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


Toby Chapman's Ir


Craven cricket


AFTER a superb season Waggon and Horses held a presentation evening at the Coach and Horses in Bolton-by-Bowland. Last season, the dominant Clitheroe


Toast to a thrilling season team won the


Whitbread Ribble Valley League, the


Dan Seed Trophy and the Ashley Smith Trophy, to complete a unique treble. At the presentation, Steve Edmondson


Midweek cricket


Cavaliers knocked out of cup


THE holders of the Clitheroe and District Midweek Cricket League Catholic SC Cup, Rusty Cavaliers, have been knocked out of the competition.


In the semi-final, the win­ ners, Catholic SC, batted


first, with Bishop (15), Sims (l‘>). Rigby (IP) and Hitehen (IS) providing the main-stay of the innings. Having scored 101 for S, the Cavaliers were in with a chance, but slow scoring proved to be the holders downfall. Impressive knocks from


overs to spare. Just oft the top three, the


Farnsworth (ID) and Walker (34) gave Cavaliers the start


Rusty Cavaliers kept alive their league hopes with a win against Brockhall. Defending a total of 187, the Cavaliers were always in control of the match and Brockhall ran out of time having only scored 87 runs. Lowly Riverside boosted


they re q u i re d , b u t the remaining batsmen could not keep un with the run-rate and they fell short by nine runs. In the Bradlow Trophy, Chatham had no trouble beat­


ing the White Lion, winning bv 2D runs. In the other Brad- low Trophy fixture. Chipping


crushed Waddington with an emphatic display, winning by 10 wickets. In the league. Catholic SC strengthened their place at


right down to the last deli­ very, but Riverside kept their cool and won by four runs.


their morale with a four run win against Brockhall. After the hospital side had scored 77 for 5 from their 15 overs, Riverside battled on with Robinson (28) and Blair (18) doing the hard work. The exciting match went


Bowling


the top of the table with a comfortable win against third- placed Chipping A.


scored a healthy 123 for -1 from their 20 overs, with Dra-


Batting first, Catholic SC


keford (-12) and Bishop (28) the main contributors. Chipping s- rep ly was


extremely ragged and the side were bowled out for just 72, some 50 runs short. Second-placed Chatburn


Varied results


THE Kibble Valley sides


competing in the Great Har­ wood and District Bowling League have not had a suc­


cessful week. In Division One, both Ribb-


had an equally easy match against Chipping ft, even­ tually winning by 0 wickets. Having scored 92 runs for the loss of five wickets, the side were not in a strong position. This fact was exploited by


Chatburn, who reached the required total with over four


Heavy presence


FIVE Kibble Valley crick­ eters have been included in the Whitbread Ribbles-


dale League Youth side for the match against Che­ shire County League in the N o r th W e s t C o l ts Trophy. The match, to be played


this S u n d a y , will ta k e place at Church Meadow, the home of Ribblesdale Wanderers CC. From Whalley, the pro­


fessional Andrew Payne and Lee Ke a rsley have been se le c ted and from Ribblesdale Wan d erers, Mark Davies and David Howard are both in the lineup. Clitheroe player M ich a e l H o u ld sw o r th makes up the fifth Ribble Valley m em b e r in th e


side. All players should meet


at the ground a t 1-20 p.m. and if anyone is unavail­


able thev should contact Mr G. C. Whipp (0282 8152(10).


Dog Inn surge


HIGH-FLYING Dog Inn increased their lead at the top of the Whitbread Ribble Val­ ley D a r ts and Domino


with Two Necks 12-2 in their latest match and now lead the table bv six points, from Judge Walmesley in second place. In the match, Eric Plaine, plaving for the Judge, recorded a 12 dart finish, which included two ISO's and


League. The side beat the Swan


a bulls eye finish. Results: Judge Walmesley


11, Black Bull 4; Dog and Par­ tridge 10, Billington Band Club 5; Pendle Witch 9, De Lacy Arms (1; Swan with Two


Necks 2, Dog Inn 13. Points and positions: Dog


Inn 113, Judge Walmesley 107, Pendle Witch 84, De Lacv Arms 62, Black Bull 61, Dor


ton Band Club 60, Swan with Two Necks 52. Fixtures: Black Bull v Dog and Partridge, Billington


and PartridRC (il, Billing-


Band Club v Swan with Two Necks, De Lacy Arms v Dog Inn, Pendle Witch v Judge Walmesley.


lesdalc A and Castle A strug­ gled and the sides are now, languishing towards the bot­ tom of the table. Whalley B were out of


action in Division Two but remain in a mid-table position, with a real chance of catching the front-runners. In the third division, Ribb­


came for Gatty Park, who crushed bottom-of-the-table Calderstones 1 9-0. In Division Four, third-


Rain halts match


won the players’ player of the year trophy and the sportsman of the year award went to David Winckley. The own goal of the year prize was won by Steve Horsfield and the licensees award for the player of the season was won by Graham Walker. The team is now


looking forward to next season and a possible repeat of the successes of last year.


Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League


Ribblesdale extend unbeaten run


Baxcndcn 201 for 8, Ribbles­ dale Wanderers 222 for 9


Mark Sorell


Ribblesdale round-up


POOR weather upset the fix­ tures in the Whitbread Ribb­ lesdale Cricket League last weekend. Only Ribblesdale Wan­


derers managed to play out a match, despite a few intervals for rain. The side extended their unbeaten run to eight matches with a confident dis­


play against Baxenden. Whalley’s match against


Clitheroe and Read’s fixture* against Karby both fell victim to tlie weather. Fixtures: Senior league --


Cherry Tree v Settle, Earby v Clitheroe, Great Harwood v Read, Padiham v Baxenden, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Bar­ noldswick, Whalley v Black­ burn Northern. Division One -- Barnolds-


A MIXED batting display combined Ribblesdale their


attack gave weeks, this time against Baxenden.


dale were put into bat and lost David Cottam for 0 in the second over. This brought in Scuderi, the latest stand-in professional to play for the Church Meadow side. He got off the mark imme-


On a damp wicket, Ribbles­ second five point win in as many with a fine showing from the


ties,” the professional chanced a second run to Perry on the’ boundary. Unfortunately for Ribblesdale the fielding was up to scratch and Scuderi


just 63 balls, included five


d la te ly and th en edged McLeod to second slip, out the ball was put down and proved to be an extremely expensive mistake. For the next 20 overs, Scuderi domin­ ated the proceedings, dis­ patching everything tha t came his way, whether they were well-pitched deliveries or over and short pitched. The s p e c ta to r s were


departed on 95. The innings, which lasted,


sixes and 11 fours. Next man in, at 135 for 2,


was Malcolm Dennet, who started well hitting three quick fo u rs , b e fore adjudged leg before. At this point, Baxenden


they returned only two more overs were managed before'


the weather broke again. With a possibility that the minimum number of 25 overs would not be bowled, the slow


bowlers were brought on to increase the over-rate. Terry Braithwaite took


treated to some wonderful cricket with Scuderi timing


professional McLeod came back into the attack and made much more of an impression, taking five wickets in his second spell. Ribblesdale declared at 222


wick v Ribblesdale Wan­ derers, Clitheroe v Earby. Division Two -- Lucas v


lesdale B beat Calderstones 2 and Waddington A beat Clith­ eroe. The most convincing win


placed Castle B had a predict­ able win against Hurst Green B and Hurst Green A per­ formed well to beat high-fly­ ing Leisure hour. Results: Division One -


Whalley, Read v G re a t Harwood.Division Three -- Barnolds- wiek v Ribblesdale Wan­ derers, Earby v Clitheroe. Great Harwood v Read.


Wet weekend for Chatburn


WITH the match nicely


Globe A 7, Great Harwood A 3; Ribblesdale A 4, Antley 6;


Salesburv A 10, Metflex 0; Spring Hill 8, Ciistle A 2. Division Two — Coppice 5,


B 2.


Burnley Road A 5; Burnley Road ft 5, Clayton 5; Great


p o is e d , C h a tb u rn and Haworth WE had to abandon the proceedings due to the


the ball to perfection. While the professional attacked the ball, Mark Sorrel played a contrasting innings, content to play the anchor role and quietly creeped past the 50 mark,'while Scuderi ploughed onwards towards a certain century. However, while in the midst of the “nervous nine-


himself off after three overs, but Martin Greenhalgh was economical with the ball, tak­ ing three wickets for his trou­ bles, thanks to the catching of Scuderi. By the time the Baxenden


Rain halts match


Clilheroe 102 for three. Whnlley dnh


THE heavens opened at Chat- burn Road to flood the pitch


and end this game. It came as a disappointment


to (’litheroe, who must have thought that they were in with a tremendous chance of beating their neighbours as Whailey were forced to play


Haworth West End 212 for 4, Chatburn 38 for 1


WITH this Craven and District Cricket League match between Haworth WE and Chatburn well poised, the weather took a turn for the worse and the fixture was abandoned.


scored a healthy total of 212 ,»ng


for 4 from their 45 overs. The most impressive knock of the innings came from D. Bair-


Season tickets go on sale


SEASON tickets for Clitheroe FC’s new season are now available. The tickets, priced at £30


for adults and £15 for children and OAP’s, cover every first, team fixture, every reserve team match and all Floodlight competition fixtures. Due to an increase in offi-


cal’s fees, admission prices at Shawbridge have also been increased, with entry for adults now at £1-86 per game and 90p for children and


GAP's. The new season will start


on August 24th, with 18 clubs in each league. At the end of last year, three teams were promoted from Division Two to Division One,and a single team was relegated. Over the summer, the pitch


without a professional. Andrew Payne was touring with the Lancashire Federa­


tion and, as a result, Whalley w e r e n o t a l l o w e d a replacement. However, this game was


delicately poised when the


rain came. After 33 overs, Clitherne


for 9, having endured a mini­ collapse after Sorrel departed for an excellent 74. Requiring five runs per


captain, Bushell, came to the crease, the game was in the hands of Ribblesdale. How­ ever, Bushell was in a fighting mood and hit 41 runs off just 14 balls before being caught at long-off trying to hit another


six.


over, Baxenden were tied down well in the opening stages by lan Britcliife and Scuderi. With th e ’score on six, Scuderi claimed the wicket of Bushell. After five overs, the play­ ers went off for rain and when


Frustrating end to proceedings


ICcuil 11(1 for 3. Eurhy 20.r> (no result)


THE combination of the weather and the man- datory 7-50 p.m. finish destroyed this match, producing a frustrating no result despite the


wentner.Haworth batted first in this Craven and District Cricket League second division fix­ ture ami put together a fine score in excess of 200. Unfor- tunately, ju s t when Chat-’ mum of 90 minutes remaining., Earby, with little or no


total of 205 had*barely started when heavy rain stopped play for 70 minutes leaving a maxi-


burn’s batsmen were getting


Harwood B 8, Globe B 2; Rushton Street 8, Salesbury


Division Three -- Calder- stones 2 3, Uibblesdale B <;


Waddington A 8, Clitheroe 2. Division Four — Castle B 8,


•A 6, Leisure Hour 4. Division One


Hurst Green B 2; Church 6, Whallev A 4; Free Gardeners 8, Victoria B 2; Hurst Green


Salesbury A............... .1 1 7 0 4 Kislitoncon A............ .. 10 6 0 4 61 Antley...................... (■lobe A....................


(Jt Harwood A........... .. 11 »


Sprint; Hill................ .. 11 5 1 f> 57 Kibble*lale A............ .. 10 5 0 5 52 Castle A................... .. 11 0 2 ;i 25


.. to 6 .. 11


•M 0 4


1*W D L 1» i 0 2 so


60. 57'


et flex.................... .. 11 0 1 10 2-1 Division Two


I*W 1) L P


(U Harwood K........... .. 11 6 2 t 60 (Kobe l!....................... 11 7 1 t 65 Clayton................... .. 10 6 l


Kushton Street......... ... n 4 2


... ti ... u 3


\ 02


Burnley Koad A....... ... 11 4 2 •' 53 Whalley B................ ... 10 6 0 4 a2 Burnley Hoad B....... ... 10


1 0


8 S


1 4 52 51


40 39


Division Three PW I) L P


RishtonCon 11... Gaily Park....... Clitheroe.......... Waddington A... Victoria A........ Uibblesdale lb... Calderstones 2...


Rishton BC...... Calderstones 1..


Division Four


Church.............. Leisure Hour.....


Castle A............ Whalley A......... Hurst Green A.... Victoria B.......... Free Cardeners... Hurst Green lb... Waddington B....


PW I) L P 11 8 2 l 75


. 11 7 1 3 74 11 5 2 4 65


. 11 6 1 4 60 . 11 6 1 4 57 . 10 4 2 4 44 1 6 42 1 8 31 l 8 29


10


11 10 1


0 3 ft! 0 4 62 4 5S 57 51


f, 49 6 48 48


45 Gatty Park 9, Calderstones 1 .


to grips with the ball, the weather turned nasty, halting


1; Victoria A 8, Rishton BC 2; fixtures ended with results. Division Two — Foulridge


the whole league a mere t


play for the day. Not one match was com­


pleted in Divison Two and in 1 * * —................ two


IS, S u tto n 16, Keighley TC 15, Haworth WE 14, Chat­ burn 12, Airedale 11, Glus- burn 11, Carelton 10, Ingrow St John’s 9, Jimmy Nelson’s S, Haworth Methodists 6.


Blown out


CLITHEROE DC profes- sional John Twissell shot a disappointing second round in the British Open miaiifiers, after being “blown all over the place” at West Lancs Golf


Club.


hopeful after a first round score of 76. But gale force winds during the second day’s plav proved a touch too much,


Twissell looked an outside .


and he came in with 90. . John said: “I’m very disap­


pointed but I’m glad to have had the opportunity to play with the big boys. I obviously don’t have the


well as running his shop at Clitheroe Golf Club, bays John: “1 much prefer being a plaving professional than a professional player!”.


John plans to continue play­ ing in local tournaments, as


.


CU R REN TLY training; hard, Waddington FC are still on the lookout for


new talent. The club runs two sides


in th e C rav en L e ag u e , with the first team playing in the P rem ie r Division


game for such severe condi­ tions. 1 was being blown all over the place."


chance of winning, were able to ensure that they did not bowl the required 25 overs to produce a result. No doubt Read would have done the same had the roles been reversed. This produced a meaning­


teams completing G5 overs. Read’s reply to Earby’s match before this could be put


to the test. After the rain, Stephen


Darby


J ............. N. Pickles e Ashworth b


. Rainger Ibw b Aspin. 31


Hanson............................. 162 A. Pickles b Aspin........... .


less session of play with bla­ tant time wasting and frustra­ tion for all concerned. It is difficult to legislate for bad weather, but perhaps some greater flexibility is required now th a t overs cricket is


being played. Put into bat by Stephen


Rushton, Earby were given a flying start by John Rainger and Nigel Pickles, reaching 6-1 in only 10 overs before the Australian fell Ibw to Mark Aspin for a hard hitting 34. Pickles continued to bat


Parekh e Worsley 1) Socdle.. 23 S. Hipgrave c Ashworth l> Hanson............................. 16


P. Tilburv c Parsons h See­ dle......:.................................. 12


C. Wear Ibw b Hanson.......... 1 S. Pickles Ibw b Seedle........


M. Wiseman run out.............. 3 J. Berrv not out.................. 9


M. Chappie c Rushton b Seedle................................... 6


-I


T. Clegg 4-0-22-0, J . Seedle 16.3-1-70-4, P. Hanson 11-0-51-3


confidently and completed an excellent century oft 89 balls, which included four sixes and 12 fours. Mainly thanks to this knock,the visitors reached ,150 in the 31st over and looked set for a mammoth total, but Read fought back strongly and John Seedle and Philip Hanson bowled well to contain


the scoring. When Michael Wiseman


was run out in the 42nd and final over. Read were able to claim 48 overs in reply. On a good wicket and very fast out­ field, the home side were con­ fident of making a strong reply, but the weather had different ideas and halted the


Training hard


and the second team com­ peting in Division Two. Training takes place at


their Twitter Lane ground each T ue sday a t 7 p.m. an d an y o n e in te r e s te d should go along or contact J im T ie rn e v (C l i th e ro e 22344).


Hectic summer for rally supremo


RALLY co-driver John Meadows je ts off for the h ar as tomorrow to take part .n the Asum Paafie


, , °Theevent w h i c h j , • fa rtfr fnr tho F*ir East makes up part of the Asian Pacific Cham-, .


pionships. is’being held in Indonesia and will take the formot a special stage rally lasting three testing days. .. .


Japanese


John, a Chtheroc Insurance a past master oi luc f ,n n,


the compnay i s £ h| AntsuDism se in ot


e ^ a p r exercise, said J-ohn. VR-4 in extremely warm and


" ! h^umff Comlitions!* the rally will be tough, but a welcome test


f°Th°ehs%rt is massive in the Far East with hundreds of spec- .


tati?IdnvbirFa busv summer in the hot-seat, the West Bradford m a n ^ h ^ a ls o L8en involved in the National Rally


,v,o rnuto as vou go along said John.


C*Thccompetition is made up of eight one day events all of a s im i l a r K k


taking the drivers on gravel in forest locations


^Teaming up** S ^ t s u b is h i driver Hideaki Miyoshi. and at ?h°e K r a y stage


tten that Mitsubishi made contact asking me to get involved, he said.


'h» hwe~ - --------------------


In the Severn Valley Stages, held in Newtov place,


when the pair crashed out and failed to grab any points. This leaves them in third place, with two events to go.


owever, his luck ran out for the Kayel Graphics Rally, “ “


In the Severn Valley Stages, held in Newtown in June, John »yed a trouble-free day and took first place,


. __ _ hrnkor will team ud with September and following this, the Berkstone Stages, starting . will team up with


The Tour of Cumbria, which starts in Carlise, will be held in


shinozuka is in Scarborough in October, will complete the championships. Although John still has. a chance of winning, he wdl "have


title,” said John. After completing the final national event, John will ptnikhis


“It will be tough, but we still have a chance of taking the ..................................................................


bags yet again, ready to co-drive for long-term partner Shino­ zuka, in the World Championship Ivory Coast Rally. With a lot of experience in the African Rallies, John, who


ing five days and cover more than 1,000 miles. The event covers miles and miles of treacherous jungle


peted in the first four with™t me and at the hmLvay stage ^ J hcr a realisUc challen8;e. looked to hsye


)


John preparation, especially if you have not been involved in them i- • before. However, witn experience in both the Ivory Coast and knowledge required


The African events are specialist rallies and require a lot of , , , , . ,


will be once again in the Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, is looking forward to the .Ivory Coast event, which will last for a gruell­


roads, combined with often terrible conditions, making it a tough and testing event.


S. Rushton l’arekh.....


Read Hipgrave b


11


M. Georgeson run out.......... 7 Aspiu e N. Pickles b Parekh 2 1). Parsons not out.............. 28 J. Seedle not out.................. 28 Extras....................... 4 Total (three wickets) 110


Hingrave 4-1-27-0, P. Tilbury 6- 0-30-0, C. Wear 2-0-3-0


Bowling: Parekh 12-2-47-2, S. Close match


THE match between league leaders Kings Arms A and Koval Gak A in the Clitheroe Men’s Invitation Summer


fought game. A f te r some th r i l l in g


Darts League was a close


encounters. Royal Gak took the match by one point to extend their lead at the top of


came from this match with S. Conti and U, Winder both scoring a maximum. In Division Two, the two


Division One to nine points. The only 180’s of the week


leaders both lost their games, which allowed Bridge Inn to


Top times recorded by Dolphins


MANY new personal best times were recorded when Clitheroe Dolphins held one of then- many inter-house galas at Ribblesdale Pool.


Scallops won the title and in .the senior section. Adriatic took first place. Results: Junior section —


In the junior section, the


1st, Scallops 49: 2nd, Periwin­ kles 47; 3rd, Oysters and Mussels 39; 4th, Caockles 34. Senior section — 1st, Adria­


tic 82; 2nd, Tasman 79; 3rd, Carribean 69; 4th,Pacific 68; 5th, Atlantic 43. The Scallops team was


re tu rn to the top of the I e a g u e , e q u a I w i t h Commercial. Only two points separate


made up of Mark Bowering, Mark Eddleston, Hayley McLeod, Kate Taylor, Caro­ line Gifford, Amy Parkinson and Jill Hutchinson. The Adriatic squad included


them both from Royal Oak D, in third place and with only four matches remaining the race for the championship is still wide open. Results: Division One --


Kings Arms B 0, White Horse A 7: White Horse B 6, Horse­ shoe 1; Royal Oak A 4, Kings Arms A 3: Black Horse 4, Low Moor Club 3. Division Two -- Royal Oak


S hirley Ve ev e rs , Diane Walmsley, Caroline Knowles, W a y n e A d urns, A1 i s o n Dewey, Helen Leeming, Ian Davies, Ben Fletcher, Gareth Houghton, Laura Finney, Karen Holt, Sarah Pearson, Ro b e rt Simpson, Laura Simpson.


D 3, Cross Kevs 4; Bridge Inn 6, Royal Oak ft I; CCWMC 5, Royal Oak C 2: Commercial 3, Craven Heifer 4. Points and positions: Divi­


sion One -- Royal Oak A 56, Kings Arms A 47, White


Horse A 42, Low Moor Club 37. Horseshoe 32, Black Horse 30, White Horse B 29, Kings Arms B 6. Division Two — Bridge Inn


Club merger in I Grindleton


THE two village sides in Grindleton have joined forces ready for a title onslaught next season. The Buck Inn have teamed


44, Commercial 44, Royal Oak D 42,. CCWMC 37, Cross Keys 35, Craven Heifer 34, Royal Oak B 34, Royal Oak C


Grindleton playing in the ____


up with Grindleton FC and the newly strengthened side will field two sides, with


second division of the Craven AFTER battling their way Leag ue


9. Least darts: Division One - J. Wilson 15. Division Two -- G. Holden


"ISinivp,!®" Last year, John, with victory within his grasp, was forced to retire and will be going all out for glory in 1991.


A. Ridgeway 116.


andJ. Hayward 17. Highest checkout: Division


One - A. Dobson 127. Division Two C. Duffy and


Reserves competing in the Ribble Valley League. With the new set-up, managerial and playing places have become available. Training commences next


and G r in d le to n .t.~


through to the final of a local crjCket competition, Langho’s


St Mary’s Cubs faltered at the


Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the village football pitch and anyone interested should go along, or contact Andy Pratt (025-1 63555) or (0200 24275).


last hurdle. Playing in the Blackburn


and d is t r ic t eight-a-side cricke t competition, the talented team won every one of their group matches and went into the final full of confidence. Facing Blackburn team


1


32 in their innings. The top The local team received score came from iavid Riding their runners-up trophy from, with an unbeaten 12.


L eam ing ton at P le ck g a to wickets' with two overs to Road, the side managed to hit


. . . . ,


the side had a chance and ^ n(irew Fitzmaurice, Peter gave Leamington a good g j r i a n , Dominic P o n e , match.


cool and reached the required total for the loss of fi


The opponents kept their Although not a high score, team, back from the left:,


organiser Mr J. Gnrnt. Our p ic tu re shows the


Andrew Ciezarck, Mark Skoc-


Matthew Davies, Sam Hayes, David Riding.


Bowling: M. Aspin 10-1-56-2,


Extras....................... 9 Total (all out) 205


6


Rushton hit a quick -11 before David Parsons and Seedle played out time.


Baxenden required 22 off the remaining three overs. Scu­ deri then bowled Whitaker and Baxenden were left stranded at 201 for 8 off 42 o v e r s and th e win was Ribblesdale’s. This was an unexpected


When he was dismissed,


had managed to get to 103. a run-rate of around three-an- over. With Brian Brown bowling excellently, the home side were struggling to accel­ erate, although professional Ia — __ l ............. ... .....I V.,11


menacing. Earlier, Shaun Daish. who


n Wrigglesworth and Neil B o 11 o n w e r e lo o k in g


must be jiraying for a hard A u s tra l ian - ty p e wicket, flicked a Tony Nuttall deli­ very off his legs and was excellently caught by Whalley skipper John Wharton at square-leg. Chris Seed and opener Neil


stow (93)and I. Bradbury (02 n.o.), who put on 147 for the


fourth wicket. S p re ad in g th e a t ta c k between six howlers, Chat-


bum in the main struggled to get a grip with the Haworth Batsmen. In reply, Chatburn lost


Clitheroc Advertiser S: Titties, July


!9i)l -1_


opener Mercer with the score on 12, but then began to get a grip and just when Wood- worth (16 n.o.) and Wright (15 n.o.) had begun to dominate, the ruins came. Haworth WE: 212 for 4. Bowling: S. Booth 7-0-24-0,


R. Booth 12-1-48-1, B. Jones 8-3-17-1, G. Meakin 12-1-72-1, J. Woodworth 4-0-32-0, M. Pearce 2-0-8-1. Chatburn: J. Woodworth 16


n.o., S. Mercer 4, B. Wright 15 n.o., extras 3, total 38.


Summer pool


has been re-seeded and is cur­ rently progressing well, said


COMPETITION in the Clith­ eroe Travel Summer Pool League is certainly hotting m> - but with a long way to go all the times still have something


Mr Colin Wilson, the club secretary. The concreting of


to fight for. Results: Calder league --


the wall has been completed and general maintenance work is being carried out all the time. A further boost came for


th e club when Swinton Insurance announced they would be renewing thier spon­ sorship for the coming season, which would cover the first team and the reserves. Anvone who wants further


Teams


Clitheroe Cricket Club 1st XI (v Earby, Sat., 2 p.m.,


exciting finish to the match, which for the most p a r t belonged to Ribblesdale, who are now unbeaten in the league for eight matches.


Kihblcsdulc Wanderers


M. Sorell st Sawrbrick b Jackson............................ 74


D. Cottam c Rishton b Bushell............................. 0


Scuderi run out................... 95 M. Dennett Ibw b Bushell.... 12 A. Dickinson b McLeod....... 5 D. Howard b McLeod.......... 10


G. Leech b McLeod............. 6 M. Greenhalgh b McLeod.... 5


Total (nine wickets declared) 222


G. Bushel! 10-0-19-2, S. Perry 3- 0-26-0, I). Jackson 13-0-55-1


Bowling: McLeod 17.3-2-88-5, • Baxenden


J. Bushel! b Scuderi............ 5 B. Wilson c Seuderi b Greenhalgh....................... 68


N. Perry c Scuderi b Green­ halgh................................ 23


McLeod c Scuderi b Green­ halgh................................ 4


G. Bushell c Dennett b Scu­ deri................................... 41


M. Rishton c Hall b Green­ halgh................................ 36


G. Whitaker b Scuderi........ 15 D. Jackson not out.............. 4 D. Keerly c Sorell b Howard 7 S. Perry not out.................. 3 Extras....................... 5 Total (eight wickets) 201


Britcliffe 4-2-10-0, T. Braith­ waite 3-0-22-0, M. Greenhalgh 15-0-71-4, D. Howard 7-0-56-1


Bowling: Scucieri 13-3-39-3, I. T. Braithwaite b McLeod.... 2


P. Hall not out.................... 2 Extras...................... 11


Duckworth made steady, if unspectacular, progress, tak­ ing the score to 69 before tile fo rm e r was ru n -o u t by Brown.Australian amateur Bruce Findlay claimed his first wicket for the villagers when John Kearsley caught Duck­ worth at first slip. However, it was all to no


avail as the rain washed away the game.


Clitheroe


N. Duckworth c J . Kearsley b Fimllav.....


S. Daish c Wharton b Nut- Gtall.................................... 19


B Bowling: A. Nuttall 7-2-10-1, 10-1-36-1


Promoted


AFTER claiming fourth place in Division Three of the Blackburn Memorial Eootball League, Whalley Wanderers FC thought they had just missed out on promotion. However, due to sides


dropping out of the three leagues, the management committee has decided to pro­ mote four from the third divi­ sion, so letting in Whalley. 'Phis caps a superb first sea­


son of competition for the Whalley side, who are now looking forward to renewing old r ivalries with Crown Berger and Bay Horse Saab


. Seed run out................... -•» Wrigglesworth not out........ 12


. Brown 16-2-42-0, B. Findlay


away): M. Dewhurst, G. Sut­ cliffe, N. Bolton, S. Daish, N. Duckworth, K. Driver, T. Amin.K. Fawcett, E. Hus­ s a in , W r i g g 1 e s w o r t h . Reserve: S. Graham. Scorer: R. Preston. Clilheroe Cricket Club 2nd


XI (v Harby, Sal.. 2 p.m.. home): S. Westheacl, S. Gra­ ham. P. Bishop, R. Sharp, R. Leighton, K. Franks, N. Kibbv, A. Booth. S. Black­ burn. J . Hill, P. Wilcox. Scorer: M. Hussain. Clitheroe Cricket Club 3rd


White Hart 6, Station Hotel A 1; Horseshoe B 2. New Inn A 5; CCWMC 3, Kings Arms A 4; Craven Heifer 4, Pendle Hotel A 3. Hodder league - Koval Oak


LOCAL junior golfers are shining under tin* shadow of the British Open qualifiers. Stuart Andrew (IT), who


^strong winds, eventually heating English Junior Cham­ pion Grant Hammerlun into second place,by eight shots. S tu a r t , of F o u n ta in s


plays for Clitherm* Golf Club, has won the Lancashire Boy’s Championship at Blackpool. During the course of _thu competition he battled against


Avenue, Simonstotie. lias also q u a l if ied for l lie Daily Express Junior Champion­ ship. to be held at La Manga


G ( \ where he had three holes-in-one on the murse’s


in Spain. He used to play at Whalley


ninth. Also from Simonslone, Paul DwvelMlS). of Whnlley Road,


had’ the best first round net score in the championship, with 75-3-72. Paul also plays at ('litheroe GC.


3, Petre Arms 4; IVndle Hotel B 1, White Hart 3; De Lacy Arms 6, Horseshoe A 1; Cross Kevs 5, Victoria 2. Ribble league -- New Inn B


de ta ils regarding season tickets should contact Mr Wil­ son (24370).


Golfers turn out in force


4, Dog Inn 3; Station Hotel B 2. Bay Horse 5; Kings Arms B l, Higher Buck 6: Dog and Partridge 6, Commercial 1. Fixtures: Dodder league —


Victoria v De Lacy Anns, White Horse v Cross Keys, Pendle Hotel B v Koval Oak.


Horseshoe A v Petre Arms. Ribble league -- Higher


THERE was a healthv turn­ out for the James Braid com­ petition at Clitheroe Golf


Club. ,In the Southworth scratch trophy, A. Smith, from Char­


Buck v Station Hotel B, Com­ mercial v Kings Arms B, Bay


ley, won the title after a card play-off and in the Holgate nandican trophy, (’litheroe player M. Femhead won after a card play-off. Results: Southworth trophy


Horse v Dog Inn, Dog and Partridge v New Inn B. Calder league - New Inn v


CCWMC, Station A v Horse­ shoe A; White Horse v Cra­ ven Heifer. Kings Arms A v Pendle Hotel A. 'Flu* draw for the second


- 1st, A. Smith (Chorley) 72; 2nd, A. Holt (Wiltshire) 72; 3rd, R. Aitken (Clitheroe) 73; 4th, A. Flanagan (Blackburn) 74; 5th, A. Farrimond (Chor­ ley) 74. Holgate handicap trophy -


round of the ('litheroe Travel Cup has been made, with the matches to be played on Thursday, August 1st. Draw: Station Hotel B v Petre Arms. Dog and Par­


XI (v Earby, Sat., 2 p.m., away): S. Ashman, P. Grif­


fiths, B. Briggs, A. liowat, P. Atkinson, S. Hitchen. S. Baldwin, S. Duckworth, C.


N. Bolton not out................. 1*| Extras....................... ^ Total (three wickets) 102


Lloyd, N. Robinson, P. Bishop. Scorer: U. Preston. Kihblcsdale Wanderers 1st \1 (v Barnoldswiek, Sat., 2


p.m., home): T. Braithwaite, M. Greenhalgh, M. Dennett,


M. Sorell, P. Hall. G. Leach, A. Dickinson, D. Howard, 1). Braitluvaite, D. Cottam, Yates. Scorer: C. Britclifte. Ribhlesdale Wanderers 2nd XI (v Barnoldswick,


Lacy Arms v Pendle Hotel A, Koval Oak v Higher Buck, I)o‘g Inn v Commercial,


Horseshoe B v White Horse. Kibble league


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Higher Hack....... hay Horse........... Don Si I'artridtf*. l)«i)l lim.............. Kin^> Arms It.... New Inn It.......... Commercial....... Station Hotel It..


Sat., 2 p.m., away): W. Slin- gor. M. Wriglev, P. Spencer. M. Briggs, M. Davies, 1).


O’Neill, J. Rain, G. Monk, I. Britcliffe, R. Blair, N. Scho­ field. Scorer: D. Etehells. Rihhtcsdale Wanderers 3rd


Schofield. W. Bradley, M. W r ig ley , T. By rn e . B. Spencer, P. Pinch G. Monk,


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HikIiKt league


De Lacy Arms... Cro.'S Kcv>........


IVndle Hotel It..


XI (v Barnoldswick. Sat.. 2 p.m., away): J. Hutchins, N.


D. Overy, J . Burke, M. B ra i t h w a i t e . Sen re r : E.


Chatburn. Whalley Cricket Club 1st


next season. Anyone interested in join­


ing the side should contact manager Mr Murray Walker (Whalley 822101).


XI (v Blackburn Northern. Sat., 2 p.m., home): J. Whar­ ton. J. Kearsley. P. Macin­ tosh. L. Kearsley, A. Caliler- bank, B. Findley. B.Brown, M. Walker. M. Mohammed, T. Nuttall. Payne. Scorer. C.


Camm. W h 11 b r e a d R i b l> 1 c s d a I e


League Youth XI (v Che­ shire County League, Sun.,


2 p.m..Church Meadow ): I). Checsbrough, G. Chappie, M. Davies (Ribblesdale Wan­ derers), L. Kearsley (Whal­ lev), U. Madden. L. Parkin­ son, A. Payne (Whalley), M. R i s h to n . R c* s e r v e : R . II ev w o r th . S c o re r : K. Swarbrick.


IVtre Arms....... Victoria Hotel... Koval Oak......... White Hart....... Horseshoe A.....


White Horse....... Kings Arm> A.... Craven Heifer.... New Inn A......... CCWMC............ lYndle Hotel A... Horseshoe It...... Station Hotel A..


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Craven fixtures


CIIATIUJKN'S two sides fiice Jimmv Nelson’s this weekend in the Craven nnd District


Cricket Longue. The first team, playing at


home, will he looking to main­ tain their challenge on the leadership of the serond divi­ sion. The seconds travel to (Jough Head for what should


be a close match. 2 II I.


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1st, >f. Fearnhead (Clitheroe) 76-9-67; 2nd, A. Franklin (Shau Hill) 72-5-67; 3rd, I). Kershaw (Clitheroe) 79-11-68; 4th, P. Peddar (Clitheroe) 78- 10-68; 5th. R. Taylor (Clith­ eroe) 80-12-68.


tridge v Pendle Hotel B, Vic­ toria Hotel v New Inn B, Bay Horse v Kings Arms A, De


Successful pairing


THE pairing of Nick William­ son and Colin Parker proved to be the top team at Whalley Golf Club’s Fourball Stable- ford competition. .The team won the event


with a score of 44pts Second place went to Barry Dickinson and Mike Ainsworth with 43pts.


Close contest


GIVING a worthy display and securing a score ot 3;»j>ts, tin- winners of the Ladies invita­


Club Joan Scott. Second place went to Sue


eroe GC. Ladies’ section


WINNER of the July LGU Medal and Duckworth Cup


competition at Glitheroe Golf Club was Susan Clark with a final score of 83-18*65. As an added bonus for the


ladies' section. Anne Panter lias qualified to play in the Rover Cup National Trials at Woburn ' Jolf and Country Club later in the year.


Canoeists challenge


THE penultimate round of the North West scout and guide


canoe championship proved to be a successful meeting for local paddlers. Held on the River Dee, at


Chester, over 130 competitors took part in the testing races. In the senior scout slalom,


tion at Stonvimrst Park Golt Club were Joe Porter and her guest from ('litheroe Golf


Greenwood and Stockport s Norma Stewart (33) alter a card plav-off with Edith Child and Mary Eglin, from Clith­


junior guide slalom, taking first place, and in the junior scout touring class, Dominic Preedy took first position. Stuart Brass claimed first


Conrad Bisping was involved in a thrilling nice and was just forced into third niacc. Sarah Watson performed well in the


place in the venture scout touring class, with Stephen Woodward taking second place. The final meeting in the six-


a major long-distance race is. taking place. Entitled the Fell andDale Challenge Trophy, the competition is open to any local scout or guide groups in


race series takes place on Lake Windermere on Sunday, Septemlxn* 15th. The week before this event,


the area. In the event, each group


will forward a team of three paddlers, who will then take it in turns to canoe along the Leeds to Liverpool canal. Starting in Foulridge the


route follows the canal all the way to Rodley, near Leeds, a distance of some *10 miles. S e ttin g , off on Saturday. September 7th,the team will stop after 21 miles for an o v e rn ig h t camp, before resuming the journey the fol­ lowing Sunday. In order that the canoeists


do not get too tired, while one paddles, another will follow on a bike, with the third travel­ ling in the support vehicle. With 16 changeover points along the way. the iourncy, although a test, will not be too harsh.


part should contact Mr Gor­ don Woodward (0254 822729).


Anyone interested in taking '


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