Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 28th, l'JOU 27 itheroe 2 2W (Editorial), Ztldilll (Advertising). Burnley U22S31 (Classified) iiSPORT President’s Cup


Finally there!


Clilheroc Res 3, Worst home 0


A F E E L IN G o f deja-vu hit a l l those conc ern ed with ( ' l i t h e r o e FC w hen the Reserves returned to Holt House fo r 'th e s em i- f in a l repla y o f the P r e s id en t ’ s


Cup. The pln>ers boohed a plare


in the Turf .Moor final with a 3-0 win and now they will he all out to retain the trophy won last year. The eup holde rs almost


never made it. In last week’s semi-final against Worst borne they were just 111 minutes


auiiv from defeat. Hut they battled baeh gal­ lantly to fort e .Monday night's


took no chanco. After seven minutes. Hut­


chinson's cross louml Geolt Y ou ng , whose backwards header opened the scoring. Then another cross, from Paul Smith after 12 minutes, louml the head o f Paul Green and the Blues increased their lead. ('iilhcroc clinched the Turf Moor place with a goal 111


Carling North West Counties League


Blues like to be beside the seaside


Blackpool Rovers 1, Clitheroe 3


C L ITH E R O E ’S quest for a ton eight finish was enhanced with a slick second half per­ formance at School Road on Saturday, writes Stephen


lirotnt. A harshly-rewarded penally


gave the Blues an undeserved interval advantage, but an equaliser in the opening minute of the second period woke up the visitors aiuf they coasted^ to victory with some impressive fuutball, fine individual show­ ings coming from Micky Seddon, Andrew Taylor and substitute


replay, and this time, they John Riley. A strong wind favoured Clith­


eroe in the first half and the first action came in the form of the


opening goal. Jon Penman’s attempt to


minute* from time, when Paul S{)0l an(| did not have a word Smith found Young, "h o heat- with the unfortunate defender. two men. rounded the goal­ keeper. and slipped the ball


iulo an cmpl> net. Clitheroe: Smith (.!>. Kcigh*


lev. McBride. Graham. Tatter- sol I . Gannon. Hutchinson. Smith (P L U i lc v . Green. Young. Sub-: Burch. Lewis.


deliver to the ball hit Steve Breakall, who was adjudged to have handled the ball. The dire performance of referee, Mr Coward of Poulton, was empha­ sised when he merely pointed to


Up stepped Noil Uowbutham


to plant the spot-kick firmly into the middle of the net with 17


minutes gone. There was a tendency to over


hit the ball by the Blues in their raids, hut at the hack everyone looked comfortable, especially in


a series of four corners that failed to get anywhere near


Dave Whalley. With the half drawing to a


close, a precise cross-field hall


from Jon Penman freed Mick Seddon, who won a corner from which Gary Butcher lobbed


over. Mark Baron looked likely to


level the affair, but Dave Whal- lev did well in forcing him wide.


In their first raid kicking with the wind, Baron crossed from


the left and a diving header from Keith Johnstone gave Whalley no chance and Rovers were level.


A cross from John Oliver


dipped wickedly in the wind forcing Whalley to palm over.


That was the last of any serious danger from the Seastders, as Clitheroe took the game by the scruff of the neck and over­ whelmed the opposition.


Seddon broke down the right


flank and Penman beat the ’keeper, hut his ball v:as headed


just overby Butcher. Barnsley made a noint-blank


save from Seddon before produ­ cing more heroics from a Burs­


nell shot. But the winger made no mistake with the rebound


from all of two yards, which res­ tored the advantage after bb minutes.


John Riley replaced Mark Heves and he made a major con­ tribution to the dominance, being involved in every attack, h:mmsintr


harassing, chasing and forcing errors.


The vital third goal came 10 minutes from time. Riley held


the ball up well, fed Bursnell, who danced past two defenders on the by-line before slipping the ball back to Penman who


had the simplest of tasks to tap home. Uarv Manley flashed a header


over from a corner as the game drew to a close.


Clitheroe played some posi­


tive football once they had got into their stride, and when they needed to step up a gear follow­ ing the home side’s equaliser, the response was excellent.


After the match, co-manager


Garv Butcher said: “We were the best side by a long way and th o rou gh ly d e s e rv e d the result.”


••We had a few jniury prob­


lems but coped with it. Dave Whalley returned for Lee Ken­ nedy and played w e l l ,” he added.


Clitheroe: Whalley, Row-


botham, Manley, Sculpher, Keighlev, Seddon, Butcher,


Ta ylor," Bursnell, Penman, Hoys. Subs: Riley, Gannon.


Joanna gets call-up Big day for Wolves


S K h K l 'T IO N again for the national dressage squad is the latesl accolade for I ’hatbumV Joanna Jackson. \lter her convincing win in the Grand Pri\ advanced level


dressage selection trials, at Osbaldcslon in February. .Ioanna (2D. \\n* invited to join tin.* British team at this weekends


Addington GDI competition. min- dre^aar event of the season and. with


Ihc calendar, represents the only ineetina id its Kind in inis The event, which runs Crum Pridav to Sunday, ' ' i l l he .Ioanna has represented her rminli.' nl


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The international event, held m Buckinghamshire, is the pre- " J


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attended liy elite teams from all o 'er the world and » l l he Ihe Intiith


* In tin- t "»» .'ears as a senior, she has eiuupeled fur Itritaio


in llelaiuiii. Holland and at Good".... I. As a junior. .Ioanna "a s jusl as siiiiessiul. She lepresi nud


her rnuntry on numerous nrrasinns and travelled "iuel>


'lh.i!!anna is n o" a full-time horsewoman. She has a lu e ­ tic schedule of learhine and selmoline at her ( liallmin home. The K i n d s , as well as tiivine clinics thrmuihmit the country. Her Innr-UTtn ambition remains In win a place in the British


Olvmpir sound for the l!Wii Olympic Games m Atlanta, and it


her mount, the Danish Warinhloud. Mcstcr .Mouse, pcilnrms as well as he lias in the past. Hull aniliilliin remains a realism OIK*.


Memorial League CUP FINAL DAY


AN a l l-Wh a l ley Memorial League Cup Final between league leaders De Lacy Ann* ami rival title-chasers M bai­ ley Wanderers (k.o: 2-30 p.m.) >houI<l provide a real treat at


Shawlnidge oil Sunday. Ruth sides go into the final on


tlie Lack of very important league win> which wil l have


boosted their confidence. De Larv had a needle local


derby as perfect preparation when they played Judge Wai­


mer-lev la-t Sunday. Dave Carney (2> and Captain


Alan True >cnied the goals in a :i-1 victory again.-t an ill disci­ plined Judge .-ide who finished the game with nine men - C.eddts and Harris receiving their marching orders. Anthony Masker notched the Judge goal. Utility man Craig" Barnes fan­


cies his* side's chances in the final". "‘WhaUcy’s win on Sunday has opened the backdoor for us to base a crack at the double."


he said. ••.Although we have been


heated twice by Waildeleres this season. Dave Carney has not plaved against them, and he is in irresistible form at the moment." lie added. A d I win against the in-form


Swan Hotel has put the villagers


in buoyant mood. "Sunday's match allowed us to


" elcome' a couple of players and thev did ■ id p e t e r


hack from injury


Uzapous/.i. “ I have liroughl a bigger tub


of luckv vaseline. I Iiojm* it doe tile trick.” lie added.


____ Four goals Irom lohy ( hap-


man were instrumental against Swan Hotel with man-of-the- match L e e K e a r s ie v and Andrew Stokes grabbing the


others.


Whalley can afford no more slip-ups in their league run-in. and llie rearranged away match with Swan Hotel is their last fixture of (he season, which looks set to he a dramatic end to


the season. Swan H o te l p la y K in g


Edward in the league on Sun­ day. a match which will interest both Whalley clubs.


In Division 'Two, Langlm won


4-2 at Rising Sun at Pleekgatc. The result takes tlielll to tilth


m the division. Sunday's fixtures: De Lacy


Arms v Whalley Wanderers (at Shawbridge 2-30 p.m. K.o). Division 'Two — Aqueduct v


Langho (Memorial Park. k.o-. Division 'Three —- Fabler


stones v Ossy All Star a.m.).


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AS the under 11 s’ Accring­ ton and District Boys Cup Final has b rought about


national — and even interna­ tional — press coverage, the voting W olve s are looking forward to their big day at the Crown Ground.


AHlnntjflt tin- spotlight has


been nit Hu? return of Kl-yi-ar- okl Valentin l.abonne far the game, manager George Hib-


bcrl knows that, despite the publicity, he is one of 13 hoys In the squad who all have an equally important part to


play. A 10-pin howling trip to


Harrogate has been laid on for the lads before the game and that should provide a relaxing afternoon for the youngsters


before the final. The venue is the Crown


Ground, home of Accrington Stanley, and the match kicks o f f a t*5 p.m. The Clitheroe team h a v e b e a ten th e ir opponents. Huncoat United, twice in the league this sea­ son, hut in a cup final, anv-


final positions in the under Us league.


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ClitheiTie WhIvcj*.... Kmizden.lumurN.... St .Inhiis.............. Uc.id>tom* United... Buianat United..... Michclin Ath........


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• CLITHEROE WOLVES met Kibble Valiev neighlxiurs Read- stone United at the weekend with the under 10s and under 11s in action.


The Wolves were just on top


in the under 10s match with goals from Thomas Holgate,


Robert Lloyd and an own goal


helping them to a 3-2 victory. Headstone’s goals both came


from Oliver Clarke (2). Man-of-the-match was Stuart


Trotter(Wolves). • THE under Us met m an


equally hard-fought encounter wnich saw Headstone come out


on top 2-1. Robert Walsh and Stephen Greenwood scored for


thing can happen and the Headstone with Laurence See- Wolves will he in determined file on the seoresheet for the


mood to finish a great sea- Wolves. Men-of-the-match: son on a high.


The table below shows the and -lames Drmkall (W ol\is). t Andrew N


Barker’s Nurseries Spring Doubles Duncan shines through


SH IN ING through the spring showers at Ribblesdale Wan-


ileivrs' lhiwlinc Club, war the wor ld’ s number one crown


green howler. Brian Duncan. Partnering Norman Fletcher,


the two met Geoff Lonsdale and Eddie Hardinc (.Southport) in their first match.


The atterm«m was marred by


showers, which slowed the green down, and tin* likely Preston pair found it hard going. An upset was on the cards at one point, when the Southport men came hack from •Jil-ll behind to 20-PJ. On the last end. with two howls lying for the game, Duncan sneaked a super wood in between them to clinch the game 21-lb.


'The second challengers were


John Uttley and Peter Craig (Haslingden). who played their full part in a thoroughly enter­ taining game of corner how ling. Mel Gilbert, known as the


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Cuckv Yorkshireman. and hm Holden (Halifax) waltzed into the last P» far more convincingly


than Messrs Duncan and Fletcher, winning their games 21-'.». 21-2 and 21-11. hut the


Bowling


Ribblesdale are pace-setters


( 'layton makes /Ubb/esda/e A one*of the early pace setters of


A N im/i/'essive victory over


the league. In Division Two. Waddington


A and Whalley B had contrast­


ing results, hut both teams are handily placed in the top half of


the division. In Division’s Three and Four


Clitheroe Cricket and Sahden Black had fine wins to keep them up at the top of their resixH-tive divisions. Results: Division One —


Ribblesdale A 8, Clavtun 2. Division Two — Waddington A 3. Spring Hill 7; Whalley B N,


Melfiex 2. Division Three — Clitheroe


Ckt (5. Leisure Hour 4: Come and Welcome b, Castle A 4; Kishton Con B 7. Whalley A 3; Victoria 1, Hurst Green A iK


Division Emir — Castle B 4,


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Haslingden b; Hurst Green B 1, Sahden Black H; Hyndhurn Tspt 3, Waddington B 7: Sahden Black 7. Milnshaw Rk 3; Salxlen lied 7, Hurst Green C 3.


Shawbridge Topics


BEN KITH arc the visitors to Shawbridge on Saturday for Clitherue’s last home match of the season. Three points are a must if


BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB d e v e lo pm e n t ASSiOCI a t io n


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Agent 165 Agent 073 Agent 138 S/Order


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the Blues are tu finish in the top eight, and it will help them climb above the Cumbrians m


the league table. When Denis Underwwud and Butcher took over at


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been reached now, and victories in the concluding fixtures at Harwell and Chaddorton give the team chance to exceed their


losses’ aspirations. Such p rog ress would be


reward for some shrewd lead­ ership of a committed squad. The match at Harwell kicks


off at 7-30 p.m. and the Blues should be guarding against com-


placencv in their clash with Ian


Preston pair have still to he lie a t e li at K i b h J e sd a 1 e


Wanderers. S i i lu r i l a y ‘ s ( Ira w : J . W r ig h t 'G . Th om a s v D.


Fryer/K. Thompson (Black­ burn). E. Grimshaw/J. Lancas­ ter v (W ha l ley ) v A. New-


s o m e 'A . P a r t n e r . A . Shermar-'E. Gill (Rishlon) v S. Clampe.'D. Wright (Colne). -L Myers'B. Gore (Skiptoni v 1.


('onnell/R. Tomlinson (Black- hum). A. White/P. White


(Walkden) v P. Shipston/K. S ta n s f ie ld (S a h d e n ) . M. .loyce/A. Wallace tlli\>\»\esda\e) v M. Leigh/P. Ashton (Black- hum), I*. Blackley'I'aiil Blackley


(BlackiiooD v C. Massey R. Biscomne (Gt Harwinxl). J. Ku* hinson'P. Lambert (Sahden) v


M. Lamherb'A. Taylor. • North Lancs and Fylde. the Ixiwting association which all the Kibble Valley dubs are affiliated


to plav a home match in the Martell Cognac Inter-County Championship against Greater


Manchester on Sunday, (start: 2 p.m.).


Tin* mate/) is being held at the ....................


splemljrl French wood green. Bence Road. Frenchwood. Preston.


Cricket Club lead way


C L ITH E RO E Cricket Club


lend Ilu? way a fter just two matches in the Hyndhurn and D is t r ic t L e a g u e F o u r th


Division. A Vine away win at Burnley


Rom) A was Iheir latest suc­


cess which puts them lop o f the table, with a two-point advantage over Caravanners. There are no Kibble \ alley


r ep r e s en ta t iv e s in Div is ion One. hut in Division Two. both Waddington A and Whalley B administered welcome home


wins. Elsewhere in Division r«ur.


Sahden B drew at home to


Bark Inn. Results: Division Iw o —


Waddington A 7. Globe D 3; Whallev SC ‘J, Gutty Bark A L Division Three — Sahden A


t*. Milnshaw A 1. Division Four — Burnley Kd


A 3. Clitheroe CC 7; Salxlen B 5. Bark Inn 5.


County call-up


A C L IT H E R O E te en a g e bowler has notched up a 'first’ for his club by being selected


for Lancashire. Adam Wallace (15), who


took up howls only last vear, has become Ribblesdale Wan­ derers Cricket and Bowling Club’s f irs t member to he ca l led up by L a n c a sh ir e Juniors and wi l l make his debut for the county against South Yorkshire on May Nth. Meanwhile, he is helping to


dismiss the jMipulur myth that the stKirt is just a pastime for the older generation. A d am sa y s he is both


ShawbVi'cVKC they hoiieil \hi»L .Mightcil antf a little stunned Clitheroe would finish with at


least <W points. That total nits 8|(je ^ i)Ut *


Inclusion in the county ls looking forward to


the match. Recently his club, hosting


th e ir f ir s t ju n io r bowl ing handicap event, entertainer 32 of the best junior bowlers in the county — and a large crowd was enthralled by


superb display. Adam and another Clith


eroe youngster, Ben Threlfall competed and Ben reached


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t ered some superb results mL.ntary competition — at la te ly . Th e v have beaten I’um ith ami taken imints UKitinst hiini|iiona*to-bc Atherton Lit,


................ ------ -------- their First Division status L-1


Promoter: B. Dearing. Turl Moor Development O t to ------------ ------------------------------------------


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e v en t run fo r losers.


tlotlon has been renrraitcetl for w Hell is enjojetl l)j puipli. ol Maw 11th.


(Jlitheroe’s fixture at Chad- " as. an a d v e it all tines.


!


amt probable runnet-s-up ut- sruueh — form that has seeitretl .


McGarry’s men, who have regis- the sumj.final 0f the supple first-rountl


rn 1(. ,iav otibninatetl tn a tre )(JU^ Huai, which went .


<-... a |)owi lllu| L "


I t s o i ‘ White Bull are champions


iv r lE N tile honours for the Wanderers 10S, I’enclle A 9i, 1U


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of clubs received recognition, but it was the White Bull


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place. T h e v w e r e c row n ed as


<j ;S/!M season w ore pro- I’ endle U Do. Ihrec nivnrs


sented at last week’s League Itovers !KS, New- Inn B .U, Presentation Night, a variety Copy Nook iw. Anchor Inn li SO, Strategy Club 7(i.


Captain’s Trophy: Inaugu-


players who took pride o f ral Winner — Dave R i ley 1 . J


fUM,


o v e nvh e 1 m i n g eh a m p i o n s , leading the league by a clear 1-1 points, and they had indi­ viduals who took the Cap­ tain's and Harry Frankland Trophies. Final points and positions:


White Bull lad. Buck Inn 140, Anchor Inn A 137, New Inn A


13d, Coach and Horses 110,


(White Bull), Uunner-un — Richard Waddington (New


Inn B). Individual Knockout Tro­ .


phy: Winner — David Farkin- Rovers).


, Harrv Frankland Trophy


Winner*(League top man) — Andrew Riley (White Bull).


Top team players — Gavin


McQade (Buck Inn). Oliver 'Popp (Anchor A ) , Andrew Todd (N ew Inn A ) , Martin Horsfield (Coach and Horses), Derek Calvert/Andrew Ito- binson/Jim Frankland (Wan­ derers), Bernard Jones (Pen- dlc A ), Bert Thistlethwaite (Pendle B), Mick Adamson (T h r e e R iv e r s R o v e r s ) , Howard Berry (New Inn B), A n d r ew J ohn son (C o p y N o ok ) , S te v en Thompson (A n c h o r B ) , G e o f f S to t t (Strategy Club).


Our picture shows some of


the players ready to receive their season’s spoils.


Gisburn and District Pool League


Burnley and District Football League One step to heaven


Kings Arms 5. Burnley Boys Club 3


THE second heaven that is the Burnley League Division One Championship is just one step away for Clitheroe side Kings Amis, after the defeat of then*


main championship rivals. Assured of promotion to the


Premier Division, Kings knew victory over Burnley Boys Club would leave the race for the championship totally at their feet. A draw in their next game will d e l iv e r the trophy to


Clitheroe. The game was all H was ,, .


expected to he. A pulsating clash o f T itan s intent on


destroying each other. Farfv in the game Kings con­ ceded a penalty which Burnley


converted. But showing their usual panache, Kings fought hack and stormed into a 4-1 lead, MeToar with a couple and lx>th Striven and Astin scoring. With 20 minutes of the game


remaining, Burnley showed the material they hope will take them to the championship. Pull­ ing it hack to 4-3, they piled .........Inin -iittick in the


everything into attack m the hope of an equaliser. But Kings weathered the


storm and McTear delivered the rainlxiw when he rammed home his hat-trick for a final 5-3 score


for the Kings. Kings Arms: Holden, Hit-


chen, Wear. Gidlowe. Striven, Cox. Allen. Astin. Lord, Lowe, McTear. Subs: Burgess (A ) . Burgess (D).


Monk has Padiham batsmen in a spin


Kihhlesdule Wndrs 1st XI Bib for L (7)


Padiham 1st XI 103 all out <M Rain interrupted


lanc e from R ib b le s d a le injected a real air of optimis-


i. ,.i ..i ..


m into the f.trtl.eo.t.itnt leaRue campaign, with Padiham the


fo thcoming le gu


ungrateful recipients. Graham Monk, an absentee


for much of last season, let his howling do the talking fur Ins place this term, taking five


wickets for 42. He started with professional


Shane Martin, whose pace and swing unsettled the openers without the attraction of a necessary edge. Padiham scored only one run off his first four overs. It was a fine debut on a


wet wicket. Monk complemented him with


his spin ami Metcalfe's wicket was duly taken for one run after


facing 22 deliveries. Visiting professional Peter


Usher shared three partners during his 74 minutes^ at the crease. Opener Steve Gee was


the first to leave him* clean Ixiwled bv the left arm ot Monk,


before Ryan Hevworth went without adding to the score, running himself out for a duck. Ian Brilcliffe replaced Martin


for a spell which began omin­ ously. tie clean bowled Marcus Gee*with his first delivery. The next wicket left Padiham


haplessly falling apart as Usher was caught bv David Howard


off Monk. Monk look two wickets m a


devastating 13th over, lxiwling Woods and Nasir for four runs apiece, hut from 52 for eight. Padiham held a late rally with some spir ited lowe r o ld e r efforts raising their innings


score to H)3 all out


Paul Spencer came in to take two wicKets from his thr


overs, and Shane Martin look the deserved wicket of the stub­ born Devon, whose 20 runs came in a resistant stand of H7


minutes. But new captain Gordon


Leach was dt*//gmed to see the


entire Padiham order dismissed a rain-interrupted innings, which the NVwmtcrers uiuck


look full advantage of. Alan Diekinsi p.ir.1, was trappe.l U>.'v. A new-look, opening hatting


stand of Martin Davies and David Howard was rudely cut short, with the total at seven by


AN impressive team perfor- Padiham captain Hevworth. -


RIBBLESDALE CRICKET LEAGUE Clitheroe blossom against wilting Cherry Tree


Performance o f the week


nson. hatting !>>’ ,lis


role changed from an opening


bowler to an opening hatter, steadily progressed to li) when he was caught off Gee, leaving


Marlin and Briggs to form what turned out to be the match-win­ ning partnership. The Australian made 21


before being caught hv his oppo­


site number Usher. Martin Briggs survived an


carlv scare when Gee dropped him! hut he grew in confidence


to whack 3d from -ID balls, con­ cluding his unbeaten innings with a thunderous six from Usher’s first delivery of his 12th


over. Padiham


S. ( Joe b Monk..................... P. Metcalfe c Davies b Monk


Usher c Howard h Monk .... K. Hevworth run out.......... M. Gee b Briteliffe............. G. Devon o Davies b Martin G. Woods h Monk..............


Nasir b Monk...........-......... M. Hevworth e Briggs b Spencer ..........................


A . R obin son l .b .w . b .Silencer...........................


K. Farooq not out.............. Extras...................... Total (all out) RU


11 Bowling: Martin Va.-l-a-Ufi-l;


G. Monk l.S-d-42-5: L Briteliffe (1-2-d-l: R. SjH*ncer3-l-ll-2.


M.


Kihhlesdale Wanderers D a v ie s e Devon b


Hevworth 4


D. Howard e Robinson b S. Gee......................... ; ...... J1


A. Dickinson Ihw b S. Gee .. 10 M a r t in c U sh e r b M. Hevworth........................ 31


-'


M. Briggs not out.............. 3b ,1. Rain not out...................


Extras...................... ^ /olal (for I) 100


Bowling: l fsher J0.I-I-35-O;


M. Heyworth 11-3-31-2; S. Gee Fanxxj


Ntisir r,-l-lWI \-0-.v0.


Strict lesson for league newcomers


Whallev 1st XI 155 for 5 11 pts) Unm Interrupted


Immanuel 1st XI HU nil out


L E A C U E in* w c o in e r s Oswaldtwistic Immanuel, like


Edenfield before them, look as though they are in for a


long, hard season. While that may be the view


of manv who watched this open­ ing match of the HUH campaign at New Lane, it should not


detract tix» much from a Whal­ ley performance which sag- sted a promising season


Ihoad, thanks to some pre-sea- tren g th en in g in key


txisitions. Much credit for the victory


u.m go to the captain Andy Bratt mid his assistant John Kearsiev.


Following a rain-interrupted first innings, the decision was made to declare at 155 for o. which would always he a ginnl <core on such a sodden wicket. That gave the WhaHey attack crucial extr.i time to dismiss the


Oswaldtwistic order and send level) points hack to Station toad.


... Darrell Redhead ami Nick Keighlev started precariously, with Keighley falling for three off Morris. Whalley pro Jim Hornix was


The new-look opening stand


absent witn tonsilitis, hut he managed to fix up a fine replace­ ment to deputise for him. Australian Geoff Foley, a pn>


with Kadcliffe. batted with great |H»wer once he had settled


He and Redhead foiged a fine


lartnership. putting on 102, and ictween them, seven sixes. most of them huge. Redhead looked accomplished


in his debut on a difficult tr.tck and his onlv mistake came when he went for quick single which


tan Fnlev tint on 51. Dtivi* Redhead joined Ills


brntlier rm


minutes before the opener wits (lismissetl by Smith. Atiulher new man, Mick (it-.t-


- only u couple of


hititt, npettetl bis XVlitiHey account with an imlieateii II! ns Dave Redhead fell, controver­


sially. Ibw. anil I’ratt made a steady 14.


The box saved yuntiK l.ussell Foster fnmt an unfurtumite


, „ „


injury which prompted Messrs Pratt and Kearsley to make a shrewd decision tn declare the innings. This was supported hv the progress niiide through the linmauuel ranks, inspnul by


. Foley. Moving the ball at a medium* ..


Vasl oVf-s\»in. V'oley caused all sorts of problems for the hosts, and took their captain Heyos cleanly, and added the pro late)1 in the innings, albeit with a c ln m s i l y


t a k e n


caught •aiul-lx»\vled. Dave O’ Neill also spelled


trouble for Ossie. He extracted the necessary edge Irom G. Metcalf which was superbly


taken hv a full-length diving catch by the wicket-keeping


Westwood. That was undoubtedly the


highlight of an alert fielding dis­ p la y ’ which was a marked improvement on some haphaz­


ard fielding last season. Simon Gorton returned to Un­


fold refreshed, taking an excel­ lent three for 13 which included two fine boundary catches by Darrell Redhead and an excel­ lent one-handed trap by


Graham. the ....... ^ . -


who. as usual, ottered vociferous encouragement.


I Whalley


D.J. I Smith..........


N. Keighley c Morns.............................


odhead c Kirkham h Kirkham h


Folev mil out...........p- . v " * - D.ti. Redhead Ibw It Smith . •>


M. Graham not out............. J*’ A. I’la t t .............................. 1 R. Foster ttot out................


j


l-.xlr.is...........■' Total (loro) loo dec.


Row Imp: Smith dl-.;- i i (- i l).


Morris .S-::-£M: M. Madcit b b po.tl: G. Metcalf 7-0-.41 -1 -


Oswiildtu istlc lntiniitiiiel M. Heves h l- oley


I) l.onpworlh Ibw It O Neill G Metcalf c Westwood h


O'Neill.............................


Sunt It eund h l-oley .......... S Metcalf c UI Redhead b


G Kirkham e Grahani b Gorton.................


Gorton.............................


.1 Kavlov e HI Redhead h - MadenhO Ne i l l............ •»


M............................


11 16


A. Nullall h l-oley.............. *» D-Moms not m i l ................ *


A- Hoinshvlhwh l-oley..... 6


Extnis...................... *-• l otal (all out) UM


Bowling: D. 0 Neill l t-3- lh.’».


Folev 16-6-2H-4: S. (lorton P-l-13-3.


15 1


U (I


GRAHAM MONK (Kibbles- dale Wanderers) — lor his five wichots againxl Padi­ ham which contributed to the Ghurch Meadow side’s fine start


Vaux League round-up


A N E AR -B E R FEG T set of


opening results tor the local sides has instilled some genuine confidence into the season. None more so than at *• hallcy


and Ribblesdale Wanderers, who meet at Station Road on


Saturday. Whallev look set to welcome


hack professional Jim Horrox. who will be looking to lollow Geoff Fo ley’s form against


Osw a\dt sv istic. (.’ Iilhcroc look forward to


visiting The Clitic. Great Har- unod — a ground where they enjoyed much success last year


in the Kamsbottom Gup. Read host Edenfield. Both


teams lost their first match of


the >easot». In the lower leagues. Chtn-


eroe 2nd XI were beaten at Great Harwood, despite howling the hosts all out for 112. Garth Sutcliffe (4-21) was the chief tormentor. In reply, Clitheroe hatted verv slowly to 1*2 for ‘J with .Veil ’Ashworth (31) top-


scorer on a damp w icket. Ribblesdale Wanderers and


Read 2nd Xl's were washed out. Whallev 2nd X\ overcame


Settle at Station Road to gain five points, with Adam Calder- hank hitting 17 in their innings of IfiS-S. Settle made \41-S m reply. Read 3rd XI scored seven


points with their win over Settle thirds. Terry Clegg <53) fop-


scored and took three wickets


in a fine all-round perlormance. Settle were knocked off for S". Duckworth claiming four of


the other wickets. Ribblesdale Wanderers 3rd


XI howled Salosbury out for 120. with Ian Tomlinson taking seven wickets before retrieving the total to claim maximum


jNiints. Chris Monk top-scored with .


” Clitheroe 3rd XI heat Burnley Belvedere (5 pts). In ;i nnn-sjf- fected match, Craig Hall hit << for the Chathurn Road men.


Weekend teams


Clitheriic 1st XI (v Gt Httr- w'ood. 2 p.m.. away): I*. Hisnop, P. Vi'tllu, N. Holton, N. ttibby, A. liouth, M. Houldsworth, F. Hussain. I). Ilooth, K. Fawcutl, S. Illauktmrn, WriBglt-aworth. Scorer: S.Hishop. Sunday — v Deane and Derby, away, Lanca­ shire Cut), same team, but C


A pleasinp opening f">' '"(tb ^ced ami XI. Dewhurst replac- * 4 • ■ ,


e ttlavers and suplt'.i ters, jn ^ ltlackburn and D. Ilooth. * *


. . 4*. ......I 0111.1 .


Meet 12 noon. Clitheroe 2nd XI (v Sales-


...


hury, Sat.. 2 p.m., home): S. Westhead, G. Sutcliffe, N. Ash­


worth, C. Hall, S. Booth, S. Bishop, M. Scott, B. Atkinson, S Duckworth, A. Ali, 1). Mus- son. Scorer: M. Hussiiin. Clitheroe 3rd XI (v Gt Har­


wood, Sun., 2 p.m.. away) R. Blackburn, B.Griffiths, W.


Briggs, S. Dawson, N. Winkloy, C Hall, S. Dowson, .M. Har­ greaves, S. Ashman, D. Mus* son, S. Booth. Scorer: M.


Preston. Ribblesdale W. 1st X I (v


Whalley. Sat 2 p.m., away) G.


Leach, M. Unties. M- Davies, I). Howard, A. Dickinson, J.


Rain, I’ . Silencer, I. Briteliffe, G. Monk. M. Wrigley. Martin. Sunday — v Barnoldswick,


home, 2 p.m. Abbott Ale Cup, same team, but T. Braithwaite


anil B. Silencer replacing Martin and G. Monk.


Ribblesdale W\ 2nd XI (v


Cherry Tree, Sat.. 2 p.m., home): S. Proctor, W. Slinger,


R. B la ir , B. Spencer, R. Palmer, T. Braithwaite, C.


Monk, J. Blair, D. Overy, T. Bvme. 1. Tomlinson. Ribblesdale NV. Youth (v Gt


Harwood, Mon., 6-15 p.m., away ): D. H ow ard , J. Dewhurst, C. Rawsthorne, 1. Tomlinson, U. Wilson, A. Pearce, P. Clegg I. Malone, A.


Marsh, A. Booth T


Clitheroe S3 Tor 3 (7 pts), Cherry Tree 7S all out


A SUl ’FUH opening spell of 32 unchanged overs from Mick


Houldsworth and lan Wrigg- le sw o r th took an axe to


Cherry T r e e ’s innings and went a* long way to ensuring a


Clitheroe victory. Six wickets tell at regular


intervals for only 42 runs before a seventh-wicket stand of 32 for the visitors added an hint of respectability to their score. Wrigglesworth struck first,


when a well-pitched delivery in the fifth over found o|x*ning hat Reed leg before for just three


runs. The Australian professional


ended ui) with the stunning figures ot three for 21 runs from nine of which were


22 over: maidens.


Houldsworth also claimed


three wickets and Batd Seedle came on towards the end to


claim two. After the promise of a new


dawn. Cherry Tree capitulated easily, losing their last three men for just four runs and leav­ ing Clitheroe with a paltry sum to chase..


talent. Debutant Andrew Burn


lasted only three balls, but Wrigglesworth’s day was not over and, as the fourth man in,


he hit a rapid 27 not out, with i rasping six off Hickey surpass­


ing the visitors’ total. A thoroughly satisfying per­


formance by the team, and by


the big professional, who had onlv arrived in England two days earlier, but had evidently recovered from any jet-lag.


Cherry Tree


B. Reed Ibw b Wriggles worth..............................


Bradshaw c Booth b Moulds worth..............................


D. Hayes e Seedle b Moulds worth..............................


A. Holroyd run out............


,J. Whitehead b Wriggles­ worth .............................. *5 A. Grogan b Wrigglesworth 0


G. Holton not out.............. R. Davies Ibw b Houlds­ worth .............................. 1


dent in the play of the Chat- burn Road opening batsmen. 'lugether. Chris Seed and Neil


• 21-3; M. Houldsworth Ui-5-32-:1 Liilheroe


{Litton put Oil 51 runs, and L. .Veil Ihw Utckt j


before UuUon lost his wicket for N 32. the damage to Cherry Tree had been done. Bolton has spent the winter


placing cricket in South Africa and Ins fine knock on Saturday would suggest that his sojourn in the southern hemisphere has


honed his already considerable ... ... ,


Bolton c Haynes b Bar­ ton ...................................


B. Benson run out.............. d C. Hickey b Seedle .............. d N. Barton e Seed b Seedle .. 0 Extras...................... J Total (all out) 7.x -!)• 3;


Bowling: Wrigglesworth 22-H


A. Burns b Barton............. Wrigglesworth not out....... 27 B. Seedle not out................ •*» Total ( for 3) S3


Bowling: G. Bolton 8-2-1S-0;


B. Benson 6-1-20-0: N. Barton 7-1-22-2; C. Hickey 5.1-1-22-1.


Strong Northern attack stuns Read


Read >'2 for 7._


Blackburn N. 15(1 for 5 (5 pts) Rain affected


UF.AWS season got off to a delayed start at Whalley Road •here a sodden field p r e ­


vented plav until -I-.‘10 n.m. The match heralded the debut


.luliff was absent with an ankle injury.


'Vhe game had to la* reduced 25 overs with Northern bai­


t , .


ting first and making a slow start with Neil Baker well caught in the fourth over by Garv O'Connor. That wicket made way for


professional Rudra Singh who plaved what turned out to Ik- a match-winning innings of 66 not


out. lie was well-supported hv Mel ,, . . .


Giilihrand (31). Nigel Robbins (2‘.*). and some loose Iniwling anil drop|>ed catches by Read in the later overs. Northern’s grand total of 156 set the home sale an awesome target to retrieve. In contrast, the visitors


attack from Singh ami Boh Shovelton was both accurate


and hostile. Supplied by keen


fielding and excellent catching, thev kept Read under pressure and made steady progress through the hatting order. Simon Holme hit out t « give


the home side a glimmer of hope, hot with his departure the target was soon beyond reach.


fur Craig Smith, last year's pro­ fessional at Church Meadow, hut the other new signing Steve


13 overs. Uhu-kburn Northern


M. Gillibnmil h McMurray . X. /taker c O'Connor McMurray......................


Singh not out ...................... N . Robbins b Smith..........


N. Weaver e Ford b Smith P. Bnunley b Seedle........


S. Gambit's not out........... Extnis................... Total (for 5) I5t>


Bowling: Seedle 11-0-<1-1; G


McMurrav ‘M-46-2; C. Smith 5-0-:i2-2.


Read


S. Kushton c Weaver h Shovelton........................


C. Smith e Bromley b Shov­ elton .................................


K. Gill c Baker b Singh...... Seedle c Gillibr.md b Shov­


elton ........................ ........


S. Hulme c Boswell b Shov­ elton .................................


I). I’ai-sons not out............. 1- G. O’Connor b Shovelton .... 6 B Ford c Robbins b Shov­ elton .................................


f J.Holding not out................. *J


Extnis...................... •’ Total (for 7).v2


Bowling: Singh l.l-J-.LS-l; Shovelton 12-.»-U)-(».


SEFTON PILE AGONY ON DEPLETED READ


Read l>t XI S5 all out. Seflon 1st XI S7 for 1


BELOW-STUENGTH Read


were trounced by Seflon in the Abbott Ale Cup at Whal­


lev Road on Sunday. 'The Liverpool Competition


side were too strong for the villagers who were howled out


for S5 in 32 overs. Seflon bowled very accurately


on a difficult wicket, but Read’s hatting lacked application. Ste­


phen Kushton was the only player who looked capable of a long innings hut he unluckily plaved-on at IS with the total at


26.’ Theivafter, rims fell readily.


Bat Ford put up some late resis­ tance and was top scorer with


The visitors had little ditfi-


cully knocking o f f the overs. Opener J. Clnimimla finished undefeated on 57.


Read


S- Kushton h Wilson........... K Gill c Forrest h Wilham> tk O’Cniiiioi v William- b


Wilson...................


S. Hulme c Forrest h wil­ liams .................... .........;


J. Holding c and b Wade ..... P. Ford c Isaac I) Wade ...... F . N e w by c Is a a c b Houghton........... ........... .


1).’Parsons c T. Williams b K. Williams.....................


23 10


G. McMurray c Isaac b Houghton........................


A. Kushton not out ........... C. Hutchinson c Wade b


Houghton........................ Extnis...................... Total (all out) So


Bowling: M. Isaac 5-2-14-0; L.


\Vil<on 0-2-12-3: E. Williams o- 1-15-2; R. Houghton 7-2-22-3: S. Wade 6.2-1-20-2.


Sefton


J. Clmnnnda not out....... H. Baird c O’Connor


Kushton....................... .1. Williams not out..........


20


Extras.................. Total (for 1) ST


Bowling: G. MeMminy 4-0-


10-0: F. Newbv 2-0-11-0: C. Hutchinson 3-0-16-0; A. Kushton 3-1-20-0; J. Holding 1-0-12-0; S.


Kushton 1-0-2-1. T t _______ 0 12 31


Hi ,V>\it


15 ;MATTHEW EVANS AND MAX GARDNER REPORT:®


David /'arsons and John


Holding plaved out the dosing overs amt last Year's runners-up deservedly took five points. Shovelton was the leading


wicket-taker with six for 40, hut Singh played a full part wrth only 32 runs Ixdiig scored off hi;"


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