League Records 2003 – 2020 Andy Lynch Kent Regional Cricket League Statistician 1 Contents Article Page No Introduction 8 Editorial 9 Individual Records Most League runs 10 Most League wickets 11 Highest individual scores 12 Best bowling 13 Most matches played 14 Most centuries 15 Most 5-wicket hauls 16 Most catches 17 Runs per wicket by club 18 Individual Club Records Addington Village 22 Ash 22 Ashford Town 22 Bapchild 23 Barbados Overseas 23 Bearsted 23 Beckenham 24 Belnor 24 Belvedere 24 Betsham 25 Betteshanger 25 Bexley 25 Bexley Park 26 Bexleyheath 26 Bickley Park 26 Biddenden 27 Blackheath 27 Blackheath Select 27 Blackheath Wanderers 28 2 Blue Bell Hill 28 Blue Star 28 Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow 29 Bobbing Court 29 Borstal 29 Bossingham 30 Boughton & Eastwell 30 Brenzett 30 Bromley 31 Bromley Common 31 Bromley Town 31 Brook 32 Buckhurst 32 Burgess Park 32 Canterbury 33 Caribbean Mix 33 Catford & Cyphers 33 Catford Wanderers 34 Chestfield 34 Chislehurst & West Kent 34 Cobham 35 Cousins 35 Cowdrey 35 Crockenhill 36 Cudham 36 Dartford 36 Dartfordians 37 Deal Victoria & Barns Close 37 Dover 37 Dover Cosmopolitans 38 Dulwich 38 East Langdon 38 Egerton 39 Elham Valley 39 Elliott 39 Erith 40 3 Ex-Blues 40 Exiles at Bishopsbourne 40 Farningham 41 Faversham 41 Folkestone 41 Frindsbury 42 GHS Dartford 42 Goodnestone Park 42 Gore Court 43 Granby Sports 43 Gravesend 43 Gravesend RF 44 Gravesham 44 Halstead 44 Hartley 45 Hawkinge 45 Hayes 45 Headcorn 46 Herne Bay 46 High Halstow 46 Higham & Mockbeggar 47 Highways 47 Holborough Anchorians 47 Holcombe 48 Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 48 Hollingbourne 48 Holmesdale 49 Horton Kirby 49 HSBC 49 Hunton Wanderers 50 Hythe 50 Hythe Green 50 Kennington 51 Kings Hill 51 Lamorbey Park 51 Lashings 52 4 Leeds & Broomfield 52 Lenham 52 LESSA Christ Church 53 Leybourne 53 Linden Park 53 Littlebourne 54 Locksbottom 54 Lordswood 54 Luddesdowne 55 Margate 55 Mersham Sports 55 Milstead 56 Minster (Sheppey) 56 Minster Ramsgate 56 Mottingham 57 NatWest 57 NatWest Blues 57 Nelson 58 New Ash Green 58 New Ifield 58 New Romney & Littlestone 59 Nonington 59 Northdown 59 Nurstead 60 Oakfield Warriors 60 OD CUACO 60 Old Anchorians 61 Old Brockleians 61 Old Colfeians 61 Old Elthamians 62 Old Gravesendians 62 Old Hartsdonians 62 Old Williamsonians 63 Old Wilsonians 63 Orpington 63 Orpington Ocelots 64 5 Paddock Wood 64 Pembury 64 Petts Wood 65 Pluckley 65 Preston & Elmstone 65 Prospect Park 66 RACS 66 Rainham 66 Ramsgate Corinthian 67 RASRA Eagles 67 Reculver 67 Roan & Lambethans 68 Rodmersham 68 Rumwood 68 Saltwood 69 Sandwich Town 69 Selling 69 Selsted 70 Sevenoaks Vine 70 Sheldwich 70 Sheppey 71 Sherwood 71 Shooters Hill 71 Sidcup 72 Simba 72 Snodland Community 72 Southfleet 73 St Lawrence 73 St Margaret’s 73 St Margaret’s Cosmopolitan 74 St Mary’s Cray 74 Staplehurst 74 Stonehouse 75 Stowting 75 Streatham & Marlborough 75 Street End 76 6 Sturry 76 Swanscombe & Greenhithe 76 Sydenham Sports 77 Tenterden 77 The Mote 77 The Poly 78 The Roebucks 78 Tonbridge 78 Tudor 79 Tunbridge Wells 79 Upchurch 79 Walmer 80 Westbrook 80 Westerham 80 Westgate-on-Sea 81 Whitstable 81 Wickham Park 81 Willesborough 82 Wilmington 82 Wootton & Denton 82 Worth 83 Wrotham (St Georges) 83 Wye 83 Yalding 84 7 Introduction I write this 'Introduction' at a very unusual time – Lockdown 3! Hopefully, this is the last one, as the country gets to grip with Covid-19 which has been the biggest pandemic in recent times and has affected the lives of everyone over the last year. The launch of the new vaccines sees light at the end of the tunnel. We await the latest news at the end of February, in which we hope for government restrictions to be lifted shortly, and a return to recreational sport will see cricket return for the start of the 2021 season. Making the most of his time in lockdown, the League Statistician has now updated the records for the Kent Regional Cricket League. We bring you Version 3, which includes all the facts and figures from the shortened 2020 season. At present, we still do not know what is going to happen over the next few months; let us just hope we get the opportunity to add another full chapter in due course. Fingers crossed and stay positive! Version 3 of the KRCL records now takes into account all matches played in the League from 2003, up to the end of the 2020 season. The records comprise some fantastic achievements over the last two decades, and certain individuals have certainly played a lot of cricket! This is a great testament to the popularity and the success of the KRCL over this period. There is also a detailed section for each club containing specific milestones. For the observant reader, you will note that the Kent Regional Cricket League was founded in 2010 when the existing East and West Kent Feeder Leagues merged. The current records go back to 2003, and in time hopefully we will be able to dig out additional records from before this period. Records show that the league officially started in 1974 and was known as the Mid-Kent League. This ran until 2000, when there was a split and the West Feeder League started. In 2001, the Mid-Kent changed its name to the East Kent Feeder League and the recent history since then is well documented. Over time, we will try and add to these amazing records, but we will probably need your help. Tracking down old scorebooks is not an easy job, so if you come across any, Andy and myself will be delighted to hear from you. Going forwards, please ensure that your scorecards are loaded correctly and containing all the facts and figures. This will help us achieve an even better history of the League over future seasons. All that leaves me to say is a HUGE thank you to Andy Lynch for his amazing work in compiling this document. Please thank Andy if you get a chance, I know many people are keen to see records such as these. Brian Smith Kent Cricket League Administrator Kent Regional Cricket League Administrator 8 Editorial It’s a year since the last edition of this records book was issued, a year which has turned the entire world on its head. The pandemic has left no-one untouched, and the playing of any sport has understandably been at the back of our minds for much of that time. Yet there is room for some cautious optimism. With the success of the vaccine, it does seem that we may get the majority of the season, if not indeed all of it. So I hope that this turns out to be the precursor to an enjoyable and fulfilling 2021 season for everyone. Changes this year are light, although we did manage to get some league cricket in, and the records have been updated accordingly. As ever, if anyone spots any errors then do let me know. Look after yourselves, stay safe, and hopefully we’ll all get the chance to meet up again in the not too distant future. Andy Lynch Kent Regional Cricket League Statistician [email protected] 07811 845134 9 Most League Runs No Player Club(s) M I NO Runs HS Average 100 50 1 Daniel Tingley Borstal 199 185 67 6,987 123* 59.21 6 49 2 Adam Flynn Snodland Community, Kings Hill 225 216 13 6,192 161* 30.50 7 33 3 Simran Mahon Old Gravesendians, Southfleet 177 169 39 5,851 144* 45.01 9 37 4 Amit Patel Swanscombe & Greenhithe 199 184 32 5,738 171* 37.75 4 41 5 Richard Gower Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow, Rodmersham 173 173 19 5,718 148* 37.13 5 36 6 Ian Hayward Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 222 195 32 5,256 180* 32.25 4 34 7 Stuart Wise Wye 170 155 21 5,060 187 37.76 9 29 8 Matthew Quantrill New Ash Green 141 138 19 4,964 151* 41.71 8 29 9 Gary Sandwell Westgate-on-Sea 203 179 31 4,956 109 33.49 1 30 10 Michael Peters Blue Star, Margate 195 175 44 4,917 147* 37.53 1 34 11 Paul Chell Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 217 196 29 4,886 126* 29.26 5 25 12 Barry Wilson Betteshanger 161 155 28 4,826 98* 38.00 - 35 13 Dan Boorman Sherwood 157 154 7 4,814 212 32.75 8 15 14 Chris Skilton Holbrough Anchorians 185 180 21 4,807 159* 30.23 4 31 15 Robert Eaton Pembury 221 211 7 4,644 101* 22.76 1 21 16 Austen Marsh Deal Victoria & Barns Close 174 171 12 4,627 126 29.10 3 30 17 Gavin Hall Herne Bay, Ramsgate Corinthian 204 195 7 4,610 122 24.52 2 22 18 Neil Freeman Dartford 151 149 22 4,557 149* 35.88 6 28 19 Phillip Wright Simba 174 153 30 4,430 132* 36.02 4 25 20 Glen Warner Cowdrey 130 117 21 4,406 160* 45.90 8 28 10 Most League Wickets No Player Club(s) O M R W Average BB 5I 1 Maesh Gosine Bexley Park 2621.4 706 6,966 443 15.72 6 - 13 8 2 Ramesh Solanki Beckenham 1620 270 5,179 426 12.16 7 - 21 15 3 Arif Ahmad LESSA Christ Church 2141 527 5,871 424 13.85 9 - 24 10 4 Simon Harman Dartfordians, Bexley 1874.3 510 4,957 422 11.75 8 - 19 17 5 Ian Hayward Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 1800.2 360 6,075 384 15.82 6 - 6 8 6 Shakil Ahmed Roan & Lambethans 1718.2 297 5,457 373 14.63 8 - 10 12 7 Kevin Cullern Dartfordians, Horton Kirby 1543.5 262 5,541 367 15.10 8 - 4 12 8 Dominic Soave Bobbing Court, Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow, Upchurch 1578.5 247 5,254 350 15.01 7 - 25 9 9 Trevor Earl Bobbing Court, Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow, Sheppey 1586.4 315 5,236 340 15.40 8 - 25 13 10 Stephen Boston Stonehouse 1689.1 390 4,845 336 14.42 7 - 21 7 11 Amit Patel Swanscombe & Greenhithe 1567.3 275 4,814 333 14.46 6 - 19 4 12 Anthony Shepherd Yalding, Hollingbourne, Tonbridge 1548 347 4,551 331 13.75 6 - 22 13 David Damen The Mote 1703.5 313 5,724 331 17.29 7 - 28 7 14 Chris Wood Shooters Hill 1797.3 322 5,812 324 17.94 7 - 23 7 15 Paul Dennington Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow, Upchurch 1433.2 306 4,375 308 14.20 6 - 17 10 16 Matthew Webb Leybourne 1540.2 310 5,322 299 17.80 6 - 30 10 17 John Wickham Sandwich