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Latest Spring Doubles winners


through to the final stages of the Whitbread Spring Doubles competition at Ribblesdale Wanderers Bowling Club. They will be joined by


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Martin Dillon and Alan Marsden won


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Birkenhead's J. Thornton and R.llall. Dillon and Marsden defeat­


had progressed to the final stage of qualification by win­ ning 21-15 over Leigh couple D. Livingston and R Boydell. In the other half of the draw,


Thornton and Hall were victo­ rious 21-1 over home players D. Johnson and J. Kay. I n the final elimination stage


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Burnley boss Stan keeps his promotion promise


By CHRIS BODEN ago that he would get the club C ti


back where it belongs. And he was as good as his word - if


not better. For he has succeeded where others


have failed - and in double-quick time.


when Ternent took charge of his first competitive game at home to Bristol Rovers in August 1998 that Burnley would be rubbing shoulders with Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday within two years? After losing 5-0 to Gillingham and


Who would have thought it likely


6-0 to Manchester City in the space of three days at Turf Moor, who would have thought Burnley would dramatically snatch second place the


following year? And even though the Clarets have


they clashed with Haslingden's D. Sowerby and M. Lambert who had earlier beaten A. Muck and F. Roberts from Burnley 21-15.


Thornton and Hall booked


their passage into the finals by winning 21-12. There are six more rounds of


qualification for the finals day, which takes place on June 4th. Vacancies are still available should you wish to enter. For further information con­


tact Malcolm Wensley on 01251 S24 163.


BOWLING LEAGUE RESULTS


GREAT HARWOOI) AND DISTRICT


First Division


Clithoroe CC 2. Antley 8; Glol>e At, Kibblesdule Wanderers A G; Rush- ton Street A 7. Great Harwood 3; Whalley A 7, Rishton Con. A 3. Second Division


Clavton Gattv 7, Haslingden 3; Saturday! Burnley Road B 7, Salesbury A


3; Come and Welcome!), Wadding- ton A 1; Coppice 7, Globe B 3; Hurst Green A 2, Sabden Black S;


Spring Hill 6, Rishton BC 1. Third Division


Free Gardeners 6, Castle B 1; Immanuel 8, Burnley Road A 2; leisure I lour B 9. Rushton Street B 1: Salesburv B 2, Whalley B 8; Free G;irdeners7, Salesbury B 3. Fourth Division


Castle A 8, Leisure Hour A 2;


Mercer Park 3, lino Ixv Park 7; Koe Loo Park 7, Oakhill 3; Sabden Red 10. Hurst Green B 0; Waddington B 7, Sabden Blue 3; Rishton Conserv­


ative B 9, Sabden Blue 1. DRAW


Tomorrow


President's Cup The Grange BC


K. liecli v R. Derbyshire; D. Dird v M. Howe; D. Greenhalgh v .1.Froo- rrvAn; ,1. Slynn v .1. Gillibrand; F. Wileock vs. Barnes. 10-15a.m. - R. Duxbury v D. Jones; A. Crutty v .1. 1 Janson: A. Anderton v G. Wood; A. Kdmundson v 13. .•Vshton; W. Whit­ taker v .1. Allen; G. Leonard v M. Joyce. 11-30 a.m. - D. Bonnev v J. Jones; S. Walsh v P. Singleton; E. Smith v N. Hartley; Sanih Dowber v G. Hindle; 13. Gillibrand v D. Mather; T. WckkI v F. Johnstone. 1- 30 p.m. - N. Threlfall v D. Simmons; J. Holt v W. Grotty: M. Cornall v M. Wensley; A. Dowber v M.


9-30 a.m. - G. Clarke v L. Ramell;


Bums: M. Gorton v J. Howarth; G. Roberts v I. Kdmundson: J. Norris v G. Dodd; R. Marsden v C. Massey. 2-15 p.m. - G. Yorke v C. Campbell; P. Bold v B. Minks; S. Johnson v I. Berry: Steve Dowber v T Griffiths: T. Crotty v J. Chatwin; S. Wood v M. Griffiths; C. Kmbley v A. Baxendale; P. Bonney v C. Ramell. 3 p.m. - B. Ashworth v G. Stephenson; K. Wells v R. Haworth; R. Campbell v G. Parkin­ son; S. Carter v E. Wallace; J. Ebo- ndl v C. Hope; B. Exley vS. Gall; B. Smith v A. Comall. TABLES


First Division


Antley................. ...... 1 Ribblesdale A...... ...... 4 Rushton St A....... ...... 4 Haslingden.......... ...... 4 Rishton Con A.... ...... 4 Whalley a............ ...... 4 Gt Harwood........ ...... 4 Clayton Gatty..... ...... 4 Globe A............... ...... 3 Clitheroe CC....... ...... 3 Second Diviston


P


Burnley Rd B...... ...... 4 Come & Welcome....... 4 Spring Hill................. 4 Sabden Black...... ....... 4 Coppice...................... 4 Salesbury A................ 3 Rishton BC......... ...... 4 Hurst Green A.... ........ 3 Globe B...................... 4


P


Waddington A............ 4 Third Division


Leisure Hour B............ 1 Free Gardeners............ 4 Whalley B.......... ....... 4 Burnley Rd A..... ....... 4 Castle A............. ....... 3 Immanuel........... ....... 3 Ribblesdale B..... ....... 3 Salesbury B........ ....... 3 Leisure Hour A........... 4 Rushton St B...... ....... 4


P


Castle B............. ....... 3 I'mirth Division


Roe Lee Park...... ....... 4 Sydney St........... ....... 4 Mercer Park....... ....... 4 Rishton Con B ........... 3 Oakhill............... ....... 3 Sabden Red........ ....... 3 Hurst Green B.... ....... 4 Waddington B.... ....... 3 Milnshaw Wndrs. ....... 3 Sabden Blue....... ....... 4 The Grange........ ....... 1


P


League. The outstanding side fin­


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ished well clear of their rivals, but lost twice, while runners- up Standen C were unbeaten. The C team's Matt Nettle- ton was unbeaten throughout


the season. Handicap competitions will shortly be arranged after


a league meeting. TABLE


Standen B........... ...... 14 Standen C........... ...... 14 Standen Z............ ...... 14 Standen A........... ...... 12 Bowland A.......... ...... 11 Bowland B................. 11 Whalley...............


P Bowland C.......... ...... 11 P


115 96 95 65 46 26 26 2


STAND EN B won the Ribblesdale


Mercer Park 8, Sydney St 2: IIARNOLDSWICK w


STAN AND DELIVER: Stan Ternent prepares to unleash Glen Little on an unsus­ pecting Scunthorpe United. ()()05()0/l 1F/I2


not been out of the top six all season, who would have thought Burnley would avoid the nervy end-of-season play-off lottery? But they did, and although there


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will be a summer-long party, you can bet that the most sober people will be chairman Barry Kilby, his board, and Ternent. For they know that the hard work


begins here. Burnley simply have to stay in the


First Division next season. This side is better than the side


that went up in 1994 - and I believe the First Division is weaker than it


LARETS boss Stan Ter­ nent told me when he took the job in June two years


was then. With the ambition and drive of a young and fearless chairman and


vice-chairman, the sky is the limit. But Burnley will have to learn the


lessons of the past. Twice the side have been promoted


from English football's third tier to the second. Twice they have come back down


again. That simply cannot be allowed to


happen again. But canny Stan has kept Bury


there after winning the Second Divi­


sion in 1997. And with money to spend on


strengthening his squad, there is no reason why he can’t do the same at his beloved Burnley. Whatever happens, one thing is


sure, Ternent will do it his way. A remarkable football manager,


Ternent, like Joe Royle, has that cer­ tain something - that magic formula. What he has performed at Burnley has been nothing short of a miracle.


again, too feir to me n t io n . I did what I h a d lo do, an d saw it


F


th ro u g h wi th o u t e x emp t io n . I p la n n e d each c h a r t e d cour se,


each careful s tep along I h e bywag, but more, m u c h mo r e lh a n this. I did il m y way. Yes, th e r e were l ime s , I 'm sure


you know, when I bit o f f more than I could chew. Hut through it all, when there was doubt , I ale it up and spat il out .


rank Sinatra's "My Way" perti­ nently sums up Burnley's for­ tunes under Ternent.


"Regrets, / 're had a few. hut then I faced it all a n d I s tood tal l a n d


d id it m y way. I 're loved, I've laughed a n d cried.


I've had m y fill, m y share o f los­


ing. An d now, as tears subs ide. I f ind


il al l so amus ing. To th in k I did all th a t , a n d m a y I


sag, not in a sfiy way. Xo, oh n o n o t m e , I d i d i l m y


way. For wh a t is a m a n , what h a s he


g o t . i f n o t h im s e l f , t h e n h e h a s n a u g h t . To say th e t i l ings h e t ru ly feels,


a n d n o t t h e w o r d s o f o n e wh o kneels. T h e r e c o rd s h ow s . I t o o k t h e


blows a n d did it m y wag!" You have to take your hat off to


him. The side's sheer spirit, dogged determination, refusal to give up and unbreakable will to win proved the difference - along with no little skill. The Clarets held their nerve when


those around them faltered, and for that, they are worthy runners-up to


Preston. It was Burnley's attitude, epito­


mised and instilled by Ternent, that saw them through. Clarets fans will look back on the


day promotion was won at Scunthor­ pe with the same fond memories as York and Wembley. The game itself was a typically


nervy affair, not aided by what Ter­ nent described as "a cabbage patch" of a pitch. Relegated Scunthorpe, who played


as though they had to win to stay up, had a good spell of pressure, and went


ahead on 20 minutes with a pearler of a strike from the gifted Lee Hodges. He picked up a loose ball 25 yards


out and cracked an angled shot which hit the underside of the angle and bounced over the line, with Paul Crichton clutching at thin air. But Burnley have a knack of scor­


ing when you wonder where a goal will come from, and just before the break, Micky Mellon pulled a rabbit


from the hat. A Paul Cook corner was cleared to


Mellon, and he controlled a 20-yard volley into the bottom corner. 11 remained an edgy game after the


break, with Scunthorpe looking dan­ gerous.


H


owever, Glen Little was intro­ duced on the hour for Graham Branch, and within 11 minutes he was to make the vital contribution. Again, it came from a Cook set-


piece, the ball cleared to Little, who fired a howitzer past a startled Ross Turner to start a premature party. Even when the final whistle blew,


and the jubilant fans invaded the pitch, the outcome remained unsure. Four minutes of injury time at the


Racecourse passed safely, with Brian Flynn's men defending like Trojans, and the party began for real. There was unbridled joy on and off


the pitch, and Burnley will be bounc­ ing all through the summer. It is another chance to establish Burnley in the top two divisions -


where they belong. And it will be nice to start on a


level playing field with those rascals down the road!


ROVER TO YOU: Don’t miss next week’s issue for a look back at changing times at Ewood Park


Barnoldswick v Clitheroe


1. Seothern b Bibby ............... 18 Temple c Bolton b Dewhurst . .2 F. Beech run o u t ..................... 31 M. .Scothern e Fitton b Bibby .31 A. Khan b F i t to n ...................... 1 13. Charnlev Ibw b Bibby..........G M. Nutter cS. Coulter b Fiitnn3 S. Shiraz b Bibby ......................G G. Farrar b Bibby.......................0 S. Lemon nol out ....................... 1 G. Stead not o u t .........................0 Extras...................................23 Total i for 9 . i ....................... 122 Bowling: G. Kershaw 1-0-9-0;


D. Glover 8-2-21-0; M. Dewhurst 8-2-20-1; N. Bibby 11-1-11-4: Fit-


ton 1 4-4-16-3. CLITIIKROK


A. Burns b Beech.....................-18 S. Bishop b M. Seothorn...........1


Fitton lbw b M. Scothern ........ 1 N. Bolton c Beech b Temple . . .8 M. Bolton not out ...................20 S. Coulter not o u t .....................32 Extras................................... 1G Total (for4 ) ....................... 12G Bowling: M. Scothern 10-1-45-


2; Temple IG-3-13-1; B Beech 7-1- 10-1; J. Stead 5-3-9-0 S. Lemon 4-


0-11-0. Edenfield


G. Smithson lbw Gorton . ....31 P Unit h Hnvlo


v Whalley EDENFIELD


. . .35 IL Storev not out ............ ........0


Total (for 2 i ................ . . .243 Bowling: Knowles 18-1-•104-0:


S. Gorton 16-4-52-1; H. Dovle 9- 0-51-1; M. Curry 2-0-24-0. WHALLEY


J. Kearsley b Kirby ........ . . . .53


Knowles Ibw b Slinger . . . ....21 N. Keighley b Kirby........ ........ 0 L. Kearslcv c Chadwick b Storey 34


A. Pratt c Kershaw b Hawke .26 S. Gorton 1) Storey.....................9 G. Edmundson not out .............6 H. Doyle b Storey ..................... 1 D. Malik not out .......................2 Extras...................................30 Total (for 71 .......................182 Bowling: Kirby 10-0-52-2; B.


Storey 14-3-39-3; \V. Slinger 10-6- 17-1; P. Dickinson 8-1-34-0; M. Ilawke 3-0-25-1.


Ribblesdale


Wanderers v Read RIBBLESDALE


Nawaz c Marsh b Hargreaves M3 M. Ward b Sleep.......................4*1 D. Gardner-Chan b Sleep.......... 1 M. Briggs c Longden b Sleep . . .0 D. Howard c Marsh b Hargreaves ......................................... 7


S. Mehmood c Marsh b Sleep . .8 R Spencer c Bardsley b Sleep ..1 M. Davies not out .................. 12


g B g ” j N a w a z o u t s t a n d in g in w in d o u b l e Ri


M. Bolton b Rehman.................2 M. Dewhurst b Chariwala . . . .25 N. Bolton b Bickerstaffe .........27 S. Coulter c Norse b Rehman .13 D. Glover b Chariwala.............. 1 M. Coulter lbw b Rehman........1 N. Bibby not o u t ................ M G. Kershaw not out .................. *


IBBLESDALE Wander­ ers got their season on track with a win-double


D. Fratt 7-1-25-51; N. Weaver 7- 0-30-0; I. Bickerstaffe 4-1-9-1; M. Charwala 5-1-8-2.


Extras...................................22 Total (for 9 ) .......................138 Bowling: Rehman 18-8-15-5;


Ribblesdale Wanderers


v Cherry Tree CHERRY TREE


M. Yeevers c Spencer b Howard ........................................ 8


D. IIayes c Briggs b Monk-----44 N. Robbins c and b Nawaz . . .12 Ashraf c Gardner-Chan b Nawaz


D. Redhead b Mehmood.........11 F. Reed c Gardner-Chan b Monk


G


G. Bolton Ibw b Monk............ 18 S. Wiggins c Gardner-Chan b


11


M. Butler not o u t .......................G A. Sudnik not o u t ...................... 0 Extras...................................15


Monk ...................................18


Total (for 8 1 ......................M9 Bowling: D.Howard 5-1-20-1;


D. O’Neill G-l-18-0; G. Monk 18- 2-53-1: Nawaz 9-2-24-2; S. Mehmood 7-1-19-1. RIHBLESDALE


Nawaz not out .........................88 M. Ward run out .....................30 D. Gardner-Chan b Bolton . . . .4 M. Briggs c Wiggins b Ashraf . .9 D. Howard not out


Total i for 3 ) ...................... 151 Fall of wickets: 1/84, 2/92,


3/112. Bowling: Ashraf 11-0-60-1; G.


Bolton 14-2-53-1; C. Hopwood 3- 1-20-0; A. Sudnik 1.5-0-13-0.


Oswaldtwistle Immanuel


v Whalley IMMANUEL


Whalley c Knowles b Smith . .51 M. Stevens b Sm i th ...................9 J. G. Metcalf b Smith.................7 R. Watson c Knowles b Doyle .70 M. Taylor Ibw b Gorton ...........2 G. Snape b Doyle.......................2 P. Mayers st Westwood b Doyle G A. Hornsby c Edmundson b Doyle .....................................3


P. Dignan n o to u t .......................7 A. Dignan notout ..................... 1 Extras ................................. 11 Total (for 8 ) ....................... 169 Bowling: J. Smith 15-1-41-3; S.


Gorton 22-10-82-1; II. Doyle 8-0- 36-4.


WHALLEY Knowles lbw b Woods...............1


G. Monk not o u t .........................0 G. Edmundson b Whalley-----13 Extras.....................................6 Total (for 7 ) .......................222 Bowling: Sleep 23-3-89-5; J.


Longden 6-0-25-0; W. Eastham 7- 0-15-0; J. Hargreaves 9-0-55-2. READ


T. Little c Monk b Howard-----4 G. O’Connor c Briggs b Howard 9 Sleep not o u t .............................91 N. Marsh c and b Nawaz . . . .33 G. Bardsley Ibw b O’N eil.......... 2 W. Eastham c Hall b O’Neil . . .0 D. Bennett b Howard.................8 M. Whalley b Howard...............0 J. Longden b Nawaz...................0 J. Hargreaves b Nawaz .............0 P. Swarbrick Ibw b Nawaz........ 0 Extras................................... 18 Total


Bowling: D. Howard 12-2-44-4; ................................. 165


D. O’Neil 18-2-GG-2; S. Mchmood 5-0-17-0; Nawaz 7.3-0-24-4.


Sunday Blackburn Northern Table Tennis Association


v Clitheroe B L A C K B U R N


M. Gillibrand lbw b Glover . . . .1 N. Fitzmaurice c S. Bishop b Glover ..................................21


Rehman c S. Bishop b Glover . .5 N. Weaver b Fitton...................26 M. Chariwala b Dewhurst-----52 A. Norse c S. Coulter b Fitton .0 B. Mahboob run out ...............22


D. Pratt not o u t .........................0 S. Brown c Glover b Bibby -----3 I. Bickerstaffe not o u t ...............0 Extras................................... 15 Total (for 9 ) ....................... 148 Bowling: D. Glover 9-0-30-2; G.


C L IT H E R O E S. Burns c Mahboob b Rehman 1


L. Kearsley c Watson b Horns b y ............................................0


J. Kearsley lbw b Hornsby........ 2 D. Redhead lbw b Hornsby . . . .5 J. Smith c Watson b Whalley . .8 II. Doyle not out ............... 9 M. Curry lbw b Metcalf ...........0 D. Westwood st Watson b Met­ calf .......................................... 0 S. Gorton b Whalley .................5


V. Woods 8-4-10-1; Whallcy 4.3-1- 6-3; J. G. Metcalf 4-0-11-2.


Settle


v Read READ


N. Marsh c Bhave b jolleys-----5 G. O’Connor lbw b Jolleys........ 2 P. Sleep not o u t ....................... 121 T. Little b bhave.......................47 G. bardsley lbw b Jolleys...........5 D. Bennett not o u t .....................6 E x tra s ........................................13 Total (for 4 ) .......................201 Bowling: Jolleys 23-5-90-3;


Bhave 13-3-53-1; Dalby 5-0-20-0; A. Fergie 4-0-30-0. SETTLE


Bhave Ibw M. Morris b Longden .............. 0 R. Hill c Marsh b sleep .......... 11


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at the weekend. Professional Shaid Nawaz was


in outstanding form with the bat and also chipped in with the ball. Against Read on Saturday he


smashed six sixes and 16 fours on his way to 143 in a total of 222. The classy Pakistani then


snapped up four wickets to help his side bowl out Read for 165. A day later against Cherry


Tree, Nawaz remained unbeaten on 88 as Ribblesdale surpassed Tree’s total of 149 with ease. In glorious sunshine on Satur­


day at Church Meadow, Wander­ ers batted first and got off to a great start courtesy of Nawaz and fellow opener Mike Ward. Ward was just six runs short of


his half century when he was the victim of a smart piece of bowling from Read pro Peter Sleep. Sleep quickly accounted for


David Gardner-Chan (1) and Martin Briggs (0) as Read threat­ ened a revival. However, these three quick wickets had no affect on Nawaz


, who, if anything, upped the tempo of his innings. Read’s John Llargreaves sent


...................8 Extras................................... 12


Dave Howard back to the pavilion for seven as a result of a fine catch from Nick Marsh, while Mehmood (8) fell to a similar dis­ missal - this time the bowler being Sleep. Paul Spencer (1) didn’t last long


before becoming Sleep’s fifth vic­ tim and Nawaz was the last man out caught by Marsh, who took his third catch of the day.


EAD professional Peter Sleep paved the way for ia superb 36 run win


over Settle. Sleep was disappointed to


miss out on a century a day earli­ er when he was left stranded on 91 not out against Ribblesdale Wanderers. However, on Sunday the expe­


rienced Australian was not to be denied as he cracked an unbeat­ en 121 which included 14 fours and two sixes in Read’s total of 201-4. In reply, Settle were bowled


out for 165 with only profession­ al Surendra Bhave (57) and Ver- den (65) offering any resistance. Read didn’t get off to the best


In reply to Wanderers daunting


total of 222, Read didn’t get off to the best of starts as Howard


struck twice early on. Terry Little (4) fell to a catch


from Graham Monk and Gary O’Connor scored nine before being picked off by Martin Briggs. Sleep and Marsh came together,


though, and gave the Whalley Road team some hope. The pro was particularly aggressive as he raced to his half-century. However, once Marsh perished


for 33 - a victim of a fine caught and bowled by Nawaz - a collapse ensued with no fewer than five batsmen failing to score. Garry Bardsley was trapped


lbw for two by O’Neil while War­ ren Eastham was first to go for a duck as O’Neil claimed his second wicket.


Sleep awake to Settle challenge


of starts as Nick Marsh (5) and Garry O’Connor (2) both became victims of Jolleys. This brought Sleep and Terry


Little together and the pair took the score from 17-2 to 145-3 with some wonderful strokeplay. Little eventually perished to


Bhave, falling three runs short of a deserved half-century. Graham Bardsley (5) didn’t


last long as Jolleys took his third wicket of the day. Sleep was still there, though, and nudged his side over the 200 mark in the final over.


Duncan Bennett was bowled by


Howard for eight and the same bowler accounted for Michael


Whalley (0). Nawaz then mopped up the


innings dismissing John Longden, Hargreaves and Paul Swarbrick leaving Sleep not out on 91 just nine runs short of a well deserved century. On Sunday, Cherry Tree won


the toss and elected to bat. Mark Veevers hit two fours in


the first over but then lost his wicket on the final delivery. Hayes was in impressive form


and scored the bulk of the runs as he and Robbins took the score along to 60. Nawaz took a catch off his own


bowling to dismiss Robbins for 12 and six runs later professional Ashraf (6) was undone by his fel-


o Settle’s reply w;is rocked when


opener Morris was clean bowled by John Longden for a duck. Hill scratched around for his 11 before losing his wicket to a fine catch from Nick Marsh off Sleep. Longden then shattered Aird’s


stumps for one as read sensed a early finish. However Bhave and skipper


Verden came together and looked to have put Settle back in the driving seat. Bhave, though, was trapped leg before by Warren Eastham


low pro with Gardner-Chan tak­ ing the catch. Monk got in on the act to dis­


pose of Hayes for 4A while Mehmood clean bowled Redhead


for 11 leaving Cherry Tree on 100- 5.


Reed also hit 11 before Monk


took his second wicket of the afternoon as Gardner-Chan clutched onto the catch. Bolton and Wiggins performed


for their 18 runs apiece but both fell to Monk with the latter becoming Gardner-Chan’s third catch. The innings eventually closed


on 149-8. Once again, in reply, openers


Nawaz and Ward got the Church Meadow’s outfit off to a solid


start. The pair put on 84 for the first


Maximum points as Clitheroe hit form


LITHEROE collected maxi­ mum points over the week­ end, crushing Barnoldswick


by six wickets and defeating Black­ burn Northern by virtue of a faster


run rate. On Saturday away to Barlick, a


superb bowling display limited the home side to 122-9 with chief tormen­ tors Neil Bibby and professional Dex­ ter Fitton in fine form. Bibby took four wickets while Fit-


ton claimed three for a miserly 16 runs off his 14 overs. Earlier, the West Craven outfit won


the toss and elected to bat. Professional Mark Temple


Extras.....................................8 sc ratch ed aro u nd for two ru n s b u t was Bowling; A. Hornsby 8-3-18-3;


Tota' ................................ then undone by Mick Dewhurst with Michael Bolton taking the catch. Ian Scothern was joined at the


crease by Paul Beech and the pair took the score along to 66 with Beech the aggressor. Bibby took the first of his four


wickets when he bowled Scothern for 18 and then five runs later Beech was run out for 31. Skipper Mick Scothern (31) carried


the fight forward but the rest of the batsmen failed to make any notewor­ thy contributions. Adil Khan (1) was completely bam­


boozled by Fitton and Bibby account­ ed for the captain courtesy of a fine


b Eastham ............ 57 c a tch from th e pro


Charnley (6) didn’t last long before he became Bibby’s third victim, leav-


M. Aird b Longden.................. l ing Barnoldswick on 115-6. M. Verden c & b Eastham . . . .65 R. Preston run o u t .....................5


R. Barnes b Dewhurst.............. 3 D. Worthington c Swarbrick b Sleep....................................... 1


Jolleys c Hargreaves b Eastham 2 A. Fergie c Swarbrick b East­ ham ........................................ 1


Dodgson not o u t .........................1 Dalby lbw b Sleep .....................2


Kershaw 4-0-9-0; M. Dewhurst 9- 1-32-2; N. Bibby 14-2-46-1; Fitton 9-3-19-3.


Extras...............................19 Total (for 4 ) ....................... 165


Bowling: Sleep 22.4-3-88-3; J.


Longden 10-0-26-2; G. Bardsley 5- 1-24-0; W. Eastham 6-1-26-4.


Nutter (3) was stumped by Simon


Coulter off Fitton with no further addition to the score and Graham Farrar was dismissed in the same over for nought. Bibby then took the final wicket,


clean bowling Sid Shiraz for six giving Clitheroe a target of 123 to chase. In reply Mick Scothern gave


Bamoldswick some hope when he sent Simon Bishop and Fitton back to the pavilion for one run apiece and with


Superb bowling display sets tone for locals


the scoreboard showing just 14. Andy Burns, however, kept the


scoreboard ticking but he lost his skipper Nick Bolton for eight due to a fine catch from Beech off Temple with the score on 69. Burns perished 10 runs later, falling


two runs short of a well deserved half- century when he was bowled by


Beech. Mark Bolton (20) and Coulter (32)


carried Clitheroe over the finishing line with three overs and six wickets to spare. Against Blackburn Northern, the


locals failed to win the toss again and were forced to field first in the hot sun. Opener Gillibrand lasted 12 balls for his one run before falling leg before


to Dave Glover. Professional Rehman hit a-run-a-


ball but the pity for him was that he only lasted five balls. Glover was again the executioner with Simon Bishop taking the catch. Fitsmaurice and Weaver batted


well to take the score on to 62 but the former became Fitton’s first victim for 21.


Six runs later Weaver was compre­


hensively bowled by the pro for 26 and Morse was out for nought in the


same over. However, Chariwala gave


Clitheroe’s fielders the runaround, smashing 52 off just 34 deliveries. Along with Mahboob (22), the pair


added 65 runs before Chariwala was bowled by Dewhurst. Mahboob was then run out nine


runs later and Dewhurst accounted for Barnes (3). Bibby got his first wicket when


Brown was caught by Glover for three before the home side finished on 148- 9.


In reply, Clitheroe got off to a bad


start when Rehman dismissed Burns for one with the score on six. Fitton (5) was given out leg before to Pratt five runs later. Clitheroe looked in dire straits at


14-3 when Mark Bolton (2) saw his stumps shattered by Rehman. The same bowler then struck again


dismissing opener Simon Bishop for 17 and with the score on 29-4. Middle order batsmen Dewhurst


and skipper Nigel Bolton performed well to add some much needed stabili­ ty to the innings. The pair took the score onto 77


before the captain was clean bowled by Bickerstaffe for 27. Four runs later Dewhurst (25) was also on his way back to the pavilion after being the victim of a wicked delivery from Chariwala. Glover (4) also saw his wickets


knocked over by Chariwala as the outcome of the match hanged in the balance. Simon Coulter (13) helped take the


score onto 114 before he fell to Rehman thanks to a smart catch from Norse and Mark Coulter was trapped lbw by the pro for four. Tenth wicket, partnership Bibby


(14) and Graham Kershaw (4) held their wickets intact as the match fin­ ished four overs early but with Clitheroe finishing on 138-9 and win­ ning by virtue of having a faster run rate. • Weekend selected teams can be


found on page 21.


for 57 just when he looked ready to cut loose. A batting collapse ensued as


Sleep and Eastham combined to send Worthington (1), Jolleys (2) and Fergie (1) back to the pavilion. Preston had earlier been run


out for five and Verden’s stoic defence was eventually ended by


a fine caught and bowled by Eastham for 65. Sleep grabbed the final wicket


trapping Dalby (2) leg before as Read bounced back with an excellent win.


wicket before Ward was run out for 30. Gardner-Chan didn’t last long before he was bowled by Bolton for four and Briggs hit two fours before he fell to Ashraf for nine. The Wanderers were never in


any danger, however, as Nawaz plundered the winning runs in his unbeaten knock of 88. Ribblesdale have also pro­ gressed through to the second


round of the National Club Championships after defeating Wigan by the narrow margin of


two runs. Gardner-Chan scored an excel­


lent 49 not out to help his side to


137 all out. In reply Howard was the pick of


the bowlers with four wickets as Wigan were restricted to 135-9 off their allotted overs.


Miserable weekend for Whalley


the season. On Saturday they went down by 61 runs at Eden­


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field, before being bowled out for just 51 as they chased Oswaldtwistle Immanuel's 169-8. At Gincroft Lane on Saturday, home skipper John


Kershaw won the toss and chose to bat. And that was to be an inspired decision as he hit the


Whalley attack to all parts of the ground in what proved to be a match-winning knock. Kershaw made an unbeaten 113, including 16 fours


and two sixes, in a stunning knock. After Simon Gorton had trapped Smithson (31) leg


before at 69, Kershaw and Holt put on 169 for the sec­ ond wicket, including 87 between the 30th and 40th over. Holt went at 238, bowled by Hugh Doyle for a fine


85, and Edenfield closed on 243-2, with none of the Whalley bowlers being able to keep the score down. The Whalley batsmen put up a good fight in reply,


and were actually ahead of Edenfield's 30-over tally, with seven wickets in hand. However, they couldn't find the same acceleration


and ended up 61 short. After opener Nick Keighley fell for an eight-ball


duck, professional Graham Knowles (21), Lee Kears­ ley (34), John Kearsley (53) and captain Andy Pratt (26) all took up the challenge. But when John Kearsley fell at 163, further wickets


stalled Whalley's bid, and they saw out the overs on 182-7. Pratt said: "We certainly didn't disgrace ourselves,


and I was happy with the way we batted. "Our fielding could have been better, but 180 at


Edenfield is a fair score. "We just wanted that final push, but we couldn't


quite do it." Pratt was missing against Immanuel, with Knowles


taking over the duties as skipper. He lost the toss, and Oswaldtwistle duly knocked up


a total of 169-8, with Roger Watson (70) and profes­ sional Russ Whalley (51) the main contributors. Hugh Doyle and Jason Smith shared the wickets, the


latter taking four, and the Kiwi three. However, the locals suffered a huge batting collapse


in reply, with wickets falling regularly, and Whalley were all out for just 51. ® More cricket news can be found on page 21.


T was a miserable weekend for Whalley as they suffered two comprehensive defeats in the first Ribblesdale Cricket League double header of


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