CRICKET TEAM’S TITLE SUCCESS
-PAGE 71 Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick i : ahead of cup trip
_______By Adrian Capstick_______ CLITHEROE manager Chris Stam-
Qgslers got the perfect response from his side on Tuesday night, and it couldn't have come at a better time. The Blues face a tough trip to
that has come across in our games. "We'll be going down there as
Vmderdogs, with no expectations, but it's 11 versus 11, and anything can happen now tha t we're starting to enjoy our football again. "Will Exton and fieano were excel
Birmingham on Saturday to play Halesowen Town in the next round of the PA Trophy, and a 5-0 victory over Chorley was just the confidence boost they needed. Cup games haven't been a problem
for the Shawbridge side this season, but Saturday's 5-0 league mauling by leaders Stocksbridge saw Clitheroe at their lowest ebb. So a five-goal salvo of their own was the ideal Hallowe'en antidote for
■s.'SJf them. The response shown was fantastic. "They let a lot of people down big
• Stammers and his men. The Bliies boss said: "They gave all the answers and I was very proud
time on Saturday, fans who put money over the gate to pay their wages, the committee and me but they answered it brilliantly." And now the gloom has lifted he's
looking forward to facing Southern Premier side Halesowen. "The good thing is that it's come at
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the right time, there's not as much pressure as there is in the league and
lent on Tuesday. I've got three strik ers and they're all different. "Deano took his chances and he's
the first one to give the lads a pat on the back for their contributions. He's had a hard couple of weeks where he's been denied by some great saves, so a hat-trick was nothing less than he deserved. "And Will worked his socks off,
he's only 18-years-old and you quite easily forget that." And Stammers had special praise
for Jamie Nay and Owen Roberts too: "Some might question playing a full back at wide midfield, but he's got great delivery and a fantastic work ethic. "I was made up for him because
get back out on the pitch and I think that came through on Tuesday. "We looked like the team of old,
hungry and alert as we answered a lot of questions." He added: “After the defeats we've
had some managers that would have had a revolving door policy, but that's where I'm loyal to them as you don't become a bad player overnight. We win together and lose together." Availability for Saturday is better
sought specialist advice on a knee injury. The under contract striker has apparently been carrying the knock for a good few weeks and has been playing through it. But Kris Matthews and Simon
than it has been in recent games. Having missed Tuesday night's game due to personal problems, Steve Hussey sits out Saturday's trip as he's cup tied. Paul Lamb will also miss as he has
he's one of the lads who likes to have a laugh in the changing room and boost everyone else. I've known him since he was at Morecambe's acade my and he's the one that's given me a kick up the backside and got every one's heads up again. "Owen came back from a suspension
but he thanked me for leaving him out the game before. He couldn't wait to
SABDEN biker Alistair Haworth has accelerated at quite a pace this season. The 37-year-old won the
Preston and District Formula 400 championship last month at the Three Sisters Circuit in Wigan, despite starting the season a race after the rest of the field. He also achieved regular
Garner should both be available despite having shoulder injuries. Matthews missed Tuesday due to a late doctor's appointment about his recurring problem, while Garner was taken off against Chorley as a pre caution. The team coach for Saturday's FA
Trophy trip will be leaving Shaw bridge at 10 a.m., priced at £5 per head for travelling fans on a first come, first served basis.
Tricks and treats at Shawbridge!
''‘^Clilheroe ..................................... 5 Charley..........................................0 IT was trick and treat at Shawbridge on Tuesday night as Clitheroe ban ished Saturday's league nightmare with a five-goal spell of their own over struggling Chorley. There were no unpleasant shocks
or nasty surprises on Hallowe’en for the Blues as a James Dean hat-trick, plus two more delights by Jamie Nay and Owen Roberts, put the side through to the next round of the Uni- Bond Challenge Cup with relative ease. Manager Chris Stammers had said
before this meeting that they “owed Chorley one” after conceding a late
'‘j^qualiser in last month’s league encounter - and that is exactly what the basement side got. The locals’ league form may be in
poor shape, having lost six of their last eight games and drawn the other two, but four months into the season and they are still fighting on all cup fronts. Admittedly Chorley were a totally
excellent goals that could easily have been more. Chance upon chance fell before
keeper and into the roof of the net. Roberts then turned provider in
Stammers’ side in the first half, only to be blocked, saved or drilled nar rowly wide of the mark by a forward line inspired by the returning Nay on the right wing. Linking up with right-back Jeff
Underwood and strikers Dean and Will Exton, Chorley couldn’t handle the foursome’s combined pace and strength - so it came as something of a surprise that it took 19 minutes for the first goal to hit the back of the net. Dean crossed from the right bye
line for Nay to head home past Chor ley keeper Brett Walker from inside the six-yard box to lead 1-0 at half time. The imposing Dean went close
the course of Dean’s second goal from the penalty spot. Laying on as good a pass seen from Nay for the for ward’s first, he curled the ball behind the Chorley back line for Dean to plant a left-wing cross onto the head of Exton. The Clitheroe striker connected
but was deemed impeded by the ref eree, who pointed straight to the spot for Dean to smash home. And to complete his hat-trick, the
former Great Harwood forward beat off a Chorley defender in a sprint for a through ball, pushing it past the out-coming Walker to run on and slot home in the 90th minute. However, unless Saturday’s FA
again before the break, but then hit the mark with real gusto on 65 min utes, chesting down a delightful Nay through-ball to launch home a lethal strike from inside the area. Roberts’ goal was equally as spe
different proposition to Stocksbridge, pyen to the Magpies side that faced
“^ l e Blues last month, but Clitheroe’s new-found confidence carried them through to set up and score some
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cial to make it 3-0, as after Dean’s cross into the Chorley area broke back to the edge of the box, the Clitheroe left-back struck a 20-yard drive th a t curled away from the
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second and third place finish es at the national champi onship races at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough, and won his first event at Aberdale Park in Wales, as well as making his international debut in the North West International Road Races in Ireland, claim ing fourth in class in his Manx Grand Prix opener. Haworth raced a Yamaha
FZR 400 this season and won all eight races of the remain ing four rounds at Wigan to take the championship. The local rider's success in
the nationals came in July, before he finished fourth in the lightweight class and 24th
HOWZAT - young Ribble Valley ' cricketers have received a financial boost. The Valley’s Cricket
overall a t the Manx Grand Prix in August. In that race Haworth also
picked up the two accolades riders aim to achieve. At the first ask he broke the
100 mile an hour average lap time for the four-lap race on the same circuit as the TT, and he also got within a set time of the winner to pick up a replica of the trophy. Having dominated the local
scene this time out with the same bike, Haworth is going to swap and change machin ery next year at district level, but continue on the 400, and possibly a 600, at national level.
a very good season that has passed incident and injury- free. "Next year I'm going to
He said: "All in all it's been
concentrate on real road rac ing rather than the track stuff, with a couple of trips to Ire land, and, of course, the Manx Grand Prix. "There will be a change in
Development Group, which runs three teams - under 11s, 13s and 15s - has received £3,412. Karen Sneyd, from the
Trophy game at Halesowen Town goes to a replay, the Blues have it all to do again against the same side in Tuesday’s Lancashire Combination Trophy game - as they’ve spookily been drawn at home to Chorley in the first round of that competition
too. Clitheroe: Francis, Underwood,
Roberts, Avery, Anderson, Bain (Sargeson), Nay, Jones (Daniels), Dean, Exton, Garner (Dempsey). ADRIAN CAPSTICK
Community Foundation for Merseyside, presented repre sentatives of the Under 13s team with a cheque from the Local Network Fund. Said Tom Bamber, Ribble
Valley Borough Council’s Sports Development Officer: “We are extremely pleased to
Langho Juniors Under 11s 8 Church While................... 1 LANGHO eased past Church with a comfortable win at the Rydings at the weekend. The only surprise was that more
be receiving this money as without it, all three of the borough’s district cricket teams would find it very dif ficult to commit to the inita- tive. The funding will help contribute towards transport costs, summer and winter training sessions and fixture costs, as well as helping the cricket development group put on cricket coaching courses for local coaches to assist managers in their preparation for managing such teams. “All district sides are adminstered and organised
machinery too. As I dominat ed the district section this year, it would be unfair to compete at that level again, so
. I'm going to change to a 250 classic and also race a 500cc race machine." Haworth would like to
thank all his sponsors for their continual support, starting with Frank and Scott at Sab- den's Brookside Garage, Mark and Roger of Road and Rac ing Motorcycles in Hyde, and Michelle and Dave of Andelle Motor Leathers in Horwich. Further support for the
biker comes from Rik at Tritech and Andrew of North West Screen and Design, both of Lostock Hall. Not to mention Roger and
Trudi who run Mountainmag-
ic.com, a holiday chalet busi ness in the French Alps, who took an interest in his racing while he was enjoying a skiing holiday with them. If anyone else would like to
sponsor the local racer, please contact 01282 775490.
Cricketers financial boost
by Ribble Valley Cricket Development Group who also contribute towards the development of cricket in the borough by managing and running indoor winter leagues, help fund and organ ise coach education courses, as well as launching initatives to help increase the participa tion of children playing crick et within the Ribble Valley, All clubs \vithin the borough are represented on the group which is run and adminis tered by cricket volunteers who all share a love of the game.”
goals were not scored as a pow erful striking performance saw Sean Holmes net five, followed by individual efforts from Mat Boswell, Joel Phelps and man- of-the-match Callum Everett. 7
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