an over to spare.


Whalley


J.Kearsley b Bishop........... 2 J . Wharton run out................ 52 I\ Macintosh c Duckworth b


Watson c Driver b Sutcliffe. 39


A. Caluerbank c Driver b Sutcliffe........ .................. 5.


B. Brown not out................ 5 A. Wright not out............... 2 Extras...................... 5 Total (seven wickets) 141


L. Kearsley c Bishop b Sut­ S cliffe................................ 1


. Gorton b Bishop.............. 21


• cliffe 13-1-49-3 Clitheroe


Bowline: Wrigglesworth 23-6- 66-1, S. Bishop 9-1-22-2, G. Sut-


S. Daish c Macintosh b Nut- Wrigglesworth................... 9 Rtall.................................. G


K. Fawcett c and b Watson. 7 N. Bolton c Calderbank b WWharton......................... 48


. Palmer Ibw b Nuttall...... 4


N. Duckworth not out........ 5 N. Ashworth not out.......... 5 Extras...................... S Total (five wickets) 143


rigglesworth not out........ 60


A. Nuttafi 7-1-13-2, Watson 9-3- 28-2, B. Brown 9-3-27-0, S. Gor­ 2ton 8.4-0-41-0, J. Wharton


Bowling: A. Wright 8-3-17-0, -0-11-1


Missed chances prove cost ly


Ribblesdale Wanderers 120, Baxenden 121 for two


PUT in to bat on a green track, Ribblesdale got off to a slow, but steady, start with sub-professional Titchard looking to drive anything


the 45 overs.Despite the earlv loss of i___ i*___i....


—


first to go, caught behind with the score on 26. Mal­ colm Dennett looked untroubled but was out when he looked to cut McLeod and got a thick


pitched up. Dave Cottam was the


G. Bushell 20.5-3-58-7 Boxendcn


Bowling: McLeod 21-4-55-3,


J. Bushell c Braithwaite b Titchard.......................... 62


after when he was brilliantly caught and bowled by Graham Bushel). Alan Dickinson stayed with


inside edge. Mark Sorell followed soon


Titchard, who looked well on his way to a half-century when lie got the faintest of edges to the ’keeper when on


48.Dickinson attacked the bowlers when he had the


B. Wilson lbw b Greenhalgh 14 N. Perry not out................. 12


M. Rishton not out.............. 22 Extras...................... 11 Total (two wickets) 121


D. Howard 6-0-24-0, Titchard' 15-1-38-2, M. Greenhalgh 14.3- .3-29-1, T. Braithwaite 2-1-5-0


Bowling: I. Britcliffe 4-1-21-0.


Newby fightback is in vain


Read 105 for nine. Earby 107 for eight


A FIGHTING innings by Frank Newby and some fine bowling almost pulled off a remark­


chance, but professional Ken McLeod and Bushell both tually got home by two were favourites to win. bowled well on a helpful wickets in a close finish. Mike Chappie chanced las ricket and once Dickinson


was out for 19, Ribblesdale crumbled to 120. Bushell fin­ ished with seven for 58 and McLeod three for 55. In reply, Baxenden got off


to a flying start, racing to 47 without loss off only 11 overs and the game looked dead and


buried. But Titchard and Martin Greenhalgh were brought into the attack and slowed the run rate. Wilson was out leg before with the score on 65 and John Bushell reached his half-century before finally falling for 62, but not before he had been dropped several times of the luckless Titchard. ' Ribblesdale dropped six


able recovery for Read at the Applegarth. The home side even- with the score at 67 for six,


easy wicket, Read were in one Newby <>ver to narrow first on a far from arm and hit a crucial lb oil


desperate trouble at 02 for the gap. He fell eight, before Newby, with an the same treatment on Han- admirable mixture of solid spn tnJt Arulrtiv. Pickles and defence and big hitting, plun- Craig Wear held firm and it


tiered 38 invaluable runs, all but three of which came off professional Manoj Parekh. He was well supported by Frazer Snape and the visitors completed their 45 overs and


reached 105.


... the fifth over. Australian Jason Moore found runs very hard to score against accurate bowling by Parekh and Glen


chances in all, although one or two were difficult, but had they been taken it may have been a different game. As it was, Baxenden took 42 overs to reach their target and claim seven points.


League — Barnoldswick v Ribblesdale Wanderers, Bax­ enden v Padiham, Blackburn Northern v Whalley, Clith­ eroe v Earby, Read v Great Harwood, Settle v Cherry


Ribblesdale Wanderers


Titchard c Swarbrick b Bushell........................... 48


Tree. Division One — Earby v


Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Wan­ derers v Barnoldswick. Division Two — Great Har­ wood v Read, Whalley v


Read v Earby, Oswaldtwistle I. v Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Baxenden.


M. Sorell c and b Bushell..... 5 A. Dickinson c Keeley b Bushell............................ 19


. Dennett b McLeod........ 8


D. Cottam c Swarbrick b MBushell............................ 9


Lucas. Sundav: Division Three —


G. Leach b McLeod............. 9 T. Braithwaite b McLeod.... 0 P. Hall b Bushell................ 1 I. Britcliffe not out.............. 0 Extras...................... 10 Total (all out) 120


M. Greenhalgh b Bushell..... 4 D. Howard c Whittaker b Bushel!............................ 7


Chappie. His partners fared little


with the departure of Stephen Aspin c Rainger b Hingrave 3 Rushton, who mis-hit Parekh D. Parsons c Wear b Parekh .20


Read's problems started


G. O'Connor b Chappie....... 4 J. Moore c Rainger b Hip- o. grave..................


......


P. Ford c N. Pickles b Parekh............................ 2


better and Gary O’Connor was bowled by Chappie and Mark Aspin was well-caught by John Rainger, by which point only 22 runs had come From the opening 20 overs. David Parsons (20) and Phi­


T. Clegg c Madden b Parekh 0 F. Newby not out............... 38 F. Snape not out................. 3


P. Hanson c S. Pickles b Parekh............................ 14


Bowling: Parekh 23-7-70-5, G. C lhapplie 11-2-14-2, S. Hipgrave


11-6-17-2 Earby


lip Hanson (14) managed some necessary acceleration but they both fell to Parekh before Newby started his rescue. Read missed the chance of


an early breakthrough when Nigel Pickles was dropped by Hanson and the total reached 27 before the opener was caught by Patrick Ford. Aspin claimed the valuable


J. Rainger e Snape b Aspin.. N. Pickles c Ford b Aspin... S. Pickles c Hanson b Clegg. G. Chappie Ibw b Newby....


Parekh low b Aspin............... 1 1 S. Hipgrave c Rushton b Hanson............................


15


wicket of Rainger and Hanson redeemed himself by catching Steven Pickles. The visitors kept up the pressure and,


A. Pickles not out............... 5 C. Wear b Aspin................. 13 R. Madden not out.............. 3 Extras...................... U Total (eight wickets) 107


Clegg 8-3-16-1, F. Newby 6-1- 26-1, P. Hanson 6.4-1-22-2


Bowling: Aspin 14-3-37-4, T. Waggon clinch treble


4 ■li


by Ricki Khan, also of Clith­ eroe, while Jackie and Ste­ phen Webb from Langho also nad good results. Jackie was second in the ladies' race, while Stephen came third in the open and second in the


under 16s.


ing in the club is now lugher than it has ever been before. In the recent North West Snow Races held in Scotland, Pendle Ski Club gained a first


The standard of junior rac- . '. „


M. Chappie c Grainger b Hanson............................. 22


1)0 Antley. Salesbury A leapt *7 into second place with a great win over Castle A.


9 Total (nine wickets) 105


was just too late for Read when Aspin bowled Wear.


Read


S. Rushton c Forster b Parekh........................... 10


MEMBERS o f th e C l ith e ro e and D is tr ic t Darts League enjoyed th e ir annual presenta­ tion evening a t Rendezvous, Whalley


Bowling Clitheroe increase lead at top


19 their jiosition at the top of the 9 Great Harwood and District 0 Bowling League’s f i r s t division.


WITH Great Harwood A not having a game, one would have expected them to lose


But Rishton A failed to take the initiative and went down 6 to a surprise defeat at home to


« Globe B opened up an eight point gap at the top of Divi­ sion Two, with a narrow vic­ tory against Clayton. Burnley Road 6 move up five places to


Ribblesdale A 7, Globe A 3; Rishton Cons A 4, Antley 6; Salesburv A 9, Castle A 1; Spring Hill 8, Metflex 2. Division Two — Burnley


Ribblesdale A. Results: Division One —


stones 2, Rishton Cons B 6; Clitheroe 7, Ribblesdale B 3; Gatty Park 8, Rishton 2; Vic­ toria* A 8, Calderstones I 2. Division Four — Church 9,


Burnley Rd A 2. Division Three — Calder-


second after their good win at home to Whalley B, while Coppice climb to third with their first win of the season against Salesbury B. With only five points between second place and bottome spot, this is the closest of the


Rd B S, Whalley B 2; Coppice 9, Salesbury B 1; Globe B 6, Clayton 4; Rushton St 8,


Channell and P. Wiggins, C. Embley and K. Scott v R. Mercer and A. Skelhorn, L. Burton ami D. Machell v K. Monk and M. Comall, J. Tom­ linson and J. Haworth v M. E. Gerrard and R. Slinger.


Division One


Gt Harw ood A............. Salesbury A.................


KUhton Cons A............


Waddington B 1; Free Gar­ deners 2, Leisure Hour S; Hurst Green A 8, Victoria B 2; Whallev A 9, Hurst Green B 1.


lead at the top of Division Three by beating neighbours Ribblesdale B, while Gatty Park moved into second nlace with a fine win over Rishton. Victoria A climbed off the bottom with their first win of


four divisions. Clitheroe increased their


the season. Leisure Hour maintained


their great form and top spot in Division Four with a good victory at bottom-of-the-table Free Gardeners, but Church kept up the pressure with a better win at home to Wad- dington B. Whalley A are not far oehind after their similar success at home to Hurst


Bowl doubles will take place at Rishton Bowling Club, Parker Street, Risnton on Saturday. 10 a.m. — F. Fielding and


The Arthur Ormerod Rose


S. Gall v B. Ozenbrook and C. Phillips, K. Wells and M. Wells v H. Fraser and G. Fraser, D. Shaw and M. Sanderson v T. Brown and A. Lowe, W. Atkinson and C. Atkinson v T. Hinks and B. Hinks, D. Burns and D.


Spring Hill................... Antley......................... Ribblesdale A............... Globe A....................... Metflex....................... Castle A......................


Burnley Rd B.............. Coppice....................... Clayton....................... Rushton Street........... Salesbury B................. Burnley Rd A.............


P\V D L P 3 0 0 0 24 4 3 0 1 23


3 2 0 1 21 4 2 0 2 20 3 2 1 0 19 3 2 0 1 16 4 1 0 3 15 4 0 0 4 12 4 0 1 3 10


Clitheroe.....................


Gatty Park................... Rishton Cons B...........


Rishton....................... Calderstones I ............ Victoria A.................... Ribblesdale B.............. Waddington A............. Calderstones I I .......... .


Division Four


lised in the next 72 hours. Following Tuesday eve­ ning's win over Darwen, Clitheroe’s fate is in their own hands. They need three points from their last two games to ensure that they stay up regardless of how the clubs behind them fare. Tonight, they face the tricky trip to Eastwood


• Clitheroe’s first division survival will be fina­


Hanley and a win would make them safe. For the Saturday’s crucial game, Clitheroe are


running a special coach to Penrith. It leaves Shaw­ bridge at 12-15 p.m., and it will cost just £2 for adults


and £1 for children. The club is hoping that it will be full to capacity,


so that a large local following will be on hand to cheer the Blues to victory and first division football for their new manager next season.


CLITH EROE'S new manager Alan Bradshaw


Young hat-trick may save Blues


Darwen 2, Clitheroe 4


THREE goals from Geoff Young put Clitheroe on'course for Bass NWCFL first division sur­


vival on Tuesday evening. ~ ~ second half. When Clitheroe


lead on a cold evening at the Anchor Ground. After the ball bounced around in the box,


The Blues raced to a 2-0


Bob Pizelis slid it home. Then it was the^ Geoff


Young Show as the in-form s t r ik e r ran the Darwen


defence ragged. The ball was headed out of the area, headed back In and, as Dar­


wen pushed out, Young was left in the clear and tucked the


ball under the ’keeper. The third was almost a car­


bon copy of the second. Glyn Davies shot from outside the area, it hobbled around the edge before breaking to Young, who again found nim- self in the clear and ham­ mered the ball home. Ian McGarry blasted his


failed to clear a comer, Ste- fihen Lynch acrobatically vol-


three-goal advantage from the penalty spot after Mark


Hanson and into the net. Young restored the Blues’


eyed the ball over Trevor


Heves had been brought down and Young appeared to have scored his fourth minutes


was made up of former Clitheroe players and guests from other clubs, some of which had trav- elled from as far a field as


CLITHEROE rounded off their season in emphatic style with their third successive win over the president’s invitation XV in the tradi­ tional encl-of-season game. The president’s team


Proctor try anu conversion by John Silcock replying for the


by half-time due to two penal­ ties and a drop goal from Declan O’Duffy, with a Tim


London and the Midlands. The home team were ahead


visitors. e In the second half. Clith­


winger Malcolm Heanan, which were converted by O'Duffy, who also grabbed a


roe’s superior fitness and teamwork made two tries for


fhe President’s XV, but Clith­ eroe had no trouble hanging on and retained the Nick Hop- wood Memorial Cup. Man-of- the-match was Dave Doig, who re c e iv ed th e Boo Howarth Cup. Clitheroe 2nd XV had their


further penalty and drop goal. Proctor scored a late try for


THERE was no joy for Clith- eroe’s two teams in action in the latest round of the UK Plant summer league. The seconds, at Red Rose,


went down 1-4 in a good match, which included a bat­ tling 10-S win from Paul McGuire in the fifth. Although the other ties


were lost they were all close encounters, with Peter Nor-


cliffe losing 7-9. Chris Thomas 9-10, Adrian Yates 6-9 and Roger Singer S-10. The thirds , playing at


Reedlev, lost O-o in a disap­ pointing match, in which only Glenn Bowman and David Van Dyk won a game. The club’s annual tourna­


ment reaches its climax on Saturday when six finals will be contested.


Read soccer


later, but it was disallowed for pushing. With 15 minutes left, Dar­


final match against a strong Lancashire Polytechnic side, but managed to see them off thanks to tries from Jamie Hardman and Dominic Blanc. Clitheroe’s out-going cap­


wen had a glimmer of hope when Nigel Whiteside failed to cope with a bouncing through-ball and substitute Mark Lvnch slid the ball into the net from a yard. Clitheroe: Hanson (T),


side at the interval and they came out fighting in the


THE season is now almost at a close for Read United,


tain Graeme Tindall can be satisfied with the season’s results which are an improve­ ment on previous season’s with 15 losses, 14 victories and one draw. The second XV, while not


Marrow, Murphy. Jones, Davies, Whiteside, Burrows, Pizelis, Younp, Hanson (N), Heves. Sub: \ eomans.


whose three teams have enjoyed a mixed season. Flaying their final game,


recording as many victories, made up for this with spirit and enthusiasm. The season will be rounded


off at the clubhouse tomorrow with the annual dinner.


the s'econd team were up against Riverside and sadly went down 6-1, with the only local goal coming from John Bond. Despite suffering a lot of injuries and setbacks, the team enjoyed the season and are already looking forward to the next. Read’s Sunday team have enjoyed a fine season. How­ ever in the semi-final of the cup. Read went down against Bank Hall on penalties.


Darts winners collect prizes


partner v A. Lord and D. Bell, T. Crottv ami W. Crotty v A. Cornall and A. New- sham, G. Ramsbottom and R. Pickering v N. Hill and P. Wright.


2-30 p.m. — J. Hanson and


Division Three PW D L “ 4 3 1 0 29


4 2 0 2 3) 3 2 0 l IS 4 2 0 2 17


4 2 0 2 17 4 1 1 2 17 3 1 0 2 15 3 l 0 2 14 3 1 0 2 13


PW D L P Leisure Hour..—..... .... 4 3 0 4 3 1 0 27 Church..................... ... 4 3 1 3 2 0 1 19 •Whallev A............... .... 4 2 1 4 1 0 3 IS Hurst Green A........ .... 4 3 0 3 2 0 1 1< Victoria B................ .... 3 l 1 4 l 1 2 17 Waddington B.......... ... 3 1 l 4 2 0 2 17 Hurst Green B......... .... 4 1 0 4 1 0 3 15 Castle B................... ... 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 14 Free Gardeners........ ... 3 0 0


PW D


Young blow for Blues Clitheroe 1. Leyland DAF 2


Ashton, B. Scholes and. J. the match, giving Clitheroe a — -----— L „ . _ Entwistle v R. vhielan and L. well-deserved victory*. Whelan, E. Jones and M.


a ..v.» « n Coiininc or*/i .T ., Instead, he glanced over his Whittaker and Byrne, this


.-i_ .


*cu .


Green B. In the preliminary round of


W'areing, J. Schofield and W. Wright v S. Wood and H. Blackiedge.


and two thirds, and in the three northern area races, which included members or the Young England squad, Pendle had two thirds and a


to nine and under, there a Chatburn in the semi-finals number of very promising Kings Arms were confident venmesters


y0OxPsunday May 19th, lift the Dan Seed Trophy at there is the firsLEnglish Ski Shawbridge on Monday Council .Race ever held at evening.


they could pull off a shock and


skiers About 100 people .are to be, and Waggon and pxnwted to take part, but it is Horses earned off an unprece- not a soectacle for watching dented Whitbread Ribble Val- as resu/tsare purely on time, ley League treble of Dan Seed with only one skier racing at Trophy, Ashley Smith Trophy once.


* - "-j andleague title. f01I^ the lower age groups, 14 AFTER easily accounting for Waggon and Horses 3, Kings Arms 0


The busy Steve Conti had an outstanding game, and did everything out


openfng goal. Stuart Hickling applied tne finishing touch to nod the ball into tne empty


score the


net after a poor clearance had let Conti in.


.................... —. .... . n


Only one man kept the game alive as a spectacle. Kings goalkeeper Bernard


duly went on to win the man- of-the-match award, which was adjudicated by Chat- burn’s Rodney Read. Gradually, Waggon’s mid-


Taylor and Hickling ended with a fierce Alan Haydock shot that was superbly tipped


field took a grip on the game. A fine move involving Jimmy


over by Holden. Waggon’s r e le n t le s s


Holden produced a string of pressure finally told midway * idii


lf .,


outstanding saves, including through the second half when several to deny Conti, and Conti provided a quality finish


when he lashed the ball past Holden.The duel between Stephen Edmondson and Gerald Cox


was one of the highlights of t the game, but it was Eai


he gam^ but it w^ tdmond-


with only a couple of minutes remaining, when he ham­ mered the ball into the net to ca^ a fine performance.


(G),Edmondson, Haydock, Taylor, Walker (R), Conti, H i c k l i n g .


WaddingtoniHodgson. Kings Arms: Holden,


S u b s : Musker, Isherwood, Scriven,


fo rd . S u b s : H o d g e s Musgrove.


the Leonard Whittaker Cup, second division sides Burnley Road A and Rushton Street had little or no trouble dispos­ ing of Waddington B and Rishton respectively. Spring Hill overcame Castle A in the all first division clash, while the B team kept the Castle flag flying with their victory over (Jalderstones I. Leonard Whittaker Cup: First round draw — Calder- stones II v Salesbury A, Cas-


t


Haworth, L. Coady and H. Hartley v P. Bissett and W. Carter, Richard Turner and ,partner v B. Y


11-30 a.m. — S. Dowber and A. Dowber v J . Brown and K. Holden, D. Aspinall and M. Crotty v P. Horrocks and A. Almond, J . Macna- mara and C. Chestertpn v M.Burns and F. Marsderi, B. Raines and B. Hibbert v D. CowpertKwaite


and J .


sealed*the* match for Waggon Barratt, Cox (G), Astin Linl Hour v ^ e ^ , Ribblesfiale £?ro Our photograph shows Street v Burnley Rd B, Sales-


B v Gt Harwood B, Rishton Con A v Spring Hill, Rushton


Kirigs captain Neil Cox (left) bury B v Burnley Rd A, Vic- with his Waggon counterpart toria A v Clitheroe, Victoria


Wi'rakley °T o nU i^ o n j Roger Walter before "the f v',Rw ? e vC°Whal Richards, Scorah, Walker match.


A \ Antley, Whalley B v


*nox Vn)’ Free Gardeners, Leisure Chatwin, C. Snape and J. r v N:• Threlfall.and W.


ie B v Gatty Par<, Church v Waddington A, Clayton v 2 p.m. — G. Clarke and W. Coppice, Globe A v Gt Har- Holt v R. Hayhurst and J . „------------- ------------------- wood A, Globe B v Hurst Wilcock, K. Ryder and I. the box and Clitheroe col- Green A, Hurst Green B v Jackson v C. Massey and J. lapsed as Leyland dealt them a double blow at the death.


ft Bickerstaffe.


Young was forced out of the gam when fouled just outside


e


DLxon. K. Murray and C. Cor­ nall v J. Owen and J. Slynn, J.


Dawson and E. Dawson v B. Braysford and D. Hindle, B. Robinson and J. Machell v G. Wood and A. Dobson, R. Duxbury and J. Nixon v K.


Ladies’ medal


STONYHURST Park Golf Club ladies’ medal was won by Edith Child, who had a round of 92-21-71.


Yarranton and . .


« DESPITE the usual contnbu- tions fr°m Clough, Barker,


___ , . from


time he had reached the difficult with such a low score dressing room, Leyland had protect and with three sealed a victory they hardly niches dropped in the field, deserved with the last kick of Chatburn: J. Shovelton 2. the game.


who had given Clitheroe the A. Townson 0, P. Whittaker lead in the 10th minute after I9t p. Craig 0, R. Shaw 8, T. Paul Burrows had set him Byrne 19 n.o., A. Bradshaw free.


Ironically, it was Young G. Lambert 5, G. Ward 8, p. Clough 22, M. Barker 27,


of the remainder of the match, and Jimmy Khan and Bob Pizelis botn had chances to seal it.


The Blues clung on for most -------- ------------------ .-t-


6, extras 18, total (all out) 134 Jimmy Nelson s 135 for six


J5-2, Bow g f— . , shaw 3-1-10-1


Bowling: P. Craig 13.5-3- 33-2, T. Bryrne 12-1-54-3, G. Lambert 4-0-20-0, A. Brad­


Midweek games


AFTER last night’s opening matches, Wednesday’s Clith­


eroe and District Midweek Cricket League fixtures are: Chipping B v Catholic, River­ side Xl v Chipping A, White Lion v Rusty Cavaliers, Chat­ bum v Brockhall,Waddington


v Rimington. Worse was to come. By the 0fr a victory, but this was tightlv and well, almost pull-


Haworth v J. Burns and D. Jhe perimeter of the pitch, he j i„,tiwXelson*s 2ndXV«5 for Bond, P. Mulderigg and M. expected the referee s next Edmundson v G. Rose and J. whistle to signal the end of


AS chairman Charles Murphy escorted an injured and sub­ stituted Geoff Young around


Poor batting }


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