CAN Skipton's Rob Dilger get the runs he needs to become the club's most prolific run-getter in a league season at Sandylands? Three runs would do the trick.

Will Wharfedale Rugby Union Club manage to launch a new National Division Two campaign with a home win over Nuneaton, who have England prop Darren Garforth in their line-up?

Who will make the early running when the Devonshire Carpets Craven League soccer season gets into full swing?

These are just three of the questions that will be answered by tomorow evening - and included in next week's Craven Herald Sports pages.

This weekend will be one of the busiest of the year, with cricket drawing to a close and key issues still to be resolved and winter sports getting into full swing.

The Rugby Union season gets underway with the first batch of league matches for our local clubs, while the Craven Football League season starts in earnest, with a full programme of games.

All of which will make next weekend's Craven Herald sports pages choc-a-bloc with reading for sports enthusiasts of every persuasion.

So don't miss the stories and the performances behind the following hectic programme.

PS. And if you are a correspondent, please don't write your life story this week - space will be tight with so much sporting action to pack in.

SOCCER

Tomorrow

West Lancashire League

Premier Division: Dalton United v Barnoldswick Town.

Division Two: Cross Hills v BAC/EE Preston.

Division One Reserve: Barnoldswick Town v Turton.

Devonshire Carpets Craven & District League

Premier Division: Bradley v Bronte Wand, Intake v Cononley Sp, Keighley Lifts v Grassington Un, Lothersdale Ath v Embsay, Oxenhope Rec v Cross Hills, Skipton LMS v Grindleton.

Division One: Barrowford Un v Horton, Bronte Wanderers Res v Skipton Bulldogs, Embsay Res v Chatburn, Gargrave v Oxenhope Rec Res, Skipton T v Waddington.

Division Two: Cross hills Res v Ingleton, Cononley Sp Res v Intake Res, Grassington Un Res v Keighley Lifts Res, Hellifield Sp v McBrides, Silsden Athletic v Skipton LMS Res, Grindleton Res v Bradley Res.

Division Three: Barnoldswick Barons v Hellifield Res, Cowling Res v Oakworth Jun, Earby v Rolls-Royce, Skipton Bulldogs Res v Skipton Town Res, Waddington Res v Gargrave Res, Pendle Ath v Earby Town.

Monday

Division One: Carleton v Cowling.

RUGBY UNION

Tomorrow

National Division Two: Wharfedale v Nuneaton. Yorkshire One: Keighley v Huddersfield YMCA. Yorkshire Two: Ilkley v Skipton, North Ribblesdale v Sheffield Tigers.

CRICKET

Tomorrow

Airedale & Wharfedale League

Division A: Adel v Steeton. Division B: Silsden v Calverley. Division C: Addingham v Skipton.

Jennings Ribblesdale League

Senior Division: Barnoldswick v Edenfield, Padiham v Earby, Ribblesdale Wanderers v Settle.

J P Mewies Craven & District League

Division One: Denholme v Bradley, Cullingworth v Haworth WE, Long Lee v Oakworth, Skipton CI v Barrowford, Haworth v Embsay, Thornton v Cowling.

Division Two: Ingrow St John's v Airedale, Cononley v Pendle Forest, Foulridge v Gargrave, Carleton v Chatburn, Glusburn v Sutton, Jimmy Nelson's v Ingrow.

Division Three: Cowling II v Thornton II, Oakworth II v Long Lee 11, Pendle Forest II v Cullingworth II, Embsay II v Haworth II, Barrowford II v Skipton II, Airedale II v Ingrow St John's II.

Division Four: Ingrow II v Pendle Forest III, Gargrave II v Foulridge II, Keighley Tech v Cononley II, Sutton II v Glusburn II, Chatburn II v Long Lee 111, Bradley II v Denholme II.