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SPORT BLUES LOSE OUT IN CUP DRESS REHEARSAL Clitheroe rail roaded at Gamer’s men lose out to last-gasp strike ahead of FA Cup meeting
9 Clitheroe lost to a stoppage time goal at Harrogate Rail
way Athletic on Monday night in a dress-rehearsal of Satur-
< day’s FA Cup tie between the sides.
The Blues started the game on the front foot, winning four corners in the first three minutes.
Simon Garner’s men had
@ early sights of goal, as David Lynch shot narrowly over, while Liam Hutchinson jinked his way free and Sefton
Gonzales flicked a headerjust wide.
_c'. Gonzales sent another header the wrong side of the post from a Hutchinson head er, while the Blues comforta bly soaked up some route one stufffrom the hosts.
• Just after the half hour,
. Lynch and Hutchinson ex changed passes before the re sulting shot was blocked. Just before half-time,
Danny Brady slid the ball ago nisingly wide, and Clitheroe ' thought they had scored when
Seydou Bamba’s free kick was parried by the keeper, who then saved from Danny Mor ton, and Zach Clark finished, but was deemed off-side,
j The chances continue to fall to Clitheroe after the break as Clark shot wide be fore Gonzales headed over from a corner. Just after the hour, Lynch slid in and was foiled by a brave
save. David Lynch wasontargetinClitheroe's2-2drawathometo NewMillsonFridaynight It was not until the last
quarter of the game that the home side showed any enter prise.
On 79 minutes, a clumsy
challenge by Adam Freeland on top scorer Nathan Cartman saw a penalty awarded. Cartman took the kick, but
was denied by Matt Green. However, Cartman had the
last word a minute into injury time when he burst down the wing, cut inside and drove the
ballacrossGreenintothegoal. On Friday night, Clitheroe
had to settle for a point after taking a two-goal lead at home toNewMills.
A rare Friday evening game
at Shawbridge saw a thrilling end to end game. With Steve Mercer serv
ing one game suspension, Brady replaced him at centre half and Bamba returned at left back, for his first League start. New signings Clark and Jimmy Heywood were on the bench.
The Blues took the lead on
eight minutes, when Hutch inson hit a superb shot which gave former Clitheroe keeper Peter Collinge no chance. And the hosts doubled
their lead on 36 minutes when Lynch started and finished an excellent passing mo ve. NewMillsgotbackintothe
game three minutes before the break when Carl Fitton’s free kick eluded everybody and crept into the bottom cor ner of the net.
Picture: Peter Ryan New Mills levelled the
game on 52 minutes when the Blues defence failed to clear and Daniel Douglas-Pringle scored from close range. Clark’s cheeky back heel
came back off the post on 77 minutes, but the defences held firm as the sides claimed a deserved point apiece. Clitheroe travel to Harro gate Railway Athletic again on
Saturdayfortheir FA Cup first qualifying round tie.
. Pleasing signs for Maroon and Golds as season starts with home victory
Clitheroe RUFC.............. 65 Carnforth RUFC.....'...........12
The season began in earnest on Saturday for Clitheroe’s town team. The Littlemoor pitch looked at its very best, but
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Clitheroe were under the cosh early on as Carnforth domi nated the early exchanges. The home defence was tested time and again and
Clitheroe seemed nervous
and fractious in ball retention. But after a good five min utes of resolute defence, a
loose ball waspounced on and a few quick passes sent back rower Sam Thornber away to open Clitheroe’s account for the season. Craig Procter slot ted the conversion. Full back Chris Stewart
was next on the board, close ly followed by Craig Procter
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and Thornber again, before Carnforth grabbed one back to show a flash ofhowdanger- ous they could be. Half-time and Clitheroe
were 26-5 to the good. But they knew the first 15 minutes of the second half would decide thegame.
The early period was a bit
of a stalemate until captain Nathan Peel popped over a cheeky drop goal to reignite
the try scoring. A try on de but for Marco Vaghetti was pleasing for a player that oozed class all day, before an other one for Stewart, prov
ing what a devastating broken field runner he is turning into.
Ajso over the whitewash
again was young Procter, be fore a long range effort for Lewis Hardman and a brace
for Dan Smith on the left, both showing a clean pair of heels
to nab well-deserved scores. Carnforth again scored one for themselves to finish well,
and Clitheroe certainly knew they were in a game. The first XV have no game
on Saturday
before.the derby at Colne & Nelson on the 13th. On Saturday at Littlemoor,
the seconds start life in a high er division, when Aspull RFC
are the visitors (kick-off 3 p.m.).
SA-.f'Vv; six-goal
romp keeps Rimington ® on top
Stacksteads.... Rimington......
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Another emphatic win
keeps the locals at the top of the East Lancashire League.
The villagers went ahead on 16 minutes when
McLean was brought down following a scramble in side the area, and Collinge made no mistake from the spot.
Matt Bagot doubled the
lead on 25 minutes, beat ing the off-side trap to race score at the second attempt.
It was 3-0 when Walsh
found Jackson with a de lightful chipped pass, the striker chesting the ball down before dinking it over the keeper. Three minutes later,
Dinsdale brought the ball out of defence and un leashed a 30-yarder into the bottom corner. After the break, Cox
was on hand to prod home after the home keeper dropped the ball. However, the villagers
started to overplay and Stacksteads took full ad vantage twice to bring the scoreline back to 5-2. They had the chance
to narrow the gap still fur ther, but Lawson managed to tip the ball onto the bar. Jackson headed in at
the far post just before the end from Leach’s fine cross to seal matters. This weekend is a free
. date for Rimington, with Mill Hill the visitors next week.
Dog Inn back on tra ckw ith tw o w in s
DoglnnmanagerSimon Kerins was delighted with two league wins.
Building on a mixed start that saw the Whalley side win and lose one of their opening two games, Dog defeated Royal Oak 11-1 at King George’s on Thursday, before a superb 10-man ef fort saw offBees Knees 3-0 at Bullough Park on Sun-
Mi SPORT RIBBLESDALE CRICKET LEAGUE ROUND-UP
Skipper praises side’s champion team spirit
Skipper Paul Gaskell praised Clitheroe’s “greatteam spirit" aftertheChatburnRoad side successfully defended theirHouldsworth Ribbles- daleLeaguetitlewithtwo games to spare.
A 33-run win over Great Har wood in the first of their sen ior league, section A weekend double header ensured Clithe roe’s latest triumph. And despite the celebra
tions, the champions came out 24 hours later to claim a three wicketwinoverWhalley. ’ “To finally get over the line
was very pleasing,” confirmed Gaskell whose side has lost on ly two league games all season. “We didn’t want it going any further. “There’s the risk of the
weather getting involved then. So, it was nice to get the job done, especially against Har wood who have pushed us all the way.”
Batting first, Clitheroe post
ed 161-9 and despite 50 from Charlie Fernando, the home sidewereeventually dismissed for 128. “We have got a great game
team spirit, we enjoy each oth er’s company and it makes the
job easier when it is like that,” confirmed Gaskell, expecting to lead the side again in 2015. “We also got into a good hab-
itofwinninggamesearlydoors. And we probably won some matchesweprobablydidn’tde- serve to win, especially against Earby. “Now the challenge is to
keepmovingforward.Wecan’t afford to stand still because eve ryone is trying to catch us.” Gaskell also praised this sea
son’s new competition format. “Being honest, I wasn’t totally sure how it was going to work,” he admitted. “But it was good going into the final few games of the season and that teams still had something to play for.”
a . Brandon Scullard T & *
Read captain Kyle O'Connor is eager to give professional Brandon Scullard the perfect send-off by culminating the campaign with victory over Oswaldtwistle Immanuel.
The 23-year-old wiU return to his native South Africa follow- ingtheweekendfixturewhere he’ll team up with the remain der of his franchise squad at KwaZulu-Natal. And the Whalley Road
Paul Gaskell Whalley hope to end on a high
Whalley are realistically look ing at a battle for fifth place with Saturday's opponents Baxenden after a brace of de feats at theweekend.
Read need three points to be certain of fourth place and an LCB Knockout berth, with Whalley a point behind Bax enden in sixth ahead of the game at Back Lane. Richard Lamb’s men went
down to a seven-wicket loss to Read onSaturday before a three-wicket defeat to cham pions Clitheroe the following day.
Whalley were dismissed for 80 against Read as Bran
don Scullard took 5-38, and the visitors knocked off the runs with three wickets down. Clitheroe then restricted
Whalley to 189-8 at Chatburn Road, and Thomas Lord hit 65 in a winning reply. Whalley skipper Richard
Lamb looked back on a test ing weekend: “We didn’t get going against Read with the bat, we lost wickets and were in trouble early on and never
recovered. “Wepostedasub-parscore,
and they deservedly won. “They were in control
throughout, and we didn’t havethedepthtobringitback. “But the Clitheroe game
was a strange one, they had won the league the day before and it was party time. “The league made the pres
entation at the interval, when we still had a game to finish. “We couldn’t do too much
about it. “They gave players oppor
tunity to bowl, and it was al most a testimonial-type game in the end. “It was a damp squib for us
really, the game won’t live long in the memory. “Congratulations to Clithe
roe though, they’ve been the best team again and deserv edly are the champions.” Attention turns to the final
game of a promising campaign now, and Lamb hopes to end on a high note: “The focus is on Saturday, and a tough game at Baxenden. “It’s abattle for fifth now re
ally, but we’ll try and finish as strongly as we can. “Then in the close season
we’ll try and bring some extra bodies in, preferably younger ones, to strengthen. “We’re always looking, and
maybe there are some players not getting the opportunities they may want elsewhere. “We’ll give them the oppor
tunity, and hopefully we can add some depth.”
Ribblesdale are relegated v
Ribblesdale Wanderers were relegatedtosection Bafter their defeat at Baxenden on Saturday.
Wanderers were hoping for a Settle victory over rivals Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, which the league runners- up secured by eight wickets,
but the Church Meadow side couldn’t help their own cause at Back Lane. Asif Iqbal hit an unbeaten
century out of 194-9, as the ev ergreen Ian BritcUffe took 6-75 to take his tally to 57 wickets for the season. But the Ramsbottom Cup winners were dismissed for
just 130, despite 56 from Bran non Varley as Baxenden won by 64 runs ■ Cherry Tree and Earby are
promoted to section A next season, replacing Wanderers and Barnoldswick; the latter beingunable to fulfil Sunday’s fixture against their fellow strugglers.
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i 4 a a Ian Britcliffe
paid man left an indelible im pression on the Ribblesdale CricketLeaguewithamesmer- ising hat-trick in the first over against Baxenden on home soil on Sunday. “Our pro had put us in a
great position,” said O’Connor. “He took a hat-trick in the first over of the game. He had the
first caught behind and then he bowled the other two. It was impressive and incredibly quick. You could see it meant a lot to him because he was pumped. “In theory that’s your three
key batsmen, which includ ed the pro (Mohammad Asif Iqbal). I’ve only ever seen one. hat-trick in a game that I’ve been involved in - when Ga reth Halley took one against Padiham. They are very rare and you’re very unlikely to see a hat-trick in the first over of a game.” He added: “Brandon isn’t
comingbacknextyearbecause he wants to cement his place in the franchise side. He’s men tioned coming back to play for us in the 2016 season so this will beanicesendofffor him.”
Salisbury miss out on promotion
Salesbury held up their part of the bargain as they beat Euxton in their final game of theseason.
ButwinsforCherryTreeand Earby mean they retained their place in the top two and claimed promotion to section A. Cherry Tree -11 points
ahead of Salesbury at the start of play - needed just two points from their game at home to Edenfield to seal top spot, while the Red Caps were five points behind Ear by ahead of their clash with Brinscall. Tree beat Edenfield by
three wickets as Naz Iqbal hit 52, after Nigel Robbins took 5-78 as Edenfield were dismissed for 173. And Earby skittled Brin
scall for 97 as professional Dave Crotty took 5-23, be
fore sealing a nine-wicket success. Salesbury, meanwhile,
dismissed Euxton for 115 - of which Sam Tolley made - 53; before easing to victory bysevenwickets. Tolley opened the b a t - .
ting, and was seventh man out at 93 as wickets fell around him. Tolley and Louis Sweeney
shared44-thebest stand of the innings - for the sixth wicket after the hosts strug
gled to 39-5- Salesbury mopped up the
tail as Shabaz ended with 3-32, Sam Bristol 3-4, Josh- Bristol 1-19 and skipper Ste- ‘ ve Brown 1-4. The Red Caps eased home
in reply, with James Watson hitting 24, Liam Parkinson 19, Matthew Kleimveldt 46 not out and Ben Rigby and - unbeaten 18.
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