CHELSEA IS A SPLASH HIT
-PAGE 63 Thursday, April 13th, 2006 with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick
Opening league fixtures off
CRICKET fans will have to wait a week for the start of the Veka Ribbles- dale League season. Mother Nature has
forced the s ta r t of the new campaign to be put back by seven days. Wickets were set to be
meeting on Monday night, it was decided that the season will now start on Saturday, April 22nd. Secretary Rod Slater
explained: “All Ribbles- dale Cricket League fix tures for this weekend are being postponed. “Due to the inclement
pitched on Saturday, with Read, Clitheroe, Ribbles- dale Wanderers and Whalley all in action. But a t a committee
weather we have.had over the past few weeks and months, a number of clubs have expressed con cerns over their grounds. “A number have
declared their pitches and wickets to be unfit for play at this moment. “So the decision has
been made to s ta r t the season next weekend, and play this weekend’s sched uled games later.” Read were set to host
Whalley were set to open their campaign at home, against Cherry Tree and Earby respectively.
Great Harwood tomor row, while Ribblesdale Wanderers were due to travel to Barnoldswick. Both Clitheroe and
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A.CRACKING night was had by all a t Clitheroe Cricket Club’s annual sportsman’s dinner.
Former Yorkshire cricketer Ashley
Metcalfe was guest speaker for the night and proved good value, while comedian Mike Kelly was excellent. The Moorcock Inn event raised over
£1,600 towards general club funds for the forthcoming season.
Several items of sporting memorabilia went under the hammer to benefit the
Chatburn Road outfit, the highlight being a signed bat by Andrew Flintoff and the entire Lancashire CC side. Further items included hospitality for
two at Old Tafford to watch Lancashire and a pair of signed football boots. Guest speaker Ashley Metcalfe is pic
tured holding the signed bat alongside, from the left, captain Neil Bolton, Michael Cox, Farouk Hussain, Brian Woodhead, Robin Sharp and Richard Read. T020406-2
Eggs - travaganza for the Blues!
By Phil Simpson
CARL Garner has urged all local football fans to join in on an Easter eggs-travanganza. The Blues chairman is bursting
with anticipation, ahead of what he calls “a unique day” in the club’s history. The runaway leaders of the
North West Counties League Sec ond Division, FC United, are the side coming to town, to aid the club with their recent financial worries. And with the prospect of a record
the whole thing because this is a unique experience for everyone con cerned. “I t is a massive exercise and
means a lot of work for everyone, but if it helps our cause, which it will, it wall all be worthwMle.” He explained how the game came
about: “We’ve got a connection in there because my son (Simon Gar ner) played at Prescot with their captain, Dave Chadwick. “Simon knows him, and intro
duced me to the manager when they played at Accrington in January.
Shawbridge crowd. Garner can’t wait for 3 p.m. on Saturday: “Obvi ously I’m ever so grateful to them keeping to their word, and I just can’t wait for it. “I ’m very apprehensive about
“It has just all come from there to be honest — I told him of our
plight at the time, and he agrwd to help us. “It was just a case of waiting for
the right time to play the game to suit both parties.” The clash is one of three games
that Clitheroe are involved in over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Blues entertain Belper Town
tomorrow (kick-off 3 p.m.), where a win will mathematically guaran tee their UniBond First Division survival. The Blues also travel to Mossley
on Monday (kick-off 3 p.m.), but it is the Belper game that has added significance. Fans who lend their support tomorrow will also receive a discount ticket for the FC United clash. And it is those loyal supporters
was the main thing, and now we- don’t owe any money to anyone. “What this will do is give us an
that Garner has thanked: “We’ve turned things around big style in the past three months or so. “We’ve steadied the ship, which
injection of cash for the summer, and secure some funds for the future. “That is what we have needed so
badly, because on the football side of thin^ at the moment we are just treading water.
“As a chairman I realise that, but
I’d just like to thank them for their fantastic support over the past few months. “I t hasn’t been easy by any
means, but they deserve to have a team that they will enjoy watching and that will bring them success. “Our aim is to give them that,
but all I ask for is a bit of patience while we get our house in order. “We’ve come a long way in three
months, but we’re heading in the . right direction. “And I ’d like to ask anyone who
against FC United, and they won’t have seen anything like it before.” The club has issued a warning to
applied by the local authorities around the ground, and fans are asked to arrive early to avoid con- ' gestioh. The game with FC United has'
all fans wishing to travel to the game on Saturday. Parking restrictions have been
been kindly sponsored by Clitheroe Wolves, Tony Cross Barrister of Lincoln House in Manchester, and TU Sports in Clithefoe.
isn’t heading away for the Easter weekend to come along to Shaw bridge and lend your support. “This will be a one-off experience
that is acceptable given the circum stances that we are in. “I t can’t be easy for the fans, but
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