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R IB B L E SD A L E High School Technology Col­ lege’s Year 7 football team have won the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Schools’ league and cup double in their first season together. Having recorded victo­


ries over S t . Augustine’s, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and S t . Christo- pher’s,and drawing against Mount Carmel to lift the league title, the Under 12s side then beat St Augus­ tine’s RC High School 2-1 in the cup final. The game started slow­


ly, with both teams unable to create any clear cut chances. However, ju s t before


half-time a free kick was whipped in with authority, the Ribblesdale defence hesitated, and the ball ended in the far corner of the net. After the break Ribbles­


dale came out firing on all cylinders, showing the


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fight and determination that won them the league. Wilkinson and Cox began to show character, and McGerty and Carter developed attacking options. Ribblesdale were first to


every ball and put togeth­ er a string of fierce attacks involving Chris Bailey


and, eventually, with 10 minutes left to play, Rib­ blesdale snatched an equaliser through Luke Jarrold after an excellent comer from Ross Dent. This gave the boys the


lift they required to go on and win the game, as with three minutes to go a cross from Aaron Ripley was


met by Michael Tomlin­ son, who left the goalkeep­ er stranded with his shot inside the bottom comer of the goal. S t Augustine’s were


deflated in defeat in what was truly an excellent match, played in the true spirit of the game by two strong sides.


Badminton League to discuss new proposals PREPARATIONS have


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son’s Blackburn and Dis­ trict Badminton League. The annual meeting is next Thursday, June 22nd


at East Lancashire Crick­ et Club in Blackburn. All clubs must send at


least one representative. Current members of the management committee


cannot represent their own club. Many new topics will be


discussed, including the proposal to reduce teams from eight players to six. There is also a proposal


to increase the registration fees for players, but to give free entry to tournaments. At the end of the meet­


ing, an open discussion will be held to see if clubs


would welcome a change in the way in which the cup competitions are held throughout the season. The association is look­


ing for new teams to join the league for the 2006/7 season. Any group interested


should realise that match­ es are played on a weekly basis, usually from late September, finishing with


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CLITHEROE Golf Club captain Paul Burrows celebrated his Captain’s Day in some style and was rewarded with glori­ ous weather and tremendous support from his members - both on and off the course. Like the England football team on the


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day, many of the competitor were effect­ ed by the heat, and from the 170 starters, more than 40 kiled to finish. Geoff Sutcliffe and Peter Catlow found


no such difficulties and both produced nett 69s, five under standard scratch for the day. Sutcliffe took the Captain’s Prize after


scrutiny of cards, leaving Catlow in sec­ ond place, one shot ahead of the incredi­ ble Mark Ashworth, who shot a gross 69 off his plus-one handicap, and the popu­ lar Robert Bennie. Gary Speak pipped Jack Simmons for


fifth place in Division One after a card play-off on nett 72s. David Kitson surprised everybody,


himself included, by shooting a nett 65 on the day to claim the trophy in Divi­ sion Two by a clear five shots. Peter Dunn continued his impressive


run of form to take second place with a two-shot margin over Douglas Wood- burn and seniors section chairman Nor­ man Entwistle. Bryan Walker and Johnathon Sheasby


the cup finals at the end of April, with appropriate breaks for Christmas. Clubs have to register


their teams no later than July 15th, as the fixtures are then drawn up the fol­ lowing day for inclusion in the handbook. Further details can be


obtained from Martin Sales (01254 885365/mar- tindsales@ntlworld.com).


took the final two prizes, and Denis Greenup was rewarded with the best gross. The captain hosted a cocktail party


and dinner in the packed clubhouse, pre­ sented the prizes and complimented the catering and bar staff for their contribu­ tions to a memorable day. John Cartmell and his competitions


committee received a special vote of thanks for their efforts in ensuring the day ran to schedule and, as always, John Holt and his team were praised for pro­ viding such a wonderful course. Mytton Fold has hosted two of its


busiest weekends. The Founder Captains’ Trophy saw


Graham Plant run>away with first prize with an exceptional 87-23-64 score. David Clegg (79-12-67) followed at a


respectful distance in second place. Divisional prizes were won by David-


Bolton (71) and Simon Pilbin (72) in the First Division, and Mark Slater (67) and Gordon Lucas (69) in the Second Divi­ sion. The Third Division prizes were won by


Andrew Wills (71) and Dave Bennett (73). That was followed by the Roger Osliffe


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WHALLEY Tennis Club had an internal showdown in the quarter-finals of the mixed cup competition, guaranteeing the club a place in the semi-finals. Unsurprisingly, it was the senior team that succeeded, six sets to two, but not after some good competitive tennis and some close sets. ■ Next Sunday, -June 25th, Whalley are hold­


ing their annual open day. The event starts at 11 a.m. and will run until


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3 p.m., so if England make it through to the second phase of the World Cup as group stage runners-up, visitors and club members can cheer on David Beckham and his team. There will be tennis coaching, racket demon­


strations and a chance to play a game of ten­ nis.


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In addition, there is a bouncy castle for


younger visitors, and a word search competi­ tion with a year’s membership of the tennis club as a prize. Refreshments will also be on sale, and any­


one is welcome to go down and see what the club has to offer.


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Merribrial Trophy, with a large field sup­ porting the event. After a card play-off, Peter Main


emerged triumphant with a score of 89- 24-65, while the unlucky second place went to Shaun Livesey (78-13-65). These two were well ahead of the rest


of the field, with the divisional prizes going to Neil Osliffe (71) and Paul Greenwood (72) in the First Division, Eoghan Gilbert (68) and Mick Walsh (68) in the second tier and Dave Bennett (70) and Dave Colley (74) in the third. The ladies’ event was won in sparkling


style by Linda Clegg (98-35-63), who is in red hot form at the moment, from Pauline White (92-26-66) in second place. The junior scores were also excellent,


with honours going to Jonathan Finch with a remarkable 87-28-59 score, fol­ lowed in second place by Nick Parkinson (87-23-64). On Saturday, the men held a stableford


competition which was won by Gordon • Lucas with 39 points, closely followed by Cliff Sweeney just a point behind. The divisional prizes were also closely contested with Division One honours


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going to David Clegg on 38 points, fol­ lowed by John Parkinson (36). In Divi­ sion Two, John Walmsley showed a wel­ come return to form with 37 points, out­ pointing Paul Earnshaw on 36 points. Division Three went to David Halsall (37) from Andrew Wills on 36. On Sunday, the Jubilee Trophy was


held, and was followed by a family day and barbecue which saw a large gather­ ing of golfers, friends and family enjoy the sunshine and sample the captain's culinary skills. The competition itself was won by


Dave Colley with an excellent 41 points, closely followed by Tony Wilson (40). Divisional prizes were won by Bob Scott (39), Howard Taylor (39) and past cap­ tain Jim Bridge. The ladies’ trophy was captured by


Doreen Hammond (36 ) , who won by three clear points from Jean Sanderson in second place. In the junior event, Abbie Clegg, with


a first class 43 points, came out on top in the battle with her sister Emma (38 points) to take the trophy. Despite unbroken sunshine, %. strong


breeze made conditions difficult for com­ petitors in the Robert Lightfoot Trophy at Whalley Golf Club on Saturday. A card play-off gave victory to Peter


Seavers (80-9-71) from Andrew Wray (75-4-71) who also took the gross prize. Alan Strange (90-18-72) took the hon­


ours in Division Two, and Malcolm Salmon (93-20-73) took the Division Three prize. On Sunday, a large field played in the


annual Captains v Presidents match. As is traditional, the final score was


kept secret until the prize giving. Captain Roy Broomhead was some­


what shell-shocked to learn that his side had been beaten by 6-4 by president Les Dearden's team. Winners for the President’s team were


Roger Altham and Steve Shoreman; Malcolm Salmon and John Rostron; John Eastwood and Clive Rees; Jean Dearden and Viv Birtwell; Agnes Flana­ gan and Wendy Green, with John Stokes and John Harvey, Maggie Harvey and Pat Richards both halving their match­ es.


The captain himself, partnered by


Stephen Green, S tu a r t Dawson and Mike Conroy, Edwina Barker and Gill Grimshaw all won their matches for the Captains side, with Alan Strange and Herbie Sloan and Bridget Rees and Mar­ ion Bulcock halving their games. Back at Clitheroe, and Roger Williams


must surely come down the handicap list after another winning score. A total of 37 points saw him take top


spot in the seniors’ stableford and he also had the nerve to record the only two of the day and claim the ball sweep. Former Burnley, Liverpool and Arse­


nal goalkeeper Jim Furnell was one shot off the pace and just one shot ahead of Pendleton’s Jim Nuttall who claimed third spot with 35 points. Mary Thompson topped the silver


division of the LGU Medal at Clitheroe and also won the Frances Smith qualifier when she carded 82-13-69. Edith Child (94-19-75) was runner-up,


ahead of Jean Anne Speak (90-15-75) who also won the Past Lady Captains’ Salver.


Bronze Division prizes went to Jan- nette Ranson (106-35-71), Lauraine Wall


(98-26-72) and Evelyn Forrest (101-27- 74). Wendy Green won the Margaret


Lightfoot Trophy at Whalley GC after a card play-off with Anne Prior. She shot 102-30-72 to see off the chal­


lenge of Prior (97-25-72), with Georgina Powell third (96-21-75).


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had another corrifortable; win, a t ''h om e to Oswaldtwistle; Asked to bowl first, the


Cobras' didn’t get off to tHa best


Oswaldtwistle moving start ' with


onto 42 by the sixth over. ■ The introduction of


Scott made the.difference, claiming the wicket of Metcalfe in his first'over. * He then- picked up


ures of 2^4. Bladcbuih got m on the


another wicket.tau^t and. bowl^;finislmg wth fig­


act with some, accurate spin bowling,^returning' economical figures of 1t12J ' Dewhurst was as reli­


Read see off champs


WHAT a run feast it proved to be at Whalley Road on Saturday. Read recorded only their


second win of the season on what was a sun-drenched day in the Veka Ribblesdale League. But they had to do it the


able as everrclahriirigslrl4ii but the outetandingiperT formance with the,b:dl was? McKenna;taking,2-3 at


the end. After a good start, the


visitors never attacked the bowling and finished on


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off to a flying stMtwvith Scott retiring on 30 in the fifth over.;' * . He hammered < the


In reply, the'Cobras ^ t ‘ '


Oswaldtwistle bowling,i and they were despondent from then on. Holgate played some


fantasticcoverdrivre and scored a very; good 28_not out. ’ ' Dewhurst chipped in


with 22 not out and the home team ran out; win­ ners by 10 .wickets in the 10th over. The Cobrast Under ,11s


A have made a very impressive start to the season, convincingly win-, ning their first five games. In the opening match


they restricted Blackburn Northern to-210, with George Drake and Ali Zulfi taking two wickets apieca And in reply, Clitheroe


were comfortable winners, ■ scoring 284,:with Drake hitting 23 and Hugh Gra­ ham 12. Against Clitheroe B,


who took to the crease.first and scored 212, the A team countered with 261. r, The pick of the batsmen


were -Drake : (13) .and Matthew Ashworth (12); Then against (ireat


Harwood, ; ; Clitheroe restricted their opponents to 222, with Graham pickr ing up three wickets and Zulfi two. In reply, C o b ^ hit <268


and only lost one wicket in the process. The ; fourth league


match they claimed was an emphatic victory over Oswaldtwistle. Batting first,- Clitheroe


hard way, chasing a massive 256 to win against Settle. An unbeaten 66 from paid


man Dodda Ganesh ulti­ mately saw them over the line off the penultimate ball of the innings. And their score of 259 con­


tributed to the fourth high^t aggregate score in Ribbles­ dale League history. A massive 514 runs were


notched over the course of the day, but it took until the final over to decide a winner. With Chris Holt and


Ganesh at the crease, the for­ mer ran a single off the final ball of the penultimate over to put himself back on strike. 'That looked a somewhat


unwise decision at the time, with 10 required off the final six deliveries. A dot ball followed off pro-


• fessional Sajith Fernando, but Holt ran a single off the second ball to put Ganesh back on strike. Two runs then followed,


meaning Read required seven off the final three balls for victory. Cue Ganesh to unleash a


mammoth six that cleared- the pavilion, before smashing a ground boundary to send the home fans into delirium. But it wasn’t just Ganesh


who contributed to the cause, as openers WiU Driver


and Nick Marsh also more than played their part. The pair put on 117 for the


first wicket before Driver holed out to Keith Hornby off John Hughes for 61 in the 23rd over. Marsh also lashed 69


before he was bowled by Stu­ art Hornby, before Kyle O’Connor was run out with­ out scoring. Matt Doughty also went


for a duck after being trapped in front by Stuart Hornby, but Andrew Turn­ er’s 38 helped see them home. Earlier, after Settle had


won the toss and batted. Read grabbed an early breakthrough when Keith Hornby was trapped Ibw by Frank Barden for two. But that only succeeded in


bringing professional Fer­ nando to the middle, and he would take his side to a seemingly invincible total. He would finish unbeaten


on 138, smashing the Read attack to all parts, as he was ably supported by both Stu­ art Hornby (47) and Tim Green (26). Ganesh grabbed his first


wickets for some time, dis­ missing both James Cunliffe (4) and Tim Davidson (4), ending with figures of 2-65. Holt also picked up 2-52,


as Settle looked at the halfway stage to be in a com­ manding position. But Read would pick up


the points, and they will hope for more of the same on Saturday when they travel to Whalley (wickets pitched 1- 30 p.m.).


Chatburn go top


CHATBURN stormed to the top of the Craven and District Third Division after brushing aside a young Barrowford side with a seven-wicket victo­


ry. The visitors won the toss


and elected to bat on a hot day and an excellent wick­ et.


Paul Shorrock claimed


posted amasave 322 with all eight players making a valuable contribution. In reply, Oswaldtwistle


youngsters batted first and scored 249 agmnst a’tight Clitheroe bowling attack, a Cobras retaliated with.


scored 168 with Graham picking up: three wickets and Jack Kay two. ’ . However, in the Arthur Shaw Gup, Cobras A had a much < amore >> difficult encounter against Eden- field. The -Gincroft' Lane


271 for,the losspf-just one wicket as Drake top-^red with 29.'


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five wickets for the locals as Barrowford were destroyed in the first innings. Russell Braithwaite


ripped out the top order, taking 2-9 off seven overs before Shorrock took 5-48 off 13 in the middle order collapse, which would have been more if the edges and lofted shots had gone to hand. Andy Booth, who is on


his comeback trail, took a wicket, and two run outs followed as some excellent fielding kept the total down to 89. Chatbum’s reply started


well until David Lakin was caught for fovm But David Price and


Chris Waddington kndeked off the to ta l with some mature and at times bril­ liant batting, and with both lads not yet 18-years-


old, they showed what met­ tle the Chatburn club has in its young side. Chatbum’s second string


progressed to the quarter­ finals of the Cowling Cup after an emphatic nine- wicket victory over Cullin^orth. Culflngworth batted first


and had no answer to the accurate bowling, skittled for just 39. Chris Mulheam with 6-


18 and Geoff Lambert with 4-19 were the bowling stars. In reply, the locals coast­


ed to victory, with Bob Devine (26 not out) and Steve Bowker (12 not put) leading the way. The previous day the


team suffered a heavy defeat alt Ingrow in a low- scoring affair. Dropped catches and


poor fielding were the order of the day as Ingrow were bowled out for 90. Lambert (6-44) was the


pick of the bowlers, with Mulheam (2-32) and Tom Eglin (1-8) also in the wick­ ets.


However, only Eglin (18)


and John Ashe (11) reached double figures in the reply, as they were demolished for just 41.


FUND-RAISER: Read celebrate their fund-raising efforts with cheque presentation at the club.T110606/13 Hardy supporters raise funds


A LEGION of hardy Read Cricket Club supporters braved atrocious weather conditions in a special fundraiser recently. Before the heatwave, amid mon-


soon-like rain, a group of over 70 took.on a 10-mile sponsored walk up towards the Nick O’Pendle, through Sabden and back down to Read.


And their efforts helped raise


£3,700 for the "Whalley Road club’s youth section, and for upgrades to the clubhouse. The club, who host between 50


and 100 children on Friday nights for training, have piu-chased a selec­ tion of equipment, while sprucing up the clubhouse.


Thanks go to everyone who took


part, villagers, club members, friends and parents, and the club would also like to thank board spon­ sors Happy Village Takeaway, Add Magnetics, Dixons Plasterers, Leos Carpets, Tiger Gas and Uttley Con­ tractors Ltd.


Naggers stars for Wanderers


RIBBLESDALE Wander­ ers heightened the local interest in the Ribblesdale League title race on &tur- day as they moved to third in the table with victory over Great Harwood. ■While all eyes have cen­


tred on leaders Clitheroe and the incredible transfor­ mation of Whalley, who played one another on Sat­ urday, Ribblesdale have crept into the picture almost unnoticed to see three of the Ribble Valley’s four clubs play a prominent part in the championship tussle. Sub-professional Mahen-


dra Nagamootoo was their- star man for the day, hav­ ing made the short trip over Pendle from Lan­ cashire League side Colne, replacing regular paid man Joe Scuderi who was suffer­ ing with a bad back. The West Indian leg


break googly • bowler, known for the speed and accuracy at which he dis- . patches his overs, reaped 6- 73 as Great Harwood were held to 174-8. David Howard and


Terry Braithwaite were equally as accurate and economic with their bowl­


ing, returning respective figures of 1-20 and 1-35. Harwood opened with


Matthew Howarth and Russell Whalley, and hav­ ing seen the former negoti­ ate Nagamootoo’s opening over, 'Whalley was removed for one, caught behind by Ryan Gladwin, off Howard’s first ball of the' second over. Howarth (5) was not far


behind as Nagamootoo caught his own delivery for his first wicket, and Har­ wood pro Gyan Pandey offered little more resist­ ance as Nagamootoo had him trapped Ibw for five with a contentious decision that saw the Indian paid man drag his feet. Dropped catches then


hindered Ribblesdale as Alan Anner (58) and Philip Allen (33) survived three or four times having seen the score as low as 2M. Armer went on to smash


seven fours and two sixes in his stint before Braithwaite eventually got the better of him. The Harwood man tried


to cut one off the middle stump only to be uprooted by the "Wanderers veteran. This was the key wicket with Armer seemingly set


to go on and make a centu­ ry.


From then on the mnmgs


was reasonably straightfor­ ward for the locals as Allen followed for 33, bowled by Nagamootoo, and Robert Green (25) also exited at the hands of the Colne pro­ fessional. The spinner then took


Paul Newton for a duck to complete his six wickets. In reply, Craig Hall (12)


opened -with Alistair Marsh for 'Wanderers, but Hall’s time at the crease came to an end when he was caught at slip by Harwood captain "t^alley, off the bowling of


, Stuart Maher. . Ironically this dismissal


came just as he had called for a runner having pulled his hamstring. Marsh made 29, of


which 20 runs came in boundaries, before he too exited, at the hands of a dubious Ibw call. The rest of the winning


runs- were then split between Nagamootoo (35), Howard (40), Ryan Glad­ win (36 not out), and Stephen Kerr (15 not out). Nagamootoo scooped


five fours before exiting to a catch on the edge of the


mid-wicket boundary around the 90 run mark, but Howard and Gladwin continued unabashed at a steady run rate. In fact Ribblesdale were


unfazed throughout, they didn’t get above four an over at any stage but enjoyed a comfortable six- ■wicket -victory nonetheless. This weekend Ribbles­


dale are in action three times, starting tomorrow night with Twenty/20 cricket against Clitheroe at Chatburn Road, wickets pitched at 6 p.m. They then entertain


Cherry Tree a t Church Meadow for Saturday afternoon’s league game, before welcoming Settle a day later for the quarter­ finals of the Ramsbottom Cup. The Church Meadow


side face the holders of the cup ha-ving had a bye in the first round, -wickets pitched a t 1-30 p.m. for both games. Captain Martin Briggs


will also be back from holi­ day but Howard is unavail­ able for Saturday and Sun­ day.


Mixed fortunes for Ribblesdale’s youngsters


THERE were mixed fortunes for Rib­ blesdale Wanderers’ junior sides. The Under 18s lost by eight wickets


to Brinscall. after scoring 81-5. John Reynolds (33) and Richard


Clarkson (19) were "Wanderers’ chief run makers. However the Under 15s beat Padi-


ham by sue wickets. Charlie Jackson claimed 2-4 and Jor­


dan Britcliffe 1-10 as Padiham finished on 1 0 ^ . In reply, Ribblesdale scored 103-4 as


Jackson made 25 not out and Joe Hop­ kins racked up an undefeated 21. The Under 11s beat Cherry Tree by


two wickets thanks to Paul McGrath (14) and James Price (16) top-scoring in Ribblesdale’s 82-8 reply to Cherry Tree’s 71-2.


Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, both sides scoring 47 runs nett. For the locals, Michael Clarkson took


And the Under 13s tied with


1-6, with Andrew Hutchins (1-7) and Mark Nerenberg (1-8) among the pick of the bowlers. Joe Hopkins (12) and Andrew


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