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Clitheroe Advertiser it Times, Jidy 2ml, 1992


Canoeist battles


on world stage


T 0 I ’ p a (I (I 1 o r Stuart. Brass is currently in Scan­ dinavia preparing for the Wo rld Junior Canoeing Championships. Brass, o f De


La c y S t r e e t , Clitheroe, is part of a six-strong team representing Great Britain. The champion­


ships, which are being held on the River Sjoa in Nor­ way, attract teams from all corners of the world, with the standard of c o m p e t i t i o n incredibly high. Brass earned


the right to bo in the national team after impressing in the various selec­ tion meetings and training sessions held over the last s i x m o n t h s o n rivers throughout Great Britain. Although it is


superb for a Kib­ ble Valley canoeist to be included in the team, it came as a big disap­ pointment Lo Bil- lington paddler G e m m a II a r - greaves, who had also been tipped to make the signal. However, after


putting in hours of practice and dedi- c a t io n , H a r - greaves was just pipped for the filial women’s place. This leaves all


the local hopes res tin g on the


more than capable s h o u 1 <


1 e r s o f


Brass, who was in sparkling form when he left the country and is hoping for a place in the top 10, el­ even in the top 5 if things go really well. The Clitheroe


canoeist will take part in two races, the individual competition on Monday and the team event on Tuesday.


Stars celebrate the season


OVER 100 footballers, from junior to senior, turned up for Langho EC’s eml-of-season presentation, held at Mytton Farm Hotel. The prizes were handed out by radio broadcaster


Ben Chenery and a special presentation was made to Geoff Mayoh, for his services to the club. The manager of the year was Malcolm Gouldsworthy and a bottle of champagne was given to Brian Fox. It has been a successful season at the club, with the


the junior sections, with training due to start in mid- July. Anyone wishing to join Bangho FC should contact Brian Fox (0251 2<1!M<13). Awards: Juniors: Under !)s players’ player — J.


under 11s team winning the Reynolds Trophy and an award for Darren Walton, for an outstanding perfor­ mance in a match. The senior section first team won the Blackburn Combination second division and the league cup. Whalley player lan Bang has kindly offered to train


Thoughts turn to soccer


THE cricket season may still be in full swing,


but thoughts are already turning to football. There lias been activity right through the summer at


Clitheroe Football Club, now gearing up ready for the new HTS East Lancashire League and Hass North West Counties’ League first division, which starts on August 15th, just six weeks away. Season tickets for the l!li)2/!)3 season are now on sale


and represent a big saving over the whole year. If purchased before July 31st, they cost i’30 for adults and T15 for OAPs and children, which represents £12


saving. Alter the July deadline, adult tickets cost £!;>, with . . . .


tickets for OAPs and children set at £17-50, which still represents a £7 saving. Season tickets cover all first team and reserve league


Moran, player of year — A. Proctor. Under 11s play­ ers’ player — C. Spargeson, player of year — R. Wade. Under 12s players’ player — N. Underwood, player of year — M. Coulter. Under Bis players' player— M. Benfield, player of year — G. Molyneux. Under Ms players’ player — A. Taylor, player of year — B. Heggarty. Under 15s players’ player — M. Baker, player of year — A. Chenery. Seniors: player of year — D. White, runners-up —


P. White and R. Stevens. Reserve player of year— I I. Tomlinson, players’ player — A. Baldwin. Blackburn Sunday league player of year — G. Walton. Memorial Beague player of year— Nial Allibaldi, players’ player — Nigel Haworth.


Whitbread Ribblesd/e League


Ribblesdale book place in final


Kihhlesdulc Wanderers 1st XI 163 for S,


Pmlihum 1st XI 133 all out


HAVING won the toss, Ribblesdale elected to bat first in this Whit­ bread Ribblesdale League Ramsbottom Cup semi-final held at Church Meadow, with Gary Yates standing in for Dexter Fitton as professional.


They got off to a bad


start when David Howard was clean bowled by Padi- ham’s sub professional Tony Dodemaide for <1.


Malcolm Dennett joined Yates and they worked extremely hard to keep Dodemaide at bay, who bowled 7 overs at the start


for just 13 runs. Stephen Gee bowled in


tidy fashion, with his 10 overs costing just 25 runs. Yates


looked in good form as he began to stroke the ball about and Dennett battled as the pair put on the highest part­ nership o f the match, worth 77 runs, before Yates went for 55, to a well taken catch in th e c o v e r s b y P e t e r Shirtcliffe.


Crushing victory


Burnley Belvedere F2U for 8,


Kihhlesdnlc Wanderers 3rd XI 2311 fo r9


RI RULES DA L E Wanderers ;»rd XI crushed liurnlcy Bel­ vedere with a fine batting dis­ play, but could not snatch the extra bonus points. Ratting first, Ribblesdale


started badly, losing openers Monk and Kenyon for low scores. Renwiek (2(1) and Schofield (2D) started Ribbles­ dale on their way with two fine knocks. Hutchins chipped in with 23


and scores of 20 from Burke, 34 from Bradley, 40 from Blair and 22 n.o. from Overy, pushed the Ribblesdale total well into the 200’s. The Burnley bowlers could


not make any headway, with the best figures coming from .lones with -l for 09 from 13 overs. In reply, Burnley’s batsmen


just could not find any rhythm and although a few hit minor scores, none could stay to launch a realistic challenge to Ribbledale's fine total. '.-.'Top scorers were McKavan- agh (24) and Mitchell (21), but lfurnley ended on 120 for 8. '. Burke was in fine form with the ball, taking five wickets for the loss o f 20 runs from his 14 overs. Tomlinson, Overy and Bradley all nlayed their part, taking* a wicket each. Kihhlcsdulc Wanderers: C.


Monk 0, H. Kenyon 7, J. Ren­ wiek 20, N. Schofield 25), J. Hutchins 23, A. Thrclfall 0, J. Burke 20, W. Bradley 34, J. Blair 40, D. Overy 22 n.o., I. Tomlinson 5 n.o., extras 12,


total 230 for 1). Btimlev Belvedere: 120 for


8. - Bowling: I. Tomlinson 8-0- 22-1. 1). Overv 11-0-35-1, W. Bradley 12-1-88-1, J. Burke


14-3-20-5.


Tournament closes in


-C U R R E N T R ib b le s d a le 'Senior League leaders and * Kamsbot.tom Cup finalists


l Cherry Tree will be among <the teams taking part in a six-


/a-side tournament being held .* at Clitheroe Cricket Club.


" Scheduled for August 0th, "the contest is open to any club interested and teams taking part so far include Barnolds-


• wick, Whalloy, Earby, Great 'Harwood, Lower Darwen and , a side from the Swan Hotel in ■ Whatley.


►


There will also be at least * two sides from the host club.


>; with one led by professional ' Ian Wrigglesworth.


*»’ • Any club interested in tak­


ing part should contact Mr vJonn Aspdcn as soon as possi­ b le (25477).


« Entry is £20 per team and there will be cash prizes and a


As so often happens, Den­


nett joined him just 4 runs la te r , caught by A la s ta ir Woods o f f Robert Ormerod for a gritty 33 to leave Ribb­ lesdale at 1)8 for 3 with 15 overs remaining Ribblesdale looked set to score around 200-220, but they suffered a middle order collapse losing John Rain and Mark Sorcll, with the score on 115 for 7 and S respectively, followed by Martin Briggs for 2. It was now left to Martin


Wrigley to stage a recovery and ne did not disappoint the large crowd although he lost partners at the other end, Graham Monk bowled for 1 and David O’Neill caught for 2, to leave Ribblesdale reeling at 137 for 8. With Dodemaide


in his last over, 'Ferry Braitli- waite joined his cousin and the pair added 25 invaluable


runs to take Ribblesdale to a fairly respectable 103 for 8, with Wrigley finishing off the


innings with a six to remain unbeaten on 28 with the cap­ tain on 9 not nut.


Defending under 3.5 per


over is not easy and Ribbles­ dale worked hard from the start to restrict Padiham’s openers and in the ninth over Howard had Woods caught behind for 10; with the score on 20. Braithwaite opened the bowling at the other end and in his seventh over, Matthew Lawrence got an inside edge back onto lus stumps for 11. This brought Chris Sim and


Dodemaide together for Padi- ham’s biggest partnership, although it took some time to accumulate as Ribblesdale’s b ow le rs w e re p e r fo rm in g magnificently at this stage. Howard and Braithwaite


finished the ir spells with figures o f 1 for 30 and 1 for 10 putting the pressure on Padi- liam, who were just 47 for 2 o f f 20 overs. O’Neill and Monk came on


and continued the good work and when Monk took a good return catch to dismiss Dode­ maide fo r 35, Ribblesdale were well in the hunt as Yates replaced O’Neill. Sim had battled for his runs


and began to open up when he attempted to hit Yates for six, but in s tea d sk ied it fo r Braithwaite to take a well-


judged catch on the boundary. Devon was superbly run out


Read hit the victory road


Kent) 1st XI 230 for I, Settle 1st XI 128 till out


AN excellent opening partnership of 123 between Ste­ phen Rushton and Scott Duane was the platform for an emphatic win for Read. Opening for the first time


this season, overseas amateur Duane led the way by reach­ ing his half-century in 57 minutes off just 45 balls. Both had to work for their


runs and played and missed occasionally against a lively attack from visiting profes­ sional Martin Robinson and David Morrell. Eve ry loose delivery was punished and on a lightning-fast outfield the century stand was reached in


20 overs. Settle then applied some


control to the scoring rate when they introduced the spin o f D a v id Brown and the a ccurate medium pace o f Andrew Davidson. Rushton reached his 50 having taken almost twice as long as Duane in a valuable and disciplined innings. He was adjudged leg- before to Davidson to give S e t t l e a m u c h -n e e d e d breakthrough. Brown struck a good length


and found some turn. He was r ew a r d e d , w ith D u an e ’ s wicket, bowled round his legs


for an impressive 76. Following the drinks break,


Brown and Davidson con­ ceded only 13 runs in a seven- over spell, but Mark Aspin and David Parsons gradually increased the tempo and took the total past 200 before the professional became David­ son’s second leg-before victim. R o b in s on r e tu rn e d to


replace Brown but his final three overs cost 30 runs and Parsons raced to 44 before being bowled in the last over. Read were well satisfied


with their total o f 230-4 on a pitch which was showing signs of wear.


„ . On the resumption the visi­


tors were soon in trouble, los­ ing Duncan Hall to an excel­ lent slip catch by Rushton off the bowling of Aspin. S te p h en A n d r ew s and


Robinson struggled to 44 as T e r r y C le g g bowled with


g rea t accuracy, conceding only 10 runs in his first five overs. Phil Hanson replaced


Aspin and struck in his first over to remove Robinson — again well caught in the slips b y R u sh ton . C le g g was rew a rd ed with A n d r ew s ’ wicket, giving Rushton a hat- trick of slip catches and leav­ ing the hard-hitting Mark Verden as the last real threat. Verden reached 32, includ­


ing three sixes, before being comprehensively bowled by H an s on and R e a d th en cleaned up to take all seven points on offer. Duane to o k tw o g o o d


catches in the covers and C le g g des erved ly finished with tour wickets to complete a great performance by the home side.


READ S. Rushton Ibw Davidson.... 53


S. Duane b Brown.............. 70 Aspin Ibw Davidson............ 36 D. Parsons b Davidson....... 44 G. O’Connor not out............ 3 P. Ford not out................... 3 Extras....................... 15 Total (4 wkts) 230


Bowling: Robinson 12-0-00-0;


D. Morrell 5-1-31-0; C. Bates 3- 0-24-0; D. Brown 11-2-55-1; A. Davidson 14-2-40-3.


SETTLE


S. Andrews c Rushton b Clegg............................... 14


D. Halle Rushton b Aspin... 2 Robinson c Rushton b Han­ son.................................... 24


M. Verden b Hanson....;..... 32 A. Davidson c Duane b Clegg............................... 1


T. Green c Duane b Clegg... 13 C. Bates b Aspin................. 0 R. Wilson c Ashworth b Clegg............................... 3


D. Morrell Ibw Aspin........... 14 M. Dodgson c Grainger b


Snape............................... 0


I). Brown not out................. 0 Extras....................... 13 Total 128


Bowling: Aspin 14-4-40-3; T.


Clegg 16-4-46-4; P. Hanson 10-1- 32-2; S. Duane 2-0-3-0; F. Snape 1-0-0-1.


by Dennett next hall and Padiham were in trouble at 109 for 0 as Stephen Gee was well caught at slip by Monk o f f Yates. Hey worth and Shirtcliffe


seemed to be the visitors last real hope, but Yates struck again when Heyworth top edged a catch to Wrigley. Monk finished his spell with 1 for 27 and O’Neill came back


into the attack as the run-rate required increased. O’Neill began the 40th o v e r with Padiham needing 34 runs o f f 3 overs. He struck with the first ball


by taking a top edge return catch to dismiss Shirtcliffe for 12 and then bowled Ormerod


next ball. Th ree singles were then


taken before lie clean bowled Mohamed Aktha r to leave Ribblesdale the deserved vic­ tors by 30 runs, to see them through to the final against Cherry ’Free at Baxenden on


August 2nd. O’Ne i l l was awarded the


man-of-the-mateh, but it was a tremendous team per for­ mance bv Ribblesdale that made the difference. They never stopped trying in the fie ld and all the bow le rs plaved magnificently. Credit also goes to Padiham


for a great game played in good spirit.Tlie players also thanked all the supporters who cheered the team on throughout.


Itihhtcsdulc Wanderers


Y a te s c S h i r t c l i f fe b Ormerod.................. .'....... 55


1). Howard b Dodemaide..... 4 M. Dennett c Woods b Ormerod........................... 33


M. Sorell c and b Akthar...... 8 J. Rain c Dodemaide h Ormerod........................... 7


M. Briggs c Lawrence b Akthar


M. Wrigley not out.. G. Monk b Akthar. Gee b Dodo-


Title hopes fade Cherry Tree 1st XI 207 tor 3. Clitheroe 1st XI 200 fur 7


CLITHEROE squandered the chance to stay in the title race in the Whitbread Ribblesdale Senior League when they were beaten by leaders Cherry Tree.


* 5. -'•wVrii


points clear of Clitheroe. who drop to fourth place, two points behind Ribblesdale Wanderers, in third spot. Second-placed Barnolds-


’


The top club are now 12 hail Mark Yates caught by *


’ Andrew Booth for 13 at 20. C l i th e r o e then had to


endure a stand of 121 between Bradshaw and Hayes until the


wick have a nine point lead over the Chatham Road side


and i f Clitheroe are to get iiack into the title race, they will have to string together a long run o f seven point vic­


tories and hope that two or th r e e teams can succeed


Terry Hraithwaite...ex­ pert guidance


Whalley come close


Uarnnldswick 1st XI 212 for 0 Whalley Isl XI !9Sfor7


F IE LD IN G a depleted side, W ha l le v almost upset the odds at Victory Park, but still had to settle for defeat in what is turning out to bo a frustrating season for the vil-


llage side. Batting first. Barnoldswick


gave a solid and gritty display to leave Whalley a target just in the 200’s. The side put on 28 for the


first wicket before Andrew Smith was dismissed leg before off Tony Nuttall for 18. Professional Chris Killen was next in. but be could not


find his rhythm and was bowled by Roger Watson for 14, to leave the home sale on 40 for 2. At this point Whalley were in with a chance, but t it le chasing Barnoldswick gritted their teeth and kept the scoreboard ticking over with a timely partnership worth 08 between overseas amateur Matthew Bolton, who went on to hit a fine 81, and Paul Beech (30). When Beech was dismissed,


caught by Nuttall off Watson, Barnoldswick stood on IL L lan Southern then joined Bol­ ton and the score moved up to 104 b e fo re the la t te r was accounted for. Minor knocks from Andrew


Riley (17 n.o.) and Martin Greenhalgh (11 n.o.) pushed the score into the 200’s and left Barnoldswick to defend a credible total. W ith ou t the ta len ts o f


Simon Gorton and- Robbie Anderson. Whalley had done


D. O’Neill maiile............................... 2


- well to restrict Barnoldswick to the total they reached. In reply. Whalley made a


T. Braithwaite not out......... 9 Extras....................... 14 Total (eight wickets) 108


Bowling: Dodemaide 10-1-21-


2, M. Akthar 8-2-37-3. S. Gee 10-3-25-0, M. Heyworth 10-1-35- 0, B.- Ormerod 10-1-34-3


Padiham


M- Lawrence b Braithwaite. 11 A. Woods c Hall b Howard.. 10 Dodemaide c and b Monk.... 35 C. Sim c Braithwaite b > ates.................................... 15


S. (ice c Monk b \ ates........ 2 G. Devon run out................. 7 M. Heyworth c Wrigley b ^ ates......................................1


P. Shirtcliffe c and b O'Neill 12 B. Ormerod b O’Neill.......... 0 M. Akthar b O’Neill............ 1 I). Wilkinson not out........... 2 Extras....................... 15 Total (all out) 133


Bowling: D. Howard 10-0-30- 1, T. Braithwaite 10-4-10-1, D.


O’Neill 7-1-20-3, G. Monk 10-1- 27-1, Yates 9-1-20-3


Cup defeat C L ITH E R O E Cricket Club


ju s t fa i le d in th e ir bold attempt to reach the Lawren- son Cup semi-final at Eden- field. Batting first, the visitors


made 170 for 9 from their 48 overs, thanks largely to Mick Dewhurst, who hit 09. He shared in a stand of 43 for the sixth wicket with Stephen Blackburn who made 17. The home side got o f f to a


good start, putting on 73 for the first wicket before Alec Rigby had Hawke caught by Keith Fawcett for 33. Holt and Hanson had taken


the total to 100 when Fawcett took the f ir s t o f his two wickets by bowling Hanson


for 13. He repeated the feat 17


runs la te r , accounting for Pye, who made 4. Clitheroe had to wait until the score had readied 152 before gaining their fourth and last wicket, when Dewhurst bowled Hogg for 0. However, Holt carried his bat for S8 and Bradshaw saw


Edcnfield home with a couple r\f* nu niv tn ennn>


cracking start, with Watson and John Kearsley hitting 90 runs for the first wicket. Once Kearsley had gone for a slow but steady 20, captain John Wharton came to the crease and kept up the good work. Watson was e v en tu a l ly


caught by Riley off Beech for 01 and the scoring was left to Wharton, who duly obliged. Unfor tunate ly, no other


player could stay with him and’ poor scores ot 1 from Lee Kearsley. 3 from Adam Cal-


dcrhnnk, 1 from Tony Nuttall, 2 from Chris Mahon and 0


from David Wilcock. meant that Whalley finished just 15 runs short of victory. Wharton carried his bat for


a fine 00 and must have been frustrated a fte r coming so


close to toppling opponents, who did their best to help Whallev with some terribly eratic howling that cost 30 e x tra s by the end o f the innings.


Barnoldswick


A. Smith Ibw b Nuttall....... 13 M Holton c and h Watson... SI Killen b Watson................... 14


A. Riley not out.................. 17 D Southern e Nuttall b Watson.............................


M, Greenhalgh not out......... 11 Extras....................... 15 Total (sic wickets):212


Bowling: T. Nuttall 9-0-4*1-2.


A, (,’alderbank 5-1-15-0. R. W'sit- so n 18-1-77-4. L. hears lev i:i -1-03-0


Whallev


w atson e Riley h Beech...... 01 .1. Kearsley b Killen............ 20 J. Wharton not out............... GO N , Keighley b Killen........... 11 E Kearsley e Stead b Killen 1 A Calderbank b Beech....... T. Nuttall b Killen...............


C. Malum b Killen................ o I) , Wilcock b Beech.............


r (i


M. Cnitun not out................. 0 Extras....................... 30 'Fatal (seven wickets) 198


Bowling: Killen 17-4-38-5. 1*.


\\ntennnn 3-0-30-0, M. Green- hailgh 4-0*24-0, D. Scot hern 10- 0 P Bet t.h 11 0 10


P. Beech e Nuttall b Watson 30 1. Southern e Keighley b Nuttall............................. 21


1


Barnoldswick. Cl ith e ro e , hatting first,


were given a sound start by Phil lletherington and Chris Seed, a fte r losing Andrew Booth at 25, caught by Neil


Bradshaw o f f Philip Mercer


for 10. T h e v put on 99 fo r the


second wicket, before Seed was snapped up by David Hayes of I Bradshaw tor 42. At 144 for 2. with 15 overs


left, Clitheroe looked set for a score around 250, but then things started to go wrong, lletherington was howled by Chris Nash for a fine 79 at 148. Neil Bolton and lan Wrigg­


lesworth advanced the total to 150 before Bolton was caught by I laves o f f Nash for 2. * Wrigglesworth and Mick


llouldsworth then shared a stand o f 38 before the Austra­ lian was caught by Lee Ken­ nedy off Nash for 34 at 194. Clitheroe managed another 11 runs before the overs ran


out to leave the visitors on a disappointing 200 for 7. Dewhurst struck an early


blow when the leaders began their quest for 207 when he


Cherry Tree professional was run out by a direct hit from I ictherington lor 81). The third wicket went down 134 w hen


a t


trapped Mercer leg before for 9. Hayes and Kennedy then steered the home side to their


D ew h u r s t n l


l


where they failed against put a disappointing Clitheroe C h e r r y ’ T r e e a n d out of their misery.


Clitheroe


P. Hctheringtnn I) Nash...... A. Booth c Bradshaw h Mercer............................. C. Seed c Hayes b Brad-


Wrigglesworth c Kennedy b Nash.................................


34


N. Bolton e Hayes b Nash... 2 M. llouldsworth b Brad­ shaw................................. 21


M. Dewhurst not out........... 3 N. Ashworth b Bradshaw.... 0 Extras....................... 15 Total (seven wickets) 200


Bowling: (J. Nash 15-5-40-8,


P. Mercer 0-1-IS-l, N. Brain- well 5-1-83-0, Bradshaw 15-0-00-


3, I). Haves 2-0-14-0, P. Benson 2-0-22-0 *


M. Y a l e ; Dewhurst......................... 13


(Jierrv I ree B o o th


Bradshaw run out................ 80 1). Hayes not out................. 05 P. Mercer Ibw b Dewhurst.. 9 L. Kennedy not out............. 10 Extras....................... 22 Total (three wickets) 207


Bowling: Wrigglesworth 18-2-


57-0, M. Dewhurst 13.1-3-51-2, G. Sutcliffe 0-1-29-0. M. Houlds- worth 4-0-33-0. P. lletherington 2-0-18-0


Wanderers collect maximum points


Uihhlcsdnlc Wanderers 1st XI 237 lor 0. Padiham Isl XI 151 all out


WITH Dexter Fitton on duty with l.aneaslure at the weekend, lan Austin was the sub professional for Ribblesdale and he did not disappoint.


_ llattmj; first. Austin lat-eil Padiham now lookeil to


Marcus Sharp, who was sub pro for Padiham. Austin and David Howard put on 100 for the f irs t w icket, with the youngster playing very well for his 30. b efore he was caught o f f the howling of Mal­ colm Heyworth. Austin had reached his 50 in


00 halls and punished any loose howling, cracking 20 fours in an excellent century, before falling leg before to Sharp for 105. Dennett, who had been


s t r a n g e ly su b du ed , was bowled for S. Mark Sorell has come into good form and put on quick runs with John Rain, who crashed a qiiickfirc 22 before skving a catch to Alas­ tair Wood. Sorell was untroubled as he


went about his business, reaching his 50 in the last over off just 35 halls. Ribblesdale’s innings finished at 237 for 0. Padiham, requiivd to score


at o v e r 5 runs p er o v e r , sta r ted o f f in good s ty le , reaching 50 in 7 overs. 'Ferry Braithwaite came into the attack and began lo slow the run ra te and with David O’Neill howling well at the other end. Padiham’s scoring dried up. O’Neill took the first wicket


with the score on 75 when he had Ma11hew Lawrenee caught at slip bv Austin for a fine 30. which included eight fours. Braithwaite then had Graeme Devon excellent I v stumped by Philip Hall and the visitors* stood at 92 for 3. Howard came hack into the attack for O’Neill, who fin­ ished with 2 for 41. and took the wicket o f f Woods, who had played a steady innings, reaching 47 before g iv in g Austin another slip catch. Howard bowled Marcus Gee


lor 9 and Braithwaite was rewarded for a long spell of howling with the wicket of Uvan Heyworth, for 14.


his conntv 2nd XI team mate Sharp ami Peter Sliirtejilte as their last chance of victory.


hut Howard struck again, aided by a good catch from Sorell and Padiham were 135


for 7. Last week’s hero John Rain


was again brought on to clear up the tail and he duly obliged when Shirtcliffe was superbly caught bv Martin Briggs for 17.


Rain then had David Wil­


kinson taken at slip hv Austin and howled Mohamed Akthar 2 halls later. Padiham were 151 all out


with Rain taking 8 for 0 and Howard 8 for 48 — an excel­ lent ef for t a fte r having 80 taken off his first 4 overs.


Rihhlosdale Wanderers Austin Ibw h Sham...


M.. Dennett b lleywoi■lb...... S M., Sorell not out......


D H ow a rd c ( » e e b Heyworth.............


J. Rain e Woods b Sh;» 'P ..... 22 M,. Briggs b Sharp....


M.. Wrigley b Sharp... D. O’Neill not out..... Extras............


•> 0 12 Total (six w•idiots)!2.'57


Akthar S-1-37-0, B. Ormerod1 0- 1-:• 1-0, M. Heyworth 1 i-o-7;’»-:•


Bowling: Sharp 20•3-89-4, M. >


Padiham


M. Lawrence c Auistin h O’Neill...................


A. Woods c A u.-: l i n h Howard................. t Sim b O’Neill....... .


G. Devon si Hall h iYraith- waite......................


M. Gee b Howard..... .


3(5 47


1


o 9


Al. Hevworth b Braithwaite. 14 Sharp e Sorell b How; it’d..... 12 1*. Shirtcliffe c Rr iggs b Rain....................... |; Ormerod not out...


17 0


D. Wilkinson e Au stin h Rain....................... M. Akthar h Rain...... Extras............


Braithwnitc 10-2-53-:2. J. R;ain l.-l1-0-0-3


Bowling: I). Howni d 12 2 is I). O’Neill 10-1 -41-2. T.


Total (:all out) 1 Tough match ahead


RIBBLESDALE Wanderers, outsiders for the title, face a real test of character this weekend when they take on Cherry Free at Old Preston Road in a make or break match. Ribblesdale will need to win to sustain their challenge. Saturday’s fixtures: Senior League — Cherry Tree v Ribb­ lesdale Wanderers, Clitheroe v Blackburn Northern, Read v


Whalley/ Division One — Blackburn Northern v Clitheroe, Eden-


field v Read, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Cherry Tree.


Division Two — Whalley v Rolls Royce. Sunday’s fixtures: Division Three — Clitheroe v Black­ burn Northern, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Cherry Tree, Read


v Oswaldtwistle Immanuel. Monday’s fixtures; Youth League — Great Harwood v


Whalley, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Whalley. 5 151


0 5


105 30 50 s


target in the 4 lth over and ...i* rl!.....


imr ( *1 if lti,1*rti fe Hopes fade


te LAST dltch attempts to, 'torm a soccer league


•/. covering thoiRibblej Valley look-to have


'.'(sadlytailed. J. -x.; Alter,the Whitbread jSRibble 'Valley' League’ (-folded In May.MrDavid


; Fish.whorcprosentsl ( the Craven Helfer FC,' .attempted to start, a.


>:■ did not materialise and the plan' has been ' .shelved.' -’ .'.'


?


- Interest from,players •‘/around the town; ,but: •{'no r c I ub s". c a me,1 ■- forward," 'said Mr Fish, ' who is still hopeful that L a local league will start ,,; up some tlmo inTthe 'future. ;■


' 'There was plenty of


■i football to be.playediin: - th e lR Ib b le -V a lle y - fo r


With '-no' local league: «


THE leading sides in all three divisions in the Clitheroe and District Pool League all won their latest matches.


l i th e ' . f lr s td i rn e i since / : 1920 n o * t ’season/the


5.'surviving teamsvhave' all had to lookvelsor. where for competition: ,.'.'League',and cup win-


. n e r s Wagg on-.anH ; '■ Horses will play.jn. the ^ i/AccringtonCom blna-v-


lotion ■■first.‘division;., with ^Cra ve n iH e lte r^n d 'X I.:: i -and Calderstoncs.FC-. j


/ ‘ bo th ‘pa ra d in g itheir)> (^talents in the Accring-:.: v,;t o n '.C o m b I n a 11 o n i


• second division.- .- - Craven Heifer'1st f-Xl v


x will play! in the’Burnleyj; ( League-first division,;- s'-along'wlth Kings Arms: i j


Smithson struggles


C OM PE T ING in tjie third round of the North of England Enduro C h am p ion sh ip s . Clitheroe man Philip Smith- son struggled to find his true form. Riding his 250 c.e. Suzuki in


the experts class, Smithson was full of confidence at the s ta r t o f the race, hav ing claimed top 20 places in three world championship rounds last May and June. T h e ra c e w a s held at


K ie ld e r F o re s t on baked ground, with the route taking the riders over open moorland and through t igh t fo re s t sections. The trouble started at the


time-check before the first special test. “There was seine confusion and I tried to get in before another rid er,” said Smithson, who then went too quickly down a long straight and crashed through some ropes. Having lost time, he had no option but to go fiat out and


/mce again he lost control, crashing through some ropes off tiie course. Having lost so much time on


tlie first two tests, Smithson settled down for the final laps and finished with a credible time. Having only completed two


out of the three rounds so far and because he is due to miss one more, Smithson has aban­ doned any holies o f claiming the North of England title. l ie is instead now turning


his attentions to the annual six-dav international enduro race, this year being staged in Australia. In a bid to get the bike in


perfect order, the Clitheroe rider will now concentrate on minor club events, before je t ­ ting off on August 15th.


Peugeot cup


TH E single stroke Peugeot cup competition, held at Clith­ eroe Golf Club, was won by J. Carter (75-12-03). I he best gross prize went


to M. Harling (75). Results: Division One — J.


Carter (75-12-03): 2nd, A. J. Walmslev (07-2-05); 3rd. I). R. Aitken (70-4-00); 4th. C. W. Hamer (71-4-07). Division Two — 1st, H.


Preston (83-13-70): 2nd. M. Ransom (84-14-70); 3rd. R. Birch (87-10-71); 4th. P. Har­ greaves (89-17-72). Division Three — I). Niven


(8 7 -2 2 -0 5 ) . T . B i t h e l l (92-22-70).


Tight contest


THE mixed invitation compe­ tition at Stonyhurst Park Golf Club was won by It. Ormerod and M. M c N u l t y , w i th (S1-10.5-G-I.5). Second piace went to S.


Wilcox and M. Parkinson (S-l- 20.5-64.5), with J. Ward and K. Hobbs in third (87-20.5- 60.5) and J. Crowther and R. Simms in fourth (83-10-67). The best gross prize was won by A. Child and E. Child (S2).


In the P rem ier League, New Inn B v URL A, White


Kings Arms A beat Craven H e i fe r 0-1 and now stand eight points clear at the top. White Hart remain three points ahead in the first divi­ sion. While the leaders were struggling. Horseshoe B were also enduring a tough match and could only win 4-3. In the Division Two, Lord


Nelson beat Buck Inn 0-1 to move into a one point lead, ahead of RB L B, who heat White Horse 7-0. Results: Premier League —


Commercial Hotel A 2, Cross Keys 5; Higher Buck 0, Petre Arms 1; De Lacy Arms 3, Fondle Hotel B 4; Victoria Hotel 5, Dog and Partridge A 2; Kings Arms A 0, Craven Heifer I. Division One — Horseshoe


A 0, New Inn B 1; Waggon and Horses 5, Kings Arms B 2; Black Horse 2, Royal Oak A 5; Pendle Hotel A 3, Horse­ shoe B 4; Station Hotel A 3, White Hart 4. Division Tw o — W h ite Horse 0, RBI. B 7; Dog and


Partridge B 5, Station Hotel B 2; Castle 3, Black Bull I;


• Royal Oak B 4, Commercial Hotel B 3; Buck Inn 1, Lord Nelson 0. Fixtures: Premier League


— Pendle Hotel B v Higher Buck, Petre Arms v Commer­ cial Hotel A , Cross Kevs v New Inn A, Craven Hciler v Victoria Hotel. Dog and Par­ tridge A v De Lacy Arms. Division One — Roval Oak


A v Waggon and Horses, Kings Arms B v Horseshoe A, New Inn B v Horseshoe A.


H a r t v P en d le H o te l A , Horseshoe B v Black Horse. Division Two — Black Bull v Dog and Partridge B, Sta- Hotel B v Wlute Horse,


j local Sunday league. ■ However’ firm: offers: of, support.from'clubs


matches, hut do not cover the Floodlit League fixtures. Turnstile prices for the coming season have been


raised, but only by 20p. with adult admission now set at £2 and children and OAPs to be charged £1. Work on the second stand on the Fondle Hill side of the ground lias almost been completed and a roof


should he ill place soon. Tlie pitch has been re-seeded and various painting


work lias been carried out over the summer. At tlie end of the last season in the North West


Counties’ Division One, Great Harwood and Ashton United were both promoted, while Rootle were rele­ gated ami Vauxliall GM resigned from the league. In order to increase the league’s size, Glossop, Chad-


derton, Kidsgrove, Hlackpool Mechanics, Rurscough, Handier Rridge ami Newcastle were all promoted from the second division. On the playing side, pre-season training is now in full swing ami manager Alan Hradshaw is looking forward


to the new season. “The players have been meeting once a week


through June and intensive training starts this month,” said Hradshaw. Hopeful that most of the squad will re-sign, the man­


ager has also been on tile lookout for new players, with a number of players at Great Harwood possible tar­ gets, as well as Darwen and former Rimington player John 1’unman.


Pool


Table toppers stand ground


tion RBL B v Bridge Inn, Lord Nelson v Roval Oak B, Com­ mercial Hotel B v Castle.


Premier League FW I) L F


Kings Arms A .................. .. 7 7 0 0 45 Cross Keys........................... 6 5 0 1 38 Dog &


Victoria Hotel.................. ... 7 1 0 3 38 De Lacy An ns................. . .


6 l 0 3 28


Higher Buck...................... - 0 [) 0 2 27 Craven Heifer................ ... 7 3 0 4 25 P e tre Arms....................... . . 6 2 0 4 19 Pendle Hotel B ...............


6 1 0 5 IS


Comm Hotel A ............... .. C 1 0 5 1G New Inn A ............................


a Division One FW I) L F


While Hart........................ . . 7 7 0 0 47 Horseshoe B .................... . . . 7 G 0 1 44 UHL A................................. . . 6 5 0 1 3S S tation Hotel A ................ .. 7 4 0 3 3S Kings Arms B ................... .. 6 3 0 3 32 Wagg £ Horses............. . . 6 3 (1 ;s 25 New Inn B ......................... . . G 2 <}


I 21


Koyal Oak A..................... . .. 6 2 0 4 20 Horseshoe A.................... . . G 1 0 5 20 Fondle Hotel A............... . . 7 I 0 G 17 Black Horse...................... . . 6 1 0 5 13


Division Two F W D L F


Lord Nelson.................... . . . 7 7 0 0 49 R B L B ............................... . . . 6 G 0 0 43 Royal Oak B .................... . . . 7 G 0 I 42 Bridge.................................. . . . 6 5 0 1 41 Buck.................................... . . . 7 4 LI 3 30 Black Bull......................... . . . 6 2 0 4 20 Castle................................. . . . G 1 0 5 20 S tation Hotel B ............. .. . . G 2 0 4 19 Dog S i


White Horse................... . . . . 6 1 0 K 14 Comm Hotel B . . .............. . . 7 0 0 7 12


F a r t B ................. . . . G 1 0 5 14 Lund is on track


R IMINGTON funner John Lund was in tip-top form once again last weekend when lie competed in the latest rounds of


the current National Stock Car Points Championship. Lund, the defending champion, is starting to build a long


lead at the top of the table and his latest exploits continued his title challenge, although there is still a long way to go. Racing at Bradford’s shale track on Saturday, Lund col­ lected a fine second place in the heat, a third position in the


final and a superb first place in the Grand National. The meeting went quite smoothly, although Lund s car did


sustain some damage in the final. ................. “ It did make it harder to drive and held me back a bit, said


Lund, who was still pleased with his final placings. The next day, he travelled to Birmingham s tarmac track


and once again hit top form, taking first place in the heat, second position in the final and fourth place in the Grand


National. A clear leader in the title table, Lund will be looking to , , , .


increase his points tally this weekend, when he competes at- Coventry on Saturday and Bolton on Sunday.


Swimmers shine


THE Clitheroe Dolphins Men’s Medley squad proved that they are one of the best when they won the North Lancashire Championships for the third successive


year, Their record breaking time


of lniin 54.74sec meant that thev finished an incredible half-length ahead o f their nearest rivals, Pioneer 79, from Hyndburn, with Fle e­ twood in third jiosition. The formidable foursome


consisted o f Peter Jones in the backstroke (28.01secs), John L e g g in the b r e a s ts tok e


(31.Usees), Robert Simpson, in the butterfly (29.20secs) and John Ashworth, in the freestyle (20.42secs). P e te r came f i f th in the recent National Champion­ ships 50m backstroke event. John is


the club captain and


this year’s national 1G years and over 100m breaststroke champion and Robert


trav­


elled up from Portsmouth,, where he is stationed with the Royal Navy, The f fin


inal and newest mem­


ber of the squad, John, is a pupil at Stonynurst College. Showing g r e a t deptn o f


talent, a whole host o f Dol­ phins swimmers have been performing well. Competing in Lancashire


S ch o o ls ’ c om p e t it ion s at venues all over the county. Adriana Leeming, Richard Wilson and L izzie L e g g all


performed well. Mark Lera? claimed a first


place in the Kibble Valley Pri­


mary Schools individual med­ ley competition, with Mark


Tapley second in the breast­ stroke event, Emma Taylor first in the freestyle, Helene Leeming second in the back-


stroke and third in the indi­ vidual med lev and Helen Roche third in the freestyle. In the Blackburn and Dar­


wen primary schools event. Ross Huntingdon claimed second place in the freestyle event and Neale Sayle was third in the individual medley. John Legg was first in tne


50m breaststroke and sixth in the 100m breaststroke event at the Fox’s Glacier Mint open meeting at Leicester. Other successes came in the


Macclesfield open when Peter Jones was first in the 100m backstroke and second in the 50m freestyle . Trac ey Gee was first in the 50m freestyle and first again in the 100m breaststroke.


Saab trophy


WINNERS of the fourball sta- bleford Saab trophy, held at Clitheroe Golf Cfub, were N. Scott and L. E. Taylor with


4Spts. Results: 1st, N. Scott and L.


E. Taylor (48); 2nd, M. Fletcher and B. Stokes (46); 3rd, K. Panter and T. E. Poole (46); 4th, S. Holden and J. Robbins (45); 5th, J. Holt and B. Clarke (45). '


0 0 5 14 F a r t A.................. .. 7 5 0 0 3$


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