www.clithsroBadv0rtis8r.co.uk Thursday.December 10,2015 46 ClITHEROEADyERTISER&TIMES SPORT FOOTBALL, CRICKET, BOWLS X L


Wanderers look to tame the Tigers in bowls clash


Garner praises squad after dominant display in quarter-final against Chorley


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Blues boss Simon Ga rne r be­ lieves the performance in de- featagainstChorleyshowsjust howfartheclubhascomesince the Lanca shire FA Challenge Trophy final nine months ago.


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On that occasion the Magpies eased to victory at the Macron Stadium, home to Champion­ ship side Bolton Wanderers, as skipper Andrew Teague, James Dean and Chris Almond netted to help the club claim the silverware for an unprec­ edented 16th time. However, it was a differ­


ent story this time around as Matt Jansen’s men were made


to graft for their place in the semi-final of the competition at Victory Park. Striker Sefton Gonzales


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gave the visitors the lead five minutes in to the second half when cutting inside his mark­ er and nonchalantly slotting past goalkeeper Sam Ashton. That lead lasted just six


minutes when Dean picked outtheunmarkedDaleWhith-


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am inside the box and the midfielder guided his header beyond Ben Woodhead. Louis Mayers and Scott


Bakkor had opportunities to restore the advantage for the away side but with 10 minutes remaining a defensive mix- up between Brandon Barski and Danny Brady allowed


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Dean through and the striker squared for Sam Cosgrove to convert the winner. Clitheroe fought until the


end and almost snatched a deserved late equaliser when Gonzales’s attempt on the turn was blocked. “They were ab­ solutely brilliant but we just


. couldn’t get that second goal which would probably have won us the game," said Garner. “We were the much better


team and we created a lot of chances but we just couldn’t get over the line. Unfortu­


----- . Young cricketers rewarded!


LancashirecricketerTomBai- ley was on hand to dish out awards as the Ribble Valley’s


. young stars were recognised and rewarded for a successful


Q 2015 term. . WithiyRibbleValleycrick-


eters playing for Lancashire,


^ andtheUnderissidewinning the Ainsworth Trophy to be­ come county champions, it has been a year of achieve­ ment for the District. The Players of the Year


were from Salesbury CC (Ad- am Wharton at Undent), Rib-


blesdale Wanderers CC (Josh Stamford at Under 13), Clithe­ roe CC (Charlie Dewhurst at Under 15) and Ribble Valley La- + dies (Hannah Mansell) while


Read CC, Longridge CC and Rawson; Fielder of the year: Lancashire players - Un- Chatburn CC were also well Charlie Atkinson; Player of der 11s: Charlie Atkinson represented.


the year: Adam Wharton. (Clitheroe CC), Oliver Raw- Salesbury CofE Primary Under 13s awards - Five son(SalesburyCC).Underi3s:


School were the winners of wicket haul: Josh Stamford; Josh Stamford (Ribblesdale the inaugural District Crick- Batter of the year: Reece ’ Wanderers CC). Under 14s: et Primary School ofthe Year Rhodes; Bowler of the year: Sam Mulligan (Clitheroe CC). Award for performances in Daniel Wilson; Fielder of the Under 15s: Callum Birtwell both mixed and girls Kwik year: Alfie Worthy; Player of Jones (Clitheroe CC), Charlie Cricket competitions as well the year: Josh Stamford. Dewhurst (Clitheroe CC), Joe as winning theMalcolmBlack- Under 15s awards -100 Noone(ReadCC). burnTrophy.


runs in a match: Charlie Under 13s girls: Rose Ladies awards - Batter of Dewhurst, Callum Spinks Marquet (Read CC), Libby


the yeAr:Nicki Wilcox; Bowl- Baines; Five wicket h au l : ' Masheter (Read CC), Sophia eroftheyear: Martha Smith; Charlie Dewhurst, Harry Turner (Read CC); Under 15s Fielder ofthe year: Hannah Lang, Joe Noone, Eli Smith; girls: Charlotte Ashton (Clit- Mansell; Player ofthe year: Batter of the year: Charlie De- heroe CC), Eve Whaling (Clit- Hannah Mansell.


whurst; Bowler of the year: heroe CC). Under 17s ladies:


of the year:Adam Wharton; Will Wrathall; Player of the ley), Polly Pearse tRiuok J- Bowler of the year: Oliver year: Charlie Dewhurst.


Under 11s awards - Batter JoeNoone;Fielderoftheyear: Hannah Mar-’°11 'P!W eVa'- ley and Salesbury CC).


Tom Bailey presenting the U13 Bowling Award to Daniel Wilson


nately an individual mistake cost with 10 minutes remain­ ing and even after that we had a great opportunity to equal­ ise with one of the last kicks of the game. “To outplay a team that’s


two divisions above you is brilliant, it’s just a shame we couldn’t cap the performance withthewinthatwedeserved. “Nobody watching the


game would've been surprised if we had won. I think Chorley were relieved to have won and progressed. There was only


one team playing good foot­ ball and creating chances and that was us.” Garner added: “I think that


display shows how far we’ve come since last year’s final. We’ve gotsomegood players, a very good collective, and we’ve kept holdofthe majority ofthe squad so that continuity helps. “At the top of their game


they've shown that they’re a match for anybody. I was re­ ally impressed with them. “They walked off the pitch deflated when they should’ve


beenholdingtheirheadshigh. “They’ve shown what


they’re capable of and they’ve got to emulate that in the league now and do it consist­ ently. Everyone one of them was at it from the word ‘go’.” The Blues travel to Victoria


Park on Saturday to take on in­ form Burscough. -The Linnets, a solitary


point ahead of Clitheroe, have dropped just two points in their last n league encoun­ ters and havelostjust once on home soil.


Salesbury Tigers increased their lead at the top ofthe Dorothy Southworth In­ door League with maxi­ mum points over All Blacks. Second placed The


Wanderers could only pick up four points over bottom placed Read White who earned their first points of the season. French Connection ac­


cumulated four points in a narrow victory over West Bradford while third place Read comfortably dis­ patched Hurst Green when hitting their opponents for she.


On mat two the victors


gained two consecutive maximumshotswithGavin Ward displaying a particu­ larly rich vein of form. The league has now


reached the halfway stage. This week sees leaders Salesbury take on their closest rivals The Wander­ ers, a match the latter can’t afford to lose i f they foster aspirations of winning the title. The table toppers take


a four point advantage in to the clash while Read are seven points adrift of The Wanderers with a game in hand. Results: Waddington


Blue o, The Wanderers 6; French Connection 2, Sab- den 4; Read 6, Hurst Green o; Phoenix 2, Longridge Commodores 4; All Blacks 0, Salesbury Tigers 6; The Wanderers 4, Read White 2; West Bradford 2, French Connection 4.


Thursday,DecemberlO,2015 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk CUntEROEADVERnSER&TIMES I 47 SPORT BIATHLON, QUAD RACING, GOLF


Harvey strikes gold at British Biathlon event


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Ayrton lands podium finish at mega event”


Chatburn’s teenage quad racer Ayrton Knowles en­


joyed the highlight of 2015 when registering a podium finish in the PDV Youth Race in France. The 15-year-old entered the race alongside the remainder of the top 10 European 2 5 0 CC youth riders and finished in third place. Qualifying proved a com­


petitive affair with just two seconds separating the 10 quickest racers with Ayrton finishing in the middle of that pack. The speed demon climbed in to third spot during the first


out and high side which saw him drop in to 17th. However, a strong finish


helped Ayrton claw his way back to eighth position. The combination of dust


ChampionHarveyGriffin(left)a!ongsideElliotNorman(s)


C l ith e ro e R oyal G ram m a r School pupil Harvey Griffin has been crowned champion atthe BritishBiathlonChampionships held a t Tudor Grange S p o r ts Centre in Solihull, Birmingham.


The championships are the largest event on the Pentath­ lon GB calendar, attracting more than 800 athletes who compete in a swim and run. The final positions are de­


cided on the total number of points achieved after both dis­ ciplines. ■ The 14-year-old, a year


nine student in the Ribble Val­ ley, recorded a personal best time of 2.06.76 in the 200m freestyle event which helped him in to second place.


He then ran an outstand­


ing 1600m race in awful weather conditions, sprint­ ing to the finish line in first place, in a time of 5.00.10 to strike gold. Elliot Norman, 14, a year


10 pupil at Ribblesdale High School, competed alongside Harvey in the same event to win the 200m freestyle race inatime of2.05.40. The teenager was then


placed 17th in in the run to bring him home in fifth place at the end of the event. Harvey and Elliot were


delighted to be placed in the top six in the country repre­ senting the Ribble Valley MPT team and will go on to compete at the British Schools Modern


BiathlonChampionships in March at Crystal Palace. Hannah Procter, a year 10 CRGS pupil, competed in the


• under 16s girl’s event and was . placed in 26th place. All three top athletes com­


pete and train regularly with one another at Burnley Bob­ cats swim squad alongside younger Bobcats. Maxwell Hereward, who


competed in the under 11s category, was placed 13th and Jamie Clayton in the under 12s category reached 22nd place. Harvey and Hannah also


represent Clitheroe Dolphins, their first claimed swimming club at county competitions and Arena League.


and a low sun made visibility pooronraceday two but Ayr­ ton made an excellent start andpushedPaoloGaliziahard forpoleposition. The Italian, though, was


penalised in the third lap whichhandedAyrtonthelead - an advantage he maintained all the way to the flag despite the challenge of Portuguese champion Joao Delgado. The weather turned on the


final race day and the relent­ less rainfall created horren­ dous racing conditions. Ayrton took the lead on lap


two but hit a large track bar­ rier to plummet in to 12th. But a disastrous competition across the field saw Ayrton accumulate enough points to culminate the event on the podium. “This was definitely a high


point in my 2015 calendar,” beamed Ayrton. “It’s a mega event. “On the final day the heav­ ens opened turning a hard


packed clay track in to the most horrendous conditions thatl have ever had to race in. “I concentrated hard and


stuck out on the edge of the track to get the grip and by lap two I took the lead. “But as I caught the back


markers and other stranded quads I had to go offline and I • hitalargetrackbarrierwhich stopped me dead. “Fortunately it had been


a disaster for most of the top riders and I still got enough points to take third on the fi­ nal podium.”


Mytton Fold duo set record The weather took its toll over chaps-great golf!” All those who entered to


the weekend as there was a - The 27 points included take part in the competition complete washout at Myt- three birdies and a two on the last week will be automatical- ton Fold Golf Club, but repre- eleventh hole.


sentatives did forge a winning Meanwhile, the turkey Anybody who did not in­ combination in the Maxitours shoot date has been re-ar- . itially enter but wishes to competition at Dunham For- ranged to take place on Satur- compete at the weekend can est.


. day at 10 a.m. contact the Mytton Fold golf Tim Maxwell said: “The ev- . Themen’scompetitionwill shop to make a booking,


er present pairing of Richard beastablefordeventcompris- . Ifyouenteredthecompeti- Palmer (11) and John Farns- . ingofi6 holes at 75% of eighth/ tion for last week, you will be worth (21) have not won togeth- ninths summer .handicap automatically entered for this er for a couple of barren years whichwillbepublishedonthe week’sdate. and were delighted to see their noticeboard.


If you did not enter last


fair share of putts fall in on the • The prize table for men will week and wish to play, please excellentDunhamgreens.


include competitors from first contacttheGolfShoptomake


Maxitours record 27 points dieswilltakepartinaseparate playonthenewdate.pleaseal- on the back nine. Well played stableford competition.


“They scored an amazing through to 10th place. The La- abooking.Anyonewhocannot soadvisethegolfshop.


guests ofthe club.


an interesting account of the many sporting celebri-


by the Lancashire County IanBattersbyrespondedto team. Club. Tony McMunn (centre) is


the captain’s speech with Mr McMunn said that it was pictured with club captain particularly appropriate


that he had the honour to lady captain Trudy Walne. IanWalshandClitheroeGC ly entered for the revised date,


Clitheroe Golf Club hosted its annual Council Dinner on Friday evening. Club captain Ian Walsh welcomed his fellow Coun- cil members as well as the presidents and captains from the Blackburn Town


tieshehadmet during his career. The guest of honour was Tony McMunn, president ofthe Lancashire Union of G o l f C lu b s , w h o h r o i i g h t with him the English Coun­ ty Championship Trophy


show off the magnificent silver trophy in East Lan­ cashire as it had been pre- sented to the English Golf Union in 1955 by a Black- burn man, Harold Ryden, a well known golf enthusiast and a former captain and


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