70 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 4th, 2006
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Blues bring the curtain down
Stocksbridge Park S te e ls ..........4 Clitheroe....................................0
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Neil Reynolds dispossessed in the centre of midfield, allowing Stocks bridge to race away to see Wright leather the ball home in a carbon copy of his first strike. Clitheroe....................................1 Bamber Bridge..........................0 SATURDAY saw a return to form as Clitheroe were out to finish the season on a high in this local derby against Bamber Bridge. However the winning strike from Paul Stansfield took some time to
number of games the Blues have played recently, and with Bamber Bridge to play two days later, even the ever-present midfield engine that is Paid Stansfield made way for Andy Sunley. And, the fourth and final goal saw
of the Clitheroe defence wasn’t dealt with for the third strike, which was laid out to Goddard on the edge of the area, who was able to pick his spot, almost chipping the ball into the top left-hand comer. ■ Tiredness was evident from the
with a breakaway goal down the left of midfield that had originated from a Clitheroe comer. A string of passes saw the ball laid to Cockerill, whose cross behind the defence eluded everyone, for substitute Andrew Wright to drill home at the back post. Another poor ball into the middle
same, but Clitheroe went close through an Owen Roberts free kick th a t needed a hand from home keeper Steve Hodgson to keep it out. Stocksbridge netted their second
was called upon to tip a Stefan Zoll shot over the bar as Stocksbridge shared possession with the Blues, but had by far the better opportuni ties on goal. The second half saw more of the
home side to find the back of the net when striker Mike Goddard stood Ryan Parr up as he ran in from the right wing to the by-line, the cross wasn’t blocked, and David Cockerill had a free header in the centre of the box. Clitheroe keeper Peter Collinge
A FATIGUED Clitheroe suffered their joint-second largest defeat of the season on Thursday as Sheffield side Stocksbridge made their play off ambitions known. I t took just 15 minutes for the
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Gamer free kick, only to strike the foot of the post. Clitheroe........ ; .........................1 Accrington Stanley................... 3 THE visit of the Nationwide Con ference Champions to Shawbridge on Monday witnessed an enter taining and evenly contested friendly th a t saw the quality of Accrington Stanley edge out a bat tling Blues performance. I t looked a t times as though
SCREAMER: Rob Henry
threaten a goal when their captain Ross Bain struck the Clitheroe bar in the seventh minute. Chris Coupe went close for locals
materialise, as it took until the 90th minute to find the back of tbe net against 10-man Brig. The visitors were the first to
advantage of their extra man. Coupe saw his flick on from a
range save from Brig keeper Michael Bingham, and Daimy Gor ton rifled over the bar before he was up-ended by a two-footed tackle that resulted in the visitors going down to 10 men. It took time for the Blues to take
at the other end, when his shot on the turn was gobbled up by the keeper, but that was it for the first half. Craig Sargeson forced a close
substitute Andy Sunley was put through on goal, but the Clitheroe player took an age as he attempted to dribble his way through the back four, rather than pull the trigger. In the end it fell to leading
Simon Garner cross cleared off the line, and Gorton fired a volley over the bar following a mistake by a Brig defender. The goal eventually arrived when
were on for the game, Clitheroe’s highest home attendance of the season bar the FC United game. And Rob Henry’s 30-yard
for the locals as the recently- released Burnley right-back found the top corner from a Wayne Duxbury nod down, aided by the faintest of touches from substitute Stanley keeper Danny Alcock. Stanley had taken the lead in the
14th minute through Gary Roberts as they broke through the solid performance given by the Blues back four of Ryan Parr, Gregg Anderson, Simon Garner and Henry. Owen Roberts went close, but a
goalscorer and Clitheroe captain Stansfield to show him the way. He picked up a short pass from Sunley and eventually found the back of the net from six yards out. And Daryll Avery almost made it two when he latched onto a quick
Cook came on and whipped a free kick towards the top comer of the Clitheroe net and forced a great save out of Peter Collinge to deny the Reds’ player-coach. Stanley’s second was netted by
great save from first-half keeper Mick Bulayima gobbled up the chance. Ex-Burnley professional Paul
netted a third from the penalty spot, which was converted by trial- ist Paul Hopkins.
Waddington sign off with well-earned point
Grassington.................1 Waddington.................1 WADDING'TON compet ed their Craven League pro gramme last Saturday vrith a draw at Grassington. Throughout the first half
the visitors created several good scoring chances, and with the Waddington , defence rarely troubled, the
' r score remained goalless at half-tim& In the second half the
home side, now playing down the slope, and using
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the long ball tactic, came more into the game and forced Lloyd in the Waddington goal into mak ing three good saves. The visitors, who were
playing the better football on a very hard and difficult pitch, continued to create scoring chances which could not be finished off. With 10 minutes remain
ing, a good interchange of passes involving Fletcher, Clement and Holden ended with Mark Harrison put
ting the locals ahead. And with the game into
the final minute and look ing as if Waddington had gained all three points, the home side were awarded a penalty after Lloyd was judged to have leant on a Grassington player while punching the ball clear from a comer kick. The home team netted
from the spot and the game ended 1-1, with Wadding ton feeling that they had been hard done by following
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a dubious decision by the referee. This was a good team
performance from a Waddington team which was considerably weakened by the unavailability of players, but several players from the reserves put in good performances, showing the strength and. depth the club is trying to achieve. Waddington completed
their season last night when they took part in the Craven League Cup Final,.
David Brown, who was on the end of some sweeping football behind the Clitheroe back four. And after Henry’s strike, Stanley
screamer for the Blues five minutes from time was worth the admission money alone. It was some consolation strike
promise as they fielded a strong side for this fundraiser that includ ed captain Peter Cavanagh, Ian Craney and ex-Blue Paul Mullin, as well as few triallsts in prepara tion for next season. A healthy home crowd of 365
Accrington were taking i t easy with their UniBond opponents, until they realised Clitheroe were going to make a real game of it. Stanley stayed true to their
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Rimington go top
R im in g to n ..................2 Worsthorhe ................0 THIS win, coupled with Hurst Green’s defeat, sent Rimington to the top of the league and sets up the most important few days in the club’s history. On Friday the locals go
to Barnoldswick to play the Silentnight Stadium side in the Craven Cup final and they must play Silsden a t home in the league the day after fol lowed by Stacksteads at home on Tuesday - and just one win is all that is required to claim the title for the first time. Saturday’s win was a
very professional perform ance, not one of their best it has to be said, but at this stage of the season it is all about the three points and
there only looked to be one winner in this match. The home side looked
very potent down the right with Coulter’s excellent work down the left through Green and Walker, the latter swinging in some great crosses with his trusty left foot to cause all sorts of problems for the visiting keeper with the aerial threat of Penman. The keeper pulled off
one of the saves of the sea son when the big Riming ton centre forward ham mered a shot on the run towards the top corner which he some how tipped over the bar. I t looked as though it
may-be one of those days as Worsthorne kept out everything Rimington threw at them until five
minutes before half-time a Nelson corner found Pen man who powered home his header. Penman doubled the
lead early in the seconc half form close range anc f 'j the home side were coast- ‘ ing to victory until the ref- - eree awarded the visitors a dubious penalty, however. ? Kershaw flung himsell across goal to keep it out. Rimington had chance: V ‘
to extend their lead but Worsthorne’s keeper thwarted their efforts, huf he could not prevent the end result and the locals chances to become league champions. The Craven Cup Fina ^
kicks-off at 6-30 p.m. al the Silentnight Beds Stadi um (Victory Park). Bamoldswick.
Dog stay in the hunt
ted hat-tricks for Dog, with Ollie Holgate (2), Dan Holgate (2) also on the score- sheet. On Sunday, Dog staged another thrilling
trailed 3-1 with 10 minutes to go and only had Enefer’s smart first-half back-heel to show for their efforts. However, Enefer’s second and a Liam Porter strike saw the Dog level with just
comeback to defeat league champions Stanhill WMC at Wilson’s. Despite dominating the game. Dog
a crushing blow when they slumped 5-0 to Great Harwood Rovers last Tuesday, how ever Simon Kerins’ side responded with a record-breaking 10-1 rout of Commercial Old Boys at QEII two days later. Chris West and Jamie Enefer both net
A DRAMATIC week has left Dog Inn just four points away from promotion to the First Division of the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League. The Budweiser Boys’ hopes had suffered
questioned whether we have the stomacl for the fight, they have surely got theii answer now. “We had to lift ourselves after the Great
leave us needing just a point on Sunday tc secure promotion. “That would be the most incredible
“A win against Black Bull tonight wil C'
achievement and I urge our many support- r ers and well-wishers to turn out in force foi the final two games.” Dog play Black Bull at QEII tonight
(kick-off 6-30pm), before finishing theii league campaign against Woodlands at Wilson’s on Sunday.
Lions show great character
Clitheroe Lions ............5 Hellifield
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a chance to double their lead when they were awarded a penalty after a monsterous kick by keeper Mashiter was handled by a Hellifield defender on his own goal-line, blatantly denying what would have been the goalkeeper’s first goal of a terrific season. Callaghan stepped up to take the resulting penalty
Lions got off to a great start when Ollie McClean scored from a narrow angle after good work on the left wing by Paul Callaghan. The home side then had
character, coming just three days after the disap pointment of losing their first cup final appearance, and guaranteed the Clitheroe side a third place finish in their first season in the Craven League First Division. In a tight first half, the
CLITHEROE Lions pro duced a superb display of attacking football on Sat urday against a side that narrowly pipped tham to promotion to the Premier League. I t was a great show of
but blazed the ball over the bar.
. efforts and were duely awarded their second penalty of the afternoon, this time converted by McClean for his second of the afternoon. The second half was a
started to get more of a grip on the game, and poor marking from a corner resulted in an equaliser for former Morecombe striker Paul Stansfield, tapping in from five yards. The Lions doubled their
The away team then
post, where the impressivi Phil Moody was on hanc to riffle the ball into th( top comer. To their credit, the awaj
side did not give in easily and a 20-minute spell o pressure produced at least three magnificent save: from keeper Mashiter, om of which was a thunder bolt he somehow managec to pluck from the top cor ner and hold onto. The Lions defence wa:
Chief” Bank tore the Hel lifield defence apart with a 50-yard pass for Jimmy Legg to run onto. Leggy then put in a superb ball to the back
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ahead when old campaign er Spencer rolled back the years with a delicate finish from the edge of the area after good work from the on-form Avci. Soon after. Bob “The
similar story with the home side putting on all the pressure, eager to take some solace for finishing the wrong side of the pro motion line. They soon went two
end the White Lion pul side’s second full season andeverybody involvec with the team would likt to thank the sponsors am supporters, whose help am support throughout th( season has been invaluabh and very much appreciat ed
put the seal on a great per formance with a 30-yarc chip into th e net fron Spencer, a just reward foi his tireless runninf throughout the game. I t was a great way tc
also in mean form witl Ward, Gaughan, Day anc Bank mopping up all o the remaining pressure. The Clitheroe side ther
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Rick Grafton’s 30-yard thunderbolt wor the match for the Whalley side. Manager Simon Kerins said: “If anyone
minutes left on the clock. Then, two minutes into stoppage time.
Harwood loss and we have responded ir . the best possible way.
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Scuderi inspires Whalley earn fine Wanderers’ victory
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ANOTHER superb batting display from professional Joe Scuderi as he helped Rib- bl^ale Wanderers secure a five-point win at home to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel. And an impresave haul of 6-56 in the sec
ond innings from Barry Spencer saw the side continue their unbeaten start to the season. ' Batting first, Ribblesdale made a steady
start before tb i^ loose shots accounted for Ryan Gladwin, Martin Peel and Alistair Marsh, all for single figures. Captain Martin Brig^ steadied the ship
regardless of the wickets falling, and was supported well by Craig Hall and Gavin McGuire. The home professional eventually fell for a superb 84, leaving the Ribblesdale tail to rally and contribute a further 30 runs with McGuire (13) and Barry Spencer (18) the best of the remaining run makers. Requiring 159 for victory, the
in a partnership of 35 with Scuderi, before filing leg before wicket to opposing captain Gerard Metcalf. Scuderi carried on playing his shots
SUPERB KNOCK: Joe Scuderi
Oswaldtwistle reply followed in a similar vein, with a steady start before losing two wickets in two overs at 20-2, and three wick ets for eight runs to leave them struggling at 58-5. Skipper Metcalf and professional Ahmer
Oswaldtwistle professional, he eventually succumbed to a mis-timed drive, with Braithwaite taking a fine catch at long-on to give Spencer his sixth wicket. Unfortunately for Ribblesdale, the last
pair denied the home side the bonus points as they batted out the final few overs. With the ball, special mention must go to
with only 15 runsjeoming off his 10 overs, and debutant Steven Braithwaite bowled eight overs for 37, of which 20 of those must have been off the edge.
Spencer who finished with figures of 6-56 off 22 overs, with four maidens. Scuderi also bowled very economically,
Saeed enjoyed a partnership before the for mer edged to Peel off Spencer for 22, fol lowed by Mark Roberts and Stephen Sipocz. With the pressure mounting on the
the results of the first two games given the number of players who have been unavail able, but a little disappointed with some of the performances - rnEunly with the bat and in the field.
Skipper Briggs is more than happy with
have a realistic chance of Lancashire Cup spot.' This Saturday, Ribblesdale are ■without a
spur Cup on Sunday, losing at Egerton in a rain-affected match. The game was played in poor conditions,
A big improvement is needed if they are to
game as they have a bye to the second round of the Ramsbottom Cup. Wanderers were also in action in the Cock-
no game this weekend, there will be a net ses sion at 2 p.m. on Saturday, weather permit ting, for £dl players to attend where possible.
with David Howard top scoring -with 45, Egerton passed a reduced target ■with just one wicket down. • As both the first and second teams have
Paid man Azmat is the scourge of Read
FOR the second week run ning, Read slumped to a Ribblesdale League defeat. And for the second week
running, it was one man in particular who did the damage. Last week, it was Zahoor
sides’ 40-run success, as Read began the season with a defeat. And here, in Warren
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Elahi who inspired Cherry Tree to victory with an inspired knock. He cracked 92 in his
sional smashed a truly wonderfulinnings as the visitors registered a 22-run success. An unbeaten 140 off just
Eastham’s side’s first home game of the new campaign, it was Ali Azmat who came up with the goods. The new Earby profes
36 in his six overs, while Frank Barden was carted for 39 in his six. However, Barden d id .
crashed the Read attack to all parts of Whalley Road. William Driver went for
Raja Arshad, caught behind by Adam Chester for 11, followed by Nigel Hodge, clean-bowled for 12.
118 balls was the difference between the two sides, as Earby got their first ■win on the board. That knock included 12
fours, and an astonishing 11 sbees.
runs came •via trips .to the boundary ropes, as he
That meant 114 of his
Jonathan Martin (13) and Matthew Haines (0) all fell to Ganesh, but aside from Azmat, no batsmen really made any inroads into the Read attack. Earby closed on 201-9, as
Andrew daggers (0),
William Driver and Michael Whalley set about repairing the damage made by Azmat. However, they weren’t counting on him bowling a
Ganesh was Read’s one shining light, ending with figures of 5-57 from 19 overs. That included opener
manage to grab a wicket to add to his fibres, that of Stephen Hipgrave for eight. Professional Dodda
tight spell as well, ending with figures of 6-79. All the top five batsmen
Hipgrave ha-ving made 14, while Whalley was Azmat’s first victim of the after noon for 13. Adam Chester made a
beautifully crafted 35 before holing out to James Thurstan, while Ganesh was next to fall to his oppo site number after being caught by Sam Munns. Munns also picked up
innings petered out, with Garry O’Connor (1) dnd PYank Barden (1) the only qnes of the last four to score. However, Jack Jones and
Kyle O’Connor off Azmat, but Chris Holt was the only other to enter double figures as he made 10. The remainder of the
got themselves in, but all fell just as they were set tling into a rhythm. Driver fell to Stephen
decisions, but Ribblesdale made what cap tain Briggs thought was a defendable score, before former Settle player Stafford made light work with his feUow opener of chasing the total. Having seen Ribblesdale all out for 164,
•with constant rain and drizzle. There were a couple of dubious umpiring
DESPITE some fiercely competitive sledging from home captain Paul Beech, Whalley stuck to the task of beating Barnoldswick to come away from Victo ry Park with a comfortable ■victory from their second away trip of the season. Thanks to a lean bowl
ing spell from the veteran pair of Lee Burgess and David O’Neil, both past the 40 mark, and some fine batting from captain Mar tin Davies, Lee Kearsley and professional Bradman Ediriweera, Whalley took the points. Barnoldswick won the
toss and elected to bat, and O'Neil got his first of four -wickets with his very first ball, before the open ing howlers produced some fine economical bowling that saw only Craig Wal ton, with 32, reaUy looking a tlueat.
But the home side
clawed their way from 73- 6 to a respectable 149-9 thanks to 50 from Rifan Shaukat later down the order, aided by 20 more from Michael Scothem. Simon Gorton and pro
fessional Ediriweera bowled well as the innings drew to a close, but the ■visitors where denied the bonus points when the pro bowled James Stead, only for a no-ball to be called for not ha-ving four fielders within the circle. This was to everyone's
phrase "catches win matches" becomes rele vant. Jus t like tbe opening
bowlers did their job, so did the batters.Davies and Kearsley, who started off in positive mode and soon had the home captain scratching his head and juggling the bowling, with su b s titu te professional Imran Kaleem not looking like the bowler they thought they had engaged for the day. This even resulted in the
amazement as it was clear ly e-vident the field had not changed as a result of the last man reaching the crease. Whalley again looked
sloppy in the field and must improve on this major aspect of the game in the coming weeks as the time will come when the
experienced Beech resort ing to off-spin before his normal medium pace. Kearsley will have
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win at fancied side
when he was joined by the professional and achieved his 50, probably one of the most difficult he has scored, with a text book straight drive for four before falling leg before. A fine innings, despite the best efforts of the home skipper, who still felt his team had a chance. By this time the score
had moved onto 132, Bradman, with a run a ball 43 not out, and Mark Fallon saw the villagers home to a comfortable -vic tory in the park. Whalley have started
boosted his confidence no end with some impressive shots, notably a couple of pulls, including a six in his 37, before he was out as the first wicket fell with 71 on the board. Davies stuck to his task
the season well and if they can build upon this steady start and turn the poten tial within the side into a more respectable team, then they can push for a place in top half of the table rather than the bot tom - but there is still a lot of work to be done.
Surpise defeat for Clitheroe
Neil Bolton’s side, after their impres sive opening day success. But i t Baxenden brought them
an unbeaten 112 at Earby last week, but this week was a different story, as he was gone for just four after finding the hands of Kurt Smithson off David Parkinson. Skipper Bolton smashed five fours
son, the first -wicket set the tone for the afternoon. Professional Shahid Nawaz cracked
in 10 deliveries, but he eventually suc cumbed for 20. And it wasn’t long before Mark
56 balls, including six fours and two sixes, before he was caught by Mark Rishton off Smithson. ' And th a t was that as far as the
ners continued-to fall around him, with only Simon Coulter (14) and Danny (jlover (12) of the tail end entering double figures. Ashraf went on to make 52 off just
home side were concerned, as the innings ended with Clitheroe all out for 136.
JOHN Reynolds smashed a half century as Chatbum recorded a 50-run win over Eldwick and Gilstead. His knock came off
Barden did deny the -visi tors maximum points, after keeping their final -wicket intact.
the opening weekend, did make a -valu able contribution after coming in at number four in the order. But he could only look on as part
Bolton followed for 11. Naeem Ashraf, who also ran riot on
crashing back down to earth. In their first home game of the sea
CLITHEROE slumped to their first Ribblesdale League defeat of the cam paign on Saturday. Big things were anticipated from
steady the ship alongside Parkinson, but both were to fall to Marquet. Professional Jonathan Fielding
when he saw his stumps shattered by Josh Marquet. Callum Waddington came in to
made just one, as Clitheroe sensed a way back into the game. But Mark Rishton, with an
through in Baxenden’s reply however. Dave Usher had made just seven
The locals did grab an early break
winning ways this week in the Rams bottom Cup, when they welcome Read to Chatburn Road (wickets pitched 1-30 p.m.). On Sunday, a fantastic innings
lar basis, but Rishton saw them home with two wickets to spare. Clitheroe will hope to get back to
from Nawaz saw Clitheroe post a formidible 283-4 total to cause an upset against Northern League champions St Annes. The seasoned professional smashed
-Knockout game to record a monu mental 172 not out and lead the side to a 43-run -victory. Persistent drizzle saw the sched
uled start delayed by an hour, and the game shorten^ to 40 overs per side. Clitheroe won the toss and were delighted to send St Annes out into
exactly 100 balls, including seven boundaries. Andy Lambert also hit
solid batting performance in the field as Rod Booth grabbed figures of 5-19. He cleaned up the tail ,
(24) also in the runs. They followed up that
an unbeaten 35 as the locals posted 165-5 from their 45 overs, -with Richard Shovel- ton (29) and David Price
end with a useful spell, as Eld-wick were bowled out for just 136. Meanwhile, the second
team had two games over the weekend, starting with
unbeaten 37, was the eventual matchwinner. Wickets continued to fall on a regu
home bowlers, taking 3-49, but he, along with the rest of the St Annes side, were left wondering how Adrian Darlington dropped the sitter of a chance offered by Nawaz when he was on only 12. St Annes looked favourites to win
at one stage as they set about Clitheroe's weakened bowling attack, smashing the medium pacers to all parts of the ground. Joe Davies and Twist were among
to all parts of the Vernon Road ground in the Cockspur National ■
spell to dispatch the tail enders and seal a tremendous victory. Clitheroe -will now play Bradshaw on Sunday, May 14th.
Reynolds impresses as Chatburn ease home
wickets, Chatbum skipper John Moore notched 65 to propel them to 241-8. In reply, Foulridge strug-
a 121-run success over Foul- ridge. After losing two early
^ed against accurate bowl ing, ending on 120-7. And on Sunday, enter
taining Eldwick and Gilstead, they reached 148-
for quick runs commenced, ■with Chatbum declaring on 200-6, and David Price top scoring with an excellent 88.
1 after 29 overs when rain halted proceedings. On resumption, the quest
169-4, but if the rain hadn’t interfered, it might have been a different story.
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the ball, and 16 overs of flighted filth from Bolton and Nawaz saw the run chase stutter, before the return of Mark Hargreaves’to the attack put an end to St Annes’ hopes. Hargreaves took 4-7 in his second
over when Clitheroe captain Bolton was caught behind, but this brought Nawaz to the crease, who stayed for the remainder of the innings in an amazing display, helping Clitheroe post a tremendous 283-4. Stephen T-wist was the pick of the
the field where a combination of freezing temperatures and a soaking wet ball made life difficult for the home side. St Annes took a -wicket in the first
the runs and Darlington looked like he wanted to retrieve the 160 runs his drop had cost St Annes. Clitheroe had to take the pace Off
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