{E d i to r ia l ) , 4 2 2 3 2 3 (A d v e r t is in g ) , C l i th e ro e A d v e r t is e r & T im e s , J u n e 1 2 th , 2 0 0 3 3 9 Sport Information Desk JENNINGS RIBBLESDALE


CRICKET LEAGUE Senior Division


Baxenden....... 8 5 0 8 3 39 Salcsbury....... 8 5 i 8 2 37 Gt Harwood ...8 5 1 6 2 35 Bly Belvedere .8 4 i 6 3 32 Clitheroe ....... 8 4 2 4 2 28 Bamoldswick. .8 2 2 4 4 22 Ribblesdale W .8 3 4 4 i 21 Earby.............8 2 3 2 3 18 Burnley GSOB 8 1 4 6 3 17 Cherry Tree .. .8 1 4 2 3 13 Padiham.........8 1 6 4 1 11 Edenfield....... 8 0 5 2 3 8


Read...............9 6 1 2 . Clitheroe....... 9 4 2 8 ChenyTree ...9 5 1 0 RibblesdaleW .9 5 2 2 Gt Harwood. . .9 4 3 6 Settle .............9 4 3 6 Baxenden....... 9 4 2 2 Earby.............9 3 3 2 BlackburnN ..9 3 4 0 Edenfield....... 9 2 5 4 Bamoldswick. .9 1 4 2 Padiham.........9 2 5 0 Whalley......... 9 2 5 0 Os’twistle Imra 9 1 6 0 First Division P w L B N P


P.W L B N


Blackburn N . .8 6 Read...............8 Stacksteads .. .8 RollsRoyce ...8 Oswaldtwistle .8 Salesbury....... 8 Stackstcads2nds8 Settle.............8


Bly Belvedere .8 Whalley....... .8


Second Division P W L B N


0 8 1 10


Cunhffe (Swan) beat E. June- bluth (Black Bull); S. McTear (Horse Shoe) beat A. Harbord (Royal Oak).


Swan 5, Black Bull 7; Domi­ noes: Swan 17, Black Bull 10. High Scores: 140 S. Radovich.


126 B. Cunliffe, 125 L. Aston (finish), 105 B. Speak.


RIBBLE VALLEY DARTSAND DOMINOES


SUMMER LEAGUE RESULTS


Dominoes 8), Judge Walmesley 6 (Darts 2, Dominoes 4).


Pendle Inn A 18 (Darts 10,


Dominoes 6 ), Pendle Inn B 7 (Darts 1, Dominoes 6).


Band Club 17 (Darts 11,


noes 3), Black Bull 13 (Darts 4, Dominoes 9).


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT NETBALL


LEAGUE TABLES


Burnley GSOB 8 Rolls Royce 2nds8 Third Division


Read .............7 5 i 6 i 33 Settle.............5 4 1 6 0 26 Salcsbury....... 6 3 3 10 0 25 Oswaldtwistle .5 4 1 4 0 24 RibblesdaleW .6 3 3 6 0 21 Baxenden . . . .6 3 2 6 1 18 Clitheroe ....... 6 3 3 2 0 17 Padiham ....... 4 3 1 2 0 17 Bly Belvedere .5 2 3 G 0 16 Cherry Tree ..5 2 3 4 0 14 Edenfield....... 5 2 2 2 1 14 Bamoldswick .7 2 5 2 0 12 Earby ...........8 1 5 2 2 11 BlackburnN ..5 1 4 2 0 7


P W L B N P


CLITHEROE MEN’S SUMMER DARTS


LEAGUE Results


First Division Craven B 1, Swan A B 6;


Royal Oak A 0, Royal Oak B 7; Kings Arms 3, Craven A 4. Second Division


Swan B 1, Horseshoe 6; Legion A 5, Brown Cow B 2. Fixtures Monday


First Division Craven B v Royal Oak A;


Swan A v Kings Arms A; Royal Oak B v Craven A. Second Division


Legion B v Legion A; Horseshoe v Brown Cow B.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS AND DOMINOES


SUMMER LEAGUE RESULTS


Singles Quarter Finals B. Cunliffe (Swan) beat L.


Astin (Swan); B. Stanley (Horse Shoe) beat L. Waring (Swan); J.


Brown Cow A v Swan B; Brown Cow A 3, Legion B 4;


Calderstoncs . ..10 9 1 RBL............. ...9 8 1 RV Blue 1 . . . ..10 5 0 Rejects.........


Bill Panthers. ...9 3 0 Dog Sports 1 . ..10 1 0


Skirts........... ..10 5 0 Bill Tigers . . .


Dunkenhalgh ...9 8 0 RV Blue 2 . . . ..10 6 0 Higher Buck . ..10 6 0


Third Division p W D


Dale Vets. . . . ..10


3 0 i 0


ROEFIELD 5-A­ SIDE SUMMER


LEAGUE RESULTS


0; Playboy Miracles 8, Pookai United 3.


FIXTURES


New Inn; 9-40 a.m. - Menacing Duck v Red Army; 10-20 a.m. - Twig and Berries v Pookai Unit­ ed; 11 a.m. - Dunop Who v Play­ boy Miracles.


New Inn....... ..12 2 2 8 8 Pookai Utd .. ..11 2 1 8 7 Playboy Miraclcsl2 1 0 ii 3


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT POOL


Premier Division


LEAGUE RESULTS


7, Legion A 5; Brown Cow Chat- bum 3, Craven A 9; Legion B 3, Castle 9; Rose and Crown 3, Billington A 9.


Stork A 5, Stork B 7; Buck A


Dunop Who.. ..12 12 0 0 36 Red Army . . . ..12 10 0 2 30 TheMissfits . ..12 7 1 4 22 Croc Clowns . . . i i 6 3 2 21 MenacingDuck.il 4 0 7 12 Twig & Berries .11 3 3 5 12


TABLE P W D L P


9 a.m. - Clitheroe Clown v


fits 3; Twig and Berries 5, New Inn 5; Dunop Who 6, Red Army


Menacing Duck 1, The Miss- 2 0


ClitheroeCav ..10 8 0 2 26 Young Fanners. .9 8 0 1 25 Neo-technic. . . .10 7 0 3 24 Hair Company ..9 4 0 5 16 RP Hargreaves .10 2 0 8 11 Dog Sports 2 ...10 0 0 10 3 Second Division P w D


First Division P W D L P


Dominoes 7), Swan with Two Necks 8 (Darts 3, Dominoes 5). New Inn ll(Darts 8, Domi­


Bay Horse 16 (Darts 9, Rearranged match - Darts: First Division White Hart 7, Bay Horse 5;


Brown Cow Clitheroe 4 New Inn 8; St. Peters HG 8, Dog Music Bar A 4; Wagon and Horse 9, Pendle Hotel A 3. Second Divivsion


Witch 9; Craven B 2, White Horse A 10; Billington B 5, Buck B 7; Legion C 7, Bridge A 5. Third Division


Buck Wrinkleys 3, Pendle


5; Dog Music Bar B 3, Legion D 9; Kings Arms 4, White Lion 8; White Horse B 3, Royal Oak B 9. Ladies Division


6, Billington A 3; Bridge 1, Royal Oak 8; Billington B 2, Dog B 7.


Premier Division FIXTURES Craven Heifer A v Stork A;


Stork B v Buck A; Legion A v Rose and Crown; Castle v Brown Cow Clitheroe; Billington A v Legion B.


First Division


Bay Horse v Brown Cow; New Inn v Pendle Hotel B; Pendle Hotel A v St Peters Hurst Green. Second Division


Pendle Witch v Craven Heifer B; White Horse A v Royal Oak A; Bridge A v Billington B. Third Division


White Lion v Station B; Buck in Bronco's v Dog Music Bar B;


Legion B v Bridge B; Royal Oak B v Kings Arms. Mens Challenge Cup


v Buck A; Billington Band Club A v Brown Cow Chatburn; Rose


and Crown v Legion A; Craven B v Stork A; Stork B v Craven A; ’


Castle A v Dog Music Bar A; New Inn v White Horse B.


July 3rd. Chris Stewart Cup


• To be played on Thursday, June 29th.


New Inn v Castle; White Horse A v Royal Oak B; Bridge B v Stork B; Stork A v White Horse B; White Lion v Dog Music Bar B; Pendle Hotel B v Buck in Bron­ cos; Billington B v Craven A; Brown Cow Chatbum v Craven B; Legion A v Legion B; Rose & Crown v Legion C; Bridge A v Buck Wrinkleys; Pendle A v Dog Music Bar A; Brown Cow Clitheroe v Buck A; White Hart v Pendle Witch; St Peters Hurst Green v Wagon And Horses. • To be played on Sunday,


Billington A v Kings Arms;


GREAT HARWOOD AND DISTRICT


BOWLING LEAGUE RESULTS


First Division Burnley Road B 9, Leisure


Hour B 1; Globe A 3, Heys Inn 7; Gt Harwood 2, Ribblesdale A 8; Rushton Street A 8, Roe Lee Park 2; Sabden Black 8, Whalley A 2. Second Division


Clitheroe Cricket 8, Gatty


Park 2; Free Gardeners 9, Cop­ pice 1; Oswaldtwistle Conserva­ tive 9, Globe B 1; Rishton Con­ servative A .8, Salesbury B 2; Salesbury A 2, Hurst Green A 8. Third Division


Oakhill 4; Rushton Street B 6; Waddington A 7; Spring Hill 3, Whalley B 5; Oakhill Vets 5. Fourth Division


Grange 8, Burnley Road A 2; Castle B 1, Gt Harwood CC 9;


Castle B 9, Milnshaw Wanderers 1; Hurst Green B 7, Sabden Blue 3; Hurst Green B 2, Sabden Red


Keys Inn...........8 RushtonStA . ..8 Gt Harwood . . . .8 RibblcsdaleA . ..8 Whalley A.........8 Globe A.............8 Burnley Rd B . . . 8 RocLecPark .. .8 Sabden Black . . . 8 Leisure Hour B.. 8


Hurst Green A ..8 Clithcroe Cricket 8 Rishton Con A .. 8 Ossy Con...........8 Free Gardeners.. 8 SaicsburyA....... 8 Coppice.............8 Globe B .


........8


Salesbury B....... 8 Gatty Park....... 8 Third Division


Rushton St B . ..8 Burnley Rd A . . . 8 Oakhill ............. 8 Waddington A ..8 Grange ..............8 Oakhill Vets . . . . 8 Whalley B.........7 RibblcsdaieB ...7 Spring I i i i l ....... 8


Leisure Hour A .. 6 Fourth Division


Mercer Park . . . ,9 Gt Harwood C.C. 10 Waddington B . 10 SabdenRed . . . .9 Sydney Street . ..0 Rishton Con B ..9 Immanuel.........8 Sabden Blue___8 Castle B ............9 Castle A ............8 Milnshaw Wands 9 Hurst Green B .10


Chatburn lose R O V E R 75s


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2002 (02) ROVER 75 2.0 Club SE Auto 6,500 miles, zircon silver, alloy wheels, climate control, ABS brakes, front fog lamps, electric windows, remote central locking . .


R O V E R 45's/400's


2000 (X) ROVER 45 1.6 iL Sdr; Tahiti blue, 23,500 miles, power steering, remote central locking, electric windows, air con, CD p la y e r .......................................................................


2000 (W) ROVER 45 1.6 Club 4dr Saloon; Copperleaf red, 19,900 miles, electric windows and sunroof, air con,


front fog lamps, alloys wheels, heated front seats, power headlamp wash, ABS brakes........................


2000 (V) ROVER 451.6 Club 4dr Saloon; British Racing Green, 33,200 miles, aircon, electrical windows and mirrors, ABS brakes...........................................................................................£5995


1996 (P) ROVER 420 SDi 4dq Nightfire red, 69,000 miles, electric sunroof and windows, electric mir rors___


R O V E R 25's/200's


2003 (03) ROVER 25 1.4iL; Royal blue, Sdr, 110 miles, aircon, remote central locking, electric w in d ow s ......................... £8995


2002 (02) ROVER 25 2.0 TDiL Sdr; Copperleaf red, 6,700 miles, CD player, electric sunroof & windows, remote central locking, front fog lamps, ABS brakes, alloy wheels ................................. £8895


2002 (02) ROVER 25 2.0 TDiL Sdr; 7,700 miles, anthracite, CD player, electric sunroof & windows, remote central locking .£8695 2002 (02) ROVER 25 1.6iL Auto Sdr, 11,800 miles, wedgewood blue, central locking, power steering, air con, ABS brakes, electric windows and m ir rors .................................


2002 (52) ROVER‘25 1.4iL Sdr; 3,000 miles, British racing green, air conditioning, electric mirrors and windows, remote c/Iocking...........................................................


2002 (02) ROVER 2 5 1.4IL Sdr; Silver, 8,600 miles, remote central locking, electric windows and mirrors, air c o n .................£7750


2002 (52) ROVER 25 1.4iE 5dq Starlight silver, 4,500 miles, electric sunroof & mirrors, remote central locking ...................


2001 (51) ROVER 25 1.6IL 5dq Alumina green, 13,000 miles,


power steering, air con, electric windows, remote central locking .......................................................................£6995


2000 (W) ROVER 25 2.0L DiS 5dr; British racing green, 22.000 miles, alloys, front fog, electric windows & sunroof


2000 (X) ROVER 25 1.6iL Sdr; Tahiti blue, 29,500 miles, electric sunroof and windows, remote central locking .................£6295


2000 (W) ROVER 2 5 1.6iL 5dr Sienna gold, 20,000 miles, electric windows and sunroof, remote central locking, power steering.....................................................................................£5995


2000 (W) ROVER 25 1.4IL 5dr; British racing green, 23.000 miles, electric windows and sunroof, remote central locking, power steering.......................................................................£5995


2000 (W) ROVER 2 5 1.4iS 5dq Tahiti blue, 16,000 miles, alloys, front fog, electric windows and sunroof...........................................£5995


2000 (X) ROVER 251.415dr, Nightfire red, 9,100 miles, power steering, alarm and Immobiliser .................................


1998 (S) ROVER 200 Vi 1.8 W C 3dq 45,000 miles, silver, $ leather,'alloys, electric sunroof and windows ................... 1999 (V) ROVER 214 iE Sdr; 49,000 miles, Tahiti blue,


. full Primrose service history, power steering, electric sunroof and windows, remote central locking ..............


1997 (P) ROVER 216 Si Auto 3dn 18,500 miles, kingfisher blue, power steering, electric windows & sunroof. . . .£3750


4x4


2000 (W) DISCOVERY TDS GS5; Oxford blue, 35,000 miles, twin sunroofs, roof rails, front fog lamps, anti-roll, ace suspension ................................................................


OTHERS 1999 (T) FORD Focus 1.8 LX 5dr; Black pearl, 54,000 miles,


• central locking, electric windows, sunroof, 2 owners, FSH £5495 2002 (02) NISSAN Micra 1.0 S 3dr; Silver, 9,000 miles, power steering, group 3 insurance................................... ....


£5295


2001 (51) NISSAN Micra 1.0S 3dq Red, 11,000 miles, power steering, group 3 insurance..................... ..........................£4895


2000 (W) NISSAN Micra 1.0 Profile 3dq 28,000 miles, red, * " power steering, group 3 insurance, full history...................' . . . .£3895


£17750


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CHATBURN seconds suffered an emphat­ ic defeat against league leaders Bradley. Chatbum batted first against good bowl­


ing, and scored 104-8 after their alotted overs.


Zulfi with 26 were the major scorers. In reply Bradley coasted to victory by


nine wickets, with Stuart Mercer (1-26) taking the only wicket.


stones. An Ian Bythell 50 saw the villagers set a


dive as Paul Johnson hit 50 for Chipping A, who won by 30 runs.


against Ribchester. RESULTS


. ■


ping Ramblers, and Low Moor gained their first points of the season in a walkover win


A 122-3, Riverside 92-5; Chipping Ramblers 54. Catholic S.C. 57-2.


POINTS AND POSITIONS 1, Rimington 12; 2, Riverside, Chipping A 9- 4


Ribchestcr, Catholic Social Club 6; 6, Calderstones Low Moor 3; 8, Chipping Ramblers 0.


Youngsters win


AFTER a short lay off due to holidays and weather, Clitheroe Under 11s A team main­


tained their unbeaten record with a narrow victory at Earby. Put into bat, the locals got off to a fine


start through Bowness and Briscoe, but stuttered in the middle until Dewhurst and


McKenna brought the total to a reason­ able 228. Again, it was the bowling and fielding


that ensured the win, with wickets apiece for Stinson, Plant and Dewhurst.


In the final over, Earby needed seven


runs to win, but thanks to tight bowling and a brilliant direct h it run out by McKenna, the visitors went home smiling, beating their opponents by eight runs.


Latest qualifiers


THE latest round of the Ribblesdale Wan­ derers Bowling Club Spring Doubles was played out on Saturday. '


Dave Hoyle progressed to the finals day. They registered a 21-15 victory over M.


Blackburn’s Vincent O’Donnell and


Fletcher and B. Trevitt of Bolton. Steve Harrison and Joe Urmson of


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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK


A DRIVING FORCE IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY fir


Blackpool also went through, after a 21-8 win over Haslingden’s Mick Opie and Roy Barnes.


day, June 21st. The next round will be played on Satur­ Presentation


READSTONE United have arranged their annual presentation evening for tomorrow at Padiham Town Hall. Burnley Football


Club’s Bertie Bee is the main guest. Rimington 121-4, Calderstones 118-8; Chipping


team in the Midweek District Cricket League. But they were given a fright by Calder-


Run continues RIMINGTON are now the only unbeaten


respectable score, but the hospital side fell agonisingly close, losing by just three runs. Riverside’s challenge for the title took a


A strong Catholic Social Club beat Chip­ Dave Lakin, with a patient 22, and Amir


Second Division P


Bridge B v Station B; Buck B Buck B v Buck Wrinkleys; Dog Music Bar v White Hart; Legion 4, Buck 5; Pendle Hotel Station B 7, Buck in Broncos


8; Immanuel 5, Waddington B 5; Immanuel 3, Rishton Con B 7; Mercer Park 9, Castle A 1; Milnshaw Wanderers 4, Rishton1 Con B 6; Sabden Blue 8, Castle A 2; Sydney Street 3, Sabden Red 7.


Harold Blackburn Trophy FIXTURES 9.30am - J. Boyle (+3) v C.


Broadhurst (+3); M. Joyce (+3) v S. Gower (Scr); P. Pedder (Scr) v H. Woodward (Scr); J. Liversidge. (+3) v C. Campbell (+3); M. Gra­ ham (+3) v B. Tomlinson (+3). 10.15am - A. Leak (+3) v I.


Edmondson (Scr); A. Whalley (Scr) v I. North (Scr); D. Ellison (+3) v A. Wallace (+3); B Ash­ worth (Scr) v D Rostron (+3); B Hinks (+3) v K Leak (+3). 11am - R Campbell (+3) v E


Threlfall (Scr); B Yerkess (+2) v D Bonney (Scr); M McNally (+3) v M Beardmore (+3); A Dewhurst (+3) v G Ramsbottom (+3).


3pm - G Parkinson (+2) v M Howarth (+3);S Dowber (+3) v


G Skellom (Scr); S Edmondson (+3) v D Hogg (Scr). • To be held at Clitheroe


Cricket & Bowling Club on Sat­ urday. Competitors are requested to report at the times shown. Scratch time 15 minutes, no practice.


First Division TABLES LPTS


52 48 36 34 33 33 3


53 53


26 P


51 50 50 48 42 41 39 32 25 20


59 45 43 40 39 38 31 30 30 23


P


68 65 59 58 50 48 42 38 34 31 24 23


P


Berry (+3); E Leach (Scr) v O Howarth (+3); S Carter (Scr) v G Liversidge (+3); S Hitchon (Scr) v J Brown (+2); A Skellorn (Scr) v E Berry (+3); M Rimmer (+3) v M Wright (+2). 2.15pm - R Wright (+3) v N


Procter (+3); P Bonney (Scr) v J Hanson (+3); R Derbyshire (+3) vADowber(+3). 1.30pm - M Comall(+3) v R


CLITHEROE kept up the heat on neighbours and Jen­ nings Ribblesdale League leaders Read, with an impressive nine-wicket win over Bamoldswick. And it was a skipper’s per­


formance from Neil Bolton th a t proved the turning point, as he hit an unbeaten 75 and took three wickets to ensure second spot.


Scothern keeping his end tight, professional Kulatun- ga set about retrieving the score, before he was out for 14.


Mark Hargreaves


grabbed the wickets of Luke Hodgson (1) and Jon Pickup (0), before the entry of Bolton. After taking the catch


th a t dismissed Michael Scothern, he added the wickets of Hall and David Scothem to end the innings on 118. Figures of 6-2-14-3 had helped his side claim another


two bonus points - making their bonus total the highest in the league;


have seen 200 runs a side, the visitors knew they were in for a tough time defending that target. And after the introduc­ tion of Bolton, their worst


On a track that should


fears would quickly materi­ alise. Clitheroe took jus t 24 overs to knock the runs off,


at Chatbum Road and had no hesitation in electing to bat. But after Matthew Lord (1) had gone early, the signs were looking as if that was the wrong decision. With fellow opener Ian


The visitors won the toss


see the innings home, as they easily passed the mark with nine wickets still intact.


action this weekend when they travel to Edenfield on Saturday, before hosting Padiham in the Ramsbot­ tom Cup. But they will be without the services of Neil Bibby, who has been forced out of both matches due to work commitments." ■ Clitheroe v


Barnoldswick


Kulatunga c Whalley b Harg­ reaves .................................14


A Khan b Gillespie....................10 L Hodgson c M. Bolton b Harg­ reaves ......................


1


J Pickup b Hargreaves................0 M Scothem c N. Bolton b Bibby 1 J Hall c M. Bolton b N. Bolton 19 D Scothern c M. Bolton b N. , Bolton.............................; . . .5


A. Ainsworth 6-0-27-0; M. Harg­ reaves 12-5-26-3; N. Bibby 6-3-14- 1;N. Bolton 6-2-14-3.


SSheraznotout.........................0 J Stead b Gillespie..................... 1 Extras.................................. 10 Total..................................H8 Bowling: Gillespie 14.1-4-32-3;


CLITHEROE


A Bums c Stead b Lord.........21 N Bolton not o u t ................... 75


M Boiton not o u t ..................... 9 Ali Zulfi of Clithcroe Wolves Under 8s Blue with Gary Arthur. (T0406003/2)


Wolves looking good in brand new training tops


M. Scothem 5-0-19-0; M. Lord 7- 0-28-1; J. Stead 3-0-19-0; D. Scothem 3.5-1-23-0; J. Pickup 1- 0-1-0.


Extras.......... . . . . . . . . . .15 GARY ARTHUR of the Barbers Shop i Total (for 1 ) .....................120 Bowling: Kulatunga 4-0-14-0;


Clitheroe is pictured presenting new train­ ing tops to Clitheroe Wolves Under 8s Blue captain Ali Zulfi. The team, managed by Jonathon Kaye, has just completed a successful season in


the Mid-Lancs Colts League and is now looking forward to competing in the North Valley Friendly League in the new season.


They are also sponsored by David Richardson of Stateside Foods.


READ showed why they are firm favourites to reclaim their Jen­ nings Ribblesdale League crown


been one of the surprise packages of the season so far, b u t were swept aside by the all-round expertise of host paid man Peter Sleep.


Two wickets and a masterful


unbeaten knock of 77 ultimately helped guide the Whalley. Road side to victory, sending them two points clear of neighbours Clitheroe a t the top of the table. Home skipper Warren East-


ham won the toss and decided to insert their opponents into bat, which paid dividends with imme­ diate effect.


Both openers, Stafford (6) and


Hornby (4) were out early on, with the former back in the pavil­ ion after a superb piece of field­ ing to run him out. Paid man Stuart Hornby gave


l i t t le res istance u n ti l he was clean-bowled by Sleep, before Taylor came the middle along­ side Mark Verden.


on Saturday, with a sublime dis­ play against Settle. The Marshfield o u tf i t had


Read underline credentials The la t te r was to guide the


innings along nicely, ably sup­ ported a t the other end by Tay­


went for a sublime 76, Settle were still well on course to topple 240, and maybe even a much greater score.


lor who kept the score ticking over. Even when Verden eventually


lapsed to just 197-7 from their 45 overs, after notching just 40 runs from the final 10. Sleep dominated th e Read attack, bowling 23 of his sides 45


overs, with Oliver Newby taking four wickets for 78. In reply, Terry Little started


about achieving the target with­ ou t h e s i ta t io n , as he cracked numerous shots to the boundary alongside Nick Marsh. However, Marsh didn’t last


himself in th e middle, with effortless strokes all across the park as Read set about chasing


WHALLEY picked up only their second win of the season on Satur­


[T AT t tm r _ * 1__J 1 . . .


Oswaldtwislte Immanuel at the foot of the table.


avoiding joining


five points back to Station Road, thus


day, with a four-wicket victory at Earby. Mark Whelan’s men took the


With Ossy winning at high-fly­


ing Ribblesdale Wanderers, it was imperative that Whalley picked up the points, and got their season back on track.


After being put in the field, 50


was put up for the opening wicket before skipper Chris Walton


long before he was caught behind off th e bowling of paid man Hornby for seven, bringing in host professional Sleep. And he immediately cemented


But a t 157-4, the visitors col­


the ta rg e t . L i t t le eventually departed, caught behind for 65, as Craig Walton came and went for four having become Tarbox’s second victim. Michael Whalley p u t on a


patient 24 to take the match to within touching distance of vic­ tory, with Sleep hitting the win­ ning runs as fifth wicket partner


Marshall looked on without scor­ ing. A day la te r a t Baxenden’s


Back Lane ground, Read’s Craig Walton was the hero of the hour as the Ribblesdale League pipped


the Saddleworth League on a bowl-out. This MEN cup first round tie


was to ta l ly wiped ou t by the weather, with the two sides re s tr ic ted to bowling a t the stumps to decide a winner. And a fte r Great Harwood’s


Gordon Simpson had p u t the locals 1-0 up, it was Walton who gave Read a 2-1 win and pu t them in the semi-finals. On Saturday Read travel to


Baxenden, before hosting Oswaldtwistle Immanuel in the Ramsbottom Cup on Sunday.


Once the pro had been clean- ^


bowled by David O’Neill, first Nigel Hodge (15) and then Paul Tilbury (0) weren’t far behind. And with Munns fast running


out of partners, he eventually went himself for a competitive 39, having been trapped in front by professional Neil Cordingley. A score of 208-7 seemed


respectable enough, especially as Whalley hadn’t been scoring freely in recent weeks.


departed for 27, before bringing stand.


Sam Munns, he hit a quickfire 51, as Munns allowed him the strike at every available opportunity.


turned on i t’s head, as Lee Kears- ley (30) and skipper Mark Whe­ lan (38) put on 63 for the opening


But the form book was to be


Earby ^Lancashire all-rounder Kearsley was first to go to a Steven Crook to the middle. And of a 59 partnership with


catch from Crook off Andrew Rushton, before opening partner


Whelan fell with the score on 80- 2.


After M a r tin Davies had


Read v Settle SETTLE


P. Stafford run o u t .......................6 K. Hornby b Newby...................4


Hornby b Sleep.........................28 M. Verden c Little b Newby . .76 P. Taylor not o u t .......................38 A. Davidson c Walton b Newby 15 T. Green c Payne b Newby........ 7 P. Ridgeway st Payne b Sleep . .1 J. Hughes not o u t .......................1 Extras ...................................21 Total (for 7 ) .........................197 Bowling: Sleep 23-4-62-2; O. Newby 14-4-78-4; A. Bennett 4-1-


26-0; C. Walton 2-0-11-0; W. East- ham 2-0-13-0.


READ


T. Little c Worthington b Tarbox 65


N. Marsh c Worthington b S. Hornby ...................................7


Sleep not o u t .............................77 C. Walton c Davidson b Tarbox 4 M. Whalley b Ridgway ...........24 G. Marshall not out ...................0 Extras ...................................22 Total (for 4 ) .........................199 Bowling: Hornby 11.3-1-28-1; P.


Ridgway 20-3-68-1; A. Davidson 4-0-24-0; J. Tarbox 6-0-30-2.


Whalley earn important away victory


it didn’t take long before Jason Smith and Martin Pye smacked the winning runs to send Earby packing.


Earby v Whalley EARBY


S. Munns lbw Cordingley ..........39 C. Walton b Gorton................... 27 Crook b O’Neill .........................51 ' N. Hodge Ibw O’Neill..................15 P. Tilbury c Westwood b O’Neill . .0


THE weather often plays a part in the weekend cricket action, but this time, it stayed away.


tain Terry Braithwaite must have wished the rain had come all at once, as his side suffered two disap­ pointing defeats.


Firstly it was the turn of bottom


side Oswaldtwistle Immanuel to visit Church Meadow, and go home with five points in their first win of the season.


crashed out of the Thwaites LCB Trophy to Wallasey, having been on the end of a nine-wicket thrashing. Sunday’s match saw Braithwaite


_ _ • j _______rT i~ 1 • , -v-r ”


win the toss and decide to bat, with the opening pair of John Rain and


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international professional Paul Strang - who featured in the Lan­ cashire League for Haslingden - and Williams would cause the brunt of the damage, as they shared seven wickets between them. David Howard, Robert Lloyd


and Dave Braithwaite could all only add a single apiece to the score, while only Pearce (10) of the tail- end entered double figures.


ting to grips with the track. However, th a t was all set to change, as from 56-0, the home side would go on to crumble to 87 all out. The introduction of Zimbabwe


. And 24 hours later, Wanderers And Ribblesdale Wanderers cap­


returned to the pavilion for six, it was the turn of Cordingley and Andy P ra t t to take the match into Whalley’s hands - and away from Earby. The pair almost made a ton between them before the former went lbw to Rushton one short of his half-century, and after Davies (47) had departed, Whalley stood on 199-5. And with four wickets in hand,


ingley 13-2-49-1; S. Gorton 7-1-45-1; D. O’Neill 13-3-40-3.


WHALLEY


Whalley entertain Great Har­ wood on Saturday.


L. Kearsley c Crook b Rushton . .30 M. Whelan b Jaggers..................38 Cordingley Ibw Rushton ............49 M. Davies c Hipgrave b Jaggers . .6 A. Pratt b Hipgrave................... 47 S. Gorton b Rushton ................... 8 J. Smith not out ...........................6 M. Pye not o u t .............................4 Extras.................................... 21 Total (for 6) .........................209 Bowling: Crook 9.5-1-35-0; S. Hip­


grave 9-2-37-1; A. Rushton 7-0-41-3; R. Wiseman 7-0-29-0; A. Jaggers 5-0- 37-2; E Tilbury 4-0-22-0.


Wanderers suffer disappointing weekend


would only help Wallasey achieve their target, and i t wasn’t long before they had booked a third round tie at Read. Despite opener Luxon (1 ) being


A collapce of tha t magnitude


caught by John Rain at mid-off, the second wicket partnership of Mad­ den and Turnbull turned out to be the decisive one. The former hit the ball hard and


Shahid ^Nawaz soon get- Morrick who ultimately won it for 1 ‘■ ' . - l


After again deciding to bat after winning the toss, th e h om


m e s dpide


made a slow start, with six of the first nine overs being maidens.


ricks’s wicket-haul when he skied a delivery to mid-off, and from a promising .middle stint, Wanderers had stuttered to 143-9.


If


rick, as was David Howard iater on (5). Ryan Gladwin added to Mor-


Nawaz (19) and Craig Hall (4) were both caught behind off Mor­


dale lose ground on Jennings Rib­ blesdale League leaders Read, as Immanuel took the points back to New Lana And i t was paid man Wesley


u o o y a i u m a n v v e a i e y


. the visitors, with a tight spell of bowling in which he claimed a price­ less five-wicket haul.


straight throughout, as he ended unbeaten on 55, with his partner ably supporting him on 12. The previous day saw Ribbles­


the win was due, as Immanuel came on the back on five defeats from their opening eight fixtures.


However, they must have thought


But that wasn’t to be the case, despite hero Morrick being trapped


in front lbw off Ian Britcliffe for three. The visitors were soon 109-5, and


Wanderers a lifeline, with all three seemingly suicide in Immanuel’s vain search for an early conclusion. But despite that, with Immanuel


needing six from the final over, the winning run was hit off the final ball with, ironically, the visitors’ nine wickets down.


Wanderers v Immanuel


RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS Nawaz c Burton b Morrick .................19


M Peel lbw Morrick.............................49 M Briggs b Morrick...............................0 D Howard c Burton b A. Metcalf . . . . ^5 D Braithwaite lbw A. Metcalf . . . . . . . . 0


C Hall c Burton b Sipocz'. . . ! ! ...........4 \T


ik.t - vr„—


with a substantial amount of overs to go, were in the driving seat for their first victory of the campaign. But three comical run outs gave


OSWALDTWISTLE IMMANUEL


Morrick lbw Britcliffe..............................3 C Burton b Britcliffe..............................12 J Wilkin c Peel b Nawaz......................... 9


M Roberts c Howard b Britcliffe . . . . ! !l S Sadiq st Peel b Braithwaite...............40 G Metcalf st Peel b Howard................. 40 P Dignan run out ....................................3 A Metcalf run o u t ...................................*5 S Sipiocz run o u t ................................* [ *4 A Dignan not out ........................... ’ * * J Dawson not o u t ...................................*3 Extras...................................... Total (for9) .............................! ! ! ! l44 Bowling: Nawaz 19-2-51-1; I. Britcliffe


10-2-18-3; D. Howard 12-1-48-1; T. Braithwaite 4-0-15-1.


Wanderers v Wallasey RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS


J. Rain lbw Thistlewaitc. ; ................... 35 Nawaz c Williams b Doggctt............... 18 D. Howard c Williams b Thistlewaite . .1 M. Briggs c Madden b Strang...............2 R. Lloyd st McCullagh b Strang...........1 D. Braithwaite lbw Strang___; ............ 1 G. Maguire c Madden b Williams.........4


T. Braithwaite st McCullagh b Strang .2 A. Pearce not out....................................to


..................... I. Britcliffe b Williams .......... ...........................0 Extras .................................................. 6 T o ta l .................................


J- Braithwaite c Strang b Williams BritcliffebWilliams


........................... 83


T Braithwaite not out...........................22 S I Britcliffe not o u t .................................19


Extras . . . : .........: .................... . . . . . 7 Total (for 9) . . . 1........................... 143 Bowling: Morrick'23-7-75-5; S. Sipocz


8-3-17-1; A. Metcalf 6-1-11-2; G. Metcalf 8-3-36-1.


G McGuire c Burton b G. Metcalf.........9. MProcterbMorrick'................. . . . . . . 5 „ T


Bowling: P. Thistlewaite 9-3-18-2; N. WALLASEY


D. Madden not o u t ................................55 c_^a ,n k llntchffe . , .............


R. Turnbull not out ..............................19 Extras................................................. Total (for l) ......................................87


4-0-18-1; A. Pearce 4-0-22-0; J. Braith­ waite 4.3-0-22-0; D. Howard 1-0-1-0.


Bowling: Nawaz 4-0-17-0; I. Britcliffe . . . 3


A. Jaggers c Pratt b Smith..........37 S. Hipgrave b Smith................... 24 A. Rushton not out ..................... 6 P. Baistow not out ....................... 2 Extras...................................... 7 Total (for 7) .........................208 Bowling: J. Smith 12-1-67-2; Cord­


M Lord b Gillespie..................... 1 I Scothem c M. Bolton b N Bolton ....................................56


BARNOLDSWICK


before he was snapped up at backward point by Jon Stead, bringing Neil’s broth­ er Mark to the crease. And the brothers would


with Andy Burns lookign comfortable at the wicket as opening batsmen. He made a respectable 21


Clitheroe face double,


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