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Ayrton gets season off to a flying start


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i i to host prestige event But locals miss out on qualifying for the Brabazon Trophy !


Clitheroe Golf Club added yet another prestigious fixture to the long list of top golfing


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'ferv eventsstagedtherewhenit hosted the Northern Regional Qualifierforthe English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship last Tuesday.


But there was disappointment for the two local golfers bid-


© ding to make an appearance in the final stages of the Cham­ pionship. . Both Joey Lamb (Wilp-


shire GC) and Jonathan Hurst (Pleasington) had high hopes


^ of qualifying for the final four rounds for the Brabazon Tro-


.phy at Notts Golf Club in June. First played for in 1948, the


Brabazon Trophy is one of the most coveted prizes in ama-


• teurgolf. Hurst managed to stay lev­


el par through the first eight holes. A double bogey 6 at the ninth gave him an outward score o f 37, but he seemed back on track for a qualifying place after three straight pars


vcz' r before a double bogey 7 at the par 5 13th, and dropped shots at the three closing holes left


him four shots shy of a quali­ fying spot.


^ A similar fate befell Joey Joey Lambjust misses his birdie putton the 9th green (s).


Lamb who spoiled a par/bird- iestartbydroppingfourshots over the next three holes. He steadied with a run of six con­ secutive pars but a double bo­ gey 6 at the long par four 12th and a dropped shot at the par 3 17th put paid to his chances of progressing to the final stages. Heading the list of 30 quali­


fiers was 20-year-old William WhiteoakofShipley GolfClub, - who carded a three under par round o f 68.


Quad racer Ayrton Knowles (14) has started the season in devastating form. He holdsan 11-point lead in the 250cc open class British Championship and an 86-point advantage in the Northern Championship. He has won five of his last nine races, and finished second in the other four, will all to race for in the rest of the year.


Read claim first victory at - Settle in over a decade!


Ayrton Knowles (s). Sabdenaredefeatedincupfinal W£»! — - :


Champions take over at top after latest win


Clitheroe extend perfect record in the league to five games! Ted is three-shot winner in Medal


The May Medal on Sunday at Stonyhurst Park GolfClub was won by Ted Crosby (83-17-66). Second was Tony Lee (83-14-69) and third Adam Hayhurst (79- 9-70). A t Wilpshire GolfClub, the Handicap Cup winner was C. Seed (103-28-75) from H. Liles (110-35-75).


The Nine Hole Stableford winner was B. Newton with13 points. Clitheroe Golf Club suffered their first setback of their 2015 campaign in the Ribble Valley Seniors’ League when they went down 8-4 in their match at St Annes OldLinks last Thursday. Clitheroe, however, remain well placed at the top end of the table.


Fallon brace is in vain


David Fallon twice gave Sabden the lead, but ultimately the quality and strength of Church Town shone through


in the Terry Cattermole Cup Final at AFC Darwen in a 4*2 win. Sabden would like to thank their amn7ing supporters who travelled in their droves to the Anchor Ground.


Donna holds on to claim the Gilbert Benson Trophy


A birdie birdie finish by Tracey Bentley was not quite enough to prevent Donna Cooper-Hoi-


ascoreof7g-i2-67.Aftercover- ingthefirstninein asteady40 strokes, a birdie 3 at the 10th


mes taking the Gilbert Benson 60t his ^ack Pine 110 a flying T ™ p h y b ,T S h . , , . « e . roeGolf Club.


e s s s a s s s 12 through 14, the last four


Seven-handicapper Tracey ' holes were covered in level par covered the back nine in a one to complete his win over lan over par 38 to take the prize Williams on a card play-off. for the best gross with a 79, Andy Fish took the third but par3s at the 14th and 17th spot with a nett 68. holessawDonnacompleteher Dennis Greenup had the round with a 106-35-71.


best gross with a 74.


Deborah Catlow was third Divisional winners were: with a score of 86-12-74.


Division One: Simon Swin- In a combined Medal and dells (75-4-71); Division Two:


Castle Cup Qualifier on Sat- Richard Walsham (85-15-70); urday at Clitheroe, Chris Sil- Division Three: Hubert Hem- verwood headed the list with mingway (95-24-71).


Whalley pairing romp home to win Jubilee Four Ball


Whalley Golf Club hosted the Jubilee Four Ball Open on Saturday, which was well supported with players from all over the country.


On a great day for golf, with the course in brilliant condi­ tion, it was a Whalley pairing who romped home with 46 points. Chris Blackadder threw


in seven birdies on the day, including the only two, with his playing partner Chris Davies, who celebrated his 65th birthday with a par for 3 points on the 17th hole. Second place went to an­ other WhalleyduoCraigTay-


lor and James Scriven with 43 points, with Mark Heap (Marsden Park) and Andrew Frankland (Keighley) third with 42. On Thursday, Whalley’s


lady golfers held their annual Spring Open. The Stableford competi­


tion was won with 97 points by Allison Nuttal, Hazel Sell­ ars, Maria Bland and Karen Thompson, from Wendy Green, Viv Birtwell, Anne Prior and Sally Blenkinship with 89 points. In third place was Fran


Gierat, Jean Sanderson, W. Satterthwaite and P. Holden with 88 points.


Ribblesdale keep heads held high


After a gallant cup run, Ribblesdale High School’s Under 15 football team lost 9-0 to Coombe Boys’ School from New Malden in the final o f the English Schools’ FA PlayStation Under 15 Open Schools’Cup. Staged at Reading FC’s Madejski Stadium, Rib­ blesdale High School found it tough to get going against CoombeBoys’ School, who are the educational partner of the Fulham FC Academy. Coombe Boys' raced into a four-goalleadbefore half­ time, looking every inch a professional outfit. Despite the flurry of goals, Ribblesdale never let their heads drop and kept plug­


ging away throughout the' contest.


Duo retain charity doubles title


A great weekend of bowl­ ing at Sabden Bowling Club saw Burnley bowlers D.


-Parkinson and D. Butler retain the Peter Lambert charity doubles title for a second year with a convinc­ ing 21-3 victory over M. Coupe and J. Metters, who bowl in the Blackburn/ Preston area. Losing semi-finalists were Barrowford’s P. Welman and G. Evans, who lost to the runners-up, and G.Em- mison and A. Lord o f Black­ burn, who were entering the competition for the first time. Club president Betty Clark­ son presented the trophies and prize money cheques, and thanked everyone who had taken part or helped out.


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Wanderers earn Bristol claims vital league win but bow wicket as Salesbury out of LCB Knockout tie with Baxenden


Jordan Britcliffe took 6-59 to help Ribblesdale Wanderers claimathree-wicketwinat Cherry Tree.


Wanderers had the hosts at 15-4 and 69-8 before late re­ sistance from Craig Kennedy (31) saw the Blackburn outfit to 108 all out. Ian Britcliffe also took 2-32. In reply, the top order did theirjobasJohnRainmade27,


David Steinson 23 and profes­ sional Ryan Canning 23 to win in the 31st over. The following day against


Prestwich in the LCB Knock­ out, Wanderers were dis­ missed for 81, with Alistair Marsh top-scoring with 34. Prestwich took 18.2 overs


to win by eight wickets.. On Saturday Wanderers


are at Padiham before they host Whalley on Sunday.


Salesbury and Baxenden played outatieat Ribchester Road on Saturday.


The Red Caps’ Sam Bristol claimed the vital wicket of Matthew Aspinall to deny the visitors victory. . Kurt Smithson took 5-43


to restrict Salesbury to 129-9 after 45 overs. Liam Parkin­ son (31) shared 57 for the first wicket with James Watson


(28), while professional Su- santha Pradeep added 27, and Andrew Mercer 21 not out. Baxenden were handily


placed at 83-5 with 14 overs remaining, but Aspinall’s dis­ missal off the third ball of the 42nd over completed their downfall, as Pradeep finished with 4-27. Salesbury host Padiham


on Sunday after a free date on Saturday.


In-form Gorton stars with the ball again as


Whalley win at Edenfield Whalley claimeda16-run victory against winless Edenfield at Gincroft Lane, with Simon Gorton again amongthewickets.


Edenfield, who, with Brooks- bottom, are the only sides now without a league victo­ ry, also saw two of their four points deducted for a slow overrate. Whalley professional


Hiken Shah contributed 80 out of the visitors’ 172-8, but,


with Paul Gallagher hitting 0 60, Edenfield remained in n contention in reply.


However, Gorton claimed *


7-60 and the home team fell 16 runs short.


wickets in three games for Whalley.


Gorton now has taken 19 -i* g


Richard Lamb’s men are


back in action on Saturday when they entertain Cher­ ry Tree at Station Road, and


on Sunday they face a derby -a» clash at Ribblesdale.


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Champions Clitheroe re ­ sumed the Ribblesdale Cricket League's natural order after climbing back to the top of the table.


WhilechallengersSettleslipped up for the second time this year with a 43-run loss to Read at the Marshfield Ground, Paul Gaskell’ssideextendedtheirper-


fectrecordtofivegameswithvic- ‘ tory over Great Harwood. The league leaders are look­


ing to become only the second club in the division’s history to register three successive titles following Read’s dominance from 2002. And their crown


never looked like slipping when Russell Whalley’s men arrived at ChatburnRoad. Professional Janaka Gu-


naratne reduced the visitors to 111-9 leaving Peter Dibb to steer Clitheroe home by six wickets with an unbeaten 45. That momentum extended


in to their LCB Knockout Cup clash against Star XICC just 24 hours later; Last season’s semi-finalists


culminated the innings on 229-8 before theirSri Lankan paidman Guneratne took care of the rest with a five-wicket haul to seal a 144-run triumph. They’ll now face Liverpool


and District outfit Leigh CC at Beech Walk in the second round onJunei4th. Meanwhile, spectators are


being asked to wear pink for the club's charity Twenty2o derby against Waddington CC on Fri­ day,Junesth.


Gates for the fixture, which


is in aid of Cancer Research, will open at 5-45 p.m. while lo­ cal firms Dawson’s and Bowland


Brewery will be supporting the event. The town centre department store has vowed to donate £5 for


everyboundaryhitbythetwo ri­ vals on the night. Those who turn up will get a


firstglimpse of the Bowland Beer Bus - a converted Daimler GV6 London double decker which now serves as a mobile bar. Happy hour runs from open­


ing with cans available from £1 and a BBQ will also be provided.


Afterwardsentertainmentin


the renovated clubhouse will be provided by local band Fret 64. Andrew Warburton, of Bow­


land Brewery, said, “We are delighted to be supporting Clit­ heroe Cricket Club for the T20 charity match to cement our links with the club.” All profits made on the gate


will be donated to Cancer Re­ search.


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Read's Kyle O’Connor has hailed the club's victory over league leaders Settle as ‘one of the best performances' he’s experienced during his tenure as skipper.


The Wha lley Road ou t­ fit moved to within seven points of leaders Clitheroe after registering their first league win at the Marshfield Ground in over a decade. Joey Marshall’s knock of


56, coupled with paid man Keegan Petersen’s 39 helped the visitors to a 171-6 total before Settle fell 43 runs short oftheir target. Elliot Lowes claimed fig­


ures o f 4-29 while Andrew Rushton added 4-23. “It’s possibly one o f the


best p e r form an c e s I've been involved in as cap­ tain,” beamed O’Connor. “It topped the performance


when we beat Settle in the


cup four years ago. “I think the last time we


beat them at their place in the league was when we had Akram Raza as professional 12 years ago! it must be psy- . chological because we’ve al­ ways struggled there.” However, Read we re


dumped out o f the LCB KnockoutCupafteraios-run loss at home to Bradshaw. Younis Anwar top-scored for the visitors with 91 while ■ familiar face Kamran Younis contributed 67 in a total of 239. Lowes picked up anoth­ er five wickets and Petersen added three. In reply, Michael Whal- ®


ley’s 36 wasn’t substantial enough to impact on their opponent’s tally. Read host Oswaldtwistle


on Saturday before travelling to Clitheroe on Sunday.


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