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S c o r e c a r d s CLITHEROE
vREAD Read
CLITHEROE’S former Read pro fessional Shahid Nawaz ensured his old club’s miserable start to the sea son continued on Saturday. Nawaz sent Warren Eastham’s
side crashing out of the Castlemaine XXXX Ramshottom Cup. And it is the second consecutive
season that the WhaUey Road side have gone out at the first round stage, after their success in the com petition in 2003. Nawaz is proving a handful this
season and the Read attack were to feel the full force of his l^ ty blows. Chasing 197 for victory, Nawaz
amassed 130 single-handedly. He did eventually fall after being
caught by Eastham off Will Driver, but the lack of celebration following his dismissal told its own story. Clitheroe still had 13 overs in
hand when the winning runs were clocked up, with Pete Dibb cracking the ball to the boundary. • And the conclusion of the game must have been a godsend for the
Read attack, as they were continu ously blitzed to all corners of the ground. Andrew Rushton went for 30 runs
in four overs without success, while Warren Eastham and Elliott Art- ingstoll were also put to the sword. Youngster Artingstoll did grab
the wicket of Naeem Ashraf for 29, trapping him leg before wicket, but by that time the game was over as a contest. Neil Bolton (16) and namesake
the pair set about building a solid foundation. But once the professional had
found the safe hands of Neil Bolton off Mark Hargreaves for 30, the col lapse began. Not one of the middle order made
double figures, with Andrew Rush- ton top-scoring with seven. Both Matt Doughty, bowled by
Mark (10) were both caught by Read paid man Dodda Ganesh off Chris Holt, leaving Dibb and Simon Coulter to wrap up the victory. T h at all materialised after
Clitheroe had won the toss, and invited their visitors to open the batting. Josh Marquet made an early
breakthrough when he found a way through Michael Whalley’s defences, to bowl him for eight. T h a t brought Ganesh to the crease to partner Will Driver, and
Marquet, and Adam Chester, trapped leg before by Neil Bolton, were back in the pavilion without a run to their name. Home skipper Bolton also
trapped his opposite number East ham leg before for three, after forc ing Kyle O’Connor (2) to arrow the ball to Nawaz. But while all this pandemonium
was going on, opening batsmen Dri ver was at the other end watching his partners come and go. He remained undefeated on 87,
but could do l i t t le to stop the innings petering out to 196-8. Holt made 16 before being caught
by Ashraf off Marquet, while Art ingstoll (14 not out) stayed in the middle alongside Driver to see out the overs. But it wasn’t enough to cause the
home side too many problems, as Clitheroe romped home with six wickets in hand. Read are back in league action
this week, hoping for their first suc cess of the campaign. They travel to Back Lane to face
Baxenden on Saturday, before host ing Bamoldswick on Sunday, while Clitheroe are at Barnoldswick on Saturday and Blackburn Northern on Sunday (wickets pitched 1-30 p.m.). Ribblesdale Wanderers had a bye
on Saturday. They return to action this week
end with home games against Padi- ham on Satimday and Edenfielil 24 hours later.
WHALLEY progressed past Oswaldtwistle Immanuel into the next round of the Ramsbottom Cup thanks to some superb restrictive bowling and a fine unbroken part nership between the confident Lee Kearsley and the controlled Mark Fallon. This came after a jittery mid
grew as the afternoon developed, and the improving surroundings at Station Road are reaping the rewards as the village gets right behind their team of local lads. Despite captain Martin Davies
innings collapse that last season would have more than likely seen the villagers fold. A tremendous partisan crowd
losing another toss, the bowling attack did him proud as professional Bradman Ediriweera removed the two openers with only 17 on the board, while Lee Burgess sailed through his restricted. 10 overs for just 19 runs’before allowing Simon Gorton into the attack, and he tied down the visiting batters with a miserly spell of bowling.
All-round efforts earn win
three scoring strokes throughout, resulting in just six runs with seven maidens. David O'Neil churned away to
Gorton’s 10 overs passed for just
collect another three wickets, while Fallon turned his arm for the first time this campaign. For the Hyndburn team only stal
wart captain Gerard Metcalf with a resilient 51 not out, and professional Ahmer Saeed with 21, got into dou ble figures, along with extras. A fine team effort ended with
Whalley having to chase 116 for a third victory on the bounce. When the opening batters entered
advance to 33 off just 30 balls including a big six that got the crowd anticipating an early finish, only he holed out off the visiting pro and was quickly followed by Davies,
above loomed briefly, but never opened up like Whalley’s own John Rain. A positive approach saw him
the arena, rain threatened in more ways than one. The black clouds gathering up
trapped leg before after a disap pointing three. Ediriweera moved neatly to 12,
before being snapped up, caught behind off his opposite number. Richard Palmer played on in the
same over,*and the winning post seemed more than a few furlongs away as promising youngster Alex Whelan was bowled by Woods for five to leave Whatley at 60-5, and game on. Kearsley joined Fallon and they
both held their nerve to see the home side past the post. Fallon showed signs of his former
from last week with a classy 27 not out, including four fours and a six, which shows his undoubted talent belies his number seven batting position. Its the first double header of the season this weekend and the
glory days at his home town club, following his return from Green- mount, and two sweet sixes and a couple of fours in a patient 23 not out followed. Kearsley continued his fine form
W. Driver not o u t ...........................87 M. Whalley b Marquet..................8 Ganesh c N. Bolton b Hargreaves.. .30 K. O’Connor c Nawaz bN. Bolton . ..2
M. Doughty b Marquet......... W. Eastham bN. Bolton....... A. Chester Ibw b N. Bolton . . . A. Rushton Ibw b Ashrat....... C. Holt c Ashraf b Marquet .. E. Artingstoll not out.............
Extras................ ............ Total (for 8 ) ................. Bowling: J. Marquet 10-1-31-3;
F. Butt 9-2-39-0; M. Hargreaves 9- 2-35-1; N. Ashrat 10-0-43-1; N. Bolton 10-0-33-3. Clilheroc
Nawaz c Eastham b Driver . . . ....130
N.BoltoncGaneshbHolt . . . ....... 16 M. Bolton c Ganesh b Holt. . . ....... 10 N. Ashraf Ibw b Artingstoll. . . P. Dibb not o u t ...................... ....... 10
S. Coulter not ou t................... .........0 .........5
Total (for 4 ) ................. . . .200 Bowling; Ganesh 8-1-34-0; A.
Rushton 4-0-30-0; C. Holt 6-0-34- 2; A; Bennett 3-0-16-0; W. Driver 10-0-47-1; W. Eastham 2-0-19-0; E. Artingstoll 2-0-18-1.
OSWALDTWISTLE IMMANUEL V WHALLEY
Oswaldtw'istle Immanuc'l
strength of the club will be tested out. One thing is tor sure, though, the
crowds will flock to Station Road if they put on a good show, starting at home to Blackburn Northern on Saturday and continuing with a trip to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on Sun day, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m. for both games. Whalley will now face a trip to
Clitheroe in the second round of the Ramsbottom Cup, to be played on June 18th Ribblesdale Wanderers were inac
tive last Saturday as they had a bye through to the second round of the cup, where they will entertain Settle next month. The Church Meadow side’s dou
ble header sees captain Martin Brig gs’ side entertain Padiham on Sat urday, and then play a consecutive home game against Edenfield on Sunday, wickets pitched for both games at 1-30 p.m.
O. Clare c Rain b Ediriweera.............3 A. Dignan c’Davies b Ediriweera . . . .5 Saeed b Gorton............................... 27 D. Greenwood run o u t ......................6 G. Metcalf not o u t ..........................51 P. Dignan c Rain b O’Neill ...............2 J. Nugent Ibw b O’Neill....................0 M. Roberts run out ......................... 5
S.Sipoczc Rain b O'Neill.................1 V. Woods b Ediriweera......................3 M. Groom not out ...................... '...I Extras ............................. . . . .1 1 Total (for 9) ........................115 Bowling: Ediriweera 10-0-21-3;
L. Burgess 10-2-19-0; D. O’Neill 10-1-36-3; S. Gorton 10-7-6-1; M. Fallon 8-3-26-0. Whalley
J. Rain c Metcalf b Saeed ...............33 M. Davies Ibw b Woods....................3 Ediriweera c Groom b Saeed........... 12 M. Fallon not o u t ........................... 23 R. Palmer b Saeed ............................0 A. Whelan b Woods..........................5 L. Kearsley not out ........................27 Extras..................................... 13 Total (for 5 ) ........................ 116 Bowling: V. Woods 10-2-44-2; S.
Sipocz 2-0-23-0; Saeed 8-3-17-3; G. Metcalf 1-0-10-0; D. Greenwood 1-0-15-0; 0. Clare 0.2-0-4-0. • Weekend selected teams can be found on page 53.
Cobras’ cup progress Bowlers win the day
CLITHEROE Cobras Under 13s have progressed to the next round of the Lancashire Cup after beating Blackburn Northern. Winning the toss and bat
ting, the Cobras got off to an excellent start. Bowness scored a good 17 before being bowled with the score on 49. His opening partner Le-
Breton continued in fine form until he had to retire after making a fine 30. Dewhurst came to the
crease and scored a very quick 34, finishing with a majestic M over mid wicket. Banks and Parkinson con
tinued the demolition of the Northern bowling attack. .
Banks retired having
scored his 30 with some lovely cover drives, and Parkinson scored 22 not out, ably sup ported by Nuttall, as Clitheroe reached 148-1. In reply. Northern strug
gled with the pace and move ment from Bowness and
Ramsden. Dewhurst came on and his
pace saw him take two wick ets immediately. There were further wickets for Nuttall, Ahmed and Wright. Gallagher bowled well
without any luck, and when Parkinson came on to bowl, the visitors were on 37-5. He struck with his second
ball and later in the same over his slower ball deceived the batsman, who spooned it up for Wright, who took a mar vellous catch diving forward. Banks wrapped up pro
ceedings, bowling Blackburn’s final batsmen with his first ball. In the league, the Cobras
Under 13s A team also got off to a winning start at home to ■Whalley B. Batting first, Clitheroe got
off to a good start with the first pair of Banks (12) and Bowness (7) putting on 22. The second pairing of Parkinson (22) and Nuttall
(6) played well to take the total on to 259. Le-Breton (16) and Walsh
(14) maintained the momen tum and the total moved onto 297, before Dewhurst (26) and Dent completed the innings and the Cobras fin ished on 333-3. In reply, Whalley never
really got going. Nuttall bowled a devastat
ing opening spell and took 3- 2, effectively ending the game. The rest of the bowling was
steady and there were wickets for Dent and Le-Breton, and there was a run out. The Under 13s B team also
got off to a winning start, beating Whalley A away by four nuis in an exciting finala There were notable per
formances with the ball from Ramsden and Scott, while with the bat, Ahmed, Scott and Wright performed well. The match ended with a fine run out by Wright, which won them the match.
UNPLAYABLE bowling from Chatburn fired the locals to an incredible 88- run victory at Carleton on Saturday. After posting a low ta r
get on a difficult wicket, finishing all out for 103 in th e 45th over, Chatburn unleashed their bowling . attack on their hosts, with)- Russell Braithwmte taking 6-4 in 7.5 overs^Tecording three maidens, and Paul Shorrock adding 4-8 in seven overs as-Carleton were skittled for just 15 - of which four came from extras. . Every delivery was
backed up by'excellent team spirit, which was a t a real high, and eight bats men were clean'bowled in all, in a quite astonishing performance. With the bat . Cha t-
burn’s main contributors were David Lakin (19),
Richard Shovelton (17), Rod Booth (17 n o t out) and Paul Craig (15). Chatburn seconds
slipped to a disappointing 12-run defeat against Rid- dlesden. Riddlesden batted first
and, as sisted by .10 dropped catches and way ward bowling, reached 138-8 after the allotted overs. Amar Zulfi, with 3-26,
was the main wicket taker. In reply, despite an
excellent innings of 55 from John Moore, Chat burn were bowled out for 126. But on Sunday, the side
progressed to th e next round of the Cowling Cup thanks to a man-of-the- match performance from Steve Bowker. Chatburn b a t ted first
and made 197-5, with Bowker top-scoring with
78, and good contributions from Rod Booth (58 not out) and Dave Lakin (28). In reply, Sandy Lane made a brave at tem p t to score the runs, b u t finished on 164, with Bowker (3-25) and John Reynolds (3-37) the pick of the bowlers.
Winning i starts for 2 new trio
ALL three new teams - Sab- den, St James Church and Waggon and Horses - start ed the new Clitheroe and District Midweek Cricket League campaign with wins. Waggon set a gettable tar
just three runs short, despite 30 from Keith Gill. St James enjoyed a 12-run
get, making 115-5 against Calderstones, which includ ed an unbeaten 30 from Peter Dibb. In reply, Calderstones fell
win over Chipping Ramblers after making 101-5, while Marc Holmes cracked 30 valuable runs for Low Moor, but his side lost on run rate to Sabden after rain inter vened. The recently re-formed
side, who play their home games at Whalley’s Station Road ground, made 73-4 off 11 overs in reply to Low Moor’s 102-7 off 16, before the thunderstorm. There were two wickets
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■ I index one seventh hole was the highlight of John Gibson’s round in the fourball stableford on &turday. Gibson, and playing p ^ n e r Peter Greaves, returned
an impressive t o points to take the Saab Trophy by one shot.
Ben'Connolly ^ d Mies Wade are relative newcomers \ ,
to Clitheroe’s fairways, but are coping weU and enjoying the experienca , . ' A total of?46 points gave them second spot ahead of
more seMoiied campaigners Bill Tattersall and Peter Houldswbrth; C t o and Paul Hamer returned 43 points to take fourth placa • Miles Wade aiidfhe more senior Connolly, Paul;
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topped the LUGC -Fouisomes qualifier with a nett 66.5 leaving Gordon i^thwell arid Connor McLaughlin to fill rurmers-up spot Mth 69.5. The ELGA Handicap team qualifier coupled.with the
Dolphins promoted!
CLITHEROE Dolphins are the 2006 North Lancashire Swim League Second Divi sion Champions. The Ribblesdale Pool team
coaching staff, pool staff and a very proactive and ambi tious committee who make ^ . the dub tick." Individual wins came from
secured the title on Friday, and as a result return to the top division for the first time since 1992. The Dolphins were hosts
Castle Gup and Lotnbard qualifiers attracted a field of almost 150 playersl , , ; / Favourable weather coupled with,a course in excellent
condition provided some excellent returns. ' Steve Law is-the;Lombard qualifier as his nett 66
topped DivisionvTwo ahead of the steady Peter Duim. Douglas Woodbum,;Ken Swarbrick and Geoff Roberts settled for the minor placings. Rob Aiidrew continues to impress and a nett 67 off
three handicap gave him top spot in Division Ona Mike Bennett d ^ e himself to a great 68 for second
place leaving DavaMcKenzie, Miles Wade and Kevin Rogerson to fill the next three spots as they all posted 69s.
each in the first innings for Chris Dunderdale and John Hargreaves before the Sab den reply saw a dashing 26 runs from debutant Bill Thatcher. Buoyed by this victory,
Sabden then took on Hurst Green in a friendly at Whal ley on Sunday. Hurst Green made 149-7
off their 35 overs as John Hargreaves took 3-20 and Graham Bettis 2-23. In reply, Sabden overcame
went for 43, a collapse ensued, before Paul McKen na made 30 with some lovely shots all round the wicket, and suddenly there was a chance of an improbable vic tory. Unfortunately th e tail
the early loss of Kieran Shipston as Andy Wray and Karl Shipston played some cracking shots to take the to ta l up to 70 in ju s t 12 overs. However, when Wray
action again on Sunday at Grindleton. Back in the Midweek
couldn't stay with him and the innings fell 21 short. Sabden are in friendly
League, defending champi ons Rimington easily beat Chipping A by 39 runs thanks to Steve Whalley’s unbeaten 30. Results
Calderstones 112-9; Chipping Ramblers 89, St James Church 101-5; Chipping A 38, Rimington 77-8; Low Moor 102-5, Sabden 73-5.
Waggon and Horses 115-5, RIBBLESDALE Wanderers’ youth section’s
■ ■ season began with two wins in the Lancashire Cup.
The Under 15s made 139-4 in their 20 overs against
Padiham, with Kay retiring on 50, Richard Clarkson scoring 32, and Hopkins (20) and Hutchins (14) also chipping in. Padiham could only reach 64-8 in reply, with Clark
son (2-5) and Sam Cherry (2-2) the pick of the bowlers.
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' The Under 13s restricted derby rivals Whalley to 55-7, with S. Khan taking 2-10, and Wanderers racked up 112-3 in reply, with Nerenberg (28), Hopkins (20) and Michael Clarkson (16) the chief runmakers.
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Law, Andrew, Dunn and McKenzie will launch the Clitheroe bid to retain the trophy at Wilpshire on Satur
day. Gaimy Scot Alf England continues to supplement his
income by taking the spoils in the seniors events. His latest 38 point haul gave him a four-point margin
over Geoff Roberts and Mike Ranson. ^ Geoff Cartledge was all smiles when he realised his
birdie two at the fifth was the only two of the day as he scooped the jackpot. •
that this was the first date available. ■ Steve Shoreman and Gary Meakin prevailed by 4 and
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2 against Howard. Walmsley and David Booth. The previous day the club played the EGU Gold
Joe’s goals help Chipping
Ilalsair....................... 4 Chipping.................... 6
PROLIFIC winger Joe Melling hit four as Chipping achieved a fourth place finish. Chipping thought they had
comer of the net via a slight deflection from a defender. Melling added his second
the game sewn up early in the second half when they went 5- 0 up, but a spirited fight back from Halsall made the vil lagers sweat before the end. The first half was all Chip
MAY 7th may seem like a strange date to be play ing the Whalley Golf Club Winter League Mnal, but a combination of poor weather and holidays meant
lific Joe Melling, who found space in the box to neatly open the scoring. The second goal came from
a comer from Chris Leighton, who has been excellent for Chipping in his first season for the club. A fierce ball was bent in to the near post and flew into the
Medal qualifier in conjunction with the Red Bull Pinal Five competition. Making a welcome return to competitive golf. Cliff
Skeats won the Gold Medal with a fine score of 83-15-68. Danny Liles (73-4-69); helped by an outrageous putt
on the final hole) took the Division One honours and the best gross prize. John Jobes (83-14-69) took Division Two with Jerry
Riley (92-20-72) a t the top of Division Three. Clive Rees will be practicing hard over the next few
days - a par three on the last hole would have seen him take the overall first prize - in the interests of discretion yoim correspondent will not reveal his actual score on the hole. Martin Byrne won the Red Bull Pinal 5 competition
and his card has been sent to the competition organisers. The top 40 scores in the country go forward to the
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grand final in American: Martin now faces an anxious wait to see if his icore will be good enough to qualify.
Her card of 7344r69 eamed a nine-shot victory from
sion ahead of Barbara Crowther, (103-29-74) and Trudy Walne (103-28-75).;. •
which saw Mary Thoinpsbh'(89-12-77),' Sheila Cornwell (91-12-79) and Edith Child (99-19-80) take the top divir sionhonours.
That was followed by another two division LGU Medal '
Eileen Lambert (100-22-78);
and.Gill Farthing:(106-25T 81).
DivisionTwo prizes went to'Jane Ch^'dler (96-24-72), '
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from Pam’S t^ g e '(101^1-70) with SallyBlenkinship (108-236-72) uTthird place.
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SHIRLEY P ^ c h won the LGU Medal and Annie i Ghambers/Trophy .qualifier attohalley when she
‘ THE strengthiofithe junior section a t Clitheroe: continues to impress under the guidance of Simon.
nett 67 that left him three shots clear of William Kenyon with Jake Foley in third place James Taylor’s nett 69 won the previous medal with a two-shot margin over Sarah Hale
tent to take third place with a nett 73 ahead of Jam^ Sumner and Jack Rothwell.
Charlie Woodruff took the latest junior medal .with a.
SARAH Waltori'Hit'
topJorm.to win the Silver Division of the LGU Medal and the ELLGA qual ifier at Clitheroe.
Kris Baldwin (91-13t78) and Tracey Bentley (87-9t78). Evelyn Forrest (101^0-71) topped the Bronze Divi
with another assured finish, before John Ross, played in by Steve Proctor, produced a cheeky finish from the edge of the area. In the second half,
ping as they dominated, and the goals flowed. The first was scored by pro
would have had the villagers seriously sweating, however, the ever reliable Melling popped up to complete a superb personal performanca On collecting a ball on the
Leighton curled in a pinpoint cross for Melling to complete his hat-trick with a towering header, but with the game seemingly won. Chipping took their foot off the gas and allowed their hosts back into it, conceding three quick goals. Another goal at this point
excellent free kick, made the final score 6-4, which was enough to see Chipping leapfrog Mawdesley into fourth place in the Preston and District League, and the villagers will go into next sea son looking to mount a pro motion campaign. In the Summer League,
left comer of the penalty area, Melling smashed a left-footer into the far comer. Another Halsall goal, an
Chipping won 6-1 at Kenlis to continue their good start to the season, with goals from Oily Hayhurst (2), Tom Draper (2) and S tew^ Mal- ley(2). Chipping Reserves went
was never really in doubt, but winning the fixture proved a real tussle, with Blackpool leading at all the points calls. Clitheroe, though never too
far behind, found they had to win the final event, to stand any chance of finishing the season with victory. A superb six-competitor
swim brought Clitheroe home first, and with Blackpool making a faulty change over, the final points call was eager ly awaited. And a first place tie for
Clitheroe with Blackpool brought the season to a victo rious end. Speaking after the contest,
down 6-4 to local rivals Weavers, with the pick of the goals a superb left foot volley from Pete Marsden.
head coach Dave Keimy said: "This will stay in the memory a long tima To win the title in the last fixture, a t home, capped a fantastic season. “I t ’s been a great team effort from our swimmers.
for the season's final fixture, and knew first or second place would secure the titla Meeting that requirement
Elizabeth Lovatt and Louise Highton, who both touched home first twice, Tom Carter, Elizabeth Highton, Hayleigh Jones, Anna Carey, Peter Jones and Kara Singleton, and there were relay wins for the ladies team of Elizabeth Highton, Laura Simpson, Megan Phillip and Louise Highton. The jimior girls won both
their relays, with Elizabeth Lovatt, Felidty Brown, Anna Carey, Sarah Green and Katie Holgate. The Intermediate girls also
took two wins, with Kara Sin- gleton, Molly Nolan, Hayleigh Jones, 'Victoria Rodgers and Naomi Williams, and the boys’ junior team
in the final cannon, with Eliz abeth Lovatt, Luke Tasker, Hayleigh Jones, Will Cap- stick, Elizabeth Highton and Peter Jones proving a winning combination. (S050506/2)
stormed to victory in the freestyle relay, with Tom Carter, Chris Grant, Isaac Banki Williamson and Luke Tasker, before the final event. Clitheroe secured the title
Wolves are held Tough season lies in store
Clitheroe Wolves Under 13s 0 BriercUffe Rovers............0
AN entertaining draw marked the end of Clitheroe Wolves’ season. After taking time to set
tle, the Wolves dominated much of the first half but were unable to find a way through the visitors’ defence. The most skilful attacking move was provid ed by Thompson, who beat two defenders and the goal keeper in an excellent run, but no-one was able to get on the end of the cross. In the second half, the
visitors were the more domi nant team, and but for two exceptional saves from goal keeper McGrath, Wolves might have lost the match. Chances were created by
the Wolves in the final few minutes, but on the balance of play, a draw was a fair result. This point ensures that
returned 88-18-70)';i'rhat saw her win on a card play-off manager Ian Charlton and Street Bowling Club, Great Harwood ■ : Impressive five-handicapper Andrew Heesom was con
on Saturday. All competitors are requested to
report at the stated time, scratch time is 15 minutes and no practice is allowed. 9-30 a.m. - D. Rose and P. Lancaster V S. Gall and G. Dodd; G. Schofield
they will finish in third posi tion in the top Under 13s’ league. Thanks are due again to
to Marie Haworth for all the time they devote to the team. • Readstone United
require players for the new football season. The club would like to
already begun at Read school playing fields on a Saturday morning between 10-30 a.m. and noon, and will continue until the end of May. Any boy or girl who is
enter teams at Under 7, Under 8 and Under 9 levels, plus hopefully a new girls team a t Under 10 and Under 11 levels as well. Training sessions have
interested in playing should turn up. All the sessions will be
fully supervised and held by qualified coaches. The club will also require
parents or helpers to run the new teams. Further information can
be obtained by ringing chairman Paul Clarke (01282 771832) or treasurer Geoff Lambert (01282 771442).
Open Doubles will be held at Rushtoner V J. Birkett and partner; G. Taylor and partner v A. Whitehead and J.
THE Select Kitchens and Bed rooms Matthew Thompson
Howarth; 10-15 a.m. - P. Bold and C. Rammel v F. Roberts and C. Viola; R. Campbell and S. Wood v I. Berry and M. Smith; J. Chatwin and F. Brown v D. and P. Bonney; K. Selby and B. Flynn v L. Nuttall and G. Parkinson; 11 a.m. - T. and D. Harrison v G.
Phil Mileham easily won their first match 6-1 , 6-2, while on the other court, Andy Rose and Steve Hig- son played well against their opponents, but lost 6-3,6-2. At the changeover,
FOR the second week in succession, Clitheroe Tennis Club’s A team achieved a winning draw against Crow Wood B, which means a tough season ahead for the locals, who are hopeful of pushing for promotion to the top division next season. Roger Ravenscroft and
serving superbly and got his kicking second serve work ing to full effect. The opposition could not
Ravenscroft and Mileham ran out easy winners against the Crow Wood second pair, losing only one game to win 6-0, 6-1. Ravenscroft was by now
handle Ravenscroft’s power and authority around the court, while Mileham played a steady game, char acterised by well-timed ground strokes and consis tency at the net.
and G. Wood v S. Roberts and C. Illingworth; Barry Robinson and part
Rose and Higson fought
hard in their second match and had chances to win both sets, but in the end lost 6-3, 6-4. Both players gave a good
secured the extra point by virtue of winning more games. Next week sees the A
account of themselves, and played some good shots throughout the afternoon Once again, Clitheroe
team play in th e second round of the cup against Feniscowles B, who they only narrowly defeated in the league in the opening fixture of the season. Meanwhile, the new club
League First Division sea son came to an end in Blackburn on Saturday. The first pairing of
Andrew Moore and Richard Lambert played a marathon match lasting two and a half hours against the Eas t Lancs number one pairing, to whom time was not of the essence. Whalley had five match
points, but were frustrated by their opponents who won in three sete. Whalley’s number two
to welcome new players, and would be happy to see any one interested in joining at club nights on either a Mon day or a Thursday evening. • WHALLEY Tennis Club As winning start to the East Lancashire Open Tennis
house is well on the way, which indicates a healthy future for Clitheroe Tennis Club. The club is still very keen
Ramsbottom and M. Beardmore; K. Harrison and M. Cornall v J. Taylor and G. Bentley; C. Embley and K. Wells V I. Crossland and partner; L. Rammel and B. Smith v B. and 0. Crenshaw; Noon -E . and M. Flegg v G. Stevenson and partner; A. Comall and B. Ashworth v J. and E. Holmes; L. and S. Hindle v A. Dewhurst and partner; D. and B. Th9mas v J. Heath- cote and M. Jones.
pairing Gerry Breese and Mathew Cuyes beat their East Lancs counterparts in three sets. However the roles were
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extra point by virtue of win ning an extra set, so ending Whalley's winning start. ■Whalley have an opportu
nity to seek revenge when they play the same oppo nents in the cup. Meanwhile, Whalley B
Jackie Norris won one s e t , while Andrew Cuyes and Jane McEwan won two. However it was not
started their league cam paign against Clitheroe A following promotion to the First Division last year. Robert Houseman and
enough as Clitheroe ran out worthy winners, securing six points to Whalley's threa
SPORT IN ASSOCIATION WITH P3 COIRPUTERS: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SERVICE
reversed in the opposite sin gles, with Breese and Cuyes losing in two sets, but Moore and Lambert won in three. East Lancs secured the
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