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C lith ero e suffer H Blues boss upbeat ahead of the start of the new season th ird d e fe a t


CLITHEROE suffered a third straight defeat as title-chasing Cherry Tree's Nigel R,obbins claimed 8-40 to hand the Blackburn side a cnti- cal 30-run victory at Preston Old Road. . The game was the only match in the Ribblesdale


League to be completed, as all other fixtures were abandoned bn Saturday, most without a ball bemg


bowled.


seven points took Tree to within one of leaders Barnoldswick.


After bowling their hosts out for just 149, with


bouncing back from last week's double header defeats.


Clitheroe will be kicking themselves for not , . , ,


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"left-arm spinner Neil Bibby returning figures of 6- 60, the locals again failed with the bat in reply. Skipper Neil Bolton cracked a fine 56, but his side finally collapsed to 119 all out, as all-rounder Rob­


bins ripped through the order. Tree took first knock, but the only significant con­


tributions came from professional Naeem Ashraf, who hit 54, Chris Riley (20) and home captain Mark


Butler (19). Mark Hargreaves and professional Dexter Fitton


also chipped in with wickets as the title hopefuls


were dismissed for 149. Clithej-oe took command in reply as Bolton and


Stephen Bishop put on 82 for the first wicket. However, it all went wrong after Bishop was run


out for 20. Former Lancashire man Fitton could only add


run out.


, Robbins was unstoppable after that, as he tore through the middle order and tail enders to record an unlikely, and vital, victory for Cherry Tree. There was no play between Read and Blackburn


ry.


Northern, and Whalley and Baxenden. Ribblesdale Wanderers' game with Edenfield was abandoned with the locals having scored just four


runs in the first innings. On Saturday, Whalley are at Blackburn Northern,


Clitheroe entertain Great Harwood, Read travel to Edenfield and Ribblesdale Wanderers visit Settle.


B RIBBLESDALE Wanderers skipper Terry Braithwaite led a Ribblesdale League select side to victory in a Palace Shield League centenary match


at Penwortham on Sunday. The locals recorded a six-wicket success in the spe­


cial-game,which is part of the West Lancashire- based league's celebrations, 100 years after forming


in 1902. The home side were restricted to 135-8 in then- 40 . : „


overs, before the Ribblesdale League knocked off the winning runs in 34 overs, for the loss of four wickets. Barnoldswick's Matthew Nutter (47) and


Matthew Plant (21 not out) were among the runs, as was Umar Saddique (23) of Padiham. Earby's Pete Baistow finished on 13 not out. In the Palace Shield innings, Quasim Ali (2-24)


The defending champions were suddenly back m .


the game, and the pendulum swung in their favour when Clitheroe captain Bolton handed Robbins a return catch, having picked up another half centu­


three before following Bishop back to the pavilion, and disaster struck as Andy Burns was needlessly


By CRAIG SALMON


CONFIDENT Clitheroe player-manager Lee Sculpher has tipped his . side to win promotion on


the eve of the new season. The swashbuckling centre-


half insisted that as long as his side receive an even break, with injuries and suspen­ sions, then his team have the quality to end the club’s long wait for UniBond League


football. The Blues have twice fin­


ished runners-up in the league in the last seven years and Sculpher is determined to end Clitheroe’s tag as perennial bridesmaids. He said: “The aim is to win


promotion. “Don't get me wrong. There


are 22 other managers who will have the same aim and


opinion as myself. “Obviously, come the end of


the season, twenty-one of us will be wrong but I think we will be up to it. “I would say history would


suggest that we are one of the handful of teams who have a chance of winning it. • “The quality of the squad is


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good and should key players remain fit for the majority of the season then I am sure we will have as good a chance as anybody.” Clitheroe felt the full force of injuries last season with the


much publicised long-term injuries to central midfield regulars Neil Reynolds and


Carl Greenwood. But the Blues were also left


without attacking duo Neil Spencer and Lee Cryer for large parts of the campaign.,


Chris Whittingham


. Reynolds and Carl Greenwood are going to miss the majority of the season. They might be back towards the back end of the season. “I t’s a big blow to lose two players of their quality but


Sculpher added: “Neil


and Padiham team-mate Saddique (1-40) were the pick of the bowlers.


B CLITHEROE seconds' First Division title push suffered another setback on Saturday. After losing to Barnoldswick last week, the Chat-


bum Road side, in the only game in the division to beat the weather, crashed by 16 runs to mid-table


Cherry Tree. Tree posted a total of 187-5, but Clitheroe — in


similar fashion to their first team at Preston Old Road - were found wanting in the rim chase. However, they managed to avoid being bowled


out, as they closed on 171-8. They remain nine points adrift of local rivals


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By EDWARD LEE


MYTTON FOLD Golf Club captain Jim Hin- dle is planning a chari­ ty team event next month. Mr Hindle is hoping to


raise a substantial sum for the Children with


Leukaemia charity when the event takes place at the Langho-based golf club on September 5th. And the first prize on


offer should ensure a healthy field of teams. Teams of four are


invited to play in the event, and the winners will walk away with a trip to the De Vere Car­ den Park golf complex near Chester,, where they will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, two rounds of golf and use of all the leisure facilities. Entry costs £160 per


sentation dinner at Myt- tonFold. Ken Mantle won the


midweek medal round at Clitheroe Golf Club with a score of 81-12-69. There was a four-way


card play-off for second place with Nigel Willis (77-7-70) getting the nod ahead of Steve Dean (81- 11-70), Colin Akeroyd (85-15-70) and Jonathon Dugdale (76-6-70). R. Andrew, P. Connol­


card play-off to decide the winner, with Krysty- na Taylor, Irene Hinks and Mary Wallace miss


I t needed a four-way


ing out. Irene Hinks was


named as winner of the Silver Division, while Jan Burrows carded 84 to claim the gross prize after a card play-off with Chris Stokes."


ly and J. Andrew (79) won the three-man team event at Clitheroe on Sunday. But they needed a


Robinson was the winner of Whalley Golf Club’s ladies’ open singles. She accumulated 34


Blackburn’s Andrea '


card play-off to beat H. Preston, E: Taylor and R. Capstick into second place. Third place went to S. Dean, G. Thomp­ son and A. Moro on point further back. Elizabeth Barnes


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points to finish a point ahead of fellow club golfer Marleen Devine in the Silver Division. Mary Martin (Wilp- shire) was third with 31 points. . The Bronze Division


emerged as the winner of the President’s Day and Magic Eye Appeal prize at Clitheroe GC when she returned 105-31-74.


was won by Stonyhurst golfer Wendy Talbot after she shot 28 points. Home players, Jennifier Eastwood and Wendy Green, were joint second with 27 points.


Big semi-final Riverside beat date for Anna nearest riyais


CLITHEROE athlete Anna Grif­ fiths, turned in a more than respectable performance at the AAA. Championships in Birmingham,at the weekend.


Competing against the cream of the ■ " ■/:


young talent in the country, Anna was delighted to reach the semi-final of the Under 15 75m hurdles on Sunday. Running close to her season's best


time, despite hitting the first and last hurdle, she finished seventh against specialist hurdlers in a "loaded" field, full of title favourites.


RIVERSIDE v ir tu a lly assured


. themselves of the Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Cricket League title after a last- over win against nearesr rivals Chip­


•' However, both Calderstbries, who beat Rimington thanks to a Keitjh Gill


ping A.’ ...' . .


. 50, and Catholic Social Club, for whom Stephen Bishop smacked a half-centu­ ry to see off Ribchester, are not entire­ ly out of the running. In a low-scoring game, Low Moor


The previous day she was disap­ : "


pointed to throw only 8.99m in the shot putt, finishing 10th, and, Anna completed her weekend with an outing inthelOOm. Anna-, who trains at Hicks Health


and Raquets Club, failed to get to the semi-final after being eliminated in her heat, but she wasn't expected to quali-


fy and ran well., Next up is the English Schools'


1 Combined Events at the end of Sep­ tember, followed by the AAA Pen­ tathlon the following week.


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were bowled out by Gardner, who took 3-5, and Baines, who took 3-8. " • ; •;


■ But Chipping Ramblers were unable to reach the target of 65, after Coulter | 'took 3-11, and Charnley took 3-0. :


8; Chipping 111-4, Riverside 112-6; | Catholic SC 109-1, Ribchester 79-4; |


Low Moor,64): Chipping Ramblers 48- ' RESULTS


Calderstones 115-2, Rimington 109-3.. Points and Positiohs


. 1, Riverside 27; 2, Chipping A 24; 3 ,1 Calderstones, Catholic SC 21; 5, Riming­


ton 14; 6, Low Moor 13; 7, Chipping] Ramblers 5; 8, Ribchester 1.


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there are other players who have come in and they will get the chance to play.” A quirk in the fixture list


sees the respective NWC First Division runners-up from the past two seasons, face each other on the opening day of the season at Shawbridge. Clitheroe, of course, fin­


League Premier Division side Accrington Stanley a t the Crown Ground. After going 2-0 behind, Lee


Cryer tapped home a mis­ directed shot from Chris Whittingham to pull a goal back in the second half. Despite enjoying most of


ished second to Rossendale United the season before last, while Saturday’s opponents Prescot Cables were five points behind champions Kidsgrove Athletic last year. Sculpher added: “It’s a very


the play thereafter, Clitheroe succumbed to two further goals in the final 10 minutes to give the scoreline a somewhat flattering look. Sculpher added: “I thought


tough start to be honest. You don’t get a much tougher start than Prescot Cables. “They will be feeling confi­


dent after finishing second last season. “But I am sure they won’t


relish coming here and playing us on the opening day of the


we played very well for 80 minutes and then two goals went in during the last 10 min­


utes. “They are.two division


season. “Even though it is the first


above us and I thought we played very well and caused them problems. • The Blues have been


game, it is a massive game for


both sides. “Whichever team does not


get off to a good start will feel the pressure. “If we can get off to a good


start on Saturday then it takes us into the game on Tuesday night at Warrington Town full


of confidence.” Sculpher has injury worries


over Gary Rishton'and Stuart


Todhunter. Meanwhile, Clitheroe


signed-off their pre-season friendlies on Saturday with a 4-1 defeat against UniBond


drawn away to Woodley Sports on November 2nd in the second round of the Wor­ thington Challenge Trophy. • Chairman David Burgess


is organising a barbecue and cabaret evening after Satur­ day’s match at the clubhouse. The barbecue will be served at 7-30 p.m., followed by the


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cabaret evening. Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and £3 for children. They can be obtained by ringing the chair­ man on 445738 or contacting any committee member.


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