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-PAGE 63 I Thursday,June 15th, 2006 r-^ with your sports team of Edward Lee, Chris Boden, Phil Simpson and Adrian Capstick


Leaders have the edge in top-of-table cracker


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CLITHEROE won a cracMng derby with fellow high-flyers Whalley in the blistering sun on Saturday to extend their lead at the


• head of the Ribblesdale League table to nine points. ■


Thanks to a cultured 88


off 99 balls by Shahid Nawaz, including three sixes, and a fierce spell of pace bowling from Josh Marquet, claiming 5-31, the Chatbum Road outfit took the local spoils by just 18 runs, kindly assist­ ed by some dismal fielding by their neighbours. As a result, the villagers


have slipped to fifth in the league behind Baxehden, Ribblesdale Wanderers and Padiham, in a closely- packed group that sees only two points separating second and sixth - the tightest league in years. Clitheroe won the toss


and elected to bat, enabling them to keep an eye on proceedings in Ger­ many while Whalley toiled in the heat as Nawaz quickly got into


The foundations had


been laid for a big score, with 121 coming off the first 25 overs; only the Whalley attack tied things down in the middle of the innings after Nawaz departed with 135 posted on the scoreboard. However, Chatburn


Shahid Nawaz


full flow, despite not being 100%. The experienced profes­


sional blasted Lee Burgess out of the attack after what had been a shaky start against Ben Dowl­ ing, who had no luck in a strong opening spell. The Clitheroe paid man


also got stuck into his old comrade.David O'Neill, but the Whalley bowler fought back to remove him Ibw, this after Dowling had removed Neil Bolton (23) for the first wicket.


Road’s team of all stars finished well, with some good running between the wickets and some slaps to the boundary. Simon Coulter enjoyed


a brisk 25 not out, along with 21 from Peter Dibb, which was complimented by a rapid 20 from Daniel Turner. ^ d due to the tropical


climate and extended drinks breaks, the innings ended after 43 overs with 221 on the board. Following the interval,


former Whalley profes­ sional Marquet wasted no time in sending opener Lee Kearsley back clean bowled, second ball, for a duck.


He also removed Rain for 30, plum Ibw, after he


had looked set to go on and reap runs.


Mark Fallon followed


without troubling the scorers, and it was down to the Whalley pro and opener Ediriweera to make a game of it. ■ This he did, positively


assisted by the potential of Alex Whelan, who pro­ duced a flowing 40 from just 32 deliveries - a splendid knock, well acknowledged by the crowd that should boost the confidence of this fine up and coming youngster. This came after Ediri­


weera had gone, caught just as he was getting into full flow, but having been dropped twice, with 62 to his name. The smart innings from


Whelan had set up an interesting finale, as stand-in skipper Richard Palmer kept the score- board ticking with a valiant 34, leaving the vis­ itors needing a run a ball from the last five overs. But the unnecessary l-oss of Simon Gorton (5)


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and Dowling (1) did. not help Whalley’s cause, and Marquet returned to wrap up the last two wickets of Palmer and Burgess to secure the points for the title favourites. The two teams clash


again at the same venue on Sunday in the Rams- bottom Cup, and if the sun shines again. Chat- burn Road should be host to a large gathering with­ out the distractions of England in the World Cup, which affected the early turn out for this league encounter. Saturday, however, sees


a return to the league as Whalley look to reassem­ ble their title challenge by welcoming Read to Sta­ tion Road. And Clitheroe aim to


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rip apart Edenfield in a similar fashion to nearly every other team they have played this season, when they take home advantage. Wickets will be pitched at 1-30 p.m. for all games.


HIGH SCHOOL DOUBLE FEAT


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TITLE WINNER: Jonny Noblett in action (s). ■ ■ ■ ■ w w ■ ■ Proud Rimington celebrate /.hamnlnn


Jonny is crowned


■ ■ three


JON Penman scooped e awards at a historic


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Rimington presentation night.


And they came at oppo­


site ends of the scale! As well as picking up the


Player of the season for the first team, he also added the Goal and Miss of the season prizes. That is, if the latter


counts as an award! But the evening was all


about the club lifting the East Lancashire League title for the first time. Since joining from the


Craven League back in 2000, the club have lifted the Craven Cup three times and the President’s Cup once, with a further Craven Cup success com­ ing this time around. Second place in both the


First and Second Division have also come their way, but this is the pinnacle of years of hard work. There were three awards


also for Ben Threlfall, who, like Penman, picked up the Goal and Miss of


CHAMPIONS: Rimington celebrate their first-ever East Lancashire League title at their presentation at the Black Bull. (T110606/4)


the season for the second while Ollie MacLean prizes for the second team..


scooped both the Player of team.


He also added the club’s the Season and Players’ The trophies were pre- Leading Scorer honour. Player of the Season sented by former secre­


B i f B i i i l lM M i t^ry Brian Ashton, while f tary Brian Ashton, while ■ a i.-,


Lawrence Whittaker was compere. Training for next season


begins at the ground on Thursday, June 29th at 7 p.m., and any interested players are welcome to attend. The individual trophy


winners were: First Team - Player of the season: Jon Penman; Players’ Player: Nick Curtis; Goal of the season: Jon Penman; Miss o f the season: Jon Pen­ man; Manager’s Award: Dave Whalley; Second Team - Player of the sea­ son: Ollie MacLean; Play­ ers’ Player: Ollie MacLean; Goal of the sea­ son: Ben ThreFall; Miss of the season: Ben 'ThreFall; Manager’s Award: Danny Anderson; Young Player: Jordan Walmsley; Club­ man: John Hartley; Club Leading Scorer: Ben Threlfall; Chairman’s Award: Terry Braithwaite and Steve Conti.


CLITHEROE Canoe Club’s Jonny Noblett was crowned champion at this year’s Red Bull sponsored Liquid Life Festival - the largest white-water kayaking event of its kind


' in Europe. Competing in the Under


18s’ Boater-X category, the 17-year-old Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth Form student won all of his races to take the overall title. The event, which was


held in Scotland on the river Tummel, north of Perth, consists of a 500 metre river stretch with technical rapids and flat- water sprints, finishing with a seven metre double drop waterfall to the finish line.


Over 250 kayakers from


around Europe competed in the event, which was held over the final week­ end of May.


He was also asked to + JE. JL


represent Dagger anc Palm Equipment Interna­ tional Ltd in the tean event, where his team fin­ ished second, beating many professional kayak­ ers.


The local canoeist ha:


now been offered a place tc go kayaking on the rivei Zambezi in Africa with for­ mer world champion Det Pinninger to improve hi: skill level and experience. . ■ Jonny is currently look- ^ I ing for funding and spon- ^


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sorship as he needs to raise 9 1 £1,800 to fund the trip and anyone interested ir lending a hand can contact him via e-mail at the fol­ lowing


address jonny@canoecafe.co.uk 977096336511924 ■ w\ '^1


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