Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, May 16th, 1991 Clitheroe 2232b (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Murray Walker's fs ib b l e v a l l e y Mark claims British place


TOP cyclist Mark Gornall has claimed a prestigious place in Great Britain’s six-man team for the forthcoming Milk Race.


take place between May 26th and June 8th, with world class teams and riders from all over the world participating and it will be Mark’s second race as a member of the British squad.


[ The famous race will


after a competent ride in the recent Tour of


His selection comes


Lancashire, where he finished in 27th place, riding for the Manchester Wheelers team. Although not with the front-runners, Mark used the race to help the eventual winner Chris Boardman.


impressive form has come in the on-going Star Trophy, which made the selectors take notice and include him in the final squad. Covering the whole


Mark’s most Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League Watson out for season? ^ ^


der. could p revent Whalley Barden* who are odds-on lesdale Wanderers v Settle, Division One — * Clitheroe v


* °


son from playing any fur­ ther part in his side's


campaign. An old rugby injury has


^S a tu rd ay , Whalley enter- Padiham v Barnoldswick Ribb-


Great Harwood Clitheroc, Ribb-


professional R o g e r W a t- favourites to take their title, Whalley v Baxenden. “ ------ i_~s---------- whije Read travei to Cherry


Tree and Ribblesdale play host to Settle. Clitheroc will feel a sense of


reared its ugly head again and has led to the player experienc­


ing‘severe pain and internal But Sunday is Whitbreai bleeding.


d ay ^ the Whitbread Ribbles­ dale League champions slumped to their tYiird successive defeat. Although hopeful of a quick


Watson was unable to bowl at Blackburn Nort mhern on Satur­


faatur-


. . bottom Cup first round day aj jjj our gjdog have tough tasks.


second time in as many days. id Rams- r and


deja vu on Sunday when they play at Great Harwood for the


At least one will go" through


recovery, Watson is due to see a specialist today and he will decide if an operation is required immediately, or can


as Ribblesdale Wanderers are at home to Whalley, while Read travel to Blackburn Northern. Saturday’s fixtures: Senior


League — Cherry Tree v Read, Earby v Blackburn Northern,


wait to the end of the season. It would be a severe blow to


Whalley, as Watson has been among the most consistent per­ formers in the league during the last' two years. The Station Road club would be faced with employing sub-professionals on a weekly b a s i s ,o r with approaching the league to ask if they could engage someone else. All four local clubs lost last


weekend, with Clitheroe’s unbeaten run finishing at home


'Gorton : almost wins


Blackburn Northern 151 for f .


■ \Vhalley 147 all out eight,


t°iy“off the 45th and final eig^ [ hf S S e w e “ ™ing HAVING won the toss, Barnoldswick decided over, Whalley fell five wen


NEEDING seven for vic-


stumped trying to hit the tive passed to the vis ito rs , b r e a k th ro u g h when winning six


Simon G o r t o n w a s


K erformance from Gorton, who


ad. earlier been the pick of the bowlers and had turned his side


It,would have capped a Gorton, fine


round with a battling 26. Whalley appeared to be coast­


collapse. Earlier,


David Parsons and Aspin staged Michael Scothern was u -


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e pas— -- — ■


* * A .............. .... 11 _ - . . ^ Alan Dickinson


Read passed the 100 without further loss and from this point


ing to victoiy at 82 for two, but they ju s t failed a complete recovery from a middle-order


and fielding l Northern to


ey attack, missing injured pro­ fessional Roger Watson, per­


formed admirably. *• Blackburn Northern


Tebay lbw b Nuttall............ 14 M. Gillibrand c Macintosh b


M. .Taylor c Watson b Gor-


K. Gill b Gorton.................... 35 G.-Simmonds c Watson b Gorton............................... 34


Brown............................... 25


J. liaisali c and b''Keiinffcy .V 0 N. Barton not out................ 10 R. Barnes run out............. - ® G. McMurray c Wharton b


10-2-31-1, B. Brown 9-3-23-1, S. Gorton 10-1-38-3, L. Kearsley


Bowling: 7-0-23-1, A. Nuttall 9-0-27-1 Whalley


Watson c McMurray b J Barnes....................... .


A. Calderbank c and b Jones 6 L.; Kearsley st Pratt b Sim­ monds...............


, Macintosh b Simmonds...


J. .Wharton c Gill b Sim- Pmonds............ ...........— "J


. Kearsley c Taylor b Sim- monds........................


4,i Total (eight wickets)151


ing had restricted required but not forthcoming antj Killen punishing anything gecond and third place respec- m-i/lo f A Iflll. . .ii


some tight bowling


a rest, he struck immediately to remove Patrick Ford. With Asnin scoring freely, solid defence at


e : able victory. excellent


Tney were rescued by an excellent undefeated 83 by Paul A...llen and, in . tu„he closing overs, a


. . v.


h a rd -h i t t in g McNicholas.


34 by Andy ----- ° laul .... the other end was


mmediately started to attack the bowling and, with Andrew Smith playing the anchor role


Earlier, the visitors had been with sub-professional Titchard in serious trouble at 72 for six after Tony Clegg had taken two early wickets, including that of the prolific Haworth. h


. . . Wanderers were made to toil, recejving the brunt of Killen’s


111


69 and Killen went after reach- _ _____ j


onslaught and his eight overs cos ,t 69 wnu Smith was <


runs. ...............................~


overs. Unchanged, he tired noticeably and conceded 48 from his last eight. Later this con­ trasted sharply with the revived vigour of Tsonis after overs rest.


two wickets before the initia­ tive and the match was fatally lost in the last hour before tea.


Frank Newby also claimed . . Great Harwood


P. West b Clegg................. . C. Haworth c O’Connor b


Clegg............................... P. Allen not out...........


D. Cheeseborough c Newby b Aspin.........:.


S. Gorton st Pratt b Jones... 26


V. Extras....................... •«*


4


A.* Nuttall b Jones............... ^ V/Morris not out................. *


0, >R. Barnes 6-1-21-1, G. Sim- mdnds 16-4-57-6, Tebay 5-1-14- 0, IL Jones 16-4-33-3


Bowling: G. McMurray2-0-16- Traynor stars


Royal Oak 6, Grindleton 1


ROYAL Oak were played out of .the game for the first 20


Parkinson. sq


who’smashed the ball into the bapk’of the net from close range. Lawson scored his second lo minutes later after skilful play


He crossed to Nick Lawson, . . _ from John Shears.


before half-time to put the |^r51VAT1 T .pafiTUG pressure on, but minutes after g r a v e n L C d ^ U c


th? restart, Stephen Kerr made


it,three by heading home a W r i f i T n t h l t S O l Pietrzak cross, then got his T U I g u i x ix c o


f .


second by blasting the ball past theiielpless’keeper. Andrew Pietrzak sealed the ne with a flash of brilliance. iv eceiving the ball on the edge of


the~area, he beat three men and shot into the top left-hand cor­


uuc wiu. . — . - -----V- TCtvuiK


ner of the net. v.. ----------- .


'John Trotter completed the scoring after trapping a Steyen


- . , .l.


Czapowski pass and hitting it in offra post. Traynor was named man-of-the-match after another


fine performance. Royal Oak: Banies, Laws®"- ___ ____


Sub: Czapowski (I). v


, . . ^


Chatbum 146 all out, Glusbum 201 for eight


, AN aggressive innings of 103 not out by A. Coney helped


Under the circumstances. Steven Booth bowled well to get


Glusbum to a total of 204 from their allotted 45 overs.


four for 70 off 19 overs. In reply, Chatbum were all


McCormick, McGurk, Trotter, . . The best of the Glusburn Stonyhurst Park


•THE winner of StonyhuratPark Golf-Club’s monthly medal was Mi-Kelly (90-28-62) and B. Gel-


^The best gross Al?_Young, with 79.


danl (86-21-65) was second. — -- was shot Dy


Bowling: S. Booth 19-1-7-4, R. Bo o th 19-5-69-2. B. J o n e s


Glusburn: 204 for eight


7-1*60-1Chatbum: J. Woodworth 1, S. Tomlinson 15, B. Wright 61, K. Barker 14, R. Booth 0, R. Har­ rison 35 n.o., A. Drakeford 0, A. Rudd 0, J. Trotter 0, S. Booth 10. B. Jones 6, extras 4, total


(all out) 146


out for 146. Bob Wright bat­ ted well for his 61 runs, along with Roger Harrison, who remained undefeated on 35.


Shears, Traynor, Kerr, Par'd.1;: bowlers was G. Garland with son .Pietrzak. Czapowski (S). four for 32 off eight overs.


Grindleton pulled one back . Total (all out) 147


G. Pilling c Rishton b GNewby................. -.........-


Newby................. -..........


K. Tsonis b Aspin................ M. Ashworth c Grainger b


. Pilling c Rishtbn b Newby.


few .


” Rh three for‘4G. out for


his ton> both falling to Mar- Qrcenhalgh, who finished


Aspin bowled magnificently to s ta r l to give themselves a concede only 30 runs from his 15 chance, but the reverse hap;


Facing a target of 206, Wan- derers badly needed a good


pened. Titchard was bowled from Killen’s fourth ball and Mark Sorell followed next over. Killen then nipped through the middle order, with only Dickin­ son ever looking comfortable


surprisingly, the oua of the singles knock-<


the match was in the balance. When Tsonis returned after


having Paul Beech caught behind, and at 35 for two, Bar­ noldswick professional Chris


Howard then got into the act, i Killen came to the crease. He


work hard for a win. After losing Gary O’Connor at


^ for one when Jason £q behind. first and got off to a slow start, with lan


^ th e ^ a s t 1 half when EJS? was adjudfied caught Britcliffe and David Howard bowling tightly. la t c h 'd the taTtta- Britcliffe made the early Gisburn pool


Buck crowned as champions


l’AYTHORNE’S Buck Inn have won the Gisburn anil District Pool League title by a clear 10


|XThc'v led the league for much of the season, but were closely pursued by both Fosters Anns


^ anii j, _ who have finished in


to 151 as the Wha!-. and Harwood completed a valu- over-pitched, the runs flowed. ^ tively, with New Inn A a close _I.IiiinuI nm_ nkln trlnfAW


fourth.Fittingly, the annua presen­ tation mgnt will be held at the


strong Buck Inn representation Offour.


lesdale Wanderers. Division Two — Baxenden v


Whalley, Read v Burnley Belv. Sunday: Whitbread Ramsbot-


Lucas, Oswaldtwistle I. v Ribb­


tom Cup — Cherry Tree v Burnley Belv., Great Harwood v Clitheroe, Padiham v Oswald­ twistle I., Lucas v Baxenden, Earby v Settle, Bamoldswick v Edenfield. Blackburn Northern v Read, Kibblesdale Wanderers v Whalley. Division Three — Burnley


Belv. v Ribblesdale Wanderers, Read v Bamoldswick.


Two points gained despite defeat


Earby 156, Clithcroc 119 for nine


STRUGGLING for fit­ ness...Whalley profes­ sional Roger Watson


Aspin is left stranded as support collapses


Read 152, Great Harwood 176t for seven


READ fell 24 runs short of their target when professional Mark Aspin ran out of partners and was left stranded on 60 in the 42nd over.


order and tail was demo­ lished by Australian ama­ teur Kerry Tsonis, who claimed eight wickets for


The villagers' middle


38 from two hostile spells. Aspin apart, this was an


undisciplined batting perfor­ mance by Read, who lacked the determination and application to


Qff Ribblesdale


llarnoldswick 205 for five. Kibhlcsdule Wanderers 121 all out


IT was Earby’s unbeaten record that remained intact when they visited Chatburn Road on


Saturday.


held, then dismissed for 156, the home team could not strike the necessary run rate to pick up maxi­ mum points.


les batted confidently against Clitheroe’s opening attack and


John Rainger and Nigel Pick­ # ,


built up a worrying stand of 54. Just as matters looked to be


getting out of hand, the Aus­ tralian top-edged Ian Wriggles- worth to the deep point boundary.The surge of runs was checked at this point. Despite a fighting knock of 53 by Pick­ les, the run rate refused to accelerate and Earby’s middle order batsmen floundered and then were dismissed in attempts to improve matters. Any wagging of the tail was


mask a poor batting display. Some spectators left the


ground after the game won­ dering if Clitheroe are going to be a one-man band team this season, with Wrigglesworth doing most of the damage with both bat and ball.


Clitheroc


J. Rainger c Sutcliffe b Wrigglesworth................. 2?


N. Pickles run out................ 53 A. Pickles c Driver b Dewhurst.......................... 38


S. Hipgrave c Bolton b Wrigglesworth.................


Parekn run out............... C. Wear b Wrigglesworth.


prevented by Clitheroe profes­ sional Wrigglesworth who, hav­


ing bowled steadily without luck in his early overs, picked up four wickets for 10 runs from his


last 21 deliveries. Confidence in the Chtheroe


camp soon took a knock when they batted. Newcomer Steve Graham edged Manoj Parekh to first slip in the first over and neither Keith Fawcett nor Shaun Daish could extract any. runs from the combination of spin from Parekh and the pace of Glenn Chappie. At little more than a run an


over, the Clitheroe pair set a difficult task for the batsmen


to come.Neil Bolton, Mick Dewhurst, Neil Duckworth and Neil Ash­ worth tried to retrieve matters but fell foul of the accurate Earby bowlers as the runs required per over went above


six.


Buck Inn on May 22nd and, not luarter-finals out have a


Results: Three Rivers B 6,


against him.Ribblesdale were reduced to 24 for five, but Dickinson looked to pull Jamie Stead through miu-wicket and got a bottom edge on to his tnigh-pad and through to the wicket-keeper. All Ribblesdale could try and do was prevent Barnoldswick from getting the two extra points i for bowling them out. But


seven, Gordon Leach defended the only way he can — by going on the offensive. He cracked a brisk 27 before Killen was brought back into the attack and had him caught in the covers. Philip Hall joined captain Terry iiraithwaite and took the 1 score on to 124 and within the


witj, jg 0vers left and at GO for -


- ■ ’ “ ’ J


A. McSicholas not out......... 34 Bowling: Aspin 23-5-76-2, T.


Read


S. Rushton c West b McNi­ cholas............ ♦


Aspin not out....................... P. Ford b Tsqrns......... P*. Hanson c Pilling b Tsonis


. Moore c Threlfall b Tsonis D. Parsons b Haworth.........


T. Clegg lbw b Tsonis.......... P. Grainger b Tsonis........... F. Newby b Tsonis.............. F. Snape b Tsonis................ Extras..........


Howarth 10-2-38-0, 4-1-23-1


G. O’Connor c Threlfall b J Tsonis..............................


ju:****;;*v.,*l 25 5


60 10 8 0 1 7 1


10 14


Bowling: A. McNicholas 11-1- 45-1, K. Tsonis 16.1-2^8-8, A. Haworth


Total (all out) 152 11


Extras............... Total (seven wickets) 176


Clegg 9-2-29-2, F. Newby 9-1- 38-2, r . Snape4-0-23-1


when Killen had him leg ] . and then bowled Ian Britclme in his next over to finish with


top order batting. Bamoldswick


seven for 34. Captain Braith- waite was left on 3o and also left to ponder the brittleness of his


New Inn B 3; Greystones Buccaneers 7: White Bull 0, Fosters Arms B 9; Black Bull 3, Dog and Partridge 6; Fosters Arms A 7,Pendle Hotel 2; New Inn A G, Three Rivers A 3; Fos­ ters Arms A 3, Buck Inn 6. Singles knockout draw: D. Graham (Buck Inn) v B. Simp­ son (Buck Inn). A. Johnson (Dog and Partridge) v J. Lund Snr (New Inn A), C. Lambert (Buck Inn) v G. Bona (Fosters Arms B), D- Hodirson (Buck Inn) v D. Calvert (Buccaneers).


Gislium Si Di.st. Pool I.C»KUC


Buck Inn.......... Fosters Arms B.... Fosters Arms A.... New Inn A........ D o g i Partridge.. fhree Rivera B.... plack Bull........ Three Rivera A.... Buccaneers....... Pendle Hotel..... New Inn B........ Greystoncs....... White Bull........


'!A 20 1 157 24 19 a 147 24 17 7 13S 24 16 8 137 24 14 10 119 2A 13 11 115 24 12 12 108 24 10 14 103 24 9 15 101 24 11 13 95 24 6 18 73 24 6 18 69 24 3 21 47


I’ W L 1*


against the b a ttte rs . Only Wrigglesworth jooked to have an answer, hitting 33 from 43 .deliveries and he had the Earby skipper dispatching fielders to the boundary to protect his


The odds were stacked total.


two points in the bag, Clitheroe set about lire venting the visitors


Driver and Sutcliffe. The 5-2 points split was some


rom claiming the mu joints. This they did thanks to


With nine wickets down, and lUtjireventing I


, ,


Ski-ing Opening win


PENDLE Ski Club won the the first North West Ski Federation inter-elub match of the season against Oval Ski Club, Wirral,


by 4-1.Among the local skiers^ tak­ ing part were David Ellis, James Blair, Clare Ellis, Dan Norton and Jonathan Heyes, of Clitheroe, and Stephen, Jill and Jackie Webb from Langho. Results: Veterans — Pendle


30.5, Oval 22.5. Open — Pendle 32, Oval 20.


Ladies — Pendle 29, Oval 25. Under 19 — Pernlle 30, Oval


24.Under 14 — Pendle 19, Oval 35.


S. Pickles b Wrigglesworth. S. Pickles b Wrigglesworth. R. Madden c Daish b Dewhurst..................... 2


N. Chappie not out.............


L. Parkinson Ibw b Wrigg­ lesworth........................... 0


3-65*5, S. Bishop 5-2-23-0, M. Dewhurst 11-1-33-2, G. Sutcliffe


Bowling: Wrigglesworth 22.1- 6-1-25-1 Earby


S. Graham c Parkinson b \irekh.......


S. I)aish c Parekh b Chappie pie............


Wrigglesworth bHmgrave.. .« McGufre*aii won comfortably M. Dewhurst b Parekh....... 14


N. Bolton b Chappie


N. Duckworth b Parekh...... N. Ashworth b Parekh....... K. Driver not out................. S. Bishop run out.................


, . ....................... style.


G. Sutcliffe not out............... Extras....................... Total (nine wickets) 119


Bowling: Parekh 22-7-51-4, G. Chaple 19-3-51-3, S. Hipgrave


New season underway


THERE were some high-scor­ ing games when the Clitheroe and District Netball League began its new season last week. Top points scorers were Rish­


ton (46) and Kings Arms A (40) against Starkics and RBL A respectively.


Dominoes 14, Trinity Jokers 31; Bowland Young Farmers 11. Rogues 27; SLtrkies 4, Rishton 46; Kings Arms A 40. RBL A_8; Kings Arms B 13, Trinity Dia­ monds 22; Caider Ladies 24, Gourmets 27; Trinity Hearts 4,


Results: lUU. B 18. Settle 24; . RBL C 32.


ton (RBL B), E. Wilian (Settle), C. Waddington (Dominoes), R. Stott (Bowland Young Farm­ ers), J. Mullins (Rogues), J. Pascarella (Starkies), M. Apnl (Rishton). A. Birch (Kings Arms A), T. Conti (RBL A), L.


Playors-of-the-match: C. Brit­ , „ ..


Whaites (Gourmets), A. Bur- Blair 13-1-30-1, R.Italford 4-0- St Augu^me s were among th new Summer Pool league, gess (Trinity Hearts), G. Scott 18-0, B. Soencer 12.1-0-66-1. W. nine


Robins (Kings Arms B), W. Simms (Caider Ladies), M.


simms


(RBLC) 1


..................... Bowling; J. Rain 6-1-26-0, R. sister Louise, who also attends Barnoldswick; 222 for four Cheryte Wdkinson and her . . Shnger9-0-54-2 Winners collect their prizes


A. Smith c Sorell b Green- halgh............................... 69


M. Scothem c Dickinson b Britcliffe......................


P. Beech c Hall b How'ard... 9 Killen st Hall b Greenhalgh. 115


2


M. Whipp b Greenhalgh........ 1 G. Horner not out................ 1


B. Hackney not out.............. 0 Extras....................... § Total (five wickets) 205


D. Howard 8-2-21-1, Titchard 8- 0-69-0, T. Braithwaite 10-3-43-0,


Bowling: I. Britcliffe 7-1-20-1,


M. Greenhalgh 12-0-46-3 Ribblesdale Wanderers


Titchard b Killen................. 9 M. Sorell b Beech................ 5 M. Dennett b Killen............ 9 D. Cottam b Killen............... 4 A. Dickinson c Hackney b


G. Leach c Ahmed b Killen.. 27 T. Braithwaite not out......... 33 P. Hail lbw b Killen............. 14 I. Britcliffe b Killen.............. 0 Extras....................... 13 Total (all out) 124


M. Greenhalgh c Pickup b Ahmed.....................


. Howard c Beech b Killen. 0 2


form of a round robin, took place on the last Sunday in April. The first time the Lancashire


thirds match with Springers. They went down 1-4, with the bright spots coming from Chris Wilson’s 3-2 win and a close 1-3 match for Tony Lee. Adrian Catchpole, Richard Moody ami Pete Norcliffe all lost 3-0.


The only loss came in the . • _. 1 . .. . i lk CneimrAPC Not enough


Ribblesdule Wanderers 2nd XI 221 for nine,


Uarnoldswick 2nd XI 222 for four


A SPARKLING innings of 91 from Paul Spencer was not quite enough to seal victory for the Church Meadow second string. A stand of 125 between


happle... Total (all out) 156


season, the trophy competition is based on


points awarded at single-day events held throughout the season. So far, Mark has


enjoyed superb form in the event, claiming first place in the Grand Prix of Essex, second in the Archer Grand Prix and eighth in the Hope


Rally Classic. These impressive


rides have left Mark heading the points table, but it will be tough if he is to hang on to win the trophy.


creditable third place to extend his lead in the ■ championship to nine points. _


He managed a


With over 10 meetings left over the summer, Mark will have to hit come real consistent form to hang on and claim glory.


Mark is combining vital Milk Race training with Star Trophy competition and has just completed the Lincoln Grand Prix.


In the meantime,


SAFE AT LAST! Relief as Blues avoid relegation


T H F R F , w p rp sitrhs of


relief around the town last week as Clitheroe officially avoided rele­ gation from the Bass North West Counties


first division. It has been- a season


that most players and sup­ porters will be glad to see


the back of. It began well, with the Blues


challenging for honours, but the the drop.


resignation of Dave Morris in November and the disastrous run under his replacement Andy Hills thrust them ever-closer to


Jones has motivated his players and Clitheroe now have some­ thing to look forward to with the appointment of new boss Alan Bradshaw and relaunching of the reserve side. Bradshaw had a word with the players after Saturday’s


But caretaker manager Paul „ t


side,” said Bradshaw. “If you hkve any ambition, you wan? to


___ any ambition, you be in as a high a league as possible.” Despite the nailbiting climax


season, and the league being extended


exteodedto «


to the season, it seems unlikely that the Blues would have been relegated even if they had fin­ ished bottom.With all grounds having to have floodlight facilities next


that Salford and Atherton LR will survive.


24 clubs, dubs, it seems seems


out whether their reserve side will be playing in the East Lan­ cashire League next season. Like Colne-based Rock Rovers, who are applying from the Cra­ ven League, Clitheroe are hop-


Tonight, Clitheroe will find


ing to by-pass the second divi- Sion anJ go stra.ght mto the


first.There are also several plans for ground improvements over the summer months.They include widening the pitch, flag-


a the surrounds, adding Point means survival Eastwood Hanley 0, Clitheroe 0


SHOWING plenty of spirit and fight, Clitheroe picked up a well deserved point against high-flying Eastwood Hanley.


§ame at Penrith and was at


the point ensures Clith­ eroe’s place in the Bass North West Counties Division One and gives new manager Mr Alan Bradshaw a firm platform


After a tough season,


fine-tuning his plans for next season with the club committee. “ It was important that we


hawbridge on Tuesday evening


avoided relegation as it is much easier to attract players to a first rather than second division


Squash


Dryden wins


THE finals of Clitheroe Squash Club's annual tournament pro-


^ I s o m ^ c iU n g matches for


a packed house. In a repeat of last year’s final


in the men’s event, Ray Dryden reversed the result against Robert Fielding in a scintillating five game match. Sue Meadows beat Sharon


Willis in another exciting con­ test to take the ladies’title 3-1.


Tired Clitheroe end the season


to build on next season. On top throughout the first


I’cnrith 2. Clitheroe1


half, the side had a number of opportunities to break the


LIKE with Clitheroe on Thursday evening, this result ensured that Penrith avoided the drop.


deadlock, but squandered them. With Mark Heyes busy and the midfield ba ttling hard, the Blues showed that son game and 1 thought the lads they can play with the top were unlucky- not to get at jeast


fourth game in eight days. “It was a typical end of-sca-


sides in the league. Although Eastwood man­ aged a few attacks,


Clitheroe who controlled the game, with Geoff Young, Bobby Pizelis


? i eroe,


Shawbrid lge side had to be content with the point.


Eastwood ’ke lepe they could


ot beat the er and tne


Final agony


Waddington 0. Oxenhopc 1


son 9 6, 9-5, 9-1. Ladies’ Plate — Sheila Willis


G. Chappie c Bolton b Sut­ cliffe................................ 13


Results: Under 21 — Glenn Bowman beat Stephen Nichol­


beat Dorothy Barker 9-2, 4-9, 4-


9 9-3 9-0. ’Men’s Plate — Adrian Yates


beat Tony Lee 9-0, 9-3, 8-10,


lin beat John Willis 9-1, 9-8, 9-3. Ladies — Sue Meadows beat


10-8. Over 40s — Conor McUiugh-


Sharon Willis 2-9, 9-3, 9-2, 9-3. Men — Kay Dryden beat


Robert Fielding 10-8, 9-6, 7-9,


3-9, 9-1.In the latest round of the UK Plant men’s summer league matches, all three Clitheroe teams were in action. The firsts won 4-1 at Hyml-


WADDINGTON were defeated by a goal scored in the 88th minute of this TAP Car Sales Trophy Final.


game, which was played at Gar- j grave, the more physical Oxen- (Q win


From the kick-off of the gr-------------- . .


. .v.... ___ --


hope players won the nuyonty of challenges and tackles. This prevented Waddington from installing any pattern into their play ana forced them into mak­ ing basic errors in both ball con­


, . . .


trol ami possession. During the half-time interval,


bum and, although Mike Field­ ing lost the first tie 1-3, Dave Van Dijk squared the match in decisive style. Warren Starbuck won 3-2 after a close contest and Rick Ashton won by the same score. Alan Mellor, at number


one. wra j pped up the match for the loss of only one point in a


i


devastating display. The seconds got off the mark


before Roger Singer had to retrieve a 0-2 deficit and Mal­ colm Davey won the top tie in


i)nirnP s ;napr hnd to


manager Jim Tierney had some harsh wonls for the Waddington players and it seemed to have den the desired effect. Their confi­


football had returned, with the result that Oxenhope were pushed back into their own half. Waddington hit Oxenhope's


ce on the ball and will to play Id n< it was


Orrell all going close. r_r ia l , a determined Penrith side at Unfortunately for Clitn-


and Steve acrobatically over the bar. t Alan Bradshaw witnessed a Rryivlinp- ired Clitheroe side playing its u u i m i u r


a draw,” said the new manager. “Several were carrying injuries, so I have told them to rest and get ready for next season.” The first half was fairly even,


but Trevor Hanson had to pro­ duce a fine performance to keep


Upping a couple of shots ^ e home teafn went ahead in


Carlisle striker Brent Hcth- erington beat a couple of Clith­ eroe defenders, cut in and shot past Hanson. Clitheroe came back when


goth minute when former


GREAT Harwood A remain top of Great Harwood and District Bowling League after a good away win at bottom-of-the-table Castle A, who appear to be find­ ing it tough in the top flight. Salesbury A kept in touch


Castle fall


with a fine home win over Uibb-' lesdale A, but Rishton Cons A slipped up for the second week running, going down at Globe A, allowing Antley and Spring Hill, who shared the spoils, to leap­ frog over them. Despite a heavy defeat at the


Bob Pizelis shot wide and Colin Yeomans miskicked when it


and the erection of some more terracing.


er light to each stanchion


hands of Whalley B, Globe B remain top of Division Two, but


seemed easier to score. Penrith got their second in the 75th minute with a goal from


Marshal). Pizelis set up a rousing finale


when he headed home a Paul Burrows cross four minutes tj but pcnrjth clung on


Pool Final fixture


ONLY' the destination of the Red championship has yet to be decided in the Kibble Valley


have their destiny in their own hands.


;


,r -.t number minutes through a headed effort Dog and Partridge. However, to. nvitrh fnr !>>' Mercer, a fierce drive from the Barrow team play their final


woodwork three times in 15 points ahead of second-placed „„„ . ..


.. ...... .


^ utchinson and a Quigley half-volley.


with a 5-0 home win against Orange Squashers. Chris Thomas, Adrian Yates and Paul


Winckley saved the penalty. ildington’s midfield wer


now in control, but despite able 10-point margin, with Cross Coulston and Ouigley getting Kevs B in second plara. around their fullbacks and sup- Wilpshire A retained the plying good crosses. Wadding- (;reen League championship, ton could not apply the finishing touch.


Waddington'- . ------■- ..~*u r>w«tw


defence should have been solid, u orseg went one better by they allowed an Oxenhope wjnninK the title this time, forward to steal in among them svvappjng places with Horseshoe and score an opportunist K^al. R


When th e Waddington Yellow League, Waggon and . Last year’s runners-up in the Wellsprings runners-up.


dered Waddington team found it team knock-out final, which is hard to believe that they had being contested between De lost a game which they had dominated.


At the final whistle, a bewil- Tonight, the league holds the


W’addin gto n: Winckley, points and positions: Red Bishop, Astin. Jarrold, Hutchm- League — Royal Oak (Long- son (P), Hutchinson (A), Threl- fall, Green, Keighley, Mercer, Thompson. S l Tubs: Coulston.


A, at the Commercial Hotel. — new club secretary. ..... -


Spencer and Martin Wrigley’ (5b) looked to have given Wan­ derers an unbeatable score, but Bamoldswick accumulated runs steadily to win the match with the first ball of the last over, with J. Manville undefeated on


76. Wrigley 50, J . Rain 20 M.


Ribblesdnle Wanderers: H. Kenyon 15, S. Proctor 17, R. Bedford 1, P. Spencer 91, M.


,


Britres 0. M. Davies 8, W. Slin- captained the successful Lam»‘ gur 1. B. Spencer 4 n.o., R. shire Schoolgirls’ Under 16 net- Blair2 n.o., extras 9, total (nine ball team during its best ever


. wickets) 221 ____ ,


A PUPIL from St Augustine's RC High School, Billington.


season. „ Arms and Craven Heifer


• Before the new season, Wad- Keys A 5^ station A 53, White dington are looking to appoint a jlon?e 59


Quigley, Spring Mill TJ. Judge Walmes- ley 70, De Lacy A 64. Cross


....................... '*•' *•••*•— ,f— ______ _ --


sjRbt Road) 91, Dog and Par- tridge 85, Kings Arms A 77,


teams, both participating in the j)e Lac.. b 61, Dog Inn 60. Craven League. Any person K0yjU Oak (Clitheroe) 50, Sta- interested in applying tor this Uon jj 25. Black Bull 13. post should contact either Keith Green — Wilpshire Hotel A Wil


The club currently runs two Reyj} R <-9 Kings Arms B 70, Blue — Victoria 89, Cross 23714).


,/ilson (Clitheroe 26576) or 105’ Wellsprings 91. Waggon Peter Stevenson (Clitheroe Horses A 88. Craven Heifer


-----.............................................. Net success


A 81. Black Horse A 79. New Inn A 56. Station C 56. Horse­ shoe A 46. Higher Buck 46. Yellow — Waggon and


On the one occasion Oxenhope did break-out. Bishop was ;ljudged to have handled, but


l“ m‘n £ ai„st De tacy. With two points added for a victory


4-3 win would mean a i)lay-off, but 5-2 or better would give Dog and Partridge the title.


. . ----------- «-----


Longsight Road’s Royal Oak have finished on 91 points, six .


, _ ,


having now completed their pro- ond-placed Church, who went gramme. Dog and Partridge


LVA Pool League. With all the other divisions


sure Hour this season is cer­ tainly paying dividents, when they made it four wins on the trot, and a second 10-pointer, at home to Waddington B, increasing their lead over sec-


Park with ease. A change of venue for Lei­


. . , — 1_ w jj0 w e n t


dow*n to Victoria B. Hurst Green A defeated their B team,


while newcomers Free Garden­ ers are struggling to find


success.Results: Division One — Ant­ ley 5, Spring Hill 5; Castle A 1, Great llarwood A 9; Globe A 7, Rishton Cons A 3: Salesbury A


8, Kibblestlale A 2. Division Two — Burnley Rd


clinched the title by a comfort- Globe B 2. . .


In" the Blue League, Victoria B 8, Coppice 2; Whalley B 8. - .......-


A 2, Burnley Rd B 8: Clayton 10, Salesbury B 0; Gt Harwood


o Division Three — Calder-


stones I 2. Calderstones II 8; Ribblesdale B 4, Rishton 6; Rishton Cons B 9. Clitheroe 1; Waddington A 7, Gatty Park 3. Division Four — Free Gar­


deners 1. Castle B 9: Hurst Green B 3. Hurst Green A 7; Victoria B 6. Church 4: leisure Hour 10, W’addington 0. The final rounds of the Arthur


their lead was cut to two points by Clayton, who whitewashed Salesbury B, and Burnley Road B, who inflicted a severe wound on their own A team. Great Harwood B completed a good club double by beating Coppice. In Division Three, Clitneroe


keep pole position after suf­ fering their first defeat of the season away to Rishton Cons B, who move into second place. Rishton BC earned a narrow win at Ribbleadale B, while Waddington A overcame Catty


Ormerod Rose Bowl doubles competition will be held on Sun­ day at Rishton Bowling Club. Quarter-final draw: A. Lowe


L. & A. rel


v L. Cordey <6 H. Hartley, N. Threlfall & W. Dixon v G. Wood & A. Dobson, J. Tomlinson & J.


& T. Brown v B. Scholes & R. Hall, J. W’areing & E. Hadfield


Haworth v N. Hill & P. Wright. Division One


Gt Harwwd A.... Salisbury A....... Spring HilL......... Antley................. Rishton Cons A... Globe A............... Kibbles* Ule A.... Metflex.............. Castle A..............


Horses B 89, Horseshoe B 81. Black Horse B 75, Commercial 68, Bay Horse 60. Craven Heifer B 55. New Inn B 39. Brown Cow 31.


• Following Monday night: meeting at the Kings


jt was d(£ide<1 t0 forn,


wpn the Middlesex Imitation R topics of local pool and a Tournament,a competition


involving the top 10 counties in chairman-elect is Mr Jack “ Ornament, held in the Steele, landlord of the Kings


lS?itaUon A good attendance dtacussed wm formed.


Arms, and general secretary


team has won a national compe­ tition, the day ended with the county scoring 39 points, two points ahead of joint runners up,Essex, Herts and Surrey. The team finished the season


Family affair


a round of 70, Mrs Andrews became the Ladies* Open cham­ pion at Blackburn Golf Club. The overall winners of Whal-


ley’s Jubilee Open fourball were Jeremy Bywater and Andrew Ainsworth.


DStead....................... :::;*** *1 the first time.


on Thursday, June 6th, and it will consist of 24 teams split into


It is hoped to start the league t


heading the Northern Counties Netball League for the second year running, and also won the Northern Counties Cup.


three leagues of eight. A general meeting was


IT was a great golfing week- ___________ _ end for the Andrews family.


While father and son Mike en^er the league must also Waddington B............ anid Robert were winning 1 the


arranged for next Thursday at the New Inn, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, at 8 p.m. The captains of teams already entered in the league must attend this meeting in order to finalise arrangements. Repre­ wishin


best gross prize at Whalley with will also act as the deadline for a p p l ic a t io n s . Any


interested in submitting a team should contact Mr Stewart


(Clitheroe 24718). Everyone is welcome to


worth (46 points); 2nd. Gary Meakin and Anthony Graham


Ford qualifier ALL 104 competitors at Clith-


, Bowling: Killen 16.5-6-34-7, P. Beech 8-3-22-1, J. Stead 6-1-22- 1, I. Ahmed 7-2-23-1, D. Scoth­ em 4-2-15-0


Card play-off


THE pairing of Mary Thomp­ son and Ann James won a card play-off to claim the ladies' four­ somes competition at Clitheroe Golf Club with a round of


87-19-68.The unlucky losers, Susan Clark and Manon Niven (89-21-


TWO special guests shared the duties when the Whitbread Kibble Valley League held ite annual dinner. Ribble Valley I f f Michael Carr and Borough Mayor Coun.


68), qualify for the Famous Grouse Coronation Foursomes competition.


phy winners), Kings Arms (League runnere-up and Elemlx:e Dim Seed Shield runners-up), Chatburn (Whitbread Aitken Shield winners and Elembee Ashleley Smith runners-up), Cal-


ield


Howel Jones did the honours at Clitheroe Social Club and dh excellent buffet provided by Jackie Hall rounded off the


Prizf-winners: Teams — Waggon and Horses (League, Elembee Ashley Smith Cup and Elcmbee Dan Seed tro ­


derstones (most sporting team).


(33); Martin Lawson (Chatbum) best young player; John Run- mer (Chatbum) sportsman-of-the-year, Rodney Read (Chat- bum) secretary-of-the-season.


Individuals — Damian Keefe (Chatbum) leading eoalscorer . . .. ,


eroe Golf Club’s single jstroke collapsed djpstrously from 97 A 17-dart game was regis Ford Qualifier produced returns and there were some consis­ tently low scores. Winner by two clear shots


1


HARWOOD 2nds had a com- fortable victory after Read had


l for one to 121 all out.


was D. Driver, who shot a nett 65 to become the club represen­


tative in the next round. Results: Division One — 1st,


73^ 59.


Driver'78-13-65: 2nd, D. Crisp 81-14-67; 3rd. J. Haygarth 81- 13-68; 4th, J . ‘S. Walker 84-16-


Division Two —


68; 5th, R. J. Clayton 87-18-69. Best gross — P. Marlow 72.


M. Fearahead 77-9-68; 2nd, T. E. Mitchell 80-12-68; 3rd, P. 79.1M 9; 4th, r


P. Marlow home side and was unde­ feated on 47 when victory was


1st, D. completed with 10 overs to spare.


best of Read’s bowlers with 11- 4-23-2 but was not helped by some poor fielding.


Richard Goodway was the ,


superb 70 and was still strongly when run out. Tony Dodgson suffered the same fate four runs later to start the col­ lapse. Gordon Bamber finished with five wickets for 36 and Rob Hutchinson three for 17. Ian Welsh hit out freely for


Michael Georgeson hit a . had we^ fought.


Bywater^and Andrew Ains- interested in sponsoring the league.


jubilee result: 1st, Jeremy re p re s e n ta t iv e of a firm


(a-p.o. 45pts); 3rd, Eric Barker and Alan Kenyon (45pts).


Gt Harwood 2nd XI 124 for five.


Harwood coast Read 2nd XI121.


t j,e meeting because it team


sentatives of teams still wishing Hurst Green B.......— atten(j


Free Gardeners------


will be Mr Chris Stewart. Included in the debate was the decision to allow clubs as


CUyton............ Whalley B.......... Gt Harwood B.... Coppice............... Ruahton Street.. Burnley Rd A-..-


Globe B............... Burnley Rd B.....


Salisbury B........


4 4 5 4 5 2 4 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 4 0 5 0


Division Two PW D


5 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 5 1 4 1 5 1 5 2


Division Three PW


well as pubs into the league for Waddington A..------- 4 2 .ufireHimo


Clitheroe.—~—......... 5 3 Rishton Cons B.............. 4 3 Rishton BC.................... 5 3 Gitty Park...—---------- 5 2


Calderstones II.......... 4 l Calderstones


Ribbiesdale B.~........... 4 1 Calderatono 1......—•• 5 2 Victoria A ..................... 4 I


Division Four


Leisure Hour................ Church.....—................ Hurst Green A .............. Whalle y A Victoria B................. Castle B.


PW D


5 4 0 5 3 1 5 4 0 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 1 0 5 1 4 1 4 0


L P 1 40


1 31 I 29 1 25 1 20 3 19 1 4 14 2 13 0 4 9


attend Thursday’s meeting, especially any individual or


THE Clithcroe Invitation Sum­ mer Darts League opened this week with a new format of five singles and two doubles games. f t the first matches, last sea­


Summer darts


son’s champions Kings Arms B were whitewashed by their A team and newly promoted White,


Horse B suffered a heavy defeat


by their A team. In the second division, new­


comers Bridge Inn had a con­ vincing victory over Cross Keys, but all the other games


tered by D. Dean (Low Moor Club) and R. Winder (Royal Oak A) had a 120 check-out. D. Pietrzak recorded the first ISO of the season in his game for the White Horse A team. Results: Division One —


0; Low Moor Club 4, Horseshoe 3; White Horse B 1, White


Royal Oak A 5. Black Horse 2; Kings Arms A 7, Kings Arms B


Commercial 4; Royal Oak C 3, Royal Oak D 4; Craven Heifer 3, Royal Oak B 4; Bridge Inn 5,


Division Two — CCWMC 3, Cross Keys 2.


L P ! 29 1 27 l 27


PW D L P


0 0 33 1 31 2 25 0 24 2 24


1 24 9 *>l


4 20 2 17 4 17 3 17


L P 1 30 1 27


2 23


3 23 9 21


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