Your biggest sporting achievements?

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:14 pm

Anyone posters got some good sports achievements?

Mine are:
scoring a goal on the turf (old school clarets mad game, think I basically did a Nugent for England goal and stole it from Marv)
3rd at Skiddaw Fell race
10th, but just finishing was enough, at the fellsman 61mile ultra

ClaretInLeeds · Post by **ClaretInLeeds** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:15 pm

Mine was having a goal nicked off me by the lesser known Wynne lad at the Turf.

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:18 pm

Bowling Gary Kirsten, a player who has scored a ton against every Test country.

This was for Earby in Yorkshire against Great Harwood.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:19 pm

I won my age class in a national Orienteering competition, representing the school.

There was a fairly substantial monetary prize and the school took it!

Nori1958 · Post by **Nori1958** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:25 pm

Quite a few runs scored off international cricketers when there were good pros in the lancs league
Scored 4 goals at turf moor in several games
Once got a break of 18 at snooker and the day after 22 with 3 darts.

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:59 pm

Umpired at Minor County level for a season before injury forced my retirement

Middle-agedClaret · Post by **Middle-agedClaret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:20 pm

1st finisher over age 60 in a local 10k race, with a time of 56m 01 secs.
I know - in absolute terms it’s no big deal, but I enjoyed it.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:37 pm

Inter-form long jump runner-up at Fearns (1995)

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:43 pm

Craftsman’s cup (football tournament for all the REME units in Germany) winner in BAOR along with stubsy who’s on here. Will never understand how we came to win it…. We were absolutely smashed the night before every game.

2 Div (Army) cricket champions of which I was opening bat. Think Geoff boycott with a better accent but worse run rate.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:47 pm

Oops…. Forgot this….

Current Lancashire (A/B grade) champion 50m precision off hand target shooting and (A/B grade) Multi target champion.

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:49 pm

Scoring the winner at Wembley!

Carwin261 · Post by **Carwin261** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:54 pm

Scoring 2 for our local cricket team when we were all out for 4 .

Malvern claret · Post by **Malvern claret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:18 pm

Not my biggest sporting achievement but, as a Burnley supporter posting on this site, it was very satisfying to clean bowl two of rovers best players, Brian Douglas and Mike England.

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:22 pm

Playing for town teams at football and table tennis at schoolboy level and turning down a trail for Rovers (which in all honesty I regret, just before Howard Kendall left for Everton).

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:24 pm

Had Gordon Greenidge caught behind off the thinnest of nicks, trying to late cut me.

He walked btw.

Gordaleman · Post by **Gordaleman** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:32 pm

1979 Army Championships Ten Pin Bowling. (When the sport was far more popular than now.) Colonel took me off a major NATO exercise in Germany and flew me to England to take part. Came 3rd in the singles out of 96 entrants from as far afield as Australia and Hong Kong. Colonel was well chuffed.

Still have the bowling ball, shirt, shoes and trophy. Football and snooker trophies long gone.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:53 pm

Beating tybfc and flixton 10 & 8 at the CM golf day with Mr Wynne…

Scoring back-to-back 180s

A break of 33 in snooker

My best though is probably running half a marathon in 1:26:30. If you’d have told me I’d do that a decade ago, I’d have laughed you out of town.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:57 pm

Good time that John. Well done.

StayingDown4Ever · Post by **StayingDown4Ever** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:04 pm

Are we classing darts as a sport?

Had a couple of 11 dart legs in the past.

Also several 170 out shots.

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:14 pm

Making a 103 break on a large table and a 88 break on a small table...Only against friends though and not in a league match.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:29 pm

StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:04 pm
Are we classing darts as a sport?

Could be a thread on its own that

(It's not btw, despite what is officially claimed)

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:38 pm

Had lots of great things in a long life of enjoying sport, but the best moment I think was my first (only) 50 at cricket. Albeit it was only local village cricket, but I wasn't a very good batsman

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:44 pm

Winning the Combined Services Junior Breaststroke in 1972. My dreams of International competition were destroyed by the discovery of Booze, Fags and Women, all at tax free prices when I went to Germany so in effect I retired at 17. I won a few Tug of War medals at a good standard (an extremely hard sport) during the 1970's.

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:51 pm

Winning the final of the District County Sports Sack Race in 1963. I actually got a cup. A silver plated one at that.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:52 pm

Forgot to add, in my mid 50's I could still do 100 lengths of Breaststroke in under an hour, that was after having major surgery to both shoulders.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:04 pm

Taught my sons golf. One is now a head professional at a top golf club in Florida the other won 3 ncaa collegiate events and The Florida Amateur Golf Championship aged 17. Played on the Canadian Tour as a professional but so far hasn’t made it to the main tour. No praise to me but watching them was my greatest achievement

redcloud203 · Post by **redcloud203** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:15 pm

1. climbing the matterhorn - via the Hornli Ridge from Zermatt.

2. caving - can't beat it

3 Half marathon - 1.41- Southhampton

4 sitting on a paga crocodile - not sure this counts but a great adrenaline rush

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:20 pm

My sporting achievements are thin on the ground but Brian Deane once told me to "**** off" if that counts.

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:24 pm

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:53 pm
Beating tybfc and flixton 10 & 8 at the CM golf day with Mr Wynne…

Scoring back-to-back 180s

A break of 33 in snooker

My best though is probably running half a marathon in 1:26:30. If you’d have told me I’d do that a decade ago, I’d have laughed you out of town.

Definitely didn’t beat anyone at golf with this mr Wynne

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:25 pm

Took Paul Farbrace’s wicket when I was a lad. Also, was selected for Kent Cricket trials but stupidly, I never went!

Darnhill Claret · Post by **Darnhill Claret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:30 pm

Scoring 244 in the Monday Night, Burnley 10 Pin Bowling League with a Season League average of 182. This was my one and only season due to life changes. Only finished about tenth though?

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:47 pm

Got roped into playing a charity match at my local cricket club, went in at 10 with my sceptical family watching we needed six to tie off the last ball and I launched their first team bowler out the ground and into the river. We lost the ‘super over’ but I’ve dined out on it ever since.

Ran 5k in 19:58, was seeing stars at the end.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:49 pm

Inchy wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:24 pm
Definitely didn’t beat anyone at golf with this mr Wynne

Ha, how is Ste?

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:51 pm

Reached Champion rank in Rocket League for about half an hour, despite being a perennial platinum/lower diamond rank and never being able to air boost.

Guich · Post by **Guich** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:26 pm

6 for 18 for Lowerhouse 3rds vs Nelson
Fellsman, London Marathon and London Triathlon
Went 20 games unbeaten at pool in the Skyrack Pub in Leeds - going through the pub team twice in the process
But best (and worst) of all:
£10 fine and three week ban from the Burnley Table Tennis League for kicking a wall through at the Prairie during a semi-final doubles tournament. It was in the Burnley Express and my coach, the great Arthur Hartsorn, is probably still disappointed in me

fzr162 · Post by **fzr162** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:30 pm

Competing in the Manx Grand Prix on the famous mountain course. Entered and finished two races.

Cajun · Post by **Cajun** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:36 pm

Sports have given me some great times and great highs and lows - but definitely the most satisfying, although not the biggest, was finally officially cracking the 4-hour barrier for a marathon (Cape May, 2009, 3-52). I put this down to the fact that just before this event I spent two weeks back in England and got to see 4 Clarets games (Sheff Weds, B'Pool, Palace, Forest) as we pushed for the playoffs, drank far more beer than I should as a result of this, but got in several good runs in the wind along Fleetwood/Rossall seafront

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:48 pm

1. Scored a goal on the Turf. Set up by dandeclaret.
2. Cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats.
3. Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
4. Did the national 3 peaks in 24 hours (on the hottest day of 2013).
5. Did the Yorkshire 3 peaks in 12 hours (on the hottest day of 2010!)

Not sure those last four are considered as sport, but still proud of them. Raised over £20k for cancer charities and it's about time I thought up a new challenge.

blatherwickstattoos · Post by **blatherwickstattoos** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:14 pm

Scoring for Burnley reserves aged 16 with my first touch ….bit of bullet header. Year 2000 vs Oldham on the turf.

Defo the peak of my footballing days

Darnhill Claret · Post by **Darnhill Claret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:17 pm

Yorkshire 3 Peaks in 7 hours 55 mins in'68 or '69. Can't remember the temperature or even the month but my guess is April '69.
Last week of school term in '68, cricket team against staff, took a hat-trick with leg spin. Nice dry wicket, all bowled. Only played because the Ramsbottam lads finished the term either 1 or 2 weeks early. Wakes weeks back then.

Cooclaret · Post by **Cooclaret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:19 pm

Riding a bike going upwards quite fast, and downwards faster.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:28 pm

Took 5 wickets in 6 balls (including hat trick obvs) in an under 18s game, bowling absolute filth too.

ac99 · Post by **ac99** » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:44 pm

Winning the Waterloo in 1997 (crown green bowls)

harpers_perm · Post by **harpers_perm** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:27 am

In a pre-season friendly beating a Terry Pashley led Burnley XI 2-1 scoring the winner from a free kick, 3 days later beating a Blackpool XI 3-1 and again I scored a free kick then a friendly against then FA Cup holders Everton for Squires Gate FC.

1-0 up at half time but got beat 8-1 when they brought on the better players!

Kingsleyclaret · Post by **Kingsleyclaret** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 1:46 am

Took a hat trick at cricket, scored a hat trick playing rugby union and a treble hat trick playing football in the same year. Scored 5 in one game on the Turf in a team managed by Andy Lochead who said to me ‘Son, you can play’, 2 more on the Turf in other games, 2 at Villa Park, 5 at Leicester for Burnley fans v Leicester fans, 1 at Fulham in a Cup Final, and 2 at Stadium of Light. Biggest sporting highlight though is watching my son play hockey for Australia, cried my eyes out at the national anthem.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:18 am

Playing for our side Bunnilidth Thistle in the Highland Reserve league when we lived in Scotland. An interesting experience playing football with a different interpretation of the rules .

Clive 1960 · Post by **Clive 1960** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:21 am

Representing Burnley and Lancashire at Cross Country and beating a certain athlete in half marathon.

Elbarad · Post by **Elbarad** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:29 am

Long jumped 21’ 6” when I was 17 years old.

Played college football for a small school. When I was a freshman the junior varsity team which I was on played the prisoners at Joliet State Penitentiary famous from the movie The Blues Brothers. Obviously an away game for us.

Not exactly an accomplishment I know but a fun story.

Got an eagle on a par 5 last week. Still walking proud from that since I’m a pretty poor golfer.

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:54 am

Captaining the B team in primary school football. I later got promoted to the A team when a kid got suspended, but didn’t have the same pride in leading the troops out with the armband on!

Nonayforever · Post by **Nonayforever** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:14 am

Captain of the school athletic team & won a couple of sprints.
Won a few golf comps but best round was level par playing Silloth with 18 straight pars !