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Club are pictured celebrat­ ing a successful season which saw them win the : East Lancashire League


Premier Division title and the President’s Cup. Full , story page 62. (s)


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Blues look to re-install It’s a family affair for Read cricketers


By Adrian Capstick


PLANS’have been set in motion to re-install a reserve team a t Shawbridge for next season. Last June, Clitheroe made the


' difficult decision to disband the side in preparation for their first season in the UniBond League. But funds have proved not to be


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as tight as first anticipated, and manager Paul Byron has made it clear that a reserve team is a basic requirement of a UniBond side.


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^ So far applications have been lodged with the Lancashire League, and feedback has been positive that they will be accept­ ed to play against the likes of Accrington Stanley, Southport and Morecambe’s reserve teams. The club aim to play home fix­ tures on a Friday evening to avoid


competing against a hectic Satur­ day schedule, and Clitheroe vice- chairman Mark Gidlow believes ■ that if they can attract between 30 to 40 spectators, the team will pay for itself. Several candidates have


expressed an interest in the posi­ tion of manager, alLwith West Lancashire League or Craven League experience, but until they have discussed the matter with Byron, who may have someone in mind for the job, a decision has yet to be made. Gidlow, who also runs the pres­


ent Wolves Under 17s side, is brimming with ideas on how to make the venture a success, and aims to seek out the best talent from the local are: “We’re looking to the best local amateur players in the area, not just the Kibble Valley, but the surrounding area


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WHALLEY Tennis Club A team had a fine win in the First Division of the , Men’s Open Lea^e. Playing against last


year’s runners-up Burnley A, the locals cruised to a comprehensive 5-0 ■victory.- Andrew Moors and


Henry Farrer won their matches in straight sets, while Danny Roff and Matthew Cuynes showed great resolve to come back from a set down in each of theirgames.'


'■?^ - However, the B team were not as successful in


their game against Black­ burn Northern B. The first pairing of Gor­ don - Pimperton and ^ Richard Lambert coped


'4?' very well with the windy: cnhditinn.s and nlavfid


superbly to defeat their experienced counterparts from Blackburn, winning 7-5 in the final set. They only narrowly lost 6-4, 6-4 in their second game. ■ Whalley’s second pairing


of Guy Purves and Dave Walters were never in their games and lost both in straight sets to give a match score of Blackburn Northern B 4, Whalley B 1.


Whalley’s C. team beat


Accrington.A 3-2. Regular number, one pair James Burke and 'Tom Ormerod lost to the Accrington number ones in three sets, but reversed the roles against the number twos. ■ The ■ Whalley: second'


pairing of Paul Jenkins and Andrew Cnvnp.s had .simi-


lar results over the ■visiting pairs. And by -virtue of having


won more games, Whalley secured the extra point. In the first round of the


mixed cup competition, Whalley B beat their coun­ terparts from Glitheroe. Robert Houseman and Helen Maher won all four sets and with the one set won by Roger Walker and Christine Scott, who were only introduced to each other before the match tie, the result went to the Sta­ tion Road outfit. • CLITHEROE Tennis Club’s A team squeezed a winning draw from their game a t newly-promoted; Burnley C on &turday. - Clitheroe experimented; with a new nairinir nf,.Tnlie


of Padiham and Hyndbum. Play­ ers who want an exciting, chal­ lenging season against some established, quality reserve teams in the Lancashire league. ' “I’m optimistic about attract­


ing the right level of players. I know several of the present Wolves Under 17s side are inter­ ested, as well as a few lads from Padiham’s Under 17s, who vvill be the foundation of the side.’-’ “We will also be holding some


trial matches at Shawbridge early in July, and are inviting as many local footballers as possible.” The ■vice chairman also aims to


create a social club atmosphere, and added: “We want young local footballers to use Shawbridge as a base with a ■view to such proposals as setting up a pool and darts teams, and holding other social acti’vities at the ground.”


Gidlow has organised a friendly


for this Sunday, between the pres­ ent first team, which will feature Byron and Martin Eatough, and some of next season’s potential reserve team players picked from local clubs, kick-off 1 p.m.


■ And tonight sees Shawbridge play host to Wolves Under 17s against Padiham Under 17s, kick­ off 7-30 p.m. Anyone interested in getting involved with the reserves should contact Mark (07775 552423) for further details. ' Meanwhile, the search for a


groundsman continues. Keith Lord, who gave his time free of charge to the club, mil be difficult to replace, but anybody interest­ ed in the role, which from next season will be a paid position, should contact John Robinson (07971 205314) or Colin Wilson 201200424370).


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Pym and Robert Brass in this Second Division fix­ ture, alongside regulars Phil Mileham and Daniel Bush, and in the first round of rubbers,-Mileham and Bush easily overcame the Burnley top pair in straight, sets (2-0). As usual. Bush did all


the running and served really well in the tricky conditions, while the mer­ curial Mileham played his usual baseline game.


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rookey pair of Pym and Brass struggled to make any headway in the very •windy coiiditions. ■


, 'The pair were banking oh Brass to come up \vith his customary blockbuker serves, but sadly they did not annear. So. rie.snite a


valiant effort, Pym and Brass lost their first match in straight sets (2-0). , In the second matches,


Mileham and Bush again' made light of their, oppo­ nents and won comfortably once again in straight sets. : This pair look a good bet


to be the regular liumber ones for the A team.' Pym and Brass played


much better in their second game against the Burnley number one pair, almost taking the first set, but eventually losing it. ; Both players were frus­


trated by the windy condi­ tions and lost the second set. The final result was a 2-2 draw, but Clitheroe picked up the extra point by virtue of having won morfiffamas.


READ CC had an unusual opening partnership for their second XL game against Clitheroe. Brother and sister


Andrew and Jennifer Lay- cock took to the crease and compiled a partnership of 24 in 10 overs, scoring 10 and 11 respectively. And, as some of the


Clitheroe bowling line up had first team experience, 17-year-old Jennifer and her brother could be delighted with their efforts. Read, who had five play­


In the field the Cobras >


were even better. Opening' the bowling, Stinson had / the impressive figures of 2- 3, Le-Breton chipped in Mth 1-1, Plant didn’t con­ cede a run, and Bowness and Banks picked up two wickets apiece. In the end, the Cobras


ran out comfortable win­ ners by 60 runs. The fielding was e.xem-


ers aged just 12 to 13, lost the game narrowly by two wickets against a more ■ experienced Clitheroe side. Meanwhile, Clitheroe Cobras Under 13s A started


. the season in fine form, \vin- ning hvice in two days. ■ In the.LCB Cup they


played Edenfield at Chat- bum Road. Electing, to bat, the


Cobras got off to an excel­ lent start, with Dewhurst having to retire on 31 in the seventh over. ’. , His opening ■ partner -


Bo\vness fell soon after for seven, and he was quickly


.followed by' McKenna, scoring one.


. Le-Breton was joined at


the crease by Robinson, and together they quickly j got the board ticking over. ' ■ Robinson was iii fine '


forai, despatching the ball ^ to all corners, and had to


■ retire haying Kored 32. - ■ :Le-Bretoh held the1


, innings together until he was caught behind for 14. ) Lavery and Banks ran well to take the final total to 101.


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plary, and the team were kept on their toes by keep­ er 'Walsh, who had a fine game behind the sticks. The folloMng day they


were at BamoldsMck, this time playing pairs cricket. Again electing to bat,


they got off to a flyer with Bowness and Le-Breton taking the score to 22. It was slow going in the


middle order, until Dewhurst and Ramsden scored 25, and the final g total was 267.


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never threatened, Stinson ^ and Ramsden took early @ wickets, followed by _ McKenna who had figures 9 1 of 1-0. Le-Breton and Bow­ ness picked up further wickets, and Robinson kept : ( it tight. In the end | Clitheroe were never in trouble and won by 57 runs. '*’■ -• , Andrew and Jennifer j Laycock are pictured above.


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