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Big cup date for Blues ^ ^ By CRAIG SALMON


A PLACE in the third round of the Carlsberg FA Vase is up for grabs on Saturday as Clitheroe travel to tough Northern League outfit Eas-


ington Collieries. The team from Tyne and Wear


almost reached the first round proper of the FA Cup before being beaten by for­ mer league side Chester City 2-0. And Blues manager Dave Burgess


entheroc........................................ 2 while Rmsell Brierley pressed .


Ranwbottom Utd ..........................1 A MAGNIFICENT double blast from quick-silver striker Lee Cryer ensured Clitheroe returned to winning ways on Saturday at home to neighbours Rams-


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bottom United. In a closely-fought contest the Blues


took an early lead but were pegged back with little over a quarter of an hour of the match remaining. However, cool customer Cryer


knows his side are in for a tough test. He said: “I think we are definitely the


underdogs. They seem to be a bit of a cup side and were unlucky not to get to


the first round of the FA Cup. "I think at this stage we will be more


than happy to bring them back to


Shawbridge. “But we are confident. We’ve had


two good wins this week and feel we tire coming back into a bit of form,"


O The club is running a coach to their F.A. Carlsberg Vase fixture at Easing- ton Collieries on Saturday. The coach leaves Shawbridge at 10-


30 a.m. and the subsidised fare is .£5. Contact treasurer Terry Nelson on


425061. O A 25 kilometre sponsored bike ride is


being undertaken on Sunday with all proceeds going towards club funds. Contact Margaret Rimmer if you wish to sponsor this event on 424956.


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popped up out of nowhere five minutes later to give Dave Burgess’s men their


first victory in four games. The first real incident of the match saw Clitheroe take the lead in the sixth


minute. Neil Spencer turned Mark Thomas


inside the penalty area but was hauled down by the big centre-half just as he was about to unleash a shot on goal. Cryer stepped forward and calmly


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Richens into action in the 64th mint te after a fine one-two with Mark Heye: r United eventually got some rewa rd


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for their efforts when Phil Porter curl ed a delightful shot into the top corr er from outside the area on 73 minutes. If United felt they could go on a ad


win the game, they were stopped dead in their tracks five minutes later wh en Cryer arrived late at the back post to volley home a Lee Sculpher free kick Darwen ......................................... Clilheroc...................................... SUBSTITUTE Jason Jones fired Clitheroe into the second round of t he Floodlit Trophy thanks to two exc el- lently taken goals in extra time Dave Burgess's men had led for m ost


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r»nnt-Hnwn fipld from KrisRichens wass controlled by Neil Spencer who released Martin Aspinwall down the left.


pu do e Kris Richens His delightful first-time cross found


Cryer at the back post who had time to kill the ball before smashing home. Darwen huffed and puffed for the rest


of the half and caused a few anxious moments in Clitheroe’s defence while Cryer and Aspinwall always looked dangerous on the break. The blonde striker should have dou­


bled his side’s advantage shortly before half-time when an awful clearance by goalkeeper Lee Purvis fell to Cryer but Purvis made up for his bloomer with a smart save with his legs. Lee Sculpher cleared off the line in


of the match after Lee Cryer main­ tained his recent hot streak in froni, of goal in the second minute of the mat ch However, the Blues’ game plan was


slotted the resulting penalty kick home, sending the keeper the wrong way in the


process. Clitheroe continued to hold the upper


hand, although they were thwarted from playing their usual passing game due to the boggy pitch. Jamie Webster had a terrific volley


the 56th minute from Phil Baker while Purvis did well to hold onto Jamie Web­ ster’s effort in the final moments of the


interrupted significantly in the 3 1th minute when skipper Barrie H art received his marching order for a cr ide two-footed challenge on Darwt n’s


Jimmy Khan. The visitors had to fight a reargu ard


saved by Keith Nield on 23 minutes while Spencer broke clear 16 minutes later but shot straight at the keeper. Cryer went close to increasing the lead immediately after the interval


imu But before that, O’Neill will join ^ , i e


action from this moment and looke< 1 to have coped well with the loss of on ? of their most inspirational figures u ntil conceding a penalty in the final moments of normal time The game had barely begun be ore Clitheroe had taken the lead. A 1 mg


match. Clitheroe looked to be safely through


to the next round until Jones brought down substitute Mark Isherwood in the


Richens got an hand to Andy Walsh s spot-kick but could not prevent it from


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hitting the back of the net. Jones made up for his howler when he


slotted into an empty net after Neil Reynolds had beaten Purvis to the ball. Eighteen minutes later the Blues


made the game safe when Jones coolly chipped the keeper.


Speedy striker’s international call-up By CRAIG SALMON


leges Under 19s Squad. The 19-year-old goal-getter has


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been chosen to represent the national college side in a tournament in Trinidad and Tobago during March.


ROMISING Whalley foot­ baller Leon O’Neill has been selected for the British Col­


up with the squad later this month for a match against their New Zealand counterparts at Lilleshall. The former Clitheroe Wolves player


is currently on the Lancashire Foot­ ball Association Education Pro­ gramme which combines a football coaching course with an education programme in sport.


ton Stanley. T 1 1 r«ii irdr* O’Moill. who attends Preston Col-


lege, is also hoping to win a four-year scholarship in California, USA. The speedy centre forward has also


represented his county an11 scored on his debut for Colne against Bacup Borough in the North Wes t Counties’ Football League Seconc Division, having joined the Reds fre m Accring­


HE highlight of Bolton- by-Bowland Cricket


Club's year was recalled at the annual dinner held at the Coach and Horses Hotel. The first tour to the South of


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France to play against Monte Carlo Cricket Club was voted a hit. The game, which took place on the only available piece of flat land, high in the hills behind Monaco, was arranged by Nicky Thomas, a former member of Bolton-by-Bow4and


Cricket Club. Trophies were presented to:


LEON O’NEILL re sport on pages 37 and 23


Simon Reynolds (Bert Astley Trophy for fielding); Nigel Wilkinson (John Thcakcr Tro­ phy for outstanding perfor­ mance): Garry Fawcett (Tony and Rene Holmes Trophy for clubman-of-the-year); Stephen Booth (Ken Watson Trophy, players' player); Martin Brown (Yorke Trophy for catch of the season); Andrew Clements (Hodgson Trophy for most improved player); Stephen Booth (bowling trophy); John Hunt (batting trophy).


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Jane’s impressive haul


By GEORGE EMBLEY___


___.the fairways and greens at Whalley Golf Club is Jane Pollard. Jane only took up the


MS "AKING quite a


name for herself on


Royal and Ancient game three years ago, but since then she has displayed a nat­ ural aptitude for the sport and reduced her handicap


from 45 to 10.5. And she won no fewer than


SIX trophies during the 2000


season. Jane's prowess on the


course was rewarded when she stepped forward to receive the Greenwood Cup, High Task (nett), Margaret Light- foot Cup, Eclectic Cup, Birdie Tree, and the Silver Cup and Medal at the annual prize presentation. ^ The individual highlight of


a memorable campaign for Jane came when she shot 75-


13-62 to win the Captain’s Prize - equallingDaphne Dawson's course record in the


process. Jane said: “It has been a.


lovely season and I don't J


GOLFER Paul Dwyer is "still gutted"


opportunity to play along­ side Colin Montogomerie and Co. on the European


expect it to happen again.” Jane was introduced to the


sport by her parents, long­ standing Whalley members John and Ann Pollard, three


years ago. At the end of her first sea­


from 23 to 16 in 1999. This year Jane continued


son Jane's handicap had tum­ bled from 45 to 23. Jane lowered her mark


to develop her game and fin­ ished the competitive season


on 10.5 handicap. And Jane's next objective is to get down to single figures


as quickly as possible. Jane believes one of the


key factors in her taking to golf like the proverbial duck to water was taking lessons from the outset of her


career. “I went to Jane Forrest for


lessons right at the start and


still go to see her. “Going for lessons gave me


a good grounding in the game and I would recommend other beginners to do the


same.” A sales executive at the


Haslingden-based Parts Dis­ tribution (UK) Ltd, Jane used to be a keen tennis play­ er at the Blackburn Northern


after missing out on the


Tour.The 27-year-old Clitheroe- attached Dwyer is reflecting on what might have been fol­ lowing a dream start to the second phase of qualifying at Perelda GC in Spain - and a nightmare finale. Dwyer shot four-under-


sixth hole played into the wind and yielded few birdies - I bogeyed it three times and parred it just once. “In the third round it


came for me at the wrong time - 1 just needed a par to settle down and get myself back on course.” Dwyer parred the seventh


par 68s in the first two rounds and birdied two of the first three holes in round three to go 10 under the card after 39 holes. Dwyer said: “In the first


two rounds I was in total command, hitting the ball


well and making putts, and was only one off the lead” “At that stage I was going


well and very confident of making the final qualifying


element.” Then it all went disas­


trously wrong for Dwyer, who dropped four shots in the next three holes and tumbled down the field. “ The 220-yar, par-three


hole but dropped shots at the next two. He was level- par on the back nine but a 76, followed by a two-over- par 74 in the final round on Friday, spelled the end of the season for the local man. Dwyer continued: “I


played okay on the last day but could not buy a putt. “It was a nightmare finish


and I’m still gutted. I have had a good season and was ready to get there. “This season I have


' proved to myself that physi cally I can shoot the scores. “The third-round 76


taught me a lot and I must certainly look at the mental aspect of the game. “I have gone forward


again this year and I’m not giving up. Pm getting closer.”


club. That, of course, was before she was well and truly bitten by the golfing bug. SOLID SILVER: Jane Pol­


lard is pictured with her impressive Whalley GC tro­ phy haul.


(C031100/5) PHOTO: Colin Horne


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