1971

Season 1971

Club News

Raising the Club flag at the start of the season.



 Team Achievements

2nd XI           - Runners up in the 2nd XI Cheshire Cricket Club Conference

Colts           - Losing finalist in the Cheshire Colts Competition

This was the first year of the Haig National Village Cricket Championship

795 clubs entered split into 32 areas

1st Team 

Player Performances

John Holland(1)

- 1106 runs Sat/Sun (av. 36.87)

– thought to be the first time a 1000 runs has been achieved by a Toft player

- 1st in the Club batting averages

- 794 League runs (av. 41.7)

- 100*   v. Grappenhall

- 5-82   v. Little Stoke

David Stephenson(1)   

- 2nd in the Club batting averages

- 101*   v. Grappenhall

Paul Raffo(1)       

- 3rd in the Club batting averages

Bernard Manning(1)   '''

- 5-20    v. Styal (14 ov)

Phil Worsley(1)       

- 1st in the Club bowling averages

Chris Muter(1)       

- 2nd in the Club bowling averages

Don Bailey(1)       

- 51 wkt Sat/Sun

- 3rd in the Club bowling averages

- 6-58   v. Holmes Chapel

- 5-50    v. Lindow

Brian Stennings(1)    

- 53 wkts Sat/Sun

Norman Ryan(1) WK

- 21 Dismissals (18c + 3s)

Match Highlights

John Holland (100*) and Dave Stevenson (101*) made 215* declared against Grappenhall in 136 minutes. Ironically Toft could only draw the match.

Toft 1st Team

Mid-Cheshire KO Competition (1971)

Toft (72-7)       v. Cholmondeley (113-7)

Steve Hardman (38*)

2nd Team Results

Player Performances

Geoff Sharpe(2)

- 229 runs (av. ??)

- 1st in the Club batting averages

Rod Morley(2)       

- 2nd in the Club batting averages

- 2nd in the Club bowling averages

- 5-24   v. Hartford

Jeff Tenner(2)       

- 3rd in the Club batting averages

Phil Worsley(2)       

- 3rd in the Club bowling averages

- 5-39   v. Sandbach

York Walker(B)   

- 67   v. Fisons

Brian Stennings(2)   

- ?? wkts (av. 10.17)

- 1st in the Club bowling averages

- 6-46   v. Holmes Chapel

- 6-49 v. Ashton on Mersey

Match Highlights

Toft 2nd 165 (included 33 extras) v. Hartford 2nd 76 – Toft’s Peter Bracegirdle, fielding  as substitute for Hartford who were a man short caught two of his team mates out.

In reply to Toft 2nd total of 186-9d, Hartford 2nd were dismissed for only 24 (highest scorer was 8) Rod Morley (4-11) and Neil Bradford (3-5)

First time our Junior teams entered the Cheshire CC Competition

Toft 2nd Team

Holmes Chapel 2nd reached 103-3, but then lost five wickets for the addition of one run before reaching 120 all out. (1972-73)

Juniors 

Toft Colts

Toft Juniors

Player Partnerships

1st wkt(1)

- 215    v. Grappenhall

- John Holland (100*) & David Stephenson (101*) 136 mins

10th wkt(1)

- 104    v. Styal

- Neil Bradford (60*) & Norman Ryan (43*)

6th wkt(2)

- 63    v. Holmes Chapel- Richard Ayres (34) & Brian Stennings (39*)

9th wkt((1)

- 40*   v. Prestbury    - David Stevenson (24* and Paul Raffo (24*)

Player Representative Honours

Paul Raffo       - Cheshire Colts     - 30     v. North Wales Colts

Brian Stennings   - Cheshire Colts     - 1-12     v. North Wales Colts

End of Season

Dinner at Toft

League Presentation Dinner at The Angel Hotel, Knutsford

Presentation of the Cheshire Cricket Conference Runners-up Shield 1971 to Ken Richards, Captain of Toft 2nd Team by Farokh Engineer



Farokh Engineer 

- Indian Test cricketer who played 46 times for India and played first-class cricket for Mumbai in India and Lancashire CCC

Clive Lloyd 

- Captain of the West Indies and Lancashire CCC

44th AGM - held on 10th February 1972 held at The Legh Arms

Chairmans Report

The success of the club can be seen in the balance sheet, does not show everything. At various meeting of Cricket Club Conference and Youth Associations and meeting other clubs, I’m questioned on our success. 6 or 7 years ago John Howard was referring to the introduction of youth into the club. Last year we had and under 21 team in the final of the Cheshire County Colts, we had an under 17 team in the Mid-Cheshire Association, we had an 11 years and under team playing. The under 21 team consisted mainly of boys that came to the club 6 years ago, this youth policy is one reason for the success of Toft Cricket Club,

I’m sorry to say that John Roberts, because of his commitments on the ground committee, cannot this year be responsible for the juniors.

The Taverners who on Thursday evenings, drink well and play well, they obtain pleasure from playing, spectators receive pleasure, and the bar receives good income, Thankyou

Our thanks to all team and player’s, this has been one of our most successful seasons.

Secretaries Report

Last year was a significant year, in fact a historical year, the Cheshire Cricket Club Conference became Competitive, I’m very pleased that a member of Toft (York Walker) should have had so much to do with this change, this change brought impetus to our cricket.

Treasurers Report

Main points on the Balance sheet is on the expenditure side, Cricket equipment at £248, includes £60 spent in December on cricket Balls for the 1972 season, pavilion expenditure of £324 covers new veranda floor, creosoting of woodwork and a new mains cable, the petrol, oil and mower servicing cost £107 is mainly repairs and could show the lack of attention given to the machine by the groundsman, the ground expenditure figure of £222 covers fertilizers, turf, and reflects that John Roberts worked hard with his committee. Hire of Ground figure of £154 shows an increase of £107, the increase from £500 in 1970 to £1136 in 1971 in the transfer from the Bar account partly shows how active the social committee have been. 

Bar takings are up by £1300, and profit by £400, a very creditable performance, in no small measure to Bernard Manning and the bar Committee. From the Balance sheet we can see that the net cash available to the club is some £1300, one of the best balance sheets I have seen for some time

1971 Report

First year in the Cheshire Cricket Club Conference the 2nd team finished runners up in their league

We had an 11 year old team play Over Peover U11

York Walker chairman of the Conference Competition answered some questions about the competition and its future.

John Holland became the first Toft player to score more than 1000runs in a season setting a new club record.

Any other business

Information was given to the AGM on:-

1. the licencing hours.

2. the Village Green Competition.

3. the changes that will occur in the Conference Competition Rules this season and next to make all fixtures eventually the same competitors.

4. Also a new 2nd XI pennant competition.

5. Indoor nets are available at Lancashire CCC for members to attend.

A new scorers hut will be provided next season.

Toft Fixture Card

Compiler - Jeff Tenner