1993
1993 Season
Officials and Committee | |
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65th AGM 14th January 1993 at Toft CC | |
President | Bernard Raffo |
Chairman | Peter Hornsby |
Secretary | York Walker |
Treasurer | Peter Richardson |
1st XI Captain | Rob Ashley |
1st XI V/Capt | Richard Hardstaff |
2nd XI Captain | Brian Coutts |
2nd XI V/Capt | Dave Fitches |
3rd XI Captain | Brian Stennings |
Over 40’s | Paul Freedman and David Stiles |
Committee | + Mike Townsend, Peter Watson, Neil Gibson |
Club News
Steve Murrills joins from Bowdon
1st year in the National Club KO
This year the club will play each club once in the league which will be divided into two divisions for the 1995 season – 1st year of the Round Robin
Team Achievements
Toft Club
- 1st in Aggregate Championship
1st XI
- 4th in 1st XI Championship
- Cheshire BS Cup Winners
2nd XI
- 1st in 2nd XI Championship
- Highest Team Total: Toft 253-5 dec v. Cheadle Hulme
3rd XI
- 3rd in 3rd XI Group C Championship
- High match total of 468 runs (Toft 232-4 v. Ashley 236-8)
Over 40s
- 3rd in League Table
U13,s
- Lost to Grappenhall in U13’s Festival Final
Player Achievements
Richard Hardstaff(1)
- 501 runs (av. 28.33)
- 136* v. Chester BH (NCKO)
- 91 v. Woodley (CKO)
- 69 v. Brooklands
- 65 v. Didsbury
- 5+?? v. Umknown
Rob Ashley(1)
- 409 runs (av. 27.22)
- 65 v. Grappenhall
- 54* v. Alderley
- 53* v. Bramhall
Chris Sheldon(1)
- 388 runs (av. 25.86)
- 65 v. Grappenhall (CKO)
- 53* v. Cheadle
Andy Hodgson(1)
- 307 runs (av. 21.93)
- 73 v. Winnington Park
Lee Challinor(1)
- 78 v. Hale Barns (LKO)
- 57 v. Urmston
Simon Nutting(1)
- 74 v. Timperley (LKO)
- 52 v. Widnes
Paul Murphy(1)
- 57* v. Timperley (LKO)
Paul Bertenshaw(1)
- 58 wkts (av. 14.37)
- 6-67 v. Widnes
- 5-41 v. Heaton Mersey
- 5-41 v. Hyde
- 5-41 v. Cheadle
– 5-46 v. Didsbury
- 5-45 v. Timperley
John Bacon(1)
- 25 wkts (av. 14.76)
- 5-14 v. Stalybridge
Ron Locke(1)
- 69 wkts (av. 16.20)
- Most league wickets
- 7-41 v. Urmston
- 6-67 v. Widnes
- 5-29 v. Warrington
- 5-41 v. Cheadle
- 5-45 v. Upton
- 5-99 v. Grappenhall
Brian Coutts(1)
- 6-27 v. Bredbury (Cup)
Tommy Hodson(1)WK
- 26 Dismissals (17c + 9s)
- 4th in wicket keepers table
Mike Clawson(2)
- 425 runs (av. 38.60)
- 118 v. Cheadle Hulme
- 85 v. Hyde
- 58 v. Grappenhall (LKO)
- 53 v. Timperley
'Ian Platt(2)
- 335 runs (av. 33.50)
- 122* v. Cheadle
- Best all-round League performance (122* and 4-39 v. Cheadle)
Paul Murphy(2)
- 89 v, Warrington
- 85 v. Alsager
- 52 v. Warrington (LKO)
Ali Gibson(2)
- 74 v. Timperley
- 65 v. Marple(KO)
- 55 v. Brooklands
Chris Sheldon(2)
- 60 v. Alvanley
Steve Coutts(2)
- 68 v. Urmston
- 58 v. Marple
- 52 v. Alvanley
Dave Fitches(2)
- 292 runs (av. 29.20)
- 42* v. Unknown
Simon Montgomery(2)
- 102* v. Northwich
Andy Hodgson(2)
- 197 runs (av. 65.67)
- 91* v. Widnes
- 73 v. Warrington
Dave Stiles(2)
- 60 v. Poynton
- 59 v. Stalybridge
Brian Coutts(2)
- 65 wkts (av. 13.76)
- 7-67 v. Upton
- 6-21 v. Bramhall
- 6-57 v. Alderley
-6-70 v. Widnes
Charlie Fitches(2)
- 42 wkts (av. 14.64)
- 7-49 v. Grappenhall
- 5-68 v. Stalybridge
- 5+?? v. Unknown
Mike Farrell(2)
- 25 wkts (av. 18.20)
- 5-41 v. Didsbury
Billy Bradshaw(2)
- 8-41 v. Winnington Park
Brian Stennings(3)
- 485 runs (av. 40.41)
- 73 v. Unknown
- 67 v. Poynton
- 61 v. Heaton Mersey
- 50+ v. Unknown
- 50+ v. Unknown
- 29 wkts (av. 14.41)
- 8-53 v. Marple
- Best League all-rounder (485 runs and 29 wkts)
- Leagues best bowling return 8-53
Ian Blake(3)
- 394 runs (av. 39.40)
- 102 v. Nantwich
- 89 v. Ashley
- 58 v. Warrington
S Press(3)
- 233 runs (av. 32.28)
- 87 v. Unknown
- 52 v. Ashley
Paul Ashley(3)
- 257 runs (av. 32.12)
- 109 v. Nantwich
- 50+ v. Unknown
M Hammond(3)
- 298 runs (av. 27.09)
- 65 v. Didsbury
- 60* v. Barnton
Andy Bones(3)
- 51 v. Didsbury
Mike Ashton(3)
- 18 wkts (av. 8.00)
- 6-27 v. Alsager
- 5+?? v. Unknown
- 2nd in League bowling averages
S Ashton(3)
- 6-27 v. Warrington
Mike Potter(3)
- 5-21 v. Northwich
Adam Locke(3)
- 24 wkts (av. 13.29)
- 6-37 v. Unknown
- 5-26 v. Winnington Park
Match Highlights
- Toft 1st reduced Hyde to (91-8) Brian Coutts (4-28) before knocking them off for one wicket, Chris Sheldon (45*) and Simon Montgomery (35) in the George Newton Trophy.
- Richard Hardstaff made a notable debut in the National Club KO scoring 136* v. Chester BH (197-10). However , ex Cheshire veteran wicket keeper Tommy Hodson produced three remarkable stumping’s enabling Toft (217-6) to win by 20 runs.
- Over 40’s tied with Cheadle (130-5) Toft (130-3)
- In the 2nd round of the Cheshire Cup Woodley were set a target of 205-6 by Toft, in reply the Woodley openers like so many others before them, were completely bewildered by the opening spin attack of Ron Locke and Paul Bertenshaw who reduced them to 17-3 from their first 16 overs, finishing all out for 85.
- Toft routed Stalybridge for 52 the lowest League score of the season, going on to win by 10 wickets, John Bacon taking 5-14 in 16 fiery overs and Ron Locke chipping in with 4-28
- In the Winnington Park U13’s Festival Toft U13’s lost to Grappenhall U13’s
- Toft 2nd (202-5) Paul Murphy (52) and Brian Coutts (42*) beat Warrington (202-9) by losing fewer wickets in the quarter-finals of the 2nd XI KO
- Toft 2nd (138-10) Mike Clawson (58) lost their semi-final to Grappenhall (139-7) Brian Coutts (4-34)
- Toft won the Cheshire BS Cup for the second time in three seasons when they beat the holders Grappenhall by 98 runs in a surprisingly one-sided game at Booth Park. Toft (200-6) Chris Sheldon (65) MoM v. Grappenhall (102-7), Brian taking 22 runs off the last over, giving him 32 from just 13 balls.
- In the game against Grappenhall (4th Sept) Ron Locke took 5-99 which took him to 1002 wickets in the league in 17 seasons
Player Partnerships
1st wkt (2) - 115 v. Bowdon - Chris Sheldon and Steve Coutts
9th wkt(1) - 40 v. Alsager - Paul Bertenshaw (19) and Rob Ashley (31*)
Player Representative Honours
Ewan McCray
- played for Derbyshire 1st XI
Ron Locke
- 1-29 for CCCL v. Lancashire & Cheshire League
- 0-19 for CCCL v. Lancashire & Cheshire League
- selected for CCCL v. Cheshire League
- 2-17 for CCC L v. Nth Staffs & Dist Lge (Staffs Moorlands Fest Trophy)
Paul Bertenshaw - 2-15 for CCC L v. Nth Staffs & Dist Lge (Staffs Moorlands Fest Trophy)
- selected for CCCL v. Lancashire & Cheshire League
Paul Ashley
- selected for the CCCL Colts v. Derbyshire & Cheshire League
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Daniel Ashley and Paul Ashley
Compiler Jeff Tenner