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LEAGUE RESULTS


First Division


Billington A 12, Billington B 2: P. Conchie 50, J. Kelsall


84; P. Barker 141, C. Gorzella 71; D. Wilson 113, P. Ashton 65: J. Gibson 105, C. Taylor 59; S. Andrew 77, J. Ainsworth 68;


N. Harris 74, J. Atkinson 65. Ciitheroe Con. B 2, Whal-


ley 12: G. Ireland 37, A. Riley 70; J. Whittaker 65, J. Cross 68- S. Whittaker 68, J. Sumner 90; P. Clegg 57, R. Smith 83; P. Ford 92, J. Waggett 72; F. Watson 85, J. Timperley 91. Low Moor A 12, Catholic


Club 2: C. Drinkwater 99, D. Duckworth 62; S. Traynor 66, M. Byme 64; M. Holmes 78, R.


Alkon 46; D. Ireland 95,1. Mid­ dleton 90; P. Mercer 83, T. Byrne


58; P. Traynor 50, M. Plant 89. Chatbum A 8, Rimington


B 6: G. Clark 96, P. Winkley 89; G. Simkin 93, R. Bolland


63; P. Clark 62, P. Houghton 64; J. Lockley 80, P. Hobson 87; P. Craig 5 5 ,1. Fraser 95; M. Lawson 104, D. Seed 65. Waddington A 6, RBL 8:


R. Kay 75, B. Hargreaves 54; B. Waddington 51, N. Schofield 85; M. Keough 79, D. Chalmley 74; M. Dewhurst 39, S. Taylor 76; L. Cowking 95, S. Blackburn 55; D. Cox


72, G. Blackburn 97. Second Division


Slaidbum 10, Low Moor B


4: B. Walker 85, G. Tyler 81; J. Whitwell 92, T. Richardson


74; E. Rigby 64, D. Johnson 82; G. Parker 76, M. Moss 71; T. Robinson 89, A. Ford 75; D. Cowking 89, S. Mercer 98. Social Club 8, Ciitheroe Con.


A 6: 1. White 113, T. Smith 86; C. Smith 97, K. Smith 76; D. Baxter 57, M. Whittaker 109; L. Sutcliffe 58, D. Graham 111; S. Geldard 83, A. Isherwood 68; D. Clay 89, E Wilson 67. Rimington A 8, Chatburn B 6: J. Lund 103, S. Tomlinson


89; S. Petty 99, M. Paul 69; D. Calvert 92, J. Read 104; G. Watson 113, B. Dolan 79; M. Yates 77, S. Booth 91; M. Rhodes jnr 86, S. Simkin 95. Talbot B 6, Talbot A 8: 0.


Hayhurst 87, G. Johnson 64; D. Robinson 73, T. Proctor 96; S. Hayhurst 54, S. Proctor 77; A. Dickinson 113, S. Cookson 76; M. Garth 72, J. Winder 109; C.


Hayhurst 88, P. Proctor 70. FIXTURES First Division


Low Moor A v Ciitheroe


Con. B; Cath. Club v Whalley; Billington A v Chatburn A; Rimington B v Billington B; Waddington A v Downham. Second Division


Moor B; Social Club v Slaid- bum; Chatbum B v Talbot A; Talbot B v Rimington A; Police v Waddington B. TABLES


Ciitheroe Con. A v Low


First Division P W


Waddington A 4 . 3 Chatburn A........ 4 Whalley Con...... 4 RBL.......... ;...... 4 BiUington A....... 4 Low Moor A....... 3 CUtheroe Con. B. 4 RimingtonB...... 3 Catholic Club..... 3 Downham.......... 3 BUUngton B....... 4


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Social Club......... 4 Talbot A........... 3 Ciitheroe Con. A. 4


Talbot B........... 3 Waddmgton B.... 3 Chatbum B........ 4 Rimington A...... 3 Slaidbum.......... 2 Police................ 3 Low Moor B....... 3


4 2 3 1 2


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........................... 1 Second Division


Groundsman retires after 25 years


ALTHOUGH it had been a dif­ ficult season for Bolton-by-Bow- land Cricket Club, due to the foot and mouth crisis, the pre­ sentation night was held in the


Coach and Horses on Friday. The cricket field was a no-go


area because it is surrounded by agricultural land so all the match­ es were played away and other local clubs were very understand­


ing of the situation. President Mrs A. Bosonnet pre­ sented th e following awards.


sented the following awards,


EAST Lancashire Sharks captain Andy Sudworth travelled to Reighton Sands in Yorkshire at the week­ end to compete in the annual individual pool tournament, which fea­


tures prize money of


£3,000. Sudworth had an


extremely productive weekend, reaching the semi-finals of the event, before going down to for­ mer professional and England captain Andy Appleton, who went on


R o g e r Ban ks, o u ts ta n d in g p e r ­ « . ____ ...1_when h e w a s n o t allowed to ven


f o rm a n c e a n d b a t t i n g aw a r d , Simon Rey no ld s , c a tc h of th e se a­ son a n d p layers' player; P a u l L ev - e t t , b e s t fielder; S. Bo o th , bowling aw a rd ; C. B o s o n n e t , p la y e r -o f - the-year ; Dougie Moss, c lu bm an-


of-the-year. C h a i rm a n M ic h a e l S m a l le y


th a n k e d e v e ry o n e fo r th e i r s u p ­ p o r t a n d m ad e a spe cial m en t io n of Dougie Mos s who w a s re tirin g. F o r over 25 y e a r s M r Mo s s h a s


p rep a red th e wicke t a n d th is sum ­ m e r h e w a tc h e d w i th f ru s t ra t io n


m e r h e w a tc h e d w u n m m ™ , S u d w o r t h ’ s s e m i s u c c e s s “


progress. Hopefully I can c a r ry th is form th ro u g h to th e en d of th e y e a r for th e R is h to n S h a rk s an d


for Lanc a sh ire .


r e p r e s e n t L a n c a s h i r e , alo n g w i th fellow S h a rk s p la y e r s I a n H a r l e a n d P e te M cQ u a d e , a s well a s C l i th e r o e 's M a r c a n d T o n y


Holmes


Clough. • The Ciitheroe Pool League winter season


breaks off tonight. T h e L a d i e s ' L e a g u e


to win the event. Over 230 players


follows o n Tuesday. T om o r row n ig h t se es


entered the event, and Sudworth had to battle his way through six rounds before reaching the semis. He played bet­ ter as the tournament progressed, and had only lost three frames before being felled by Appleton. He obviously enjoys travelling to Yorkshire,


having won one of the competitions on the Yorkshire Tour at his first attempt the previ­ ous year. He commented- " These events are really good for your game, as they are of a high stan­ dard, and you have to raise your game to


th e cu p f inal a n d p re sen ­ ta t io n n ig h t a t th e Roy a l B r i t ish L egion, W h a lley R o a d , Ciitheroe. The final, Buck A v


White Hart 2; Low Modr 7, Station Storm 5; Bridge 6, Dog Music Bar B 7; St Peters (Hurst Green) 7, Bay Horse 4; Buck Wrinkleys 7, Legion C 6; Brown Cow B 7, Pendle


D; » i » » ii - ■■ - - - - - - p o o l a t th e w e ek e n d to es B 4, Stork Hotel B 7; Horse L e a g u e f n c o u n t e rw i^ ^ • H e t r a v e l s to B la c k - Hotel B 4; Waggon and Hors-


Shoe A 6, Craven Heifer 7; Legion A 7. Buck B 2; Pendle Hotel A 4, Legion B 7; Castle B 3, Waggon and Horses A 7; Ultraframe (Craven Heifer)4,


Castle A 7. Tonight's Fixtures


Premier Division Dog Inn Whalley v Whai-


ley Arms A; Legion B v Castle A; Station Storm v Legion B; Low Moor Club v Stork Hotel


A; Buck A bye. First Division


' Waggon and Horses A v


Ultraframe; Castle B v Royal Oak; Brown Cow B v Dog Music Bar A; Pendle Hotel B v White Hart; Stork Hotel B


bye.


Low Moor, starts at 7-15 p.m., with the presenta­ tion to follow at approxi­


mately 9-45 p.m. Low Moor are aiming


for the league and cup


double. T h e l a t e s t C i i th e ro e


P ool L e ag u e re su l ts an d


f ix tu re s a re a s follows; RESULTS


Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Dog Music Bar A 7, Kings


Arms 6; New Inn 5, Royal Oak 7; White Horse B 7, Horse Shoe C 0; Stork Hotel A 7, Brown Cow A 2; Buck A 7,


Second Division Buck Wrinkleys v Brown


Cow A; Horse Shoe B v St Peters (Hurst Green); Whal­ ley Arms B v Waggon and Horses B; Bay Horse v New Inn; White Horse A bye. Third Division


Dog Music Bar B v Bridge;


Legion C v Horse Shoe C; Craven Heifer v Kings Arms; Buck B v White Horse B;


Pendle Hotel A bye. Tuesday


Ladies' League Royal Oak v White Horse;


Pendle Hotel B v Legion; Bridge v Pendle Hotel A; Dog Inn Whalley v Whalley Arms; Buck v Kings Arms.


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allowed h im o n to th e field a s long a s h e d o n n e d w h i te o v e ra l ls a n d w a s a c com p an ied b y one of th e i r o f f ic ia ls . F o r h is s e rv ic e h e w a s


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t o n e x t y e a r w h e n , h o p e fu l ly , c r ick e t will b e played ag a in on th e


village p i tch . P r iz ew in n e r s a n d o f f ic ia ls a re


p ic tu red a t th e Coach an d Horses. (C021101/6)


1 Former skipper signs for neighbours Hart accepts


new challenge at Stanley


By CRAIG SALMON


E X - C L I T H E R O E captain Barrie Hart is looking forward to the new challenge present­ ed to him by Accring­


ton Stanley. B u t th e 2 3 - y e a r -o ld


S co t w a s also so r ry to be leaving th e Blues beh ind a f te r a th r e e -a n d -a -h a l f y e a r s t in t a t Shawbridge. H e s a id ; “ I am s o r ry


to b e leaving. T h e y a re a g o o d b u n c h o f la d s a t


Ciitheroe. “ I t w a s a v e r y h a r d


d e c i s io n . I ’v e e n jo y e d W £ £ £ £ Grindlelon ...................................................


r e c e n t p o s tp o n em e n t s fo r _


iu i in - . T h e y say football is a gam e of tw o halves, a n d th is


e n c o u n te r w i th B ro n te W a n d e re r s , ^ halvegi a;


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g am e c e r ta in ly was. T h e h om e side g o t off to th e w o rs t possible s ta r t ,


f inding th em se lv e s 3-0 down w i th in th e f i rs t seven


" I H ic k l in g p u l le d o n e b a c k so o n a f te r , a n d T. W i l l i am s w a s u n lu c k y to se e a 3 0 - y a r d e f f o r t reb o u n d b a c k off th e crossbar.


, , , , T h e v is i to r s sc o red tw o m o re b e fo re th e b re a k ,


which saw G r in d le to n th e b e t te r side, b u t 5 - l down! T h e h o s ts cam e o u t for th e second half w i th th re e


u p f r o n t a n d a c h a n g e of p e r s o n n e l , w h ic h w a s rewa rded six m in u te s in when Hick ling g rab b ed his


second of th e day. C. C a ru s s c o re d th r e e m in u te s la te r , a n d M . . , ,


B ib by m ad e i t 4-5 w i th a header. Hickling th e n completed his h a t - t r ic k an d levelled


th e m a tc h a t 5-5, a n d C a ru s com p le ted th e come­ back w i th 25 m in u te s s t i l l to play.


. . However, w i th th e la s t k ick of th e game, th e visi­


to r s equalised w i th a sh o t th a t w en t in off th e po s t. On reflection, th is was a fau- re su lt w ith three-goal hero S. Hickling taking th e m an of th e m atch accolades.


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Crown G ro u n d is som e ­ th in g of a su rp r ise a s la s t week i t seemed H a r t was o n th e v e rg e of s ig n in g for R o s sen d a le U n i te d - w h o , of c o u r s e , p ip p e d th e B lu e s to p rom o t io n to th e U n iB o n d L e ag u e F i r s t D iv is io n b y th r e e p o in ts la s t season. H ow e v e r , H a r t


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A th l e t i c p la y e r is a ls o c o n f id en t th a t th e expe­ r ie n c e h e h a s g a in e d a t Shawbridge will b e bene­ ficial to h im a s he begins life in th e h ig h e r level of football which is th e Uni- B o n d L e a g u e P r em ie r


Division. H e ad d ed : “ I am look­


in g fo rw a rd to th e new ch a l le n g e . I w i l l g iv e i t


m y b e s t sh o t .” H a r t h a s p la y e d a t


t h i s le v e l b e fo re , w i th R a d c l i f f e B o ro u g h , b e f o r e h e m o v e d to S h aw b r id g e b u t th e


m o v e w a s n o t r ig h t for


him. H e a d d e d : “ I t d id n t


work o u t a t Radcliffe b u t I am m o re e x p e r ie n c e d now an d th e t im e I have s p e n t a t C i i th e ro e w i l l s ta n d me in good s te a d .” C iith e ro e p lay e r -m an ­


a g e r L e e S c u lp h e r p a id t r i b u t e to H a r t a n d w ish e d h im a l l th e b e s t


a t his new club. H e s a id : “ B a r r ie h a s


b e en a g r e a t s e rv a n t to th e club in th e four y e a rs o r so h e ’s b e en here. H e ’s never le t a n y b o d y down. “ B u t o b v io u s ly h e ’s


b e en given th e chanc e to p lay in th e Un iB o n d P re ­


mier League. “ F rom a C i i th e r o e


p o in t of view i t is disap ­ pointing, b u t from a foot­ b a l l p o in t of v iew y o u c an u n d e r s ta n d his deci­ sio n . C h a n c e s like th e s e a re few a n d fa r b e tw e en an d we wish him a ll th e b e s t , b u t o b v io u s ly if i t doesn’t work o u t th e n he knows where we are.” Me anwh ile , th e Blues


were d um p ed o u t of th e W o r th in g to n C h a llen g e


T ro p h y o n S a tu rd a y b y


S t Helens Town 3-0. However, th e scoreline


s l i g h t l y f l a t t e r e d th e h om e s id e a s th e sc o re r em a in e d g o a l - le s s fo r more th a n a n h o u r of th e m a tch . Two goals in two m in ­


u te s ev en tu a l ly p u t p a id to C l i th e r o e ’s c h a n c e s a n d S c u lp h e r s a id : “ I t w a s


d i s a p p o in t in g


bec au se for over a n h o u r we m a tch ed th em .


Anna Griffiths


“We co n c ed e d tw o in tw o m in u te s a n d t h a t ’s


co s t us. T h e B lu e s , w h o s e


sc h ed u led g am e a g a in s t Salford C i ty on T u e sd ay w a s p o s tp o n ed , face N e l­ so n o n S a tu r d a y in th e FA C a r l s b e r g V a s e a t Shawbridge. “ I t ’s a d e r b y m a t c h


a n d th e y will come here w i th n o th in g to lose.” C i i th e r o e h o s t R a d ­


cliffe B o ro u g h o n T u e s ­ d a y in th e M a r s d e n Cha llenge Trophy. St Helens Town ......3 Clilheroe............... 0 CLITHEROE’S inter­ est in the the Worthing­ ton Challenge Trophy was ended for another year by St Helens Town


on Saturday. T h e Blues h ad th e b e t­


te r of a goal-less f irs t half b u t th e n a c ra z y e ig h t - m in u te second h a lf spell s aw T ow n s c o r e th r e e


times. N e i l S p e n c e r w e n t


close in th e e a r ly s ta g e s o f th e m a t c h w h i le


R ich a rd F o g a r ty saw his g o a l - b o u n d


e f fo r t


blocked. Town failed to tro u b le


a n u n d e r - s t re n g th Blues d e fe n c e u n t i l th e 6 9 th m in u te when Le e Cooper f in a l ly b ro k e th e d e a d ­


lock. W i th in a m in u te M a t t


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Anna on the right track!


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