1993

1993 Season

Officials and Committee
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

- 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)