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SPRING VIEW v CLIFTON
Clifton won by 55 runs Clifton: 115 (A Griffiths 88) Spring View: 60 (Varney 5-4, Parkinson 4-35)
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ATHERTON v SPRING VIEW
Atherton R Clews c Barnes b J Green...11 P McLoughlin c Gornall b A Green...8 G Dimery b J Green...16 P West c Gornall b M James...27 P Wakefield c Rudd b M James...8 P Walsh run out...27 D Charlson not out...43 D Marsh lbw Critchley...3 M Parry not out
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ELTON v LITTLE HULTON
Little Hulton won by 4 wkts Elton M Goddard b Cooke...1 R Riaz c I Lee b Cooke...21 C Read b Sutherland...2 C Hall(pro) c&b Penny...59 S Duxbury c Perry b Sutherland...0 D Krupinski c Mullineux b Sutherland....1 P Kay b Sutherland...8 P Lomax c Penny
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DARCY LEVER v ADLINGTON
Adlington won by 7 wickets Darcy Lever M Eccles c M Robinson b Woosey ...20 N Fawcett c Rawlings b Taylor ...60 Bashir lbw Taylor ...19 P Stockton c Flatters b Taylor ...4 R Fearn c Rawlinson b Taylor ...5 N Patel c Flatters b Taylor ...15 A Stocks b
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION
RESULTS: May 18 : Clifton (12 pts) 181-7dec (P Whittaker 60) Atherton (4 pts) 116-6 (P McLoughlin 52), match drawn. May 25: Adlington (7 pts) 150-8dec (Stuart Plowes 72, A Clarke 4-6) Daisy Hill (20 pts) 154-9 (Michael Chilton 59), Daisy Hill won by one
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My lost wallet
I W OULD like to thank the person who handed my lost wallet to the staff at Bolton railway station on Tuesday, May 28. The finder and station staff have my gratitude and this, too, counters some of the less pleasant stories we are more accustomed to reading
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Clare's our star
I KNOW, including myself, a lot of your readers are interested in Claire Petulengro's horoscope casts. I wonder if Claire's ancestors are Leon Petulengro, who wrote "The Roots of Health" (Romany Lore of Health etc), and was the Romany gent her ancestor
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Why you have to be on watch
IN reply to Mrs Walmsley's recent letter in the Bolton Evening News. I agree with every word she said. I have lived close to her parents for almost 50 years and they do not deserve what they are having to go through. Their children were never like these
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Clean up town road signs
MIGHT I draw your attention to an eyesore which needs to be addressed. The road signs in the town are in a very sorry state. In nearly all cases, they are dirty, and in many cases they are coated with a green slime as a result of the wet winter. They
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Arson clues to garage blaze
POLICE are trying to contact the owner of a Farnworth garage destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The blaze at Towbars North, behind Dorothy Perkins in Market Street, was reported shortly before 3.30am today. Eleven firefighters fought the blaze, which
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Tom blitzes the big boys to strike gold
TOM Lancashire underlined his standing as one of the hottest young talents of British middle distance running with his first Northern title last Saturday. The Bolton Harrier, recently named BEN Young Sports Personality of the Year, enhanced his growing
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Rivaldo lets down
BRAZIL invented football as a beautiful game and Rivaldo does more than any other current Brazilian in upholding that tradition. That is until yesterday when he let down the great yellow shirt with a display of cheating which should have seen him get
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Nishi World Cup surprise
AKINORI Nishizawa made a surprise appearance on the bench for Japan in the 2-2 thriller with Belgium. Earlier reports said Nishi, who spent the first half of the season on loan at the Reebok, had been forced to pull out of Japan's World Cup squad. The
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Homes plight: council blamed
TWENTY years of under-investment has helped to hammer the nails into Bury Council's old folks' homes. That's the claim of union leaders, who also accuse town hall bosses of waiting until after the local elections to announce the threat. Trade union Unison
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Korea may sue over ticket losses
THE South Korean government is threatening to sue the North-west company responsible for marketing tickets for the World Cup. Stockport firm Byrom has been blamed for the late delivery of tickets. The Korean World Cup Organising Committee was forced to
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Nishi World Cup surprise
AKINORI Nishizawa made a surprise appearance on the bench for Japan against Belgium today. Earlier reports said Nishi, who spent the first half of the season on loan at the Reebok, had been forced to pull out of Japan's World Cup squad. The Osaka striker
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Steam museum open to public
BOLTON'S Steam Museum is opening the doors of its new home to the public for the first time. The historic museum, now situated behind Morrisons in Chorley Old Road, is run by the Northern Mill Engine Society, which was set up in 1966. The original museum
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HEATON v WESTHOUGHTON
Westhoughton won by 121 runs Westhoughton S Parker c Hunter b Aktar...69 I Pilkington run out...22 A Gaskell b Aktar...7 R Parker c Booth b Hirwani...18 A Coates b Hirwani...47 M Atherton c Milne b Aktar...2 Khan c Mort b Aktar...26 M Crookson b Aktar
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FARNWORTH v BRADSHAW
Bradshaw won by 5 wickets Farnworth S Walsh c Evans b Dickinson...1 S Marsh c Morris b Ainsworth...15 M Axford c Booth b Ainsworth...20 Ahmed c Tattersall b Ainsworth...30 M Daley c Evans b Ainsworth...19 G Hyde c Seniorb Tattersall...5 N Hyde c Cunliffe
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WESTHOUGHTON v HEATON
Westhoughton won by 3 wkts Heaton M Mort b Preston...1 P Hunter c Luntley b Abdur Khan...5 G Carson lbw Abdur Khan...1 J Fearick c Abdur Khan b Patel...30 P Neki c S Parker b Preston...10 S Booth c S Parker b Patel...14 S Arif c Gaskell b Abdur Khan..
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ASTLEY BRIDGE v HORWICH
Horwich White c Entwistle b Namajee...2 S Woods c Guest b Namajee...2 G Long c Jadhav b Siddique...0 W Harper c Guest b Jadhav...50 N Woods c Guest b Siddique...0 J Partington b Siddique...6 P Morris run out...41 C Bannister c Guest b Jadhav...23 A Taylor
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HAMER CUP
LITTLE LEVER v WALKDEN Walkden won by 46 runs Walkden D Watson lbw Harrison...22 D Smith c Rayment b P Tong...11 M Bennison c Rayment b De Silva...32 M Parkinson b S Harrison...24 P Ingram c Lawson b S Harrison...1 A Keays c Harrison b De Silva...34 S
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WARBURTONS BOLTON CRICKET LEAGUE AVERAGES
BATTING INN NO HS Runs Ave M Parkinson (Walk)... 5 4 *94 260 260.00 de Silva (LL)... 6 1 68 293 58.60 Watson (Walk)... 6 1 *105 278 55.60 Nisar (Tong)... 7 1 *107 328 54.67 J Ashworth (Gnmt)... 3 1 *56 105 52.50 G Long (Hor)... 6 1 61 253 50.60 D Smith
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION CROSS CUP 2ND ROUND
BLACKROD v ELTON Elton won by 45 runs Elton M Goddard c Ainsworth b Settle...2 P Kay st Sanderson b Ashworth...18 S Duxbury lbw b Settle...26 Hall c Fairbrother b Whittle...18 R Riaz b Ashworth...8 D Krupinski c & b Fairbrother...18 S Lomax b Ashworth
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BOLTON & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION JUNIOR SECTION
RESULTS U18 (May 27): Daisy Hill 8-6 (M Wood 26, C Atherton 25, C Wilson 2-9, D Gornall 2-18) Spring View (A Irish 3-7, C Atherton 3-18). Daisy Hill won by 4 wickets. All remaining matches cancelled due to rain/poor ground conditions. U18 fixtures: Johnson
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B &D C A
RESULTS: U11: Match Results: Bolton Indian 223 Ast & Tylds (Jayraj 2 wkts, Sawant 2 wkts), Bolton Indian won by 6 runs; Darcy Lever 270 (K Paisley 23, J McManus 16) Adlington 224 (C Robinson 13, J McManus 2 wkts, M Walker 2 wkts), Darcy Lever won
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Bristow try spree is just the trick for Leigh
Doncaster Dragons 20, Leigh Centurions 35 SKIPPER Adam Bristow scored his first hat-trick for the club as the Centurions marched into third place in the NFP table writes Mike Hulme Loose-forward Bristow was one of several key men as Leigh sent the Dragons
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Copter crime fight
LANCASHIRE police have announced they will launch the "eye in the sky" this summer in the fight against school vandalism. The force helicopter will be providing overhead support for the county's schools during the holidays. Last year Operation Caretaker
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Beacons lit across region
SIXTEEN beacons were lit across the the North-west to mark the Jubilee. Crowds gathered at Stockport's Heaton Mersey Park, Frodsham-on-the-hill in Cheshire, Blackpool Pier and Leasowe Castle Hotel in Moreton last night. In London, the Queen lit the last
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Airport tourist found hanged
A WOMAN was found hanging at Manchester airport after returning from Tenerife. Jeanette Leach, aged 32, from Hull, was found in a cubicle of the ladies' toilets. She had just returned from the holiday island with her long-term partner. Police said there
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Assault riddle over death victim
A 51-YEAR-OLD woman has been found hanged at her home in Accrington. The woman was discovered dead after police had been called to investigate an assault allegation at the address in Emma Street on Friday. But Christine Moore refused to make a complaint
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Korea may sue over ticket losses
THE South Korean government is threatening to sue the North-west company responsible for marketing tickets for the World Cup. Stockport firm Byrom has been blamed for the late delivery of tickets. The Korean World Cup Organising Committee was forced to
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KEARSLEY v EAGLEY
Kearsley won by 8 wkts Eagley: 123 (Akber 5-64, Leonard 3-21). Kearsley: 124-2 (Davies 54, Thornley 40).
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WALKDEN v GREENMOUNT
Match drawn Walkden Watson b Morris...40 D Smith c Morris b Fallon...10 M Bennison run out...46 M Parkinson c Stewart b Morris...15 P Ingram b Stewart...18 T Keays c fallon b Morris...10 S Higson lbw Stewart...0 J Hinks b Stewart...0 B Reidy b Stewart
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Irish flights grounded
FLIGHTS from Manchester to Ireland have been cancelled following strike action by pilots. Aer Lingus said it would not resume flights until Wednesday at the earliest. A strike was called after seven Aer Lingus pilots refused to sign a new contract that
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION 1ST XI
Association 1st XI table P W L D AB BP Pt Spring View ... 8 3 1 2 2 31 103 Golborne ... 8 3 1 2 2 29 101 Standish ... 7 3 1 1 2 14 86 Elton ... 8 2 1 3 2 27 79 Clifton ... 7 2 2 2 1 31 77 Darcy Lever ... 7 2 2 1 2 24 78 Walshaw ... 8 1 3 2 2 44 76 Atherton
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SALFORD YOUTH CRICKET ASSOCIATION
RESULTS: U12 Cup: Monton Weaste 107 for 5 (H Beaumont 51, M Shaw 3 for 16) Swinton Moorside 108 for 0 (M Shaw 43no, C Smith 47no), Swinton Moorside won by 10 wickets. U12 League: SW Manchester 119 for 4 (S McIntyre 44) Worsley 51 for 7, SW Manchester
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Prison tactics aren't working
MY friends know that I am a patient man. I have just read Geoff Pollitt's attempt to reply to me (Bolton Evening News, May 15) for the sixth time, in an attempt to grasp the essence of his argument. His main belief appears to be that the use of physical
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JUNE 4: Veron's blast at the English
THE SUN: Juan Veron has brought England's World Cup crunch with Argentina to boiling-point by declaring: "I have no feelings for the English people." DAILY MIRROR: Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he faces the biggest challenge of his career to lift his shattered
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Nishi World Cup surprise
AKINORI Nishizawa made a surprise appearance on the bench for Japan in the 2-2 thriller with Belgium. Earlier reports said Nishi, who spent the first half of the season on loan at the Reebok, had been forced to pull out of Japan's World Cup squad. The
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Oxygen aid for fire woman
AN asthmatic woman had to be given oxygen when a fire started outside her home. Firefighters were called to the house in Langford Gardens, Lever Edge, at around 9pm last night where a blaze had started in a small compound containing bins. The fire, suspected
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EGERTON v LITTLE LEVER
Egerton won by 50 runs Egerton K Bates c Worrall b Tong ...18 M O'Rourke st P Rayment b Harrison ...36 J Mills b Tong ...4 G Garner ct/b De Silva ...23 S Mahmood c M Martin b De Silva ...66 J Conlon b Rayment ...6 J Sharples not out ...13 S Dickinson
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A & T v STANDISH
A & T won by 4 wkts Standish S Knowles c Smith b Khan...19 P Hassan b P Bennett...0 A Sarkar c Waterworth b Finch...24 S Maiden c Khan b P Bennett...0 I Bowden c Clare b Bennett...4 D Chadwick c Clare b Walsh...10 G Edwards b Khan...1 P Walder c Bennett
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BLACKROD v ATHERTON
Match Drawn Atherton D Charlson c J Southworth b Settle...1 P McLoughlan st Sanderson b Whittle...40 Dimery st Sanderson b T Southworth...0 P West lbw b T Southworth...65 P Wakefield lbw b T Southworth...3 P Walsh c Fairbrother b Morris...20 P Brown run
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WALSHAW V DARCY LEVER
Walshaw won by 95 runs Walshaw R Faulkner b Cruickshanks...12 A Harris c Patel b Cruickshanks...19 M Dentith b Cruickshanks...13 J Fielding c Smethurst b Bashir...27 B Collins c Thompson b Gavin...81 G Dyson lbw Bashir... 2 D Hornby b Bashir...0 L Riley
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50-day mark brings more grant cheques
WITH just 50 days to go until the Commonwealth Games get under way, Bolton Council is marking the occasion with the presentation of the 50th in a series of special grants. Grants of up to £1,000 have been made available by Bolton Council to help people
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TONGE V ASTLEY BRIDGE
Tonge won by 10 wkts Astley Bridge P Stafford lbw Taylor... 0 Jadhav b Taljard... 8 T Barry run out... 4 M Siddique b Taljard... 42 A Clegg c Anderton b Nisar... 15 D Guest c Kerrigan b Nisar... 0 P Tebay c Rawlinson b Eccleshare... 8 J Namajee c Rawlinson
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HAMER CUP 1ST ROUND
FARNWORTH v EAGLEY Eagley won by 40 runs Eagley S Woods c Noakes b Daley...3 D Tonge lbw b Ahmed...17 C Lord run out...17 Javed c Daley b N Hyde...59 D Shuttleworth c Mather b Ahmed...11 B Richards c G Hyde b N Hyde...34 S Shepley c & b N Hyde...4
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WARBURTON'S BOLTON LEAGUE
1ST XI P W L D8 D6 D1 BP PD Pt Horwich... 7 4 0 1 2 0 10 0 110 Tonge... 7 3 1 3 0 0 14 0 98 Walkden... 7 2 0 3 1 1 27 0 98 Astley Bridge... 7 3 0 0 2 2 11 0 85 Bradshaw... 7 2 2 1 2 0 17 0 77 Little Lever... 7 3 3 0 0 1 15 0 76 Heaton... 7 3 3 0 1 0 9
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STANDISH v WALSHAW
Walshaw won by 5 wickets Standish S Knowles c & b Faulkner...11 P Hassain st Harris b Fielding...15 Sarkar lbw b Faulkner...6 D Chadwick b Faulkner...0 I Bowden run out...5 S Maiden c Harris b Fielding...57 G Edwards b Faulkner...2 P Walder b Faulkner
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Check out this American fact over fluoride
I AM writing from Hawaii after hearing that they want to fluoridate Bolton's water. After 50 years of stopping fluoridation in Hawaii, I would like to provide you with information as to why we were successful. First of all, from data provided by the Health
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Gross insult to fighting forces
MR Pittock, in his reply to my letter, apart from his opinion regarding the prisoners in Cuba, on which we must agree to differ, didn't give his opinion on Osama bin Laden. Come on, Mr Pittock. He did, however, raise more questions than answers. Apart
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Murdered vice girl 'was pregnant'
A VICE girl discovered battered to death on a Bolton car park was 14 weeks pregnant, it was revealed today. The 21-year-old was found with severe head injuries by a fellow prostitute. Murder squad detectives believe the victim was killed where she was
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JUNE 4: Gazza still a man of the people
ON a day of royalty, how suitable that the Clown Prince should reinstate his majesty. As 'Top Ten: Football Songs' (Channel 4) reminded us, tragically Paul Gascoigne's single 'Fog on the Tyne' only made it to number two in the charts, but yesterday he
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Now Gary looks to the future
FORMER Wanderer Gary Parkinson, released by Blackpool, is one of many players this close season with some soul-searching to do. Looking to the future he said: "Whether or not another Nationwide League club will give a contract to a 34-year-old is debatable
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Fairbrother set for floodlit return
LANCASHIRE could spring a big surprise in tonight's floodlit National League match against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford by opening with Neil Fairbrother. Click HERE for all the latest news from the official Lancashire CC website The 38-year-old has
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Latest results and tables for all eight groups
GROUP A FRANCE...0 SENEGAL...1 Papa Diop DENMARK ...2 Tomasson (2) URUGUAY1 Rodriguez Table Denmark... 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Senegal... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 France... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Uruguay... 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Next games June 6: Denmark v Senegal, France v Uruguay GROUP
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Ready, Teddy, stop
TEDDY Sheringham is the TV pundits' favourite to play in England's vital clash with Argentina on Friday lunchtime. But reports from Japan today suggested that Kieran Dyer will get the nod instead, with Darius Vassell, possibly England's only success story
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SECOND TEAMS
P W L D8 D6 D1 T7 BP PD Pt Kearsley... 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 104 Greenmount... 7 4 1 0 2 0 0 8 0 100 Eagley... 7 3 0 2 1 1 0 17 0 100 Astley Bridge... 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 12 2 84 Egerton... 7 3 2 0 2 0 0 10 0 82 Tonge... 7 2 0 2 1 2 0 15 4 75 Farnworth SC... 7
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BOLTON & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR SECTION UNDER 11 P W L T NR Pts Elton... 5 5 0 0 0 15 Spring View... 5 5 0 0 0 15 Lostock... 5 4 0 1 0 14 Darcy Lever... 5 4 1 0 0 12 Atherton... 5 3 1 1 0 11 Adlington... 5 3 2 0 0 9 Bolton Indian... 5 3 2 0 0 9 Walshaw... 5 3 2 0 0 9 Blackrod
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BATTING
INN NO HS Run Ave Sarkar (Sta)... 6 4 *69 230 115.00 Dimery (Ath)... 6 3 *165 337 112.33 N Fawcett (DL)... 6 1 *76 323 64.80 A Griffiths (Cli)... 7 1 102 343 57.17 Parkinson (Cli)... 6 1 71 263 52.60 G Marston (Gol)... 7 2 85 252 50.40 S Knowles (Sta)
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WARBURTONS BOLTON CRICKET LEAGUE AVERAGES
BATTING INN NO HS Runs Ave M Parkinson (Walk)... 5 4 *94 260 260.00 Watson (Walk)... 5 1 *105 274 68.50 de Silva (LL)... 6 1 68 293 58.60 G Long (Hor)... 5 1 61 210 52.50 I Pilkington (West)... 6 1 *64 224 44.80 T Barry (AB)... 5 2 *47 132 44.00 J Partington
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Punk record sales kick Ant and Dec into touch
AS the nation goes Golden Jubilee crazy a controversial punk anthem which attacks the monarch is selling well in Bolton music stores. The Sex Pistols have re-released 'God Save the Queen' which caused a stir when it first came out during the Queen's Silver
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Tonge v Farnworth SC
Tomge won by 5 wkts Farnworth SC R Hope c Northrop b Eccleshare...1 M Ashworth c & b Nisar... 59 D Eckersley c Hallows b Eccleshare... 6 Rasheed lbw b Anderton... 24 T Barrow c Eccleshare b Nisar... 4 F Ali b Taylor... 13 R Taylor c Anderton b Nisar
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SALFORD YOUTH CRICKET ASSOCIATION
RESULTS: U16 Cup (May 19): Radcliffe 101 for 5 Monton Weaste 33 all out (P Hayes 3 for 0, S Catledge 3 for 12), Radcliffe won by 68 runs; SW Manchester 110 for 8 (A Atlaq 57, P Grimshaw 23 for 3) Winton 101 for 4 (D Marchment 46), SW Manchester won by
