70 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 28th, 2007


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Stonyhurst face Australian test


SOME of the Ribble Valley’s best young rugby union talent is prepar­ ing to pit its skills against the cream of Australia. And for the 45 staff and players


from the Stonyhurst College Rugby Football Club, their 20-day trip Down Under will be more than just a series of on-field challenges. In addition to five matches


against some of the best teenage players in the Southern Hemi­ sphere, the party, aged between 16 and 18, will visit the Kuranda Rainforest near Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Zoo - founded by zoologist, the late Steve Irwin - the Gold Coast and Sydney, and take part in a night-time safari and white water rafting. Teachers and players will com­ pile a daily online diary of the tour,


with staff back at the college keep­ ing parents fully informed of their children’s progress via e-mail updates. Stonyhurst College’s Director of


Sport, Simon Charles, will head the party, which flies from Heathrow Airport on Wednesday. Their first match takes place on


Saturday, July 7th, during a stopover in Singapore, when the republic’s junior rugby champions, St Andrew’s Junior College, pro­ vide the opposition. Games have also been arranged


against the Cairns Rugby Associa­ tion, Toowomba Grammar School and All Saints’ from the Gold Coast and St Joseph’s College in Sydney. Stonyhurst College Admissions and Marketing Manager, Jonathan


Hewat, said: “This is p a r t of a carousel of sporting trips, including netball, hockey and cricket, which interested students have the oppor­ tunity to join over their five-year stay at Stonyhurst College. “We have strong links with the


Jesuit colleges in Australia and, as this is very much a development squad for next year’s first and sec­ ond fifteens, it is also an opportuni­ ty to test themselves against one of the strongest rugby nations in the world. “There is also the opportunity to


visit some iconic sites - such as Sydney Harbour and the Barrier Reef. I t really is going to be the opportunity of a lifetime for these young men.”


■ TWO Clitheroe boys came out fighting for Aud- ley Police Amateur Boxing Club in Blackburn on Fri­ day. Ribblesdale High School


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Technology College pupils Mohammed Ihsan and Tom McBride both won their latest fights, and now have identical records. Fourteen-year-old Ihsan


and 13-year-old McBride have both had six fights and won three of them. Ihsan has been fighting


five years, while McBride has only been boxing for the last 18 months. Both boxers put on a


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good performance and won on points, taking all three rounds.


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EAST Lancashire League runners-up and Reserve Division champions Rim- ington begin training for the forthcoming season tonight at 6-30 p.m. Players are reminded to


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WILTSHIRE racer Philip Scholes finished third in class and came away with the driver of the day award in only his second rally in the 10-round Formula 1000 Championship. The 18-year-old finished


23rd overall at Millbrook Proving Ground in Northamptonshire, having driven his immaculately-


prepared 55 brake horse power Nissan Micra to equal fourth in the cham­ pionship. His co-driver is -16-year-


old Steve Pollard from Bacup, who is a motor-


sport lecturer at Mycr- scough College, near Garstang. Phil is an apprentice technician at Mercedes-


Benz in Blackburn and has had race support from Columbia Motors in Rish- lon, Polly-Prep Motor Sport, Westmead Friction Specialists, S ign- lt of Accrington and Sabelt Safety Equipment. The next round of the


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championship will be at RAF Swinderby in Lin­ colnshire on Sunday.


bring footwear suitable for grass and all-weather pitches. Having had another


successful season, the club is looking to strengthen both its sides, as it looks to challenge once more for silverware. Anyone interested in


playing is welcome to turn up at the club's Back Lane ground, or contact Terry Braithwaite for fur­ ther detail (428190).


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Managers bow out on a high


CLITHEROE Wolves paid tribute to two departing managers by organising a retirement game at Shawbridge recently. Under 16s Blackburn, Darwen and


Hyndburn League team boss Stephen Winckley was joined by Accrington and District League team manager Mick Holgate, and assistant Pete Ward, as their two teams played one another one final time. Both managers are leaving the Wolves


set up, having seen their teams progress over the last 10 years, while Ward will continue at Wolves in an admistrative capacity. Stephen has guided his side from six-


year-olds to league and cup champions on more than one occasion, via Turf Moor, Ewood Park and the Reebok Sta­ dium. And three of the squad, half-cousins


Adam and Cairon Barton and Simon Lakeland have won contracts with pro­ fessional clubs, having first taken to the pitch under Stephen. St Augustine's RC pupils Adam and


Cairon were among seven youngsters signed on by Coca-Cola Championship side Preston North End in January, to start work as trainees in the summer. And fellow school team-mate Simon


has been picked up by Carlisle and had a leaving do at the Shireburn Arms recent­ ly with his mates as he will have to live in Cumbria when training starts. In those 10 years Stephen also helped


to establish one of, if not the first, girls' team at the club when his daughter Stephanie commented on their being no team for her to play in. So, just as he had started for his son Matthew, he dutifully managed his


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daughter’s side for three seasons, adding another string to the bow of Clitheroe Wolves, although there is now no longer any girls teams at the club as interest has waned. And it is the benefit his children have


got from playing football that has satis­ fied him the most in those 10 years. He said: "I've loved it. We've won at


Ewood, played a t Turf Moor and Bolton's Reebok Stadium. We’ve got some good memories. "But to see my son progress and get so


much pleasure out of playing is what I'll treasure the most. The team's had ups and downs, winning and losing, he's got a lot of memories and trophies and he's enjoyed his football. "It's never easy to be the manager's


son, so when he was voted team player of the year by his team-mates this season I was really pleased for him. "The same goes for Stephanie, as her


team won the league and cup in their first season, and seeing her with trophies was fantastic." He added: "The pleasure it has given


my children, the confidence and the memories is what it's all about. "I'd like to thank the committee mem­


bers at Clitheroe Wolves on behalf of Mick, Pete and myself for all the hard work and time they put in, they did when I started and I'm sure they will continue to when I've gone." Work commitments and natural pro­


gression has led to him calling time on his connection with the club, but the hard work continues in the form of the 20 other managers who give up their time, like Stephen and Mick have done, for the children of Clitheroe.


CRICKET FESTIVAL: Clitheroe Cobras cricket festival. T240607-2 Festival is great success!


CLITHEROE Cobras hosted a hugely successful Kwik Cricket Festival at Chatburn Road. The


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attracted 84 boys and girls on an overcast and damp evening, but despite the bleak weather, the cricket was thoroughly entertain­ ing from the first ball to the last. The Key Stage 1 Final


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unstoppable form and emerged victors to be crowned champions. The Key Stage 2 Final


was a very close encounter between Yorkshire and Warwickshire. With two overs to go,


Warwickshire required 14 runs for victory, and some lusty blows from Edward Drake saw them reach their target with three balls to spare. All that remained was


for Jeff Drake’s team to lose no further wickets, which they managed to do, to secure the title, giv- . ing Drake back to back


victories as manager. Cobras chairman


Farouk Hussain said: "it has been another terific night. Everyone has got into the spirit of the event, despite the u’eather. “All credit must go to


the players, team man­ agers and spectators for not letting the weather spoil their big day. “I would like to thank


all the people who helped out on the evening to make it another memo­ rable cricketing occasion for the Cobras. ’’Let us hope next year


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Read cruise to Clitheroe back on convincing win


Odoyo, Terry Little and Kyle O'Connor all contributed in the first innings to post 235- 3 with the two openers leading the way. Captain Driver top-scored with his effort


of 71, which featured nine fours and two sixes in all, and his 50 came off 64 balls thanks to seven fours and a six. Marshall wasn't far behind with his


READ batted their way to maximum points against Earby on Saturday, thanks to the combined efforts of the top order for a 73-run win. Joe Marshall, Will Driver, Thomas


shabby either as Andrew Rushton was spot on with 5-11, backed up with a further 3-50 from Chris Holt, and Driver, who finished off the order with 2-10. Earby closed on 162 all out, despite the


larly special as the veteran's 25 runs came off 28 balls and featured two fours and a six. In the reply, Read's bowling was none too


track at Ossy


knock of 61, of which nearly half was made with boundary shots as he smashed six fours and a six. Together the pair put on 133 for the first


wicket in a stint of 29 overs, only to then he backed up by professional Odoyo with 43 runs, Little, out of retirement, with an unbeaten 25 and 12 not out from O'Connor. Little’s return to the team was particu­


2-80. This coming weekend Read travel to


bext efforts of Sam Munns' (52) mid-order half century that saw him exit to a stump­ ing by David Swarbrick off Holt, and fur­ ther contributions from Jonathan Martin (31), Daniel Oldfield (14) and prolific pro­ fessional Ali Azmat (23). Azmat was Earby top wicket taker with


Padiham on Saturday (wickets pitched 1- 30 p.m.), having returned to Twenty/20 Cup action on Friday night at home to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, with wickets pitched at 6-30 p.m.


Chatburn ease home


A HALF century from opener John Reynolds set Chatburn on the way to a 53-run win at Ingrow St John’s on Saturday. The opener hit 55 as he


helped the locals post a total of 168-7 after being inserted by their hosts. Fellow opener Nick


Hutchinson (22) and David Lakin (29) also made notable contribu­ tions.


In reply, only W. Hus­


sain (42) provided much in the way of resistance as Ingrow were dismissed for a painful 103 off 43.4 overs, with Andrew and Rod Booth taking three wickets apiece, and Richard Shovelton and Ben Frankland chipping in with a pair each. Chatburn seconds con­


tinued their winning run as they beat Glusburn thirds


to move to third in the table. Chatburn batted first


and scored 134, Aamir Zulfi top-scoring with 31, wdth Ashley Bennett (24) and Henry Kay (17) also in good nick. Glusburn were bowled


out for 102, with excellent bowling from Chris Mul- hearn (4-36) and Bob Devine (4-21).


CLITHEROE returned to winning ways on Saturday at Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on a shocking track, but in bowler-friend­ ly conditions. On winning the toss


Clitheroe captain Simon Coulter had no hesitation in asking Ossy to bat, and the Hyndburn hosts had a torrid time with the pace of Josh Marquet and the serious swing of Mark Hargreaves. Marquet was the first to


strike, having dangerous opener Oliver Claire caught behind for the first of Simon Coulter's four catches. Hargreaves kept in on


the act, having Adam Chester caught behind an over later. He then followed this with a peach of a delivery which just missed


the outside edge of captain Gerard Metcalf's bat. However, next over Mar­ quet dismissed him with an easy clean ball. Clitheroe's opening pair


were bowling beautifully, and time after time they caused problems by taking wickets. Hargreaves had Daniel


Metcalf caught behind for a duck, and then Paul Dig- nan was trapped lbw hav­ ing not offered a shot. Marquet was first to


reach five wickets as he had the Oswaldtwistle pro­ fessional bowled for a top score of 18, before Harg­ reaves grabbed his quintet too by taking two wickets in the same over. In all, just 19.3 overs


was all Ossy could last as they fell for just 50 runs with only four batters scor­


ing runs, as the other seven recorded ducks. Five wickets apiece for


the opening pair was the result, with Marquet going for 21 and Hargreaves for 23. This was backed up by some excellent support and fielding, and should have given Clitheroe an easy job with the bat. But as in recent weeks,


Clitheroe struggled with the bat, and the pitch was no help. Ahmer Saeed used the conditions exceptional­ ly well, just bowiing back of a length and accounting for all of the six Clitheroe wickets to fall en route to passing the set target of 50.


Peter Dibb fell in the


first over, then Matt Coul­ ter in his next. When Dan Glover fell for four, Clitheroe looked like they


could make a complete mess of chasing such a low' * target, but Neil Bolton and substitute professional Shanan Stewart from East Lancashire put paid to that, as they got the Chat­ burn Road side within 10 runs before Bolton was bowled by Saeed. Simon Coulter followed,


but some lusty blow’s from Danny Turner took Clitheroe past the target, much to the delight of the players. Clitheroe entertain


Earby in their next Twen­ ty/20 game at Chatburn Road tomorrow night, * wickets pitched at 6-30 p.m., before returning to league action on Saturday with a home game against Barnoldswick, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m.


Whalley disappoint


cause either, after fighting their way back into the game against Settle after the interval. The Station Road locals elected to


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bat, and made 13 before John Rain was clean bowled by Tom Davidson for four. Lee Kearsley failed to trouble the scorers, and it was 19-2 before they knew it w’hen Neil Cordingley joined Bradman Ediriweera, and they took things to 56 before the amateur went, caught off Raj Amunugama for 12. The remaining seven wickets could


only manage to double the score. Ediriweera was bowled by young­


ster Edward Read for 38 when the board showed 67, following a patient knock that included just tw’o bound­ aries for the Sri Lankan. Mark Fallon showed some resist­


INCONSISTENT Whalley proved their own worst enemy on Saturday as they failed to apply themselves with the bat against mediocre oppo­ sition. Spilled catches didn’t help their


ance with 29 before holing out, and with more than six overs left, it was 112 all out and Settle duly claimed the overs. Amunugama finished with 4-41,


with professional Jeeva Kulatunga chipping in at the end with 3-15. The Settle paid man proved the


match winner for Settle in the second innings with a very sensible knock of 68 that saw’ his side home. But Whalley must be ruing


dropped chances, having had the vis­ itors in the mire at 15-3 and 35-5, as Cordingley found the right spot to pick up five wickets to raise the hopes of the home side. The first three fell all on 15, when


the Whalley man had Mark Verden and Andrew’ Davidson caught behind, and Tim Green caught by Ediriweera. Amunugama soon follow’ed, clean


bowled, before the same fate befell Tom Davidson, and another one would have made Whalley favourites.


But Kulatunga dropped anchor


took Settle close to victory before Kulatunga holed out for a fine 68, w’el! held by Cordingley off Fallon. The failure to bat out overs didn't help the home side’s cause, and maybe they were 20 runs short on a difficult track. Combine the two with dropped


catches, and its easy to see why Whalley continue to under achieve. This Saturday Whalley are away


at Baxenden, wickets pitched at 1- 30 p.m., before welcoming Padiham to Station Road on Sunday for their rescheduled Ramsbottom Cup semi-final, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m.


Wanderers fall just short


RIBBLESDALE Wander­ ers needed a six off the last ball to beat Great Har­ wood on Saturday, and ultimately fell short despite a valiant perform­ ance. Joe Scuderi top scored


with 92 in reply as the Church Meadow side went in search of their visitors' 174-5. The Italian skipper


struck 12 shots to the boundary in his 126 balls at the crease. Unfortunately, except


for Stephen Kerr’s fine 38 and 10 from David Howard, Ribblesdale were limited to single figures as Peter Sleep, Stuart Maher and Paul Newton each took two wickets apiece as


leg before calls accounted for half the order. Great Harwood were


unable to get the bonus points though, as Barry Spencer (2) and John Braithwaite (4) finished undefeated, five runs short of victory, Terry Braithwaite and


Howard were the pick of the Wanderers’ bowling as the former reaped an impressive 4-21, and Howard added 3-58, Ribblesdale Wanderers


are away at Earby on Sat­ urday, wickets pitched at 1-30 p.m. © Whalley made it three


wins from three in the Twnety/20 Cup on Friday at Station Road. Facing Feniscowles,


Whalley made 185 off their 20 overs, as profes­ sional Bradman Ediri- weera thrashed 92 off just 57 balls, while Neil Cord­ ingley supplied 58 off 31. Feniscowles’ reply was


curtailed by the rain but 11 overs meant a result, with the guests on 56-6, with tw’o w’ickets each for Booth, Blair and Burgess. With one remaining


game in the group stage, at Blackburn Northern, Whalley are all set for a semi-final spot. Tomorrow night, Rib­


blesdale Wanderers are at Barnoldswick, Clitheroe entertain Earby and Read host Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, all games start­ ing at 6-30 p.m.


Q CLITHEROE Royal Grammar School hope to make i t four wins from four against the oldest cricket club in the world on Monday morn­ ing.


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Club, who proudly call the “home of cricket”, Lords their home ground, roll into town for what has become a regular fixture. CRGS have won the


previous three outings, and hope that, with the support of past students and local cricket fans, they can win again. The game, sponsored


by CRGS Old Boys, s ta r ts at 11 a.m. at Clitheroe CC’s Chatburn Road ground.


and w’as supported to take the total to 63 for the sixth wicket by Chris Gemmell, w’ho made 13 off 53 deliv­ eries, and again Whalley must have fancied their chances, especially with David O'Neill grafting away with no luck - his spell of 20 overs costing just 26 runs. Read joined the pro, and they


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