- f ' 70 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Blues lose to leaders
Clitheroe FC ..................0 Stocksbridge Park SteelsS A CHANGE of personnel on Saturday didn’ t bring the positive response Clitheroe had been looking for at home to Stocksbridge Park Steels, who went top of the UniBond First Divi sion as a result. Steve Hussey and Ross Bain both made their Blues
'debuts, and for the first 45 minutes all was well against the in-form South Yorkshire side. Admittedly there wasn’t
any goalmouth action to speak of from the locals, and Clitheroe keeper Ray mond Francis made two vital saves from Mickey Goddard to keep it 0-0 at half-time, but there had been much more fight from the Shawbridge side. Unfortunately it was
short-lived, and the short, simple passing and pene trating possession that took
j Clitheroe to the top of the ’ league earlier this season was to once again desert them in spectacular fashion. Allowing Stocksbridge
plenty of time in and around the 18-yard box, the visitors caught the Blues unawares early in the sec ond half with the first of five strikes. Francis parried Ben
Walker’s sharp initial shot from the edge of the area, and the keeper got a hand to Ian Richards’ close range follow-up, only to see the Stocksbridge captain’s shot go in off the post. Former Burscough mid
fielder Hussey had added stability in the centre alongside Jason Jones and Anthony Daniels, before the concussed latter made way for Darrell Avery before the break. But as much as Hussey
contributed, he and fellow new man Bain were each at fault for a goal in the second half. Park Steels’ second came
courtesy of an own goal by the former Bamber Bridge centre back on 70 minutes.
... Bain rose high to clear a right-wing cross, but in the wet conditions the ball spun back off his head and in off the post, leaving Francis no chance. Their third goal came
from the left wing three minutes later, and was glanced past the Clitheroe keeper at his near post by Stocksbridge striker Ben
'ii^alker. And the Sheffield side’s fourth strike saw Hussey
caught in possession on the edge of his own area. The ball was fed out to
Goddard, who finally got ■ the better of Francis with a shot across goal. However at 1-0 down,
and before it all went astray, Avery crashed a 25-yard strike against the Steels’ crossbar for the Blues’ first attempt of the game on 55 minutes. But it wasn’t their best,
that chance fell to James Dean when he was put in behind the Stocksbridge • defence seven minutes later. The powerful striker ran
on to the loose ball and unleashed a missile-of-a- shot straight at keeper Steve Hodgson which, struck anywhere else, would have been unstoppable. I’m sure the wing backs
didn’ t work the way they were intended as Clitheroe made little use of the flanks. All their efforts went through the middle like this one, but nonetheless one of them, Simon Garner, proved the hardest working player on the pitch in the second half. Captaining the side with
Hussey prefered to regular skipper Craig Sargeson, Garner didn’t stop working on the left, but his effort, and Francis’ agility, could n’ t make amends for the side’s shortcomings. Clitheroe were exposed a
fifth time before the final whistle when substitute Stefan Zoll found the back of the net, but by this point the Blues were demoralised. Of course new compo
nents to a malfunctioning unit take time to bed in - but it is only hoped the two new signings take the side closer to the well-oiled machine they were, rather than whipping boys. Clitheroe: Francis,
Underwood, Bain, Daniels (Avery), Anderson (Exton), Matthews, Hussey, Jones, Dean, Lamb, Garner. Not used: Nay.
NEW Lady Captain Vivien Birtwcll (sixth left) with committee members at the Whalley GC AGM. (T261006/3)
Rimington .....................2 Hurst Green ...................2 HURST Green claimed a dis tinct advantage over their derby rivals in the chase for the East Lancashire League First Division crown after this draw. The Green remain five
points behind the leaders, with three games in hand, and given that they had six first team players unavail able, coupled with the lack of preparation to the Rimington pitch because of the weather, the current champions failed to play with much pace or conviction apart from a two- goal spell just after half-tima The first half was evenly matched, Rimington proba bly had more possession but Green were resolute, worked hard to close players down and were dangerous on the counterattack. Jon Penman had the first
real chance early on when he beat the off-side trap, but his effort went wide, while the visitors' first effort was a header that looped just over the bar. Rimington had severai
shots on target, but were thwarted by the opposition throwing themselves in front of the goal to block their attempts. And Mark Young came
close with a typical long range effort as Green contin ued to look lively up front. Within a minute of the
restart, the home side went in front when Penman's initial shot was blocked, but he made no mistake with the fol low up. The lead was short-lived
however, as Kershaw was adjudged to have fouled strik er Graham McEwan, and Young made no mistake from the spot. This period was the best
part of the game for the home side, as Penman rose to head towards the corner, and Yoirng had it covered imtil a wicked bounce led to him only managing to palm the ball to Matt Coulter, who fin
ished with easa Inside the last 15 minutes
the visitors pushed forward, and a cross from the right looped up off Lawson, and Whalley headed clear, only for right-back Nick Wilkin son to thunder an unstop pable shot into the bottom corner - a strike worthy of winning any game, and cer tainly one which earned a well-deserved point for his team. Rimington face another
tough test at home to Rock on Saturday, while the Green are at Settle United. Thanks go to match spon
sor Ann Hacking. Hurst Green manager
Andy Holden was delighted to battle back for a point against one of the team’s main title rivals. Cononleg.........................5 Waddinglon................... 0 HOLDERS Waddington suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Cononley to send them crashing out of the Northern Plant Hire Trophy on Saturday. It was quite clear that Hal
lowe'en was on the horizon, because this was one big hor ror show. The overall team perform
ance was completely unac ceptable to manager Jim Tierney, who was, to say the least, disgusted with the atti tude of many of his players - both those who played, and those who thought it accept able not to turn up and let their team mates down. From the kick-off
Waddington failed to com pete competantly in any area of the park, and with the Cononley team dominant, it came as no surprise when they took the lead after 10 minutes. A home player was allowed
acres of space to shoot from 30 yards out, and the result ing strike completely deceived Wayne Leach in the Waddingtongoal. This strike shocked the
visitors, as their normally reliable defence was reduced
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to a shambles. And with the midfield
offering very little in front of them, the home team stormed into a 4-0 lead within 30 minutes, with Waddington visibly uncomfortable and arguing among themselves. So it came as some reiief
when half-time arrived with out conceding further. The locals did manage to
create some scoring opportu- nites, but sadly all were missed. The second half was better,
and Eddie Snowden went the closest to netting, but as in the first half they failed to beat Cononleys keeper. The Yorkshire side contin
ued to carve Waddington open, and only some excellent saves from Leach kept Cononley at bay. Unfortunately it wasn't
enough, and the home side grabbed a fifth goal 10 min utes from time, which was only just reward for the 100% effort every member of their side put in. If there is a lesson to be
learned from this debacle, it is that Waddington have to stop acting like schoolboys, stop whinging about referee ing decisions and be prepared to take knocks. Hurst Green Reserves . . .5 Rimington Reserves . . . .3 RIMINGTON were beaten for the first time in 10 league games by the league champi ons on Saturday - despite taking a three-goal lead! The villagers took full
advantage of the downward slope in the first halt, as stand-in manager Andrew Blackledge took the bull by the horns and led by example with a 25-yard shot that took a kind deflection into the bot tom left comer. Blackledge then doubled
the visitors' lead, this time turning between two players on the corner of the box before chipping the keeper to find the top left comer. Rimington continued to
press and dominate the game, and sure enough the third
came from a ricochet in the box that was fumbled over thelina But the turning point in
this derby for Hurst Green came just before the break when their forward calmly slotted the ball under keeper Danny Anderson from a sus pect off-side position. A change of halves brought
more fortune Hurst Green's way, as they too made use of the slope and dominated the gama The home side netted a
second from a fortunate free kick that was curled in from 50 jmrds, misang everyone to find the back of the net. And the equaliser came
from a comer when Riming ton failed to pick up a mid fielder and granted Hurst Green with a free header. Rimington then crumbled
further from home pressure to go behind when an unmarked centre-half, up for a free kick, finished a loose ball in the box, followed by the final nail in the coffin, when the substitute forward calmly chipped over the keep er. Great Harwood Rovers . .1 Dog I n n ........................... 5 DOG Inn returned to win ning ways in stunning style against Great Harwood Rovers at Wilson's. After a tight start, in which
both sides had a goal disal lowed, the Whalley side grad ually asserted their authority and took the lead with a stun ning Darren Fothergill shot from outside the penalty area. The locals then doubled
their lead 10 minutes before half-time, Jamie Enefer slot ting home coolly after an excellent build-up involving Liam Hill. Two soon became three
early in the second half, when Hill rounded off a breathtak ing move, started in Dog's own penalty box by keeper Calum Mahon and ended by right-back Martin Holtom, with a close-range header. And Dog further added to
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W F C .................................5 Skipton Town..................4 WAGGON won a nine-goal epic after going behind to an early goal. As per usual, WFC start
ed brightly only to concede in the first five minutes. But thanks to some excel
lent football, it wasn't long before the the Pimlico Road side found an equaliser when Shaun Stell bundled home a right wing cross. Two more Sharpies goals
followed before a lapse at the back allowed the visi tors back in at 3-2. But Richard Sullivan's
used his pace to restore the two-goal lead. Then a glorious pass from
substitute Dinsdale gave Sullivan his second, and WFC were cruising at 5-2. Injuries to key players
late on, with no substitutes left available, saw WFC a little thin on the ground as they shipped two late Skip- ton goals.
Honours even in derby clash
their tally when Enefer fired home for his second of the match. Harwood pulled one goal
back but their efforts to score further goals were frustrated by a superb Dog defence, excellently marshalled by captain Ben Dewhurst. Dog completed the rout
when Enefer finished a trade mark mazy run to secure a wonderful hat-trick. Dog visit Griffin's Head at
King George's on Sunday. Chipping.........................3 Walmer Bridge...............2 AFTER two games without a win, Chipping never really looked in trouble against Walmer Bridge. The villagers started well
and took the lead through man-of-the-match Steve Proctor, following up after Chris Leighton’s free kick was turned onto the post. Chipping should have built
on this, but instead let the visitors back into it. A ball into the box was not
cleared, and the away attack er did well to swivel and fire into the roof of the net to level things up. Chipping continued to
press, and the in-form Oily Hayhurst restored the lead, meeting a ball in from the right with typical determina tion at the near post. Chipping quickly extended
their lead after the break when some neat footwork in the penalty area presented Proctor with the space to crash the ball in off the post. Chipping looked cornfort-
able and could have extended their lead further, with Hay hurst unlucky to see his effort from the edge of the box can non back off the post. The home nerves were test
ed late on as Walmer Bndge brought themselves back mto the game with a cool finish, but the villagers eased home without further scares. Walton-le-Dale travel to
Chipping on Saturday (kick off 1-^0 p.m.) with a place m the quarter-finals of the Guildhall Cup at staka
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Turkey time!
IT is Turkey Shooting time at Clitheroe Golf Club, and vouchers to the winning teams will be presented tomorrow night at the club’s annual presentation. Top of the shop in the
multi-mixed open event were Clitheroe’s Pete Foley and Pleasington’s Munroe Donald with 45 points. Eddie McGarry won
himself a nice bird with the help of Clitheroe’s Linda Mercer. Their 40-point return
took them into second place, ahead of council member Peter Dunn and the irrepressible Steve Dean with the same score. Dave Parkinson and
Peter Whittaker claimed fourth prize after a card play-off, while the prize for the best score by a pair including a junior w'as won by Tom Rigby and the improving William Child. Nick Tomlinson and
John Pawson outgunned Carl Drinkwater and Paul McGuire in the club Turkey Shoot by producing a better back nine after both pairs had scored 45 points. Steve Law and Alex Tay
lor were one shot off the pace to finish third ahead of Keith Allen and Tony McGibbon (43). The penultimate medal
of the season produced some memorable scores in spite of the difficult condi- ' tions. Club champion Mark
Ashworth confirmed his status with a gross 71, one under standard scratch for the day. David Foster took the
honours in Division One with a nett 69, three shots clear of Andrew Wetton and Mike Dawson who had the same 82-10-72 returns. Division Two saw Mike Bennie return to the win ners’ enclosure ahead of his lower-handicap sons. His nett 69 was two shots better than the steady John Peel. Ian Lambert must surely
come to the notice of the handicaps’ chairman fol lowing a season of consis tency. A level-par 82 gave him another mention and third place. The first of professional
Jamie Hunt's Winter Series was held at Whalley Golf Club on Saturday. Nick Williamson showed
a welcome return to form scoring 40 points to win by one from Ray Bradley. A card play-off saw Nick
Bradley (35) take third place.
Colin T. Elliott's tee shot
on the 18th hole - just 13 inches from the pin - was, not surprisingly, good enough to win the nearest- the-pin prize.
Chatburn celebrate title
CHATBURN Cricket Club held their annual presentation evening at the Pendle Hotel. Chris Waddington walked away
with the promoted first team's play er of the year award. He also picked up the team's batting award too, with the bowling accolade given to Russell Braithwaite. The fielding award went to Andy Booth. All three players were instrumen
tal in the side winning the Craven League Third Division, bouncing back to the Second Division at the first attempt. Braithwaite also picked up the
duck award, while the captain's prize went home with David Price. The overall best batting perform
ance went to second teamer Steve Bowker, who also shared the sec onds’ player of the year award with John Moore. The team finished fourth in the
Whalley Juniors Under 14s....................................5 Sporting Athletic . . . .0 A LIAM Kinney hat-trick paved the way for Whal ley to progress to the sec ond round of the cup. The first half was hard
fought as Sporting, remembering their 9-0 defeat a few weeks ago, played with spirit and defended well. However, a number of missed chances and a fine goalkeeping performance meant that Kinney's opener was all Whalley had to show for periods of domination. The same player dou
bled the lead just after half time, and from then on it was one-way traffic as Whalley took hold of the game. Connor Ripley extend
ed the lead soon after. More fine saves kept
Whalley at bay until Richard Lang headed home a pinpoint cross. The best was saved until
last as Kinney completed his treble with a fine half volley, after a Ripley thunderbolt had rattled the crossbar. This was a solid, rather
than spectacular, perform ance by Whalley, with James Wade named refer ee’s man-of-the-match.
Craven Fifth Division, aided by Moore, who also took home the sec ond team's batting award. Geoff Lambert was named club
man of the year, and added the sec ond team's best bowling award. The best overall bowling perform
ance was taken by Rod Booth, while the young player of the year went to Ben Frankland, and the chairman’s award to Mark Braithwaite. Ashley Bennett completed the
honours with the second team's fielding award. At the Craven League dinner,
Mark Braithwaite collected the Third Division trophy, and Russell Braithwaite was honoured for the best bowling analysis in the division. Players and officials are pictured
(above, T241006/2) at the Pendle Hotel while Mark Braithwaite is pictured (right, s) with the league championship trophy
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Will’s place in history!
READ cricketer Will Driver made league history at the Veka Ribblesdale Cricket League presentation night at
the weekend. After becoming the first English-born amateur to
make over 1,000 runs in the league’s history, he not only set a new amateur batting record for the Whalley Road club, he also claimed a unique double. Driver was named as both the league’s player of the
year and young player of the year. And no other player has ever walked away with both coveted titles. Wilirs pictured with his trophies. (B311006/2
Glitheroe shuffle pack in cup exit
Clilheroe RUFC..........25 Eagle.............................38 CLITHBROE’S interest in the Lancashire Plate came to an end at the hands of Warrington side Eagle at Littlemoor on Sunday. The visitors fielded a big
meaty side, typical of their rugby league background, where it was difficult to tell the forwards and the backs apart. A highly entertaining
game saw plenty of tries and also two contrasting styles of rugby. Eagle were willing to run
the ball through their speedy back line whenever possible, while Clitheroe decided that the better option was to battle through the forwards. Half-term holiday and
injuries had robbed the home side of half a dozen regulars, forcing the skip per, Ben Graves to make big changes, especially in the back line. Eagle put Clitheroe to
the sword early on, as when Clitheroe had worked the ball well in to enemy terri tory, some strong tackling in the midfield, a big feature of Eagle’s play, caused a turnover and some good passing saw them run in an 80-metre try. This put them ahead,
and it was a lead they never relinquished. As they ran in a couple more before half time, Clitheroe replied
through lock Bob Wilkin son and skipper Graves, both crashing through from short range. Trailing 10-22 at the
interval, there was an anx ious feeling that the home team could get swamped in the second half. Half-time changes saw
Clitheroe freshen up the pack. But initially things
looked like going from bad to worse as Eagle scored again within 10 minutes of the restart. However, with Bill
Thatcher now on in the cen tre, Clitheroe seemed to get more on the front foot, and began to gain territorial advantage. Clitheroe then scored two
quick tries, both almost identical. With Eagle pressured
into conceding penalties, Clitheroe cleverly kicked for the corners. From a catch and drive
from a line out they twice smuggled the ball over the whitewash, with Dave Wat son and Will Jones credited with the scores from well- worked training ground moves. Within two scores of a comeback,
dramatic
Clitheroe went searching for more, but the Eagle back line were an ever-present danger, and a couple of • dropped passes were ruth
lessly turned into scores for the visitors, who reopened
the gap. With, what amounted to
a scratch backline, every Clitheroe player produced arguably their most excel lent, committed and intense performance of the season so tar. But with a severe test at
high fliers Garstang in the league on Saturday, they will need to replicate that, and more. On Sunday, the Mini
Buccaneers travelled to Fylde Rugby Club to take part in a round-robin tour nament against the home team, and two teams from Kirkby Lonsdale. The first game was
against a strong Kirkby Lonsdale A, and the Clitheroe boys took a while to adjust to the Tag rugby format. However, in perfect con
ditions for running rugby, the teams matched each other try for try, with good running from Dan Chalon- er and Jack Crocker creat ing a number of openings. At half-time the teams
were level, but in the second half a number of errors by the Buccaneers were duly punished. At the final whistle,
Clitheroe were narrow los ers by 13 tries to 11. The Buccaneers’ scorers were Sam Hill (3), Will
Harrison (4), Tom Tabern- er, James Carter (2) and Will Lawton. After a brief pep talk,
next up were Kirkby Lons dale B, and Clitheroe imme diately showed that they had learned from the previ ous game. They worked much hard
er to retain possession, with good support work and passing of the ball from Alistair Sanson, Kieron Meadows and Ben Rawston creating space for the rest of the team. Several darting runs from
Taberner brought him a brace of tries, with Harri son also using his pace to bag another three. With Carter, Jack Crock
er and Sam Hill contribut ing one try each, the Bucca neers eventually ran in as winners by eight tries to six. In the final game
Clitheroe came up against Fylde. Once again Clitheroe
matched the opposition try tor try, with good running from Crocker bringing him two tries before half-time. However, in the second half, the exertions of the two ear lier games began to show, and the Buccaneers strug gled to tag the opposition. Three further tries from
Harrison and one from Taberner could not match Fylde, who narrowly won the match by eight tries to six.
There is no game for the
minis on Sunday, but train ing is at 10-15 a.m. at the club. New players are always welcome, from age seven upwards.
Eeadstone United
Readslone Under 13s . ^ Barnoldswick Barons . .2 READSTONE United won through to the next round of the league cup with another excellent team per formance
against
Barnoldswick Barons. A Lloyd Standen brace and two further strikes by Nathan Holland and Con nor Stuttard did the dam age, while Dean Molyneux was named man-of-the- match. Readslone Under 14s . . .8 Wilpshire Wanderers . . .1 AN Elliot Bywater hat- trick set up United for this comprehensive victory. 0%,- ther goals followed for Ryan Molyneaux, Sam Langford, Adam Greenwood, Andy Kardasz and George Frielick. Andy Bower was man-of-the-match. Readslone Under 16 Girls 5 Ellon and Walshaw .........3 ANOTHER good perform ance by the girls saw them beat Elton and Walsh^v thanks to strikes by player- of-the-match Jodie Simpson (2), Melissa McKay (2) and Jade Bolton.
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