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C R IC K E T L E A G U E T IT L E G O E S TO S T R O N G E S T T E AM


THE c elebrations ran on late into Sa turday night a t Pad ih am Cricke t Club a f te r a histo ric final effort which saw th em deservedly ta k e th e t i t le a t the


expense o f Gre at Harwood. • E a r l ie r in th e season in a rain-affected match a t th e


Of course every team may slow things down a little when in chance of victory-but 16 minutes to bowl one over, which is what happened that day, was crude in the extreme.


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month agowhen evcrycone else had their match abandoned • I t enabled, the Cliffe men to steal a march at


Coupled with that, Great Harwood somehow managed to m g i------ complete a game in the pouring rain a t home to Baxenden a


link I1u|J|a;I1CU VUUk UAji T O i


v n VO Vi UUC lit llv CAkl ClilCi «* • •“ ................................... the to]op ar nd those points were vital to give Harwood an equal stand with


Padiham before Saturday’s final matches were played. But Padiham captain Pankajj Tripathi, in his first year


a t the Arbories since joining from Burnley, concentrated on his own team’s achievements: " It has. been such a team effort and I am delighted with the way we have won it,” he


said. ■ ' . “I t all came together on the final day with the pro scoring


one of ihe best innings I have ever seen. “I think the title has come to th e s trongest team all


“You: could not have asked for more from the pro, i t was ............... .. .


the innings of the season and Stephen Gee taking his first five-wicket haul. -


round and that is reflected by the fact that every player has contributed to the success. We have had 29 partnerships of 50 or over and seven players have hit half-centuries which


shows our depth with the bat,” he concluded. As far as our local teams are concerned, th e season


obviously ended disappointly for Whalley, who were a world apart from Padiham in that final game, but their long, hard summer, after a fantastic campaign the year before, might well be the product of a transitional season with an influx of new players likely for next summer.


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sional next year and former Whalley hard-hitter Paul MacKin- tosh will be returning to the club while popular left-arm slow bowler Simon Gorton, who took 60 wickets last year, is con­


Mark Fallon has agreed terms to take over as profes­


templating a return after a year as professional at Earby. Clitheroe’s season, after, a surge of good form, tailed off


a little a t the end but professional Jonathan Fielding fin­ ished the season with an impressive 71 wickets to his name. He has been rewarded with a renewed contract for 1996


when a year’s experience of playing in the Ribblesdale League and performing as a professional should stand him in good steadfor an improved season, particularly with the bat, where


consistent basis. Town rivals Ribblesdale Wanderers have had a largely dis­ ■ , over the eventual champions, Padiham. . . . When Wanderers perform to. their potential they are a -


match for anyone and, in John Rain, they had one of the league’s best amateur batsmen. Mike Ward grew with the season and he scored some


memorable innings among his 858 runs. He, however, will not be retained due to his bowling


• l That would give Ribblesdale a resourceful attack and would provide the excellent Graham Monk, s gUG f * v wll^ .


deficiencies and the club are on the lookout for a strike bowler to lead their challenge next year.


league wicket-taker, a for .midable partner in crime.


ing a bad start; they raised their game with a super run of form which •coincided with Naeem A sh ra f s blossoming


The brightest light in the Ribble Valley were Read. Follow­ „ .....___ ,______. . . ______


■‘tag his summer was curtailed with a serious knee ii „ though Read did their utmost to replace him accordingly witr


guests such as West Indian Roger Harper and Aussie Mike Warden adding interest towards the end of the season.. Opening left-hand batsman Nick Marsh was the amateur of the year for me, narrowly pipping Ribblesdale Wanderers


His foundations as opening batsman often paved the way . f° Returning to the club, former pro Mark Aspin had immedi- .


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ate' impact, but a broken finger restricted -his appearances • until n ext year.


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A m a t e u r o f t h e w e e k


Padiham...... 26 18 Gt Harwood... 26 17 OEdonlioId.... 26 16 Bamoldswick. 26 15 7 Cherry Tree.. 26 14 8 •Uaxcndcn... 26 10 11 Read....... ;... 26 11 12


SENIOR LEAGUE PL W L BP NR PTS 4 5


slow left arm bowler Graham Monk, for his achievement of breaking the club’s amateur batting record with a tally of 794 runs.


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appointing season due to a poor s tar t but their camp regis­ tered some very encouraging results including a classy win


his early promise was not fully justified with his total of 538, but some particular displays suggest he is well capable to score more if the team around him can offer support on a more


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Arbories, Harwood had taken five points from Padiham after denying them’ the necessary overs to haul back a run-rate victory.


— •*- in s p ir e s


Padiham 254-4 dec., (7) Whalley 131


PR E PA R IN G th e f in a l p i tc h be fore h is r e t i r e ­


m e n t , P a d i h a m CC g r o u n d sm a n F r a n k A ld r e d p r o d u c e d th e champion wicket.


•plays in recent Ribblesdale League h is to ry — a view endorsed by team-mates and players in the opposing bowl- —Tranks. L e a g u e


Gurinder Pal Singh to compile one of the best batting dis-


bowler David. 0 Neill was. the r e p r e s e n ta t iv e


first to feel the heat as Singh stepped up a gear to sweep a majestic six sailing towards P aaiham’s ne arb y football ground as early as the 20th over. From there, he did not look


r e s p i bowler’s colleagues.


t it e to th e


•mg Wh a l le y


f f l I t a id e d p r o f e s s io n a l - S5 S 4] f<iE ------------


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 14th, 1995 . 31: M a t th ew E v a n s reports®


D W Y E R B R E A K S R E C O R D


• - Devastating Dwyer covered the 6,326 yards, pa>71 Whal-


- a smgle stroke to par. . ’ His record round was: • Out: 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2 ,3 — 32. • In: 4, 4,4, 4 ,3 ,4 ,4 , 2 ,5 — 35.


three going out and two com­ ing home — and did not drop


He recorded five birdies —


LANCASHIRE ace P au l D w y e r ;w a s in r e c o rd - , b re a k in g fo rm when he com p e ted in th e la te s t medal rou n d a t Clitheroe Golf Club.


- Icy Road course m 66 scintil­ lating strokes.


’;: Nigef W l l i (77-12-65) won ^Division.One of th e la te s t ’medal on the card from David


\ Jackson' (76-11-65), rccord- - David Cooper (84-15-69),


■ the pladngs in Division Two... Bryn H a r t won Division


Bernard Bithell (87-17-70) ana Ray Ashley (86-15-71) filled


Three with 96-25-71, and Paul Marlow claimed th e gros s prise with a two-over par 73.. The father-and-son duo of


club’s long-standing record, Dwyer recorded birdies on the sixtb, eighth, ninth, 13th and 17th holes. Dwyer, who had his handi­ cap lowered to plus-two as a r e s u l t o f h is B


On the way to breaking the i n s eennsuautnio n a l in the season and has also figured


PAUL DWYER round


umii


round, won the East Lanca- shire Golf Association Harold Ryden Trophy earlier


n] super prominently in the Northern


Order of Merit. Dwyer has re ta in e d his


ilace in the Lancashire team fo r S a tu rd a y 's N o r th e rn


Counties League title decider against Northumberland at ru tFormby.


R u g b y


back and, in O’Neill’s second spell, he scored another six of them


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b reakthrough, having Phil Metcalfe caught behind off his third ball of ihe afternoon. Marcus Gee and the incom­ ing pro then shared a stand of


O’Neill had made the first


75 to take the sting out of the Whalley pace and, when Gee fell to second change bowler Kirkham’s first delivery of the day for 26, Panksg Tripathi entered the arena for a true captain's innings. He a ss is ted the graceful


and Padiham's t i t le rivals, neck and neck all season, had gone two points ahead with an innings left to play. A t ired Singh, a f te r his


aCHAMPlONSl — Padiham players celebrate their title 1 success. From left, Stephen Gee, Pankrn Tripathi (cap- I ta in ) , Neil Anderson, Nasir Mchmood, Gurindcr I al I Singh, Malcolm Hey worth, Phil Metcalfe. Front, from I left, Kevin Hitchon (scorer), Frank Aldrcd (groundsman), SMarcus Gee, Andy Robinson, P e te r Shir tcliffc, Ryan


Heyworth. which suggested a Great Har­


wood collapse a t 81-7. Tripathi, with two caught and bowled, com p le ted a


remarkable batting, opened the bowling with Stephen Gee from the football ground end.


alert Tnpatlu diving a t sup, i t set the scene for a fitting fin-


Indian to a whirlwind Btand of 131 which saw the 200 raised before the skipper was caught behind off Foster for 49, the second time this season he has fallen one short of a collection. T h a t did not b o th e r him though ap he left the pitch


to a . s tan d in g ovation and Nasir Mehmood carried on


from where his mentor had left off, scoring 17 from 10 balls and honouring his pro­ fessional as he raised the 150 with an emphatic finish. When he reached the mile­


^ U11 overa MKJ uuullKO by an incorrect umpire’s ded- being docked up a t more than


stone, Padiham declared a t 254-3 off 41 overs, the innings


a run a ball. .


Alan w e st, of Radio Lanca- Soon after that the growing --------------- ^ shire, confirmed the alarming exdtement of the crowd was players and supporters alike news th a t Read had been being heightened with th e c o n t e m p l a t e d , t n e


The phone was red .hot and having 50 of them. oda tear of joy was p n ___ bowled out at Great Harwood news filtering from The Cliffe achievement. shed as


timed him to the welcoming hands of P e te r Shirtcliffe, Micky Graham was struck on the foot' for lbw and Derek Higginbotham edged behind all in the space nine medium- pace Gee deliveries.


Mercer b a tted with vigour and competence.


I t was vital to stop the sup^ j r t as Whalley pa lid r


man Phil


Wh e n he wa s f in a ll y stumped off Tripathi, albeit


sion from my vantage pomt, the score was 80 with Mercer


greatest servants. Nick Keighley totally mis­


When Gee accounted for :sta]w art Bob Bailey ringing John Kearsley, caught by th e ^ ^ that


I t was th e sound of club the atmo-


woo wic oum##m


ish by one of the le a g u e s cond“ sio£ ’ Great Harwood had lost


sphere to fever pitch ; as the J


ed the atmo- • if-ied the season’s


against Read and Padiham Cricket Club was about to launch into the biggest cele­ b r a t io n s in c e th e y e a r England la s t won soccer’s


World Cup. The players embraced and


Neil Anderson came in for _ • -a-••;*•• ••* ” ” v r Wwi'nVM *' k his first ball of the season and


l uy lui cvawtui; u u n u - --------- -


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t h way to th e pavilion steeps in celebration where the


h le ----


clhange. He took the D .W e s t e r n * o u t . ........ O-’-l _______


L. »


it was to be thei caputain’s t o t b o wntgo g e t o ^ . r f e ^ k t h e bdls of(-


Gurinder came back to take the stumps of Burgess, roared on by an ecstatic crowd.


super all-round effort before takinghimself off when Andy P ra t th i t him for two sixes.


PADIHAM


P. Jletcalfe c Westwood b 0 M.


Singh not o p t ........... 150 P. Tripathi c Westwood b


D 16-2-99-1:


S h i e l d h o p e s s m a s h e d Despite the honest endea­


Clitheroe 1st XV 9, Broughton 1st XV 41


A DREAM s t a r t to th e B e ason t u r n e d i n to a


n ig h tm a re fo r Clithe roe Lfeec 6 ’Neiiib Kirkham 26


Foster............................... 49 N. Mehmood not ou t............ 17


o . O’Neill 15-2-99*1: Mercer n-2-49-0; R. Foster 9-0-48-1; P. Kirkham 3-0-20-1; L. Burgess 3-0-27-0.


WHALLEY


J. Kearsley c Tripathi b S.Gee................................. N. Keighley c Shirtcliffe b


Mercer st Robinson.b Tri­ Mpathi ...................... ...........


D.Higginbotham c Robinson b SlGee..............................


. Graham lbw b S.Gee......


A. Pratt c and b S.Gee........ P. Kirkham c and b Tripathi


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bs1neh^ptW ” 1 ?


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Gee 20-4-52-5; N. Mehmood 2-0- 15-0; M. Heyworth 5-0-4-0; P. Tripathi 7-1-31-3; N. Anderson 0.1-0-0-1.


Bowling: Singh 7-1-25-1; S.


the highest amateur W h i le R e a d d o n e ig h b o u r s b ig fa v o u r READ


Read 176 all out (7) Great Harwood 100 (2)


STAND-IN p ro fe s s io n a l Mike Warden tu rn ed in a su p e rb a ll- ro u n d p e r fo r ­ m an c e a s R e ad h e lp ed local rivals P adiham tak e th e R ib b le sd a le L e ag u e


t it le .Warden, from the Central Lancashire League club Stand w h e re he h a s ta k e n 119 wickets, hit 70 and then took 6-30 to destroy title-chasing o o d—-and* there* j ry fo r N ick


glory _____ “


Marsh, whoLecair e s t am a teu r


Read, with 789 for the season. Winning th e


_____je me the high­ ru n sco rer


a t


o p e n ed w i th M a r sh an d O'Connor, but with only two on th e board O’Connor was run out without scoring. Simon Hulme then joined


to s s , Read


NICK MARSH — new club batting record


including a six off Hutchison, with the score on 118. C ap tain David P a rso n s .


Marsh and together they bat­ ted sensibly to put on 46 runs, before Marsh, naving broken the club amateur record when reaching 11, was caught by Paul Houldsworth off profes­


Salcsbuiy..... 22 17 3 22 3 113 Old R o s s . 22 13 3 - 16’ 3 W Cherry Tree.. 22


FIRST DIVISION PL W L HP NR ITS


Ribblcsdale... 22.11. 3, 12 3 71* Gt Harwood... 22 11 3 10 3 71


14


sional Paul Hutchison for 16. Warden and Hulme shared


30 b e fo re th e l a t t e r was __________ .


Steve Rushton then cracked th e former was caught by a quick-fire 28 off 24 balls Ford off Warden for 10.


2 JO : 2 84 W a rd 'S 6 9


GRAHAM MONK (Ribb­ lesdale) — a return o f 4-46 capped a super season and made th e slow le f t a rm bowler the hig h e st ama-. te u r w ic k e t - ta k e r in th e le ag u es


C r a v e n C r i c k e t


H a p p y. .. i e n d in g


CHATBURN f irs ts ended th e season on a high with a so l id b a t t in g , p e r fo r ­ mance which gave James


Nelson’s too much to do. The b a ttin g ' was. sensible


throughout with D. Cottam (38), S:- Tomlinson (39) and Rod Booth' (28) chipping in


with the best scores. ecessary momentum, losing


wickets a t vital times before the lower order fell away with Rod Booth mopping up the tail to end with 4-23. ...... The trio of bowlers all per-


formed well but they were not helped by some poor fielding. Chatburn: L.-Ball 11, D. ;


James Nelson’s . lsts : 170 a l l , out. . -


Cottam .38, S.< Tomlinson 39, R. Booth 28, T. Tophnm 7, M. Pearce 12, D; Harrison 16, S. Mercer 20 n.o, S. Booth, 7, extras 6, total (for 7) 183. .


, j «,,* . toll


..Bowling: S. Booth 20-6-62- 2: B.' Jo n e s 15-2-64-3;- R.


Booth 7.4-1-23-4. • The village seconds were convincingly beaten in their last match of the season a t


r w h o -field ed .poorly which; allowed the home side to score _..u „


b e at th e — . . . reward and *he did not have


James Nelson’s. - I t was a very disjointed p e r formance by. C h atb u rn


Read.......... . 22 15 4 14 3 95 Settle...... ;... 22-13 5 14 4 87


SECOND DIVISION I’L W L BP NB ITS


Blackburn N.. 22 13 7 18 2 87 Stacks leads... 22 10 7 14 5. 74 •Bumlcy Bel 22 9 8 14 4 70


Ribblesdale W. 196-7 (7) Cherry Tree 152 all out


0. Immanuel.. 22 9 9 16 4 69 MBaxenden. 22 ;’7‘ 8 16 5 67 •Edenfield.... 22 •9 8 8 1 4 &


■ Rawtcnstali.. 22 4 15 10 ■ 3 36 DIVISION THREE


Salcsbury..... 22 7 12 14 3 55 Rolls-Royce... • 22 7 11 10 4 53 Whallcy.... . ■22 5 14 10 3 41


Baxenden.... •Settle...... Read........ . Ribblesdale. Gt Harwood. ••Salesbury. 21 Cherry Tree.. .18 •Clitheroe.... Padiham...... Earby......... Blackburn N.. O Immanuel.. Burnley Bel..


indiscipline.


PL W 21 18 18 14 19 12 21 12 • 19 11 9 ‘


• Tied game, three points each. P o i n t s d e d u c t e d fo r


9 8 7 13 713 6 12 5 12 3 17


-18 16 10 '8 •6


L 3 3 7 9 8 9 8'


• 18- 16 14 14 10


BP 32 20 18


1


NRPTS 0 122 0 93 0 78 0 78, 0 71 162 ★


R IB B L E SD A L E W a n ­ d e re rs ended th e season on a high note with a se­ v e n -p o in t v ic to ry o v e r o p p o n e n ts w ho, in th e reverse fix tu re e a r l ie r in th e s e a so n , sm a sh e d a new league record with a score o f 319-4.


batsman John Rain, Ribbles­ dale p u t up a competitive s co re on a d am p .C h u rc h


Without in-form amateur


Meadow wicket. An opening stand of 84 between Richard Palmer and Martin Davies set the home side off on a slow but stable s tar t before a mini-


overs.


Ford and Holding were all dismissed without scoring, the score moving along to 143-7. There was token resistance


borough departed in Andrew Rushton’s fourth over for 20. Armer endeavoured to sup­


Twelve runs la te r Chees­


N. Marsh c Houldsworth b Hutchison.......................... 10


port professional Hutchison, but lost his wicket a t 58 off Warden, and within the next ove r Warden disposed off Houldsworth and Matt Chees­ borough as Great Harwood


claimed the scalp of home skipper Andy McNicholas for six_ and. then,Allen two balls la te r without scoring.


slumped to 63-5. A n d rew R u sh to n th e n


\ At 80-8, Harwood’s chances of winning the championship were virtually nil, but with Hutchison at the crease there was still a chance. But he tried the impossible,


G. O’Connor run out............ 0 S. Hulme c Armer b New­ ton...................................... H9


Warden st Threlfall b New­ ton.................................. 70


S. Rushton b Newton........... 28 D.' Parsons b Newton........... 0 P. Ford c McNicholas b Hutchison.......................... 0


Total 131 10


Extras........................ 12 Total (for 3) 254


in th e la s t 20 minutes o f a b ru i s in g P i lk in g to n S h i e ld e n c o u n t e r o n


Saturday. Ju s t tis the home team were


comeback, they lost lock Nick their biggest forward,


with a badly gashed c Green, l eye.


vours of replacement Tony Neary, Clitheroe’s limited sunnly of possession dried up to a trickle. With two other players in


the walking wounded cate- Broughton mounted a


ber of soft tries.


Clitheroe have an immedi­ ate chance to gain .revenge


nn immedl-


Last-gasp victory Congleton XV 3-1,


Clithcroc 2nd XV 36,


DESPITE a weight disadvantage, Clithcroc conceding at least two stones per man in the pack, the seconds pulled through with a last-gasp victory. The Clitheroe forwards were always struggling in the sot pieces


advantage.


Three superbly taken tries set them on their way in the first period while the forwards were battling for everything.


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count, scoring three Again the oi


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, Ulll fc,.w jacks kept Clitheroe in the game and, on the odd occasion, the forwards won some ball and scored two more tries. With two minutes to go, and Clitheroe trailing by three points, a


mshover tries and two more from penalties.


final desperate attack was launched, thankfully to see winger l eter Whiteside touch down in the corner to complete his hat-tnek of


tries and clinch victory. Auster.


C l i t h e r o e a n d D i s t r i c t P o o l L e a g u e K in g s t a k e c h a r g e


KINGS ARMS A charged to TOiNi»1r<,'m I r DMsTotl^^ the top of the Premier Divi- Buck [nn A v v ic to ri a


J. Holding run out................ 0 P. Hanson c Armer b Hut­


chison....:........................... . ** A. Rushton'b'Hutchfson...... 0


P. Worsley not out........ t...... 0 Extras........................ 19 - Total 176


G. Simpson 6-1-18-0; P. Houlds­ worth 4-0-12-0; P. Newton 12-1-54-4.


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caught by Armer off Newton reply sensibly, but with 31 on for 39.


from Andrew Rushton and Phil Hanson, allowing Warden to hit out. and when the pro was th e la s t man out, the score had reached 176, with Warden making 70. P e te r Allen and Daniel Cheesborough opened th e


the ooard in the seventh over


hit out a t Warden and was brilliantly caught by Holding. . Newton and Threlfall had an unenviable task, and New­ ton was caught by Marsh for two off Andrew R ushton, with Harwood on 100. So Read’s frustrating sea­


son comes to an end. They have a t times reached the heights and a t times sunk to the depths. From being bottom a t the


GREAT HARWOOD


P. Allen c Ford b Warden... 10 D. Cheesborough c Parsons b Rushton.......... .......


A. Armer c Hulme b War­ den...................


Hutchison c Holding b War­ den..................................... 39


20


P. Houldsworth Ibw b War­ den.......................


end of June, they have fin­ ished a creditable sixth. Roll on next summer!


BOB SAUNDERS h e lp s W a n d e r e r s f in i s h s um m e r o n a h ig h


Martin Briggs was stumped for nought which b ro u g h t to g e th e r Mike W ard and Simon Duckworth..


the outcome of their industry before the professional was caught low in the covers for a bnlliant and entertaining 69 which included an almighty six onto Littlemoor Road. .


A Btand of exactly 100 was


Duckworth added 25 in the la s t five overs before both vanquished in the last over, Duckworth for a creditable 39 and Proctor for a quick-fire


Captain Steve Proctor and 20.


collapse saw Paul Spencer and , myght a t point by Davies in ■ thank their spin twins Monk Richard Palmer fall as R ib £ lesdale became 69-3 off 28


’ Cherry Tree were soon in trouble when th e ir prolific run-maker, Scott Pearce, was


opener Roger Davies held up nine of the 10 wickete to fall, a n d e r e r s w h i le An d y for ensuring that their batting


nS S b s C l i th e r o e c r um b le


Blackburn Northern 169 (7), ■ Clitheroc 76 (2)


JOCKEYING. fo r league suprcmecy a g a in s t th e i r o p p o n e n ts B la c k b u r n N o r th e rn , Clitheroc; p u t in an o th e r b r i tt le battin g display which has p lo t te d ; th e i r downfall reg u la r ly


th is season. . T h e b ow l e r s - h a d t ie d


Northern-back from the first delivery] o f


caught byi Houldsworth for and, opposite his professional th e b e s t ------ • 1


Fielding had Mel Gillibrand t possible start. •


i


th e ; day, when oim o


d .


Richard Staple, the league’s , top run-scorer, would always- be a tougher nut to crack and, ■. following some early defence,, he opened- his shoulders on Micky Houldsworth, punish­ ing a big six off the lost deli-


West In d ian professional


182 ’J . Lockley: c o n s ta n t ly ; very.of an: otherwise maiden e b a t without, much third over.


.


I t was not .until third-bat- ' Jefferson had been collected:


i


Clough and G. Lambert mak­ ing double-figures.,.w -.,, Jame s*N elso n 's , 2 n d jXIy,


: 62-3; R.-Wellock. 13-l-55;2;,.G. Clarkson. 9^0-35-1A.


G2-23-2.


some'attacking support p


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try 70 all out,’ with only P. into his game as he received ...... .. ~ r


■ i Bowling: J . Lockley 17-0-,


Chatburn’s reply was a pal-:' by Craig Hall that Staple got — u


from


captain Nigel:Robbins.':;!i;-'j: f ^ . . The two of them raised the .


Booths Segal for 35,' a season’s total . .. vj-.vT of 1,252.


k '


score to 86 ^ w h en : Fiolding struck ra ' crucial third wicket, ■ having Staple mis-timing to


,


Seamcr Richard Shovelton found , the pitch to his liking


S t a p l e , t h e tw o : r i p p c d with the


• •


through the order help of some no-nonsense fielding. > , ,


^Opener John Green offered a resisting 27 while his part­ ners dropped like flies. /


behind off speed: merchant r vclton;...;....;..t;,........v....... S ta p le b e fo re S h o v e l to n v P. Segal c Robbins b Shov-


P h i l? ■ Bishoh o p 1 was c au g h t


coilected by Robbins. ’ ; v, , v. J ' Staple intervened with * the \ wicKeis oi ope,


wickets of opener Green and i lishop in successive


deliveries but.Winckley den-; iedthe hat-trick andhe nad to settle for three rin’ five balls;; s k i t t l i n g , th e ’ , C l i t h e r o e qdip^pcr to clinch the match in his next over.


A t, ; Fielding c Robbins. b.Shov-


C; Hall c Staple b Shovelton N. Bibby c & b Shovelton;... S. Bishop c Jefferson b Sta- ple.... .. ..f U-' i


elton.......... , Extras......................... . tv R; Shovei Bowlin


,K: Staple 13.2-2-37-4: ■ I4.Kft-46-5;-T.'Br,aithwaite - 'to so n s hrapital tnp anil w n t - ^ " ^ ! (ton 13-1-37-6.


Total 76 v.; I; JBri'tclilfo 7-l-S4-l; G;>Monkp!nB,aa ambulance;for J113-30-U


7 _ „-ipgaome good books.


Bowlinr.b.Howart6-l-32-0;'-:^.an!t? 't? ;^,t®Ye,n ;K'nKi- t o art‘ r ri


accounted for the; next batsmen, three of which were|r-M. Dewhurst c & b.Shov-


I t was soon to be 69-4 when Holroyd plundered runs a t the total was sufficient. BLACKBURN NORTHERN


Ian Britdiffe’s first over, but —- _____ ____.


Di ic iiieo lu a . '


M. Gillibrand c Houldsworth . b Fielding.


average in the league, added a couple of wickets to his fine record, accounting for Rob­ bins and later Paul'Bromley. Only laboured efforts from Neil Weaver (26) and lower- order man Steve Gambles (18) gave Northern a competitive, total but, due to the ensuing batting ineptitude, the total of 169 tumea out to be doubly.- efficient. . -


r s j s t t a s s m w if igfe* ! . 10 , • ing........................


kS!1;isI!5' D. Jefferson c Hall b Field- b ow h n g


■ • i n . . ........


P. Bromley c & b Dewhurst. 12 A; Moms run out....;...;..... 4- N. Dasguptn lbw b Fielding. • 1 S. Gambles b Bishop.......... 18 R; Shovelton not out.......... 7 D. Walton s t Wmkley b. Fielding......;................. • 6


.26


M. Houldsworth .8-1-31-0; M. Dewhurst 11-3-31-2; S. Bishop


Bowling: Fielding 22.5-7-81-6; 3-0-11-1. '


. ^ ^ U L I T H E R O E ^ ^ S. Greon'c Jefferson' b;Star'


P .: Bishop, c Bromley ,b Sta- ,ple.....


N. Bolton c'Robbins b Shoy-' '.elton.....;..


3 . ; ; CHERRYTREE


27 17 .11.


i J .- Hughes c r P a lm e r b ■ • ; B r a i t n w m t e - 19 .


; S.Elwood b Monk.............,r 0: j L. Kennedy c & b Braith--


IG. Bolton c Ward b Monk... *13 J . . Whitehead. c Briggs b *


: v wait© . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0


jji A Gregson not out D.r Hubbersty, c Duckworth


v C. Hickey b Monk * Braithwaite


N; Wmkley b Staple.....?..... ;• 4 M.’Houldsworth not out......^ 0;r


, . i> u .u « » , ,« uuo-wuiu, b’Monk'V::;.^.;:i:.'.:,.


; r^YoVfnYl'rT'iit > 1


2'.' 4 \


:


. A; i H o lro y d c Ward -b. ;> • . Braithwaite v . . ; . . n 63 '■


• Pearce c Davies b Bntdiffe... 9 '■ • R. Davies b Monk.............. 22 >.


Extras......................... 18 Total 1G9


N. Robbins Ibw b Dewhurst 32 N. Weaver c Segal b Field- •


M. Davies c Hubbersty b .......... and Braithwaite. who took RIBBLESDALE R. Palmer c Gregson b Ken-


i i nedy......... ......................... M. Davies run ou t........ .......


f P. Spencer.c Davies.b Ken- - nedy........................ ..........v


D. Howard not out............ 1 : ; G. Monk not out


. S. Duckworth b Hughes..... 39 ‘ S. Proctor, c Kennedy b. ; Hughes......................


; Bowling: J. Hughes 13-1-46-2; ;• G. Bolton 9-2-25-1: D. Hub-;, bersty 13-2-57-1; L. Kennedy 5- ? :* 0-27-2; R. Davies 5-0-30-0. • >; *


i i Extras................... 17;. Total (for 7) 196


20 0


* Bolton....................................69 M. Briggs 8 t r Holroyd b ..... Hubbersty.........................


other end. The pair added 70 runs for


the next wicket before Davies was bowled by Graham Monk for 22, Holroyd followed when Ribblesdale tightened their grip on the game.


waite were bowling well to a tight, field and they'made i t difficult for the visiting bats­ men‘.as wickets began to fall regularly.


Monk and T e r ry Braith- ■


taken, Cherry Tree,were all out for 152, falling 46 runs short of their, target and leav­ ing the home'side with seven


’When the lastIwicket was


well-earned p o i n t s . , ;' Again Ribblesdale could


M. Cheesborough c S. Rush-. ton b Warden......... ........ 0 A. McNicholas b Rushton.... 6


11 0


G. Allen Ibw b Rushton........ 0 G. Simpson Ibw b Warden... 1 P. Newton c Marsh b Rush- ton....................... 1. Threlfall not out,


Extras........................ 10


Hanson 3-0-19-0; A. Rushton 13.5-4-46-1.


Bowling: Warden 17-4-30-6; P.


Score^such a win with- nearest Arms A, RB Lei ‘ rivals Dog and Partridge B and — -----------


Bowling: Hutchison 22-3-79-4; meanwhile.won at Royal Brit­ ish Legion B to open up a 10-


A both having a bye. Fourth-placed Buck Inn A


noint cran between tne sides.


p gap


to r ia A :and Royal British Legion A both achieved narrow victories as they attempt to


raise above the mire. RESULTS


5; Kings Arms A 7, De Lacy A 0: RB Legion A 4, Higher- Buck 3; Victoria A 4, Kings Arms B 3.


2 Hotel 1; Castle A 4; White Hart Buck Wrinkleys 4, Station


PLATE COMPETITION - Second Round


Total 100 4; Parkers 0, Castle B^7; Craven , M e m o r i a l L e a g u e


S w a n s e t o f f l ik e h o u s e o n f ir e


SWAN a t Whallcy got their season off with a flier when


they beat Crown Scaffold 8-1


on Sunday. De Lacy Arms made it two


wins out of Lwo with a 4-0 demo­ lition of Rishton but manager Alan True was disappointed i t . was not more: “! ■ feel like Lee Marvin leading out a young raw bunch of unnurtured talent at the moment. I fee) we need a Jack Palance m midfield.”


on Saturday despite our four g o a ls . Wi th the g r e a te s t respect, I don’t Rishton will be- winnmg the league this season. ■,


.“We lucked the killer instinct


Judge Walmesley at Roefield on Sundav and the Bilhngton team have been boosted with their first win of the season, 1-0 against Gnfim Albion.


De Lacy meet neighbours


ish Legion surrendered a 2-0 lead to allow Hashngden side Commercial Hotel to leave Roe- field with the points, thanks to a role-reversal in the second half which saw/the, visitors bag three.’ s


In Division Two, Royal Brit­ ... ^


. They recorded their highest vic­ tory of their short history with a tremendous 7-1 triumph against Bay Horse of Oswaldtwistle.. .


: v It. was a different story for Chtheroc side New Inn though.


In n ’s account before ;bcin! injured and taken' to : hosi afti bysiure’s boot............................ ■ .The locals pressed on and with goals from Spike Moore, Ian^Parkington and Andy; Der­ byshire, they dead 4-1 a t the interval.


, Ian 'Parkinson o)pened New bening sp


Xer a clash with Andy;D( piiltai * r


Ian Parkington made 'amends for missing; a penalty, with^a - second-afte , r Bay Hor:orse had: briefly revived


* * second themselves,- but New-Inn 1 opes with a ;


'ren''oiftve o tn l6 r ta l) le ;7 ^w in i ien > ^ ; '4 ^R s |'l |]n n 'f lr '- r' l i n * •> ih;


is o5'.<)yinB The , teumfextencletr. apeciai Inn.I’a r - , ; . . . v j ,


..'8 p.m. next berlllet.


THE ^annual’meeting of the Clitlieroe and District Snooker League'.will, be held a t the Clitlieroe Coraerratire Club at ,• Septera


..................... ........................


ludingappli presented.' '


\vith. Ian, Brewn^coring’s a n d g v j ^ A lO l l ^ A l t g ^ l I ^ J J , man-of-the-match Inn Parking- snatchinEhK.hat^^.lq'jhe;


’ l l * V


fin 0. Judge Walmesley 1; Swan at Whalley 8, Crown Scaffold 1. Division Two


' Bay Horse 2, New Inn 7. FIXTURES


1 Judge Walmesley vD e -Lacy (Roef ield) , Swan Hotel v Thwaitcs Arms (Wilson’s). - > • Division Two • • •


Division OneV


sons), Calderstones v Grand Rangers (Calderstones). ■'.DivisionThree


: New Inn v Grand Rangers.


L a d i e s ’ D a r t s M a u r e e n ’s m a x im u m


A MAX IMUM 180 wa s sco red by M au reen Wad-


dington for Craven Heifer B in l a s t w e e k ' s l e a g u e fixtures.’


w


In the team knockout cup final,* however, her side were


1 beaten by Black Horse 10-2. Doris Morris recorded am 11- dart finish for the Pimlico Road team while Christine Lockett scored a 140 for Craven Heifer.


' Petre Arms 112, Black Horse 109, Craven-A 108; Craven B 76, Kings Arms 74, Royal Oak A 74, Victona.73, Owd Neds 67, Royal Oak B 65.“ Li*


league scorer with 159. :> Points and positions«;


^ S n o o k e r £ G. Geldard was the other high BlackiDog v RB Legion (Wil­ :


RB Legion 2, Commercial 3. Division Three


De Lacy 4, Rishton 0; Grif­ I , « LS§e Dog Inn 3, Caldcrstoncs 1;


2; Royal Oak B 1, Royal Oak A 4; Petre Arms B 3. Ru Legion D


Heifer B l, Higher Buck B 4; Dog (Barrow) 1, De Lacy Arms B 4.


RB Legion B 2, Buck Inn A, Premier Division Kings A....;.. 15 12 3


De Lacy A.... 15 Higher A..... 14


Victoria A..... 15 RB Legion A. 16 Kings B...... . 15


7 6


PREMIER DIVISION PLW L F APTS


Dog & Par B.. 14 11 3 Doe & Par A.. 14 10 4 Buck Inn A.... 14 10 4 RB Legion B.. 16 5 11


5 10 4 12 4 11


61. 59


60 55 66 M 65 48


Relegation-threatened Vic­ ’ • two


sion th an k s to a no-holds- A Kinp Arms B v Dog and Par. barred whitewash victory a t ^ •>


Legion D v Buck Wrinkleys; Higner Buck B v Castle B; Cra­ ven Heifer A v Royal Oak A. TUESDAY’S FIXTURES Team knockout


Castle A v De Lacy B; RB


PLATE COMPETITION Third Round


and Partridge A; Hogs Head v Victoria B; Buck Inn A v Pendle B; Kings Arms A v Royal Oak A.


Dog and Partridge B v Dog


home to Dc Lacy Arms A. Higher Buck A; De Lacy Arms I t was a timely moment ,to Av.RB Legion A. Byes: Kings • >gion B.


A; Dog an(i Partridge B v aye:


Team: Gretton, Whiteside, Briggs, Fielding, Jaques, Rowley, Tat- tersall, Proctor, Isherwood, Alien, Wigley, Watson, Allen, Cox,


Try scorers: P. Whiteside (3), M. Bngga, I. Fielding, P. Jaques, D. Cox (3 conversions).


. , ' ............... n » „ , ■ ■


and the mauls but, with some slick passing and great turns or speed, the backs managed to turn the game to Chtheroe s


targe and ran In a num­


this weekend when they i return visit to Broughton, t


time in ther first league match


of the season. A t le a s t C l i th e ro e now


k n ow w h e r e t h e ma i n strengths and weaknesses of Broughton lie, so their aim


must be to get the ball wider to their speedy outside backs. But to do this, they must j ’


more aggressive and ____aggres ive and assertive


if they are to overcome a big­ ger, more skilful pack. Clitheroe: Burrell, Heanan,


Johnson, Watson, Moorby, O’Duffy, Silcock, P ro cto r , Chambers, Dubowaki. Green (rep. Neary), Blanc, Nuttall, Holmes, Francis. T e am f o r S a t u r d a y (v Broughton, away, k.o: 3 p.m., meet 12-45 p.m.j A. Burill, P. Jaques, M. Briggs, D. Watson, M. Heanan, D. VDuflV, J. Sil­ cock, A. Tnomber. M. Cham­ bers, J. Knowles, D. Blanc, A. Nuttall, R. Holmes, M. Auster, M. Francis. Subs: A. Moorby,


Bob and Ken Swarbrick dove­ tailed superbly to win Sun­ day’s fourtall bogey competi­ t io n ' w i th e ig h t -u p . Ray Ashley and Peter Clayton fin­ ished second with seven-up and Barry Clark and P e te r Chanter claimed third place with six-up.


• Clitheroe ladicB were in


\


action in an LGU medal. Mrs H. Roberta Won with 93-30-68 and Mrs J . Bowker returned 94-19-75 to win the Past Cap­ tain’s Salver on the card from Mrs N. Hoyle (92-17-75).


D. Tattersall. Clitheroe 2nd XV (v Broughton 3rds, home, k.o: 3 p.m., meet: 2 p.m.) S. Gretton, D. Cox, I.


Fielding. S. Greatorex, A. Caunce, M. Rowley, P. Isher­ wood, M. Alien, M. Hodges, H. Proctor, S. Dundon. M. Wigley, P. Proctor, M. Watson, N. Hardman.


* .


continue their healthy start. A hat-tr ick from Andrew


HEADSTONE United Under 15s won both of their games in co n v in c in g m a n n e r to


• A Darryl Holden hat-trick and one from Michael Garner could not save the.Under 14s.from,a 5- 4 defeat by Anchor. Fielding a side weakened by injuries and holidays, the Under 14s were then beaten 5-0 by Huncoat. The Under 12s beat Whalley


Harrison, two from Stephen Lindley, and goals from Thomas Little and Steven Gnrstang helped them to a 7-2 win against Mill Hill and, on Sunday, they thrashed Broadfield Metros 10- 1, thanks to Paul Bracewcll (3), Steven Lindley (2), Steven Gar- slang (2), Andrew Harrison,* Ryan P y r r ie and Andr ew Harrison.


6- 0 before being clobbered 11-0 by Islington Boys. Goalscorers ?ainst Whalley were Martyn hompson (4), David Jaggs and Dominic Kay.


C LITHEROE Wolves a rc looking for a m an ag er to take charge of the eight year olds a t th e c lu b . Anyone in te re s ted sh ould c o n ta c t G e o rg e H i b b c r t (01200 26598). UMeanwhile, on the pitch, the


Brownhill Park with Glen Dins- dale scoring a hat-trick. Lee Walker, Matthew Mus-


nder 10s recorded a 6-5 win at


grove and Richard Hodges scored the other goals and Karl F o w l e r


man-of-the-match. w a s Two wins for ladies


STARTING th e i r s e a so n with a r u n o f v ic to r ie s , Clithcroe Ladies added Ver­ non Ladies and Stockport to their list o f victims. — Only good goalkeeping from


until half-time. Garraway opened the flood­ gates with a lobbed goal after


tne break. Ralph headed home from a Jill


Vernon’s shot-stopper proven- tcdClitheroe amassing a big score but Angela Ralph even­ tually scored two quick goals just before the break, the first coming from a cross from Caro­ line Slack.


tory in the second half when Helen Thwaite scored her first


league goal for the club. • At Stockport on Sunday, the


The local girls confirmed vic­ . .


home side took the lead against the run of play and hung on to it


Middleton cross and then scored again from Slack’s centre. A goalkeeping error saw sub­


stitute Prest pounco for the fourth goal before Ralph scored from the penalty, spot to record


her hat-tnek. Clitheroe Ladies, v Vemon:


Team, v Stockport: Scott (for Prest), Smith (for Ward). Subs: Ward, Hindson, Prest. * , .


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