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PRESS RELEASES (Submitted by Ged Simpson)

   KEVIN STARS FOR KESTRELS     2-11-09


IN THE THIRD DIV CLASH BETWEEN WHALLEY KESTRELS & NEW TEAM DOALS A THE HOME SIDE WITH KEVIN HILL IN MAGNIFICENT FORM RAN OUT COMFORTABLE 26-10 WINNERS .LEADERS MISFITS TOOK NO PRISONERS IN A 24-11 AWAY VICTORY OVER SLAYERS , KEITH WILKINSON THE STAR FOR THE VICTORS .WHALLEY CYGNETS PLAYED HOST TO JETSTREAM WINNING 19-14 ,JOHN WARD WITH THREE FINE WINS FOR THE LOSERS .

IN THE PREMIERSHIP CLASH EAST LANCS WERE INDEBTED TO LIAM BEDFORD WHO WON ALL HIS MATCHES  BUT STILL FINISHED ON THE LOSING SIDE AS ATTACKERS CAME OUT 25-14 WINNERS.

CLITHEROE A DEFEATED LIONS 28-7,MARK HANSON & KEITH RUDD THE UNBEATEN DUO.

BURACCS ARE BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN A 27-16 RESULT OVER ROVERS, GRAHAM COUPE & BARRY MASON WITH THREE WINS EACH FOR THE VICTORS & IAN MASON WITH A FINE FIVE SET THRILLER WIN OVER ASHLEY BRADBURN FOR THE LOSERS .

ALLSPEEDS WOES CONTINUE AS THEY WERE CRUSHED 27-9 BY A STRONG BURNLEY BOYS CLUB SIDE IN DIV 1 ,MARTIN WYATT & MATT HARRISON DOING THE DAMAGE FOR THE AWAY SIDE.

IN THE ALL KSB CLASH KSB A WITH ONLY TWO PLAYERS DEFEATED KSB B 20-16,MATT HODGKINSON THE PLAYER IN FORM FOR THE WINNERS .HYNDBURNERS WITH DYNAMIC DANNY CHAMBERLAIN IN TERRIFIC FORM OVERCAME KSB B IN A FINE 25-14 HOME WIN.

MARTIN HOLT WON ALL HIS GAMES BUT TO NO AVAIL AS A DEPLETED RAMS EAST LOST 19-16 TO BURNLEY CRICKET CLUB  
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 CRICKETERS STUMPED        17-11-09

 IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE FRED HOLDEN TROPHY KSB B CRUSHED BURNLEY CC 8-1,DAZ MAFI & DOUG ARGILE THE UNBEATEN DUO. AT THE SAME VENUE PREVIOUS WINNERS WARD & STOBBART WERE HUMBLED 7-2 BY KSB E, JAMIE SAGGERS WITH THREE WINS FOR THE VICTORS & KEITH JACKSON WITH TWO WINS FOR THE LOSERS. KSB C VISITED DOALS A & CAME AWAY WITH A 7-2 WIN, TREVOR ELKINGTON UNBEATEN FOR THE VISITORS. SLAYERS LOOK TO BE OUT OF THE COMPETITION AS THEY LOST 8-1 TO LOW MOOR B, SCOTT THOMPSON & PHIL HUTCHINSON WITH THREE WINS EACH. KSB F JUST HAD THE EDGE 5-4 AGAINST BURACCS, IAN GLOVER THE STAR FOR THE WINNERS .
             IN THE PREMIERSHIP ATTACKERS DEFEATED ROVERS 23-17,COLIN PARKINSON UNDEFEATED ON THE NIGHT .
              BURNLEY BOYS CLUB LEAD THE FIRST DIV WITH A RESOUNDING 30-1 WIN OVER BURNLEY CC, MATT HARRISON PETER WOOD & MARTIN WYATT UNTROUBLED BY THE OPPOSITION. MARTIN HOLT W0N ALL HIS GAMES TO SEE RAMS EAST JUST PIP PENDLE S G 19-18. ALLSPEEDS WOES CONTINUE AS THEY WERE HEAVILY DEFEATED 30-8 BY KSB C, TREVOR ELKINGTON PETER BEETHAM & JOHN COLLINS THE WINNING TRIO. RELEGATED LAST SEAS0N KSB A LOOK TO HAVE THAT WINNING FORMULA IN A 30-6 AWAY WIN OVER HYNDBURNERS. ANDY LANCASTER & FRANK HAMER WERE BOTH ON FORM AS TACKYFIRE DEFEATED KSB D 27-4 .
                     BRIERFIELD MADE THE TRIP TO CLITHEROE B AND LOST 22-20 IN DIV 2,TOM LACEY WITH THREE WINS OUT OF THREE FOR THE LOSERS. WHALLEY EAGLES SOARED TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH A 22-17 HOME VICTORY OVER KSB E, JAMIE SAGGERS UNBEATEN FOR THE AWAY SIDE. SHAHSMEN HAD A CLOSE 18-17 WIN AGAINST RAMS WEST, N BOOTH WITH MAXIMUM POINTS FOR THE RAMS .
                      MISFITS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS IN DIV 3 WITH A 26-13 VICTORY OVER WHALLEY CYGNETS, MARK READ THE MISFITS HERO ON THE NIGHT. SLAYERS TOOK NO PRISONERS IN A 24-9 AWAY WIN OVER NEW TEAM DOALS B, NEIL HEPWORTH UNBEATEN FOR THE LOSERS. JETSTREAM JUST DID ENOUGH TO DEFEAT WHALLEY PHOENIX 21-19, JOHN WARD THE MAIN MAN FOR THE JETS.
 
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Ward & Stobbart in a Rush          22-11-09


                               In the premiership this week Ward & Stobbart with home advantage defeated Rovers 28-9, Keith Ward & Keith Jackson with maximum points on the night & Ged Simpson taking the scalp of Damon Blezard 11-9 in the fifth game. Rams North visited Attackers & won 23-17, Colin Parkinson defeating Tim Ternent for the win of the night. Buraccs whitewashed Lions 30-4, Graham Coupe, Barry Hall & Ashley Bradburn far too strong for the opposition. Clitheroe "A" were indebted to Keith Rudd who won all his matches but to no avail as visitors Rams South ran out 24-13 winners .
                          Fred Wade was the main man as Hyndburners had a terrific 24-15 away win over Old Masters in Div 1, Danny Chamberlain with the win of the night over Roger Whewell 12-10 in the final game. Leaders Burnley Boys Club had a 16-16 draw with Pendle SG, Ian Mitchell creating an upset with a fine four set win over Martin Wyatt & defeating Matt Harrison in straight sets. Ian Beecroft was the star for Burnley Cricket Club as he won all his matches but still finished on the losing side 21-18 to KSB "C". Rams East with Martin Holt in top form lost to a Kay St "A" side 21-16 .
                        Low Moor B with new recruit Stuart Thompson had a crucial 27-6 away win over KSB "D" in Div 2, Phil Hutchinson & Stuart with 100% records on the night. Whalley Eagles travelled to Rams West and just did enough in a 19-18 win .
                                     Slayers were in unbeatable form as they totally dominated the match with Doals "A" winning 30-6 in Div 3, Peter Booth, Alven Burrows & Mike Hindle the unbeaten trio. Misfits with Keith Wilkinson in tremendous form eased past villagers Whalley Phoenix 27-9. New club Doals "B" lost to Whalley Cygnets 21-11, Kieron Cunliffe the star player for the victors.

       Ged Simpson - Press Sec  

 JETSTREAM IN A HURRY    29-11-09


         IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE FRED HOLDEN TEAM KNOCKOUT TROPHY JETSTREAM RAN OUT 7-2 WINNERS OVER HYNDBURNERS, JOHN WARD & JOHN POLLARD WITH THREE WINS EACH ON THE NIGHT. PREMIERSHIP OUTFIT ATTACKERS WITH HOME ADVANTAGE EASED PAST RAMS EAST 7-2, ANDY FAKEERJAN THE STAR FOR THE WINNERS. MISFITS MUST BE THE NEW FAVOURITES IN THE COMPETITION IN A 9-0 CRUSHING OF PENDLE S G, MARK READ, HARRY RAWCLIFFE & SIMON BODILL THE WINNING TRIO. LAST YEARS FINALISTS CLITHEROE LMC B DEFEATED SLAYERS 8-1, CARL DRINKWATER & PHIL HUTCHINSON THE UNBEATEN DUO. ADPAK ACES WERE TAKING NO PRISONERS IN A WHITEWASH OVER ALLSPEEDS 9-0. WHALLEY KESTRELS HAD A CONVINCING 9-0 OVER A DEPLETED ROVERS SIDE, ALAN ERIC & KEVIN THE WINNING TEAM. KSB F  JUST HAD THE EDGE IN A CLOSE 5-4 WIN OVER BURACCS, CARLTON COOPER WITH THREE VITAL WINS FOR THE VICTORS. EAST LANCS JUST DID ENOUGH IN A FINE 5-4 AWAY WIN OVER RAMS WEST, LIAM BEDFORD & MATT NETTLETON WITH TWO WINS EACH FOR THE CRICKETERS. WARD & STOBBART ARE OUT OF THE COMPETITION DESPITE WINNING 5-4 ON THE NIGHT, KEITH WARD UNBEATEN FOR THE PLUMBERS. LIONS LOST 6-3 TO KSB D, JONATHON FITTON BARRIE HAWORTH ALL WINNING TWO MATCHES EACH .
IN THE PREMIERSHIP RAMS NORTH KEPT THEIR TITLE HOPES ALIVE IN A 26-13 HOME WIN OVER CLITHEROE, MICK MOIR & KHAMAL HUSSAIN WITH MAXIMUM POINTS ON THE NIGHT. RAMS SOUTH WITH MARK RAMSBOTTOM & GRAHAM YOUNG IN UNBEATABLE FORM DEFEATED EAST LANCS 26-10, MATT NETTLETON TAKING THE SCALP OF GRAHAM HOY IN THREE GAMES.
                      BURNLEY BOYS CLUB LOOK TO BE HEADING FOR THAT 1ST DIV TITLE IN A 30-1 VICTORY OVER HYNDBURNERS, MATT HARRISON PETER WOOD & MARTIN WYATT THE TERRIBLE TRIO .
                       IN DIV 2 BRIERFIELD WITH HOME ADVANTAGE RAN OUT 23-12 WINNERS OVER SHAHSMEN ,TOM LACEY & PETER HOWARD BOTH UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT. TACKYFIRE HOPES OF PROMOTION WERE HELPED THIS WEEK IN A 28-11 WIN OVER SHAHSMEN, CHRIS BOOTH THE STAR FOR THE WINNERS & MICK CAGE WITH TWO VITAL WINS FOR THE LOSERS .
               WHALLEY KESTRELS TRAVELLED TO KSB F IN THEIR DIV 3 ENCOUNTER WINNING 25-8,KEVIN HILL THE MAIN MAN FOR THE AWAY SIDE .
 
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ENGINEERS MASTERED    15-12-09
        

                                 IN THE FIRST DIV THIS WEEK OLD MASTERS CRUSHED ALLSPEEDS 30-7,JOHN THORNBER ROGER WHEWELL AND ALBERT PICKLES TAKING NO PRISONERS IN A CLINICAL WIN OVER THE CLAYTON ENGINEERS.
MARTIN HOLT WAS IN UNSTOPPABLE FORM AS RAMS EAST WITH HOME ADVANTAGE EASED PAST KSB C 24-13,TREVOR ELKINGTON WITH TWO VITAL WINS FOR THE LOSERS .
HYNDBURNERS MADE THE TRIP TO BURNLEY CC AND CAME AWAY WITH A DESERVED 23-17 VICTORY, IAN BEECROFT DEFEATING FRED WADE 11-7 IN THE FIFTH SET IN THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT.
                                   IN THE TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH IN DIV 2 TACKYFIRE JUST HAD THE EDGE IN A CLOSE 19-17 WIN OVER KSB E ,JAMIE SAGGERS DOING THE DAMAGE FOR THE VICTORS WITH THREE FINE WINS .
NEIL KINNON WAS IN SUPERB FORM AS SHAHSMEN PLAYING HOST TO KSB E RAN OUT 23-17 WINNERS .
SLAYERS WITH MIKE HINDLE ALVEN BURROWS AND PETER BOOTH IN UNSTOPPABLE FORM WHITEWASHED KSB F 30-4 .
WHALLEY EAGLES MADE A WORTHWHILE VISIT TO KSB D IN A TREMENDOUS 30-9 AWAY WIN ,ALAN CALOW PHIL MILEHAM AND MIKE TURNER LOOK TO BE REAL PROMOTION CONTENDERS .
                     IN THE ONLY MATCHED PLAYED IN DIV 3 NEIL HEPWORTH WAS IN UNBEATABLE FORM AS NEW TEAM DOALS B RAN OUT WINNERS 23-11 OVER JETSTREAM.
                                 ROGER LEE UPSET THE FORM BOOK ALONGSIDE TEAM-MATE PHIL RILEY  WITH TREMENDOUS WINS OVER COLIN PARKINSON AND ANDREA HARRISON AS CLITHEROE MADE THE TRIP TO ATTACKERS WORTHWHILE IN A 23-15 AWAY VICTORY IN THE PREMIERSHIP.
IN THE RAMS NORTH AND BURACCS CLASH THE AWAY SIDE GOT OFF TO A SENSATIONAL START WITH ASHLEY BRADBURN DEFEATING DEAN WALMSLEY IN FIVE SETS AND GRAHAM COUPE HAVE A SIMILAR WIN OVER KHAMAL HUSSAIN, MICKY MOIR THEN STEADIED THE SHIP TO SEE THE RAMS HOME 26-12.
WARD & STOBBART TOOK ON THE LIONS AND CAME AWAY WITH A 28-10 HOME VICTORY, KEITH WARD AND KEITH JACKSON BOTH UNBEATEN FOR THE PLUMBERS AND A MAGNIFICENT  MARTIN ORMSBY DEFEATING GED SIMPSON IN A FIVE SET THRILLER.
 
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 LIAM IN COMMAND  -    1-1-10

 IN THE PREMIERSHIP THIS WEEK LIAM BEDFORD THE EAST LANCS MAIN MAN TOOK MAXIMUM POINTS AS HE WON ALL HIS MATCHES INCLUDING A THRILLING FIVE SET VICTORY OVER DAMON BLEZARD RESULTING IN A 25-14 WIN FOR THE CRICKETERS OVER OPPONENTS ROVERS.  BURACCS CAME AWAY WITH A SUPERB 23-14 AWAY WIN OVER EAST LANCS, GRAHAM COUPE AND BARRY MASON BOTH UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT FOR THE WINNERS.
BURNLEY BOYS CLUB BANDWAGON IN DIV 1 ROLLS ON AS THEY TOOK NO PRISONERS IN A 30-3 AWAY VICTORY OVER LUCKLESS RAMS E, MATT HARRISON, PETER WOOD  AND MARTIN WYATT LOOK TO HAVE THE TITLE WITHIN THEIR GRASP. IAN MITCHELL WAS UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT BUT STILL HIS SIDE PENDLE STAINED GLASS LOST TO HYNDBURNERS 20-16. A MUCH STRENGTHENED OLD MASTERS SIDE DEFEATED KAY ST B 28-13, JOHN THORNBER, ROGER WHEWELL AND IAN PICKLES IN TREMENDOUS FORM. BURNLEY CRICKET CLUB ARE BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN A 26-10 VICTORY OVER KSB B, ALAN PRUDDEN THE MAN IN FORM WITH THREE SUPERB WINS. KSB C WITH TREVOR ELKINGTON PLAYING TERRIFIC TABLE TENNIS HAD A COMFORTABLE 23-13 HOME WIN OVER PENDLE STAINED GLASS .
NEIL BOOTH LOOKS TO BE THE NEW STAR OF THE SECOND DIV AS HE WON ALL HIS MATCHES IN STRAIGHT SETS AND HIS TEAM STILL LOST THE MATCH AS LOW MOOR B DEFEATED RAMS WEST 21-13. NEW TEAM ADPAK ACES ARE FINDING THE GOING TOUGH AS THEY LOST AT HOME 24-10 TO LOW MOOR B, SCOTT THOMPSON AND PHILIP HUTCHINSON THE UNBEATEN DUO.
IN THE ONLY MATCH TO BE PLAYED IN THE THIRD DIV THE ALL WHALLEY DERBY SAW WHALLEY KESTRELS DEFEAT WHALLEY CYGNETS 30-1, ALAN ROSS, MARTIN DRURY AND CAPTAIN ERIC RONNAN FAR TOO GOOD FOR THE OPPOSITION.
 
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IAN HALTS CLITHEROE     24-1-10


                        IN THE PREMIERSHIP THIS WEEK EAST LANCS CC VISITED A RESURGENT CLITHEROE A SIDE AND WITH IAN HAWORTH WINNING ALL HIS MATCHES FOR THE CRICKETERS AN AWAY WIN LOOKED ON THE CARDS BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE HOME SIDE RAN OUT 24-14 WINNERS.
THE LIONS WITH NEW RECRUIT KEITH LEE HAD A 22-14 VICTORY OVER RELEGATION THREATENED ROVERS, ADAM BLEZARD WITH THREE SUPERB WINS FOR THE LOSERS. ATTACKERS JUST DID ENOUGH TO PIP BURACCS 19-16, BARRY HALL WITH THE WIN OF THE NIGHT IN DEFEATING DAVE KAY 16-14 IN THE FOURTH GAME.
WARD & STOBBART HAD A 26-16 WIN OVER CLITHEROE A, KEITH WARD UNDEFEATED FOR THE VICTORS AND GED SIMPSON DEFEATING KEITH RUDD 11-6 IN THE FIFTH GAME.
MARTIN WYATT AND PETER WOOD WERE BOTH UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT AS DIV 1 LEADERS BURNLEY BOYS CLUB DEFEATED KSB C 25-9.
OLD MASTERS CLASH WITH BURNLEY CC RESULTED IN A CLOSE 20-18 WIN FOR THE MASTERS, IAN BEECROFT UNBEATEN FOR THE CRICKETERS.
FRED WADE WAS THE HYNDBURNERS STAR PLAYER AND NEARLY CAUSED AN UPSET AS HIS TEAM DEFEATED RAMS EAST 21-18 AND ONLY LOST TO MARTIN HOLT 12-10 IN THE FINAL GAME.
BRIERFIELD WITH A DEPLETED SIDE TOOK THE HONOURS IN A 19-15 AWAY WIN OVER KSB E IN DIV 2, TOM LACEY WITH THREE VICTORIES FOR THE WINNERS.
TACKYFIRE WITH HOPES OF PROMOTION VISITED SHAHSMEN AND HAD A CREDITABLE 23-12 WIN, FRANK HAMER ROLLING BACK THE YEARS WITH THREE VITAL WINS. SHAHSMEN WITH NEIL MCKINNON AND MICK CAGE IN TERRIFIC FORM HAD A FINE 27-6 WIN OVER NEW TEAM ADPAK ACES.
IN A TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH IN DIV 3 SLAYERS WERE DEFEATED BY AN IN FORM WHALLEY CYGNETS SIDE 23-19, KIERAN CUNLIFFE AND WARWICK LEWTHWAITE DOING THE DAMAGE FOR THE VILLAGE SIDE. IN THE ALL WHALLEY FIXTURE KESTRELS HAD A 27-8 WIN OVER NEIGHBOURS CYGNETS, CHRIS HISLOP WITH THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT AS HE WON 14-12 IN THE FIFTH GAME AGAINST ADAM ROBINSON.
TITLE CONTENDERS THE MISFITS CONTINUE TO IMPRESS IN A 30-2 WIN OVER DOALS A, HARRY, KEITH AND MARK TOO STRONG FOR THE OPPOSITION.
 
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     BURNLEY BOYS TITLE FAVOURITES   31-1-10

IN THE RACE FOR THE DIV 1 TITLE BURNLEY BOYS CLUB LOOK TO BE IN PRIME POSITION AS THEY CRUSHED KSB B IN A 30-1 HOME VICTORY, MATT HARRISON PETER WOOD AND MARTIN WYATT WINNING ALL THEIR MATCHES IN STRAIGHT SETS AND DROPPING A SINGLE POINT ONLY IN THE DOUBLES.
IAN MITCHELL WAS THE SAVIOUR FOR PENDLE STAINED GLASS AS HE WON ALL HIS MATCHES INCLUDING A CLIFFHANGING GAME WITH DANNY CHAMBERLAIN WHICH WENT TO FIVE GAMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THEY LOST 23-16 TO HYNDBURNERS .

WHALLEY EAGLES TOOK NO PRISONERS IN THEIR QUEST FOR PROMOTION FROM DIV 2 WITH A SUPERB 30-0 WIN OVER NEW TEAM ADPAC ACES, PHIL MILEHAM, ALAN CALOW AND MIKE TURNER SEEM TO HAVE THAT LOOK OF CHAMPIONS.
VILLAGE SIDE WHALLEY PHOENIX VISITED KAY ST F AND CAME AWAY WITH A 24-12 WIN IN THEIR DIV 3 ENCOUNTER, CARLTON COOPER WITH THREE VITAL WINS FOR THE LOSERS .
DOALS A PLAYED HOST TO KAY ST F AND DEFEATED THEM 22-14, GERALD LAXTON UNBEATEN FOR THE VICTORS .

IN THE PREMIERSHIP UNBEATEN RAMS B EASED PAST WARD AND STOBBART WINNING 28-7, MARK RAMSBOTTOM AND ANDY JACKSON WITH THREE WINS EACH .
IN THE FRED HOLDEN KNOCKOUT TROPHY NAZIR SHAH WAS THE PLAYER IN FORM AS SHAHSMEN DEFEATED OLD MASTERS 6-3. IN THE ALL PREMIERSHIP TUSSLE RAMS NORTH JUST HAD THE EDGE IN A 5-4 WIN OVER CLITHEROE, MICK MOIR THE RAMS STAR ON THE NIGHT. MARK READ WAS OUTSTANDING AS MISFITS TOOK THE HONOURS IN A 7-2 WIN OVER BRIERFIELD. TACKYFIRE HAD A WORTHWHILE VISIT  TO EAST LANCS  WINNING 6-3, FRANK HAMER UNBEATEN FOR THE AWAY SIDE .
 
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RAMS CURB LIONS ROAR    8-2-10

IN THE PREMIERSHIP THIS WEEK RAMS NORTH TOOK MAXIMUM POINTS FROM A LUCKLESS LIONS SIDE 30-8, STEVE LYONS LOSING TO TIM TERNENT IN THE FIFTH GAME 11-9.
ATTACKERS PLAYED HOST  TO RAMS SOUTH LOSING 29-11, ANDY JACKSON AND MARK RAMSBOTTOM UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT FOR THE VICTORS AND GRAHAM YOUNG'S ONLY LOSS AT THE HANDS OF AN EPIC STRUGGLE WITH COLIN PARKINSON 18-16 IN THE FINAL GAME.
WARD AND STOBBART WERE INDEBTED TO KEITH WARD AND KEITH JACKSON WHO WON THREE MATCHES EACH TO TAKE THE SP0ILS AGAINST BURACCS 21-15 . 

 IN THE ALL KSB CLASH IN DIV1 THE AWAY SIDE KSB B WERE IN WINNING MODE DEFEATING KSB C 24-18, DAZ MAFI THE HERO FOR THE VICTORS.
IAN MITCHELL WON ALL HIS MATCHES AS PENDLE STAINED GLASS OVERCAME ALLSPEEDS 24-14. OLD MASTERS JUST HAD THE EDGE IN A NAIL BITING FINISH WINNING 19-18 AGAINST RAMSBOTTOM EAST, MARTIN HOLT WITH THREE VITAL WINS  FOR THE LOSERS.
LEADERS BURNLEY BOYS CLUB CONTINUED THEIR UNBEATEN RUN IN WITH A 30-3 HOME WIN OVER HYNDBURNERS, MATT HARRISON, PETER WOOD AND MARTIN WYATT THE WINNING TRIO. KSB A WITH HOPES OF PROMOTION HAD AN EMPHATIC 30-8 HOME VICTORY OVER BURNLEY CRICKET CLUB, MATT HODGKINSON, MATT HIRST AND RAY KAY THE UNBEATEN SIDE .

ANDY RISK WAS THE STAR PLAYER AS KSB E OVERCAME KSB D 24-14 IN THEIR DIV 2 ENCOUNTER. FIERY FRANK HAMER WAS IN TOP FORM AS PROMOTION HOPEFULS TACKYFIRE HAD A 24-16 WIN OVER WHALLEY EAGLES .PETER HOWARD  AND TOM LACEY HAD THREE WINS EACH TO SEE BRIERFIELD THROUGH 27-12 AGAINST KAY ST D.
  
 THE MISFITS CONTINUE TO CRUISE THROUGH IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE DIV 3 TITLE THIS WEEK DEFEATING WHALLEY KESTRELS 27-10, KEITH WILKINSON, HARRY RAWCLIFFE AND MARK READ ALL UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT. NEIL HEPWORTH HAD THREE FINE WINS TO HELP DOALS A DEFEAT DOALS B 21-13.

IN THE FRED HOLDEN TEAM KNOCKOUT TROPHY RAMS SOUTH FELL TO A WHALLEY CYGNETS TEAM 7-2, ADAM ROBINSON THE MAIN MAN FOR THE VILLAGE SIDE.
ALAN ROSS WAS WHALLEY KESTRELS UNBEATEN PLAYER AS THEY DEFEATED KAY ST A 5-4. WHALLEY PHOENIX HAD A SPLENDID 7-2 WIN OVER HIGH FLYING BURNLEY BOYS CLUB.
 
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    MARTIN CLINCHES TITLES         18-2-10
                            IN THE ANNUAL EAST LANCS CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS MARTIN WYATT PLAYING SOME TREMENDOUS ATTACKING TABLE TENNIS CLINCHED THE SINGLES TITLE WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER DAVE KAY .MARTIN THEN TEAMED UP WITH KHAMAL HUSSAIN TO TAKE THE DOUBLES TITLE WITH A VICTORY OVER GRAHAM COUPE AND BARRY HALL 11-6 11-9 AND 11-7 TO REWARD A TREMENDOUS SEASON FOR HIMSELF .IN THE HANDICAP DOUBLES FINAL KEITH AINSCOE AND JIM ATHERTON HAD A 2-0 WIN OVER KEIRAN CUNLIFFE AND JOE BARKER .JIM ATHERTON THEN TOOK THE HANDICAP SINGLES EVENT WITH A SPLENDID 2-0 VICTORY OVER ERIC RONNAN .
                                        IN THE LEAGUE RESULTS THIS WEEK BURNLEY BOYS CLUB RELENTLESS PUSH TOWARDS THE DIV 1 TITLE CONTINUES AS THEY CRUSHED KSB B 30-2.DAVE SOUTHERN WON ALL HIS MATCHES AS HYNDBURNERS EASED PAST KSB C 22-16 .MARTIN HOLT WAS IN UNBEATABLE FORM AS RAMS EAST TOOK THE HONOURS 26-12 AGAINST RELEGATION THREATENED ALLSPEEDS .RAMS WEST TRAVELLED TO BRIERFIELD AND JUST DID ENOUGH TO WIN 18-17,NEIL BOOTH THE MAIN MAN FOR THE RAMS .
                                DAVID BORLAND AND PHIL MILEHAM TOOK MAXIMUM POINTS IN THEIR WHALLEY EAGLES WIN 27-9 OVER CLITHEROE LMC B IN DIV 2 .KSB E WITH HOME ADVANTAGE DEFEATED VISITORS SHAHSMEN 25-18,DICK BUDD AND MICK PAGE WITH TWO WINS EACH FOR THE AWAY SIDE .
                                    KEITH WILKINSON WAS IN FORM AS MISFITS TOOK THE SPOILS WINNING 24-8 AGAINST DIV 3 OPPONENTS KSB F .NEW TEAM DOALS A WITH CLIVE SHEDLOW UNBEATABLE ON THE NIGHT EASED PAST A DEPLETED JETSTREAM SIDE 22-9.SLAYERS VISITED VILLAGE SIDE WHALLEY PHOENIX WINNING 23-14,PETER BOOTH THE MAN IN FORM FOR THE VICTORS .
                                        IN THE PREMIERSHIP RAMS NORTH TOOK NO PRISONERS IN A 30-3 AWAY WIN OVER ROVERS .BURACCS WITH HOME ADVANTAGE DREW 21-21 WITH OPPONENTS EAST LANCS ,ASHLEY BRADBURN WITH A FIFTH SET 13-11 WIN OVER LIAM BEDFORD WHICH WAS THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT .RAMS SOUTH QUEST FOR THE TITLE CONTINUES AS THEY EASILY DEFEATED LIONS 29-6,MARK RAMSBOTTOM AND GRAHAM HOY WITH THREE WINS EACH FOR THE VICTORS .ATTACKERS TOK THE DOUBLES 3-0 IN THEIR GAME WITH WARD AND STOBBART TO RUN OUT 20-17 ON THE NIGHT .
 
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  KEITH STUNS RAMS     22-2-10

 IN THE PREMIERSHIP THIS WEEK WARD AND STOBBART TOOK ON THE ALL CONQUERING RAMS SOUTH SIDE AND LOST 23-15, KEITH WARD WITH THREE MAGNIFICENT WINS OVER MARK RAMSBOTTOM 3-1, ANDY JACKSON 3-2 AND GRAHAM HOY 3-0.
ROVERS SHARED THE SPOILS IN A THRILLING 19-19 DRAW WITH BURACCS, GRAHAM C0UPE WITH THREE VITAL WINS FOR BURACCS AND IAN MASON TAKING THE SCALP OF BARRY HALL 11-9 IN THE FIFTH GAME.
CLITHEROE TAMED THE LIONS IN A 26-14 AWAY WIN, KEITH RUDD THE STAR FOR THE VICTORS WITH THREE IMPRESSIVE WINS.

KAY ST A SURGE TOWARDS THE DIV 1 PROMOTION SPOT CONTINUES AS THEY CRUSHED KAY ST B 30-4, MATT HODGE, MATT HIRST AND RAY KAY TAKING NO PRISONERS ON THE NIGHT. BURNLEY CRICKET CLUB VISITED RAMS E AND LOST 25-15, MARTIN HOLT THE PLAYER WITH MAXIMUM POINTS ON THE NIGHT. LEADERS BURNLEY BOYS CLUB LOOK TO HAVE THE TITLE WITHIN THEIR GRASP AS THEY TOTALLY DOMINATED THE MATCH WITH ALLSPEEDS WINNING 30-1, MATT HARRISON PETER WOOD AND MARTIN WYATT THE WINNING TRIO. OLD MASTERS JUST HAD THE EDGE IN A THRILLING 21-19 AWAY WIN OVER KSB C, TREVOR ELKINGTON THE STAR ON THE NIGHT FOR THE LOSERS .
IN THE ONLY GAME IN DIV 2 LOW MOOR B PLAYED RAMS WEST WINNING 19-12, BRYAN EDWARDS UNBEATEN FOR THE RAMS.
DOALS B WITH HOME ADVANTAGE HAD A 30-6 VICTORY OVER A DEPLETED KSB F SIDE IN DIV 3, IN THE GAME OF THE NIGHT JOE BARKER FINALLY DEFEATED IAN GLOVER 11-9 IN THE FIFTH GAME. WHALLEY CYGNETS TRAVELLED TO JETSTREAM AND CAME AWAY WITH A 25-11 VICTORY OVER A DEPLETED HOME SIDE, WARWICK LEWTHWAITE UNBEATEN FOR THE WINNERS. ALAN ROSS, MARTIN DEURY AND CHRIS HESLOP ALL WON TWO GAMES EACH TO SEE THEIR SIDE WHALLEY KESTRELS THROUGH 23-12 AGAINST OPPONENTS DOALS A .
 
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MICKY SEES RAMS HOME       19-4-10

MICKY MOIR WAS IN SPARKLING FORM AS HE REMAINED UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT TO SEE RAMS NORTH HOME  IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE PREMIERSHIP TITLE, THEY LOST NARROWLY 22-21 TO RAMS SOUTH WHO FINISHED RUNNERS UP WITHOUT LOSING A GAME ALL SEASON.
RAMS NORTH THEN TRAVELLED TO CLITHEROE A AND CAME AWAY WITH A 25-14 VICTORY, MICKY WITH THREE WINS AND MARK HANSON DEFEATING DEAN WALMSLEY IN FOUR SETS AND PHIL RILEY WITH AN IMPRESSIVE WIN OVER KHAMAL HUSSAIN IN STRAIGHT SETS FOR THE LOSERS.
GRAHAM HOY ANDY JACKSON AND MARK RAMSBOTTOM WERE ALL UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT AS RAMS SOUTH TOOK MAXIMUM POINTS FROM BURACCS WINNING 30-11.
LIONS LAST HOPES OF SURVIVAL IN THE TOP FLIGHT WERE LOST IN A 28-10 DEFEAT AT FORTRESS EAST LANCS, MATT NETTLETON AND LIAM BEDFORD THE UNBEATEN DUO.
PHIL RILEY WAS IN TERRIFIC FORM AS HE WON BOTH HIS MATCHES TO SEE CLITHEROE A HOME AGAINST A DEPLETED ATTACKERS SIDE 23-13. DAVE KAY SAVED THE DAY FOR ATTACKERS AS HE WON ALL HIS MATCHES INCLUDING THE DOUBLES WITH COLIN PARKINSON TO DEFEAT EAST LANCS 20-18 AT THE MEADOWS. 

ANY LINGERING HOPES KSB A HAD OVER THE DIV 1 TITLE WERE DASHED THIS WEEK AS CHAMPIONS ELECT BURNLEY BOYS CLUB SHOWED THEIR CLASS IN A 28-10 AWAY WIN , MARTIN WYATT AND PETER WOOD BOTH UNBEATEN ON THE NIGHT AND MATT HARRISONS ONLY LOSS BEING AT THE HANDS OF MATT HODGKINSON IN A 3-1 THRILLER.
KEITH AINSCOE HAD TWO FINE WINS AS RELEGATED ALLSPEEDS LOST TO KSB  B 25-18.
DESPITE DAZ MAFI WINNING ALL HIS GAMES AND WITH HOME ADVANTAGE KAY ST B WERE DEFEATED BY HYNDBURNERS 22-14.
MARTIN HOLT AND SIMON CHARNLEY WERE IN IMPRESSIVE FORM AS RAMS EAST TOOK THE MATCH 26-11 AGAINST OPPONENTS KSB C.

IN DIV 2 ANDREW RISK WAS THE STAR FOR KSB E IN THEIR MATCH WITH RAMS WEST, ANDREW HAD DEFEATED ROY STEVENTON AND BRYAN EDWARDS AND THEN HAD A TREMENDOUS MATCH WITH IN FORM NEIL BOOTH EVENTUALLY LOSING 11-5 IN THE FIFTH GAME,  RAMS WEST RUNNING OUT 25-13 WINNERS.
SLAYERS DEFEATED WHALLEY PHOENIX 26-13 KIM CROYDON WITH TWO VALUABLE WINS FOR THE LOSERS.


                   GED SIMPSON PRESS SEC ELTTL           

 


 

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