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Confidence boost as Blues go top of table
By. Adrian Capstick
CLITHEROE FC are top of the UniBond First Divi sion after an eventful week for the town club. A 2-1 win at Chorley on
Tuesday pushed the locals to the premier spot for the first time in two seasons, and took their imbeaten run of games to five following Saturday’s 3-1 win over Spalding Unit ed.
Gary Jackson is now the
league’s leading goalscorer with 12 goals, and, to round off a busy seven days, the club has parted company with assistant manager Benny Phillips. I t ’s all action a t Shaw-
bridge this season. Manager Tommy Lawson
admits that pole position has come sooner than he expect ed, but states his side are more than ready and can only thrive off being top: “I t ’s nothing other than a confidence boost for the lads
UNIBOND LEAGUE First Division
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and shows that we are mov ing in the right direction. “i t ’s never too soon, i t ’s
come sooner than expected, but if you’d seen the feelings the lads had for Tuesday’s win, you’d be in no doubt what it means to them. “The confidence it will
give them is fantastic, and if we keep playing with that
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level of commitment, you never know where it will take us.” However, the resignation
of Phillips at the weekend came as a shock to Lawson, as it was totally unexpected. The ex-Witton Albion
boss has decided to rejoin the UniBond Premier League side as assistant manager, just two years after he was sacked by the club. But Lawson is not too con
cerned, as he has someone in mind with UniBond experi ence as a replacement, and has told his players to accept that things change: “Players, managers and assistants move on. I discussed that with the lads before Tues day’s game and said it is all about the club moving on. It’s only like a player leaving, and like any other member of the team, it is my job to find a replacement. “I am waiting on an
answer from my first call and it is just a matter of time
before I find a suitable assis tant.” Meanwhile, Lawson and
his side are fired up for this Saturday’s home game against Kidsgrove Athletic, just one of the four sides they have lost to this season. That reverse fixture last
month saw the Blues caught in one of their Jekyll and Hyde moments as they were hammered 5-0, but Lawson is confident that this time out will be a different story: “Our back five are totally dif ferent to the defence we had at Kidsgrove. Tom Hard wick at left-back is the only similarity, and we now know what to expect. “Tom, Ryan Parr, Ian
Kearney and George Melling showed just how strong they are as a unit on Tuesday, and Peter Collinge has regained his confidence in goal. “They are probably the
youngest defensive unit in the league, but they showed tha t they can more than
cope with ex-professional players such as Chorley’s Chris McGrath and Gary Martindale, who are sea soned players.” He also states that his
recent change in keepers, favouring Collinge over Andy Paxton, was just the right thing to do, and he praised both keepers for their “reluc tant acceptance” of having to play the odd game with the reserves. Right-back Russell Clarke
has also declared himself fit for the next two games, the second of which is away at one of Lawson’s old clubs Warrington Town on Tues day night. Chris Nestor is nearer to
solving his in-step problem having seen a specialist at Blackburn Rovers, and Ross Clegg is hoping for the all clear from a specialist this week. Saturday’s game at Shaw- bridge kicks-off at 3 p.m.
Legion derby date decides top title ir- m i M m I I ; ..'O J! r 1
provided by the PC Road show. There will also be a raffle
their honours presented, and entertainment will be
It" Clithcroe Royal British Legion A and B teams before the final of the Chris Stewart Challenge Cup. (A131005/10) lil'iliiiJUklUl!! O Tl
next Thursday, October 27th, and the Harrison Challenge Cup preliminary round draw will be revealed at tonight’s presentation evening.
trict Pool League are invit ing everyone to come along and support the teams as well as thank sponsors ETHA Scaffold Ltd, who have once again generously agreed to sponsor the league for the winter sea son. The new season will start
and a supper. The Clitheroe and Dis
will be made at the summer season presentation evening, held tonight at the Legion starting at 8 p.m. All five leagues will have
THE Chris Stewart Foun dation Cup final was won by Royal British Legion A last Thursday as they out played their own B side 7-3. 'The cup presentation
Jack Dewhurst celebrates his call up (D12100.5/1)
Jack earns big call-up
TALENTED young crick eter Jack Dewhurst has been selected for the North of England Under 13 win ter training squad. Jack, who plays for
over the pavilion, and it sailed 150 yards down the road towards Taunton! In the same game, he
score of 115 against Devon at Taunton, which came off only 81 deliveries, his sec ond fifty off just 27 balls! He hit one delivery clean
312 runs at an average of 44.6. Included in this was a
was also on a hat-trick ball in his first over.
Other performances of note were 3-13 against a
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bowling for the county, and b a ts anywhere between number three and five, and is the leading wicket taker, having taken 13 \vickets at and average of 13.3 runs per wicket, with an econo my rate of three! With the bat, he leads the averages having scored
only starts with the nation al Under 15 side, the North of England side is the high est accolade he can current ly achieve, and comes after a superb campaign. He regularly opens the
Clitheroe Cobras, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Ribble Valley District and Lancashire CCC Under 12s, made the squad after a recent trial. As England recognition
strong Kent side, 68 against Durham, 2-21 and 35 against Yorkshire, 2-11 and 27 not out against Cheshire, and 2-13 against Somerset. In the majority of his
matches, he batted at num ber five and more often than not had to go in under pressure, but regularly saw the side through to a win, as they only lost once all season. At club and district level,
Jack has been just as impressive, averaging 228 with the bat at Under 13 level. With the district under
13s, he was one of the the leading run scorers, and was the leading wicket taker. In the final against Lan
caster, he took 5-25. He also scored his first
senior half-century, making 65 off just 70 deliveries for Clitheroe thirds against Barnoldswick, and he then opened the bowling and bowled out the opening batsmen. I t all points to a promis
ing future in the game for the Clitheroe youngster.
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