Clitheroe 22321, (E d i to r ia l ) , 22X23 (A d v e r t is in g ) . B u r n le y 1,22331 (C la s s i f ie d ) iiSPQRT


I r e l a n d is f ig h t in g h i s w a y f o rw a r d


PACKING th e p u n c h e s for Bla ckburn YMCA, Clitheroe man Andrew Ireland has been awa rded th e t i t l e of s enior boxer of the season by his club. And last week, Andrew, of Hcnth-


local man who tra in s six days a week. Weight training, swimming, run­


orn Road, who will be 21 later this month, showed exactly why he has been voted lop man, by winning his tough bout against Manchester boxer Ian Leighton a t Rawtcnstall on points.


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the season, Andrew can reflect on a successful year in which he has won four out of five challenges, regis­ tering two knockouts.


Having reached the conclusion of


had to commit himself to a rigorous training schedule to reach the stan­ dard of boxing th a t he is now fighting.


Middleweight boxer Andrew has And that means little rest for the


ning and working with the speed ball and punch bag arc all part of his workout, which also includes Mon­ day and Wednesday ses sions a t Blackburn YMCA. Employed as a jo in e r for Luke


just reward for his efforts. He could be in action in the near


Smalley, Chatburn, Andrew is fully committed to boxing and his ranking as top senior, out of 25 members, is


future, after beaten opponent Ian Leighton expressed interest in a rematch, but the Clitheroe man will have no fear in rubbing salt into the wounds he has already inflicted from the first bout. Our picture shows the local h it­


man parading the trophy .which he secured a t the Rawtenstall club’s invitation bout against Ian Leighton.


V A U X R IB B L E SD A L E C R IC K E T L E A G U E


Ribblesdale gain a lift at Northern


Hlackburn Northern 120 fori),


Ribblosdale Wanderers 122 for 2 (5 pts)


A COMPETENT a l l ­ round performance from professional Craig Smith proved to be a major con­ tribution to Ribblesdale’s f irs t league victory at s t ru g g l in g Blackburn


Northern on Saturday. With this all- impor tant f irs t


league victory u n d e r th e belt, th e club should now look to build on it, although th e fix­ tu re s computer has not done any favours for th e Clitheroe s id e , w h o h a v e o n ly tw o S enior League f ixtures, from th e f ir s t 10, a t th e ir Church Meadow ground. Blackburn N o r th e rn opened


th e b at tin g , with Howard and Braithwaite bowling a maiden a p i e c e , b e f o r e H o w a r d g ra b b e d th e f i r s t w ic k e t of Gillibrand for a duck. B raithw aite gave an excel­


len t bowling display, conced­ ing an a v e ra g e o f le s s th an two ru n s an over. Wrigley was in good catch­


in g f o rm , t a k in g th e p ro Singh, and then S a rd a r , from th e bowling of Howard and Braithw aite respectively. The total wits raised to 20 b e fo r e B r a i th w a i te bowled


We aver o u t for thre e. C ra ig Sm ith e n te r e d th e


f ray, tak in g th e vital wickets of Neil Robins and Barnes .in his f ir s t over. H am i l to n s t e a d i e d th e


N o r thern ship and stopped it from sinking,, with a battling


52 not out. But h/s p a r tn e r s , Gambles


and P r a t t , fell cheaply, both trapp ed leg before by Smith. Unfor tun atley for Itibbles-


d o le , th o u g h , ta iV g n d e 'r D ewhurst had made a useful 10, when Wrigley held on for his th ird eaten from th e bowl­ ing of Howard. Th a t left th e home side a t


100 fo r 0 and, f ru s tra t in g lv , Hamilton and Shovclton field


on to d en y R ib b le sd a le th e bonus points, A sh if t about with th e b a t­


tin g o rd e r by Kibblesdale cap- la in Mark s o re l l seemed to pay dividends, as Paul Allen an d C r a ig Sm i th g a v e th e vis itors a fine opening of 28, b efore Allen became S ingh’s f irs t victim. S o r e l l p u t on s ix b e fo re


Singh forced him to play into th e p a th o f B a r n e s , w h o c au g ht th e ball to leave Wan­ d e re r s 51 for 2. Smith fell for 22 run s , b ut


th a t to ta l w as th e h ig h e s t s c o r e o f th e K ib b le s d a le innings and it contributed to a so lid b a s e which lay th e foundations for Martin Davies ami Martin Briggs to meet the itiateh-winning demands, with a fouth-wicket s tand of 58.


Blackburn Northern


M. G i l l ib r a n d c Rain h Howa rd ............................... 0


Singh c Wrigley b Howard .. N. Robbins c liraithwaite b


Sm ith .................................... N. Weaver b Braithwaite ...


R. Barnes c arid b Smith .... I). Hamilton not o u t ............. S. Gambles lbw b Sm ith ...... I). P ra tt Itnv b Sm ith ............ R. D ewhurst e Wrigley b Howard...............................


R. Shovclton not o u t ............ E x t r a s ..........................


Smith 9-1*32-4. Itibhlc.sdalc Wanderers


A. S a r d a r c W r ig le y b Braithwaile........................ 2 3


22


3 9


Unsettled Clitheroe fall to big defeat


Clilhcroe K2 all out. Settle 1U(I for 8 (7 pts)


CLITHEROE'S 100 per cent Ribblesdalc* League record was expunged in convincing s ty le by a spirited Settle outfit — who had their job made far easier thanks to an inept fielding display from the


home team. P r io r to th e s t a r t of th e


g am e , C l i th e r o e o f f ic ia ls , to g e th e r w i th b o th te am s , held a m in u te ’s s ile n c e for club 'stew ard Ron Shoreman, who died in a road ac cident e a r l ie r in th e week. The visitors were f irs t in to


w . ■ - ' ■ ' ■ ■ ■ ■ .


CRAIt; SMITH (ltil)l)- lesdale Wanderers) — for his fine all-round display which helped his side to their first league win


IJOAGUK 11


52 I’ariiliam......... 2 Settle............


(lilhcroc........ 5 | ■1 ' :i


Knrl»y............ 5 1 (1 •i Ilaxcwlcii........ 5 •1 1 <


TAISLK W 1. Hi) Nr 11


; 0 215 i 2 ; ISliickbuni North 1 0 i 0 0 (1


120 13-


KihhlcMlale Wd. DERBY DAY


P. Allen c Robbins h Singh .' 22 Smith c Hamilton l> Singh ... 22 R. Barnes b Singh ................. G M. Davies not out ................. 29 M. Briggs not o u t ................. 28 E x t r a s .......................... 4 Total (for 2) 122


Bowling: Singh 19-0-48-3; R.


Shovelton 7-2-25-0; R. Dewhurst 11.5-1-40-0.


W h a l l e y h i t b y V i m p a n i a t t a c k


Whalley 127 for 9,. Baxenden 128 for 5 (5 pis)


WHALLEY were hit by a fine batting and bowling performance by Baxenden overseas amateur Graeme


Vimpani. G ra b b in g fo u r w ick e ts in


th e W h a l le y in n in g s , th e ta lented A ustralian then went on to score an undefeated 02 in th e Baxenden reply, which en su re d th e f ro n t- ru n n e r s a


winning re tu rn . In damn conditions, Whal­


ley gained a s te ad y s ta r t with an unbroken opening s tand of 51. B u t th e n th e home s ide suffered a harsh double blow, a s Vimpani and th e n Reidv a d m i n i s t e r e d tw o q u ic k wickets, tak in g both openers. Wharton and P r a t t hoisted


th e to tal to 72, before P r a t t was caught by th e nro, Reidy, o f f V im p a n i, an d W h a r to n


soon became th e Australian's t h i r d v ic t im a s h e c le a n bowled h im .___________ B e rn a rd R e id y , who had


b ow le d s e v e n s u c c e s s iv e maidens w ithout conceding a ru n f rom th e . s t a r t o f th e innings, soon took his second w ic k e t , t r a p p in g R e d h e a d Ibw.


Lee K e a rs ley , ru n o u t for


th r e e , le f t Paul Mur ray and th e recalled Russell F o s te r io re su r re c t th e flailing innings, b u t F o s te r also fell to a run out, for two.


Murray made a snappy 21,


b u t h is ta i l - e n d p a r t n e r s , Saeed and Nutta ll, both fell, leaving O’Neill to ensure th a t B a x e n d en did n o t ta k e an y bonus points. Baxenden’s reply began a t a


f a s te r p a c e th a n W h a l le y 's had s ta r te d , b u t th e opening


wicke ts fell e a rly . Both had gone with th e score on 42. B u t t h a t m a d e w ay fo r Vimpani and his th u n d e ro u s


02, w h ich , b o o s ted by f ive sixes, was hit in 51 balls. He g a in e d go od s u p p o r t from Reiily, who h it 20 before fall­ in g to th e quick bowling of F o s te r . R i s h t o n a n d G r a h a m


B u s h e l l m a d e a com b in ed th re e before .Jackson entered th e . c re a s e , b u t th e v is ito r s w ere virtually home and dry by th e n , easily re a c h in g th e ta rg e t o f 187 s e t by Whalley, in th e 40th over.


Whalley


•J. Kearslcy Ibw b Reidy...... 22 J . Wharton b Vimpani......... 17 A. Pi ut t c Reidy b Vimpani 11 D. Redhead Ibw b Reidy .... 21 L. Kearsley run o u t .............. 8 P. Murray not o u t ................. 21 It. Foster run o u t ................. 2


Watson c .1. Bushell b Vim- natii........................................ 20


. K. Saeed b R eidy ................... 8 T. Nuttall e Bushell b Vim­ pani ........................................ 0


D. O’Neill not o u t ................. 1 E x t r a s .......................... 5 Total (fori)) 127


Bowling: Keidy 22-10-45-2; G.


Bushell 9-0-25-0; G. Vimpani 18-2-49-4.


Haxcnden


•I). Jackson not out................. 0 E x t r a s .......................... 9 Total (for 5) 128


Bowling: P. Murray 7-1-1G-0;


K. Saeea 0-8-11-0; Watson 9-0- 40-1; D. O’Neill 11-1-88-0; R. F o s te r 4-1-11-1; I). Redhead 2-0-7-1'.


WEEKEND TEAMS


Uibblesdalc Wanderers 1st XI (v Read, S a t., 2 p.m., home): M. Sorell, G; Monk, D. Howard, M. B r ig g s , M. D a v ie s , ' G. Leach, It. Allen. M. Wrigley, J . Ruin, T. Braithwaitc, Smith. Scorer: J . Dewhurst. Uibblcsdalc Wanderers 2nd


XI (v R e a d , S a l . , 2 p .m . , away): W. Slinger, S. Proctor, M. D e n n e t t , D. C o ttam , R. P a lm e r , A. D ic k in so n , B. Spencer, R. Blair, I. Britcliffe, C. Monk, T. Byrne, 0 . Kawsth- orne. Scorer: R. Devine. Kibblcsdalc Wanderers 3rd


XI (v Baxenden, Sun., 2 p.m., away): N. Schofield, S. H u t­ chins, C. Monk, P. Kenyon, S. Burke, M. Hall, S. Blair, D. Overy, T. Byrne, I. Tomlinson, A. Pearce.


R ih h l e s d a l e W a n d e r e r s


Youth XI (v Blackburn, Mon., f>-20, p.m., home): D. Howard, S. R o s e , 1. Tomlinson*, C. U aw s th o rn c , A. P e a r c e , P . Beverley, U. Wilson, l . Malone,


*


• Scorer: R. Devine. C li th e ro e C r ic k e t Club 1st


XI (v Whullcy, S a t . , 2 p.m., away): P. C. Bishop, P. Seedle, B. S kinn er , A. Robinson, K. F a w c e t t , N . B o l to n , M. Dewhurst, M. Houldsworth, N. Bibby,’ Wrigglesworth. Scorer: S. Coulter.


Clithcroc Cr icket Club 2nd


XI (v U aw te n s ta l l , S a t . , 2 p .m . , h om e ) : K. D r iv e r , N. A shw o r th , S. W e s th e ad , S. Blackburn, A: Booth, A. Rigby, F. H ussain, P. A tkinson, S.


Bishop, G; Sutcliffe, A- Palmer. Scorer: iVl. Hussain. Cli th c ro c C r ick e t Club 3rd


XI (v R e a d , S u n . , 2 p .m . , away): A. Howat, T. Hobday, W. Briggs, G. C a r t led g c , P. Griffiths, R. Leighton, C. Ash­ worth, S. Duckworth, S. Daw­ son, R. Blackburn, M. Bewsher. Scorer: M. Preston.


P. C leg g , S. D ew h u r s t , M. B e v e r le y , I I . B r a i thw a i te .


J . Bushel! run o u t ................. 10 L. James b Watson............... 17 G. Vimpani not o u t ................ 02 Reidy b F o s te r ....................... 20 M. Rishton c O'Neill b Red­ head ....................................... 2 G. Bushell run o u t ................. 1


IF th e r a in s ta y s aw ay , S ta ­ t i o n R o a d a n d C h u r c h M e a d o w p r o m i s e t o b e c r ic k e t c a u ld ro n s on S a tu r ­ d a y , a s th e R ib h ic V a l le y c lu b s f ig h t fo r su p rem a cy . W h a lley , who h o s t C l l th -


eroc, have experienced mixed fortunes so fa r this season, but la st weekend they gave a wel­ come re tu rn to'Russell Foster; who has been sidelined with an injury picked up a t the latter* end o f the football season. Ills speed and agility should npw add spice to the side’s a t tack , which will need to be fighting on a l l cy l in d e rs to h a l t th e progress o f Australian big-hit- ie r s B re n t S k in n e r and Ian Wrigglesworth. H ow ev e r , th e s e tw o men


were b ro u g h t down to e a r th lust weekend with low scores a t home to Settle. A vic to ry is v ita lly impor­


ta n t for !>oth teams, especially Whalley, if they a rc to keep th e p r e s s u r e o n th e le ag u e front-runners. R ib b l e s d a lc W a n d e r e r s ,


1G Cherry Tree..... ■i 2 2 2 (1 12 3 Whalley......... 5 2 :i 0 0 III 7 head............. 5 1 :i 0 1 7 KdenfieM........


0 Great Ilarwootl.. fi 2 {{ 1 0 1-1 linrnoldswiek....


f» 1 ■ 1


1


!> :t • 2 2 0 17 •1 2 2 2 0 12


1 2 (1 22 1 2 0 17


1 0 0 f» (1 (1 f>


1 215


bat, a ra th e r foreign scenario th is y e a r for Clitliero e, who h av e b a t te d f i r s t in each of th e ir previous victories.


P e a rc e an d Davidso n g o t


th e v is i to r s o f f to a sound s t a r t , p u t t in g on 20 b e fo re Davidson succumbed to th e bowling of Dewhurst, caught behind i)y Robinson for 12. T h e s e c o n d -w ic k e t s ta n d


gained momentum quickly as West Indian pro Collis King


joined Pearce and th e two of th em m a d e 115. H ow e v e r , both men rode th e ir luck ami both were drooped, as Clith- e roe’s fielding le f t a lot to be desired.


'fh e par tn e rsh ip came to an


end when King was snapped up by Robin son o f f Bib b y ’s


spin howling. Indeed, th e performance of


Neil Bibby was one of th e few go od p o in t s o f C l i th e r o e ’s d e fe a t , as he took a fu r th e r th r e e w ick e ts w ith his f i r s t


s ig n if ic a n t sp e ll of how ling this season. The wickets of S e tt le skip-


p e r V e rd en , T h o rn and th e b ig -h i t t in g F e rg ie w e re all picked up by Bibby. In b e tw e en th o se , Wr igg­


le sw o r th g o t o f f th e m a rk ’ with th e key wicket of opener P earce , for 82, before tak in g Andrews, who failed to .add to th e visitors total. F e rg ie h i t tw o m o n s tro u s


sixes before D ewhurst caught him out and, five runs later, S e tt le lost th e ir eighth wicket when Jolleys was caught and bowled by th e Clitheroe pro. Tomkins and Dodgson took


th e score to 190 and th e overs ran out, with Clitheroe, once again, failing to reg is te r any bonus points. The Chatburn Road side, so


lo o k in g to b u ild a w in n in g run, following his side’s confi- dcnce-hoosting performance a t B la c k b u r n N o r th e r n lu s t Saturday. Meanwhile, Read will have


to be careful not to be caught cold a f t e r th e i r c r ic k c t lc s s weekend. The Whallcy Road men huve


u d o u b le -h e ad e r , d ue to th e re a r ra n g ed Ramsbottom Cup f i r s t ro u n d f ix tu r e , a t T h e C l i f f c , G r e a t H a rw o o d , on Sunduy.


R e a d c a u g h t u n d e r th e


w e t w e a th e r


HEAD had a totally fruit­ less weekend, with both their scheduled matches b e in g c a u g h t in th e downpour without a hall


being bowled. A t t h e A p p l e g a r l h o n


S a tu rd a y , Read were ho p in g to u p s e t th e le a g u e le a d e r s E a rb y , b u t th e r a in g o t th e re f i r s t to well an d t ru ly p u t a d am p en e r o n th in g s . T h e w i c k e t w a s u n d e r


w a t e r a t l u n c h t im e a n d . th e re was n ev e r a n y hope o f p lay , which m e a n t th a t b oth s id e s w e r e a w a r d e d tw o p o in ts fo r th e i r a f te rn o o n o f inco n v en ien c e. H ow e v e r , c i r c um s ta n c e s


were less c le a r a t Th e Cliffe on S u n d ay , when Read were d r aw n to p la y th e i r V au x R am sh o t tom Cup c la sh . In u n c e r ta in .w e a th e r , th e


d e c is io n to p o s tp one th e cup t i c , m a d e a t 2 p .m . , w a s


c l e a r ly in f lu e n c e d by th e p ro sp e c t o f midweek c r ic k e t , s h o u l d t h e m a t c h h a v e s t a r t e d a n d n o t b e e n com pleted. G r e a t H a rw o o d , w i th


prob lems involving th e a v a i l­ a b i l i ty o f th e i r p ro fe s s io n a l , S c o t t H o o k e y , c l e a r ly d id n o t wish to s ta r t , while Read w e r e u n s u r e o n t h e s i tu a t io n . In th e fa c e o f u n c e r ta in ty ,


th e um p i r e s in te rv e n e d to m a k e th e d e c is ion . A l th o u g h th e . g ro u n d was


f i t , th e l ig h t sp o ts o f d r iz z le were su f f ic ie n t to p o s tp o n e th e f ix tu re u n t i l th e reserve d a te o n S u n d ay .


~W ~ - —


lo o k in g a m o re solid o u t f i t with Te r ry B ra i thw a ite back in th e line-up, a lso welcome Graham Monk buck into th e reckoning this weekend, a f ter his honeymoon break. Skipper Mark Sorell will be


im p r e s s iv e on th e i r h om e w ic k e t so f a r th i s s e a s o n , lo o k e d in aw e o f th e w e t tra ck , as th e f irs t th re e b a ts ­ men fell to a m e a g r e n in e runs. F i r s t to go w as A n d rew B o o th , o f f e r in g a s im p le


re tu rn catch to Davidson for four. B ren t Skinner could not build on his glorious s ta r t to


English cricket and he edged a slip catch to A ndrew s, off


Jolley s for a duck. R o b in so n an d W r ig g le s ­


w orth took the. total to nine before th e pro, going for a big hit , was c a u g h t by Tomkins for four. Play was th en in te r ru p ted


by-rain anil, when it resumed, d li th e ro e ’s victory ta rg e t was slashed to 112, from 25 overs. Robinson and Bolton added


a m o d e s t 18 fo r th e fo u r th w ic k e t b e f o r e th e l a t t e r r e tu rn e d to th e pavilion for seven. P a u l S e e d le a n d B ib b y enjoyed th e bes t p a r tnership


of 22, which took th e total to 55 b e f o r e B ib b y b e c am e Davidson’s fourth victim. One ru n la te r , D av id so n


tu rn e d c a tc h e r , for J o l le y s ’ third wicket of Seedle. * .D ew h u rs t was le st for ju s t


o n e r u n a n d t a i l - e n d e r s H o u ld sw o r th a n d B is h o p maintained th e d esp e ra te bid for victory with a s tan d of 13 before Davidson drew a catch from Jo l le y s , fo r th e second successive wicket. The seven-point win for the


v i s i t o r s c am e w i th t h e seven th wicket for Davidson, a t th e end of th e 23rd over, w h e n H o u l d s w o r l h w a s caught by Dodgson.


Settle


S. Pearce b Wrigglesworth . 82 A. Davidson c Robinson h D ewhurst............................. 12


M


S. Thorn b Bibby................... 9 A. F e rg ie c -D ew h u r s t h Bihhy...... .............................. 14


King e Robinson b Bibby .... 55 " , Verden s t Robinson b Bib by.................................... 0


S. Andrews Ibw b Wriggles- , w o r th ..............


I). Tomkins not o u t ............... 2 M. Dodgson not o u t ...............* 1 E x t r a s .......................... 8 Total (for 8) 190


01-2: Dewnurst 10-2-20-1: Seedle 7-0-41-0: Bibby 10-1-44-4.


Clitheroe


A. Booth c and b Davidson . 4 B. Skinner c Andrews b Jol­


A. Robinson c Davidson h Jo lley s .................................. 17


Wrigglesworth e Tomkins b Davidson.............................. 4


N. B o lto n c Dodgso n h Davidson.............................. 7


P. Seedle c Davidson b Jol­ le y s ........................................ 15


N. Bibby c Pearce 1) David­ son .......................................... 9


M. D ew h u rs l c Jo lle y s h Davidson.............................. 1


P. Bishop c Jolleys b David' s o n .........................................


M; iiouldsworlh c Dodgson h Davidson.......................... 18


I). Booth not o u t .................... 0 E x t r a s .......................... 2 Total (all mil) 82


Bowling: Davidson 12-2-49-7: Jolleys 11-4-21-2. Ramsbottom round-up


A FINE Tuesday eve.- ning’s cricket from Ribb­ lesdale Wanderers in the derby game a t Church Meadow against Whalley put the homesters in a favourable position at the


time of going to press. The match, which was s e t


to r e a c h a c o n c lu s io n la s t n ig h t , s aw th e h om e s id e chasing Whalley’s total of 188, w h ic h w o u ld u n d o u b te d ly have been a highe r score, b u t b o th A n d y P r a t t an d Le e Kearsley w ere unable to play and ta i l - e n d e r s G o r to n and O’Neill had to be thrown in. Ribblesdale’s reply took* off


a t a s imilar pace to how th e ir opp o n en ts had s ta r te d , with openers Craig Smith and Paul Allen taking th e to tal into the 70s, before Allen’s wicket fell to th e bowling of Watson. Mark S o re ll’s th ird -w ick e t


s t a n d w i th S m i th g a in e d momentum and, a t th e close of play, Smith was unbeaten on 52 and Sorell was 25 not out.


It i b b l e s d a l e , o n 1 1 2 ,


requ ired 70 more runs to win off 19 overs, ave ragin g a t four ru ns an over. M e a n w h i l e , C l i t h e r o e


•looked d e s tin ed for an ea rly cup ex i t a t Tuesday’s close of


play. hollowing a t ro u b le d .s ta r t


on S u n d ay , when th e Clilh- e ro e b a tsm e n found E a rb y pro Parekh in miserly mood, they stood a t 42 for 8 a f te r 20 overs. B r e n t S k in n e r (4 ) , a n d


Andrew Booth (15) lost th e ir wickets, with th e p a r tnership


son ic Tuesday.


of Wrigglesworth and Robin- ’ jf l to n


re s to re things on


r e s um e o f p la y , C l i th e ro e looked on th e verge of a f irst- round exit, only managing 157 for 8 from th e ir 48 overs. A n d r ew R o b in s o n to p


H lay-.ow e v e r , fo l low in g th e • ‘


,nc


s c o re d w i th 58 an d he was ably suppor ted by Neil Bibby who h it 22. By . th e c lo se , E a rb y had


raced to 00 w ithout loss from 18 overs.


Netball Match was no joke


MATCH of the night accolade went to the Division One meet­ ing of Trinity Jokers and Kings


Arms A. , Both teams gave a g reat dis­


play of netball, with Kings tak­


ing an early 3-0 lead. B o th g o a l a t t a c k s , J a n e


Glo ver and S h a ro n Ingham , played brilliant netball, with the commitment and shooting abil­


ity of both beyond fault. N e i th e r te am d e s e rv ed to


match in brackets: Division One — T r in ity Aces A 2G (Carole W h i tw e li ) , C a ld e r s to n e s 18 (Carol Hosk e r ) ; S e t t le A 10 (Katie Jennings), Hellifield 27 (K a r e n L am p k in ) ; T r in i ty J o k e r s 31 (S haron Ingham), Kings Arms A (Jo S tew a r t) ; Wilsons A 7 (Judith Stirzaker), Dominoes 32 (Anne Smith). Bye:


RB Legion A.


loose, al th o u g h Kings Arms scored th re e goals in th e last minute, to secu re a valuable three points. Results, with playcr-of-thc-


(L i s a D o b so n ) , R o g u e s 17 (R a d ic a l Wilkinson); Young


Airflow 31 (Lisa Baron); Trinity Aces B 18 (Helen Middleton), Kings A nns B 23 (Gill Scott). Bye: Trinity Diamonds.


Single stroke


TH E winner of Clitheroe Golf C lu b ’s S in g le S t ro k e F o rd . Qualifier Division One was D. Allen (81-12-69). Second was It. N. Head (81-


11-70), a f t e r a c a rd play-of f with P. R. Brennan (70-0-70). T h e Division Two w in n e r


w as N. T u rn b u l l (82-16-00), w ith P . H a r r is o n in second place (82-10-69), a f te r a card play-off with D. Bergman (87- 18-69). T h e b e s t g ro s s was


re tu rn ed by W. G. Speak (75). . . . . . .


Division Two — Wilsons’ 11*28


F a rme rs 17 (Nina Hayhurst), RB Legion B 27 (Helen Reyn­ olds); Settle B 12 (Jo Lawson),


leys ........................................ 0 Bowling: Wriggle.sworth 17-0-


D. Jolleys c and b Wriggles­ worth ................ •................... 7


0


Konrad paddles to World Cup


YOUNG Clitheroe can­ oeist Konrad Bisping (17) earned bis right to paddle for the country, at the selection races held on the River Trywern. In addition to successfully


m a k in g th e B r i t is h J u n io r T e am , K o n r a d g a in e d an overall placing of 25th in the British Open, finishing second in th e ju n io r section.


Now th e Blackburn College


s tu d e n t can look forward to th e World Cup in A ugust with much optimism.


In th e m e an tim e , Konrad


will be off o n . tra in in g week­ e n d s in p r e p a r a t io n for th e all-important final stage s.


The World Cup tak es place


a t th e beginning of A u gust, o ver th re e venues, in Wales, Y o rk sh i re and N o ttin g h am ­ sh i r e , and th e local p u d dlc r will be up a g a in s t th e very b e s t te am s , f rom , am o n g s t o th e r s , th e U n i te d S ta le s , G e rm a n y , F r a n c e a n d Austria.


Midweek Cricket


Riversiders remain


unbeaten


THE Clitheroe and Dis­ tr ic t Midweek Cricket League is now in full swing and, after just three games, Riversiders are the only unbeaten team.


L a s t week's ma tches were


played on some good b a t tin g tra ck s and half-centuries were recorded by Neil Bolton (55)


- fo r th e Caveliers and J . P a r ­ kinson for Uiminglon. P arkin­ son reached his 50 a f te r facing o n ly 22 d e l iv e r ie s a g a in s t Chipping B.


P e r fo rm a n c e o f th e week


was undoubtedly secured by C h a tb u rn , a g a in s t C a th o lic SC.


T h e Catholics h a t te d f ir s t


an d, having, made 100, they seemed to nave a dofendable


task. H o w e v e r , (J h a l b it r n


o p e n e r s S. Tom lin so n (52), re l ire d n ot o u t and C. Tyas (47) knocked off th e ru n s to win by 10 wickets, incredibly using only seven overs.


R e su lts : Kimington 189 for


2, Chipping B 99; Riversiders 08, Bro ck h a ll 01; C av a lie rs 127 for 8, White Lion 09 for 8; C h ip p in g A 05 for 4, Wad- dinglon 04 for 9; Catholic SC 100 for 5, C h a tb u rn 102 for


0. P o i n t s a n d p o s i t i o n s :


R iv e r s id e r s 9, ( Jh a lb u rn 0, Chipping A 0, RimingLon 0, Rusty Cavaliers 0, Brockhall 2, Catholic SC 2, Waddington 8, White Lion 2, Chipping IV 0.


LOCAL ru^by union is certainly being taken by the scruff of the neck by


Clitheroe Rugby Club. T h e L i t t lem o o r club, who


will re c e iv e th e i r C o u ra g e League Divisional Champion­ sh ip T ro p h y a t th e s t a r t of J u n e , a r e lo o k in g to g e t involved with local schools, as th e c lu b s e e k s to h e lp th e pro g res s of secondary school rugby enthusiasts. A p r e s e n ta t io n o f a ro u n d '


£250 worth of rugby tra ining equipment was made by com- m i t l e e m e m b e r M r I a n Brown, on behalf of th e Clith­


Bowland rugby to gather momentum


eroe Rugby Club. The h eadm as ter of Bowland


H ig h S c h o o l , M r G ra h am C ro s s ley , w as d e l ig h te d by th e do n at io n . H e said : “We


a r e e x t r em e ly g r a t e f u l to


C l i lh e ro e R u g b y C lu b fo r such a g ene ro us donation of


quality tra ining equipment. I hope ih e link with th e rugby c lu b g a th e r s s t r e n g th and th a t, when pupils finish here, th e y will c o n t in u e to p lay rugby a t Clitheroe.” Rugby is already th e chief


Ladies’ darts


T H E P u b m a s t e r L a d i e s ’ D a r ts League, th e f ir s t local s u m m e r T e a g u e f o r la d y d a r te r s in nine y ea rs , has only one te am left with a winning record. A f te r two games, th e Com­


m e rc ia l H o te l , in th e Blue division, a re th e early front­ ru n n e rs with two victories out of two.


CLARET AND


BLUE


Spotlight on the action at Ewood Park and Turf Moor


Both clubs have learnt a lot from the season


AS th e 1992/93 season d raw s to a close to night with the FA Cup Final rep lay , both Blackburn Rovers and Bum- ley can look forward to n e x t season with optimism, fol­ lowing th e ir transition to a highe r league of football.


alight, enjoying an excellent beginning and end to the season.


Blackburn Rovers have, a t times, set the Premier League*


worth remembering, Kenny Dalglish will be out to bolster his squad to ensure that his team can last the course next time round.


Blackburn certainly made their mark, though, and, with


the right improvements on the field, a title challenge is very much in the offing for Britain’s richest club..


Ewood Park, with David Platt and Roy Keane both heavily linked with Rovers.


Juventus and, with' no disrespect to Blackburn, the Turin club are one of the world’s giants and. therefore, remain a more attractive proposition for the England Captain.


The new boss*at the City Ground, Frank Clark, insists


tha t the stars will be staying a t Nottingham Forest, but Roy1 Keane, with both Rovers and Manchester United chasing his signature, will probably look for a new club.


fully gate-crashing Stoke City’s promotion party. I t was the Clarets followers who stole the snow a t the Victoria Ground, albeit in' adversity. With the jubilant scenes on the visiting terraces, any neutral onlooker would have thought, th a t it was their team who had won the championship.


. However, now tha t Burnley have progressed through their initial second division season, Jimmy Mullen must Build a team capable of promotion next term. Names linked with Turf Moor, such as Michael Phelan and


Graeme Sharp, have been vehemently denied by the Burnley boss, but there was no such denial over two forward men. Shrewsbury’s Carl Griffiths (21), who struck 27 league goals in the'season, and. the experienced P ete r Davenport (32), released by Sunderland, nave both been in contact with Mr Mullen a t some time. Welsh star let Griffiths, as well os two new midfield play­


ers, could make the T u r f Moor outfit a formidable force next season.


Burnley finished their season on a relative high, success­ However, P la t t has won his f irs t team place back a t Inevitable tra n s fe r speculation is already rife around While what happened in the middle was, ut times, not


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Matthew Evans re p o r ts f i i East Lancs League President’s Cup Final


P e n a l ty d ram a unfolds Reserves cup success


Mill Hill St Pete rs 0 (a .e . t .) (Clithcroe win 4-2 on penalties)


F O L L OWIN G 120 minutes *of keenly-fought, deadlocked football, Clith­ eroe Reserves held their nerve in a tense penalty shoot-out, at Turf Moor, to


win the President’s Cun. F i e l d in g f o rm e r B lu e s


championship-winning captain Mick A sh c ro f t, who is Mill H i l l 's p la y e r -m a n a g e r , th e Blackburn side had a familiar look to th em , with a second e x -C l i th e ro e m an , v e te r a n c e n t r e - b a c k E r i c K in d e r , p laying a longside th e exc el­ lent, headbanded David Caf- fe r ty, th e side’s captain. However, th e ir efforts were


p u t in to tn e s h a d e b y th e m a n -o f - th e -m a tc h w in n in g performance of th e Reserves* own defensive lynchpin, S te ­ p h en M u rp h y , who showed skill and guile in leading Clith­ eroe’s back line. But i t was Derick M ercer


w ho w a s f i r s t to m a k e an impression^ w ith a ra sp in g . 25-yard d r iv e which flashed p a s t th e ’k e e p e r ’s le f t-h an d post.


In th e opposite goalmouth,


Tony N uttall was rarely tro u ­ b le d , b u t h e s h ow e d s a f e hands when called upon. The Reserves enjoyed th e ir


b e s t spell of th e match around th e hour mark. The ene rge tic


John Riley and midfield play- m a k e r J am ie Sm ith ca u sed problems for Mill Hill, with R i le y com in g c lo se w i th a glancing h ead er from a Smith cross. G reen f ired tw o lo n g-dis ­


ta n c e s t r ik e s , w ith Y oung, Scddon and Johnson all hav­ ing half chances, as Clitheroe w e re p rod ucin g some good, flowing football.


Clithcroc Reserves 0,


scramble and K inder h i t th e b a r , b efo re su b s t i tu te P e te r Le av er re tu rn ed i t ju s t over,


. having been on th e pitch for only seconds. I t was th e o th e r su b st itu te ,


Neil Walton, who should have clinched i t for S t P e te r ’s, b u t he blazed o v er and th e game w ent to th e lo t te ry of a pen­ alty shoot-out. T h e B lu e s , k n ow in g th a t


STEPHEN MURPHY — man-of-the-match However, th e Blues failed


th ey were lucky to have th e chance of a penalty repr ieve, looked in a b e t te r f ram e of mind th an th e ir disheartened o p p o s i t io n a n d , w h en th e y won th e toss, th e P re s id en t’s ® Cu p w as w ell w i th in th e i r aigl


ip v nts.


Geoff Young s tru ck his pen­


to build on th i s mom en tum and Mill Hill got back into th e game. With five minutes remain­


ing, Mill Hill, a f te r a period of sustained pres sure, were den-


ied v ic to ry by a miraculous sav e by N u tta ll, who tip ped th e ball over th e b a r from a c lo s e - ra n g e P a u l M cG ra th header. Following a scrapp y open­


in g to e x t r a t im e , K in d e r b ro u g h t a an o th e r fine save from N u t ta l l b e fo re D w y e r s a v e d ju s t a s im p re s s iv e ly from Mercer a f te r good work between Seddon and Young. Two minutes before th e end


of th e f i r s t p er io d , Murphy a lm o s t n e t t e d in b i z a r r e circumstances. The captain whacked a free-


kick out of his own half which sailed in th e cold breeze, com­ p le te ly d e c e iv in g 'k e e p e r Dwyer, b u t fell inches wide, to th e im m e n s e r e l i e f o f Dwyer. Tne Blackburn side showed


th e g re a te r stamina, as they d o m i n a t e d t h e f in a l 15 minu tes . N u tta ll saved from p o in t -b la n k r a n g e a f t e r a


a l ty c o n f id e n t ly home an d Dave C a f fer ty re spo nd ed to level th e score. Stephen Murphy powerfully


scored his spot-kick, de sp ite Dwver g e t tin g a hand to it. Then i t was th e tu rn o f Er ic Kinder for Mill Hill, b u t he


opened himself up to th e ball and th e re was only one way he was going to s tr ik e it . N u t­ ta l l d iv e d to h is r ig h t and saved excellently to give th e Blues th e distinct advantage. J o h n Riley co n v e r te d his


p e n a l ty w i th o u t fu s s a n d , when Le av er s tru ck his kick wide for Mill Hill, th e cup was all b u t Clitheroe’s. H ow e v e r , S h au n Gannon


h i t th e p o s t w ith h is s t r ik e and McGrath scored for th e opposition, b u t th a t was only a temporary respite. A n d r e w H u t c h i n s o n


despatched his s tr ik e , low to th e ’k e e p e r ’s r ig h t , to th o delight of his team-mates, th e m a n a g em e n t te am o f Jo h n H o sty and Dave B u rg e s s — and th e frozen su p p or ters . Clitheroe Reserves: Nuttall,


King, Gannon, Murphy. John­ son, G re en , Sm ith . M erc e r , Young, Riley, Sedclon. Subs: Hutchinson, Pickles.


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