2002

2002 Season

Club News

Opening of the new pavilion extension

First time in the 1st Division after last year’s relegation on the last day of the season

Injuries to Simon and Richard Hardstaff didn’t help

Return of Mathew Cornes from New Zealand

New front on the score box installed by Jeff Tenner,

paid for by the Summer Wine in memory of Dave Prosser

[[File:2002 - 1st Team.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Toft 1st Team

Standing (L-R) Andy Bones, Simon Hardstaff, Richard Hardstaff, Matt Cornes, David Blackburn, David Noble, Joan Hill (Scorer)

Seated (L-R), Jamie Noble, Adie Walker, Nigel Muirhead (Captain), Colin Meadows, Adam Carolan]]



Team Achievements

Under 13s

- Plate Winners

3rd XI

- Relegated to the 3rd XI Sunday Div 3

Player Achievements

Richard Hardstaff(1)

- 521 runs (av. 34.73)

- 84   v. Unknown

Paul Bertenshaw(1)

- 6-37    v. Stockport G

- 6-84    v. Upton

- 6-49    v. Widnes

- 5-??   v. Unknown

Nigel Muirhead(1)

- 506 Runs (av. 33.73)

- 95   v. Unknown

- 7-38    v. Oxton

- 6th in Top 10 all-rounder (506 runs and 30 wkts )

- 2nd in Top 10 all-round performance (64 and 7-38 v. Oxton)

- 4th in Top 10 all-round performance (48 and 4-40 v. Upton)

Matt Cornes(1)

- 5-21   v. Unknown

Shane Franklin(1)

- 44   v. Widnes

Chris Sheldon(1)

- broke a finger taking a catch against Widnes and took no further part in the game

Simon Locke (2)

- 520 runs (av. 43.33) 2nd in the 2nd XI league table

- 104*    v. Macclesfield

'''Paul Freedman (2)

- 104*    v. Upton

Chris Sheldon (2)

- 101*     v. Bowdon

- 103    v. Neston

Brian Coutts(2)

- 6-32    v. Macclesfield

- 4th in 2nd XI Prem Div Bowling (32 wkt (av. 13.75)

- in Top 10 all-round performance (56* and 3-33 v. Grappenhall)

Adam Cornes(3)

- 79   v. Ashton on Mersey

Ben Moody(3)

- 76   v. Ashton on Mersey

Representative Honours

Adam Carolan       - played for Cheshire v. Oxfordshire

Andy Bones       - played for Cheshire

Mike Atherton – Knutsford Literature Festival

An evening of conversation with former England cricketer Mike Atherton at Toft Cricket Club

This year former England cricketer Mike Atherton will also be in town during the week-long event to discuss his autobiography at Toft Cricket Club.

It will be a question of sport when former England cricket captain Mike Atherton stops off at Toft Cricket Club.

Mike Atherton, who became captain at 25 and led his country a record 54 times, will indulge in an evening of conversation and will no doubt be able to chat to locals about Toft's own appearances at Lords. "He's a local hero and we will give him a warm welcome," said Toft chairman John Reed.

Compiler Jeff Tenner