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“ “ Cobras’ two Under 13 sides enjoyed a tense battle last week. The A team b a tted


first and made steady progress to 71 without too many shocks, hut then Le Bretton and Ashworth raced the score up to 113-1 in their last four overs. This total was reach­


able for the B team, hav­ ing beaten this score in the majority of their games in the la s t two years, but a regular fall of wickets just pushed the target out of their grasp. Some late order hero­


ics by Bilal Ahmad, James Scott and Robin Kennerly was quashed by extremely good bowl­ ing by James Banks, who returned figures of 3-5 in a devastating perform­ ance. The B team closed on


100-8, which with the league rules on deduc­ tions for wickets, made it a fairly comfortable win for the A team. The Cobras’ 11 a-side


team, with boys from both squads, next play Whalley in the cup final. ® GRINDLET0N


beat Sabden by 36 runs when the Pendle Hill men made the short trip in the hope of turning around their recent run of defeats. The home side won the


toss, elected to bat and Ainsworth (31) and Wilkinson (601 picked off the Sabden bowlers to lay an excellent founda­ tion. Grindlcton scored 198-


4 in the end as another good partnership fol­ lowed when Docherty (■19) joined Wilkinson to up the run rate Sahdcn's joy of taking


two wickets was short­ lived though as their depleted attack wilted in the last few overs. As With Chris Dun-


derdale suffering a groin strain and Damian Bug- gie pulling a hamstring, they were run ragged in the last few overs. John Hargreaves was


the most successful bowler with 2-18 off his 8 overs. In reply Mark Robin­


son opened the Sabden' innings, but after lofting a drive for two he was bowled next ball. Skipper Hargreaves joined Dun- derdale (52) and the runs soon began to flow with both batsmen taking the attack to the Grindleton bowlers. Simon Jones and Andy


Davies added a 40 part­ nership to keep Sabden in the hunt, but once they went the innings petered out and Sab-


den finished all out at 162. Ivan Taylor was the


pick of the Grindleton bowlers with -1-20. Sabden's next Sunday


fixture will be at Bolton- bv-Bowland on June 10th.


Prince in royal show!


WIIALLEY got back to winning ways with victory over Oswaldtwistle on Satur­ day, despite another batting collapse, before Prince Brad­ man Ediriweera produced a royal performance to thrash Barnoldswick at Station Road on Sunday. The weekend got off to a


fine start at the Immanuel, but despite a number of good early partnerships, which set them up for what should have been a total of over 200, the Station Road side failed to build and had to be con­ tent with 172. The major contributions


came from Ediriweera (61), Neil Cordingley (34 ) and captain Martin Davies (17). And the howlers produced


the goods to gain the side's first maximum 12 points of season with a 67-run victory. Cordingley bagged four


with a fine opening spell, and David O’Neill weighed in with two as the home side failed to mount any serious threat after going from 23 without loss to 24-1, before trying to hat out the overs with no intention of chasing the target. Having been invited to


bat. Whalley survived an early scare when Ediriweera was dropped by Gerard Met­ calf. but along with Davies they scored runs at will, and soon passed the 50 mark before Davies was the first wicket to fall having made 17.


John Rain didn't last long,


and Cordingley helped the Sri Lankan take the score past the 100 mark before the paid man holed out for 61, having amassed five fours and two sixes in his first half century of the season. Imran Abid was beginning


to cause the batters a few problems, and he bowled Cordinglcy for 34, with 132 on the board. Lee Kearsley followed in


the same way and the col­ lapse had started. Richard Palmer and Mark


Fallon made it into double figures before falling to the same bowler, both caught attempting to move the score along, and the spinner ended with G-45 in the final over of the innings. The home side started


brightly, even though runs were hard to come by, but a fine piece of fielding by Nicky Byrne dismissed Imran Ahmed, who had made 22. This was the beginning of


the end as Cordingley dis­ missed Oliver Clare for a golden duck before claiming professional AhmerSaecd leg before for two. Daniel .Metcalf only lasted


three balls, caught behind off Cordingley, before O'Neill removed Adam Chester to make it 36-5, and Whalley should have been looking at an early finish. However, Metcalf senior


showed some resistance and survived three dropped


catches in his 28 before Fal­ lon bowled him. Anthony Dignan resisted


for a while before holing out to Fallon in the deep to give Declan Fitzhenry his first senior wicket, of which many more should follow if he can adopt the right attitude, as his brief spell showed good control. Cordingley returned to


grab his fourth victim, and Ediriweera came back to claim the bonus points with Oswaldtwistle finishing on 105 to give Whalley a G7-run victory at New Lane. The following day, Ediri­


weera finally showed his true form against Barnoldswick, with what was probably his best knock during his time at Whalley. After winning the toss,


Davies elected to bat and, along with the Sri Lankan, made a steady start before he fell, caught by Paul Beech for 13, which included a neat leg


side six. Fallon went without trou­


bling the scorers, but Ediri­ weera was playing sweetly, just waiting for the bad ball and dispatching it with ease. The paid man reached his


50 off just 49 deliveries, but lost Cordingley when he was needlessly run nut for 14 with 85 on the board. Kearsley joined the pro


and they farmed the bowling, adding 126 for the fourth wicket before Ediriweera fell for 125. having smashed 13 fours and one straight six - a quality innings that should hopefully get his season going after a poor start. Palmer (23 not out) aided


Kearsley (55 not out) as they guided the home team home to a total of 252-5 - a great score on the biggest ground in the league. Kearsley's innings con­


tained six fours and one six off just 51 deliveries, while Palmer's contribution came at a run a ball. The total was always


going to be a tall order to chase, especially with the Whalley strike pair of O'Neill and Cordingley keeping things tight from the off without any reward. And once O'Neill sent back


both openers, it was game over as the required rate increased. Fallon removed Khan for a


duck before Nicky Byrne dis­ missed the visiting profes­ sional Kadir Shiraz for a top score of 32. O'Neill got the final wick­


et to fall, that of Sajid Ahk- tar with the score at 96-7, but a stubborn defence from Matthew Garner (29 not out! and Shaukat Sheraz (23 not out) denied Whalley maximum points, as O'Neill finished with the outstanding figures of 1-24 from 17 overs, including eight maidens. it was a fruitful weekend


for the villagers and t hey will lie looking to continue things when they visit the Arbories to face Padiham on Saturday.


Whalley CC are pictured before their Station Road


dash with Barnoldswick at the weekend. (T270507/1)


Tale of two professionals!


AFTER being on the receiv­ ing end of Padiham profes­ sional Kashif Siddique’s record innings in defeat on Saturday, substitute paid man Steve Dearden was the star turn in Sunday’s derby win over Clitheroe. On Saturday', Padiham


well and truly knocked the stuffing out of Ribblesdale with a mammoth innings of 355-8, as Siddique’s blistering start to the season continued with an incredible record knock of 233. The man from Lahore


obliterated the Wanderers bowling attack with a stag­ gering 27 fours and 17 sixes - amounting to a boundary count of 210, which took him to the highest individual score in the league's history. That overcame the previ­


ous best of 214 made by Rus­ sell Whalley for Great Har­ wood, also against Ribbles­ dale Wanderers, in the Ramsbottom Cup back in 2003.


And it obliterated the pre­


vious league best of 203 not out, set by then Barnoldswick paid man


James Peterson against Oswaldtwistle Immanuel hack in 1996. And the second wicket


partnership with Umar Sad- dique (74), which reaped 254 runs, is also a new record. Saddique hit some big


shots of his own too, as he struck 10 boundaries and


A RARE failure with


HH the bat cost champions Clitheroe as they succumbed to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Earhy on Saturday. Having taken first knock,


the Chatburn Road side could only register an all out score of 149, of w hich opener Peter Dibit contributed S6. But only number 10 bats­ man Marlt Hargreaves could


join him in double figures, I'inisiiing unbeaten on 33. Record run maker Ali


A/.mat was the destroyer in chief with the bull, claiming 5-71, and he helped Earlty complete the job with 66 in tlie successful reply. Clilhcrnc paid man


two sixes in this crash, bang, wallop spectacle. David Howard returned


the best bowling figures for the locals with 4-75. Ribblesdale had Colne


professional Greg Mail as sub paid man for the day, and he had no luck with the ball. He did top-score in the


reply with 54 runs, as he and Alastair Marsh got off to a good start with 45 runs for the first wdeket. Craig Hall added 23,but


aside from a mid-order knock from Joe Bunyan of 29, Padi- ham’s Peter Usher dictated the rest of the innings as he returned impressive figures of 7-27 as Ribblesdale were wiped out for 160. With the regular paid man


Michael Papps was die first man out, as he fell fur just a single to his opposite number, inducing a catch from the Kiwi. And while Dibit tied down


the other end, he could find no-one to stay with him for any length of time. The hugely promising Jack


Dewhursl and Daniel Turner were sent back by w ily cam­ paigner Stephen Ilipgrave. while Matthew Haines also chipped in with the wickets of Matthew Coulter and Mick Dewhurst, to back up Azntat's efforts. Hargreaves, better known


for his bow ling, added some respectability, but Earlty


on international duty with Italy, former Haslingdcn amateur Dearden stepped in on Sunday and scored the vital 41 runs needed to sur­ pass another woeful batting performance by Clitheroc. having almost single-handed­ ly wiped out the visiting order. Dearden's 7-42 brought


the Chatburn Road side to its knees, as only profession­ al Michael Papps (24) and Matt Coulter (13) mustered double figures. Five ducks were seen


through the order, including Jack Dewhurst, who had to retire through injury. And the best of the rest


was Daniel Turner, who scored just eight runs as the


were in command at tea. Earbr took 40.3 overs to


overcome their target, and Clillteroe had an early break­ through as Josh Martinet trapped opener David Wat­ son for just two. However, Stephen Pickles


(21) and A/.mat (66) upped the ante, and although both perished at the hands of Neil Bibby and Mark Hargreaves. Chris Walton saw out the innings with an unbeaten knock of 31 aided by Humes (5) and Jonathan Martin (15).


Marquct finished with the


best bow ling figures with 3- 49.


treble winners were all out for 67.


The reply wasn't straight


forward, though, as Ribbles­ dale lost four wickets in their search of runs. Marsh went for a duck


with just one run on the board when he was trapped leg before by Josh Marquet. and Ryan Gladwin followed for just two at the same Aussie hand. However, the undefeated


Dearden and Howard (12i scored the majority of the runs before Martin Peel (1! tidied off the effort alongside the sub-professional. On Saturday, Ribblesdale


Wanderers are away at Cher­ ry Tree, wickets pitched at 1- 30 p.m.


Read bounce back to beat leaders


READ were knocked back with defeat at Edenfield on Saturday', before storming to a 30-run victory at home to leaders Baxenden. Michael Whalley top-


scored for the locals with a knock of 89 in the opening game of the weekend and was supported by 33 from profes­ sional Thomas Odoyo and 37 from Chris Holt as the side finished on 197-6. However Edenfield paid


man Babar Naeem led the show and proved the bowler to avoid ;is his 5-87 cut the side down, starling with Nick Marsh exiting leg before for


just one followed by captain Will Driver caught by Han­ son for 20. In reply Naeem proved


pretty handy with the bat too as lie struck 85 runs. 1 lis open­


ing partnership with Greg Smithson proved the killer for the Whalley Road side as the opener made 44 before he was finally caught and bowled by Warren Eastham. Replacement Mark Burns


added 18 for his efforts before Odoyo trapped him leg, leav­ ing Adam Barnes (37 notout) and Jamie Smith (9 not out) to forge a winning partnership to scoop 200 runs for a seven wicket victory. Warren Eastham and


Frank Barden took a wicket apiece. Sunday saw a much better


performance as Read won the loss, elected to bat and watched a batting display from Nick Marsh (57), Will Driver (80) and an undefeated 77 from Odoyo. The locals were hit by the


early dismissal of Michael Whalley (4) for just six runs on the board, but the second wicket of Marsh and Driver put on over half of the end score with 120 runs before the former was dismissed by Sud- worth.. Driver followed 27 runs


later, trapped leg before for Sudworlh's second wicket, but Odoyo held court with first Chris Holt (6) and then War­ ren Eastham (11) to take the side to 248-4. In reply, Baxenden had a


good go at attacking die nec­ essary runs with decent knocks seen from the first four batsmen of Callum Wadding- ton (30), David Parkinson (31). Mark Rishton (31 and Jonathan Fielding ■ 571. Parkinson went first to catch behind by David Swar-


brick for the first of Driver's two wickets. Waddington followed for


the captain's second dismissal aided by an Odoyo catch. After Fielding had been


removed by Frank Barden at 151-3 the pace of the runs


slowed, and then when Rish­ ton went at 184-6 the chances of making the grade dimin­ ished. Another 34 runs followed


namely from Gary Sudworth (12), Russell Haworth (131 and Adam Swindells (8) but Barden was on hand to take three of the wickets to finish with 4-31 and Odoyo cleaned up with the last wicket oi David Cronshaw (2) to halt Baxenden at 218all out.


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. | Booth leads ] Chatburn | to victory


I SIX wickets for Rodney J Booth helped Chatburn to victory over Long Lee.


'-:5 TJ« /-.msJnsi l t n t h f in ru n He ended with figures of


6-32 to help skittle the visi­ tors for just 102. Neil Cartledge (2-25) and


Andy Booth (1-37) were the other wicket takers. That came after the locals


had made 150, with Richard Shovelton (35) and Car­ tledge (35) in the runs. But it might have been a


different story had it not been for some late resistance from wicketkeeper Paul Craig (20), who hit two fours and a six coming in at number 10. Meanwhile, the second


team returned to winning ways with an emphatic 87- run victory over Sutton. Batting first, John Moore


(20) and Rob Devine (15) gave the locals a good start, before Henry Kay blasted a marvellous 91. Ben Frankland (40) was


also in the runs, as Chatbum finished on 212-9, before skittling their opponents for 125. Ben Threlfall grabbed


four wickets and Geoff Lam­ bert three in the victory.


Midweek wins for


quartet THE Clitheroe and District Midweek Cricket League continued with wins for Waggon and Horses, Chip­ ping A. Calderstones and Rimington. The Waggon scored 115-6,


with Peter Dibb and Paul Gaskell both scoring 31. The Ramblers of Chip­


ping made a great effort to reach the target, but were eventually all out for 96. A similar story was seen


at Low Moor where Chip­ ping A scored 88-6. This proved too many for the home side, who were 77 all out. The theme continued at


Calderstones, who scored 103 all out to beat St James' by 25 runs, as K. Gill scored 33 and D. Seedhall 23. Ian Scott took four wick­


ets for St James', and was also among the runs in the reply as he made 31 of the side's 77-8. Rimington edged out Sab­


den in a high-scoring game. Rimington ba tted first


and scored 143-4 from their 15 overs. I. Bythell and S. Graham both retired on 30. Sabden batted well, all the


way down their order, with J. Hargreaves scoring 30. However, with seven runs


required from the last over, Sabden fell agonisingly short by two runs.


Grayson is toast of


CLITHEROE GC mem­ ber Simon Grayson su r ­ passed any a ctio n th a t took place at the club by leading Blackpool out a t Wembley in the League 1 play-off final a t Wembley on Sunday. The Tangerines manager


is now looking forward to a more relaxing game of golf, after what proved to be a hectic but rewarding season. A remarkable achieve­


ment by the former Leices­ ter and Blackburn defender made him the toast of the clubhouse. A combination of football


and inclement weather resulted in a poor turnout for Sunday’s fourball, but Jim Sprint and Dean Braithwaite kept their com­ posure to score 42 points and claim top spot from the back-to-form Archie Moro and Peter Harrison. Dave Jackson scooped the jackpot with the only two of the day. The f irst round of the


Tom Morris P u t te r saw joint leaders in Derek Marsh and Dave Hillary, both returning nett 68s. The experienced Dave Wilson was one shot off the pace, followed by John Drew on 70, and John Holt who found a welcome return to form with 71. The seniors open fourball


proved to be a profitable day for Clitheroe’s Norman Fielding and Keith Allen. Their 43 points was just one too many for Clitheroe stal­ wart Brian Ross and his partner from Skipton, Keith Lakin. John Graham (Colne) and


Barrie Simpson headed the posse of players with the same 42 points, but took third spot after cards. And Clitheroe’s Harry Richard­ son received admirable sup­ port from Blackley’s J.T. Brown to take home the best gross with 36 points. Steve Brooks and Phil


Clegg played the last eight holes a t Mytton Fold in level par to pinch first place on a card play-off in the Irish Doubles on Saturday. Their sparkling golf,


ensured the pair emerged victorious from Peter Main and David Halsall, both pairings finishing with a score of 68.875. Third place went to lat


year’s winners, Gary Ashton and Mark Slater, who fin­ ished with a score of 70.875.


ANYONE interested in playing for Accrington Stanley Ladies FC are invited to take part in trials. The club, who recently completed


their first season in the LFA League Second Division, are looking for play­ ers for their open age team for their upcoming campaign, which starts in September.


clubhouse On Bank Holiday Mon­


day, Mytton Fold also host­ ed the annual Midsummer Madness competition, which is played over nine holes at 7-30 a.m., and is fol­ lowed by an excellent break­ fast in the hotel. This year, in keeping with


the competition’s name, competitors played a spe­ cially designed nine-hole cross-country course, which was extremely well received and saw great shots and head-scratching disasters in equal measure. The course, however,


proved no problem for Jim Hindle who took the hon­ ours with an excellent nett 24, followed by Gordon Lucas (25) and Garry Davies (26). Clitheroe’s S. Walton and


B. Thornton were joined by N. Evans (Pleasington) and K. Heywood (Crompton and Royton) to win the ladies’ open team event with 85 points. C. Brown was joined by


three guests from Settle to take second with 79 points, edging out a team from Fishwick Hall on a card play-off. The following day Sarah


Walton had her handicap reduced to two after carding 75-3-72 to win the Doug Joss Shield. The Division Two winner, Doreen Bolton, carded 106-34-72 and also had her handicap reduced. Division One of the LGU


Medal was won by Mary Eglin (96-18-78) after a card play-off with Jan Burrows. Sue Cartledge took third palce while Division Two honours went to Lauraine Wall, Carole Brown and Marion Niven. And a handicap reduction


to five awaited Chris Stokes after she amassed 42 points to win the stableford event. Helin Maginn (38) was


runner-up by a point from Sarah Walton. The ladies’ open team


event at Whalley saw victo­ ry for visitors from Bury, Rossendale and Lobden with 99 points. Rosemary Grime and


Bridget Rees were joined by visitors from Leicester and Wilpshire to amass 92 points for second place, six clear of Whalley’s Joan Whittaker, Sue Tipton and Carolyn Blockeel from Stonyhurst and a guest from Pleasing- ton.


Stanley on the lookout


Players, aged 15 or over, are wel­


come to turn out on the following dates: Wednesday, 6-30-8 p.m.; Sun­


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READSTONE United's annual presentation evening was held at Padiham Town Hall last week. Chairman Paul Clarke


welcomed the players and parents, thanked the various managers for their contin­ ued help though the season and congratulated the play­ ers for their efforts in what has been another successful season. Vice-chairman Alan


Fearnhead presented the trophies to the boys and girls. The Under 9s won the


North Valley Cup, the Under 14 Girls were run­ ners-up in the league and cup, and the Under 15s


HH A TAG rugby tourna- ment for 11 to 14-year-


olds from Ribble Valley pri­ mary schools was a huge success. Good weather helped the


event, organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council’s sports development officer Tom Bamber and sponsored by retailer Spar. There was further support from Clitheroe Rugby Club, which loaned its Littlemoor ground for the tournament. Designed as a route into


rugby for younger players, tag rugby is a non-contact form of the game, without scrums or lineouts, but with plenty of excitement and fun. Aimed at teams of four or five players, it is partieu- lalry good for improving passing, running and team­ work skills. Around 140 young play­


ers, boys and girls, took part in Monday’s tournament, with a team from Clitheroe’s Pendle Primary School emerging victorious. After the initial league stage, the


day, June 10th, 1-2-30 p.m.; Wednes­ day, June 13th, 6-30-8 p.m.; Sunday, June 17th, 1-2-30 p.m. The trials will be held at a venue in


Accrington, and for further informa­ tion, go to wwiv.stanleyladies.co.uk, or phone Karen (07852 928959).


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Pendle team beat Brookside Primary 5-3 in a tense semi­ final then went on to beat Gisburn Primary 9-3 in the final. Teacher in charge of the


winning team, Richard Waterhouse, said: “The team has shown great com- mitment throughout the year. They played some great


rugby and just got better and better as the tourna­ ment progressed. I am very proud of them all.” The winning team now go


on to represent Ribble Val­ ley at the Lancashire Youth Games next month. Our picture shows winners


Pendle Primary with run­ ners-up Gisburn Primary, (s)


Anna on way back


ANNA Griffiths put her lack of winter fitness behind her to impress at the recent Lancashire AA Championships in Blackpool. The Clitheroe athlete has had a quiet year since an out­


standing season where she was Lancashire and Lancashire Schools’ Heptathlon champion, Lancashire AA 400m hur­ dles and shot putt winner, and was placed sixth in the AAAs 400m hurdles. After badly tearing ankle ligaments, Anna lost eight


weeks of fitness work, and, now at Loughborough Universi­ ty, training with Nick Dakin, one of the most highly- regarded 400 hurdles coaches, she is looking to get back to her best. Despite frustratingly being four days too old to be in the


Junior age group, Anna managed to win a silver in the 400m hurdles, and added a fantastic silver in the shot, as well as a bronze in the 200m. Anna was unlucky to miss out on a fourth medal in the


discus, where a fantastic competition ensued, with five girls in the seniors throwing over 30m, with a County record bro­ ken.


United’s successful season


Accrington team were also runners-up in the league and cup. Readstone's senior boy of


the season trophy went to Dean Molyneaux, while the juniors’ accolade was accepted by Adam Heys. The club's girl of the sea­


son was Gabbie Preuschat, while the chairman's trophy went to Jon Huggett, and the club person of the year was picked up by Fred Utt- ley.


The player-of-the-year


awards saw Sophie Hindle and Charley Almond take the respective Under 14s and Under 16s awards, while for the boys, Jordan Smith was awarded the Under 15s


Burnley League honour and Jacob Uttley took the Accrington accolade. The Under 14s player-of-


the-year went to Elliot Bywater, the Under 13s Yel­ low to Connor Stuttard, and the Under 13s Blue to David Lingard. And for the younger sides,


Adam Heys was the Under 10s player-of-the-year, Sam Peters took the same honour for the Under 9s and Tom Bridge walked away with the Under 8s achievement. Awards


Sporlspcrson of the year Under 14 Girls, Zara Pol­


lard; Under 16 Girls, Sarah Chapman; Under 8s, Lewis Simpson; Under 9s, Tyler


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Baron; Under 10s, Ben O'Neill; Under 13s Blue, Jack Bibby; Under 13s Yellow, Lewis Crossley; Under 14s, Keiran Lee; Under 15s (Accrington), Simon Stuttard; Under 15s (Burnley), Sam Williams. Players-player


Under 10s, Luke Pearson;


Under 13s Blue, Kyle Rainey; Under 13s Yellow, Elliott Riley; Under 14s, Adam Greenwood; Under 15s (Accrington), Ryan Brereton; Under 15s (Burnley), Corey Lord. Most enthusiastic player Under 14 Girls, Aimee


Peers-Holland; Under 16 Girls, Jayde Howson; Under 7s, Harry Rushton; Under 8s, Gareth Roberts; Under 9s, Josh Moorhouse.


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