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Whalley rewrite Ribblesdale League history books


THEY. say . th a t the scorebook doesn't tell lies. But the 324-5 racked


up by Whalley in their whopping 210-run Rams-. bottom Cup win over . Earby^ori Saturday a t . Station Road must sure- , ly rank as a better per­ formance than the high­ est score in Ribblesdale League history,'due to the size of-the ground,: compared to that'.of Padiham, where the cur- - rent record of 355 was hit. I t was an amazing


score, and the main con-. tributor was professional Rajagopal Sathish, with a devastating innings of 192; including lO sixes and 16 fours, which will live long in the memory of those fortunate enough • to witness the spectacle. Declan Fitzheriry, the •


promising a- Whalley youngster, will also cher- • ish the game after hitting his maiden senior half century, while also claim­ ing two cheap wickets. :-Nbt be outdoiie, the:


intentions'clear. with a straight maximum off •only.the second ball he ' faced, and glided to his


. opening 50 off just 34 balls,- losing Fitzhenry


: needlessly, when he had a fine 51 to his name with 116 on the board. ■' Neil COTdingley fell to


a quality catch by.Nigel Hodge off-Pete Baistow for just two, and Earby had a gliihmer of hope,


■; but Sathish was in ruth­ less form, scoring a t will all oyer the park,'with some smart miming with


• Lee Kearsle’y,: as they added 116, before:Kearsr ley Avas bowled by. Ali Azmat for. a heat 32, as his partner kept punish­


ing the bowlers a t his- leisure. Not only did he keep


finding ,thei fence;:;he: pushed runs to' each and every; corner of tth e ; ground as Earby failed to find any way to contain


i him on a quality batting track that justified every ran scored, but did have a


Whalley, paid man also had;4-22 as the Ribble Valley side crushed their ■ visitors.: ; Earb'y elected to field, -


and a promising opening ' stand of 63 between Mar- • tin Davies and Ktzhenry: closed when Davies holed ’ out to deep squ^e leg for 22, allowing cheery Indi- : ah Sathish to enter the fray, and entertain the sparse FA Cup Final day ' crowd. He soon made his


; bit in it for.the bowlers, • as Whalley were to prove later.


~ , His second cup century


'■ took just:70 balls, while: he reached 150 in just another 23 deliveries. There were two factors'


.thabrobb'ed;him of;his double ton-lack of local knowledge, as he got five fours;by .hitting the Whalley landmark tree inside- the boundary, which.cdunt as four, but they would have cleared ■ continued on page 62


imin 9 treble9


* "-REMARKABLE Riming- I -'ton:-created history at - Padiham as theycomplet- ; ed a unique treble with a . 24th successive win in an' incredible campaign. : After lifting the East


Lancashire League title - with a record points tally- and the Craven Cup, the :;


;• President’s Cui) was the.'; last remaining target.


' men landed that in a dra­ matic final against'Burn-: ley Belvedere. I t started well for the;


. villagers, as a long kick v from keeper ' Kershaw , bounced bn the edge of the, area, and as. the centre ' half’s header eluded his


' keeper, Glen. Dinsdale • pounced to score Inside the


' first minute. -The strong wind played


. its - party . preventing ■ Belvedere from getting o u t ; of their half, and Riming; ,


-ton took ad-vantage as . Tom O’Neill saw plenty of the ball and created some excellent situations. Jon Penman saw a head­


er loop over from one cross, and Sayle almost scored from a corner before limp- .-


■ ing out’;of: the action, ’ replaced by Ciirtis..


; The locals had a great 'r


ichance to double their lead ; .when Peninah'and O’Neill ; combined.-’


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■ winger was up-ended in the ; box; b u t .- th e , keeper.-;


- - And Ter^ Braithwaite’s ■


RIMINGTON FC are piclured (left to right), back row: P. Duffy (chairman), 0. McLean, J. McTear, G. Kershaw,


. G.‘Dinsdale, M. Lawson, P. Keighley, D. Knowles (presideiil). Front row: T. Braithwaite (manager), A. Sayle, A. ;Hartley, D. Paton, S. Dewhurst (mascot), J. Walmsley, D. Mankowski, R. Whalley S. Conti (Asst Manager, s)


guessed correctly to save Mankowski’s spot kick. Penman then had a shot


saved from point blank range just before half-time. Belvedere had their


moments in the first half, attacking down the flanks, and a couple of free kicks in promising positions were corrdortably dealt with by Kershaw. ... In the second half; a ;


long ball brought about a collision between Kershaw and.the forward, and the referee bizarrely pointed to" the spot, with the penalty converted for the equaliser.


Worse was to follow


within five minutes as a cross into the box led to a scramble, and the ball was forced; home to put Belvedere ahead. Stevie . Wharton


replaced Mankowski, and his pace and.tenacity began to unsettle' the defenders, leading to some decent openings, but Rim- .


: ington failed to profit. Penman thought he had


equalised when, as he was pulled back as he sped through; he squeezed the ball into the far corner, but the referee pulled play


back for a foul jiist outside the area, with Dinsdale heading the free kick’ wide.


- Penman then found the net again, only to be flagged off-side. In- the- last minute,


O’Neill went on a mazy run, reached the bye-line, and delivered a' pin-point cross for Wharton to head home, to the delight of the Rimington caihp. They regained the lead


in the first half of extra­ time with a goal fit to ■win anyfinal.


. ; Lawson chipped the ball Legion on the march to cup glory


Clitheroe R B L . . . . ...2 Burnley Belvedere.. . . .0 OUTSTANDING Legion


deservedly lifted the Bob Little Cup with victory - ■over Belvedere.. , • - ;


■ The locals'had . their - backs to the wall from the off,; pegged back by a


strong Burnley side who kept possession well and ; : ■ continued on page 61 - . ^ 770963 36533


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Burnley defence tried to play off-side, but Penman


-timed his run perfectly, took the ball down and advanced before unleash­ ing an unstoppable shot into the top comer. Belvedere threw every­ thing a t Rimington in a


>ain bid to send the game to penalties, but the cham­ pions emerged as worthy .winners.'


' I t brought a trophy- from his own half as the ■


; laden season to an appro­ priate end, with the reserves also adding The Norman Pratt; Cup to make it a club quadruple.


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