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Pratt blast helps off mark


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A B E L L IG E R EN T knock from Andy P ra tt inspired Whalley to their first league win of the sea­ son at Edenfield. Pratt smashed a superb


37 off just 94 bails - including a half-century in boundaries - while wicket­ keeper Martin Davies, who opened with Pratt, also hit 50 as the locals clocked up a mammoth 225-6 in their 45 overs. In reply, the home side


had no answer to the Whalley bowling attack as the Station Road men cruised home by 61 runs. Simon Gorton took a


superb 4-23 off just 7.4 overs, while professional Josh Marquet chipped in with 3-53 off 17, and skip­ per Mark Whelan added 20-2 off seven economical


overs. Whalley took first


RED ROSE CALL: Read’s talented young cricketers a 21050i /1. County call-ups


READ Cricket Club is proving to be a hot bed of new county cricket talent. No less than seven


promising players for the future have joined the ranks of Lancashire a t various different levels. The current Veka Rib-


blesdale League and Cup double holders have already seen firs t team player Oliver Newby called up for county action, but the club con­ tinues to chum out county standard players. Elliott Artingstoll and


v*r' Rachel Dakin both join


the county ranks as first timers for the boys’ Under 13s side and girls’ Under 15s siderespectively. They join batsman Sam


Marsh, who played for Lancashire last year, and will line-up for the Under 12s this year. . And 15-year-olds Chris


Holt, William Driver and Tom Marsh continue to impress the Lancashire selectors as they enter their fourth year playing for their county. All three play for Read


seconds and thirds, but since joining Lancashire


they are at present playing nearly every day due to their county commit­ ments. Their next games


involve a trip to play Cornwall and Devon Under 15s, before return­ ing north to play Wales. And the final player to


make the grade is Jennifer Laycock, who has broken through to the Lancashire Ladies’ first team. Pictured are Elliott Art­


ingstoll, Sam Marsh, Chris Holt, Jenifer Lay- cock, Tom Marsh and Rachael Dakin.


Lambert stars in win


CHATBURN seconds beat Denholme by 23 runs in their latest Craven and Distirct Cricket League match. The locals batted first, and after los­


ing three early wickets, they recovered due to a partnership of 50 between Gary Clarkson (19) and Chris Waddington, who finished unbeaten with an excellent


60.


The score was made much more respectable with useful contributions


from Russell Braithwaite (20) and an aggressive 31 from Geoff Lambert as Chatburn were all out for 171. In reply, Denholme struggled against


accurate bowling and good fielding, and as a result were all out for 148. Lambert was the pick of the bowlers


with a miserly 4-28 off 18 overs. The other wicket takers were Braith­


waite (3-58), Amaar Zulfi (1-38) and Clarkson (1-12).


Social Club up and running


CATHOLIC SC notched up their first win of the Clitheroe and District Cricket League season in the match of the day at ' Chipping.


X Batting first, the Catholics got off to a slow start but closed on 119-5 from 15 overs., Tim Proctor smashed 50


off just five overs in reply, but his dismissal sparked a series of wickets as the innings finished 119 all


out. Chipping were all out


off the final ball of the game, with Catholic tak- ling the win having lost fewer wickets. Chipping Ramblers


were also victorious after a single wicket victory over Calderstones. After reducing the


home side for 95-7, the Ramblers passed the tar­ get with nine wickets down. Riverside easily over­ came Ribchetser with a


nine-wicket success, thanks mainly to an unde­ feated half century from Ian Riley. Ribchester were


restricted to 107-6, before the visitors lost just one wicket in overhauling the target. Rimington alo cruised


to an eight-wicket success over Low Moor, after passing the target of 91-4 with just two wickets down.


CLITHEROE Cobras Under 13s put in a superb performance in the cup


FINALISTS: Clitheroe Cobras Under 13s are pictured before (he cup final with Cherry Tree. U20050 i/r> Holgate was unlucky to be dis­


final last Thursday. But a Cherry Tree side with four Lancashire players ultimately proved just too strong. Cherry Tree batted first and


Clitheroe almost got an early boost when Jack McKenna made a fantas­ tic effort at a catch. Chris Bowness bowled a great


spell, eventually picking up two wick­ ets for his efforts, however it was looking ominous for the Cobras with Tree scoring over 70 after half of the allotted 20 overs. After two of the batters retired at


30, Clitheroe began to peg down the middle order with tight spells from Mark Higson, Ian Scott and Richard Blackburn - the latter getting two wickets. At the end of the innings, Cherry


Tree had scored 114 runs - a good score but not unsurmountable. Clitheroe got off to a great start,


with Jack Dewhurst showing great technique and temperament against some accurate bowling. He was receiving good support


from Josh Holgate, and their quick running between the wickets was unsettling the opposition.


missed for 11 with a delivery that kept low, and a great throw moments later resulted in a run out. After Dewhurst had retired after reaching a superb 31, the innings lost momentum, but Tim LeBretton managed to punish some leg side deliveries to give Clitheroe hope. Tree then brought back their open­


ing bowlers, who put the brakes on Clitheroe to effectively end the con­ test. LeBretton battled to the end for an


unbeaten 26, but Clitheroe ended 22 runs short of the target. This was a great effort by the


Cobras, and with many of the team still eligible for the Under 11s, this bodes well for the future. On Monday the team returned to


league action against Barnoldswick and racked up a massive 94-run win. Barnoldswick batted first, and


despite scoring at a quick rate, also lost wickets at a regular rate. Both Anthony Stinson (3-2) and


Ian Scott (3-5) bowled superb spells, and despite a healthy score of 103 runs, the nine wickets lost resulted in a modest target of 31 for Clitheroe. The result was never in doubt after openers Josh Holgate and Richard


Blackburn added 40 for the first wicket, and Ian Scott blasted an unbeaten 29 with three sixes. All the Cobras batsmen contribut­


ed as they amassed 157-4, with Mark ( Higson next top scorer with 23. The Cobras’ Under 15s earned a


nine-wicket win over Great Harwood. The locals had home advantagi 1


and won the toss, with Fred Green . electing to bowl first.


And Clitheroe easily bowled out


Great Harwood for 29. Wickets went to change bowlers


Ben Brass, with 4-3, and a devastat­ ing spell from Wasim Baloch, with 4- 1.


Green (0-11 off four overs) and McCann (2-4 off four overs), who did the early damage against a useful looking opening pair. Special mention goes to Sean


McCann, who proved to be a real snake in the grass, taking three catch­ es.


Clitheroe easily knocked off the 30


runs, James Sharpies providing some much needed authority to the Cobras batting with a good 10 not out. Tom Mileham perished for 15 just


before the winning runs fell to Mark Higson.


Professionals back at school


TWO leading cricket pro­ fessionals have gone back to school — to add their international expertise to the top class coaching at Stonyhurst College. Former Burnley profes­


sional Pierre Joubert of South Africa, and 33-year- old Sri Lankan Ruvin


Peiris, who plays for Church, are sharing their cricketing know-how with pupils at the school. And both professionals,


who have represented their countries internationally, are impressed with the standard of cricket at the school.


RIBBLESDALE Wanderers Under 11s side beat Cherry Tree by 74 runs at Church Meadow. The visitors batted firs t and


Joubert, currently the


professional at Porthill Park, Newcastle-under- Lyme and holder of Bum- ley's batting record of 1,245 runs in a season, says: “There is a lot of cricketing potential at the college.” Meanwhile, Peiris, who


has hit a magnificent 7,000 runs during his six sum- ( mer seasons in English league cricket, added: ( “The standard of cricket at Stonyhurst is high and there are many good, tal­ ented players here at the school.”


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Young Wanderers earn hat-trick of victories David McGrath scored 20 and


Hopkins 13. The Under 15s also beat Cherry


scored 52-6, with Michael Clarkson the pick of the bowlers with 2-13. In reply Ribblesdale scored 96-1,


with Michael Clarkson and Andrew Hitchins making 21 runs each.


Tree, with just three balls to spare. The Blackburn side batted first


and scored 76-5 in 16 overs, with Andrew Bennie claiming 2-2. In reply Wanderers made 78-6. Ribblesdale’s Under 18s side also


beat Great Harwood off the last ball of the match.


Harwood scored 59-8 as Liam


Gidlow took 2-5 and Liam Bedford returned figures of 4-8 from tw o ||


overs. The locals finished victorious on .


60-5, with Craig Wilson scoring 25- f not out.


IT’S A DEAL: Ribblesdale League and VEKA officials (s)


League celebrates new sponsorship package


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BURNLEY-based company VEKA are celebrating their sponsorship of the Rib­ blesdale Cricket League for the 2004 sea­ son. The local firm has taken over as spon­


sor from Cumbrian brewers Jennings for the league, which was formed in 1892. The league also fields a team in the


prestigious MEN Trophy, a knockout competition involving leagues from all over the north west. The Ribblesdale League side will wear new sweaters bearing the VEKA logo in


their trophy matches. League President Arthur Shaw said:


“We are delighted to welcome VEKA as our sponsors for the coming season.” Pictured, from left, are VEKA Sales


and Marketing Director Mark Rogers, VEKA Research and Development Director Peter Thompson, League Trea­ surer Derek Birchall, League Chairman Brian Woodhead, VEKA Managing Director Peter Abbott, League Secretary Rod Slater and VEKA Operations Director David Jones, (s)


M m j ------------- ‘T T t r e m e ] There were also good efforts from *


knock, and P ra t t and Da\ les put together a cen­ tury opening stand, with second change bowler Steven Bulcock finally making the breakthrough for Edenfield at 120. He bowled Davies for


50. which included nine fours and a six, and Whe­ lan only lasted three balls before Bulcock struck again. Pratt and Lee Kearsley


added 44. of which Kears­ ley made a quickfire 20,


Andy Pratt


before he fell to Liam Bones. Pratt followed, out to


Bulcock for a magnificent 87 - hitting 11 fours and three sixes, and Marquet was bowled by fellow pace man Bones for two. But further contribu­


tions from Gorton, with a breezy 25, Ian Grace (9 not out) and Nick Fielden (11 not out) saw W7halley to 225-6. Whelan struck early in Edenfield’s reply, removing Greg Smithson for a seven- ball duck, and he added the scalp of professional Adam Webb at 35, for 27. Skipper Chris Hanson


and Gareth Hudson set about a rescue act, but they could only put on 30 before the captain was caught by Vikas Tanaku


off Sam Taylor for 21. Brett Storey gave fur­


ther resistance, but once Hudson, bowled by Mar­ quet, and Storey, bowled by Gorton, fell for 35 each, Edenfield were down and out at 131-5. It was a case of whether


Whalley would get the bowling points, and they duly did as Marquet and Gorton mopped up the tail for the loss of just 33 more runs. Whalley are at home to


Blackburn Northern on Saturday, and away at Set­ tle on Sunday.


Edenfield v Whalley W h allcy


M. Davies b Bulcock .................. 50 A. Pratt c Bones b Bulcock ........... 87 M. Whelan c Simms b Bulcock........0 L. Kearsley c and b Bones.............20 Marquet b Bones.......................... 2 S. Gorton c Hudson b Bones......... 25 I. Grace not o u t ............................9 N. Fielden not o u t ....................... 11 Extras.................................. 21 Total (for 6 ) ........................ 225 Bowling: L. Bones 13-4-47-3; B.


Storey 5-0-19-0; Webb 12-1-66-0; S. Bul­ cock 15-2-73-3. E d en fie ld


Webb c Burgess b Whelan...... ....2 7 G.SmithsoncandbWhelan . . . ...... 0 C. Hanson c Tanuku b Taylor.. ....21 G. Hudson b Marquet............ ....3 5 B.Storevb Gorton................ ....3 5 A. Barnes b Gorton................ ...... 4 S. Bukockb Gorton.............. ...... 7 T. Simms b Marquet..............


RIBBLESDALE Wan­ derers found themselves on the wrong side of the law, as Read collected maximum points for the fifth time this season. Whalley Road profes­


sional Danny Law ended with figures of 9-32 off just 8.5 overs - with the other wicket arriving via his catch! In the six games to date,


Read have now taken maximum points in all but one - as they moved 11 points clear at the top with 40 points out of a possible 42. And on this sort of form,


it would take a brave man to bet against Read going the whole season unbeaten - let alone retaining the title. Prior to Saturday, Rib­


blesdale Wanderers had only lost one game and victory here would have put the cat firmly amongst the pigeons. And after electing to put


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L. Bones b Marquet .............. J. Smith c and b Gorton......... A.Keirnotout .................... ...... 4 Extras............................ ....1 8 Total............................. ...164 Bowling: Marquet 17-5-53*3; M.


Whelan 7-2-20-2; L. Burgess 5-0-32-0; S. Tavlor 3-0-21-1; S. Gorton 7.4-1-23-4.


Read into bat, paid man Shahid Nawaz and Richard Whalley made it difficult for the batsmen to score runs, with Michael Veevers departing for a 30- ball single after being inadvertently run out. A stand of 52 between


Craig Walton and former professional Peter Sleep in 20 overs showed how hard Wanderers made it for them, with Walton soon bowled by Nawaz for 38 at 68-


2. Danny Law David Howard’s first


four overs were maidens, and with the last ball of his ninth over, he got the vital wicket of Sleep. Law fell cheaply to give


David Howard his second victim of the piece, to leave Read reeling a t 78-4. Enter Terry Little, last


years Ramsbottom Cup Final matchwinner, now batting at number five. Wanderers paid man


Shahid Nawaz was smashed to all areas of the ground, as Little ripped through the home attack. Off just 32 balls, he was


to smash three fours and four sixes in an innings­ changing knock of 48. However, he was to fall


just short of his half-cen­ tury, after holing out to Andrew Marsh. But by then the damage


had been done, and cou­ pled with an unbeaten 26 off 23 balls from skipper


Bolton


SKIPPER Neil Bolton steered Clitheroe to victory at Back Lane on Saturday. Bolton smashed an


excellent 76 as the locals made 178-7, and then claimed 642 to skittle Bax- enden and earn a 29-run success. Bolton won the toss and


took to the crease with pro­ fessional Craig Thyssen, and the pair put on an opening partnership of 56 runs before the South African was stumped for 23.


The Clitheroe paid man’s


runs were taken in style though, as he struck a pair of fours and sixes. The skipper’s namesake


Mark Bolton unfortunate­ ly fell for just seven runs when he was also caught behind by Haworth. And Andrew Kenyon (1)


and Paul Gaskell (0) also went cheaply to see the score at 754. But Simon Coulter made


a fine stand of 20 alongside the Clitheroe captain to take the score to 138-5.


Coulter handed James


Capstick a catch for Peter Usher’s third wicket of the afternoon, leaving Bolton to fight it out along with Steve Whalley, before the Clitheroe captain also fell to Usher at 139-6. Glover added a quickfire


13 off just seven balls, while Whalley proved to be the final victim when Usher earned his collection. In reply, Clitheroe got off


to the best possible start as danger man, professional Jon Harvey was removed for a single. David Usher also failed


to reach double figures he was caught behind by Coulter for four. However, Mark Rishton


(29) and Simon Payne (55) helped Baxenden move from 9-2 to 63-3. Rishton was first to go,


again caught behind by Coulter off the bowling of Thyssen. And his partner Payne


would follow him, but not before first putting on a further 44 runs with Cal-


lum Waddington. The Baxenden top scorer


was eventually dismissed by the bowling capabilities of captain marvel Bolton - his first of six during the course of the afternoon. And Neil Bibby brought


down Waddington (14) as Coulter made the catch behind the stumps to see half of the Baxenden side removed from the crease. From then on it was all


Bolton as the Clitheroe man upped the tempo and led by example to take five successive wickets for a fur­ ther 21 runs - two clean bowled - and a third wicket saw the Clitheroe skipper catch Capstick leg before for just four runs. His other victims came


in the form of Kevin Jelley (1), caught out by Harg­ reaves, and Russell Howarth (12), who was caught by Glover as Clitheroe achieved full points for a thrilling day’s work. Clitheroe are in derby action this weekend as they


Terry Little


Warren Eastham, the vis­ itors set Wanderers a tar­ get of 182-7. At a run-rate of just


over four an over, th a t seemed catchable, but the Danny Law show would take centre stage from that point on. Craig Hall was bowled


three balls into the innings for a duck off his pads, and from then on he never looked back, bowling with pace and aggression. Marsh and Howard


took the ta tta ck to the bowlers scoring 15 and 21 respectively, but when Law removed them both along with Nawaz and Gladwin for his hat-trick, there was no way back. No-one from the


remainder of the Wander­ ers innings went on to make double figures from that point on, and it took just one ball short of 17 overs for Read to skittle


the home side, after Richard Whalley and John Braithwaite had both failed to trouble the score. And so, another seven


points for Read as they continue their quest for a third successive league title. And with another two


home games this weekend, against Great Harwood and Padiham respectively, they will be confident of maintaining their winning start. Wanderers meanwhile


travel to Padiham on Sat­ urday, before a home game with derby rivals Clitheroe on Sunday. Ribblesdale Wanderers


v Read R e a d


M. Veevers run o u t................ ...... 1 C. Walton b Nawaz .............. ....3 8 P. Sleep c Whalley b Howard. . . ....2 6


Law lbwb Howard................ ...... 6 T. Little c Marsh b Lloyd ....... ....4 8 M. Whallcy c Hall b Lloyd — ....1 3 W. Eastham not o u t .............. ....2 6 A. Rushton b Lloyd.............. .......8 0. Newby not o u t .................. ...... 3 E x tra s ........................... ....1 3 Total (for 7 ) ..................... ...182 Bowling: Nawaz 19-5-72-1; K. Whal-


ley 6-1-22-0: D. Howard 16-5-63-2; R. Lloyd 4-0-22-3. R ib b le sd a le W a n d e re r s


C. Hall b Law...................... ...... 0 Nawaz c M. Doughty b Law. . . .......6 M. Peel b Law...................... ...... 1 A. Marsh c and b L aw ........... ....1 5 D. Howard b Law.................. ....21 R. Gladwin b Law ................ .......0 R. Lloyd b Law..................... S. Kerr c Law b Rushton........


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J. Braithwaite not o u t ........... .......0 T. Braithwaite b Law............. ...... 8 R. Whalley b Law ................ ...... 0 E x tra s ........................... ....1 3 Total ............................. ....7 3 Bowling: Law 8.5-0-32-9; 0. Newby 5-0-29-0; A. Rushton 3-2-1-1.


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travel to Ribblesdale Wan­ derers on Sunday. However, they also face a


tricky task when they take on Earby a t Chatburn Road on Saturday.


Baxenden v Clitheroe C lith e ro e


Thyssen st Haworth b Harvey .. ...23 N. Bolton c D. Usher b P. Usher . ...76 M. Bolton c Haworth b P. Usher. .. . .7 A. Kenyon b P. Usher.............. . . . , i P. Gaskell c Haworth b Harvey.. ....0 S. Coulter c Capstick b P. Usher.....20 S. Whalley bP. Usher.............. ...... 8 St. Bishop not out ................. __ lb D. Glover not o u t ................... ....1 3 E x tra s ........................... ,...1 5 Total (for 7 ) ...................... ...178 Bowling: N. Warburton 5-1 -23-1);


Harvey 222-6-76-2; R Usher 18-1-68-5. B a x e n d e n


Harvey b Hargreaves.....................1 D. Usher c Coulter b Thyssen..........4 M. Rishton c Coulter b Thyssen. . . .29 S. Payne bN. Bolton................... 53 C. Waddington c Coulter b Bibby . .14 P. Usher bN. Bolton...................... 0 K. Jelley c Hargreaves bN. Bolton ..1 R. Haworth c Glovr b N. Bolton . . .12\ J. Capstick lbwb N. Bolton.............4 S.


MolloybN. Bolton ..4


N. Warburton not out ................... 1 E x tra s ..................................26 Total .................................. 149 Bowling: M. Hargreaves 8-2-26-1;


Thyssen 12-2-40-2; N. Bolton 12-142-6; N. Bibbv 9-1-31-1.


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