Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) Murray Walker's ; Whitbread Ribblesdale Cricket League


Wanderers come unstuck as Whalley march on


Ribblesdale Wanderers 166 for seven, Whalley 167 for one


- WHALLEY finally hit .


the Whitbread Rams- Waugh looked in fine form bottom Cup at the whe« h *-' was b r i l l ia n t ly dering at SS for six, but a se-


TrrT•, i , « joined Alan Dickinson and


ovnpnse of Ribblesdale f?.u«ht b-v, w,atson, for “ • A s p a rk l in g c e n tu r y inside edge back on to his •Watson saw the villagers -At °9 for five- 11 loked 35


from professional R o g e r slu™P?- . _ ,


just 109 balls and he even- their credit, the later batsmen tuallv ended th e game undefeated on 124, which included 15 4s and three


home. His


u . . _____7* ee though Ribblesdale would 100 came o ff


struigrele to g(et g 6s.


Earlier, some tight bowling had restricted Ribolesdale to


166. Losing th e to s s ag ain ,


Ribblesdale got off to a terri­ ble start. Overseas amateur Mark Sorell was run out, Mal­ colm Dennett was caught on the boundary and Dave Cot- tam was leg before with the score on 10.


, to 100. To warmed to th e ir task and


expense Oi Rlublesciale Dickinson had stuck around between Martin Greenhalgh Wanderers.


to the second round Ot j 0jne(] Alan Dickinson and the track by Watson. The home side were fioun-


form and Droeressed Waugh, brother of Australian rich promise with a patient r ®n n n A n } tcst stars Mark 3)111 Stephen, 26 before being drawn down


. t n c t c f o r c


Stand-in professional Dean David Howard underlined his n n r l C t o n i ia n


Ju » fn rO h / »m (T d p j tW I l ( lOW D


caugnt Dy Watson lor z i . ventn-wicKet s u n u ui for a while, but got on an (36 n.o.) and Gordon Leach


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(44) gave Wanderers some­ thing to bowl at. But thev figured without


Watson. When John Kearsley went for five, there were already 52 runs on the board. He was replaced by John


Mainstay Moore is victory platform


Blackburn Northern 159 all o u t . Read 190 for eight


Harwood reverse league result


1 ‘ Great Harwood 149 for nine. Clitheroe 122 for nine


THIS Ramsbottom Cup match looked destined to be a re-ran of the previous day’s league game until Clith­


eroe professional Ian Wrigglesworth was out. At that point, 54 was needed off 14 overs, with seven wickets


in hand. But the Australian’s dis­ missal triggered abject surren­ der. From being down and out, dead and buried, Clitheroe man-


bowlers and


the white flag. One man who went down


aged to give hope to flagging ’ fielders by waving


fighting was skipper Neil Ash­ worth, who sustained a bad eye injury from a lifting Tony Howarth delivery’ in the dying overs of the game. Neil Duckworth tried man­


fully to hold the innincs together, but the opener finally


fell for 40. Great Harwood


P. Allen c Bolton b Sutcliffe. D. Cheeseborough run out...


Haworth c Bolton b Graham M. Ashworth c Duckworth b Daish................................


A. McNicholas c Wriggles­ worth b Sutcliffe............... I. Welsh run out..................


K. Tsonis c Dewhurst b Sut­ cliffe..................................


26 IS


• Bowling: Wrigglesworth 10-1- 21-0, M. Dewhurst 10-2-24-1, G. Sutcliffe 10-2-31-3, S. Graham 10-0-35-1, S. Daish 8-0-32-1


Clitheroe


N. Duckworth c McNicholas 40 11


K. Fawcett c Tsonis b McNicholas.....................v


b Tsonis............................


S. Daish c Threlfall b McNi­ Wcholas................................


rigglesworth c Lamb b C heesebo rou gh............... 57 M. Dewhurst h Tsonis......... 0


N. Bolton b Hubbersty....... 4 S. Graham c Cheeseborough b Tsonis............................ 1


p. Bishop c Lamb b Howarth........................... 0


W. Lamb run out................. D. Hubbersty b Dewhurst... I. Threlfall not out............... A. Howarth not out.............. Extras....................... Total (nine wickets) 149


Professional performance


Great llarwood 119 all out Clitheroe 187 for nine


AFTER a poor start. Shaun Daish (75) and Ian Wriggles­ worth (38)consolidated with a


stand of 76. This was added to by Mick


clean bowled his counterpart throughout th e ‘innings and Ccaig Haworth aml. d p pjtc whi,e he some resistance from Paul Allen


______ _


Paul Tebav. He batted th ere. Read


S Sl? McNiZS,nf i“ well short. There was another


excellent spell from Wriggles­ worth, who was ably aided by Dewhurst.


Clitheroe


S. Graham c Ashworth b Tsonis..............................


N. Ashworth c Pilling b Tsonis..............................


S. Daish b Hutchinson......... Wrigglesworth c Hubbersty


11


M. Dewhurst c Tsonis b Hubbersty......................... 28


aworth................. ..... 38


N. Bolton b Hutchinson...... 6 N. Duckworth c Tsonis b


K. Driver not out................. 1 S. Bishop b Tsonis............... 4 Extras....................... 18 Total (nine wickets) 187


chinson.............................


36-1, K. Tsonis 10-1-40-3, D. Hubbersty 13-1-58-1, Haworth 6-1-22-1, K. Hutchinson 7-1-24-3


Clitheroe


N. Ashworth retired hurt.... 1 K. D r iv e r c Tsonis b Howarth........................... 1


G. Sutcliffe not out............... 0 Extras....................... 4 Total (nine wickets) 122


Bowling: A. McNicholas 10-4- 15-2, Haworth 10-2-20-0, D.


M S


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Favourites impress


Whalley 140 for seven. Baxenden 143 for three


WHALLEY are still without a league win this season and


were easily beaten by Baxen­ den — hot favourites to take


the championship. Despite* a battling undefeated Kearsley, last sea­


59 from John Kearsle


ley were quickly running out of when Clitheroe Golf Club held beginning at 8 p.m. overs and the middle-order had j^g ladies’ LGU^ Extra Medal tThe c ap ta ln l i t t le time to apply any


Although looking relatively Doug Joss Shield healthy at 108 for two, Whal- THREE players tied on 68


...........


acceleration. In c o n t r a s t , Baxenden


and Doug Joss Sheild. After a card play-off, Bar­


reached their total in the 38th over. Tony Nuttall gave whal- lev some early hope against his old side, .removing John Bushell


bara Brown (95-27-68) was the winner, with Rosemary Sims (90-22-68) and Marion Niven (92-24-68) third.


with his fourth ball. However, overseas amateur


Brendan Wilson and Neil Perry took the score to 81before the latter was out and he was imme­ diately followed back to the pavillion by Mark Rishton, who was run out without facing a


ball.


by McLeod (39) and they steered their side to a comfort­


But Wilson (60) was joined able victory. el


•.Y& .0*tf


Whalley


J. Kearsley not out.............. J. Wharton run out...... A. Calderbank st Swarbnck


. Kearsley run out............ ° S. Gorton b Bushell.............. f


L fc Fenwick........................


R. Foster b Bushell....— 1 B. Brown c and b McLeod... ~ A. Nuttall not out................ “


Extras.............in 4-1-19-0 Baxenden J. Bushell c Brown b Nuttall


B. Wilson not out..... N. Perry b Watson.............. M. Rishton run out.............


2-50-1 B. Brown 4-0-11-u. ». Gorton W-254). L. Kearsley


A Bowline: A. Wnght 1.1-0-13-0


K. McLeod not out............... Total (three'


. Nuttoff A ’-21-lT'Vatson 13- CUP holders—from the left, Garry, Peter and Elizabeth Total (seven wickets) 140 B ow lin g ; M cLeod 1&-2-50-2.


G . Bushell 18-4-44-2, B . F e n - w ic k 5 -1 -1 6 -1 , D . J a c k s o n


Watson c Bushell b McLeod. 14 . . *


son’s title-winners struggled against the accurate pace of for- mer prof “essi ?-


Bushel! and his replacement Ken McLeod.


onalf Giraham


D. Cheeseborough Ibw b HDewhurst.......................... 1


P. Allen b Dewhurst........... 12 M. Ashworth c Graham b Wrigglesworth.................


K. Tsonis c Duckworth b I. Dewhurst.......................... Welsh c Graham b Wngg- lesworth...........................


G. Pilling Ibw b Bishop....... A. McNicholas b Wriggles-


I. Th'reVfaiib Wrigglesworth orth........................ D. Cheese bo rough 3-1-15-1 g.


56-5. M. Dewhurst 11-4-29-3, S. Bishop 6-0-27-1, G. Sutcliffe


1.5-O-2-0 Team Classic


CLITHEROE meet Nelson in the next round of the Vaux- hall Golf Club Team Classic after defeating Ghyll 3-2. S to n y h u r s t P a rk were


unfortunate to go out by the same score against Great ,*pod, who now face


flips! Bowling: Wrigglesworth 18-4-


Extras............... Total (all out) 119


aworth b Wrigglesworth... 0 15


Bowling: A. McNicholas 9-2- ‘c Allen lYHiit- 7


Dewhurst (28) and the rest of the players chipped in as the


overs ran out. There was a body blow to Harwood when Wrigglesworth


READ returned to winning.ways and went into the second round of the Ramsbottom Cup by beating Northern by 31 runs at Pleckgate. Batting first, they were


given a ste ady s ta r t by S te p h e n R u sh to n and Jason Moore, reaching 47 b e f o r e R u s h t o n wa s caught on the square-leg boundary off the bowling


of Paul Tebay. Moore went on to be the


mainstay of the innings, mak­


ing a fine 61. He was well supported by David Parsons (46) and Gary O’Connor, who hit an excellent 30 when


Read’s momentum was slow­ ing after the early dismissals of Patrick Ford and Mark


Aspin. Frank Newby once again


contributed in the late stages and the visitors reached 190, a respectable total, but not one out of reach. Peter Jones con­ ceded only 24 runs from his 10 overs and Richard Barnes claimed three wickets. The key role in the reply


was plaved by home profes- :1


could not be over-confident ft"i ^ , , i t e keejring a tiKht grip


Wharton, who assumed a similar role, giving the strike to the professional and sup­ porting him well to finish undefeated on 26. Nobodv bowled badly for


Ribblesdale Wanderers D. Cottam Ibw b Brown...... 10 Waugh c Watson b Wright..


A. Dickinson b Gorton......... D. Howard st Morris b Wat-


M. Sorell run out................. 1 M. Dennett c Gorton b Nut- tall...........................


5 10


M. Greenhalgh not out......... 36 G. Leach not out.................. 36 T. Braithwaite not out......... 4 Extras....................... 8 Total (seven wickets) 166


Watson 9-4-20-1, B. Brown 10- 0-48-1, A. Wright 10-3-34-1, S.


Bowling: A. Nuttall 9-4-27-2,


Gorton 10-2-34-1 Whalley


Watson not out...................... 134 J. Kearsley c Hall b Waugh, o J. Wharton not out............... 26 Extras....................... 12 Total (one wicket) 167


T. Braithwaite 10-2-42-0, M. Greenhalgh 10-3-24-0. Waugh 8.3-0-40-1, D. Howard 5-0-2S-0


Bowling: I. Britcliffe 8-3-23-0,


Ribblesdale Wanderers 150 for seven.


Bad start Settle 151 for two


off to another bad start, losing Dave Cottam with the score


HAVING been put in on a green wicket, Ribblesdaje £0t


on 10.Twenty runs later, Malcolm Dennett was out to an excel­ lent caught and bowled by Set­ tle professional David Jolleys. Mark Sorell followed shortly afterwards while looking com­ fortable and Ribblesdale's backs were to the wall. Sub-professional Steven Tit-


10 runs.


on the scoring rate. He was out in the last over for 84, by then trying to salvage a lost


respectability with an unde­ feated 39 off only 25 halls.


Leach to tak Ke the total to some to Gordon cause having run out of


partners. The pick of Read’s bowlers


was undoubtedly Phil Hanson,


who finished with the excel­ lent return of three for 17 off his 10 overs, pegging North­ ern back when he bowled Mel Gillibrand and Keith Gill in his second over. Tony Clegg also had three


start, with both openers out to Ian Britcliffe.. But this was where Ribblesdale’s luck deserted them. Andrew David­ son and Mike Verden were made to play and miss on sevend occasions and when they hit the ball in the air, it was always to a gap and not a fielder. Verden particularly rode his'luck and went on to finish the match by hitting 32 off eight balls.


Settle got off to a similar


victims and Mark Aspin con­ ceded only two runs off his final five overs. Read kept the


deserved win. Read


J. Moore c Gill b Barnes...... D. Parsons c Tebay b Bar­


S. Rushton c Barnes b Tebav...............................


P. Ford Ibw b McMumiy.... Aspin c Bromley b Barton... G. O’Connor h rebuy........... I*. Hanson e McMurray b Barnes.............................. 0


ton....................................


46 1


30 T. Clegg not out..................


F. Newby not out................ 11 P. Grainger b Barnes.......... 2


G. McMurrav 10-3-33-1, Tebav 9-1-37-2, P. Jones 10-2-24-0, N. Barton 10-0-15-2


Bowling: R. Barnes 9-2-39-3, Blackburn Northern


Tebav c Hanson h Aspin..... 84 M. Gillibrand b Hanson....... 10 K. Gill b Hanson.................. 0 P. Bromley c Hanson b O’Connor.......................... 15


M. Taylor Ibw b Hanson...... 4 J . Halsall st Grainger b


G. McMurray run out.......... S I*. Jones c Moore b Clegg.... 0


N. Barton c Moore b Clegg.. 14 R. Barnes c Newby b Clegg. 2


O’Connor......................... o


B. Pratt not out.................... 0 Extras....................... 1C Total (all out) 159


Cleuc 10-2415-3, P. Hanson 10- ♦1-17-3, F. Newbv 9-1-29-0, n O’Connor 8-0-37-2


Bowling: Aspin 9-3-27-1, T. G.


Summer pool


TONIGHT is the deadline for applications to join the newly- formed Summer Pool League. The annual general meeting


takes place at the New Inn, Parson Lane, Clith e ro e ,


already entered in the league must attend this meeting in order to finalise a r range­ ments. Representatives of teams still wishing to enter the league must also attend.


f teams


Extras....................... U Total (eight wickets) 190


\ Ribblesdale Wanderers


pressure on throughout and w e re r ew a rd e d w i th a


D. Cottam b Jolleys............ 2


M. Sorell b Jolleys............... 15 M. Dennett c and b Jolleys.. 14


Titchard s t Dodgson b Davidson............ .............. 38 A. Dickinson b Davidson..... 30


G. Leach not out.................. 39 I). Howard c Morrell b Job


M. Greenhalgh run out....... 1 T. Braithwaite not out......... 1 Extras....................... T Total (seven wickets) 150


Morrell 4-1-17-0, A. Davidson 18-S-55-2


Bowling: Jolleys 23-7-71-4. D. Settle


D. Morrell c Hall b Britcliffe 4 D. Hall c Greenhalgh b Brit­ cliffe.................................. 18 A. Davidson not out............ 41


M. Verden not out............... 73 Extras....................... 15 Total (two wickets) 151


2, D. Howard 7-1-17 0, M. Greenhalgh 12-3-43-0, M. Den­ nett 4-0-30-0, T. Braithwaite 3.2-0-22-0


Bowling: I. Britcliffe 12-2-28- In the team


WHALLEY’S Simon Gorton, who has had a fine start to the season after breaking into the village’s first team, is among those selected for the Whit­ bread Ribblesdale Cricket League’s under 25 team which faces their Bolton League


line-up is Clitheroe’s Simon Bishop and Whalley captain John Wharton.


counterparts on Monday. Also included in a strong


The match takes place at Barnoldswick, beginning at 2


p.m. Team: I. Scothern (Bar­


noldswick), F. Beech (Bar­ noldswick), S. Bishop (Clith­ eroe). J. Bushell (Baxenden), G. Chappie (Earby), K. Gill (Blackburn N.), S. Gorton (W h a l le v ) , A. Hoiro y d (Cherrv Tree), P. Mercer


(Cherry Tree), N. Pickles ( E a r b v ) , J . W h a r t o n (Whalley).


It was again left Joshua Metcalf


Ribblesdale, and surely their luck must change soon.


United shoulder the blame


THE homecoming of Man­ ch e s te r United’s jub ilant European Cup-winners Cup side meant that Whalley pro­ fe s s io n a l Roge r Watson missed his a l l- im p o r tan t a p p o in tm e n t w i th th e specialist. Watson was stuck in a traffic


Future looks bright for local soccer stars


THREE Ribble Valley soccer stars are busy planning their futures — on different sides of the Atlantic. Ribblesdale High School head-boy Joshua Metcalf


has just signed as an apprentice with Blackburn


Rovers, while David Mason and Andrew Stokes are preparing to fly to America where they have won prestigious footballing scholarships.


jam for two-and-a-half hours and had been on his way to find out whether internal bleeding in his shoulder would mean the end of his season. He is hoping for bet­ ter luck tonight, although he dal not look in too many problems on Sunday when he hit 124 at Church Meadow. However, he said his shoul­


der was still very sore and so there must be a doubt over his


immediate future. Clitheroe were the only club


in the league to record a seven- point win last Saturday when they bowled out and defeated Great Harwood. t But the Cliffe Park sale got


went out at the hands of Whal­ ley, while Read won at Black- bum Northern. doThis weekend sees the second


Ramsbottom Cut). Ribblesdale Wanderers also


heir revenge on Sunday in the


is derby day on Sunday. Ribb­ lesdale Wanderers entertain Clitheroe, while Read travel the short distance to Padiham and S e ttle are the visitors at


uble-head ■ ‘r in succession as it


Whalley.On Saturday, Clitheroe face in-form Australian amateur Wayne Phillips, who hit the beleaguered Burnley Belvedere attack for 170 last Sunday. Read and Ribblesdale enter into the


delighted to get,” said Joshua’s father Peter, “although it has been a double-edged sword, coming


“It is an opportunity he is


just before his GCSE exams.” This season, Joshua (16) has


Shawbridge topics


Terracing plans in jeopardy?


CLITHEROE Football Club’s plans to build spec­ tator covered accommoda­ tion in the close season are in jeopardy due to the fall­ ing off of the “sponsor-an- inch” appeal.


The p la n s h av e b e en passed, the firm which is


fabricating the steelwork is ready to proceed, but the club needs to raise £S50 if it is to


go any further. Sponsorship has already come


derbv spirit, while Whalley travel to Barnoldswick.


chard and Alan Dickinson started the recovery, adding 63, but both were out in the space of


Cherrv Tree (opts) 2SS for nine dec., Read 199 for seven; Earby (5pts) 206 for five, Blackburn Northern 128 for four; Great Harwood 119, Clitheroe (7pts) 187 for nine; Padiham 150 for seven, Barnoldswick (5pts) 154 for two; Ribblesdale Wanderers 150 for seven. Settle 152 for two; Whalley 140 for seven, Baxenden (opts) 143 for three. Sundav: Ramsbottom Cup


Saturday’s results: League —


from many surprising areas. One 80-year-old lady, whose father played for the club in the early part of the century, has donated £20 to the appeal. Another lady, who has never even watched the club play, has


amount for the delivery of the a decision, they should contact


just £3, and sponsorship of a nine-foot bav is £250, which includes an advertising billboard


steelwork. To “sponsor-an-inch” costs


above it. If anyone can help, in any


wav, contact club secretary Colin Wilson (Clitheroe 24370) or project co-ordinator Terry Nelson (Clitheroe 25061). Work is almost continually taking place on the ground and


Mr Nelson. To help the fund, the club will


be running a stall at next Sun­


day’s Heritage Fay re. fe Clitheroe received some


good news this week with the confirmation that their reserve side has been accepted into the East Lancashire League’s first division along with Rock Rovers. Also playing in the East Lan­


helpers are welcome to turn up i Tuesday and Thursday eve­


nings or on Saturday afternoons when committee members would be glad to accept your sponsorship. If anyone would like to inspect the plans before making


held a series of fund-raising events and given the appeal £160.


to be dug in the next couple of weeks in anticipation of being ' d


The footings for the stand are able to raise the required


first round — Cherry Tree 360 for seven, Burnlev Belvedere 148; Great Harwood 149 for nine, Clitheroe 122 for nine; Padiham 1S1 for one, Oswald- twistle 1. 177 for nine; Lucas 99, Baxenden 102 for three; Earby 248 for six. Settle 115 for eight; Barnoldswick 213 for five, Edenfield 132 for seven; Black­ burn Northern 159, Read 190 for eight; Ribblesdale Wan­ derers 166 for seven, Whalley


Pendle race


WITH the closing date for entries set at June 2nd and a sealing of 250 runners, anyone wishing to take part in the Winner Pendle Hill Chal


their applications as soon as


........... . _______ . mllenge Road Race should forward


possible. The event, this year being


June 16th): Cherry Tree v Great Harwood, Padiham v Baxenden, Earbv v Barnoldswick, Head v


167 for one. Second round draw (played on


Whalley.Saturday’s fixtures: Senior League — Barnoldswick v Whalley. Baxenden v Earby. Blackburn Northern v Great Harwood. Clitheroe v Cherry Tree, Read v Ribblesdale Wan­ derers, Settle v Padiham. Division One — Cherry Tree


sponsored by previous race winner Brian McKenna.who


owns the Burnley based Win­ ner Sports Clothing, will take place on Sunday,June 9th, starting at 11 a.m. Covering a challenging


eight mile route, the runners s ta r t and finish from the


Wellspring?. The minimum age for entry


v Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Wan­ derers v Old Kossendalians. Division Two — Rawtenstall


v Read, Whalley v Rolls Royce. Sundav: Senior League —


is 16 and with prizes available to the first five men, the first three women, the first team, the first veteran and a com­ memorative medal to all fin­ ishers, interest will be high. Entry is £2-50 to members


C h e r ry ‘Tree v Blackburn Northern, Earby v Barnolds­ wick, Great Harwood v Baxen­ den, Padiham v Read, Ribbles­ dale Wanderers v Clitheroe. Whalley v Settle. Division One — Clitheroe v


hain, Settle v Whalley. Monday: Whitbread Ribbles­


Ribblesdale Wanderers. Division Two — Read v Padi-


dale League Under 25s v Vimto Bolton Association Under 25s


(B a rn o ld sw ic k C C , w p 2 p .m . ) . D i v i s i o n T h r e e — R e a d v


Ingrow St John’s 2nd XI 83 all out


Ingrow nailed Chatburn 2nd XI 145 all out,


GOOD batting from P. Clough


Chatburn soon had them on the rack and they recorded an easv victory when F. Craig ancf A. Bradshaw collected four wickets apiece. Chatburn: J . Shovelton 5,


When Ingrow rep l ied , ,


Chatburn 2nd XI to a total of U5.


(40) and J. Trotter (39) helped - .................................................Uu o '


Burnley Belvedere, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Clitheroe.


of the* Amateur Athletics Assocition affiliated clubs and


£3 to non-members. Anyone who w an ts an


application form should write to Mr Alan Smith at 9 Insti­ tute Street, Padiham BB12 8BB.


Family affair


Ingrow St John’s 27, Chatburn 112


SIX wickets for Rod Booth and th re e for son Steven meant that Ingrow could only muster 27 runs in reply to Chatburn’s first innings total of 142. Earlier, Chatburn had bat­


ju s t over 36 overs. There were useful knocks from Alex Dugal, Bob Wright, Malcolm Barker and Steven Booth. Ingrow collapsed in reply,


ted first on a hard, bumpy pitch and were, dismissed in


cashire League, but in the second division, are Chatburn, who have joined from the Whit­ bread Ribble Valley League. Although Waggon and Horses


membership of the East I Lancs.


ran away with much of the Kib­ ble Valley silverware this year,


they decided not to apply for **’


Magnificent Mercer blasts Read


Cherry Tree 288 for nine. Rend 199 for seven THIS match was won and lost in an hour in mid-after- 10 4s.


bv Terry Clegg for 137. ena­ bling the home side to reach the mammoth total of 288 and declare after 40 overs with nine wickets down. After surviving a confident


Mercer was finally bowled


noon when young Cherry Tree all-rounder Philip Mercer smashed the Read attack for a magnificent cen­ tury scored off just OS balls, and including four Os and


B.^Iawman not out............. 0


leg before appeal before he had reached double fijleu res, Mercer opened his shoulders and com­ pletely demolished the Read attack.


innings, he was assisted by demoralised fielding and, follow­ ing his departure, it took some time before order was restored during which period Andy Hoiroyd hit a fine 45 off 32 balls. The visitors had got off to a


During the latter part of his


good start when Terry Clegg dismissed both professional Ned Bradshaw and Eric Kinder with only 18 on the board. Australian amateur Wayne Phillips then added 144 with Mercer for the third wicket. The overseas


p la y e r r e a c h e d a s t y l i s h 65 b e fo re fa ,,r


> falling to Philip Hanson. “ * * - “ .........


Clegg had been resting during the carnage and it was his return which brought Read's suffering to an end. After bowl­ ing Mercer, he hit the stumps three more times to finish with the remarkable figures, in the context, of six for 38.


After a fine opening spell,


extra five overs to attempt to howl Read out for maximum


Cherry Tree claimed the


points but never looked like achieving this. They did, how­ ever, bowl with sufficient accuracy to prevent the visitors seriously threatening their for­


midable target. Stephen Rushton reached his


half-century after an opening partnership of 83 with Michael Georgeson, but was adjudged Ibw before he could emulate Mercer.David Parsons and Mark


F. Clough 40, J. Trotter 39. 1. Darbyshire l.G. Lambert 19, C. Hanson 0, A. Bradshaw 6, P. Whittaker 13 n.o., P. Craig 12, G. Ward 0. R. Shaw 1, extras 9, total (all out) 145 Ingrow St John’s: 83 all out Bowling: P. Craig 22-7-36-1,


I. Darbyshire 10-5-21-1, G. Lambert 9-1-15-4, A. Brad­ shaw 3-1-10-1


with Rod finishing w ith six for 11 and Steven three for 15, while Tim Byrne needed just two balls to complete the match. Chatburn: S. Tomlinson 1, A. Dugal 23, K. Barker 10, B. Wright 35, M. Barker 21, R. Booth 9, P. Stirzaker 4, S. Booth 24, S. Mercer 1, T. Byrne 2, A. Rudd 7 n.o., extras 5, total (all out) 142 Ingrow St John’s: 27 Bowling: S. Booth 10-2-15-


3, R. Booth 9-3-11-6, T. Byrne 0.2-0-0-1


T*Clegg I0-0-3S-6, F. Snaoe 2- 0-20-0, J. Moore 4-0-40-0, F. Newby 7-0-61-0, F. Hanson 5-0-50-1


Bowling: M. Aspin 12-0-63-0.


Extras....................... 15 Total (nine wickets) 2SS


Read


S. Rushton Ibw b Mawman.. M. Georgeson b Bradshaw... D. Parsons c Mercer b Bradshaw.........................


Asnin c Whitehead h Hughes............................. F. Ford c Mercer b Brad-


I*. Hanson c Caton b Mercer J. .Moore not out..................


29 U ) 23


F. Grainger not out............. E x t r a s ............................................. Total (seven wickets) 199


,1. Hughes 13-3-56-1. Bradshaw 17-3-62-3, B. Mawman 7-2-34-1


Bowling: F. Mercer 11-1-45 Athletes’ cure


RUNNERS from the Kibble Valley are being urged to take p a r t ‘in the popular G Hameidon Hill Fell Race. The event takes place this


Sunday. May 26th, starting from Accrington town centre. From there, the runners will climb the Coppice, Moleside Moor and then on to Great Hameidon Hill before return­ ing back to Peel Park School. With spot prizes, t-shirts


and commemorative coffee mugs on offer and 450 senior places available, inte re s t should be high in the event which celebrates its 10th anni


Aspin became frustrated after


the race should register at Peel Park School a t Alice Street, Accrington, between 9-30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the dav of the race. The junior race starts at 11 a.m. and the


versary this year. Anyone wishing to enter


match fizzled out. enlivened only •— by an entertaining 29 from Frank Newby attempting to achieve the impossible.


Cherry Tree


E. Kinder b Clegg............... P. Mercer b Clegg............... 1 A. Hoiroyd b Clegg............. J. Whitehead b Clegg.......... G. Greening run out............ M. Caton b Clegg................ J. Hughes run out................


\V. Phillips b Hanson........... Bradshaw c Newby b Clegg.


Dolphins shine as Peter celebrates third title


GOING along swimmingly...that’s Clitheroe Dolphins, ivhose members have excelled themselves in recent weeks.


superbly at the Northern Counties Long Course and Age Group Championships at Wigan.


Four of them, representing Burnley Bobcats, did


became the Northern Counties 100m backstroke champion for the third year in succession. He also successfully defended his 50m freestyle champion­ ship, which he won for the first time last year. This was on top of coming second in the 200m back- stroke and sixth in the butterfly.


Peter Jones (20), of Moorland Crescent, Clitheroe,


Team-mate Tracey Gee came second in the ladies’ 50m freestyle and sixth in the 100m freestyle.


Cocks swam well in the age group section, with Garry recording a personal best time in the 200m


Elizabeth Legg, of Low Moor, and Sabden’s Garey


breaststroke. Meanwhile, Emma Lang has just returned from a


sports-minded Millfield School, in Somerset, and crossed the Channel to compete with the England Esso Youth Squad in the 12th Mulhouse Interna­ tional Championships.


successful international competition in France. Last year, Emma (14) won a scholarship to the


in the 100m freestyle event against competitors from Germany, Belguim, Romania and the host country.


Emma came first in the 100m butterfly and third Tracey Gee ^ Names. | Address of player to contact Emma Lang


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player, Joshua admires the Manchester United pair of Bryan Robson and Paul Ince. Ironically, he was offered schoolboy terms bv United, along with Bury, Preston and Oldham, but decided on Rovers as he was familiar with them.


An attacking midfield


signed him on schoolboy forms as a 14-year-old, but now he has been taken on Blackburn's Youth Training Scheme, which combines football with working at the ground and a business course at Accrington and Rossendale


The Ewood Park club College.


the footsteps of Clitheroe s Nathan Peel, who was YTS apprentice at Preston North End, and went on to sign professional forms. It will mean quite a change


Joshua will be following in taken on.


time going slightly farther afield, is David Mason. Five Icelanders, three Brazilians,


Also leaving home, but this . . .


two Nigerians, a Swede, a South African, nine Americans and David make up the 22-strong Auburn University squad which will be playing in the national competition next season. David (19), of Woone Lane,


to play for the University while studying for a four-year physical education degree.


for Joshua as he will be living in digs during the week with some of the other nine apprentices Blackburn have


____________ Accrington Stanley Reserves, David had : his name circulated to coaches I in America. As a result, he had offers from several Universities, but decided on Auburn after visiting it and playing with the side two months ago. The footballing spotlight


After playing for Lancashire and


has won a full scholarship, which includes his own house,


will fall on America in 1994, when it hosts the World Cup, and the country is currently building the foundations of its soccer empire. The initial surge of interest in the game which took place in the 1970s waned, but the Universities continued their investment to keep it alive. That is now paying off, with soccer players now on a par with their American Football counterparts and match attendances in the thousands. David, a talented, quick


David Mason


Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, May 23rd. 1991 27


centre-forward, has been working at Spiroflow, Clitheroe, since leaving Clitheroe Royal Grammar School last year and has been saving hard to fund his trip. As we reported earlier this


v


year, Andrew Stokes has also won a footballing scholarship to America. Captain of Accrington Stanley Youth Team and a regular in the club’s reserves, the Grammar School pupil has accepted an offer from Cleveland University, Ohio. Their squad also has a truly


Andrew Stokes


Ski-ing Honours even


international flavour, including five Dutch and three Brazilian players. And, as well as concentrating on his football, Andrew is hoping to studv business management


llHCaon.


IN Fondle Ski Club’s second match of the North West Ski Federation inter-club races at Oldham, each team won two matches. Results: Under 14s — Old­


ham 21), Fondle 24. Under 19s — Oldham 31.5,


Fondle 22.5. Open — Oldham 23, Fondle


and finance, but will decide on a course when he arrives in Ohio in October.


30.Veterans — Oldham 18, Fondle 30.


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