■Clitheroe Advertiser <£ Times, August 18th, 1991, 31


CUtlieroe 4AU4 (Editorial), JAW (Advertising)l). Bum I eg 4 JJ,M 1 (Classified) ......................................................................................................


^ SPORT Footballers face a lifetime’s ban


Former Wad­ dington FC play­ ers still in the dark about unpaid fines


AUCX FR A N K LA N D SIMON WH1TES1DK


A S s o c c e r p l a y e r s throughout the Ribble Valley finish off their pre­ season fitness training and sign on the dotted line for their new clubs. 50 ama­ teur footballers have been blacklisted and face a life- t i m e ’ s b a n f ro m


competition. U nle s s £207 is paid to the


W e s t R id in g fo o tb a l l A s so ­ c ia t io n , the local fo o tba lle rs face a soccerless season. Th e 50 a re all former pla y­


e r s w i th th e now d e fu n c t W a d d in g to n K C a n d th e


money is owed by the club for f in e s a c cum ula ted la s t y e a r and fa ilu re to fu lf il la s t sea­ so n ’ s C ra v e n and D i s t r i c t Football League f ix tu re s . M r R o y C a r t e r , s e c re ta ry


of th e W e s t R id in g Fo o tb a ll A s s o c ia t io n , s a id th a t th e m a t te r went to a disciplinary board, which imposed the ban in s u p p o r t o f th e C r a v e n L e a g u e ’ s r e q u e s t f o r remuneration. Under FA rules, the total


IAN LAN G


money owed is divided by I I and, as each pla yer pays £27, he is lifted from the ban.


One p la y e r , whose season


s t a r t e d e a r l ie r th a n m os t when h is s id e , Ne lso n, took


been off to a te r r ib le s ta r t . C ra ven League representa­


t iv e s sought the intervention o f th e W e s t R id in g h A to


obtain the fine. A spokesman for the Lanca-


s h i re F A c o n f irm e d : "A n y


the field for th e ir f ir s t league s .nK. t jons imposed b y o the r ■


game la st Sa tu rd a y , paid up p a 's a re supported by u s ." so he could play.


“ I t ’s not the money th a t ’s


th e i s s u e ,” commented Ia n L a n g , who o n ly p la y ed one


fr iendly game for the club. I t is th e p r in c ip le o f th e m a t­


te r . “I think the County FA are


completely w ro n g ,” said the W h a l le y man, as he e lab o r­ ated on h is p o in t . " In an y other w a lk of life th is w a y of doing th in g s wo u ld not be acceptable. I f a company went bu s t the governmen t would not expect the w o rk e rs to pay


up .” Th e 26-ycar-old, who plays


a t n o n - le a g u e le v e l , w a s desperate to play in his club’s f irs t league game and th is is the reason ne paid up. “ I f I hadn’t , my season would have


Th e decision is quite a blow for the former p la y e rs , many


— : - - .............. ...


o f whom re g u la r ly tu rn out for other Ribble V a lle y sides during the season.


W ith th e fo o tb a ll sea son upon us, the question now is


who p a y s th e f in e , t o rm e r Waddington F C manager Mr jo e Drachenberg has been in


touch w ith the W e s t R id ing F A to r e q u e s t p a ym e n t


stretched ove r three months. B u t Mr C a r te r , speaking to


the "A d v e r t is e r and T im e s said: "T h a t is not acceptable. I t th rows up two main prob­ lems. I t would keep the fines outstanding for another three months and, as each ch u n k w a s paid, who would decide w h ic h p la y e r s w o u ld released from the ban?”


be


M r D ra ch e n b e rg w a s not a v a ila b le fo r comment th is


week. B u t there is a feeling among


players th at Mr Drachenberg is re spo nsible fo r th e prob­


lems th at have been caused. A le x F ra n k la n d , of C h a t-


burn, was dumbfounded when he re c e iv e d h is n o t if ic a t io n th roug h th e p o s t . " I didn t


know Waddington owed anv monev. And as for nvyself, 1 ne ve r even signed a form for


the c lu b,” he said. 1 th ink we w ill have to pay


DOM IN IC CONT I mv name. I gave it to Jo e and


took it for granted that it had been paid. Now, along w ith a lo t o f o th e r p la y e r s , I m banned from playing football through no fault of m> ow n.


One plavur who is support­


ive of his* former manager is Dominic C o n ti. Th e te a ch e i, from West B radfo rd, who has p la y ed fo r W ad d in g to n fo r


over 10 ye a rs , leels ag g u e t td w ith the* West Riding V A .


"H ow would you feel about


le a r n in g t h a t y o u h u \ e received a lifetime’s ban from


in the end, hu t, in th eo ry, it somuonu j „ the pub.' I haven’t should not have come to tnib, he said, b it te r ly .


rei!(. ivu(| notification from the W es t R id in g , so wh ere does


S im o n W h i t e s id e , w h o t )ult pUt me?" he said a f te r played for the club in its hey- re turning from holiday.


out the club. T h e fo rm e r C l i t h e r o e


p la v e r , who l iv e s in the Mi­ lage , s a id : " I t ’s a rid icu lo u s state of a f fa irs . I received a booking for a game I did not


play in. -Obviou sly, the caution was


for someone who played under


Ton-up Clitheroe move towards title


Settle 127 for », Senior League round-up


D E V E L O P M E N T S I I I th e we e kend h a v e su re ly ta k en the V a u x Kibblcsdale Senior


TWO HORSE RACE? Amateur of:


League t it le beyond a possible appearance at Motion Road at


the end of the season. w h a lle y simply had to heat


Great Harwood on S a tu rd a y, and despite a spirited challenge, the side from The C lif fe ju s t hung on and remain Chtheroes g e n u in e r i v a l s fo r th e


championship. The result has left Whalley U>


lKiints behind the leaders, who


hit the Kin point mark with a slightly listless performance at Settle.'


The Chatburn Headers look , , ,


likelv to finish with a massive total compared to last y e a r s champio ns, B a xo n d cn , who


reached a total of 97. F ew e r games rained off has


helj>ed their total soar, but only one defeat all summer so far is an achievement which should


not be underestimate*!. T h e f i x t u r e s c om p u te r


obviously liud a *cre\v loose at


the s tart of the season, as Clith ­ eroe prepare for their last s ix f ix tu re s . F iv e of them are at home, starting with struggling Padiham on Saturday. In comparison, \Mudley have


only one home game left this season, ironically against Clitn-


eroe on August 2bth. However, it has been more ot


a case of home disadvantage for W h a lle v who have lost more matches at Station Road than


thev have away. Uibblesdalc Wanderers are


still in the hunt for third place after a fine batting jierformanee saw them overcome Oswald-


twistle with ease. T h e C h u rch Meadow side .


could have a big part to play regarding the destination of the championship. They host Croat Harwood on Saturday and visit Chatburn Road on September 3rd in part two of the derby matches.


' Read’s fine batting display


was still not enough to ensure victory against Barnoldswick on Saturday, as Barnoldswick clat­ tered past th e ir encouraging


S T E E D E N K l ’ S U T O N


i R ead> — for his sterling 89 w h ic h c am e so c lo s e to retrieving what had looked a lost game fo r the W h a lle y Road men


total. On S a tu rd a y , E a rb y v is i t . .


Read with Manoj l ’arekh fresh from the biggest wicket haul of


the summer so far. He took nine for t»7 as Karb.v beat Kdenfield.


Clilhcroe............ (•real Hur-At**!..


Whalley............... KihhlcMlalc V>. Uaxendcn....... •Karby......... Blackburn Nth.


Cherry Tree.... Uarr.uM.-vcick..


••Kdt-nfuJd... UjwaMtwu'llv..


Settle..................


Read................... •Badihain.......


20 I> l 12 1 102 2" 17 2 12 l 99 20


I’ W 1. Ill1 Nil


. 20 9 9 iu :t 59 l 49


20 U S 16 1 73 20 n s 10 1 07 1 03


U 5 11 1 86 2M 10 7 0 1


. 2u y 10 fc !l Zw 2" 7 12 12 l 49 20 j n 14 :


. 20 1 It 1 l 26 . 2u 2 10 8 1 i t


20 - 12 12 1 47 13 4 2 33


20 Other re su lts: ltaxeliden 186-


5 (five iHjinlsl. Che rry T ree 183- b; lllaekhurn Northern 176-, G ) ,


I'adiham 1X11 all out; L a rb y 211-


■I (71, Kdenfield 157 all out. S a tu rd a y ’s f ix tu r e s : Har-


noldswick v Whalley. lllaekhurn Northern v ltaxenden, Cherry- T re e v Kdenfield, Chtheroe v P a d i h am , Os w a i t ! t w 1st lc Immanuel v S e t t le , Read V K a rb v , Rihhlesdale Wanderers v Great Harwood.


Salesbury slip lets Clitheroe go to top


A S H O C K w ill for Great H a r ­ wood a t home to p re v io u s leaders Sa le sbury has enabled Clitheroe to go back to the top o f th e V a u x R ib b le s d a le


League Division One. E a rb y were the last side to


win both the senior league and


the f irs t division in the same season in 18»! — they also won the


with five games to go, Clitnerue


Kamsbottom Cup — but l


are i suit.


second-string have a tough ta- u u n u u t .


are in pole position to follow U However, the Chatburn Road


sk


— their final five games are all away from home, s ta rting on S a tu rd a y at the A p pleg a r th ,


E a rb y . T h e ir seven-point victory at


home to Rolls Koyee last week­ end came courtesy of bowling the visitors all out for a meagre


103, after scoring 188-0. Garth Sutcliffe took s ix for 30


to help his side towards the


bonus points. T h ird -p la c e d R ib b le sd a le


Wanderers were well beaten bv n idOl


Meadow. wickets


t?/onu«nd:dians at Church B la i r


Rossendahan R .


for 75 as took Ribblesdale were


scored a total of 1B2 for 8. re p ly ,


f iv e


the vis itors In


re s ­


tricted to 168 for <J. A n e ig h t -w ic k e t w in fo r


emphatic defeat at Baxenden.


Read were howled all out for 77 w h ich the home side e a s i ly F ix tu re s : (Saturday) 2nd X ls


__ Division One: Earby v Clith- erue ( free dates: Read, Kibbles­ dale Wanderers), Division Two: Wiialiey v Burnley GSOII. 3rd X ls : (Sunday) — Division


Three: Ribblesdale Wanderers v C lith e ro e , G re a t Harwood v


Read. VAUX DIVISION ONE Clitherue.............


Salesbury............ Kibblexlale W .. Great Harwwd • Old H'dalians.... Che rn’ Tree....... JJamuWs'Aick....


Karby................... Rolls Royce....... Read.....................


Burnley Bel....... Blackburn Nth.


Burnley OSOB.. #Padiham..........


Whalley............... Burnley Bel....... OswalutwisUe ...


Whalley in a low-scoring game at Rawtenstall has kept up their chances of a t it le challenge in D iv is io n Tw o . Th e v il la g e rs bowled Kawtenstall all out for ju s t 59 before losing two wickets ^ 1, * ^ W. on th e ir wa y to the winning


Baxenden. In Divis io n T h re e , Uibbles-


dale Wanderers 3rd X I hit a massive 293-4 at C h e r ry T ree w ith J . D ew h u rs t s co r in g a superb 109. Martin Wrigley pro­ vided able back-up with 64. Die hosts hit 196 for 6 in replv. Clitheroe were bowled all out


for 83 by a strong OswaldtwisUe ou tfit at Chatburn Road. The


Cherry Tree........ Clitheroc.......... Oswaldlwistle ... • Great H a r­ wood..................... Blackburn Nth.. •Settle................ Read............. Burnley Bel....... Padiham............... Salesbury..........


Read 3rd XI also fell to each


T H E Vaux Ribblesdale League Kershaw (Edenfield) eventually; side's sujmr imn in the Manrties j , lcKle3


Trophy was ended in the final at mnents bowled accurately and their two spinners particularly bogged the Ribblesdale League


te r Evemng News in ter-Lea cue Trophy----------


league in the North-West, the Northern League, the local representative team were put


Up against the toughest t . .


On a huge ground, more sum- .. « -»-yers in the


. . into bat first


Heywood Cricket Club on Sunday.


League side crash .


team down.


•Settle................ •Kdenfield........ Baxenden............ Rawtenstall...... Salesbury............ •Rolls Royce....


PI W 17 12 17 12 is 10 17 10 17 10 6


L Bp Nr in 5 20 l* SO


2 7G 1 CO


17 b 9 6 17 0 9 10 lb 0 10 S 10 0 9 8 17 5 10 10 16 6 b 4 17 4 12 -


SION TWO FI W L B p : 10 12 2 b 17 11 3 12 16 11 5 10 16 10 5 10 16 b b 10 17 7 8 10 17 5 10 10 17 6 b 4 17 5 11 8 16 4 10 4 16 3 11 6


0 (A


t 62 0 46 2 44 2 42 1 40 2 39 2 28 1 24


2 T2 1 72 0 65 1 62 0 50 1 50 1 40 2 38 1 35 2 28 1 26


DIV ISION T H R E E PI W 1> Bp Nr Pt 15 10 -


“


2 62 2 57 3 53 3 48 2 47


3 42 3 40 1 40 3 39 3 30 2 27 2 23 3 11


7 ^ M S tied, three points I* : the week Ulitherne 121 fur li (5 pis)


C L 1 T H K R O E c o n t in u e to s t r id e a h e ad o f th e Y a i i x


R i l .b le s d a le L e a g u e a f t e r reaching 102 league points lor


the season so fa r — th at’s liv e more than last y e a r s overall


champions, Baxenden. T h e C h a tb u rn Road s id e ,


however, only managed to take f iv e points from a side they really should have taken bonus points off.


What made it difficult fur , .


them was the ineoinprehciidable tactic of defensive batting from


Settle’s final three. W ith ju s t o ve r 10(1 on the


board and two wickets remain­ ing. the Sett le tail-end simply refused to go looking for runs, which might have taken then- side to a total of 150. preferring instead to play out the innings ami ta k e s in g le s when th ey


could. Afte r electing to hut, bettle , .


were soon in trouble. A wicket each from Wrigglesworth and


Simon Bishop, and a s illy run out, contributed to a poor score of 11 for three, a fte r ju s t s ix


overs. The home side were on the


rack and only an innings of 24 from Davidson pulled them


round. No great partnerships d e v e lo p ! as the team struggled with the Clitheroe bowling, par­


ticularly against Ian Wriggles- worth who took tour wicket** for


2U in three good spells. The league leaders faired no


better at the l>egmmng of their innings. Both o|>eners departed


earlv, leaving a score of six for two* But with the pro and Andy Burns at the crease. Clitheroe l>egun to ease themselves out ol a tight situation. However, the middle order


did not respond. Mick Dcwhursl seemed to l>e going along well but, on 13, he pushed a shut to mid-on. Attempting a single, he was nut as quick as the fielder and he lost his wicket. At 87 for s ix , it could have


been a different story. But Wrigglesworth played a


careful innings and guided his


side through a tr icky patch, only allowing h im se lf a f lu r ry in,


w iia t proved to l ie , the la st over, l ie hit three boundaries and, with seven overs to spare, took his side to victory.


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milted financial ir regu la r it ie s and th e ir p layers were free to plav again. So what right has th e W e s t R id in g to impose this ban?


•*I b elie ve Jo e w i l l not let


h is f r ie n d s and te am-ma te s down.”


...... ...... ... v vsx-»'W3f'fe ^ E s e y - i£x& GARDNER REPORTS?®


Soccer schools are winners


W HO would w an t to go to s c h o o l in th e m id d le o f


summer? I know 1 would not. B u t


1011 children who attended the Blackburn Rovers and Burn- lo v F o o tb a l l C lu b s o c c e r schools will tell you that the\ cer ta in ly did.


. T h e tw o s c h o o ls , w h ich


were run over four days at the C a s tle F ie ld in Clitheroe and a sp e c ia l one da y e ve n t at R o w e r H o lm e R e c re a t io n tiro imd, Sabden. olfered R ib ­ ble V a lle y children the oppor-


Valiant Read fall four runs short


Read 251 for S, Barnnldsvvick 255 for I (5 pts)


C H A S IN G a mammoth B a r ­ n o ld sw ic k to ta l o f 255, Read


m ad e a v a l ia n t e f fo r t to sn a tch v ic to ry , f in ish in g ju s t fo u r ru n s shor t in a n a i l-b it­


ing f in ish at W h a lle y Road. Read’s batting line-up was


depleted by th e absence o f ('•ary Smith and Simon Jlulme and an y prospect o f v ic to ry seemed remote when they lost


three early wickets for just


runs. A re co v e ry was staged by


S tephen R u sh to n and G a ry O’Connor w ith a partne rship


MICK D K lV I in iS T - re tu rn ed to the team w ith


good all-round display Settle


Pearce b Wrigglcswnrth........ 8


D. Morell run out.............................. " T . B re en e W in ck lcy b 8. Bishop..............................................


A. Davidson b Dowhurst........


S . A n d re w s c B u rn s b Wrigglcsworth...................••••


A. Cocked b Wrigglowurth.. 1 D. Jolleys c Burns b W’ rigg- leswurt h............ • •


M Soaifc e Wmckley n o. Bishop...............................................


‘J


M. Dodgson not out..................... 9 D. Brown not out.......................... 0 E x t ra s ...................................... - - Total (for 9) 127


Bowling: Wrigglesworth 10-2-


29-4; S . Bishop 9-1-37-2; M. Houidswurth 2-U-10-0: P. Seedle 9-1-20-1; M. Dcwhurst ‘*-2-15-1.


P. Bishop levs.............................................


( ’ . Seed lbw Morell........... A. Burns run out................. Wrigglcsworth not out..


P. Seedle b Brown............. N. Bolton Urn-Jolleys....


M. Dewhurst run ou t.... M. llouldaworth nut uut


C lithcroc c Dodgson b Jol-


1 0


is.


1 1


E x t ra s ........................ Total (for G) 131


D. Morell 7.3-1-42-1; D. Brown 7-1-23-1: M. Scaife 4-1-13-0.


Rain grabs victory Oswuldtwistle 1. 11” for S. K ihbli'sdalc W. MS for I (5 pts)


O SW A L D TW IS T L E sub pro Scott Day hit a bright 73 and to ok th re e w ic k e t s fo r h is team, but it was Ribblesdale.


w i t h Jo h n R a in ’ s e n d o f innings th under , who grabbed v ic t o r y w i t h 15 o v e r s to


spare. The home side batted f irs t , _


and R ib b le sd a le w e re soon among them. Although opener Haves scored 21 his side were struggling at : i l fur three: Shane Martin picking up two of the wickets, the utlier being a run


out. A fourth wicket stand saw . .


I)a v take the crease with Met­ calfe and increase the OswaM-


twistle total to 81. But Metcalfe was bowled by David Howard and the next four wickets fell on a regular basis. Only Day held the innings together, as two of the wickets fell to run outs. Martin was the pick of the


JO H N R A IN — n hard-hitting


W


overs to spare. O sw a ldlw is llc L


M. Haves h Martin....................... S. Metcalfe b Martin.................


Ribblesdale bowlers with the s tu n n in g f ig u r e s o f th re e wickets for 30 off ju s t IS overs. In their attempt at reaching


I4S Ribblesdale got off to a good start. Paul Allen and Martin Davies


put on 22 before Davie s was


bowled by Hornsby for l(i. Allen stayed at the crease to


score 44, w h ile p rofessio nal Shane Martin departed a fte r


onlv one ball. rftuve P rocto r came in and


played a patient innings. He scored 3 singles off his first 20 deliveries faced, hut his unde­ feated 46 formed the base his team needed to go on to make the winning total. With Rain at the other end.


the p a ir put on a stand of 07 for the fifth wicket anti brought their team home with nearly 15


M. Roberts run out..................... G. Metcalfe b Howard............. Day b Martin.................................... C . Kirkham c Martin b Brit clif fe...


I ) . Longworth run out............. F . Roberts run out..................... A . Nuttall not out....................... I ) . Morris not out......................... E x t ra s .................................. Total (for 8) 147


13 14


Bowling: I ) . Jolleys PJ-5-43-2:


M. V e rd en c W’ in c k le y b Seedle.................................................. 1-J


o f 155 fo r the fourth w ick e t . K u sh to n led the way w ith a sp a rk lin g b9, hit o f f on ly 74 halls , which included Id boun­ d a r ie s . O'C o n no r played the anchor role hut he accelerated la ter to reach an excellent 75. T h e i r rap id p ro g re s s was


halted when Rushton got a top edge o f f the howling n f John


M a n v il le . w ith the score on is ’ . Short ly afterwards O’Con­ nor was howled by J im Stead and it was left to skipper David P a r s o n s to t a k e up th e


challenge. T h is lie did superbly, uut he


began t»» run out of partners as Ford and Hanson lost th e ir


wickets. Joined by the young Duncan


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B e ll, Parsons took the total to 21 1 with two overs remaining. Me tost the s t r ik e and only two runs were scored o f f an excel­ le n t o v e r f rom M a t th ew


P arkinso n. M a r tin Orcenhalgh bowled


the f in a l over and clinched vie- Io n for the v isitors when he had Parso ns stumped ofl his


f ifth ball. Jo h n S te ad f in ish e d w ith .


fo u r w ic k e ts , hut it was the w i lv ( i re o n h a lg h . b ow lin g


three overs fo r 11 ru n s and taking two wickets, who fru s ­ trated Read in the crucial clos­


ing stages. E a r l ie r . Ia n iseothern and


D a r rvlc MacDonald had plun­


dered Kill runs in quick time from some inadequate Read how l in g . R e ad lo o ked d is ­ pirited and some poor fielding gave fu r th e r ru n s aw a y . In fact, over 50 runs were given


away in the last 10 overs. Barnoldswick


I. Scothern e Ford b Seedle. Pi M. Whip]* Ihw Hanson........... _2 D. MacDonald h Parsons.......


L . Sa v ior not out...................... :}l1 M. Plant c Tomlinson h Han-


.1, Maiiviiic not out...................... 1 Bowling: J . Seed!*' b> l- . l- l.


P. Hanson 15-2 7>-2; F . Snap. 7-n-;i i -<*; D. Bell 4-U-23-U; l». Parsons 1 '» 35 1.


. o V o im u r !' Su-ad.. A . W ilco x


•ot ner ll


,1. Doughty Stead................................................


Parkinson 1.


.) Seedle b Pafkitlsoti............... •* S Rnshtoii c Smith b Man vibe..........................; — ............:


*


D. Parsons s i &cvthcrn b Breenhalgh...................................


P. Ford b Stead.............................. 12 p. Hanson b Breenhalgh..... >


1). Bell not out................................


E x t ra s ................................... p Total (lor > • 2oI


Bowling: .1. Stead 13 I'-ol- l;


M. Parkinson 12-1-U2-L D. Mae Donald 5-1-34-U: M. B.reenhalgn 7-0-37 2: .1. Manville >-(* 55 1,


Title dream fades as Whalley suffer


Whalley 2(M for 7. Gt Harwood 223 for 9 (5 p ts» *-«


IN the tnp-of-the-table d a sh between W h a lle y ami G re a t Harwood, a massive total ot 22-3 was ju s t too much for the


v illage rs to catch. Whalley captain Andy Pra tt


won th e to s s ami put the league’s second-placed team into


bat. D e sp ite the su cces s ot an


early wicket. Whalley were put under the cosh from the mit.-et. (.oval Harwood notched over .»(*


in th e ir f ir s t 1U o v e rs , witti opening bat Bards le y and the professional Hutchinson scoring


W h en D a v e O’ N e i l l had


Bai'dslev caught. Paul Houlds- Worth stepped Up to the crease


and hit 75. A s the H a rw o o d w ic k e ts . . .


began to tumble, vet another batsman would step into the breach and tin* score was urn- tinuouslv pushed along, with most p layers reaching double


^Towards the end of the alot- ted overs the visiting batsmen smashed everything in sight and although they were reduced to


nine nu*n out, they managed,


' what was going t» be, a very i difficult total for Whalley. Th e w ic k e t , howe ve r, was


: decent ami captain Andy Pratt was still confident of making the to ta l, despite Micky Graham iK-ing bowled for a duck by’ the pro, with the f irs t ball ol the


second over. Darrvl Redhead ami Jim lb»r-


Bowling: Martin 1S-7-30-3, G. Monk 9-3-IH-ll; 1. Hntchfie 10-2-


37-1; D. Howard 0-1-35-L H- Spencer 3-0-15-0. Kibblesdale Wanderers


P. Allen b Day....................... M. Davies b Hornsby....


Martin b Day.......................... S . Proctor not out.............. I ) . Howard b Day............... J . Rain not out.....................


E x t ra s ......................... Total (for 4) MS


Bowling: Day 15.2-3-71-3, A.


H o rnsby 8-0-3H-1; D. M om s 7-1-36-0.


A REMARKABLE knock of 71 was the contribution by n Stonyhurst Collette studenl for Lancnshtrc in the inler-


cuuntics under 15s cricket knockout final.


Iain stars for Lancashire .......


maidnc'sO^'ilowever, only Nig'/l YOBu;hdr t^


Pickles (Earby) offered much lost the final. They scored 188 for nine but Durham replied a ll-


rjLLrUyf m e ic u u,u^.. u .m . . . . . . . . ...^ t w jth 30 T h e lr oppo wU h 18<J fo r scv cn


. . . . . . . .a te hr and i.. IimI,i., who take! bU


contributed with four as the innings ended at 148 for o.


The Northern League took cspitc Iain’s marvellous e.mtribution Lancashire


roun(i athlete. Not only has he represented Ins tounty at ^ , 1, crjckct and rugby but, at one time, he made the Lan-


who takes ills GCSh exams next year, Whallev's Darryl Redhead • Another local lad was I cushirc junior tennis squad


shfre.'lie top scored’with ST^runs1as 'his Icum scored 191 to Worcestershire’s 158 all out.


is an


father is the caretaker of the colleyc s preparatory school, St Mary’s JIall - scored over a third of his county’s runs in the final of a cricket festival, held at Ampleforth, m


Iain Halshaw (15). who lives in at Stonyburst — his BOTH this season’s cup finals


w ill be played on Sunday. League champions Riniington


take on second placed Waggon and Horses in tne Catholic oC Cun to be played at Chatburn.


rox then put together a good second wick et stand to keep W h a l le y in w ith a f ig h t in g chance.


With the loss of the \\nalley . . . ,,


pro shor tlv afte r reaching his half century, followed immedia­ tely by Dave Redhead, the v il­ lagers found themselves needing around eight runs j>er over. The captain promoted himself up the order ami, together with


score moving, soon on h is way hack to the pavilion afte r scoring DO valu­ able runs and. within no tune,


Darryl Redhead, they kept the Redhead ........


aide runs aim. vwwun i « ...:,h i, | „


.to. w.us 'uth m i kears ley and Clifford kept the i n . .


runs flowing but the run-rate required was s t ill at eight an


with Foster and Gorton noetl-


l'ratt , after a iiuiek, hurd-hittmy .1. Ke a t s le y t l h u l t . i l l i i ;,p


«


K. Foster not out................. 8 S. Gorton not u u t ...................... 9


p. (.:iiff»»rd Ibw Hutchinson 'X , v t i


J IM H O K R O X — an o th e r fine innings


been at onlv 70 runs, but who came so close to catching the massive total set them.


( .re a l Harwood B a n ls le y c H om » \ b


( ' . Owen c Kearsle.v b 1’ te r .................................................


O’Neill......... U


Hutchinson b Gorton................. 3-> P. Houidswurth c Gorton h O’Neill............................................... 75


N. Kershaw llnv llormv..... )•'* I) . Cheeschrough b Redhead 2.8 A. Armor c Gorton h O’Neill 22 A . McNichohis e Redhead b


I . H ow o r th c C l i f fo rd b O’Neill............................................... ~ G. Simpson not out..................... b


E x t ra s .................................... H' Total (for 9) 223


Rowling: R . Foster 7-0-17-2:


1). O’NYifi 1S-3-70-1; S. Gorton S-l-43-1: Horrox S-O-lW-l; D .J . Redliead 4-0-22-1.


Whalley M Graham b Hutchinson....


1). Iludhcad c Kershaw b Cheesbrouifll....... ...........


llorrex llnv Hutchinson...... 1). G. Uedbead 1' Chees- bnaiuli........... ......... .........


A. I’ratt li Cheeshruuyli...... Hutchinson.................................... J


Thc.'lf-dl h Foster............................... •> l •> N. Tomlinson not out................. 1 1


E x t ra s .............................. •• I ’1 Total i!or 5) 2.>->


tumtv to improve then baMc s k i l l s a n d 1 e a r n n e w


techniques. T h e fu n-pa cked to u r day


B K F C school ended w ith all th e c h i ld r e n r e c e iv in g a leather ball and a cer tif icate, which was sponsored by I ’izza I h it and invited the children


to a free meal. I t was o r ig in a lly intended


th a t a c o n c u r re n t s ch em e would run at Chatburn F la y ­ in g F i e ld , b u t t in s w a s scrapped and the children who hail reg is te red lo r Ch a tbu rn wen- ta k en In ('H th e ro e l>y


1T'K>-------


1m.-. H u r n !e v K U s on e d a y


sclninl. lield at Sab .km , was also a eom|di-‘te su fn :s .s . I t was t lw f irs t of its kind and it is h u lle d th a t it w i l l he extended next ye a r.


Craven cricket Debacle


Ingrow St John t>3 for 1, Chatburn 5‘J a l l out


T H E R E were no plaudits to


be given and no excuses were o f f e r e d . C h a t b u r n w e r e th ra sh e d and th e y did not


perform m any department. It was lucky that captain Rod Boot!) did not witness the event.


Lucky for the players, that i>. for th ey would .-u iv lv havu received a tongue lashing to


surpass any they have evi-r had. Only three players reached


double figures as the team, were mercilessly reduced to a pi'.ilul


And it took 1


ow rs , it ft omy • lo rub >alt ir.ti w ound. rh a lb u rn : A


Haiwi.-on n. 1


Topham 11. M. C la r k xm 7. D Thoma.- 1th D .lol


r..\s J llr t > wicket lost, w r y ujieii


Rudd m. B a l l


,1. Loe kl.-y


pcii.-ley o, '( ’oiit i 3. i.ithman 1.


extra.- 3. total (all out* 5‘J. Ingrow St Jo h n : ‘53 for 1


Bowiing: J . Lockle.v 3-n-lt*-n: G. H a rk so n 5 .4 - I-32-1: R. 3-1- in ",


Portugal beckons young golfers


Y o r X G WaddingMii goiter


Jo h n 1 lu g d a lc has simt Ins way to success in the q u a li­ fying round <•! the Daily D h'- 5 j- a *, !i


.1 u n i o r l ’hampiouship. John 1 15*. who plays oil 11.


u c ’i t!ie qualifying tournament iit Wu.iU'p ! i-i'.f * 'luh with a (;•«••


o\ <•!' par !1 miu 1 ul e * At Chtheroe Golf F lu b , file


qualifying events w.-iv won by l* a v'i d H o y l e i l - * “ I


P.ariiold'W'ick. Th e g ir ls ' com p e titio n at


(, lit I’.ei'oe wa- won by l-' \».’ai ,,1,1 H e id i D a v is o n f rom


Wilpshnv. The .-vent is widely seen ay


lln- leading junior gob competi­ tion in tile country. La.-t year. R ib b le V a l le y g o lfe r O l iv e r Mar-den hit a tantastic round ;it Nelson which saw him reach the final strol.eplav. to be hekl at San l .o re iu o . Ihu-tugal. in


September. There are 15 places mr box’s


and six places tor gir ls at the final in Portugal. Each competi­ tion winner at over l . ' '* " Daily


T e leg rap h q ua lifying venue- th ro u g h o u t th e co u n t ry is ranked and the ton s e re s qual­ ify for the db-hoie stlokeplav filial, which has been televised on Channel fo u r tor the last four years a* well as receiving


a e x te n s iv e co v e rag e on the t th e D a l ly


^ p n r lsp a ite Telegraph.


Table tennis


l .O l ’ A L table tennis plavers a re Imping to expatol th e ir


league. .......................


R ib b le sd a le T a b le l emus A s s o c ia t io n , a w e l l- e s ta b ­


lished group o f some ye a r a re Imping to e xpand th e ir league from th e c u r re n t ID


te am s and w o u ld we lcom e regis trat io ns from all sections


of the community. T h e re a re re g u la r w e e k ly


match evenings for teams ot th r e e o r m o re at v a r io u s


venues around the town. O p en c o m p e t i t io n s and


handicap championships a re organ ised fo r the members and any aspiring teams can be accommodated on a fr iend ly basis, in preparation for next season's progfamme. T able tennis is referred to


as a young person’s sport and that,* according to s e c re ta ry l 'e te r Marsh, makes many ot th e p re se n t p la y e rs past it ! A nd th e hope is th a t many


I> Clifford Ibw Hutchinson.. !•> I


Extras....................... -D Total (for 7) 2(H)


c Boxyling: Uutchinsoit^KJ-SlJ- D*


Cup finals on Sunday Waddinglon. W i th th e c h am p io n s h ip


decided it is now a straight con­ te st for the runners-up spot.


in|»hHi,'n^ro!lotr,,fro^,ciilhcroc Royal Grammar School, between.WhiteLion and 'Chi^rrg®^®^.^ ■^” gi^l'^urn 04 match begins at I .hl - P a .


ho played at \ \ adtUayUm. 1 he - .u j^ jh ir to n 4 0 , Waggon and ^ . ^ I ' ^ - ^ ^ H S ^ k v e r ^ e r s 27.


Tlr.™f,Vn 6 run victory over Worcester- ping will take on Chatburn or;


the winners’ between Riversiders and


" M f c d t k l c r l i ,^ 0.


^iTJWcu^nTwni ^ " “ rpositions: |o.


This week’s winners were Rimington, Rive rs ide rs, White


seated with ash, .


.............. - ■ j ..


vwm( ,t.r pla yer s wil l want tu ; . ^ . i


. (ko p a r t i ii th is l iv e ly and i : . . . . i . .


enjuvable a c t iv ity . The U’lTA are holding an


annual meeting tonight at the White Lion Hotel and anyone


interested may attend. T h e a s so c ia t io n hopes lo


s ta r t its coming season before the end of S ep tem b er . F u r ­ th e r d e ta ils from P . M a rsh


(te l: 23852). In finals


T H E under I t s team at Read Cricket Club arc through to the finals, after playing well m the semi-finals at ltarnoldswick on


Tuesday. The final will be held tomor , , ,


row at Read aga in st a team from G r e a t H a rw o o d . T h e •


. 16i the wimm,g teateam will be pre seated wittTa shield.


G-15 P.m. and


( i o 1 t ..


i>cg;i E x c


T h e s ch o o ls a re now an an n u a l e v e n t , o ig a n ise d as


pari of the borough ccmneir.s “ S p o r ts and A r t s in R u ra l P a r is " programme for young ch i ld re n . T h e i r su c ce s s has grown over the vears and it is expected that they will grow even more o v e r the coming


ye a rs . Spo rts development o liice r


fin- th e R ib b le V a lk - y M r Simon L is te r said: "We were e x t rem e ly pleased w ith the turnout. Th e people irom the two clubs were excellent with the children, who were ove r­ joyed by the a tten t io n th ey


received." Some of the ch ild ren who ,


attended the Chtheroe school flank Coun. M yra Clegg, the borough council's chairman of Recre ation and L e isu re S e r ­ v ice s, who was in attendance.


, i ,t,_. f ’ ltthr.rnM


5-a-side fixtures .T H E L ow Moor derbv is the


pick of Sunday’s fixtures in the N.IB Snorts five-a-side league at


Roefield. F ix tu re s : 1H a .m . — flexible .. ,


Milan v Escobar; 10-50 a.m. — Rawsnn's Dodgers v 1’hV Hang-


uvt-r; 11-10 a .m . — Low Moor v l .„w Moor Athletie: 12-20 p.m. — Swindon v Breat Mates Not *A r f : 1-20 p.m. — Parkei*s Arms v Desk Jockeys.


Clitheroe and District Netball League Panthers and Pumas


on an even keel


P A N T H E R S h ad at the top uf Divi>ion Dm*, but by only .iti.- point a fte r a draw against third-placed Puma < >ni v


d-plae gam.


At Ike lop


•.nm, T r in i l.od fit-Id lie both t r a i l s r«-s pect i v r aeaitisl Blue


Lou il.dd am I ’ a n t he r


speeding up th e pace, th e ir shooting duo giving them a large


lead, witli the result. Black Bull 2(1. Aces 31.


im tow separates


i Kings who won ag a in st Ae.-s A


of the Second Divi- y Diainontls ami on 2> [mints each, 'having lost th e ir m a tche s, T r in i t y


, Ku!! A 2T-£1. mill in-t Rogue-. 21-15. P game a g a in s t


t hard fought affair.


I 'n i i i ; , , taking an e a r ly With two new excellent


ers who never misled a Pall! liel's s ta lle d to fall


■ I* and further behind. At


: inn-. Pant h e r - . having .1 tilemselveS to g eth er, in tl:e lead 1«M2.


the -ecoiiil halt. Pantiieis


• a ta c t ic a l change and l to pile on the pressure. Ib-nt defending enabled


-ho. -tef- to I- id tiit


> T h le t


Atrllow lead at h; del-'tolle: claw baC in a final In the


ihdl I f -


s ta r te n d e s p i t .


••t-'lles ! aw the


!f time, leaving


; tin


tin: whistle i the two


ailin' agaius. la t te r in tin*


(i 9. with Cal- it too late It)


al.-, resulting


. ,t i i !)iI div t-it.n. Black •a:ne agaiiist A ,v s F* ,n an e\ eu footing. B la c k B u l l b e in g


. . of 17-21.


,> six plavefs. At halt- U.ae was’evell. 11-11. •end half saw Ares B


DivisinfiTwo


Triage Diamonds.. LattfHl................... ItH


i Hack Hull A........... lvj\on...............


l:<llrs..................... Settle....................... Dlavk Dull I t .......... Yi'uag r.iraier.v... Ace,- I t ....................


CLARET AND


BLUES Spotlight o n t h e and T u r f Moor action at Ewood Park rhe big kick-off arrives too early


W K E S O .M K P a rk on Saturday and Wembley on Sumla> I were the venues for the country’s highest prolilcs games a t |


the weekend. In each we saw Burnlev. then Blackburn. , .


ImiM-rmn injury ,-rol.lrms from last season roill.l l'.-rt>nH- uniwr-| mt to the final outcome next May.


.•start


For Burnley boss Jimmy Mullen, the holiday periml n t \ t r | really started: Follow!,,y ylonous_ l ;o .n , :t |o ;o y W v m h ^ .^ l


peruwi ne’ AYniblev,


. luiildini: m.i dvd tl. Ii .y in immvdiatvly. and Ills early u n t d .lm l at Midilh-shnniji on .'-‘' ‘U-W u»d " • '


id.Mitifv a kev position which needed strengthening. Th - v f l l« v L . Who has .vj.lavvd.LvsTh,»inpsi,n ha,I acorn e-


his team a penalty before .loin, Hendrle elisund think* k ' n »t


weald po aeiordluy lo the seript_ with two coal* vthlth W. «1 T estions about someone who delnnlely w;ls not on trial, Marlon|


defenee. while Mark Winstanlev, the ventral defender raptured | lull he will diiuhtlessly settle,


from Kolton. looked nervous What the Clarets larked a .o s , ..................h • : . . V . : in the' Coca I


attaek. h.ikdlliyhled pertiaiis itaitv Cola first ley match ayuinst \ . . r k ( tty on ^ v - i la j o t n nj.-


Mr Mullen has addressed the issue by takiny C(l'F ' ' t r> C lt-' !' J lohu Gae l,, on loan w i l l, a view to a ^ rnument trans er


md perhaps it were given a ch;


level. Stoke 1 'it v are Turf un Satuiiiay


raiser. F\[>ect fin While Burnle


Ted McMinn «i Sat u


least ,m e .if the s I Alan Shvaivi . fasl


in lino for an »•; on Sa tu n h v .


gerly


learned at (he Doll WtMV t'ffv'l'llVl* v on


behind everyth me tl W» suUhn.nl if jsaiuruay.


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All well and yood. but not all ho re,erve r tn k i r * .re- u n l i t l • ■ hi,.!, tune that John Mulltn or N. th.ul l oci I live to prove themselves at 1- irs t Divis io n |


st of i irnlev’; officii


illustrious visitors; to'.the I al Fir st Divisiorvcur tain-1


I,g K , ih Wingers David E y re s and I vers will perhaps be welcoming at


into iheir line-lip. n las food poisoning bout, is I . . , . 1 lit.-d n-call at his old club Southampton |


use to full fitness. Following the lessons I ison when Itlackt,urn's title chances 1 M- tt 1 T is s ie r was the inspiration I \ 1..„ men created. He will have to I


in* to guarantee a three-|s,int s ta r t on I Matthew E van s I


BU LEY FOOTBALL CLUB WEEKLY DRAW


WEEK 26 S atu rday,-13th A ^ g u ^


£ 1 0 0 0 ,F0311. Mr Mufrpojiey, £25' C4991 BTonef: Blackburn


E 2 5 ',E 2 4 1 1 ;E Lo r ig sd a le , Burnley.


E2 5 E0413Mr K Hilton, Bury ’ ■' E25 B4498 E Winkless, Accrington E25 A4104 Mr C Brennan, Barrowford


fuam Kobinson. Kur.dey's rerord buy trt ^ 0 .0 0 0 s t ru g - | pled to make mueh headway acainst a well-ory.o r'..ul.ur .,iJ


i'aekeii most al Middlesliroiiylii w as hei|;ht in | .


mi'vilal'ly. with .'lull CulC> U~t of injun.'S lln- n^oluWo h:uiKOM-r| if on m i f l t ' i u o l t - b r t - i i k .


U - , l to (In- fooli'lil! K ick , but tin- season seem.- L.;„li. r , , (m vear aral a slow start clue lo l


■ Yin liiv.ini!.,' ln.m Uaiiser- saw the manaKvi positively | [ .


, 12 (5 , 12 6


. 11 5 11 4 l


12 8 12 7


Panthers...... Kiiig- Arms.


AirfU'......... Ih-'lifit t-f... (•.tldr-Munc:


Ace* A......... R e s u l t s ( P lu y c r - o f - th e - „ ,


m a tch ) : Division One — Cal- ilerstoiies 17 ( J . McLoughlm). Airlovv 21 (L . Baron); Hellifield


29 (C . Johnson), Gnimmar 9 (K . L a v / .e l l ) : K in g s 34 ( A . ilovvarth). Aces A -1 (V . Owen); Pumas 27 (R. 1‘arkinson), Fan- tliers 27 (P. Hartley); Rogues 21 (C . West w e l l ) , Low-field 15


(L .W h ita ke r ). Division Two — Black Bull A , „ .


27 (D. Woodcock). T r in ity Dia­ monds 21 (K . Bardsley); Black


Bull B 2d iC . Kenyon). Aces B 51 (A . F lv n n ) ; U R L 31 (C . Walmsley).’ Young Farmers 13 (P. Stansfield).


Netball League


Division One I'W I) L


P


12 i* l 2 31 12 l* tl 3 3<


\ 2S >


0 4 24 1 5 19 0 7 H* 1


1 8 15


0 10 14 0 HI 10


PW l) L 12 8


4 28


0 4 *> 0 a 25 1 5 25 0 (i 21 a 6 19 1 6 19 0 7 15


11 3 0 S 12


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