15 Wednesday, 5th May, 2004 THE TEESDALE MERCURY

Evenwood Town Under-14s handed brand new £300 kit

Barney celebrate 2 6 runs victory against Thornaby BARNARD Castle travelled to Thornaby to Still was caught and bowled by Mike for 0, Gibbon was play in sodden conditions. • C ric k e t next to go, caught behind off Dave by John Ashworth Rain during the week had left the outfield and pitch for a good 19, Dex was next to go, another catch for very wet. Mark Little was bowled for seven, and Mervyn Close Ashworth off Mike for seven, Thornaby were now 34-5 Mike Stanwix lost the toss and Barney were put into caught for one. and 87 light years away. bat and immediately found the conditions very difficult. At this point Barney were on 45-7, but there was a Roberts was bowled for five by Mike McDonald a Peter Clarke and John Ashworth opened; Peter faced 34 twist in events. Dave Stanwix and Donald Ball were potential match winner was caught by Clarke for one balls and was bowled for five. superb and put on 42 for the eighth . off Mike. Nicholls and Bell tried to hit Thornaby out of FwSaie N ew strip: Two young footballers model the kit Mike Stanwix who usually thrives on wet pitches They showed it could be done taking the quick ones trouble but played straight into the Stanwix’s hands, •REPRODUCE could not get going, Ashworth faced 47 balls and was and twos. Nicholls caught in the deep by a jubilant Dave EVENWOOD Town AFC Under-14s have received a brand new kit caught for three, John did not think he got the nick. Sparrow off Dave Bell. Top edged a ball off Mike and ining suite The partnership came to an end with the last ball of thanks to the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports Mike was also caught after facing 37 balls for six. the innings, Dave going for the big one only to be the ball spun up and there was 14-year-old Shane B Chairs (2 canes charity. Richard Eastwood and Andrew Toulson tried their best. caught for a brilliant 22. Mulley to take a great catch. ygoodcondfa, The foundation has provided the team with brand new kit worth Eastwood hitting the first Boundary of the innings the Bally was a splendid 12 , leaving Barney at Last man Metcalfe was caught by Toulson off Dave to £200 £300 as part of its Junior Kit Scheme, which provides strips and ball just reaching the boundary. 87-8 off 50 overs. Not pretty to watch but it was 87 see Thornaby 61 all out. A 26 runs win for Barney. S. equipment to teams across the country. Toulson who hit Dave for a six was nine not out. A 01833630392 But again the pitch played its part in Richard’s runs Thornaby had to get in reply. Over 5,500 kits have already been provided by the Foundation to downfall. The Thornaby opener Gibbon started well. He lost his funny game the turning point being the 42. junior clubs and schools, and, whilst there is a long way to go before He was caught for eight. Toully soon followed bowled partner Moore early, bowled by Dave Stanwix for 0. Dave Stanwix and Donald Ball put on, to give Barney W L E R iF the kids can emulate their heroes, they will at least look the part. by a ball, which kept ankle height for two. Mark little Gibbon hit Dave for two fours and looked like he could a chance Barney Dave Stanwix 5-34, and Mike get the total himself, but his partners could not cope Stanwix 5-26. banon Saturn Manager Ken Houlahan thanked the Foundation: ‘The kids are was bowled for seven and Mervyn Close caught for absolutely delighted with their new kit. eight. Toully soon followed bowled by a ball, which kept with the Stanwix brothers Dave and Mike. Next Saturday Barney are at home to Guisborough 2003 Model “The Junior Kit scheme is easy to apply for and is a real boost for ankle height for two. Muldowney was trapped L.B.W by Dave for three. 2pm start. Iw complete *ticw a club of our size, the extra strip was vital to the expansion of our lawningtorkSchaisg soccer development scheme”. £1,800 The Under-14s team will compete in a ‘Local Friendly League’ - a Good times at London M arathon 1:01388710976 younger version of the highly-successful Under-16s programme. LONDON Marathon day, April 18, saw • Athletics The leagues are part of Wear Valley District Council’s soccer Ken Sanderson and Alan Bray GRAZING development scheme, and the club is extremely grateful to be pounding the streets of London along allowed to participate in it. with many thousands of others, coming Durham track and field meeting of the home in 3 hours 12 minutes and 3:57 season took place at the Eastbourne SHEEP The purpose of the F.A.’s nationwide development scheme is to respectively. provide good quality coaching and care, to nurture good habits and track, Darlington on Tuesday evening, Well done to them both. Our attitudes, and to that end, a ‘Strict NO Train, NO Play’ policy will April 20, hosted by Darlington RAZING commiserations go to Ann Alderson Harriers. Competing for the club was operate in which participants must attend coaching sessions if they who did all the training and at the want to also play in competitive matches. Josh Crawley, who took part in the 100 >treatlam area eleventh hour was unfortunately metres for U15 boy's in a time of 16:1, These developments are part of the club’s bid to become an FA injured and unable to take part. for further detaSs also coming first in the javelin in 18.40 Charter Standard Club. The same day the Anne Marie metres, well done Josh. 11833637219 The foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the Readshaw Memorial meeting took The club meets for training at game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as place at Stadium 2000 Arena, Teesdale Sports Centre, Tuesday and a force for social cohesion and as a vehicle for education in Sunnydale Leisure Centre, Shildon. Thursday nights at 6pm. All abilities WHATSON communities throughout the country funded by the FA Premier There were three junior members welcome. League, The Football Association, Sport England, and the from the club who competed. They The junior group ages 8-11 years Government, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports were Sophie Philbrick, who took part SOME DOVE Cl meet at Green Lane School on charity with a £53 million budget going straight into the very in the U-13s 200 and 600 metres. Thursday evenings, 5.15pm-6.15pm. > HY MUSIC SOI heart of football. Ross Landon and his younger There is still time to enter for the Cockfield WMC Ken explained: “The present developments exhaust fully, the brother Owen competed in the U lls Raby Castle 10k or fun on Sunday, turday 8th May capacity of the current facilities in the locality, and any future 60, and 600 metres and also the long May 30, entry forms available at the jump. Our congratulations go to them 'ing Jim Ryder M development will be held up until we can acquire the Randolph Site Sports Centre or Barnard Castle and make a successful bid to the Foundation’s Grass Roots scheme for their efforts. library. am James Duo to provide 2-3 full size pitches, and mini-soccer and coaching The first North Yorkshire/South LIZ LAMB 50 Cover Chase areas.”

Barnard Castle U-8s______• Football KelsaH strikes gold m ore than once IN QUIZ BARNARD Castle under 8s FORMER Teesdale AC athlete Kineta final and again reached the semi final entered the Richmond and district Bedale (A) seven a side competition on Kelsall has had a great start to her in the 60m AAA Indoor Championships Golden Lion In this game the lads gave their first year in the U-17 age group. in Birmingham, in February this year. Saturday. Nine teams took part all, having gone behind to an O n th e ball: Children at Cotherstone Primary School and the new football kits TMpfc Kineta, now competing for In the open medal meeting held at lesday, 5th tof and the under 8s were drawn in early goal they chased every ball the five team group. never hid from tackles, and Gateshead, took the North Eastern Shildon on Sunday, April 18, Kineta 30 p.m. start Squad: Sam Everall, Ben pushed Bedale at every County Championship long jump title took a double gold. Village school’s anniversary kit Goodfellow, Joe Hall, Matthew opportunity, getting their reward just before Christmas. Her gold medal In cold and windy conditions, she Raine, Reece Tully, Jack when Matthew pounced onto a winning jump was an indoor personal won the U17 women’s long jump with CHILDREN at Cotherstone Primary School showed off their new football Bousfield, Callum Pearce, and loose ball and slammed home. best of 5m 10cm. She ran well in the 4m 87cm and then went on to record a strip recently. Harvey Saunders. In the second half they kept Northern Indoor Championships in personal best time of 26.7s winning The striped kits are to mark the 40th Anniversary of the opening of the Game 1 Bedale (B); Barney surging forward, and when the Sheffield, reaching the 200m semi­ the U-17 women’s 200m. school and were donated by Mickleton parents Andy and Jacquie Miller. played better football throughout ball was laid off to Reece he let Teacher Mark Richardson, who also coaches the football team, said that but could not find the target until fly from just over the half way line they were badly needed. Ben whipped in a good corner and it rocketed in and we were in “We’re all very grateful to Mr and Mrs Miller for the strips and we hope we which was turned in for an own the FINAL. Match produces high standard can win plenty of matches in them,” he said. goal. Final Score 2-1 Barnard Castle Golf Club - Ladies Final Score 1-0 to Barney. So a final against Northallerton Section • G o lf (A) having played a game more Game 2 Northallerton (B); CAROLINE Hamilton and Sheila Another good all round than our opponents and a Six locals com pete in top cycling event performance, solid defending and gruelling semi the heat took its Kilgarriff are through to the third and Norman Raw with 40, then pressuring the opposition all the toll on our small squad. round of the Daily Mail Foursomes Dianne and Stephen Wilkinson 2 LAST Sunday six Teesdale riders took part time, good tackling from Jack got Northallerton pushed us back and competition. points behind. in the Rudy Project Series, Circuit of • C yclin g the bail into the box for a we were two down early on. With playing handicaps of 4 and 10 The difference in the weather Bassenthwaite race. goalmouth scramble that Harvey Barney battled hard but respectively they gave 5 shots to Fiona couldn't have been more extreme two The senior men did two laps of the hilly Andy Cosgrove by eight seconds, Dave finished off and pressure from conceded again just before half Smith (11) and Sarah Hirst (16) of days later when players battled course, the vets and ladies doing one of the Wilkinson returned 40:11 and June Jack again led to a mistake in time, injury to Joe early in the Dinsdale. The match produced a very against driving rain and a cold wind 15.31 mile laps. Wilkinson 48:33. defence which Callum pounced to second half meant a reshuffle, high standard of golf and the result more akin to November than April. The event attracted some of the country’s The club's 10k series starts on Thursday, score. Jack fought hard in midfield but was a tie after 18 holes. The event was the Coronation the team looked tired, best riders, and was won by Michael May 13, meet at the Post Office, 7pm. Also Final Score 2-0 In a sudden death play-off, Caroline Foursomes. Introduced in 1953 to Hutchinson with a time of 63 minutes 37 on Wednesday, May 12, the summer Game 3 Richmond (A) This Northallerton scored 3 before the and Sheila won the first extra hole to commemorate the coronation of end. seconds. He was averaging 30mph over the evening rides will start, meeting at the was our toughest match all day. secure victory and all good wishes go Elizabeth II, this is now the largest rolling course, leaving good riders in his Post Office, 6.15pm. Jack tackled hard in midfield and Final Score 0-6 with them into the next round. competition organised by the LGU wake. Any new riders would be welcome on in defence Joe played a blinder ANDREW HALL with more than 1,000 clubs competing Competition took place for the Hall James Irving and Dave Chadwick rode in these very relaxed rides. clearing every break they made, Barnard Castle U-9s______for a place in one of eleven area finals. Trophy on a gloriously sunny April 25. the senior event, returning 78:44, 73:58 Club information from Christina Wigg on Richmond did however score The format was a Greensome Good luck to Marion Robinson and AT home to Thirsk on Sunday, respectively. In the vets race John Gatenby 638614, or June Wilkinson on 637465. first, a low cross was not cleared Stableford. Marion and Dennis Dianne Wilkinson who were Tuesday's and they scrambled home, April 25, team 1 displayed went round in 77:11 just getting in front of GORDON CALVERT Barney kept the pressure on and another solid performance and Robinson achieved an excellent score of winners with Sheila Kilgarriff and from a good corner by Ben as in raced to a 6-0 win. 45 points. In second place were Joan Gillian Hugill in second place. the first game it was put in for Hat-tricks from Michael Harris another O.G. and Ryan May ensured an easy Sport and games results in brief Final Score 1-1. win against a dispirited Thirsk Fine w in for Barney in Clark Cup team. Pigeon Racing______1 st & 2nd Tam & Wood 1589 + hearts! As other results had not gone 1561 Coach May even afforded to Barnard Castle Golf Club with 41 points. Ken Hope was 2nd Owing to popular demand in our favour we needed a point Barnard Castle RPS to get into the semi final and with reshuffle his side and play A FIVE man team of Paul Raine, with 39 and Mac McEleny 3rd on 38. the AGM will now be held on Race results from Newark Bridge______defenders and attackers in May 26, at 6.45pm prompt. a win topped the group. James Woodall,Stuart Melrose, In the under 55 competition Tony 2/5/04 Bedale (C) Our final group opposite roles! Tim Ridgway put Michael Porter and Craig Young scored Neville was the leader with 41 points NORTH/SOUTH spent more of TONY CRAIG in yet another all-action display. 1st J&P Sheridan Velocity 1546 the evening defending and opponents needed nothing less a good 3 - 2 victory over a strong followed by Norman Oates 41 and 2nd J&P Sheridan Vel 1513 than a win to qualify. The game Joan Smith and Tony Craig BARNARD Castle Bridge Club Southmoor team at Barnard Castle on Keith Howe 40. 3rd J&p Sheridan Vel 1510 started a pace with chances at Team 2 lost for the first time in Saturday. eased ahead of J Dykes Jr and played a Howell movement for The weekend was taken up with to 4th J&P SHeridan Vel 1469 "Mac" McLean with Joyce both ends, the crowd and the eight games with a 1-0 reverse. As so often happens in these qualifying competitions for the Pro-Am the summer pairs qualifying Quilter and Frank Butler third. round on April 30: coach were to say the least a An unfortunate own goal was matches the result was very close and Tburnament in September.On Staindrop HS West had the best hands, 1, Mrs M Wiles & Mrs B Seery little tense, with the scores level the only difference between the went to the last green where Craig Saturday James Hare was the winner half way through the second half sides. Race results from Newark with Norah Fern and Howard 63.7%; 2, Mr H Courts & Mr H Young held his nerve to hole a put of with (74 - 6 = 68) followed by Dale 2/5/04 9/219 BIRDS and Bedale pushing forward Joe Lee kept up his recent Courts leading J Dykes Sr and Stuttard 57.5%; 3, Mr H Matthew stole the ball and played good form with a strong display in some 6 feet to secure the win. Alexander (82 -13 = 69) and John 1st Breeq & Son 1597 Judy LeMare, and Freda Farrer Harding & Mrs J Owen 54.3%; Harvey in who scored to lift the defence. Congratulations to the team. White (79 - 10 = 69). Keith Walker led 2nd Tam & Wood 1589 and Moira Dale third. Best bid 4, Mrs M Byers & Mrs M tension. In a bid to get an equaliser The first Thursday competition of the field on Sunday with (77 - 12 = 65), 3rd & 4th Woof Son Dtr 1582 + and play was by Johnnie Dykes Dunlop 53.7%; 5, Mr J Final Score 1-0 Dodds pushed into attack with the season, The Vicar’s Cup, was won 2nd was Keith Raw (87 - 19 = 68) and 1580 who despite lacking three top Bateman & Mrs S Bateman A semi final lay ahead against Smith and both went close. in fine style by Malcolm McCallum 3rd James Hare (74 - 5 = 69). 2 Bird Club trumps opened and made four 52.5% .