46 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, Aprii 26th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Champions win tight derby finish


derby to open their Ribbles- dale League defence. And elsewhere, there


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were wins for Ribblesdale Wanderers and Whalley. For Clitheroe, new pro-


.,^-fessional and opening bats­ man Michael Papps led the way, ably assisted by a half century from 13-year-old prodigy Jack Dewhurst. And five wickets from


Josh Marquet and four catches from wicket keep­ ing captain Simon Coulter wrested the points away from Whalley Road. The Chatburn Road side


were put into bat and got off to a superb start when Peter Dibb drove World Cup star Thomas Odoyo for two straight boundaries in his first over. Kiwi Papps kept the


score ticking over, as Dihb rushed to 18 in no time before he chased a wide one and was caught behind. Neil Bolton followed


Dibb back to the dressing room as a third ball duck left him scratching his head. But Dewhurst joined Papps and got off the mark


HAMPIONS Clitheroe saw off Read in a tight


wth a sweet back-foot drive through the covers off Andrew Rushton. Rushton, who had


accounted for Dibb and Bolton, ended with 3-55. Some excellent running


between the wickets and quality batting followed for the next 20 overs, as Papps and Dewhurst gave a mas­ ter class in how to build an innings. Papps reached his 50


with a straight six off Odoyo, and young Dewhurst reached his maid­ en 50. This platform set up some top bashing by the


, lower order, once Papps had run himself out going for a risky double and Dewhurst was caught on the edge. Danny Glover smashed


20 off 10 balls and captain Coulter did almost the same with 21 off 14 to reach 204, a score the skipper would quite happily have settled for in his first game in charge. Last season's leading


wicket Marquet opened the bowling against the hosts, and soon proved ho still is the best around.


Beating the bat on


numerous occasions, it was only going to be a matter of time before he opened his 2007 account. Warren Eastham snicked


to Coulter who made no mistake with the catch. O'Connor followed, again


caught behind, and Read were struggling at 30-2. Player-of-the-year Will


Driver was still a t the crease and looked very good all around the wicket, but Marquet got his third wick­ et as an edge from Michael Whalley was parried by slip fielder Bolton into the grateful hands of pro Papps. However, Odoyo and Dri­


ver proved to be a key part- nership for Read, and Clitheroe knew they had to stem the flow of runs if they were to win the game. Some quality bowling


from Mark Hargreaves, Papps and Neil Bibby saw the run rate creep up, and the Read pro knew he had to play some big shots, which eventually saw him trapped Ibw by Bibby. 'The rest of the batsmen had no answer to Marquet's


second spell, and Driver had no support as he racked up his first ton of the season to see his side finish at 187-8. Driver’s 109 scooped his


side four points for pushing the score to within so many runs of the target. Clitheroe entertain Cher­


ry Tree on Saturday while Read travel to Blackburn Northern, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m.


perfect s ta r t at home to Blackburn Northern in an 18-run victory over their hotly-tipped visitors, thanks to an impressive bowling display. Admittedly the Black­


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burn side were without their full-time professional Alan Kruger, and had to look to the substitute duties of Worcester's Shaftab Khalid, but i t wasn't with the hat that this game was won. Wanderers took to the


crease first and had an unremarkabie effort with the bat, which was only saved by the mid to late order efforts of Craig Hall (23), Gavin McGuire (30)


oe Scuderi's Ribblesdale Wanderers got off to the


and Joe Bunyan (21), aided by 21 extras. The visitors had looked


in the driving seat as former Clitheroe bowler Farooq Butt (4-53) dispensed with four of the top order, Scud- eri exiting leg before for just seven. Aided by fellow treble


winner Naeem Ashraf (2- 19) and Khalid (3-30), it had looked bleak for the home side after ducks for Martin Peel, Stephen Kerr and Liam Gidlow as the side stalled a t 136 all out. However, three wickets


apiece for David Howard (3- 29) and Barry Spencer (3- 37), coupled with 2-32 from Ryan Gladwin, and the all- important wicket of Ashraf from Liam Gidlow, gave Wanderers a fantastic victo­ ry from an impressive bowl­ ing performance as the visi­ tors were skittled for 118. On Saturday Ribblesdale


Wanderers travel to Whal­ ley, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m. TTThalley also earned a


VV five-wicket win a t


Earby. Returning profes­ sional Bradman Ediriweera impressed with both bat


Rimington seal second spot


Sitsilen....................1 Riminjilon............... / RIMINGTON made sure


• of runners-up spot with a comprehensive win against the team that could have beaten them to it. Maclean stole the show


as he hit all four Rimington goals. Mankowski had a couple


of efforts early on, before Maclean tapped in the opener after O’Neill beat the off-side trap. Maclean lashed home an


unstoppable second, before Kershaw made a fine reflex save with his feet as a wicked deflection almost


. beat him. Good pressure by Lewis


led to O’Neill providing the third for Maclean before the break. In the second half, O'Neill's attempted lob over the keeper was poorly directed, but Maclean grabbed his fourth, before Silsden scored a consola­ tion, and then Kershaw made an incredible save when a cross-shot deflected off Lawson, and the big keeper flung himself to his right to parry away. , Silsden hit the post late on but the visitors were not to be denied. RIMINGTON Reserves


kept their title challenge on track over the week, but suffered cup final heart­ break. The locals went down 2-1


to Stacksteads in the league, but bounced back to beat Peel Park 5-2 and are now three points adrift of leaders Colne, with two games in hand.


But Colne had the edge


in their Norman Pratt Tro­ phy Final, emerging 2-1 winners. Against Stacksteads, Ben


Threlfall, with a fierce strike from 25 yards, gave the locals the lead, only for the Rossendale side to come from behind to win. Then followed the cup


final, and despite defeat, Rimington went away with their heads held high. Colne went in front after


some good football, but Matt Garner squared for Mark Leach to poke home from two yards. The decisive goal came


from Colne 10 minutes into the second half, as a central defender headed home from a corner. Tired legs couldn’t pre­


vent Rimington seeing off Peel Park back in league action though. Gari Haslam and


Threlfall gave the locals a two-goal lead, before Peel Park pulled one back. At half-time, manager


Liam Carter came on to freshen things up, and forced an own goal for the third. Peel Park again reduced


the deficit, before Threlfall scored his second, followed by a free kick from Jason Farmer from his own half, which looped over a bewil­ dered keeper for the fifth. A FTER continuing their


XXpush up the tabie with an impressive win at Lon- gridge Town, Chipping were fortunate to escape with a point a t home to Hoghton West End. The Longridge game


began badly for Chipping, as the home side took the lead with a dubious penalty, but they were soon level through midfielder Chris Leighton. Steve Proctor then saw a


penalty saved, but man-of- the-match Danny Austin fired home from eight yards. After the break, the deci­


sive goal came when, from Fletcher’s quick free kick, Austin blasted the ball past the exposed keeper. Rampant Chipping


added a fourth with the goal of the game as Grant Hey wood’s cross was power­ fully headed home at the back post by Ryan Hilton. However, a t home to


Hoghton, Chipping put in a much less polished display and, came away with a 3-3 draw. Chipping raced into a two-goal lead in the opening 10 minutes with efforts from Austin and Heywood. ■ But they were guilty of lotting Hoghton back into the game, and they pulled the scores level before half­ time and then went in front in the second half, all goals resulting from poor defend­ ing by the home side. Hoghton could have


killed the game off had they shown a little more compo­ sure in the finai third, but Chipping snatched a late goal to share the spoils, as the ball dropped kindly for Joe Baines to steal in and smash home. Chipping wiil have to


show a marked improve­ ment in the closing games of the season a t Leyland


Red Rose on Saturday, kick-off 2-30 p.m., and at Lostock St Gerards the fol­ lowing Saturday.


place will give them promo­ tion to the Craven League Premier Division, after end­ ing their campaign with a win and a draw. The Lions took on high­


CLITHEROE Lions have to hope third


flying Pendle Athletic full of confidence after their semi-final win, and went into the lead from a pin­ point Tom Benfield free kick that was despatched with ease by Gaughan. Pendle were always in the


game, but either side of half­ time Callaghan provided a superb deep cross for the impressive Avci to nod home, and Benfield slotted in the third after a mazy run. Pendle then came back


into it, but Mashiter was there to deny them on sev­ eral occasions, including a penalty save. M a n -o f - th e -m a tc h


Gaughan provided a superb fourth goal to put the issue beyond doubt, although Pendle managed a late con­ solation to make it 4-2. The Lions then earned a


1-1 draw a t Keighley, despite missing key players. The Lions made a good


start, and after waves of attacks came to nothing, Holgate managed to put them 1-0 up, after following up his first shot. The second half was also


one-way traffic, with Jimmy Clegg and Avci threading plenty of throughballs for Rung and Holgate, who were unlucky


not to double the slender lead. However, with 15 minutes


remaining, the defence went to sleep, and a Keighley for­ ward ran onto a hopeful punt up-field and his shot somehow squirmed under the diving Mashiter to earn the home side a point. All of the players and


staff would like to thank the supporters who have travelled far and wide to watch the side play, and also Pete and Claire at the White Lion for their contin­ ued support. Slanhill WMC............2


goal difference in the Harry Dewhurst Memorial League after a dramatic, topsy-turvy clash a t Wil­ son's. A goal down a f te r 15


minutes. Dog fought back to lead 2-1 a t the break with Liam Hill’s smart overhead kick, and Liam Por te r ’s finish a f te r a superb flowing move. But injury blows for Nick


Fielding and his replace­ ment Rick Grafton saw Dog come under increased pressure, and they were grateful to several out­ standing saves from keeper Calum Mahon. However, Mahon was


cruelly wrong-footed by a 20-yard effort for Stanhill's equaliser on 75 minutes, and Dog had to hang on bravely to make sure of a point. Dog's final match of the


regulation season sees them take on champions Church at Wilson's on Sunday.


and bali to outshine Earby’s record run maker Ali Azmat. The Station Road paid


man teamed up staiwart David O'Neiil and former professional Neil Cording- ley, playing as an amateur this season, to claim eight wickets between them. Ediriweera took 4-52, but


it was Cordingley who sent back the prolific Azmat with a catch taken by club captain Martin Davies. And the former Darwen


man was the main contrib­ utor with the bat for Whal­ ley in their winning reply of 180-5. Earby finished on 178-8,


and, in reply, the runs were shared out in a team effort. Ediriweera (37), Lee


Kearsley (38), Cordingley (45), and the undefeated knocks of Alex Whelan (18 not out) and Mark Fallon (22 not out) saw the side to victory. Azmat took 2-59 for the


home side, with Pete Bais- tow (2-47) also among the wickets, while captain Hip- grave took l - r i , but the strength in depth was too much to handle.


Wolces Under 11s........ 9 Fulledge Under 11s .... / WOLVES enjoyed a fine mn against Fulledge. Skipper Zak Robinson,


Nik Petriaho, Eiliot Kay (2), Daniei Mort, Tom Per­ ris, James Barnes, George Banks and Callum Sykora were on target. The side were back on the


goal trail in an 8-2 win over Haslingden. Kay hit four, with further


goals from Mort (2), Calum Smalley and Jordan Raw- cliffe. In a busy end to the sea­


son, the Under 11s also reached the cup final with a 6-3 win over Brierfield Celtic Red. Kay was again on the


Dog Inn ..........................2 scoresheet, with five goals, DOG Inn moved second on


Wolves Under 10s Green .3 to an own goal.


CLITHEROE had to work hard for this victory. Isaac Thornley, Danny Thomp­ son and 'Tom Reede scored the goals. Playing champions


Junior Clarets............. 3 Kleem v G. Leonard. V. THE Wolves made it 27 Hughes. D. Anderton. G. goals in two games against the Clarets. Some excellent strikes from Mick Clarkson, Max Harrison and Sam Langford were recorded in both matches. Whalley Under M s ...... 8


Fulledge was never going to be easy for the same team. Sam Jones made some good saves, and Reuben Hirst was man-of-the-match, but they lost 4-0. Wolves Under Ms ...... 13


Radivojevic 1 p.m. - F. Rostron v J.


Sporting Alhlelic........ 1 lor; E. Jones v K. Wells; F. WHALLEY cruised to an Corban v D. Doody.


easy win over a hard-work­ ing Sporting team. Connor Ripley hit a hat-trick, with further goals from Michael Clegg (2), Liam Kinney, Joe Bentley and Tom Baldwin, his first of the season.


2-30 p.m. - D. Rose v M.


Wright; D. Whittem v A. Whalley; P. Bold v G. Had- win; D . Crook v E. Haworth; L. Tomlinson v G. Stevenson; M. Edmundson v J. Tomlin­ son. H. Duerden. S. Johnson.


Holt; C. Embley v B. Tomlin­ son; C. Sumner v R. Turner; T. Andrew's v G. Hindle. 1-45 p.m. - C. Crompton v J. Jones; D. Harker v G. Tay-


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CHATBURN’S assault on the Second Division of the Craven and District Second Division got off to a miser­ able start against Embsay. After winning the toss


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and electing to field, Chat­ burn were set a target of 203-9, with Hussein, who was dropped four times, and Robinson, dropped twice, putting on a 148 stand. Rod Booth took 5-66 and


Richard Shovelton 3-51 as the side eventually ripped through the order. In reply, Chris Wadding-


ton made a brisk 29, but wickets fell too quickly, and only Andy Booth really got hold of the bowlers with a fine 29, but went for one big shot too many when it looked like Chatburn might scrape home. But it was to no avail, as


they finished three runs short of the mark. Meanwhile, Chatburn


seconds started the new sea­ son with a nail-biting four run victory over Gargrave. The villagers batted first


and scored 116, with Nick Hutchinson the backbone of the innings with an e.xcel- lent knock of 53. There were useful contri­


butions from Ashley Ben­ nett (17) and Aamir Zulfi (14). In reply Gargrave were


dismissed for 112, having been, a t one stage, 65-2. The pick of the bowling was skipper Chris Mulhearn with 6-52 and the other wicket taker was Rob Devine with 3-30.


THE AEU Sponsors Sin­ gles Competition is to be held at Whalley Bowling Club next month over suc­ cessive Thursdays. DRAW


Whalley bowls draw


Thursday, May 3rd


Iglilen Leigh...................2 w i n i t ' i k * CLITHERGE had


Haworth; D. Jones v B. Yerkess, E. Charnley v A Woodburn. 10-15 a.m. - M. Summer v


9-30 a.m. - W. Finn v D. Watson v R.


B. Riley; N. Hill v F. Gould- bough; Barry Smith v Jean


Watson; N. Smith v B. Hark­ en


11 a.m. - L. Hindle v Brian


Smith; J. Chatwin v A. Cor-' nail; J. Taylor v B. Green; A. Baxendale v T. Stuart; B.


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READ V CLITHEROE Clidicroc


R Dibb c O’Connor b Rushton........18 Papps run o u t . . . . ......................... 78 N. Bolton b Rushton....................... 0 J. Dewhurst c Eastham b Rushton. .53 D. Glover b Odoyo......................... 20 S. Coulter stO’6)nnorbEIastham .21 D. Turner run out ...........................0 N. Bibby run o u t .............................1 A. Pearce not out.............................0 Extras......................................13 Total (for8)...........................201 Bowling: Odoyo 14-1-43-lj A.


Rushton 11-1-55'^; W. Driver 6-0-29-0; C. Holt 6-2-20*0; W. Eastham 8-0-43-1. Read


W. Driver notout..........................109 W. Eastham c Coulter b Marquet .. .3 K.


M. Whalley c Papps b Marquet........4 Odoyo Ibw Bibby...........................24 C. Holt Ibw Marquet....................... 2 A. Turner b Hargreaves .................12 A. Rushton c Coulter b Marquet. . . .2 S. Hussain Ibw Papps ......................0 C.


Astinnotout...........5


Extras......................................19 Total (for 8 ) ........................... 186 Bowling: J. Marquet 15-3-43-5; A.


Pearce 4-0-24*0; Papps 9-0-36-1; M. Hargrca\'es 12-0-52-1; N. Bibby 5-0-22-1.


RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS v BLACKBURN NORTHERN


Ribblesdale Wanderers


J.Scudcri Ibw b Butt........................7 A. Marsh c Fish b Ashraf.............. 12 D. Howard b Butt...........................6 R. Gladwin c Hussain b Butt..........10 M. Peel b Butt................................ 0 C. Hall Ibw b Khalid......................23 S. Kerr c Butt b /\shraf....................0 G. McGuire c Crawshaw b Khalid . .30 J. Bunj*anrunout.........................21 B. Spencer not o ut...........................6 L. Gidlow b Khalid .........................0 Extras......................................21 Total......................................136 Bowling: F. Butt 15-2-53*4; N.


.■^shraf 12*5-19*2; Khalid 10.5-2*30-3; A. Bhojani 3-0*22-0. Blackburn Northern


R. Crawshaw run out ......................4 II. Bhojani cScuderib Howard....... 1 Khalid Ibw b Howard ......................5 N. Ashraf c Peel b Gidlow...............86 A. Bisoodwal Ibw b Spencer.............0 M.


.•\. Bhojani Ibw b Spencer................ 2 R. Hussain Ibw b Spencer................ 0 F. Butt b Gladwin...........................0 D.


N. Malik not o u t .............................6 Extras......................................11 Total......................................118 Bowling: Scuderi 4.2-0-8-0; D.


Howard 1I-2-29-3: B. Spencer 11-2-37-3; R. Gladwin 6-2-32-2; L. Gidlow 2.3-0-5-1.


EARBY v WHALLEY Earbv


S. Pickles c Fallon bd'Neill.............9 D. Watson b O’Neill ....................... 8 A.AzmatcDaviesbCordingley ...78 N. Hodge bEdiriwoera..................25 D. Oldfield c W^helan b Ediriweera. .22 M. Haines b Ediriweera ...................1 .A. Yates not out.............................. 4 S. Hipgraveb Cordingley...............11 P. Baistow b Ediriweera .................. 3 J. Thurston not o u t.........................2 Extras......................................15 TotaKforS) ........................... 178 Bowling: N. Cordingley 15-1-64-2;


D. O’Neil! 12-1-32-2; Ediriweera 14-2- 52-1; M. Fallon 4-1-25-0. Whalley


M. Davies Ibw b Hipgrave...............9 Edirivveera c Thurslan b Axmat. . . .37 UKcarsIeycOldfieldbAzmat ....38 N. Cordingleey Ibw b Baistow ....... 45 A. Whelan not o ut..........................18 R. Palmer b Baistow....................... 9 M. Fallon notout ......................... 22 Extras....................................... 2 Total {for 5) ...........................180 Bowling: S. Hipgrave 7-3-17-1; J.


Thurstan 6-1-32-0; R Baistow 12.4-0-17-2- 0; .-\zmat 15-1-59-2; M. Haines 3-0-23-0.


EAST LANCASHIRE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE FIXTURES


Tonight President’s Cup Langho v Rock Rovers (a t


Hurst Green, G-30p.m.). Reserve Division


I ^ d Utd V BGSOB (G-15 p.m.). Saturday


(kick-off 2-1.5 p.m.) First Division


Enfield v Rimington. O’ConnorcCoulterbMarquet ..6 Sport Informatton .Bowls - Second Division Bacup CC V Sabden; Clitheroc


RBL V Borrowdale Utd; Read Utd V BGSOB. Rc.scrvc Division


BGSOB V Langho: Rimington


V Rock Rovers. TABLES


First Division P W 1) I. p


...26 21 2 3 65 .. .25 17 4 4 55 ...26 15 1 10 46 ...25 14 3 8 45 ...26 13 4 9 43


Utd ...24 12 3 9 39


Worsthomo..........26 12 3 11 39 Enfield.................25 10 5 10 35 Silsden..................21 10 4 7 34 Colne U td ............26 9 4 13 31 Settle U td ............26 8 4 I I 28 Kelbrook..............21 6 2 12 20 Peel Park..............21 3 2 19 11 Wilton Park.........21 3 1 20 10 Second Division P W D I, P


B'daleUtd............20 19 1 C 58 Mill III! ...............21 19 3 2 57 Belvedere..............27 17 3 7 54 B’lordYCW.........25 15 3 7 48 Bacup C C ........... 26 13 0 7 45 BGSOB...............23 13 2 8 41 OssySM .............27 11 6 10 39 Padiham .............25 10 6 9 36 ClithcroeRBL ...26 11 3 12 36 B'ford Celtic........27 11 1 15 34 Read Utd............. 24 10 2 12 32 Rawtcnstall..........25 10 2 13 32 B’nick Town........25 5 1 19 16 Sabden................. 24 3 0 21 9 Bly Boys’Club ...26 2 3 21 9 Reserve Division P W 1) I. P


Zafaric Peel b Howard 1


Colne U td............26 15 8 3 53 Rimington............24 16 2 6 50 Rock Rovers........ 25 15 5 5 50 Hurst Green........ 27 15 5 7 50 BGSOB............... 20 15 3 8 48 Langho.................25 13 8 I 47 Entield.................20 14 4 8 40 GoodshawUtd ...24 10 7 7 37 Worslhornc.......... 28 10 6 12 36 Peel Park..............21 11 2 11 35 Stacksteads.......... 27 6 7 14 25 Rawtenstall.......... 22 6 1 15 19 ReadUld..............23 3 5 15 14 Kelbrook .............2a 3 2 20 11 Settle Utd ...........25 3 2 20 11


HARRY DEWHURST FishcHoward!)Gladwin 2


MEMORIAL LEAGUE FIXTURES


Tonight Second Division Horseshoe v Dog Sports Bar


(Wilson’s). Sunday, April 2!)th Fir.'<t Division


son’s).


Church Town v Dog Inn (Wil­ Second Division


(Roefield).


Dog S ports Bar v Station TABLES


First Division P W I) L P


Church Tn...........15 13 1 1 40 Dog Inn...............15 9 3 3 30 Dog and Otter___15 9 3 3 30 Griffin’s Head___15 9 1 5 28 DukeofWell’ton .15 7 3 6 21 StanhillWMC ...15 6 4 5 22 Gt Harwood Rvts .15 4 1 10 13 Stanley St Clarets .15 2 1 12 7 Globe Bullough ...15 0 I 14 I Second Division I* W 1) L P


Boca Seniors....... 20 17 1 2 52 Welly Clayton....20 17 I 2 52 Low Moor...........18 13 1 4 40 Station.................19 13 1 5 40 DogS|)ortsBar...l8 7 3 S 24 OssyRefugees ....18 6 3 9 21 Horseshoe...........19 5 2 12 17 Claylon-le-Moors .19 3 6 10 15 H'shoreHarriers ..17 4 2 II 14 CommerclalOB ..16 3 2 11 II Forts Arms.........18 1 1 16 5


ROEFIELD LEISURE FIVE-A-SIDE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE RESULTS


White Horse 1, Mad Dogs G;


New Inn 6, AC Men 4; Morning Glory 0, AFC Buck 5; Mysters Magicians 1, Dunop Who 8. FIXTURES Sunday


9 a.m. - Morning Glory v New


Inn; 9-35 a.m. - Mysters Magi­ cians v White Horse; 10-10 a.m. - Beer Can v Mad Dogs; 10-15 a.m. - Dunop Who V AC Men.


GREAT HARWOOD AND DISTRICT


BOWLING LEAGUE RESULTS


First Division Gt Harwood A 8, Burnley


Road B 2; Globe Heys 9, Gt Har­ wood A 1; Ossy Con 6, Clitheroe CC A 4; Roe Lee Park 6, Ribbles- dalo A 4; Salesbury A 8, Sabden Black 2; Whalley A 2, Globe Heys 8.


Second Division Burnley Road A 2, Gt Har­


wood B 8; Gatty Park 6, Globe B 4; Gt Harwood CC 4, Rushton Street A 6; Hurst Green A 3, Waddington A 7; Rushton Street B 4, Free Gardeners A 6. Third Division


Mercer Park 8, Rishton Con B


2; Oakhill 3, Grange 7; Oakhill Vets 4, Gt Harwood L 6; Sabden Red 6, Salcsbury B 4; Sydney Street 9, Immanuel A 1. Fourth Division


Clitheroe CC B 3, Sabden Blue


7; Free Gardeners B 8, Whalley B 2; Green Park 10, Castle 0; Immanuel B 8, Coppice 2; Waddington B 7, Hurst Green B 3; Whalley B 3, Milnshavv Wan­ derers 7. Leonard Whittaker Cup


Preliminary Round: Burnley


Road A 189, Gt Hanvood L 171; Castle 209, Clitheroe CC B 139; Gatty Park 178, Ribblesdale B 158; Globe B 109, Globe Heys 155; Gt Harwood CC 14G, Clitheroe CC A 183; Green Park 171, Oakhill Vets 144; Immanuel A 184, Whalley A 131; Immanuel B 197, Coppice 179; Mercer Park 140, Salesbury A 187; Milnshavv Wanderers IGO, Sabden Blue 178; Oakhill 162, Rishton Con A 176; Whalley B 203, Hurst Green B ICI.


FIXTURES Lawrenson Cup Doubles The league’s first competition,


the Lawrenson Cup Doubles will be held at Salesbury Bowling Club on Saturday. The last eight pairs will complete the competi­ tion on Sunday. Competitors are requested to report on Saturday, at the times shown below. Scratch tim e-15 minutes. No


practice. 10 a.m. - M. Fryer and G


Dixon V D. Rose and partner; D and B. Thomas v B. Yerkess and J. Brown; B. and L. Tomlinson v .\I. Wright and T. Brown; M. Edmondson and A. Devvhurst v B. Robinson and partner. 10-45 a.m. - Cornall and B


.Ashworth v D. Bond and J. Ebo- rail; G. Wood and J. Larder v D and P. Bonney; G. Leonard and K. Channell v J and S. Croasdale; D. Jones and K. King v S. Gall and G. Stephenson. I p.m. - L and C. Ramell v R


and .M. Smith; E. Wallace and partner v D. Pickering and J. Slynn; D. Haxton and B. Ainsworth v M. Bcardmore and J. IIolm(3s; A. Clarke and V. O'Don­ nell V A. Threlfall and M. Graham. I - 15 p.m. - C. Hope and T. Sin­


gleton V R and E. Ilavvorth; M. Burns and M. A’erke.ss v I. Berry and B. Smith; P. Lea and T. Hamer v L and S. Hindle; J. .Allen and S. Johnson v M. Wensley and J. Kerr.


MILL LODGE RESIDENTIAL


HOMEHYNDBURN


BOWLING LEAGUE FIXTURES May 5th


Singles Knockout 9- 30 a.m. - D. Waterhouse v T.


Hall; E. Leach v S. Gall; A. Devvhurst v S. Edmondson; M. Beardmore v M. Edmondson. 10- 15 a.m. - R. Griffiths v G.


Hindlc; D. Thomas v I. North; P. Bold V G. Parkinson; B. Hincks v II. Duerden. I I a.m. - A. Skellord v T.


Bullen; P. Bonney v C. Banks; M. Graham v H. Woodward; L. Rammell v A. Cornall. I I - 15 a.m. - G. Stevenson v S.


Hitchon; C. Rammell v D. Bon­ ney; L. Tomlinson v B. Gudgeon; E. Wallace v L. Edmondson.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS AND DOiVIINOES


WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS


Double.s Knockout The following teams are


through to the quarter-finals on Wednesday, May 16th a t the Black Horse; M. Lloyd / J. Fowler (Pendle Hotel); R. Jones / L. Waring (Black Horse); R. O’Neill / A. Bolton (Buck A); A. Porter / B. Eatough (Buck A); N. Birtwell / S. Simpson (White Horse); L. Astin / J. Schofield (Black Horse); R. Hargreaves / A. P ietrzac (Bridge Inn ) ; L. Wright / A. Gudgeon (Swan and Royal).


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS


LEAGUE FIXTURES Monday


John Dobson Knockout Waddington A v Low Moor A;


Craven A v T Pots; Royal Oak B V Pendle Inn; Shirleys Mob v Horse Shoe A. • Registration for any teams


wishing to compete in the Sum­ mer League will take place on Wednesday a t 8-30 p.m. a t the British Legion, Whalley Road, Clitheroe.


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES’DARTS


ASSOCIATION RESULTS


Black Bull 9, Legion 3; Bay


Horse 5, Do Lacy 7; Catholic SC 6, Black Horse 6; Brown Cow 5, Judge 7; Low Moor 10, Castle 2. HIGH SCORES


I5G - H. Burgess; 128 - K.


Stone; 127 - P. Dixon; 12G- K. Stone; 125 - A. .M. Bcllanwi; 122 - M. Brown; 120 - L. Whittaker, R. Bolton; 117 - L. Proctor: 114 - J. .\Ienzies; 111 - A. Simpson; 110 - D. Baker, Y. Kay; 100 - D. Steven­ son.


TABLE P


Catholic SC................................147 Black Bull ..................................147 Low Moor ..................................142 Billington BC ............................133 Judge.........................................120 DeUcy..................................... 118 Castle.........................................103 Legion .......................................101 Craven.........................................97 Black Horse................................. 85 Brown Cow ................................. 78 Bay Horse ...................................73


LANCASHIRE


HOCKEYLEAGUE First Division p W I) L P


Clitheroe.............20 16 3 1 51 I>ancastcrUni. ...20 16 2 2 50 Garstang............ 20 16 2 2 50 Springfields 3nls . .20 12 3 5 30 Longridge 2nds .. .20 9 2 9 29 Rossall................20 8 1 1! 25 Lancaster 3rds. . . .20 5 3 12 18 Danven/B’burn.. .20 5 3 12 18 Leyland Foxes.. . .19 4 4 II 16 Blackpool3rds ...19 4 1 14 13 Lancaster4ths ...20 1 2 17 5 Third Division P W u L P


Springfieldsoths ..18 15 1 2 46 Clitheroe 2nds___18 13 3 2 42 Preston 4 th s ........18 12 3 3 39 'L’land Foxes 5ths 18 10 3 5 31 Blackpool5ths ...18 7 6 3 27 ‘Longridge4ths ..18 6 4 8 20 Morccambe3rds ..17 0 3 9 18 Brookfields......... 18 4 3 11 15 ‘Southport3rds ..17 3 0 14 3 *Uncaster5ths...l8 1 0 17 -5


12-30 p.m. - L. Hindle v S.


Kindle; G. Dodd v A. Wallace; B. Tomlinson v D. Anderton; M. McNally v B. Ashworth. • To be played a t Clitheroe CC, scratch time when called.


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BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT


BADMINTON


ASSOCIATION First Division


P w I) L P


YMCA............ .,17 17 0 032-1 Westholrae A... ..17 14 0 3202 StanhiilA ....... ..17 13 0 4 230 ClitherocA . . . . ..17 12 0 5202 St Philips......... ..17 6 0 11162 Tag.................. ..17 5 0 11148 Colne.............. ..17 5 0 12146 Independent A . ..17 6 0 11143 ClitheroeB . . . . ..17 4 0 13139 StanhiliB ....... ..17 2 0 15114 Second Division P W D L P


WestholmeB ... ..17 IG 0 1259 Halsteads......... ..16 14 0 2226 Telecom A ....... ..17 12 0 5225 Cardinals A . . . . ..17 8 0 9213 Abacus A ......... ..10 11 0 5199 WTiitehall......... ..17 9 0 81% Independent B .. ..17 6 0 11163 St Nicholas....... ..17 4 0 13101 Clitheroe C ....... ..17 4 0 13144 Oljmpic.......... ..17 0 0 17 91 Third Division P W U 1, P


RoeficHA......... ..17 17 0 0 280 Abacus B ......... ..17 13 0 4212 Stanhill C ......... ..17 8 1 8210 WesthoImeC ... ..17 11 1 5210 College............ ..17 10 0 7204 .Avondale.......... ..17 8 0 0100 CardinalsB . . . . ..17 8 0 9183 St Matthew’s . . . ..17 7 0 10161 Telecom B ....... ..17 2 0 15113 RooneldB......... ..17 0 0 17 94


1 Sclcdcd-Teams'- Crickel


Saturday Clitheroe (v Cherry Tree,


home, meet 12-30 p.ra.) S. Coulter, D. Glover, N, Bolton, P, Dibb, I I , Dewhurst, J, Dewhurst, J, Mar­ quet, N, Bibby, M, Hargreaves, C. Brown, Papps. Scorer; L. Nuttall. Same team Sunday (v Norcross, away, meet 11-30 a.m.) e.xcept G. Kershaw, P. Bishop, S. Bishop, F. Hussain for N. Bolton, J. Xlar- quet, M. Dewhurst and Papps. Scorer; L. Nuttall. Clitheroe 2nds (v Cherry Tree,


away, meet 12-15 p.m.) J. Green, R Bishop, C. Musson, M. Scott, I. Scott, AI. Preston, S. Bishop, F. Hussain, P. Cox, T. Le Breton, W. Le Breton. Scorer; J. Scott. Ribhlesdale Wanderers (v


Whalley, away, meet 12-15 p.m.) Scuderi, K. Gladwin, D. Howard, M. Briggs, C. Hall, S. Kerr, B. Spencer, J. Bunyan, L. Gidlow, M. Pratt, C. Wilson. Same team Sun­ day (v Fleetwood, home) except T. Braithwaiteand I. Britciiffe for R. Gladwin and B. Spencer. Rihhlosdale Wanderers 2nds (v


Whallcy, home, meet 12-15 p.m.) M. Wrigley, I. Britciiffe, A. Co.vall, P. Spencer, S. Jarvis, S. Braith- waite, J. Hopkins, .A. Hutchins, M. Clarkson, R. Clarkson, J. Dickinson. Scorer; C. Collinge. Whalley (v Ribblesdalc Wan­


derers, homo, 1-30 p.m. start) AI. Davies, R. Palmer, D. O’Neill, L. Kearsley, AI. Fallon, S. Gorton, A. Whelan, J. Rain, A. Ainsworth, N. Cordingley, Ediriweera. Reserve; S. Booth. Scorere; S. Alahon. Whalley 2nds (v Ribblesdale


Wanders, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) L. Burgess, D. Holgate, D. Fitzhenry, G. Thomas, J. Blair, I. Grace, AI. Hanson, T. Keighley, R. Bennett, S. Laycock, S. Booth. Reserves; J. Taylor, N. Fielden. Scorer; J. Hinder.


Sunday Clitheroe 3rds (v Earby, away,


meet 12-15 p.m.) F. Green, J. Sharpies, AI. Lewis, B. Brass, Wasim, A. Stinson, B. Kirton, P. Cox, J. McKenna, J. Holgate, S. Alulcahy. 12th man; L. Nuttall. Scorer; Aliss R. Co.';. Ribblesdaie Wanderers 3rds (v


Whalley, away, meet 12-15 p.m.) S. Braithwaite, D. Binns, H. Kay, AI. Clarkson, R. Clarkson, A. Hutchins, J. Dickinson, J. Brit­ ciiffe, J. Hopkins, S. Jarvis, G. Clarkson. Scorer; C. Collinge. Whalley 3rds (v Ribblesdalc


Wanderers, home, meet 12-50 p.m.) S. Laycock, L. Burgess, R. Bennett, T. Keighley, J. Taylor, D. Barker, C. Alahon, G. Jones, A. Wignall, AL Hanson, D. Fitzhen­ ry. Reserve; R. Donald.


Monday Ribblcsdale Wanderers Under


18s (v Whalley, ,nway, meet 5-15 p.m.) J. Bunyan, J. Reynolds, A. Hartley, 11. Kay, R. Bradley, R. Clarkson, AL Clarkson, J. Dickin­ son, A. Hutchins, J. Britciiffe, C. Collingo.


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Clifheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, April 26th, 2007 47 Rugby Union -


Clitheroe RUFC........38 Chorley....................21 THIS six-try exhibition of top-drawer rugby has been a long time coming, but cer­ tainly worth the wait. Clitheroe threw caution


to the wind right from kick­ off.


The forwards were in


dominant mood, and in spite of still having their wobbles a t scrum time, in the loose they were ou t­ standing. With the ball on the front


foot, it was easy for the back line to look dangerous. Scrum half Mike Dawson


gave his opposite number a nightmare afternoon, and the centre pairing of Alex Hough and Bill Thatcher made all sorts of mischief for the visitors. Plus with the speed of


young guns Ed Rigby and Joe Lee on the wings, there was a threat from all areas of the pitch. For the record, the


Clitheroe try scorers were second row Bobby Wilkin­ son, centre Alex Hough, wing Ed Rigby, open side wing forward James Arms- Park and number eight Oliver McEntyre, who nabbed two tries. After the match, Graves


was unanimously reelected as club captain for next sea­ son, which will be Ciitheroe RUFC's 30th anniversary. This Saturday the second


XV, the Cavaliers, play their final fixture in a friendly against Skipton at Littlemoor, kick-off 3 p.m. Rossendale...............0 Clitheroe Buccaneers Under M s ................ 33 CLITHEROE produced an impressive display in this convincing win. Within two minutes the


locals were on the score- sheet with a well-worked try from the elusive Ryan Lewis, who ducked and dived every would be tack­ ier to score on the left side of the posts.


WHALLEY A foimd out why defending champions Black­ burn Northern are favourites to retmn their East Lancashire Open Tennis League title in a 4-0 defeat. For last year’s runners-up,


Jerry Brees and Connor Bunting lost their opening match in three sets, and their other rubber in two. Richard Lambert and Nick


Thomas also played well, but suffered the same fata New members are welcome


to join the club, with single and family membership arailabla Everyone is welcome, from


established players to absolute beginners. Anyone interested should


contact Paul Jenkins (01254 822673) or Roger Walker (0125-1822047). Meanwhile, Clitheroe A


came up against Burnley A in both league and cup. In the cup, Roger Raven-


scrolt and captain Derek Par­ rott had no difficulty winning G-1, 6-1, while Phil Mileham and Steve Pym prerailed 6-'l, W. In their return rubber they


A second trj' came within


minutes from scrum hah Jack McKenna, who used a bail from the base of the scrum to score under the posts. And the marauding


Clitheroe team scored another four unanswered tries through Ackroyd, Lee- Millington, Backhouse ar,4} Lewis. The second half was a


tighter affair, with Rossendale playing well in parts. However, the locals, who


managed to score three more tries through Robin­ son, Ackroyd and Lee-Rim- mington. Colne and Nelson Minis. 20 Clitheroe Buccaneers Minis....................... 35 THE young Buccaneers deliver^ their best perform­ ance of the season to over­ whelm Colne with an excel­ lent display of running rugby. After only two minutes, '*


Tom Taberner cut infield to score under the posts. Minutes later Jarvis


Stanton barged his way over for Clitheroe’s second score. The Buccaneers then lost


concentration and Colne scored four quick tries just before half-time. in the second half,


Taberner sprinted down the wing to score his second try. Minutes later, big Will


Lawton seized the ball from a Colne breakdown, storm­ ing over from 15 yards to level the scores. Sensing victory, the BuesW


caneers maintained pres­ sure. Man-of-the-match Sam


Hill’s elusive running brought a deserved fifth try, to give Clitheroe tlie lead, and Jim Carter was rewarded by a well-worked trj' in the corner, before Hill’s second try sealed an excellent Clitheroe victory by a 7-4 margin. The side are without a


game on Sunday so training is as usual, meet at the club­ house at 10-30 a.m.


earned a conclusive 6-1,6-0 result, while Ravenscroft and Parrott didn’t have things all their own way as the first two sets were shared in close tie breaks. The league match at Bum-


ley was a different affair alto­ gether. Mileham and Pym suc­


cumbed 6-4, 6-1, and on the other court, Ravenscroft and Parrott took the first set, but the home side fought back and took the final two. In the return rubbers, Mile­


ham and Pym lost in two sets, while Ravenscroft and Parrott,^| went down fighting in tlirca The Open B team were in


action at home against Crosshills. The first rubbers saw cap­


tain John Calvert and Andy Todd overcome a detemiined pair 64,7-5. And Steve Hig- son and Peter Bell made short work of Crossbills’ second string 64), 6-1. In the reverse rubbers,-"^


Calvert and Todd comfortably won 6-0,6-3, while Higson and Bell finally won through 4-6,6- 4,6-3.


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