02/08/2009

Records 98 to 08

We have detailed stats for the last 11 seasons. Im currently hunting down previous score books that include a few current players figures.

In those 11 years, we have played 188 games, won 103, lost 79, tied 5 and 1 draw.

We've scored 22,602 runs and lost 870 wickets in the process. Weve taken 1,092 wickets for 21,871 runs. Oh yes. 2009 stats available soon. And maybe some mid 90's ones as well, eh Jim?

Paul has scored over 3000 runs, Wendel well over 2000. Adam, Brett, Chris, Jim, Knobby and, this season, Don and Phil have more than 1000 runs each. Paul and Rick, and this season Chris, have taken over 100 wickets. Mike has taken 85 keeper dismissals and taken 4 stumpings in a match at least twice. Jim and Adam have each taken a 4 outfield catches in a match. No hatricks! Maybe just Adam, who took one against us!

Chris, Rick and Paul have taken fifers, a feat not often achieved in 4 overs. 6 tons have been scored, Wendel with 5 of them, some going in 20 overs, and has also scored over 20 fifties.

The highest individual score: Wendel, 140no in 38balls, 14 6's, (5 in one over) to help Leisure score 204 in 12.2overs to beat ECT in 2006.

Best bowling: Chris, 5 for 12 off 3 overs, all bowled v OCCC in 2005.

We once scored 70 all out and managed to win by 21 runs v Hatfield Heath. Probably our lowest score to win, batting first.

Our highest score, 217 v Parkmen 2009, our lowest; well, depends how you look at it. 52 played in awful weather conditions at OCCC I guess, 2007.

We beat Three Bridges 3 times in 8, before deciding they were a little too serious, and good, and violent. Our last game ended in arguments, threats, pushing, chest beating and stumps being ripped from the ground in anger, before nobel peace prize winner Steve stepped in.

Jim was once run over on a duel carriage way, fetching a ball that had been hit over the fence, causing traffic gridlock mayhem around Ealing for hours. He missed about 10 games, only to return to the field as umpire, only to be hit in the face by a ball at square leg off the bat.

Our last tour to Monmouth, ended with the team being locked in the clubhouse and having the landlord buy us drinks until 3 in the morning. Thats how nice we are, landlords buy us drinks.

Ringer Richard, at OCCC in 2006, top scored with 20, despite never ever having actually batted before in a proper game. The rest of us only had at least 1000 games between us.

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