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DYNAMIC midfielder Jason Jones has put pen to paper on a new two- year contract with Ciitheroe Football Club. Supporters will be pleased to hear


th a t last year’s Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year will remain a t Shawbridge for the forseeable future. Jone s pledged his imm ed ia te


future to the club’s cause this week, having helped the Blues to runners- up spot in the North West Counties’ First Division last season. And he becomes one of only a


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handful of players in the club’s histo­ ry to recieve a contract offer, behind Neil Spencer, Barrie Hart, and cur­ ren t Manchester City goalkeeper Carlo Nash. Jones was almost an ever present


in the side last season, notching four goals, including one in both the quar­ ter-final and semi-final of the Wor­ thington Challenge Trophy. And the fact the club suffered dis­


appointment on both the league and cup front, has only made him more determined to help bring silverware to Shawbridge. The club have also announced the


ap p o in tm en t of Fleetwood Town coach Martin Eatough as their new assistant manager. He replaces Dave Sa rgent who


stepped down a t the end of last sea­ son due to work commitments. Eatough returns to Shawbridge


after a 10-year absence, having occu­ pied a similar post in the early 1990s. And C h a irm an Dave Burgess


spoke highly of th e new ap p o in t­ m ent: “As soon as Dave s tep p ed down a t the end of last season, Lee (Sculpher) knew who he wanted.


Victorious Read mount triple title assault


READ’S triple assault maintained full speed, as their Ramsbottom Cup and Ribblesdale League hopes were met with double triumph. A 128-run cup win over


Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on Sunday, followed a gutsy seven-wicket victo­ ry a t Baxenden 24 hours earlier. And th a t la t te r result sees them


maintain their position a t the sum­ mit of the table - despite now sharing th at spot with neighbours Ciitheroe. Despite the continued winning for­


mula the team displayed, paid man Peter Sleep endured something of an indifferent two days. An unbe aten innings of 75 in a


superb third wicket stand with Chris Walton, was the corner stone behind Saturday’s triumph a t Back Lane. However, Sunday saw him fail to


take a single wicket, and return to the pavilion with a duck for the first time in recent memory. At Baxenden, af ter winning the


toss and inserting the home side in, Baxenden openers Dave Usher and Andrew Holroyd set about posting a sizeable target. Holroyd just seemed to be getting


into a rhythm when he was trapped in front by Sleep for 31, with former Earby paid man Jonathan Harvey next man in. He smashed a quickfire 39 before


falling to Newby, before Pete Usher (17) soon followed, stum p ed by Payne off Sleep going for a sweep. For opener Dave Usher, it was a


case of running out of overs, as he just managed to reach his century before


the innings concluded on 219-3. Read enjoyed different saviours on


both days, with Walton and Sleep no doubt th at on Saturday. After openers Terry Little (18) and


Nick Marsh (4) had departed early on, the pair laid the foundations for a charge on the home score. Walton was first to reach his half-


century in 60 deliveries, striking the boundary ropes nine times, all along the ground. However, Sleep was to achieve his


in one ball less with eight fours, ulti­ mately ending on 75 after facing an equal number of deliveries. Walton eventually fell for a quite


magnificent 86, with the majority of th e h a rd work done by th e time Michael Whalley came in. But he struck a divine 26, to finish


unbeaten alongside Sleep and main­ ta in th e ir place a t th e to p of th e table. Sunday’s v isit of Oswaldtwistle


Immanuel was never going to prove a b an an a skin, w ith th e home side booking a semi-final berth a t home to Padiham. Batting first after losing the toss,


Little and Marsh set the tone, with the latter reaching his half century in some style. But just as he looked set to go on


for a really big score, he was to fall on 52 a f te r being clean-bowled by G. Metcalf. Little returned a Smithson deliv-


ery to fall three short of his 50, with the wicket of paid man Peter Sleep sandwiched in-between for a quite


staggering duck. With th a t prize


wicket under their belts, the visitors must have though they were in with a chance of a significant upset. Enter Michael Whalley to take up


the reigns as saviour, with a quite m ag n if icen t 74 off ju s t 60 balls, including seven fours and four sixes. An unbeaten 37 for skipper Warren


Eastham helped propel the innings to 269-7, with the home side getting the perfect s ta r t to the visitors’ reply. I t was going to be d if f icu lt for


Immanuel to reach th e 270 th ey required for victory. And th a t soon became impossible


once professional Wesley Morrick had gone for a duck off the second ball of the innings, caught a t deep square leg by Liam Woodvine. The home side acknowledged that,


and proceeded to use every outfield player as a bowler, bar wicket-keeper Neil Payne. And th e change in s ty le s soon ripped through th e b a tt in g order,


with Immanuel’s cup hopes ending on 141. This double win maintains their


three-pronged attack, alongside their involvment in th e T hw a ite LCB Kncokout. But no doubt the main priority for


everyone a t Whalley Road will be to hold on to their Ribblesdale League crown, and achieve back-to-back titles for the first time in 30 years. Read welcome Earby on Saturday,


and are scheduled to face Wallasey at home in the third round of the LCB Knockout on Sunday.


“Ma r tin was top of our wanted


list, and when we talked to him, he jumped a t the chance to join us. “We’ve managed to prise him from


Fleetwood where he was a ssistant manager, and he’s had experience at other clubs as well. “He’s been a t the club before in the same position in the early 1990s, and


he played for Ciitheroe in the mid-80s as well. “I t ’s a good move for us, and we’re


happy he’s decided to rejoin us.” • Ciitheroe are also set to s ta r t


th e i r pre-season train in g , tak in g place n ex t T h u rsd a y evening a t Shawbridge. The club then open their pre-season fixtures with the visit of Presidents’ Cup winners Staybridge Celtic on July 19th, before a home clash with North West Counties’ Sec­ ond Division o u tf it Padiham five days later.


B RIBBLESDALE Wanderers put last week's disappointing performances behind them with a tremendous win at Cherry Tree thanks to some outstanding contributions from the amateurs. Batting first, Ribblcsdale lost Shahid Nawaz for two,


caught at cover off Robbins, a rare failure for the paid man. But John Rain and Craig Hall rescued the situation with


an excellent stand of 57, before the latter was caught behind for 30 off Sudnik who struck again to remove Rain for a fine 38, trapped in front at 84-3. Marlin Peel looked out of sorts as he struggled against


Ashraf, who eventually got his man leg before, and when Martin Briggs fell to the pro, caught behind for 13, Ribbles­ dale were in deep trouble at 107-5 in the 30th over. Wanderers best stand of the season, worth 117 unbroken


between David Howard and Ryan Gladwin, turned the game on its head but they worked so hard for their team. Howard finished on 78 not out from 73 balls, but took 30


to reach just eight, and Gladwin scored just eight in his first 25 balls faced. This just shows how well Ashraf and Sudnik were bowling, but the batsmen dug deep and eventually


gained the momentum required to help their side to a defend- ablc total. The score after 37 overs read 132-5, but eight overs later, 92


runs had been added as Howard hit the ball to all parts of the ground, including a straight six into the canal off Ashraf. It was an immense innings by the former captain, ably support­ ed by the young Gladwin and a stand which duly won the game for Ribblesdale. In reply the home side needed to score a run-rate of five


runs per over and got off to a solid start, scoring four per over until Vcevers was lbw to Nawaz for 24 at 67-1 in the 16lh over. This brought the dangerous Ashraf to the crease to join


Riley, who was looking in good touch, but the introduction of Terry Braithwaite and Howard to the attack paid dividends, with the latter grabbing the prized scalp of the professional, with his seventh ball caught by Briggs for 19 at 96-2. The pressure was mounting on the batsmen, as the run-


rate required increased to six per over as things went from bad to worse. Riley, who had reached a deserved half-centu­ ry, offered a return catch to Howard, and Robbins was clean bowled by Terry Braithwaite in the next over. Hayes was stumped by Peel for three and Butler was


caught and bowled by the skipper for two, as the home side slumped to 126-6 in the 35th over. Ironically this was one run in front of Ribblesdale's score at this stage of the innings, but Kennedy and Burrows were not able to match the perfor­ mance and were content to keep Wanderers at bay to finish. Terry Braithwaite was very happy with his side's commit­


ment and spirit, proof that good scores are available even if Nawaz has a failure, but Barnoldswick beware when they visit Church Meadow this week, as Shahid doesn't fail too often.


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CLITHEROE Tennis Club enjoyed two notable victories in the mixed and open East Lancashire Cup competitions a t the weekend. The mixed team were in action, first against Crow Wood. Having first gone down in the league to the Burnley outfit, revenge was


sweet for the Chatburn Road four of Mary Brass with Phil Mileham and Louise Burrill partnered with Stephen Pym. They ran out victors by two matches to one. In the next round Ciitheroe face Whalley, who have also taken points off them in the league. The open team was also successful, overcoming Accrington A by 3-1. Phil


Mileham and Derek Parrott were undefeated in their four sets, while Stephen Pym and Mark Hanson won one of their matches but lost the other. They too will find themselves up against Whalley in the next round. The only disappointment of the week came when the mixed team


fell by 3-1 to a strong Blackburn Northern team. Captain Mary Brass was partnered by Barry Taylor, having his


first run out of the season, while Julie Pym and John Dickinson joined forces as the second pair. On Saturday a t 1 p.m. the club plays host to the East Lancashire


League Individual Finals. I t is the first time th a t this prestigious event has been held at


Ciitheroe and with some of the best players in the region on display, a healthy crowd is expected. Meanwhile the club's Summer Ball, which was also scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed until a date can be decided.


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B IT WAS a case of th ird time lucky for Ribblesdale Wanderers bowler Alan Dewhurst who has finished ru n n e r-u p twice in th e Harold Blackburn Trophy. He also gained his revenge


over Ia n Edmondson who was his opponent in the first of those finals of the Great Harwood and District Bowl­ ing League competition. Giving his opponent three


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