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Whalley off to a flying start


up when professional Jonathon Fielding came on, as he moved the score along from 35-3 to 81-4. He struck four bound­


to fall, bowled for a duck, followed by Usher who he had trapped leg before wicket. Baxenden’s runs did pick


ish with the best figures of the day, as he took 3-2. Mark Rishton was next


the first wicket before the former was caught by Lee Kearsley for the firs t of three wickets by Ben Dowling. Dowling went on to fin­


crease with David Parkin­ son (15) and David Usher (7) opening. The pair put on 22 for


man Ediriweera impressed with both bat and ball, first claiming 3-69 and then top-scoring with 65 in the reply. Baxenden took to the


WHALLEY got their Rib- blesdale League season off to a fl3ong start with a sbc- wicket win at Baxenden. New professional Brad­


n’t lost as they pushed on to 111 for the fifth wicket. Payne (33) was next to


go, stumped by John Rain off the bowling of Simon Gorton, who would finish with figures of 2-31. His replacement, Andrew Caunce, quickly followed for


wicket of Peter Usher (9), but both Gary Sudworth (14) and Toby Bulcock (5) hung on to the end as Bax­ enden finished the innings on 156-8. In reply, Whalley cap­


tain Martin Davies and wicketkeeper Rain pieced together a solid opening partnership of 41 runs before the Station Road skipper was trapped in front by Usher for 11. Unfortunately, Ediri­


aries for his 30 runs before falling to Ediriweera. Simon Payne and Gal­


ium Waddington made sure this momentum was­


weera was not long in before Rain fell too, also Ibw, but this time to the Baxenden pro for 32 runs. But the Sri Lankan did


not disappoint and quickly got to grips with the task at hand.


just 10 runs to see the score at 122-6, and Waddington eventually went having added 25 runs for his efforts - both falling victim to the Whalley paid man. Gorton took the eighth


• SRI LANKAN Bradman Ediriweera, Whallcy Crickcl Ciub’s new profcssionai, is piciurcd being presented with his new tracksuit by Andy Morris, general manager of the Three Fishes at Mitton, the ciub’s main sponsor. Bradman arrived in the United Kingdom two weeks ago in


time for the postponement of the first weekend’s fixtures. He therefore had to wait to open his account, but did so in


fine style against Baxenden on Saturday, helping Whalley to a six-wicket victory, taking three wickets and then scoring an unbeaten 65. A Meet the Pro evening has been arranged for Friday,


May 5th at 8 p.m. in the clubhouse. All members and friends are welcome.


(s) His next partner Mark


Fallon went for a duck, but alongside Richard Palmer he took off to take Whalley over the 100 mark. At 106-4, Palmer was


back in the pavilion, though, but 25 not out from Alex Whelan con­ tributed to the efforts of Ediriweera to see Whalley


to victory. The Whalley profession­


al nine fours and a six for a personal tally of 65 runs off 55 balls - a performance Whalley will be hoping to build on as the season pro­ gresses. On Saturday, Whalley


are at Bamoldswick, wick­ ets pitched 1-30 p.m.


New pro Joe impresses in victory


RIBBLESDALE Wander­ ers got off to a great start at Church Meadow on Sat­ urday with a six wicket vic­ tory over Blackburn Northern. New paid man Joe Scud-


and electing to bowl, Rib- blesdale made ea r ly in­ roads with the run out of Cronshaw for a duck to a smart piece of work by Ryan Gladwin a t point.


eri impre^d on his league debut for the locals too, as he took three wickets and top-scored with an unde­ feated half century. After winning the toss


Alan Kruger then joined Abdul Bissoodwall, putting on 37 before the opener fell to Barry Spencer to a catch by Craig Hall And a further three


wickets fell for three runs, leaving Northern at 43-6. Malik and Fish were the


only ones to offer any resistance to Ribblesdale’s bowling attack as they fin­ ished on 18 and 15 respec­


and professional Scuderi followed this by claiming his first Wanderers wicket to dismiss Arshad, who was also without score. Opposing professional


three early wickets in the form of Gladwin (3), cap­ tain Martin Briggs (2) and Alistair Marsh (0), before Scuderi and Martin Peel steadied the ship with a 45- run partnership. The professional made batting look easy on a dif­


1-28 off 11 overs, and the pick of the bowlers went to Spencer with 4-11 off 8.2 overs. In reply, Ribblesdale lost


tively to leave the locals chasing a total of 92. Scud­ eri finished with figures of 3-51 off 12 overs. David Howard returned


ficult wicket as he played shots all around the ground to put the locals in the driving seat. Peel was later bowled by


Briggs’ men are away to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, wickets pitched a t 1-30 p.m.


Home professional sinks Read


by 40 runs at Cheny Tree. And it was home professional Zahoor


Elahi who did the damage, with both bat and ball. The Pakistan all-rounder picked up


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amount of runs and the highest batting average last season, smashed 92 to help build a solid foundation for Cherry Tree’s success. With a hugely impressive average of


sign Read to an opening day reversa After the locals had won the toss and


Read paid man Dodda Ganesh and Michael Rushton bowled tightly.


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100.75, and a massive 1,612 runs last season, he was the one continuous shin­ ing l i^ t in the Preston Old Road side’s campaign. And he did it again here, to help con­


elected to field, Mark Hadfield and Michael Veevers set about a solid start. But run scoring was at a premium, as


exactly from where he had left off in 2005, and to devastating effect. Elahi, who amassed both the highest


READ made a lomng start to the 2006 Veka Ribblesdale League season. Warren Eastham’s side went down


Veevers was trapped by Ganesh for 20. That brought Chris Riley to the


Ganesh had Hadfield caught by William Driver for nine, which had taken 37 balls to accumulate. And Cherry Tree were soon 39-2, as


The breakthrough arrived when


despite dominating the excitement stakes, Riley himself was adding his share of runs to the total. The pair had put on 98 for the third


Ammer Mirxa, also brought his force to the crease, hitting 23 off just 29 balls before he was nm out. Elahi finally fell for 92 off just 89


wicket when Riley was caught by Michael Whalley off Chris Holt for 44. But his replacement in the middle,


deliveries, going for another massive hit only to be stumped by Adam Chester off Holt.


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stride, and it was to be Andrw Bennett who would feel the full brunt of his power. He raced to his half century, but


crease, but it was at the other end where the fireworks were taking place. Elahi didn’t take long to get into his


The innings came to a close on 214-5,


but Read suffered an early setback when Driver was caught by Elahi off Nigel Robbins for 12. Matt Doughty came and went hav­


ing scored just one, while Ganesh made just 16 before he found the hands of Lee Kennedy. Kyle O’Connor (4) was caught short


of his crease, before opener Michael Whalley crashed for 72 after being bowled by Andreas Sudnik. Warren Eastham (1) and Chris Holt


(7) soon followed, but Read were ^ven a lifeline by Rushton who weighed in with 36.


However, any lingering hopes they


may have had were extinguished when he fell to Elahi. Chester and Bennett were the ones in


the middle when the innings came to a close, with Read some way short on 174-8. And they will hope for better on Sat­


urday when they host Earby (wickets pitched 1-30 p.m.).


great first knock of 56 not out and Howard 10 not out. On Saturday Martin


Malik for 12, which left Howard and Scuderi to see the home side to victory with 93 runs and six wick­ ets to spare. Scuderi finished with a


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ed from the top flight last year and were expected to offer a stem test on their own courts. Roger Ravenscroft was


• CLITHEROE A came away victorious from their trip to highly-fancied Burnley B in their opening fixtura Burnley were only relegat­


drafted in to accompany cap­ tain Derek Parrott, and his well schooled all-court game proved too much for the oppo­ sition. The rubber was quickly


LOW-handicappers took the soils in Clitheroe Golf Club’s three-man Texas Scramble. David Chippendale,


Steve Dean and Andrew Walmsley had a narrow margin of 0.4 of a shot over the second-placed Mike Tattersall who was part­ nered by Ted and Gary Speak. The two Heesoms, David


and Andrew, teamed-up with Denis Greenup to take third, less than a shot adrift. Sunday’s stableford event


saw Chris Connolly come out on top when 38 points proved to be enough to give him his first victory. Scott Greaves (37) was


second after a card play-off With Julian Troup and the minor placings went to Ian Walsh, John Pawson and James Andrew after a multi­ ple play-off. Clitheroe’s Mail on Sun­


course in terrific condition greeted the golfers at Myt- ton Fold for the Post Office Cup on Saturday. In a. large field, Ian


day Team Classic team lost a nailbiter on the second extra hole to Lancaster after the five-man match was halved at 2 ‘/a-2‘/a. Glorious weather and a


Thomson finished strongly to just came out on top after a card play-off with Keith Gill - both players finishing on -f3 in the bogey format competition. The divisional winners


were close behind with Dun­ can Rogers and club secre­ tary Dave Clegg both scor­


Scramble success


Taylor also scored +2 to take the honours with run­ ner-up Glynn Watson on -^l.


ing +Z to take the Division One honours. In Division Two, Howard


And Division Three went


to Graham Plant and Jim Bridge who both also posted +2 scores. There were a total of nine


twos scored throughout the day but special mention should go to Steve Cunliffe who holed out for an eagle two at the stroke index two par-4 14th hole - a rare feat at this difficult hole. , Jim Sumner took the jun­ ior medal with a nett 68, a one-shot win over James Fitton. The previous week’s jun­


welcome return to the leaderboard in second place and Sarah Hale returned a solid 75 for third place. She followed that on Sun­


ior event had seen Stefano Coppola continued to improve and lead them home with another 68. William Kenyon made a


day with an impressive gross 84 to take second place in the Lancashire Girls Spring Meeting at Blackpool North Shore. Lady members a t


Clitheroe contested a two division foursomes and Aus­ tralian Spoons qualifier. Division One was topped


by Sheila Riley and Mary Thompson (31) by a point from Carol Ashley and Helen Cook who took sec­ ond place after a card play­


off with MArilyn Fletcher and Mary Eglin. Gill Wightman and


Trudy Walne (26) were the Australian Spoons qualifiers and also won Division Two. Elizabeth Barnes and


Lauraine Wall (24) were runners-up ahead of Jean and Pat Brennan (23). That was followed by a


Ladies Fourball and Ping qualifier. Jean Holt' and Jan Revis


(75) won by a shot from Barbara Hudson and Eliza­ beth Barnes with Carol Ash­ ley and Marilyn Fletcher (77) in third.place. The English Ladies Golf (


Union contested their Northern Foursomes recent­ ly at Hesketh. And in the team stable- ^


ford Stonyhurst members . Margaret Carrington, Joyce ' Kenyon, Linda Ashworth and Kathleen Hargreaves were runners-up to Accring­ ton with 59 points. Still at Stonyhurst band


Margaret MacAllester won the April Medal, Dorothy Harrison won the Margaret Graham Spring Medal, Linda Ashworth and Judy Kitchine won the Scott Leg- gatt Foursomes qualifier and Linda Ashworth was top performer as Margaret Duckett drove in as the new lady captain. Jane Smedley (87-14-73)


won the LLCGA inter-club qualifier at Whalley GC. Vivien Birtwell (100-26-


74) was runner-up after a card play-off with Jean Dearden (96-22-74).


Chatburn’s losing start


BOTH Chatburn Cricket Club’s teams were beaten on the opening day of the season a t the weekend. The first team lost at Ingrow St John’s,


who batted first and scored 127. The bowling star for the locals was Rod


Booth, with excellent bowling figures of 7- 46, and the other wicket taker was Rus­ sell Braithwaite with 3-48. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough as the


locals were bowled out for 65. Only Dave Lakin, with a p at ien t


innings of 28, reached double figures. Meanwhile, the seconds batted first


against Cullingworth and scored 73, with John Moore top scoring with 21.


Cullingworth got off to a disastrous start in reply as they lost their first five ■


wickets for six runs, but they still man­ aged to beat Chatbum.


A mid-order recovery saw a stand of 50


before the fall of the next wicket and they ' eventually finished 74-7 to win by three wickets.


of the bowlers. • CHATBURN Cricket Club require i


Geoff Lambert with 4-21 was the pick


umpires for both of their teams this sea­ son. They already have one umpire but i another is needed. Anybody interested in this position or *


requiring further information is request­ ed to contact either the club secretary ^ Paul 'Whittaker (01200 441935) or first


team captain Mark Braithwaite (01200 , 423294).


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Pym and Bush, but their opponents hit a rich vein of form and forced a tie break, which they won. Pym then took the lead role


Burnley on and they raced to a 4-1 lead, and the final point of the day looked lost. It was now time for Bush to


m the pauing, and his subtle play eventually seemed to wear Burnley down as they won a tense seicond set tie break. However, this spurred


Gordon Pimperton and Paul Jenkins set off strongly, breaking serve to secure a 4-1 lead.


result gainst the promotion- favourites. Thankfully Jenk­ ins has made a recovery. The scratches to the cornea are healing and he should be available for the next match.


score tied at 4-4, Paid Jenkiiis was stmek in the eye by a ball and the injupr forced him to retire. In a tight final match, Ormerod and Thomas lost out 6-4 in the final set. This was a disappointing


as it got as Crow 'Wood came back to win the first set 6-4. In the second set, with the


However, that was as good


the visitors who won in straight sets. Whalley’s second pair of


an eventful aJftemoon in the Second Division. The first pmring of Tom Ormerod and Nick Thomas fought hard against the Crow Wood num­ ber one pair in a match chm-- acterised by hard hitting and good volleys. In the end though, it was


Haworth and Richard Lam­ bert also beat their Burnley counterparts in straight sets, but lost to the opposition’s number one pairing. Meanwhile, Whalley B had


Moore and Andrew Walters won both their matches in straight sets. And second pairing Martin


also step up to the plate, and • the Clitheroe pair reeled off the last five games to clinch a 4r0 overall victory, which is a good start in the drive for pro­ motion. • LAST year's East Lan­ cashire Open Tennis League First Division runners-up Whalley A made an encour- ■ agmg start to the season with a 3-1 wm over Burnley A. The first pairing of Andrew


Ravenscroft and Parrott under httle pressure with a 6- 0. 6-3 scoreline, but as often happens m these fixtures there was still tune for drama on the other court. Things started well for


Pym and Daniel Bush also started well, taking the first set 6-1. and despite stubborn resistance in the second, still closed out in two sets. The return matches saw


decided 6-1, 6-1, with both players electing to serve and voUey at every opportunity. On the other court, Steve


• DOG INN began the most important week of their history by fighting back from a three-goal deficit to secure a point against Clayton-le-Moors. Liam Porter gave the


• restart., Dog led a t half-time,


Budweiser Boys the per­ fect s ta r t after just six minutes and then, after Clayton had equalised on the half-hour, Jamie Ene- fer fired home from the


but a calamitous quarter of an hour saw Clayton score four times to take a shock 5-2 lead. With Dog's promotion


hopes hanging by a thread, they produced a stirring comeback with further goals through Porter, a Nick Lord penal­ ty and a last-gasp Tom Holgate header. Manager Simon Kerins


was disappointed that his side did not take all three points, but was obviously relieved to come away with a point: “We failed to take our chances when we were in the lead, and one more goal then would have surely made the game safe for us. “However, we battled


back with tremendous courage and that is always a pleasing thing.” Dog entertain Com­


mercial Old Boys at QEIl tonight. They then face league leaders Stanhill at Wilson's on Sunday.


Readstone Utd Under 12s Yellow .................. fi Huncoat U td ..............2 READSTONE Under 12s Yellow continued their recent improvement with an excellent victory over Huncoat United. Goals came from Tom


Kilgallon, Adam Haslam, Lloyd Standen, Raees Bleasdale, Daniel Martin and man-of-the-match Nick Kelly. Readstone United Under 8 s ........................0 Barnoldswick Barons .3 SAM Peters was named man-of-the-match in Readstone United’s defeat to league winners Barnoldswick Barons but all the boys deserve praise for their efforts. Readstone United Under 9 s ........................2 Briercliffe R o v e r s___5 DEFEAT was also on the cards for Readstone’s Under 9s in their last league game of the season against Briercliffe Rovers. M an -o f - th e -m a tch


Adam Heys scored both goals.


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Tierney fires a brace in big Waddington victory


Waddington............................. 5 Gargrave........................... • . . . .2 WADDINGTON thumped Gar- grave on Monday, after a bad- tempered 2-2 draw with Bronte Wanderers on Saturday. Against Gargrave, the locals


were soon in front when pressure from Tierney saw the ball break to Dean, whose shot went in off the post, and Waddington increased th e ir lead midway through the half when Dugdale’s speculative cross deceived the keeper. The visitors pulled a goal back


on th e half hour when a bad bounce wrong footed Tattersall and allowed the centre forward to score, but Pete Fletcher restored the two-goal advantage from the spot. In the second half, Waddington


made i t 4-1 when a mix-up allowed Tierney to roll the ball into the unguarded net, and although Gargrave pulled one back, Tierney completed the scoring following a long throw-in from Simon Holden. Against Bronte Wanderers,


Waddington finished the game with nine men, and the Hebden Bridge side - who needed a win to keep their title hopes alive - fin­ ished with 10. The visitors took the lead early


on, b u t i t was sh o r t lived as Fletcher equalised for the locals. Waddin^on then took the lead


through Wayne Boothman, but the visitors levelled matters to earn an insufficient point. Waddington complete th e ir


league programme on Saturday when they travel to play Grass-


ington, all players to meet a t the Waddington Arms no later than noon. . Then on Wednesday Wadding­


ton face Grassington again in the final of the Craven League Cup at Gargrave, kick-off 6-30 p.m., all players to meet a t the Waddin^on Arms no later than 5 p.m. Rolls-Royce Reserves............. 1 Waddington R e se rv e s ........... 4 WADDINGTON Reserves com­ pleted their own version of the great escape on Saturday ■ With four games remaining,


the locals were second bottom, seven points from safety in the Craven League Second Division. But a draw against Gargrave


and victories over Long Lee and Cononley set them up for this must-win game in Bamoldswick.


On 10 minutes, Jonathan Dug-


dale left his marker and beat the keeper to give the v is i to rs a dream start. Minutes later it was 2-0 as a


moment of madness from the Rolls-Royce keeper saw him receive his marching orders for a foul on Liam Sutcliffe, and Dug- dale n et ted from the resulting spot kick. Then a f te r good work from


Paul Ainger just before the break, a half cleared shot fell to Ben Allen, who fired into the top cor­ ner. In the second half. Rolls pulled


one goal back, b u t Dugdale ensured Waddington avoid rele­ gation as he went on another ran before unleashing an unstoppable shot to make it 4-1.


Unlucky 13 for Rimington in final


Gargrave Rese rv es ..................4 Rimington R e se rv e s ..............1 RIMINGTON’S 13-game unbeaten run was halted in the final of the Norman P ra t t Tro­ phy on Friday. The game was practically lost


in the first half as man-of-the- match Moon ran the show for Gargrave. However, the story could have


been different if Blackledge’s shot from the edge of the box had gone in, rather than off the underside of the crossbar after 10 minutes. Gargrave’s first came from a


long ball over the defence, and a second came from the spot after shirt-pulling from Maguire. Rimington had a glimmer of


hope a t the s ta r t of the second half when Hall crossed and Blackledge squared the ball to the unmarked Leach to tap in. But, Rimington then lost their


discipline as keeper Anderson uncharacteristically stamped out at a forward, and the resulting penalty was dispatched, before Green saw red for dissent. Gargrave concluded the game


with ano th er long ball for the speedy forward to convert. The day after, Rimington


picked themselves up to b ea t Rock Rovers 6-2. Dearden, starting in an unfa-


Wdlmer Bridge ......................0 C h ip p in g ................................. 3 WITH a top four finish in sight, it was imperative th a t Chipping gained all three points at Walmer Bridge on Saturday. Despite their poor start. Chip­


ping took the lead through left winger Joe Melling, as Danny Austin’s centre was turned home on the back post. Following some intricate foot­


work, man-of-the-match Chris Leighton created a chance for him­ self, but an outstanding'save by the home keeper denied him. However, this just delayed the


inevitable as Chipping extended their lead when an excellent pass from midfield set Austin away, and he outpaced the centre back to round the keeper and effectively seal the game for the visitors.


miliar s triking role, hit a hat- trick, starting the ball rolling in the second minute, calmly slot­ ting home. However, Rock Rovers hit back


with two in as many minutes. Dearden levelled the scores


with a scorching shot, and Braith­ waite p u t Rimington back in front with a smart turn and shot. Leach drilled a good ball into


the box for Braithwaite to miss from two yards, but Dinsdale was


Chipping stay in


the hunt Austin added a third for good


measure towards the end. Melling raced onto a bouncing


ball and unleashed a ferocious vol­ ley which the keeper did well to keep out, but Austin was on hand to knock the ball in to give the scoreline a rather flattering look. ' Chipping will need^to play a lot


better as they welcome Blessed Sacrament to the village this Sat­ urday (kick-off 2-30 p.m.). Chipping also began their Cat-


on the back post to convert Rim- ington’s fourth. The second half saw Rock


Rovers’ heads go down and Rim­ ington continued to press. Dearden claimed his hat-trick


with a fine curler inside the top left-hand corner, and Brown added a replica strike to complete the scoring. Prior to the final, Rimington


picked up a 3-0 win over Kel- brook.


forth and District League Second Division summer campaign last Tuesday with a 4-0 win at Bilsbor- row. The villagers led at the break


through an exquisite lob from Danny Austin after a flick on by Steve Proctor. The second half saw Austin


complete an excellent hat-trick to make it 3-0, before Adam Airey popped up late on. The next game sees Chipping


welcome local rivals Goosnargh to the village. Chipping’s reserves went down


to a 5-0 reverse against Withy Trees last Thursday as their season got underway. Derek Ross’s youngsters will be


looking to improve on this when they travel to Elswick for their sec­ ond game.


Leach n e t ted the f irs t goal,


having peeled off the defender on the back stick to slot home after 25 minutes. And just a few minutes later.


Hall was brought down on the edge of the box for Green to slot home a contentious penalty. Man-of-the-match McClean


added a third in the second half and secured all three points with a shot that rebounded off the post and off the back of the keeper.


Champagne rugby from Maroon and Golds ’


ClitheroeRUFC......... 43 Broughton RUFC — .9 IN the penultimate match of the season, Clitheroe turned a 9-8 half-time deficit into 34 unanswered second half p o in ts and produced some cham­ pagne rugby on the way. I t was all so different during the f irs t half.


though, where the mis­ takes by the Littlemoor team were of schoolboy proportions,. Retiring skipper Dave


'Watson’s team were guilty of trying to force the pace where a slightly more sim­ pler approach may have paid earlier dividends. Clitheroe were clearly


th e superior team on paper, but the close score­ line at the interval showed how poorly th e y had played, with just a solitary Will Tattersall try and a penalty to show for their endeavours. At the half-time inter­


val, there was no panic, just some plain speaking


from th e captain and coaches urging the team to get back to basics and the scores would come. This was certainly borne


out as a further five tries were run in for the town te am ,'p a s t a fast tir in g Broughton outfit. Will “Boy Wonder” Tattersall completed his


hat-trick in scintillating fashion, and there was one apiece for wingman Chris Waddington and lock Ed Thornber, as well as one for prop Ben Graves, cele­ brating not only becoming this season’s leading try scorer, but given the hon­ our of been elected club captain for next season.


So with just the tradi­


tional end of season match against the President’s X'V on May 6th to come, Clitheroe can look forward with some confidence to the future and hope the RFU sort out the league structure at this level to give them a meaningful season of fixtures.


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