^ 62 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 15th, 2004
Samantha and Louise
l shine in GB squad
i RIBBLE Valley Modern
: Pentathlon aces Samantha Murray and Louise High- ton have again shone for Great Britain. The pair finished first
and second respectively at an invitational eastern European competition in Lublin, Poland.
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*5- Samantha won the Under 17 triathlon by just a second, while Louise achieved silver in the Under 19 tetrathlon. Samantha had finished
third in the shoot with a score of 173, before main taining third place overall in the 200m swim with a time of 2.21.63. However, her 2,000m
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run earned her gold, as the youngster streamed past second and first place to clinch victory by the nar rowest of margins. She also combined well
with the rest of the Under 17s to take first place for Great Britain in the team event, beating Hungary and the Czech Republic into second and third. Louise s ta r ted badly
with a score of 193 in the shoot, before climbing up to 11th overall with the best swim of the competi tion of 2.13.75. The next day she
improved on this with the best fence of the event,
(>- with an excellent 29 victo ries and only seven defeats to move into second place. And the Whalley young
ster ran the 3,000m in 12.27.5 to finish second.
Louise's Under 19 team finished third behind Hun gary and Poland. Meanwhile, as Saman
tha and Louise battled it out in Poland, fellow Rib- ble Valley athletes Eliza beth Highton and Sara Burns were competing in Holland in an Under 15 tetrathlon and Under 17 triathlon competition. Elizabeth finished sec ond overall with best swim and best fence for the Under 15s, and Sara won the Under 17s event. The previous weekend,
trials for the Under 17 European Championships, th a t will take place in Budapest next month, saw Sam Murray selected for the British team as she fin ished third in the shoot, eighth in the swim and second in the run to win the event by a full 11 sec onds. Team mate Sara Burns
finished ninth in the shoot ing - an excellent achieve ment given that she has only been competing in the event a few months. She also performed well
enough to be recognised by Sport England, who will give her extra funding through sponsorship as part of their World Class Potential Modern Pen tathlon scheme to help further future achieve ments. She is the fifth girl from
the Ribble Valley team to be awarded such funding.
Anna aiming for AAA glory
LATE entrant Anna Grif fiths distinguished herself a t the English Schools' Athletics Championships in Gateshead. The Clitheroe youngster
certainly justified her attendance, throwing a personal best in the Under 17 discus, and finishing higher than expected, placed 11th of 16 with a throw of 32.36m.
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tions, the throw was all the more impressive, in an event which stood out' in terms of technical excel
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, Anna then joined up i,c ; with her Lancashire col- leagues for the 4x100m
lence. Committee member Karen Farnhill along with others at the Whalley Tennis Club open day. (BU0701/2)
Whalley serve-up big win to consolidate top of table spot
WHALLEY A team consolidated their position in the East Lancashire Open Tennis League First Division with a convincing 4-0 win over Blackburn Northern B. Tim and Andrew Walters easily
won their matches, while the second string of Richard Lambert and Henry Farrar were also victorious. In the local Third Division derby,
Whalley C overcame Clitheroe. ' Things did not start off well for Whalley, with Andrew Cuynes and John Lever losing in three sets to the Clitheroe second pair. Meanwhile, Whalley’s first pair of ■
Tom Ormerod and James Burke were involved in a marathon three- setter, lasting over two hours, in which they finally prevailed. In the reverse singles, Whalley
recorded a 3-1 victory to keep them in the promotion hunt. Following some recent impressive
performances, the Whalley mixed team are up to second place in the
league. Last week saw a 6-2 victory over
Blackburn Northern, with Richard Lambert and Cathy Green continu ing their impressive form, winning four sets, while Gordon Pimperton and Karen Farnhill secured two more sets. Sunday's Open Day at Whalley Tennis Club proved a great success,
with a steady flow of visitors coming into the club throughout the day to enjoy the facilities on offer. 9 CLITHEROE Tennis A shrugged
off the blustery conditions to record an impressive and vital 4-0 victory against Accrington A. Their opponents were one point
and one place above at the start of. play, but this win put clear daylight between the two. The top match saw Derek Parrott
and a subdued Phil Mileham assume quick control of their encounter, winning 6-3,6-3. And in the second match, Steve
Pym and Tony Bush were reunited for another trademark marathon, triumphing in three sets. The return rubbers both went the
distance, with Parrott and Mileham dropping a close first set before win ning 4-6,6-3,6-1. And on the other court, Pym and
Bush had another undulating encounter in which they claimed a vital five points. 9 FINDING a suitable venue for
Clitheroe A’s match at Sunnyhurst of Darwen on Saturday proved to be more taxing than the match itself. The game was scheduled for the
shale courts of their hosts, but despite a lot of hard work, incessant rain forced a move to Roefield Ten nis Centre.
relay, competing in a field Dolphins gala has
of 30 teams. With little practice, the
team, with Anna running the anchor leg, were cruel ly denied a final place by 3/100thsof a second. After Anna took the
baton in third place, she closed down hard on sec ond, before finishing just
adrift. I t seemed the side would
qualify as fastest losers, but were eventually placed ninth overall. Anna now has her sights
set on the AAA champi onships in the middle of August, where she will compete in the discus and 300m.
Stateside flavour CLITHEROE Dolphins staged a very successful in- house gala at Ribblesdale Pool, with over 70 swimmers
taking part. The programme of events was the same used in the
Speedo League, for which the Dolphins have recently been accepted, and all the times were recorded to ensure that the very best team will be selected for the galas due to start in October.- As the gala was on July 4th - American Independence
Day - the teams were divided into American States. Florida emerged the winners with 116 points, closely followed by Texas with 111, and Hawaii in third with 93
points. A total of 119 personal best times were recorded and
£51 was collected in aid of Sport Relief, which came from an organised quiz and raffle.
In the top match, Derek Parrott
and debutant Daniel Bush, whose big serving should prove to be an asset, won their match 6-1, 6-3, while Mary Brass helped carry Steve Pym to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over the second pair. The return matches were also
comfortable, with Parrott and Bush winning 6-3, 6-1 and their team mates closed out their rubber 6-2,6-
2. The result gave Clitheroe a vital
five points to consolidate third place in the league, a standing which will be threatened by next week's fixture at Whalley B. Clitheroe A travelled to face Crow
Wood A on a blustery evening, but Phil Mileham and Julie Pym lost 6- 4, 6-4 against Crow Wood's number one pair. They rallied against the number
two pair, winning the first set 6-2, before losing the second set 6-1. Stephen Pym and Mary Brass
played with controlled aggression, running out clear winners against Crow Wood's top pair 6-3,6-2. They then wrapped up the match by win ning their second match 6-4,6-2. This now puts Clitheroe in good
heart for the remainder of the season after recent wins against defending league champions Parkwood.
Wolves need new
blood for girls’ team CLITHEROE Wolves Under 10 Girls are presently searching for fresh talent for the new season. The local side are entering a seven-a-side team
into the North Valley League that kicks-off in late August. Any year four and five primary school pupils
interested in playing are invited to training on the Castle field tonight. The session lasts for an hour from 5-30 p.m. But if tonight proves to be too short notice,
training will be held at the same time and place next week. For further information, contact either Stella (07952350835) or Shirley (01200 443508).
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Chipping’s
goal glut CHIPPING extended their run of form to four games without defeat with two comprehensive victo
ries. The locals saw off Cat-
forlh and District Summer League strugglers Black Horse 9-0, before a 4-1 win over Elswick in the quar ter-final of the Billington
Cup. Chipping led 7-0 at half
time against Black Horse with goals from Scholes (2), Hayhurst (2), Airey, Spencer and Austin, which allowed manager Dom Hester to rest some key players. Substitutes Baines and
Woodhead rounded off the scoring with a goal apiece. Then against Elswick,
who had narrowly beaten Chipping in the league earlier in the season, the locals gained revenge. Chipping took the lead
with their first effort of the game when a beauti fully flighted centre was powerfully headed home by striker Danny Austin. Elswick were restricted
to long range efforts for the remainder of the first half, as the locals led 1-0 at the break. Matthew Ireland made
a fine early save to main tain Chipping's advantage, before the key second goal. Centre back Dean
Austin side-footed home from the edge of the penal ty area after good work down the left. With Elswick rattled,
Chipping extended their lead with another from the prolific Danny Austin, who finished with a glori ous chip after a neat back heel from Hayhurst. With the game all but
won, Danny completed a deserved hat-trick as he finished at the second attempt to make it 4-0. Elswick did manage a
consolation goal with a minute left, but the locals cruised through to the last four.
Readstone O
player hunt® READSTONE United W require new players for their Hyndburn and Dis trict League Under 15s side.
Training has already
started at St Leonard s (£p School on Thursday evenings, from 6-30 p.m., but anyone interested in playing is welcome to ^ come along. For further information, ^
contact Eugene Lavis- count (01706 600227) or . David Gray (01282 —j— 835159).
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Cobras celebrate cup glory
CLITHEROE Cobras under 11s A lifted the: Arthur Shaw Trophy for the second time in a tense final at Oswaldtwistle. Put into bat on a slow
wicket, the locals got off to the best possible start as Banks and Bowness took the score to 20. Le-Breton (12) kept the
runs coming, only for the side to then struggle on the slow pitch with the rain pouring down.
. The Chatbum Road side
managed a total of 50, which didn't seem enough despite the conditions. After a rain delay of
almost an hour, Clitheroe came out to bowl magnifi
cently. Bowness, Ramsden and
Nuttall restricted the first Oswaldtwistle pair to just four runs in four overs. Dewhurst came on. to
bowl at Lancashire team mate Metcalf, and togeth er with Ramsderi and Bow ness, the locals managed to subdue the key partner ship, restricting them to 19. Banks came into the
attack and claimed a vital wicket, and there was more tight bowling by Dent and some gallant stops behind the wicket by Walsh. This brought the final
pairing to the wicket need ing 19 to win. Le-Breton bowled a
superb line and length with his offspin, and Bow ness completed a fine bowl ing display, restricting them to two runs in his final over. Dewhurst came on to
bowl the penultimate over and bowled Ledger, beating him for pace. This left Le-Breton to
bowl another tight over to see Clitheroe home by seven runs. The trophy was present
ed by league president, and donator of the award, Arthur Shaw, and this more than made up for last year's final defeat. The Cobras also recorded
a fine victory in the derby at home to Ribblesdale Wanderers. Clitheroe got away to
their customary good start with , Bowness and Banks(9) scoring 23. The fine leg spin of Hop
kins then mesmerised the Clitheroe batsmen, taking 2-5 from his three overs. I t was left to Dewhurst
and Ramsden at the end to restore the scoring rate, with Dewhurst scoring 33, leaving Clitheroe on 63. In the early stages, Rib blesdale looked content to save wickets at the expense of scoring runs, and after eight overs had only mus- tered 18. The pace was picked up
with Hutchins scoring 12, but Le-Breton took the wicket of McGrath, thanks to a fine catch by Dent. This left the final pair of
Clarkson and Astin need- ing 33 to win. It was always a tall order
against the pace of Dewhurst, and when he bowled Astin with the last ball of the game, Ribbles dale were 17 short of the total.
The Clitheroe bowling
was exemplary on the night, bowling only three wides and one no ball. The Under 13s Cobras
returned to winning ways with a 30-run victory over Read. Batting first, they got off
to a solid start with Josh Holgate performing well again with an unbeaten 16. Jack McKenna and Oliv
er Devenney both con tributed unbeaten double figure scores, and it was the 10th over before Cobras lost their first wicket. Ian Scott responded in
his usual fashion with three huge sixes in his 21, and the tempo was upped in the last two partnerships with Mark Higson scoring a unbeaten 19 and Jack Dewhurst 23. Cobras finished with a
score of 132-6, leaving Read with target of 84 to beat. Read looked to be coast
ing to victory after a quick fire start to the innings, but ■ the middle order did not have the same fire power and the Cobras applied the brakes. The pivotal over of the
match was a double wicket maiden from Anthony Stinson, and as the run rate mounted, Read began to; lose more wickets. Stinson finished with 3-
16 and he was well support ed by Tim Le-Breton and Dewhurst, who both returned 2-14 as Cobras eventually finished com fortable winners.
Chatburn pull off recovery
CHATBURN pulled off an incredible recovery to win their sixth successive game at fellow high-fliers Skip- tion Cl on Saturday. The locals made 173-4 on
a green, unfriendly track, with the main contributions coming from Steve Proctor (64), Stuart Draycott (33) and Richard Shovelton (39). In reply, the home side
were well on the way to vic tory, needing only 12 runs to win with five wickets in hand and five overs left.
But then the dangerous
Williamson was caught at long off by Draycott and Drake run out with a direct throw from Proctor. The home side were still
favourites, but lost out thanks to three quick wick ets from Andy Booth and Draycott as Chatburn fin ished the game with a flour ish to move into third posi tion in the league. Chatburn seconds also
continued their push at the top of the table with a com fortable 60-run win over
Foulridge. In a reduced-over match,
due to rain, the locals post ed a target of 124-9, with Ted Topham top-scoring with an excellent 56, backed up by Geoff West (29) and Andrew Lambert (10). Foulridge were always
behind the asking rate in reply and finished in 64-9. The fielding was excel
lent, with nine-year-old Ali Zulfi taking two catches. Bowling honours went to
Geoff Lambert (4-20) and Russell Braithwaite (3-30).
Batting lets down Clitheroe
A POOR batting display condemned Clitheroe to defeat at title-chasing Set tle.
The locals were blown . ' ;
out for 107 in a game reduced to 40 overs, and Settle, despite losing seven wickets, cantered to victo ry m half the alloted time. The home side won the
toss and put Clitheroe in, and former professional Stuart Hornby produced a devastating spell of bowl ing to take 848. Paid man Craig Thyssen
was first to go, caught in the shps trying to work one through the leg side. Andrew Kenyon then
top-edged Hornby to the keeper, before Stephen Bishop was unlucky to be adjudged out leg before.
Mark Bolton was then
bowled by a great delivery, and Clitheroe were in trou
ble. Steve Whalley didn’t last
long before being bowled, but Simon Coulter and Neil Bibby, who produced one of his best knocks of late, set about repairing the
damage. However, Coulter was
then run out in highly- dubious fashion, with both his feet back in his crease, never mind his bat. But Peter Dibb - who
showed the older players how to play a straight bat - helped Bibby take the score into three figures. Once he fell, out lbw,
fell cheaply. Settle’s reply started
ominously as Paul Stafford hit Graham Kershaw for a six and a four in the first over, and the home side had passed 30 after four overs. But Kershaw bowled
Stafford with one that nipped back, and Simon. Bishop, promoted from the seconds, had the pro Robin Morris caught behind in his second over - after beating the bat four times
in his first. Further quick wickets
Bibby quickly followed, and the remaining wickets
could have made things interesting, but Mark Ver- den led his side home in typically belligerent fash ion, smashing the last three balls out of the ground. Clitheroe are at home to
Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on Saturday.
Players taking part in the WYKO company cricket competition at Read Cricket Club. B010701/3 Read host corporate competition
AN excellent day was had by Read CC's main sponsors WYCO industrial Services when Whalley Road played host to a corporate competi
tion. Eight teams from across
the country, who all work or are associated for the com pany, took part. A Northern side a South
ern side, a directors' team and a managers' team, from their head office in Hale
sowen in the West Mid lands, plus teams from vari ous other divisions in the company all took part. Even customers Kelloggs
cereal manufacturers had a team in action. But in the end the team
building exercise and cus tomer relations day saw the Northern team beat the Wyco Electrical Mechani cal Services side in the final. Read's Peter Sleep was on
hand to organise and offici ate the proceedings, and he was only happy to give the company something back in return for their sponsor ship: “This gave Read Cricket Club the opportu nity to say thanks to WYCO for their sponsor ship this season and last. “For a little club like
Read it is fantastic to receive the the kind of fund ing we get from the compa
ny as it keeps us alive and kicking. “And because it was such
a success, 'WYCO said they would be interested in •£. maybe doing it again next year.” Read Secretary David
Marshall added: “The whole day was absolutely superb. “I t ran very smoothly 'rt
and proved extremely suc cessful.”
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Nawaz surpasses 10,000-run mark
SHAHID Nawaz broke through the 10,000 league runs barrier during Ribbles dale Wanderers home encounter against Cherry Tree - a feat which may never he matched. The game was delayed
by rain, and when the teams eventually took to the field it had become a 32-overs a side contest. Winning the toss, Terry
Braithwaite had no hesita tion in inviting the visitors to bat first, and Nawaz struck with his fourth ball, edging opener Nigel Rob bins through to wicket keeper Martin Peel. Cherry Tree professional
Zahoor Elahi looked in good touch, before Nawaz had him trapped in front at 22 for his second wicket. Marc Burrows joined
Chris Riley at the crease and the pair moved the score along to 45 before the latter edged Nawaz behind to Peel to the dismay of the batsmen and the delight of the field. Braithwaite took a turn
bowling, replacing Rick Whalley, who had proved unlucky in his sue overs. The Wanderers captain
turned his third ball sharply to dismiss Burrows for 15, and followed that by clean bowling Robinson for nine in his next over. From here o,n Cherry
Tree were struggling, as despite a 25 minute break for rain, they could not break the shackles tha t Braithwaite and David Howard had put on them. As they chased runs, wickets fell, with Howard
bowling Jon Paul Baldwin for nine, before having Mark Butler excellently caught by Braithwaite on the boundary. Andreas Sudnik followed
in similar fashion as Nawaz took a well judged catch at 103. The Ribblesdale skipper
then returned to bowl Dilip Hussain for two in the last over to leave Wanderers chasing 109 to win. The home side began
their innings at 6-17 p.m., and with the sky darken ing, decided to try and get the game finished as quick ly as possible - losing wick ets along the way. But Ribblesdale profes
sional Nawaz ensured a swift win for his side with a chanceless unbeaten 79, passing that magic land-
Shahid Nawaz
mark along the way. Such was his domination
of the innings, only Alistair Marsh managed double
figures. Shahid faced 60 balls, of
which he hammered four sixes and 11 fours to see Ribblesdale coast to 112-5 in just 19.4 overs to sit just seven points behind fourth place in the league. The day well and truly
belonged to the profession al, and with the form he is showing he could even ^ reach 11,000 thisseason-a possibility that will have opposing teams quaking in their boots.
Weather can’t deny leaders
READ almost lost the leadership of the VEKA Ribblesdale League for the first time this season. But it was not another
team who almost deprived them of the leadership - it was the weather. Heavy rain delayed the
start of their game against Whalley until 4 p.m. At that point, the match
was reduced to 29 overs a side, and but for the efforts of batsman Lee Kearsley, the table-toppers would have won at a canter. Read claimed wickets at
regular intervals and even tually restricted the visitors to 125-8 - Kearsley scoring more than half of them
before
being.caught by Craig Walton off the bowl ing of Terry Little for 65. Little went on to claim
three wickets, as did former professional Peter Sleep - and the former was to play a major role later in the match. Read, with one eye still
on the weather, knew they had to get a move on, and raced to 81-0 off 15 overs when rain interrupted pro ceedings again. A further delay of 25
minutes meant that Read had just seven overs to score the 45 runs they needed to claim a win - victory being all the more important as news came through that
title rivals Settle had already beaten Clitheroe. In the end, Little and
professional Danny Law managed to preserve Read’s two-point lead at the top of the table. Little finished unbeaten
on 70 and hit two sixes and six other boundaries in his match-winning knock. Law was also in great
form as he hit an unbeaten 45 as Read won by 10 wick ets.
Read face a massive
weekend. Saturday’s trip to Cherry
Tree is followed by a big cup semi-final. Great Harwood are the visitors on Sunday in the
last four of the Castlemaine XXXX Ramsbottom Cup. That game is a repeat of
last year’s final which saw Read come out on top in a 540-run thriller - Little being the man-of-the- match on that occasion. On Sunday, July 25th,
there is another very big match at Read when the Ribblesdale League Under 15s clash with their coun terparts from the Lan cashire County League. Home players William
Driver and Chris Holt are expected to be selected for the Ribblesdale League.
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