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•7 0 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, February 9th, 2006


vfww.clitheroetoday.co.uk r ■Late stunners deny Blues first win of year


Evans’ double blast is in vain


Clitheroe ......................3 Gresley R o v e r s .............3 WITH two minutes to play, Clitheroe looked odds on to secure their first win of 2006. However, th ey were


denied by two exceptional strikes. Two goals from Tony


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Evans and an opener from Paul Stansfield had p u t the Blues into what had


^,^appeared an unassailable ' “lead, that is until Gresley Rovers’ Aaron O’Connor dispatched two successive' screamers p a s t Peter Collinge. . The Clitheroe keeper


had no chance with either - strike. The first 25-yard effort


soared past him, and the second a minute later heat him at full stretch. However, before th e


■ sixth-place side had man-. aged to salvage a point, Clitheroe had been well : a n d jru ly in control and


"■' largely, dominated pro­ ceedings.— Stansfield opened th e scoring on 23 minutes


BRACE: Tony Evans •


when a Simon Garner free kick eventually fell at his feet on the line, and he smashed it home. Evans, who was making


his first start for the locals for over a month, made it 2-0 on 10 minutes later fol­ lowing a well-worked team effort. Like th e m a jo ri ty of


Clitheroe’s play on Satur­ day, this second goal was


forged by Stansfield, whose steely determina­ tion, aided by a clever backheeled one-two with Simon Garner, delivered the ball to the feet of Paul Rogers. Un fortunately the


Clitheroe striker’s effort was parried, but only as far as Evans, who made no mistake. Gresley were not com­


pletely without th e ir • chances, although their first goal seven minutes before half-time was a bundled effort th a t was eventually prodded over the line hy midfielder Jamie Barrett. However, Clitheroe con­


tinued to dominate in the second half, and Eyans completed his brace with an untroubled run and 18- yard strike that he finished effortlessly. New addition to the ade


Mike Jones very nearly made it four on 55 minutes when his orie-two with Gamer ended with the full back forcing a finger tip save over the bar from


R overs' keeper Gavin : Saxby. And Evans went close to completing his hat-trick


.when he struck a knock down by team mate Paul McNally straight at the keeper. Then the substitutions


came. Gresley changed- their strike force to bring Mathew Millin on to part­ ner dangerman O’Connor, and they also changed their right winger for a sec­ ond time. Clitheroe changed Craig


Sargeson for Neil Reynolds, and Garner came off for new signing Ian Taylor. Stansfield followed this


with a blaze over the bar and Tommy Lawson threw on final sub Adam Girdlestone for Rogers. ■Whether i t was these •


changes th a t unsettled Clitheroe is hard to say, but O’Connor’s strikes cer­ tainly'made them sit up and take notice and rue two points lost.


ADRIAN CAPSTICK


In House Galas a t Rib- blesdale Pool. , The theme this time


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was Mini Common­ wealth, and the swim­ mers taking p a r t were aged from six to nine. In a closely-contested


event, team Australia came firs t with 63 points, ■ followed by Canada .with 59, and England with 40. In all, a total of 84 per­


sonal best times were recorded. Medals were presented to the winners of the individual events, with thejull of honour as follows: Under 7s: b re a s t­


stroke, Rhiannon Wick­ ham, freestyle, Lucinda Brown, butterfly, Ehza- beth Greenwood, back- stroke, James Pallister. Eight-year-old girls:


b reas tstroke, Rachel Fox, freestyle, Olivia Bates, butterfly Rachel Fox, backstroke, Ishbel Mtken. Eight-year-old boys:


breastroke, Andrew Tomlinson, freestyle, Freddie Timmins, but­ terfly, Andrew Tomlin­ son, backstroke, Sam Jones


■ . Nine-year-old girls:


breaststroke, Bethany Jones, freestyle, Rebecca Cowell, butterfly, Rebekah Rodgers, back- stroke, Lauren Cowell. Nine-year-old boys:


b reas tstroke, H arry Paige, ■ freestyle and backstroke, Samuel Buchanan, butterfly, Harry Paige.


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C L IT H E R O E Dolphins held another of their popular


Cavaliers beaten ^ but now bowed ®


Clitheroe Cavaliers . . .5 Burnley ........................ 19 IN the face of an o u t­ standing display of rugby from Burnley, Clitheroe


.Cavaliers could not work the magic seen on previous occasions, but they more than played their part in a terrific afternoon’s enter­ tainment. The huge backline of


Burnley proved to be too great a challenge for the inexperienced Cavaliers. The visiting pack stayed


solid under the initial surges from the locals, with the Burnley wily fly- half also keeping them out of trouble with his long range touch kicks. And ^ te r 10 minutes, on


Burnley’s first visit to the Cavaliers 22, the fly-half sold two dummies to score under the posts. .The Cavaliers solidly


worked their way back up the field, bu t too many turnover balls, with backs running singularly into too many defenders with no suppor t, gave Burnley more opportunities. Burnley’s colossal Fijian winger stormed through


• tackle after tackle from the halfway line to score under the posts, the result of which put Burnley 14-0 ahead. The Clitheroe second


team won line out after line out, one of which took them 10 metres out. After an excellent throw


to the line, the pack created a perfect formation under the organisation of Windy Rawston, which pushed Burnley’s pack back. Then, with superb con­


trol of the ball, Alan Nut- tall scored an easy try. - The second half saw


committed runs from ruck ball by Andrew Thomber, Peter Farnworth and Bill Thatcher, resu lting in increasing yardage for the Cavaliers, and continuous chances to get in to the opposition’s half. However, they were


pinned back into their own half by the kicking of the Burnley backs. For the last 30 minutes


the Cavaliers were on the defensive. They persistently tried


to kick themselves out of trouble, but the execution was below par, giving Burnley excellent opportu­ nities to run with the ball. A fast break by Burnley


gave their fly-half space to work, and he spun the ball out wide, for his full back to touch down, or so he thought. However, the referee,


who was positioned per­ fectly, recognised th a t it ^ was inches sh o r t of the liiie.


• In a similar move, the


Burnley full back got his I chance again jus t before the final whistle to com- < plete the scoring.


Whalley want return to cricket halcyon days By Adrian Capstick


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CRICKET was once the sum­ mer sport that everyone played, the game that involved the whole' community, young and old - an intrinsic p ^ of village life. Officials at Whalley Cricket


Club want a return to that ethos, and through last Thursday’s Lan­ cashire Cricket Board Seminar, villagers in attendance at 'Whal- ley Abbey’s Conference Centre were shown the club’s plans for the future . Chairman David Westwood


and officials from the LCB looked at the many aspects of operating a successful local cricket club, namely the importance of


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; encouraging new blood, whether that be playing, supporting or volunteering: They want the Station Road


side to be the hub of village activ­ ity on a summer Saturday after­ noon, and a breeding ground for local cricketing talent. But they need the participation of'Whalley residents to do it. Lancashire’s Cricket Develop­


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ment Manager Rudra Singh highlighted how the LCB encour­ ages clubs to reach their goals, and how clubs like 'Whalley play their part in honing the skills of Lancashire and England players of the future.


LANCASHIRE Cricket Board officials Gerry Thomas and .Rudra Singh, Whalley chairman David Westwood and LCB director Andrew Hayhurst at the cricket seminar hosted by Whal- ley Cricket Club.


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, 'Thursday, February 9th, 2006 71 ^ ; f ’ 'I'l • Ti r r*''V .'f • nt*'’ 3 >' Waddington suffer s etback with two - goal defeat


Embsay ............. .2 Waddinylon


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WADDINGTON suffered a setback when they were beaten by a lacklustre Emb­ say team. This was a below-par per-,


formance from Waddington, who were unable to carry­


.'S


forward their performance from the previous week. The villagers fell behind


in the 15th minute when a mis-hit goal kick taken by Willacy fell to a forward, who reacted quicker than the defenders and managed to slide the'ball past the


keeper. Waddington had the


opportunity to equalise on the half-hour when Lloyd. was fouled in the area and was awarded a penalty, which was taken and missed by Fletcher. Waddington’s midfield


Jun io r F ootball R o u n d -U p


Wolves Under 10s.............6 Belvedere


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STAR man Elliot Kay went nap as the Under. 10s came from behind. . Every player contributed


to this victory, despite their opponents taking the lead. I t was just the shock


Wolves needed, as they bat­ tled against a physical team, with Kay opening the scoring forthehostk Kay netted again before


the interval, but they came out for the second half in determined mood. Three more from Kay, plus


a lovely finish by Isaac Pope were followed by a late conso­ lation for Belvedere. Wolves Under 12s. . . . . . . .2 Brier field Celtic Red . . . . .1


TWO goals in the final six minutes turned this game on its head. The locals had domi­ nated possession throughout, missing a hatful of chances in theprocess. That was after conceding a


goal from a quick break in the first half and it was only goal-


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JB keeper McGrath, saving two similar second halt breaks,


'i that prevented Wolves from being in a worse predicament. Perseverance finally paid


off following the introduction of Capstick on the wing, as he put through Clarkson to score the equaliser. And from a cpmer two min­


utes later, Dewhurst forced home the second to give


Wolves victory. Wolves Under 10s Red. . . .0 , Brunlea Dynamoes. . . . . .5 THE Under, lOs Red found


' themselves three goals down at half-time, against an alto-


h gether stronger and more physical Brunlea.


iS Wolves came to in the sec- ■.'il ond half, and competed much


■fi; the-match Maksim Petriaho.


ii But they couldn't prevent . S; the visitors from scoring two more, as the Wolves'never


Singh said: “We want to sell.


the game as part of local lifestyle as it once was. The summer game that everyone plays or is involved in.


“We want the public to share


the vision for sustaining quality cricket in Lancashire, and devel­ oping youngsters to follow in the footsteps of James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff.” “I t is clubs like Whalley that


develop England stars of the future, they are the ones that do the necessary teaching Children are your future.” Working closely with lo c a l .


schools and the community in promoting cricket is an integral part to the club’s plans, as is gain­ ing Clubmark accreditation from ' theLCB.


I gaveuptiying. ’Two Ribble Valley clubs, Rib-


blesdale Wanderers and Clitheroe, already have the award - that raises standards and pro­ motes safe, effective and child, friendly cricket. : I t is nothing short of what


■Whalley is doing already, with six junior teams and 106 junior members, but it adds credibility, ensures the correct checks and measures are in place, and quali­ fies them for any funds or grants that may be available And Chairman Westwood is looking into the best way to do it: “We need to nail down what we want our club to offer the local community and how to drive that forward. I’ve decided to take on the rale of club development offi­ cer, but I need help. •


“I realise that we don’t have


unlimited help. We need to spread g the load with more volunteers.” ' 'Whalley is renowned for stag- ^ ing the inaugural Roses cricket match between Lancashire and ^ Yorkshire in 1867 and Westwood wants to build on that history ® with five key objectives for 2006, to attract more juniors, continue ■' improvement of facilities, com- , i plete Clubmark, build social membership and attract more ^ volunteers. Plans are already taking shapa @


.. ' Whalley start their 2006 Veka ■ Ribblesdale Cricket season at @ home to Earby on Saturday, ^ April 15th, and they will be stag- ^ ing an open day as p a r t of Natwest’s Cricket Force weekend ^ the first week of April. -


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.7i Accrinylon Stanley..........3 Wolves Under 12s Blue ...2 THE Under 12s Blue and Stanley served up a classic


: | match on a shocker of a pitch. : Wolves put in a skillful and


is committed performance, only : to be denied a point in the last


I minute hs Wolves weathered an early I storm, and were taking the i game to Stanley when they [ failed to get to a loose ball in [ midfield and the speedy Stan- • t ley winger scored.


' : But Wolves equalised when


[ Tom Farrar knocked the ball I behind the Stanley defence I and Alex Mullin outstripped I the centre half to score. Stanley hit the post, before


keeper Jack Taylor pulled off his save of the season. But again, just as Wolves appeared to have ridden the


if better with some near misses . from Josh Dean and man-of-


pressure out, they lost another goal. Wolves battled back, w th


Michael Tomlinson’s free kick slip agonisingly past the post, but the pressure paid off when Robin Kennerley grabbed the goal of the game . Stanley poured everyone


forward as Wolves held on, but with a minute left, the ball was fired across the goal and Stanley grabbed a winner.


. OwaldtwislleRanyers ...3 Wolves Ranyers Under 13s 3 THE Under 13s finally picked up their first point of the sea­ son, but they could have had all three ' A superb corner from the


outstanding Crooks was headed into the net by Filder for his first-ever goal, \vith the second sooii following. A tlu-ough ball by Wilson


sent Bradshaw through, and he calmly steered the ball past the advancing keeper. And after 25 minutes Hold­


en thrashed the ball home from 20 yards to give the visi­ tors a 3-0 lead. However, slack marking


allo^ved the home team to pull one back before the interval, and a mix-up between Robin­ son and Roberts gave the home team their second, with the equaliser coming in the finalminute. This was by far Wolves best


performance this season, with man-of-the-match Montague having his best game. Oswaldtivistle ................. 5 Roefield Under 11s . . . . . .0 OSWALDTWISTLE pushed forward from the start and pounded theRoefield defenca- Only solid defending and


some superb saves by Roefield keeper Elliot Shepherd kept, the score level until the 15th minute when Oswaldtivistle stuck the back of the net.


, And the home side contin­


ued to push forward and hit two more before half-tima Roefield pushed forward in


. the second half but could not breakthrough.


• Oswaldtvristle even conced­


ed a penalty under pressure but Roefield couldn’t convert. Oswaldtwistle took advm-


tage of their three-goal lead and pushed forwaM to score two more to compound Roe- field’s defeat to the league


ry for Readstone Utd as they beat Pendle Forest Tigers. Two goals from Tyler


Baron and a third fiom Sam Peters ensured all three points with Toby Burrows named man-of-the-match. Readstone U12 Yellow . ..0 Clitheroe Wolves............1 READSTONE United Under 12s Yellow suffered narrow defeat to table toppers Clitheroe Wolves. This was a very close


encounter and either team could have won the match. Man-of-the-match was


Ryan Gent with a special mention for Dean Molyneaux for his efforts. Readstone Utd Under 14s 2 Clitheroe Wolves............1 , A LAST minute goal from Josh Garvey secured victory. Keiran Demaine scored the ■


side’s other goal and Ryan Brereton was named man-of- the-match. The previous week the


team had a 4-0 victory over Baxenden 'Villa. The goal scorers were Andy Ledgar (2), Tony Haworth and Thomas Halliwell. Josh Garvey was named


man-of-the-match. • Readstone Under 15 Girls 5 WyreJuniors


...........2 '


READSTONE United Under 15 Girls progressed to the semi-finals of the cup. Goals came from Ella


McDenhid with a hat-trick and a brace from Jodie Simp­ son. Rachela Green was named player-of-the-match. Whalley Pumas Under 16s2 HaslinydenJuniors . . . . .1


■ WHALLEY completed their season with a hard fought 2-1


■ win over Haslingden. At the outset, Whalley


: looked the most liely to get the first goal and striker Jamie


• Baron was unlucky with an ' excellent solo effort. The locals then took the


lead when Baron latched on to Tom Wallbank’s through ball to finish with great aplomb. . After the interval, H a ^ g -


den began to apply greater pressure and 'Whalley were


. forcedtoplayonthebreak. • ■Then, 20 minutes in and


champions. Readstone Utd Under 9s .5 Pendle Forest ...................0 TWO goals from Denzel Yates, teamed with further strikes from Aiden Ratcliffe,- Bradley Docherty and man- of-the-match Adam Heys, ^ secured victory for Readstone United. This was an excellent per­


formance from the boys who all deserve praise tor their, efforts. Readstone Utd Under 8s .3 Pendle Forest Tiyers........1 THIS was an excellent victo­


somewhat against the run of play, Baron was gifted his sec­ ond when a nasty bobble off the pitch saw the ball evade the Haslingden keeper’s attempted block. With 13 minutes left,


Haslingden broke through ■Whalley’s defence and pulled a goal back, but led by their skipper and man-of-the- match Declan Fitzhenry, the locals put in a huge team effort and held on for their third win in four outings. If results go their way in


the other remaining fixtures, this game could see Whalley finish a very respectable fourth place in their division.


S e l t le 'V n i te d ........... ..2 Hurst Green . . . ; .........2 ON a crisp and sunny afternoon, Hurst Green were left wondering how they failed to take all three points. For all Hu rs t Green’s


chances, however, it was Settle who s ta r te d the more positively. Their early pressure led


to a comer which made it’s way to the back post, leav­ ing the unmarked New- house to prod the ball into the net. But Hu rs t Green


responded well, forcing Settle on to the back foot, and they had a strong penalty claim waved away when Dan Walker beat his marker only to be brought down. Hurst Green continued


to press, with Walker and Goar’s pace causing Settle problems, and they were denied another pen alty when the ball appeared to strike the arm of a defend­ er. . Although the away side


were dictating the game. Settle nearly found them­ selves two goals ahead when a powerful strike by Worthington flew ju s t yvide. Tipton then had a great


opportunity to equalise following fine individual work, but shot wide with only the keeper to beat. Hurst Green’s continued


pressure finally paid off when Coupe converted a Tipton cross, his superb looping header finding the net from 20 yards out. Hurst Green were then


^ven a golden opportuni­ ty to take the lead when Tipton, was fouled, b u t Mark Young’s penalty was well saved by Metcalf. The second half contin­


ued in similar manner. Tipton, who was lively


all afternoon, cut the ball back to Walker in the box, but his strike was saved by the impressive Metcalf.


.' Coupe fired wide moments later and the vis­ itors were then made to pay for their misses. Newhouse was brought


down and S e tt le were awarded a penalty. Up stepped Worthington to smash the ball to Steve Young’s right to restore the home side’s lead. Hurst Green introduced


Barton as a third striker as the game opened up with the visitors pushing for an


players failed to make any impact and consistently gave the ball away, over run­ ning the ball, losing posses­ sion and failing to close down their opposing num­ bers.


Waddington’s defence was. under constant pressure.


and the forwards never got the quality of service they were entitled to expect. The home side went 2-0


ahead on the hour when a very basic defensive mistake by a Waddington player allowed an Embsay forward to head home unchallenged.


Waddington created


enough chances to salvage a point from the game, the best of which fell Lloyd and Dean, but both players failed to convert. This was a completely


unacceptable performance from the majority of the


Waddington players, who will have a quick chance to avenge this defeat and salvage some shattered reputations when they play host to Embsay on Saturday (2 p.m.). All players to meet at


. Waddington pavilion a t 1 p.ni.


eludes tafele-toppers


equaliser. Goar had a chance when he was played in by Phil Walker with just the keeper to beat. B u t th e determined


striker wasn't to be denied again. Tipton crossed the ball in the from the left and Goar got away from his marker and converted to draw the visitors level for the second time with only 10 minutes to go. Hurst Green continued


to push for the winner, but Settle held firm, with Walker coming the closest for the v is ito rs with a header which narrowly missed the post.


Thriller


Stacksteads ........... .... .4 R im in y to n .................. 5 RIMINGTON came away with all three points from this nine-goal and kept their slim title hopes alive in the process. The village side took the


lead when Penman squared for Coulter to score from close range, but S ta ck s te ads levelled almost immediately when Hodgkinson found space to rifle in from 20 yards. Excellent work down the


right from Coulter led to the resulting cross being turned into his own net by a defender to put the visi­ tors 2-1 ahead, before a cross from the left and a mix-up between Lawson and Kershaw gave Stack­ steads a simple equaliser. When th e home, side


scored again, Hodgkinson picked up a sliced McCuL lough clearance to volley past a stranded Kershaw. I t seemed the title hope­


fuls were going to overrun Rimington, but 'the visi­ tors had a spirit and belief tha t has come to the fore on many occasions so far this season, and they took the game to their oppo­ nents.


• ; Daniel Green produced


excellent work, and an attack down the right led to a throw in which Whal­ ley launched into the box. • Lawson flicked on and


Mankowski scored. Whalley set up the next,


as his cross found Coulter, who scored a b ri ll ian t


■ header into the far corner. S ta ck s te ad s ; pushed


Rimington back as they’- sought another equaliser, but when Kershaw inter­ cepted a cross, he launched a huge kick down field


which found Penman on his own up front, and the big striker allowed the ball to bounce once before unleashing an unstoppable


. left-foot volley into the top corner. The home side came


again and forced a goal from close range to make it 5-4, and should have scored again when they blazed over the bar. In th e dying seconds


Nick C u r tis saved th e points for his team as he kicked an effort off the line.


Dog win


Low M o o r .......................2 Doy In n . ........... .■... .4 DOG In n defeated Low Moor in Sunday’s Ribble ■Valley derby to move up to fourth place in the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League Second Division. Nick Lord was the Bud-


weiser Boys' goalscoring hero, notching his second hat-trick for the club to take his tally to 10 goals in just six matches. Dog's other goal came


from Ben Dewhurst, whose long-range free-kick put them 2-1 up mid-way through the second half. Manager Simon Kerins


was th r il led , with th e result: "That was another huge win for us and I am delighted with an o th e r great collective effort." Dog's cause was further


boosted by Globe Bul- lough's surprise defeat agains t S ta t io n , b u t Kerins's only concern is th a t his team m ain tain th e ir winning ru n . " I t obviously helps us when other results go our way, but we have to keep win­ ning to make sure that we can tak e ad v antag e of them." The Whalley tak e on


Commercial Old Boys a t Wilson's on Sunday.


Credit Chippiny ........... .. .7


Royal Garrison . . . . . . 3 CHIPPING emerged with a great deal of credit as they battled hard and were unlucky to go down to league leaders Royal Gar­ rison.


, , • Chipping s ta r te d th e


game the better, and the midfield of Tom Bridge, Mick Hayhurst and Pete Marsden battled valiantly on a pudding of a pitch to


gain a foothold on the game. Front man Steve Proc- ■


to r had the f i r s t clear chance of the game as he fired narrowly over the bar following good work by MarkFordham. However, the villagers


failed to get the all-impor­ tant opener and were pun­ ished by the visitors. The lively Garrison ^


s t r ik e r tr ick ed Dean Austin into hanging out a leg and went, to ground to earn a spot kick which was comfortably dispatched. This gave Garrison


h e a r t , and th ey nearly doubled their lead when a horrible bobble in the mid­ dle of the park saw Austin dispossessed, and the striker clean through, but Rich Ireland produced an excellent block to deny him. Chipping continued to


battle hard on the difficult surface, but Garrison held * them a t bay to see the vil­ lagers go into half-time a - goal down. Chipping came out for


the second half in confi­ dent mood, but let them­ selves down by conceding two sloppy goals. Chipping failed to clear


their lines from a corner and allowed a Garrison player to fire in from 12 yards to make it 2-0. Their th ird came in


unfortunate style as Ire- land could not hold a deep cross, giving the striker an easy tap-in. However, Chipping did .


not let their heads drop and they continued to apply considerable pres­ sure. . The a r re a rs were cut


from a lovely move which tore the visiting defence to shreds'. Some slick passing down


the left found Joe Melling, and his pinpoint pass was converted by Proctor to give the villagers hope. 'This hope was main- Llli® ■


ta in ed by a quite o u t­ standing save by Ireland


. as he somehow turned a header onto the bar at full stretch, and Dean Austin was unlucky not to set up a grandstand finish as his powerful header produced' a superb reaction save.


/ This was a superb effort,


and Chipping will be look­ ing to take the same levels of commitment into their trip to near neighbours Loh-. - . gridge on Saturday (2 p.m.).


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