Badgers Cricket Club – Forty Summers Long

Affiliated to the CCC

Please bear in mind that this is an historical document, whose contents are now twenty-five years out of date, but I have added links to the current versions of the same or similar information elsewhere on the site. In many respects this document was the trigger for the whole web site (I first mooted the idea at the 1998 AGM, and eventually used the tables herein as a starting point when I decided to just go ahead and present the burgeoning site as a fait accompli at the 2000 AGM) and as such I intend to leave it here as an historical relic.


Forty Summers Long – 1959 to 1998

Compiler’s Ramble

I’ve been promising the lifetime (or career, if you will) averages for pretty much the whole of the 1990s, and yet have never quite found the time to knuckle under and actually do the work, both programming and organising, to make it happen. Well, this fortieth anniversary has focused the mind wonderfully, even if the necessary quantities of spare time still didn’t really manifest themselves. Thanks to taking a day a week off work since the season finished, and equally thanks to the patience and forbearance of Janet, I made just enough free time to get this document put together.

It is by no means the be-all and end-all of such documents – I would have liked to include head-to-head records against long-time opponents, notable collapses, some records related to highest and lowest team and match scores and more information on catches, wicket-keeper dismissals and games played by each person (as opposed to innings) – but I hope that there is enough information here to make it a worthwhile picture of the past forty seasons. Frustratingly, I have all the necessary information collected and recorded for the past eleven seasons, but even to put together what we have here meant several days of doing little more than poring over the old scorebooks and end of season averages.

A few words of warning about some of the figures contained herein. Prior to 1988 the data is based purely and simply on the figures produced by hand by a number of stalwart volunteers, and then typed up by other equally stalwart helpers. Given the amount of data that then had to be input into the computer by my own hand, there was an awful lot of room for error, and I would be astonished if the odd mistake or two didn’t get introduced here and there along the way. There is also the issue of the 1981 scorebook, which has gone missing altogether, and on that basis I know that the batting figures for James Chignell and the bowling numbers for Brent Noble and Chris Preston are definitely missing one or more performances.

Anyway, enough of that anal retentive nonsense, although whilst on the subject of checking data entry, I’d like to thank both Janet and Darrell for the effort they put in to help me crosscheck the figures with the scorebooks. It is a boring and thankless task, but one that is almost impossible to do properly without assistance, and I’m mighty grateful to have such willing and competent help!

Finally, I hope you all enjoy this document and that it brings back a few memories. Here’s hoping that by the time the fiftieth anniversary rolls around I will finally have got my act together and pulled together all the other information I’d like to see make up a complete record of the history of the club.

 

Propeller Head’s Corner:

For those of you interested in such things this document, and the 1997 and 1998 season analyses created at the same time, were put together on a pair of IBM-compatible PCs, one running Windows 98 and the other OS/2, and an Apple Mac, with output produced via a Panasonic KXP1124, an HP Laserjet 6P and a Tektronix Phaser 550. Data was input, manipulated and reported on using Superbase for Windows v2, text creation and editing done in Kedit for Windows v1.5 and Word 97, some data manipulation and formatting in Excel 97, and graphics scanned using Adobe Photoshop v5 and printed using Kodak’s Imaging For Windows.



Lifetime Batting Averages

[The current version of the lifetime batting averages can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

Seasons Innings Not Outs Runs Highest score Average
D Hanley 8 68 15 2447 108 no. 46.17
D Aldwinckle 6 49 8 1749 107 no. 42.66
C Morgan 10 86 13 2924 140 no. 40.05
M Gordon 10 113 29 2355 114 no. 28.04
B Noble 29 213 45 4632 121 27.57
B Moore 30 271 54 5827 131 no. 26.85
A Parker 8 75 12 1593 102 ret. 25.29
S Fox 10 77 27 1229 68 no. 24.58
A Ducker 5 35 4 707 100 no. 22.81
A Cowell 9 95 4 2004 100 no. 22.02
D Tickner 30 367 45 6907 106 21.45
A Tickner 30 401 69 6882 97 20.73
A Briscoe 21 152 22 2599 97 19.99
S Pitts 22 235 31 3776 80 no. 18.51
J Ducker 8 46 2 769 78 17.48
A Wilkes 10 82 22 1033 80 17.22
J Clayton 14 60 12 772 75 no. 16.08
A Butt 16 109 15 1397 78 no. 14.86
D Clark 5 40 8 455 51 14.22
DL Pitts 12 73 10 845 95 13.41
S Ducker 5 31 1 402 64 13.40
S Goldman 16 88 12 937 79 12.33
P Walters 10 111 21 1108 71 12.31
M Law 15 132 4 1485 130 11.60
P Legge 30 188 16 1821 118 10.59
S Card 13 91 26 686 39 10.55
J Rourke 5 33 6 268 35 no. 9.93
R Kemp 27 193 24 1619 83 9.58
P Ward 11 78 17 583 40 9.56
K Miller 14 83 10 663 63 9.08
L Foster 13 79 9 634 40 9.06
R Gordon 35 231 66 1461 41 8.85
B Forrester 5 45 4 349 46 8.51
B Passmore 22 204 24 1530 44 8.50
D Winter 14 122 9 950 65 8.41
M Preston 11 61 19 347 53 no. 8.26
J Bailey 11 80 30 409 25 8.18
A Preston 8 43 9 266 30 7.82
R Phipps 4 27 7 148 23 7.40
M Willmott 11 85 26 402 23 no. 6.81
D Bowerman 14 87 29 390 25 6.72
K Unwin 4 34 7 168 23 no. 6.22
M Walker 7 25 4 124 20 5.90
H Campbell 8 44 14 174 21 no. 5.80
J Burke 4 26 5 116 26 5.52
L Pitts 19 134 25 591 22 5.42
J Moffatt 17 84 8 401 26 5.28
J Chignell 14 68 17 178 16 3.49
C Preston 17 89 32 192 23 3.37
K Partlett 4 27 5 69 13 3.14




Lifetime Bowling Averages

[The current version of the lifetime bowling averages can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

Seasons Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average
B Moore 31 3353.4 1066 6689 965 6.93
D Aldwinckle 6 323.1 82 806 73 11.04
P Legge 18 562.4 92 1757 148 11.87
A Briscoe 15 653.3 138 1804 150 12.03
D Clark 6 540.1 138 1270 102 12.45
A Tickner 30 3712.3 803 10562 815 12.96
S Card 10 962.2 203 2748 211 13.02
L Pitts 18 390.5 34 1587 117 13.56
A Butt 15 891.3 212 2699 198 13.63
S Pitts 8 99.5 14 423 30 14.10
S Ducker 5 349.0 81 1020 72 14.17
J Bailey 7 193.4 35 613 43 14.26
D Winter 14 530.4 108 1725 120 14.38
D Tickner 21 1484.1 308 4377 302 14.49
A Parker 7 655.3 152 1880 127 14.80
B Noble 23 311.2 36 1262 83 15.20
P Ward 11 312.0 61 959 63 15.22
P Walters 9 509.5 118 1404 91 15.43
M Willmott 11 864.5 65 4038 237 17.04
S Goldman 10 86.0 6 377 22 17.14
K Partlett 5 174.5 29 628 36 17.44
D Bowerman 12 876.2 174 2656 151 17.59
H Campbell 9 553.4 128 1522 85 17.91
A Wilkes 10 945.0 208 2776 149 18.63
M Walker 6 268.5 45 869 45 19.31
L Foster 11 165.2 13 718 35 20.51
S Fox 7 510.0 58 1976 91 21.71
J Rourke 5 388.4 89 1129 49 23.04
C Preston 11 113.0 9 515 22 23.41
M Gordon 8 536.4 102 1827 70 26.10
J Ducker 7 113.4 19 435 15 29.00




Best Individual Batting Performances

Here in all their splendour are the best batting performances of the past forty years. Rather than limit this list to just those scores over 100, I’ve chosen to show all scores over 90. An asterisk against a score indicates that the innings was a not out.

[The current list of all-time best batting performances can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

 

140* Chris Morgan Englefield Green 1980
131*Brian MooreNorthcliffe1976
130Mike LawSt. Johns1961
126*Chris MorganWrecclesham1988
121Brent NobleDormansland1970
118Peter LeggeWarlingham1967
114*Mark GordonSunnyside1994
109*Brian MooreAddiscombe Methodists1961
108*Darren HanleyPearl Assurance1994
107*Darren HanleyBletchingley1991
107*David AldwinckleCrondall1996
106Dave TicknerStoneleigh Methodists1976
105*Brian MooreBBC1966
105Chris MorganRowan1982
105Mark GordonNutfield1995
104Chris MorganStockwell Athletic1984
104*Darren HanleyIfield1993
103*Chris MorganDormansland1980
103*Mark GordonHook & Southborough1996
103*Dave TicknerNorth Holmwood1998
102*Andy ParkerHeythrop Park (Nat West)1992
100*Adrian CowellOld Alleynians1986
100*Andy DuckerWalton Heath1990
97Albert BriscoeClifton1972
97Alan TicknerSutton Railways1977
95Dave PittsWhyteleafe1983
95David AldwinckleAmerican Express1994
94David AldwinckleLeigh1996
93*Darren HanleyLeigh1993
92*Brent NoblePergamon Press1969
92Dave TicknerEbrington1988
92*David AldwinckleParktown1996
91Dave TicknerNewchapel & Horne1989
91Robin SuggateSunnyside1990
90*Darren HanleyLeigh1990




Best Individual Bowling Performances

Here are the equally splendid top bowling performances of the past forty years, which as you’d expect are rather dominated by one particularly fine individual. This time I’ve limited the selection to seven wickets or better, which works out rather nicely as there are only two more entries on this list than there are on the batting side.

[The current list of all-time best bowling performances can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

 

10 for 2 Brian Moore Montrose 1966
9 for 12Brian MooreMontrose1972
9 for 27Steve CardMontrose1979
9 for 41Mick WillmottHook Norton1992
8 for 6Brian MooreSherwood Park1973
8 for 12Brian MooreStreatham1973
8 for 14Brian MooreBanstead Methodists1959
8 for 18Brian MooreMontrose1970
8 for 20Brian MooreSutton Baptist1969
8 for 21Brian MooreMerlin1974
8 for 24Alan TicknerAbbey1981
8 for 25Brian MooreMontrose1971
8 for 26Brian MooreSutton Railway1975
8 for 34Brian MooreMontrose1978
7 for 7Alan TicknerDormansland1976
7 for 8Brian MooreMeadowbank1977
7 for 9Brian MooreCheam Baptists1960
7 for 9Brian MooreOld Walcountians1972
7 for 10Brian MooreCrusader Insurance1961
7 for 11Brian MooreCheam & Sutton Baptist1972
7 for 12Brian MooreSunbury Village1970
7 for 12Brian MooreKnights Old Boys1972
7 for 13Peter LeggeSouth Godstone1964
7 for 13Brian MooreDormansland1970
7 for 13Dave ClarkChipstead & Coulsdon1983
7 for 14Andy ParkerNat West1988
7 for 15Alan TicknerBletchingley1988
7 for 19Brian MooreOld Walcountians1970
7 for 19Alan TicknerSunallon1987
7 for 23Brian MooreStockwell Athletic1978
7 for 25Brian MooreOld Josephians1976
7 for 27Dave ClarkKelvin1982
7 for 30Brian MooreSunbury Village1975
7 for 32Brian MooreMontrose1968
7 for 38Brian MooreNew Eltham1974
7 for 51Brian MooreDormansland1967
7 for 70Steve CardTadworth1979




Other Significant Individual Records

This is a list of the best (or worst!) five individual performances in particular season and lifetime statistical categories. I have not included lifetime batting and bowling averages here, since the earlier tables were sorted on that basis, nor highest scores, since they too were covered earlier

One amazing stat to note (under ‘Runs Scored (Lifetime)’ below) is that after thirty years of playing together for the Badgers, the Tickner brothers are separated by just 25 runs!

In these tables ‘Economy’ is the number of runs allowed per over bowled, whilst ‘Strike Rate’ is the number of wickets taken per 100 balls bowled.

[The current version of the individual leaders can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

 

Innings 20 Alan Tickner 1981
(Season)19Dave Tickner1979 & 1980
  Brian Moore1974
  Mark Gordon1996
  Darren Hanley1993
  Alan Tickner1976
 
Runs Scored687Darren Hanley1993
(Season)632Mark Gordon1995
 575Chris Morgan1986
 523Darren Hanley1994
 498Brent Noble1970
  Steve Pitts1989
 
Not Outs9Simon Fox1989
(Season)7Alan Tickner1981 & 1998
 6Mick Willmott1988
  Brian Moore1981
  Dave Bowerman1982
  Darren Hanley1993
 
Batting Average92.7Brian Moore1981 – 9 inns
(Season)73.4Greg Pynt1983 – 7 inns
 72.5Darren Hanley1991 – 9 inns
 72.0Simon Fox1989 – 11 inns
 70.6David Aldwinckle1996 – 11 inns
 
Seasons Batted35Roy Gordon
30Brian Moore
  Dave Tickner
  Alan Tickner
  Peter Legge
 
Innings401Alan Tickner
(Lifetime)367Dave Tickner
 271Brian Moore
 235Steve Pitts
 231Roy Gordon
 
Not Outs69Alan Tickner
(Lifetime)66Roy Gordon
 54Brian Moore
 45Dave Tickner
  Brent Noble
 
Runs Scored6907Dave Tickner
(Lifetime)6882Alan Tickner
 5827Brian Moore
 4632Brent Noble
 3776Steve Pitts
 
Overs Bowled278.3Brian Moore1974
(Season)202Brian Moore1976
 198.5Brian Moore1975
 188.3Mick Willmott1993
 185.4Brian Moore1978
 
Maidens106Brian Moore1974
(Season)76Brian Moore1973
 67Brian Moore1978
 63Brian Moore1975
 56Brian Moore1976
 
Runs Allowed794Mick Willmott1993 – 188.3 overs
(Season)548Alan Tickner1976 – 169 overs
 544Mick Willmott1998 – 106 overs
 541Mick Willmott1994 – 117.5 overs
 534Steve Card1979 – 185 overs
 
Wickets Taken72Brian Moore1974
(Season)65Brian Moore1972
 60Brian Moore1975
 57Brian Moore1973
 56Mick Willmott1993
 
Bowling Average4.0Brian Moore1960 – 66.5 overs
(Season) 4.3 Brian Moore 1987 – 30 overs &
1985 – 17 overs
 4.5Brian Moore1973 – 183.2 overs
 4.6Brian Moore1972 – 155.2 overs
 
Economy1.30Brian Moore1987 – 30 overs
(Season)1.40Brian Moore1973 – 183.2 overs
 1.56Brian Moore1974 – 278.3 overs
 1.63Dave Tickner1981 – 160.1 overs
 1.65Andy Parker1993 – 55 overs
 
Strike Rate10.07R Edwards1963 – 24.5 overs
(Season)9.26J Lording1975 – 18 overs
 9.20Peter Legge1961 – 43.3 overs
 7.98Brian Moore1960 – 66.5 overs
 7.93Laurence Pitts1961 – 27.2 overs
 
Seasons Bowled31Brian Moore
 30Alan Tickner
 23Brent Noble
 21Dave Tickner
 18Peter Legge
  Laurence Pitts
 
Overs Bowled3712.3Alan Tickner
(Lifetime)3353.4Brian Moore
 1484.1Dave Tickner
 962.2Steve Card
 945.0Alan Wilkes
 
Maidens1066Brian Moore
(Lifetime)803Alan Tickner
 308Dave Tickner
 212Allan Butt
 208Alan Wilkes
 
Runs Allowed10562Alan Tickner
(Lifetime)6689Brian Moore
 4377Dave Tickner
 4038Mick Willmott
 2776Alan Wilkes
 
Wickets Taken965Brian Moore
(Lifetime)815Alan Tickner
 302Dave Tickner
 237Mick Willmott
 211Steve Card
 
Best Economy1.99Brian Moore
(Lifetime)2.35Dave Clark
 2.49David Aldwinckle
 2.75Hugh Campbell
 2.76Phil Walters
  Albert Briscoe
 
Worst Economy4.67Mick Willmott
(Lifetime)4.56Chris Preston
 4.38Steve Goldman
 4.35Lee Foster
 4.25Steve Pitts
 
Best Strike Rate5.01Steve Pitts
(Lifetime)4.99Laurence Pitts
 4.80Brian Moore
 4.57Mick Willmott
 4.44Brent Noble
 
Worst Strike Rate2.10John Rourke
(Lifetime)2.17Mark Gordon
 2.20Justin Ducker
 2.56Hugh Campbell
 2.63Alan Wilkes




Best Partnerships

This table documents the best partnerships of the past forty seasons. All partnerships of one hundred or more are listed, along with at least the best five for each wicket. An asterisk against the number of runs indicates that the partnership was unbroken.

[The current list of all-time best partnerships can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

1st 172   A Cowell & A Parker Sunnyside 1987
159D Tickner & R KempRiverside1980
154P Walters & C MorganEnglefield Green1980
140S Goldman & D TicknerCheam Parish1975
133G Limpenny & R SuggateSunnyside1990
125J Ducker & D JonesWilmington1997
122A Ducker & S PittsCudham1991
116*B Noble & M PrestonOld Whitgiftians1970
116S Pitts & A CowellMeadowbank1985
110D Tickner & S PittsSunallon1984
110*S Pitts & A DuckerPearl Assurance1991
109M Law & B NobleCentury1962
106A Cowell & J ClaytonEbrington1986
104*S Pitts & DL PittsNewdigate1984
 
2nd 135 * B Noble & B Moore Sutton P.O. 1973
114 A Parker & S Pitts Blindley Heath 1987
112D Tickner & C MorganDormansland1979
110M Law & B MooreSt. Johns1961
108P Walters & B NobleStoneleigh Methodists1979
108M Gordon & D HanleySunnyside1994
106*B Noble & B MoorePergamon Press1969
106A Cowell & S PittsPearl Assurance1989
103A Cowell & S DuckerLingfield1989
103A Parker & D TicknerSeveno1996
100P Walters & B MooreGrindlays Bank1975
 
3rd 115 P Walters & B Moore Montrose 1977
114 * B Moore & A Butt Addiscombe Methodists 1961
114B Moore & A TicknerMetal Box1971
111D Aldwinckle & D HanleyShere1998
110B Noble & A BriscoeEaling1964
110B Noble & A TicknerStockwell Athletic1979
102R Edwards & A ButtSouth Godstone1963
 
4th 171 B Noble & A Briscoe Dormansland 1970
148 * D Hanley & A Tickner Leigh 1993
137B Moore & D TicknerBromley1973
115*M Gordon & B ForresterOld Alleynians1996
112*D Tickner & A TicknerNorth Holmwood1998
111D Aldwinckle & R KempOld Alleynians1994
 
5th 128 J Ducker & A Tickner Leigh 1997
114 C Morgan & B Moore Rowan 1982
110*C Morgan & DL PittsWrecclesham1988
105*D Hanley & D AldwinckleIfield1993
101A Parker & D TicknerNewchapel & Horne1986
97B Moore & S GoldmanSunbury1974
 
6th 97 * B Moore & S Fox South Beckenham 1984
96 D Tickner & S Fox Lingfield 1988
94G Pynt & A TicknerRowan1983
82P Legge & B PassmoreWarlingham1967
82D Hanley & A TicknerReigate Priory1998
 
7th 97 A Tickner & J Burke Northcliffe 1974
65 A Wilkes & A Butt Ebrington 1994
63B Noble & A ButtEbrington1995
57A Briscoe & C PrestonStoneleigh Methodists1974
53A Briscoe & P WaltersEnglefield Green1973
53C Morgan & A TicknerBadgers Brewery1982
53J Ducker & A ButtStoke D'Abernon1998
 
8th 61 B Pitts & L Pitts Wakefield SC 1959
60*D Aldwinckle & M GordonMorden1996
57A Tickner & J LordingNew Eltham1975
48A Tickner & S CardLingfield1987
44*J Bailey & D TicknerHilton1970
 
9th 63 A Tickner & M Willmott Newchapel & Horne 1988
60 J Lyon & J McCann Valley End 1996
54*A Tickner & R BrownLoose1998
54M Gordon & M WillmottRowan1998
53G Pynt & S FordhamLingfield1983
 
10th 49 A Tickner & S Pitts Blindley Heath 1998
47 * D Tickner & R Gordon Old Walcountians 1969
45*D Tickner & R GordonMontrose1971
38J Lording & D HopkinsRoyal College Of Music1976
37A Preston & B DanbyCheam Baptists1960




Match Record 1959 to 1998
 

[The current version of the Match Record summary can be found on the record summary page]

Year Played Won Lost Drawn Ties Pct.
1959 11 4 6 1 40.9
1960 15 8 7 0 53.3
1961 16 9 6 1 59.3
1962 13 3 9 1 26.9
1963 14 6 4 4 57.1
1964 16 9 5 2 62.5
1965 15 8 5 2 60.0
1966 14 3 9 2 28.5
1967 12 6 5 1 54.1
1968 13 4 5 4 46.1
1969 18 11 3 4 72.2
1970 18 9 5 4 61.1
1971 14 6 5 3 53.5
1972 16 10 2 4 75.0
1973 19 5 6 8 47.3
1974 20 9 7 4 55.0
1975 18 11 5 2 66.6
1976 20 9 7 4 55.0
1977 15 6 2 5 2 63.3
1978 19 11 5 3 65.7
1979 20 9 4 7 62.5
1980 23 15 2 6 78.2
1981 23 15 3 5 76.0
1982 21 9 3 9 64.2
1983 16 9 3 4 68.7
1984 19 10 6 3 60.5
1985 17 4 8 5 38.2
1986 20 4 7 9 42.5
1987 18 4 4 10 50.0
1988 21 9 4 7 1 61.9
1989 19 11 2 6 73.6
1990 18 6 7 5 47.2
1991 18 12 2 4 77.7
1992 17 8 2 7 67.6
1993 22 11 7 4 59.0
1994 18 9 7 2 55.5
1995 20 4 9 7 37.5
1996 21 8 8 5 50.0
1997 14 5 5 4 50.0
1998 18 5 8 5 41.6

Total 699 314 209 173 3 69.9




Scoring Record 1959 to 1998
 

[The current version of the Scoring Record summary can be found on the record summary page]

Runs Wickets Runs per Runs Wickets Runs per
Year Scored Lost Wicket Allowed Taken Wicket
1959 1006 102 9.86 1384 87 15.91
1960 973 127 7.66 1081 123 8.79
1961 1653 135 12.24 1110 124 8.95
1962 1220 120 10.17 1494 102 14.65
1963 1319 106 12.44 1225 125 9.80
1964 1628 128 12.72 1268 135 9.39
1965 1635 123 13.29 1648 122 13.51
1966 1061 112 9.47 1148 83 13.83
1967 1355 91 14.89 1254 99 12.67
1968 1253 100 12.53 1372 94 14.60
1969 1767 118 14.97 1588 144 11.03
1970 1796 118 15.22 1622 143 11.34
1971 1673 117 14.30 1589 120 13.24
1972 1685 95 17.74 1319 144 9.16
1973 2128 146 14.58 1627 154 10.56
1974 1856 144 12.89 1618 163 9.93
1975 2096 142 14.76 1828 154 11.87
1976 2244 161 13.94 1900 173 10.98
1977 1688 105 16.08 1449 116 12.49
1978 1601 136 11.77 1585 163 9.72
1979 2466 146 16.89 2087 164 12.73
1980 2777 134 20.72 2025 200 10.13
1981 2560 150 17.07 2465 199 12.39
1982 2619 144 18.19 2659 167 15.92
1983 1989 115 17.30 1641 137 11.98
1984 2483 129 19.25 2454 141 17.40
1985 2317 138 16.79 2114 111 19.05
1986 2946 159 18.53 2812 151 18.62
1987 2204 115 19.17 2093 131 15.98
1988 3024 147 20.57 2637 168 15.70
1989 2797 122 22.93 2440 148 16.49
1990 2352 134 17.55 2442 125 19.54
1991 2468 106 23.28 1760 146 12.05
1992 2389 109 21.92 2016 136 14.82
1993 3105 164 18.93 2830 175 16.17
1994 2558 132 19.38 2514 139 18.09
1995 2934 156 18.81 2942 133 22.12
1996 3132 153 20.47 3087 164 18.82
1997 1891 99 19.10 2056 114 18.04
1998 2674 133 20.11 2741 134 20.46

Total 83322 5111 16.30 76924 5551 13.86




Club Officers

This section lists all those members that have served the club in some official capacity or other. Without such willing volunteers a club like the Badgers could not function, and I for one feel a debt of gratitude to every one of them, although sadly not all are still alive to accept such plaudits.

If anyone knows who was vice-captain during the 1969 season then I’d be grateful if they’d let me know as I’ve been quite unable to track down the information from the usual sources.

[The current list of club officers, including who was vice-captain in 1969, can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

President
FA Butt1959-1972
TC Noble1973-1975
A Briscoe1976-1982
L Pitts1983-1997
R Gordon1998-present
 
Chairman
D Beadle1959-1965
A Preston1966
P Legge1967-1970
L Pitts1971-1982
A Tickner1983-1990
D Tickner1991-present
 
Captain
M Law1959
A Preston1960-1963 & 1967-1968
A Butt1964-1965
D Winter1966
A Briscoe1969-1974
A Tickner1975-1981
D Tickner1982-1986
S Fox1987-1989
S Pitts1990-present
 
Vice-Captain
A Preston1959
M Law1960-1962 & 1964-1966
P Legge1963 & 1971-1972
A Briscoe1967-1968
AN Other1969
K Partlett1970
A Tickner1973-1974 & 1995-present
P Walters1975-1980
S Card1981-1986
A Cowell1987-1989
N Williams1990-1991
D Hanley1992-1994
 
Secretary
L Pitts1959-1970
J Bailey1971
D Tickner1972-1974
J Chignell1975-1978
R Phipps1979-1980
C Preston1981-1982
S Fordham1983
R Kemp1984-1994
D Aldwinckle1995-present
 
Treasurer
L Pitts1959-1963
A Preston1964-1965
B Passmore1966-1971
C Preston1972-1975
R Kemp1976-1978
P Legge1979
D Tickner1980-1981
C Morgan1982-1986
K Miller1987-present
 
Team Secretary
J Bailey1964-1970
R Gordon1971-1987!
H Campbell1988-1989
A Parker1990
A Tickner1991-1992
D Hanley1993-1994
M Gordon1995-present




Cup Winners

These tables list the winners of each of the cups awarded by the club over the years. The Batting and Bowling Cups are awarded to the players who top the respective averages for the season. The Captain’s Cup, which is given by the club captain to the person, or persons, that he feels has made the greatest contribution to the club over the course of the previous year or more, was first awarded in 1961.

[The current list of trophy winners can be found elsewhere in the Honours Board.]

  Batting Bowling Captains
 
1959B MooreB Moore 
1960B MooreB Moore 
1961B MooreP LeggeL Pitts
1962A BriscoeL PittsA Butt
1963B MooreR EdwardsB Moore
1964A BriscoeR EdwardsP Ward
1965B NobleR EdwardsJ Bailey
1966B MooreB MooreB Passmore
1967P LeggeB MooreR Gordon
1968B MooreB MooreC Preston
1969B NobleB MooreR Gordon
1970B NobleB MooreM Law
1971B MooreB MooreD Tickner
1972A BriscoeB MooreA Tickner
1973B MooreB MooreC Preston
1974B NobleB MooreA Tickner
1975B NobleB MooreR Kemp
1976B MooreB MooreD Hopkins
1977B NobleB NobleJ Chignell
1978B NobleB MooreR Gordon
1979B NobleB MooreD Tickner
1980C MorganB MooreR Phipps
1981B MooreB MooreS Card
1982C MorganS CardR Kemp & C Morgan
1983G PyntB MooreB Passmore
1984C MorganD ClarkA Tickner
1985C MorganB MooreS Fox
1986C MorganA TicknerS Fox
1987A TicknerA TicknerK Miller
1988B MooreB MooreB Moore
1989S FoxA TicknerS Pitts
1990D HanleyS DuckerR Kemp
1991D HanleyA TicknerM Willmott
1992A ParkerD AldwinckleL Foster
1993D HanleyD AldwinckleM Willmott
1994D AldwinckleA ButtR Kemp & L Foster
1995M GordonS PittsB Forrester
1996D AldwinckleA TicknerM Gordon
1997M GordonM WillmottP Wilson
1998D AldwinckleD AldwinckleA Tickner

 

The Fielding Cup, which actually is given to the player who snares the most catches (other than behind the stumps) during the season, was first awarded in 1964, whilst the first Single Wicket competition was held in 1965. The running of the single wicket has become very erratic in recent times, so the gaps are as a result of the competition not being held rather than any loss of memory or poor records.

 

  Fielding Single/Double Wicket
 
1964B Noble 
1965P LeggeB Moore
1966B NobleB Moore
1967A BriscoeA Briscoe
1968J Bailey & S GoldmanP Ward
1969D TicknerB Moore
1970P Legge & B NobleA Butt
1971D TicknerP Legge
1972B MooreD Tickner
1973A TicknerA Briscoe
1974S GoldmanB Noble
1975D TicknerD Tickner
1976A TicknerD Tickner
1977A Tickner & P WaltersB Passmore
1978P WaltersB Moore
1979C MorganP Walters
1980D ClarkS Card
1981A TicknerD Tickner
1982S CardD Clark
1983S CardG Pynt
1984D Tickner & A TicknerC Morgan
1985A Tickner & D Tickner 
1986A Cowell & H Campbell 
1987S FoxA Cowell
1988A TicknerS Card & D Bowerman
1989A CowellR Suggate & J Clayton
1990M Willmott & A Parker 
1991M Gordon 
1992M Gordon 
1993D Hanley 
1994M Gordon 
1995M GordonA Baird & A Tickner
1996M Gordon 
1997M Gordon 
1998M Gordon 

 

The Frank Butt Cup is given for performance in relation to ability, sometimes by popular vote and more recently by consensus between the captain and vice-captain, and was first awarded in 1976. The Mike Law Trophy is presented to the player voted ‘man of the match’ at the President’s XI game, and is therefore not restricted to club members. It was first awarded in 1984, but there are several gaps in recent times as we have struggled to find a suitable venue for such a match since Seeboard closed their ground at Burford Bridge. ‘Wang Fu’ is awarded for some notable feat achieved during the tour weekend, whether on or off the field, and is also therefore not limited to club members, or even cricketers! It was first presented in 1990, and since your esteemed compiler and captain was not present on tour this year I am not involved in making the award, so can’t yet tell you who has won it.

 

  Frank Butt Mike Law ‘Wang Fu’
 
1976B Moore  
1977P Walters  
1978S Card  
1979S Card  
1980R Kemp  
1981R Gordon  
1982DL Pitts  
1983DL Pitts  
1984S FoxA Butt 
1985K MillerA Cowell 
1986H CampbellA Tickner 
1987K MillerT Faires & M Willmott 
1988A ParkerK Miller 
1989A WilkesS Card 
1990M GordonR SuggateS Pitts
1991B Noble & N WilliamsB NobleD Hanley
1992M WillmottD AldwinckleR & A Kemp
1993M GordonM JenkinsR Kemp
1994B Forrester B Noble
1995A WilkesJ RourkeD Tickner
1996J Lyon L Noble
1997B Davenport A Wilkes
1998J RourkeN Gregg