1979

Season 1979

West Indian overseas players





Whitbread National Village KO - The Cricketer Report

Toft and Northop Hall had met three times in this competition. Northop Hall won by one run and by one wicket. Toft’s previous success arrived with a six off the last ball. This time, Northop Hall looked safe with 212 for 7, including a sparkling 107 from T. Nichols, but Toft’s Keith Charlery scored 77 and an anonymous No 11 (Alan Thompson) hit fours from the last 2 ball so giving the 1978 finalists victory by one wicket

Team Achievements 

Toft CC           

- Aggregate Champions

1st XI           

- 1st XI Champions

- National Village KO - Area Winners

- Cheshire Wilson Cup Finalist

- Peover Six A Side Winners

2nd XI            

- 2nd XI Champions

- 2nd XI KO Winners

Colts            

- Walker Cup Winners

[[File:1979 - Presented to Players and Committee.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Three Captains Peter Hornsby(2), Don Bailey(1), Steven Woods(Colts)

Framed certificate presented to all players and committee in recognition of the 1979 club achievements ]]

Player Achievements

Alan Stimpson(1)   

- 62*   v. Christleton

Billy Butler(1)       

- 84*   v. Over Peover (VKO)

Mike Mulholland(1)   

- 44   v. Christleton

Keith Charlery(1)   

- 86   v. Sandbach

- 77   v. Northop Hall (Village KO)

- 48   v. Chester BH

- 43    v. Davenham

Francis Maurice(1)   

- 40*   v. Ashley

Alan Thompson(1)   

- 8-38   v. Davenham

Don Bailey(1)       

- 7-26   v. Ashley

David Price(1-2)   

- 6-8   v. Ashley

Steve Woods (2)(Wk) 

- 26 Dismissals (25c + 1s)

- won the 2nd Div wicket-keeping averages

Match Highlights

Toft (227-5) beat Over Peover (77-10) in the 3rd round of the National Village Cup with 84* from Billy Butler, Keith Charlery (44) Bernard Manning (37). Over Peover’s first 3 wickets fell for 3 runs and their last 5 for 5. Alan Thompson 4-17, Keith Charlery 3-3 and Brian Coutts 2-13.