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DARLINGTON CC. ISSUE 17 - OCTOBER 2011. Christmas Quiz

JONATHAN BARNES Full Peter Jonathan Barnes name: Born: 6th October 1968, Darlington, Co Durham, England Batting: Right-hand batsman Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Barnes signed as professional for Northallerton in The cricket club Christmas Quiz, a giant 100 questions is 1995. now available from the club website. At just £2.50 per His batting has also been dependable throughout and answer the questions and research those that are a bit there will be few better players of spin outside first- more difficult. Or if you prefer to do it just for fun, class cricket. download the questions. Jonny played for Durham in their minor county days, scoring a half century on debut. Playing as a batsman A Christmas verse tie breaker will sort the candidates out should there be a tie. under the leadership of Darlington skipper at the time, Neil Riddell, Jonny rarely failed with the bat. Your answer sheets and entrance money should be left in 6 centuries for Northallerton and a best bowling of 9- an envelope at the cricket club. Marked – Christmas 66 against Hartlepool in 2005 Jonny broke many club Quiz, FAO Social committee chairman. records during his time at Northallerton. The Barnes’s are a family of sportsmen with late

Jonathan Barnes father Ron having been a legend in his day at East Cowton and brother Chris a hard hitting batsman for Our new professional for Darlington RA and Northallerton. 2012 is Jonny Barnes. He Jonny enjoys football and snooker amongst his other has been a terrific sports and is searching for his first century break. It is professional for rumoured his best was a break of 99. Surely an asset Northallerton since 1995. to our snooker team? Nudger! Get him signed up! At 43, Jonny is still A family man, Jonny has good friendships already extremely fit and a really with several of the players at the club and will be an experienced player. We ideal addition to our ranks. His seam bowling strikes welcome him to our club. terror into the heart of opposition batsmen especially on a helpful green top!

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Bob Hattersley’s excellent book, A History of The History of Darlington Cricket Club Darlington Cricket Club 1827-1992 as the title indicates finished almost 20 years ago. Continued 1993-2012 Over the next few newsletters, we will attempt to put together some of the missing years history.

Player Season O M Runs Wkt Ave Econ SR 5for BB ct M.W. Hatch 1974-93 4438 1082 12554 710 18 2.83 37.5 41 8 for 17 36

The Nineties – 1993 MW Hatch

1993 was a season of drawn matches in the At the same time as Hickey was starting, Mike Hatch league. 18 out of 24 league matches ended in finished his playing career. draws as we finished 8th (a return to the top half of the league). Under the captaincy of Tim A loyal servant and incredible seam bowler,

Blackburn we employed Abbey Kuravilla an “Hatchy” suffered from terrible back problems in his

Indian quick bowler who despite bowling over later years as a player and with his youngest son 100 no balls in the season took 59 league Nicky on the verge of a contract with Durham CCC, wickets. Stuart Sutcliffe also managed 50 Mick called it a day. wickets over the season with his spinners.

On the batting front, David De Silva, Mark His 710 league wickets for the club is over 130

Cowells and teenager, Mark Stainsby all scored wickets more than anyone else. Not only was Mick over 500 league runs and yet no body scored a the club’s leading wicket taker he was also amongst century. the elite group of players with an economy rate of less

than 3.00 The Kerridge cup was won as we beat

Hartlepool with everyone contributing and Mick had the ability to move the ball off the seam scorer Miss Janet Stubbs commenting on the both ways at will and was a wicket keeper’s dream to agility of our fielders. stand up to.

Mark Cowells and David De Silva shared the He trained as teacher at Middleton St George having

batting trophy at the end of the season and come to the area to study from Lancashire. Full of Stuart Sutcliffe took the bowling award. Gary fun, he would often be behind playful pranks that moody was the fielder of the year and the helped promote team spirit. Married to Paula and

Player of the season was Stuart Sutcliffe. with two sporting sons, Jodie and Nicky, Mick retired from teaching early and since his sons moved to A young Darren Hickey made his Australia Mike and Paula share their time between 1st team league debut in this the UK and Oz.

Season

Bowler’s like Michael Hatch come round once in a Pictured – Mike Hatch lifetime and playing alongside him or against him Photographed when he joined always kept you on your toes. the Club as a student teacher in

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1ST TEAM Leading Batsmen in 1993

Catches -Gary Moody 11 Batsman Matches Inns Runs H.S. N.O. Avge DCS Everall 10 and 6 stumped D DE SILVA 24 24 630 65 3 30 M Stainsby 8 and 1 stumped T Blackburn 7 MWD COWELL 21 21 570 80 2 30 R Biddell 7

RJ BIDDLE 17 17 406 53 1 25.37 Notable events in 1993

G MOODY 22 22 422 64* 5 24.82 Death of Bobby Moore D HAWKSWELL 10 10 237 77 0 23.70 Shane Warne bowls the ball of the century to Mike Gatting M STAINSBY 27 26 598 70 0 23.00 Current (2011) 1st team wicket keeper batsman, James Dobson DCS EVERALL 21 12 59 20* 9 19.66 is born. (7th May) Australia beat England 4-0 in 1ST TEAM, LEADING BOWLERS IN 1993 Ashes.

Runs scored for -4,397 Bowler O MDN RUNS WKTS BEST BL AVGE Runs scored against – 4,301 SP SUTCLIFFE 288 51 937 53 5-40 17.69 Wickets lost -196 AKURAVILLA 396.4 62 1268 59 8-82 21.49 Wickets taken 181 KD MOTT 226.2 73 590 23 5-91 25.65 League Position – 8th MW HATCH 143 45 368 13 5-51 29.30

A RAINE 104 17 415 13 4-49 31.92

Cup cricket in 1993

In the cup games, David De Silva (307), Richard Biddle (244) and Gary Moody (225) were the main run scorers. Mark Cowell had one good innings in the cups scoring an unbeaten 74, the highest cup score by a Darlington batsman in 93’

33 cup wickets @ 13.00 a piece from Kuravilla saw the Indian pro the most prolific of our cup bowlers. 9 cup stumpings and 8 catches behind the wicket by Stuart Everall helped the bowlers take their wickets.

1994 in the next newsletter.

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Quiz of the Year – 1993 (Just for fun – answers at Bottom of page)

1. President Bill Clinton was inaugurated, and put his wife in charge of which reform group?

2. Where, in Texas, did a cult religious sect commit suicide within a burning building?

3. What was described as one of the most embarrassing incidents in sporting history?

4. The US space shuttle Endeavour carried out a mission to repair something which had been launched in 1990. What was repaired?

5. When Buckingham Palace was opened to the public, which restoration fund did the entrance fee money go into?

6. On the 1st of January, which European country split into two states?

7. Which company agreed to pay libel damages to Richard Branson, following an alleged `dirty tricks' scheme?

8. Margaret Thatcher issued an autobiography. What was it called?

9. Kim Campbell was elected as the first woman PM of which Commonwealth country?

10. Which company announced a loss of $4.97 billion, the largest single-year loss in US corporate history?

ANSWERS Name the

1. Health Reform Time Life

2. Waco person of

the year for 3. The void Grand National

1993 4. Hubble Space Telescope

5. Windsor Castle

6. Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic and Slovakia)

7. British Airways

8. The Downing Street Years

9. Canada

10. IBM Nelson Mandella