£1,000 reward for stolen dogs

Mr Shkeel Kayani, of Heywood Road, Prestwich, put up the cash reward for the safe return of new mum Sheba after the bull mastif was stolen from her kennel along with the five-week-old puppies.

Thieves scaled a 15ft wall before clambering on to a roof and dropping down into the family's back garden where the dogs worth around £4,000 were sleeping.

Mr Kayani's wife, Shannaz, said: "My husband gave the dogs a feed at around midnight and the next morning my son and daughter woke us up asking if they could go out and feed the puppies. When we went outside we discovered they had gone."

She added: "The children were really upset. Sheba was a family pet and they had even named all the puppies."

The family, who live on the premises of the One-Stop shop where Mr and Mrs Kayani work, bought Sheba two years ago when she just six weeks old.

The fawn-coloured bitch gave birth to the pedigree pups five weeks ago and the Kayanis were intending to put them up for sale.

"The children are only 12 and 13 and they have spent all summer with the puppies. They have cared for them and fed them every day. They just want them back, especially Sheba," added Mrs Kayani.

Police investigating the incident are appealing for witnesses and want to hear from anyone who has been offered a bull mastif puppy for sale since the weekend.

People with information should contact Bury police on 856 8157 or Whitefield CID on 856 8248.

Blind man treated after flat fire A BLIND pensioner was given oxygen after a cooker fire at his flat.

The blaze damaged a grill pan in the 79-year-old man's home at the Waverley Place sheltered housing complex in School Street, Radcliffe.

Because of his poor sense of smell, the man had been initially unaware of the outbreak.

A Whitefield fire crew administered oxygen to the pensioner following Sunday's (Sept 17) blaze, but he declined hospital treatment.

Officers ventilated the flat and were at the scene for 45 minutes.

Teen tackles blaze FIREFIGHTERS attended the scene of a weekend chip pan fire at a house in Church Street, Radcliffe.

But when they arrived, they discovered a 17-year-old girl had extinguished the blaze.

The teenager suffered shock and was given oxygen by fire officers, but declined hospital treatment.

Damage caused by the outbreak was confined to the chip pan.

A Whitefield fire crew was at the scene on Sunday for 20 minutes.

Teacher tackles sub-zero summer charity trek WHILE her colleagues and pupils were enjoying their summer break in the sunshine, a Bury deputy headteacher was enduring sub-zero temperatures in Iceland.

But despite that, Ms Fiona Guiver will probably have more adventure stories to relate than any child or teacher just returned to Bury C of E High School.

The deputy head took part in a gruelling 100km trek and raised more than £2,100 in the process for Macmillan Cancer Relief, which staged the week-long sponsored event.

Ms Guiver was one of 54 trekkers who left Heathrow Airport to take part in what she described as "not a holiday, but a challenge".

She recalled: "Leaving an overcast Britain behind, we arrived in an even greyer and wetter Reykjavik and spent the evening being briefed about the strenuous six days with a backdrop of the city's cultural night."

A day later, Ms Guiver and her fellow intrepids were bused out to Mount Hekla. "The climb was a tough initiation to the 100km trek, particularly in the light of an apparent inability of the majority to stick to our training schedule."

The trek, however, took Ms Guiver and her colleagues down steep hills, through a gorge, past lakes and over ridges. "But the terrain was tough," she stressed.

The following day, she went on, "the trek began to go pear-shaped. The weather was now so bad that, what had been described as a tough Scottish day, had to be called off.

"The substitute walk was followed by contingency plans to transfer us to the next campsite.

"In the event, after six hours, were were defeated by swollen rivers and impassable fords, but not before the sheer power of moving water, witnessing the support vehicle getting stuck and the leaders wading waste deep in icy waters to release the vehicle."

Ms Guiver went on: "By 2am, we were finally found emergency accommodation after a suggested camp proved unsuitable and the baggage trailer was jack-knifed. This is not a holiday but a challenge, we reminded each other.

"We were, in fact, in the midst of the worst August weather for 40 years with rising river levels and bridges being swept away."

The remaining three days were re-planned to maximise walking distance.

However, continued Ms Guiver, the final campsite was "a real treat. Full rainbows across the valley floor, the aurora borealis at 1.30am, a fantastic view of glaciated mountains right across the tent door."

Commenting on her remarkable trek, the she said: "Yes, it was frustrating at times, the wet and the cold were depressing, but the team spirit was excellent.

"We knew that before leaving, over £120,000 had already been raised by our group with the promise of more to come.

"Manchester will benefit from direct support for a specialist children's physiotherapist at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, a clinical geneticist at St Mary's Hospital and the Macmillan team at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. So, it had to be worth it!"

Ms Guiver, who was born and raised in Bury, returned to the town last September to take up the deputy headteacher appointment at Bury C of E High School.

She decided to take part in the trek after seeing a flyer for the ice cap event in school.

Fireworks may force guide dog to leave A BLIND man fears he could be forced to return his guide dog which has been traumatised by a series of firework-related incidents.

Mr John Frost's labrador, Tose, is now so frightened and distressed that it is reluctant to go outside.

The 79-year-old man, who lives in Shakespeare Avenue, says that there have been numerous fireworks set off in the Manchester Road area of Bury in the early evening during the week.

And he also says there are similar incidents occurring at the weekends during the early morning.

"My dog has become very distressed and runs around the house very frightened when the fireworks go off," he said.

"It has become very distressed. I'm just afraid that I may have to give Tose back. The dog will hardly go out now, even during the day."

Mr Frost, who has been blind for 15 years, has had his guide dog for the past seven years and cannot face the prospect of being without it.

"As far as fireworks going off around here, it's really getting out of hand and Tose is terribly frightened."

Safety measures rejected IT'S back to square one in the bid to come up with a package of local safety measures for the Chesham Road area of Bury.

For many local residents have rejected a number of earlier proposals drawn up to cut the level of accidents and the speeds of vehicles using the area.

These measures were put together by a firm of independent consulting engineers who were commissioned by Bury Council to prepare design proposals for a local safety scheme.

Among the recommendations made for the Chesham Road area were the introduction of a 20mph zone, partial one-way traffic flows on Haslam Street and Badger Street, anti-skid material on all approaches to a mini-roundabout at Taylor Street-Geoffrey Street together with other measures.

To gauge local opinion to these proposals, the local authority circulated letters to local residents detailing the results of the study.

At the latest meeting of Bury East area board, held at Derby High School, it was disclosed that 150 residents had responded to the plan.

Mr Ian Lord, engineering manager (traffic and management services) said: "It is quite clear that the scheme did not commend itself to many of the residents."

And he said the next step would be to look at the whole issue again in an effort to draw up proposals acceptable to the majority of residents.

Mr Lord told the Bury Times: "We will look at the scheme again in light of the comments we received to see if we can modify them to what the people want.

"We are re-visiting the scheme afresh, seeing what we need to change to accord better with what the people wish."

The issue has been raised against a backdrop of figures which disclose there have been 14 reported injury accidents in the Chesham Road area in the last three years.

Twelve of these incidents happened at junctions and two involved pedal cyclists.

At a recent meeting of the local authority's traffic management, members were concerned that the lack of physical speed restraints in part of the area would mean the proposed 20mph zone "would be unenforceable."

They felt the zone should also be introduced in areas already benefiting from traffic calming.

DJ's fight with BBC CONTROVERSIAL Prestwich DJ, James H. Reeve, has launched a campaign to try and clear his name three years after he was criticised by radio bosses for using racist language on air.

But the former broadcaster for BBC GMR could face legal action after using the company name to set up a website which condemns station bosses over their treatment of him.

Reeve, of Scholes Lane, sensationally stormed out of his lunchtime slot at GMR in September, 1998 after he was hauled up for using "gratuitous racist language".

The outspoken presenter, who is a vehement anti-racist, admits to saying the word "nigger" in an on-air discussion with Mr Ahmed Ali, of Tameside REC.

The remark was made to highlight the kind of abuse commonly used.

Said Reeve: "Following a controversial poster campaign by the Commission for Racial Equality, I conducted an interview with Mr Ali. I asked him if he would accept the word "nigger" but Mr Ali said he would not as he considered it too offensive." Reeve said he apologised on air for using the word and the debate continued.

But his actions prompted radio bosses to call him in for a meeting later that day.

He claims his managing editor at the time, Karen Hannah, accused him of "gratuitous use of racist language on and off air" and said she had received complaints from a colleague about a second racist remark made by Reeve during a meeting conducted off-air.

Following a heated conversation in which Reeve said he was asked for his "defence" in the matter, the DJ resigned on the spot.

Reeve, who now works for Manchester City FC hosting hospitality events on match days, claims the full details of the incident have never been revealed and accuses the BBC of trying to discredit his name.

Three years on and Reeve broke his silence over his departure and vowed to tell "the true story" of what happened via the internet.

He set up a website using a distorted BBC GMR logo two weeks ago but within 48 hours the site was scrapped by domain host fasthosts.co.uk.

Undeterred, Reeve has since found an alternative host for the site.

A BBC spokesman said: "The BBC lawyers were in touch with the service provider about aspects of the original site. Since then this site has been taken off."

The spokesman said concern was raised as the site appeared to "pass itself off as a BBC site" and he added: "There are other aspects of the site that may give rise to legal action."

Defending his actions Reeve said: "I just want people to learn the truth about what happened but the BBC solution is to shut it down and stop people reading it. I discovered that no one had actually bought the BBC GMR domain name so I bought it for £12. But it has taken me a while to to learn how to operate the internet."

"Just two weeks ago in Tesco a member of the public told me not to use any more racist language," he added, "So the perception still persists. All those involved are sailing along happily and carving out niches in the BBC while I had to try and resume my career. I had to start again from scratch."

The BBC spokesman said the matter was still in the hands of the legal department.

Derby date for classmates A DERBY School reunion for classmates from more than 40 years ago is to be expanded.

Mrs Sylvia Cole, nee Burdaky, is masterminding the nostalgic get-together of pupils who were in the Lower Sixth at the new school from September 1959 to July 1960.

But the level of interest has caused Mrs Cole to extend the scope of the reunion, planned for October 20 this year.

Pupils who were in the Upper Fifth and Upper Sixth in the first year of the new school are also being sought, in addition to people in the Upper Fifth at Bury High School from September 1958 to July 1959, who decided not to move onto the Derby School.

Mrs Cole is currently assistant director of education in Leicestershire, but has just been appointed to the post of director of education to the Falklands Islands Government, which she will take up at the end of the year.

She said: "It would be good to renew old friendships and swap news before I leave. Some of them have already contacted me."

Anyone interested in attending the reunion, should contact Mrs Cole on 0116-235-6911 or Jean Grove, nee Hamilton, on 224-2840.

In the balance THE future of an entire street in Whitefield hangs in the balance as details of a new development are thrashed out.

Yorkshire-based property developers Dransfield are on the verge of submitting an application to Bury Council highlighting their plans to transform land from Elms Street to Stanley Road.

But the relocation of residents and community facilities in Elms Street, namely the Methodist Church, Synagogue and Conservative Club, is the subject of high-level discussions between the company and council leaders.

In a separate project, by North Western Properties, an application to build shops and a health and rehabilitation centre on adjacent land in Elms Precinct was passed by planners last week.

Speaking at the latest Whitefield and Unsworth Area Board meeting, Besses Ward councillor Derek Boden said: "Last week councillors and officers had a meeting with the Dransfield company. We were told at the beginning of summer that, by now, they would have a scheme planned."

The company stated that, before they would say what the scheme involved, they wanted to agree the subject of replacement sites with property owners, including council tenants and owner occupiers in Elms Street.

Coun Boden said that details of relocation for the Conservative Club and Sharei Shalom Synagogue had been discussed with Dransfield but the future of Whitefield Methodist Church, the biggest of the three properties, would require a further meeting.

MUCK AND NETTLES FOR BORO UniBond League Division One

Radcliffe Borough 0 Lincoln United 2

JUST when everything in the garden is beginning to look rosy, someone comes along and dumps a load of horse manure all over the place.

While Saturday's game didn't quite fall into the toilet category, Lincoln United's robust approach forced Boro to mix it rather than match their opponents, skill for skill.

And while Boro might have come out on top in terms of chances created -- and missed -- it was Lincoln who came away with the three points after doing what every team strives to do -- hit the target.

They might not have had as many chances, but the ones they did have, they made count.

Boro had gone into a by no means easy game -- Lincoln having won 4-1 at North Ferribly in midweek -- having booked a place in the FA Cup first qualifying round with a 5-2 win at Atheton LR, and were also sitting pretty in the league in fourth spot, having scored nine goals and conceded just one in their three wins and one draw.

They started like a team in that sort of form as top scorer Jody Banim cut in from the right and shot just wide of the near post to give Lincoln an early warning. The half continued in the same vein with the mobile Banim and Lee Kissock keeping the Lincoln defence at full stretch.

Banim had a fine snap shot saved by Lincoln keeper Steve Curry and in the 35th minute Tony Whealing drove in a fierce effort that Lincoln skipper Chris White cleared off the line.

Scot Wilson was presented with an opening seven minutes from half-time after Eamon Elliott had done the spadework, but he scuffed his shot and the chance went begging.

So stalemate at half-time and it was obvious that Lincoln had taken more heart from that than the home side.

They gradually worked their way back into the game as Boro wilted and in the 62nd minute they got their reward when Gary Walters went clear and rounded Danny Hurst to notch a well-taken solo goal.

Banim replied for Boro within five minutes, but again the luck wasn't with the home side as he saw his shot hit the keeper, rebound back onto himself and fly away to safety off a defender.

Ten minutes later it looked like Boro had snatched that elusive equaliser when David Bean rose above the rest and flicked a fine header goalwards. This time it was the thickness of a post that kept Boro on a blank and a minute later Hurst had to pull of a great save to stop Lincoln going 2-0 ahead.

Lincoln's two substitutes combined to do the rest of the damage. In the 87th minute Ian Williams crossed for Danny Hargreaves, who shot wide from inside the box with only Hurst to beat.

Two minutes later it was all over as Hargreaves robbed Gus Wilson on the edge of the area and crossed from the right for Williams to stoop and head past Hurst for Lincoln's second, and match-clinching, goal.

RADCLIFFE BOROUGH: Hurst 7; Battersby 6, G Wilson 6, Landon 6, Price 6, Whealing 6; Elliott 6, S Wilson 6, Bean 7; Kissock 6, Banim 7. Substitutes: Dempsey (for S Wilson, 60 mins) 6, Lunt (for Elliott, 78 mins). Not used: Walker. Attendance: 179.

KELLY ON STAND-BY FOR CUP RETURN

SIMON KELLY stands by for a recall as Radcliffe Borough step out on the FA Cup trail again on Saturday.

Boro take on league rivals Farsley Celtic in a first qualifying round tie that has all the hallmarks of a banana skin about it.

While Celtic are lying down near the bottom of the table, they have not been playing at home until their last game as work has been carried out on their pitch.

They will be eager to make amends now they are back on home soil and are regarded anyway as a fearsome prospect by most sides who travel to face them.

Kelly is likely to have to settle for a place on the bench on Saturday after returning from injury that laid him low in pre-season.

But manager Kevin Glendon issued a warning to his defenders that they will do well to heed with Kelly ready and eager now for a return to action.

"If I wanted to be ultra critical about Tuesday night's win I would say it was disappointing to concede those two goals again after starting the season not conceding goals.

"We have let in some sloppy goals recently and it has got to stop.

"The game should have been over and done with at 2-0 and 3-1 and we can't afford to let sides back in like we have been doing.

"But I thought Gretna were one of the better sides we have played so far. They were neat and tidy and played some good football.

"Danny pulled off a couple of good saves when we needed it and Eamon took his goals really well and set the second one up for Lee, so he had quite a game."

Glendon has a slight injury doubt over striker Kissock, though he says the player should be ready in time for Saturday after picking up ankle and groin injuries against Gretna.

Contrary to popular belief, defender and left-sided midfield man Paul Williams has not gone to Ramsbottom United on permanent basis.

Williams has linked up with the Rams to help out on the coaching side and Glendon explained: "Paul can't get in the side here at the moment, but then again Mark Dempsey has been on the bench too recently.

"The door is not completely shut for Paul here and if an opportunity arises for him he will back."

Radcliffe hope to get a decision on their bid for a £300,000 grant from the Football Foundation on Wednesday.

They are meeting to consider Boro's bid on Tuesday and a thumbs-up couldn't come at a better time after last weekend's burglary.

LOFTY LATICS HIT NEW HEIGHTS NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

ALSAGER TOWN...1 STAND ATHLETIC...2 STAND ATHLETIC climbed into second place with their fourth straight win against high-flying Alsager and sent out the message that they are finding their feet in NW Counties football.

Their intentions are to produce the kind of football that has brought them so much success over the last three seasons, but what really brought the point home was that their hosts were not just unbeaten, but had yet to concede a goal this season.

Stand's first goal came in the 15th minute. A poor defensive clearance left the ball hanging on the wind and Micky Bartholomew twisted his neck and head to place the ball over the line with a neat header with goalkeeper John Riley stranded after failing to clear the initial cross.

Alsager than saw Stand push hard for a second. Their corner count was rising quickly, but it was a free-kick from Stuart Stott on the half hour that picked out Dave Channon's head and he thumped the ball into the bottom corner to underline Stand's dominance.

Alsager's only real hope of getting into this game was with the pace of forward Karl Bayley and his cutting run down Stand's right saw him cross to Paul Ireland, who seemed to control the ball with his arm before slotting home from close-range. It was a dent to lose a goal on the stroke of half-time and Alsager who would be starting the second half with the wind to their backs must have thought things were turning in their favour, but they were wrong, as an organised Stand defence with centre half Steve Davis in great form, dealt with anything Alsager could throw at them with ease, and with captain Steve Stott an inspiration in the middle of the park, no Stand player was left lacking in any department.

The home side did have their moments in a wind dominated half, but it was still Stand who had created the better chances, and they nearly wrapped things up when substitute Karl Brown screwed his shot wide after a one-on-one with the home goalkeeper.

With five minutes remaining Alsager substitute Paul Gardner had a moment of not just stupidity, but most definitely madness, when he decided to collide late with the far more robust Stand keeper, Tommy Allen.

Gardner came off a poor second and was badly hurt and he was helped along his way with a red card. Even so it could not spoil an excellent team performance and result for Stand.

STAND ATHLETIC: Allen 7, Anderson 7, Dixon 7, Davis 8, Channon 7, Telfer 7, Stott 8*, Denham C 7, Bartholomew 7, Denham M 7, Dawes 7. Substitutes: Brown for M. Denham 6, and Ashton for C. Denham 6. Not used: Norton. Booked: Denham C and Brown. Referee: Mr S. Pardoe (Crewe).

It's been a busy week for Stand, and one marred by the injury to reserve team player Ian Ryan, who broke his leg in a reserve team match at Skelmersdale last Friday night.

Ian has been a dedicated player to the club over the last four seasons and the club wish him well and a quick recovery.

Last Thursday Stand rebuffed any attempts by rivals Ramsbottom United to take away the Denham brothers Chris and Mark with a seven-day notice, after talks with the players, assistant manager Nick Woods said: "Team boss Nick Davies has no intention of releasing any players, and no player has indicated any wiliness to leave the club, so that ends the matter!"

This Saturday Stand travel to take on Wigan side, Ashton Town, but it's still Tuesday nights for home action as Stand take on Bootle (kick off 7.45 pm) on September 18.

STAND ATHLETIC ...2 BLACKPOOL MECHANICS ...1

STAND wore a golden s-mile after coming from a goal behind against Blackpool Mechanics to hit another three-point jackpot on Tuesday.

The visitors took the lead when Stand defender Dave Channon put the ball through his own net.

But he made amends when popping up at the other end to equalise before half-time.

Chris Denham missed a penalty but brother Mike came to the rescue when he scored from the penalty spot with 15 minutes remaining.

BORO COP A WARNING RADCLIFFE BORO...3 GRETNA...2

A POLICE van sped up Unsworth Street just after the final whistle after Radcliffe Boro held on to collect three points in this narrow victory writes STEVE BOTT.

The Dibble were too late for the burglary -- that happened on Sunday afternoon, but it could have been a case of Gretna claiming "We wuz robbed".

The Scottish side's skipper, Mark Dobie, had Radcliffe hearts fluttering when he pulled a second goal back to make it 3-2 with three minutes, plus stoppage time still to go.

Gretna had had a goal disallowed two minutes into the second half with the score at 1-0 to the home side, but, then again, the Boro suffered a similar fate 20 minutes into the first half when Tony Whealing's fierce, left wing shot zipped into the net, only for it to be ruled out for offside against a colleague.

Eighteen minutes later Man of the Match Eamon Elliott scored the first of his two goals to give Boro a narrow, but deserved half-time lead.

His fine, low drive from out on the right pinged in off the far post to give him his fifth goal of the season.

Banim had gone close twice and Scot Wilson saw a shot saved by keeper David Mathieson, so, in truth, Gretna had been let off lightly as they went in only one down at the interval.

Two minutes after their disallowed effort they had reason to start crying into their porridge when Elliott burst clear on the right to cross for Kissock to plant a classic headed goal past Mathieson.

The Lowlanders showed their fighting spirit though by hitting back within three minutes when Steve Skinner fired home with the help of a deflection after Boro failed to clear their lines on the edge of the box.

The goal action continued to come thick and fast as Elliott raced to the top of Boro's scoring charts in style by rounding a defender and dragging the keeper out of position before slotting home a super solo goal.

Boro should have been coasting then, but they made hard work of it and Craig Smart had a shot saved by Danny Hurst before Dobie struck to make it a torrid last few minutes for the Boro faithful.

RADCLIFFE BOROUGH: Hurst 7; Walker 6, Landon 6, G Wilson 6, Price 6, Whealing 7; ELLIOTT 9, S Wilson 8, Bean 7; Kissock 7, Banim 7. Substitutes: Collins, Dempsey, Lunt. Attendance: 129.

THANKS FOR NOTHING, REF! Maine Road 5 Ramsbottom United 4

RAMSBOTTOM threw away a great chance to pick up their first away win after conceding a further five goals on top of the eight conceded in the previous two games.

Two up through Russ Brierley on three minutes and David Yorke-Robinson on 11 minutes, the Rams looked well on their way to taking all three points. Then came a crucial refereeing decision.

On 21 minutes Brierley again had the ball in the net, only for the referee to disallow the goal and award a free-kick on the edge of the box for a foul by a Maine Road defender. So much for allowing the advantage.

The decision became even more crucial two minutes later when Jock Russell's penalty reduced the Manchester side's arrears.

That's how it stood at the interval although with a little bit of luck the Rams lead could have been greater with Mike Langhorn striking the crossbar and Danny Goodall having a delicate flick cleared off the line with the keeper well beaten.

On the hour Paul Wadsworth's shot went in off the crossbar, but 15 minutes from time, Yorke-Robinson's free-kick took a deflection to put United back in front.

The lead lasted just three minutes when Ramsbottom lost the ball in midfield and Phil Osborne raced clear to make it 3-3.

On 80 minutes Maine Road went in front for the first time when Ramsbottom failed to defend a corner kick and Wadsworth scored from close range.

With seven minutes remaining Goodall looked to have saved a point when he got on the end of Dave Roach's deep cross to make it 4-4.

In the final minute, the dangerous Russell won the game for Maine Road with his second of the night.

RAMSBOTTOM UNITED: Rooney 4; Porter 5, Langhorn 5, Roach 6, Rhodes 5, W Brierley 6, Yorke-Robinson 6, Goodall 5, R Brierley 6, Orrell 6, Franks 5. Substitute: Brookes (for Langhorn, 70 mins) 5. Not used: O'Shaughnessy, Wallace.

Ramsbottom entertain Ashington at home on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) in the FA Cup first qualifying round and Salford City next Tuesday (kick-off 7.45pm).

WALSHAW ALMOST THERE WALSHAW took a giant step nearer retaining their Bolton Association championship with two victories at the weekend.

At 70 for 5 at the halfway stage of the inning the Sycamore Road lads looked to be wobbling at Little Hulton on Saturday.

But Gary Dyson, batting further down the order than usual, steadied matters with an excellent knock of 61.

He was ably supported by the lower order batsmen as the Walshaw total reached a respectable 174.

With a strong batting line-up, Hulton were always going to go for the runs, but tight bowling, keen fielding and a regular fall of wickets ensured another 20-point haul.

On Sunday Walshaw enjoyed a much easier victory against Blackrod.

After winning the toss and inviting the visitors to bat, they restricted them to 100, with the wickets shared between all four bowlers.

Openers Harris and Hornby got the Walshaw innings off to a brisk start and, when they were all out for 48 and 24 respectively, Fielding and Faulkner were left at the crease to see their side reach the required total with only 18 of the 48 overs used. LITTLE HULTON v WALSHAW

WALSHAW

A. Harris c Rushton b Ijaz...20

D. Hornby c Craig b Sutherland...2

B. Collins c Andrews b Ijaz...6

J. Fielding b Ijaz...31

R. Faulkner b Ijaz...2

G. Dyson b Sutherland...61

M. Forrest c Andrews b Ijaz...17

R. Novak c Rushton b Ijaz...3

B. Hamilton c Morrison b Sutherland...6

L. Riley not out...4

S. Price lbw Sutherland...3

Extras...14

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Total 174

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46.4 overs

A. Sutherland 13.4-0-51-4; Ijaz 23-2-71-6; I. Lee 10-1-42-0.

LITTLE HULTON

P. Craig c Price b Fielding...19

D. Mullineux lbw Hamilton...7

Ijaz b Hamilton...2

M. Penney st Harris b Fielding...20

A. Perry c Harris b Fielding...2

M. Edwards b Price...6

I. Lee lbw Price...4

P. Rushton b Price...4

D. Andrews b Fielding...7

A. Sutherland b Fielding...0

B. Morrison not out...0

Extras...7

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Total (for 7) 78

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42 overs

B. Hamilton 17-8-31-2; J. Fielding 21-6-34-5; S. Price 4-1-8-3.

WALSHAW v BLACKROD

BLACKROD

N. Lawless b Price...4

C. Sanderson b Collins...17

J. Southworth c Riley b Price...2

D. Morris c Harris b Fielding...34

D. Whittle c Dyson b Price...4

S. Ashworth lbw Fielding...5

P. Dickinson b Hamilton...4

G. Speak c Harris b Fielding...18

J. Fairbrother c Hornby b HAmilton...1

M. Westhead not out...5

M. Barker b Fielding...0

Extras...6

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Total 100

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46.3 overs

B. Collins 19-4-25-1; S. Price 14-5-31-3; J. Fielding 13.3-5-28-4; B. Hamilton 9-2-13-2.

WALSHAW

D. Hornby c Sanderson b Morris...24

A. Harris c Fairbrother b Whittle...48

B. Collins lbw Morris...0

J. Fielding not out...18

R. Faulkner not out...8

Extras...3

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Total (for 3) 101

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19.1 overs

D. Morris 6-1-29-2; J. Southworth 2-0-22-0; D. Whittle 7.1-1-27-1; S. Ashworth 4-0-21-0.

NO CHEER AS RADCLIFFE COME FOURTH DOUBLE defeat meant Radcliffe ended the season on a low note, finishing fourth in the Central Lancashire League table.

Radcliffe fell 60 runs short of Milnrow's 189 for seven at Ladyhouse on Saturday and that was followed by a nine-wicket pasting at the hands of runners-up Middleton at Towncroft 24 hours later.

It all meant the Racecourse men had to settle for that fourth spot in the table, 20 points behind winners Rochdale, with Middleton second on 99 and Norden pipping Radcliffe for third place with 89 points.

On Saturday, Milnrow batted first and hit 189 for seven with opener Mark Chadwick hitting 80 and Forden contributing another 53.

Dearden and Kennedy both claimed three wickets apiece for Radcliffe, while skipper Simpson top scored with 34 as Radcliffe were bowled out for 129 in their reply, professional Goldwin Prince doing the damage as he claimed seven Radcliffe wickets for 66 runs off his 14 and a half overs.

Radcliffe were bowled out for 182 at Middleton on Sunday despite useful innings of 33, 26, 20 and 23 from Cruse, Dearden, Keegan and Moreton respectively.

Middleton skipper Lee Wolstenholme was best with the ball, taking five wickets for 73 runs, while Towncroft paid man Reuivin Peiris chipped in with three wickets that cost him 28 runs off his six overs.

The Sri Lankan ace was outstanding with the bat once