STOCKTON CRICKET CLUB STATISTICAL RECORD & MEMORIBILIA OF THE CLUB 1816 - Onwards Tel Stockton (01642) 870650 www:stocktoncricketclub.co.uk 1 Index of Pages in Stockton Cricket Club Statistical Booklet 1 Front 42 3rd XI Bat & Bowling 2011 - 2 Index of Pages 43 1st XI NYSD Partnerships to 1999 3 History 44 2nd XI NYSD Partnerships to 1999 4 Milestones 45 3rd XI NYSD Partnerships to 1999 5 Presidents 46 1st XI NYSD Best Individual Scores to 1999 6 Secs, Tres, Ground Trustees 47 1st XI NYSD Best Individual Bowling to 1999 7 Captains 1st & 2nd & 3rd XI 48 1st XI NYSD Amateur Individual records to 1999 8 Honorary Life Members - 50 years 49 2nd XI NYSD Best Individual Scores to 1999 9 Honorary Life Members - Long Service 50 2nd XI NYSD Best Individual Bowling to 1999 10 1st XI in NEPL club records from 2000 51 3rd XI NYSD Best Individual Scores to 1999 11 1st XI in NEPL partnership records from 2000 52 3rd XI NYSD Best Individual Bowling to 1999 12 2nd XI in NEPL club records from 2000 53 1st XI NYSD Record Totals to 1999 13 2nd XI in NEPL partnership records from 2000 54 2nd XI NYSD Record Totals to 1999 14 3rd XI in NEPL club records from 2000 55 3rd XI NYSD Record Totals to 1999 15 3rd XI in NEPL partnership records from 2000 56 1st XI - 8 wickets or more 16 SCC 1st XI Playing Record in NEPL Twenty20 57 1st XI - 8 wickets or more 16a SCC 2nd XI Playing Record in NEPL Twenty20 58 2nd XI - 8 wickets or more 17 SCC Playing Record 59 2nd & 3rd XI - 8 wickets or more 18 SCC Playing Record 60 1st XI 100`s 19 SCC Playing Record 61 1st XI 100`s 20 SCC Playing Record 62 1st XI 100`s 21 SCC Playing Record 63 1st XI 100`s 22 SCC Pros & Groundsmen 64 2nd XI 100`s 23 Awards - John Potts 65 2nd XI 100`s 24 Awards - Thomas Robinson 66 3rd XI 100`s 25 Awards - Clara Bulmer 67 Other 100`s 26 Awards - Ward & Trenholm 68 Presentations & Bequests 27 Awards Smithson & Waller 69 Single Wicket Competition 28 Awards Irvin & Robson & U15 Managers Award 70 Profesionals Batting performances to 1999 29 Awards Newsagent, New Breweries, Little, U13 71 Profesionals Bowling performances to 1999 Manager Award 30 Awards Vets, Hodgson, Smailes, U11 Manager, 72 SCC Professionals since 2000 Ladies. 31 Awards Groark, Players of year, OSCA`s, Reginal 73 SCC members service in local cricket 32 Stastictics etc 74 SCC First Class Players 33 1st XI Bat & Bowling 1885 - 1928 75 SCC First Class Fixtures 34 1st XI Bat & Bowling 1929 - 1968 76 SCC Minor Counties Fixtures 35 1st XI Bat & Bowling 1969 - 2010 77 SCC Other Major Fixtures 36 1st XI Bat & Bowling 2011 - 78 SCC Durham County Players 37 2nd XI Bat & Bowling 1885 - 1928 79 SCC Minor County Records 38 2nd XI Bat & Bowling 1929 - 1968 39 2nd XI Bat & Bowling 1969 - 2010 40 2nd XI Bat & Bowling 2011 - 41 3rd XI Bat & Bowling 1969 - 2010 Acknowledgements for the compiling of this booklet Mr Brian Hunt - Durham County Information. Mr Alf Thomas - Early SCC research. Mr Mark Fletcher - Photographs. Mr M Syson - Early 3rd XI captain research Mr Richard Thurston - General information, statistical records & compilation of this book. Memiorbilia from various sources. 2 Stockton Cricket Club. A brief history. The first mention of an established cricket club in Stockton was in 1816 but cricket had been played in the area in 1814.In 1847 the all England X1 played the first of several games up to 1860 against Stockton & District 22`s. A lithograph of one of these teams can be found in the clubhouse today. Many visiting teams came to Stockton from places like Bradford, Harewood, Lacells Hall, Bedale, Kelso and Edinburgh. In 1888 a new Durham County Cup competition started and Stockton lost in the final that year but went on to win the trophy in 1890. In 1891 the club joined the new league set up in Durham. Also in 1891 the club found out that the ground they were using was to become a park for the town. This is sill in use today as “The Ropner Park”. It meant that the club had to find a new ground and the present field of Grangefield was bought, it needed to be drained leveled and a boundary fence was built. All of this for a cost of £1537.2s.8d. The first ever game on the ground was against Constable Burton a village side from North Yorkshire on 4th June 1892. (This game was restaged a century later in a week of celebrations to celebrate the clubs 175 anniversary). In 1896 the club joined the North Yorkshire & South Durham league and over the years have made the ground into the best in the league, a purpose built tea room was added in 1923 after the ground had been enlarged two years earlier, a grounds man’s house was added in 1953 and the best score box in the league in 1955. The clubhouse was extended in the 1960`s by adding a new lounge & this was repeated in the early 1980`s when the larger function room was built, linking the existing clubhouse with the tea pavilion. The club has a thriving social club together with a ladies croquet section, indoor bowls etc. Also connected to the club are the Stockton men’s & ladies Hockey Club. From 1947 to 1991 Durham CCC played minor county games on the ground, in 1992 we were one of the 6 out grounds chosen by DCCC to host First Class games. For this a lot of work was done on the ground which included a new state of the art electronic score board & indoor cricket net. The changing rooms were redesigned & enlarged to accommodate the county players. This development has certainly improved the excellent facilities already on the ground. The club has also bought some allotment land adjacent to the field & have turned it into an outdoor net area. The club decided to join the new North East Premier Cricket League in 2000 and apart from the junior X1 we have left the NYSD cricket league. The club currently runs 3 teams on a weekend; one during the week, under 17, 15, 13, & 11 together with newly formed ladies team for 2000. R.Thurston 3 Milestones in the history of Stockton Cricket Club. (Early dates researched by Mr A Thomas.) 1816 Stockton Cricket Club formed. 1817 First recorded match v Yarm. 1830 Club known as the Stockton Union Club. 1837 Stockton & Norton clubs amalgamate for 3 years 1844 Club reformed at Mandale 1847 1st visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton & N Yorks. Played near to Bowesfield Ironworks. 1849 Club moved to new ground in Portrack Lane. 1848 2nd visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1850 3rd visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1853 1st visit of the United England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1854 4th visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1856 5th visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1857 6th visit of the All England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1860 2nd visit of the United England XI, v 22 of Stockton. 1863 3rd visit of the United England XI, v 22 of Stockton & Middlesbrough. 1866 1st visit of the United South of England XI, v 22 of Stockton with Howitt. 1871 Club defunct on loosing Portrack ground. 1880 Club reformed – playing at Hartburn Fields. 1881 The Bowesfield CC merged into Stockton CC. 1890 Winners of Durham County Challenge Cup. 1891 Joined Durham County Cricket League on its formation. 1891 1st league match v West Hartlepool. 1891 Notice to quit Hartburn Fields at the end of the season. 1892 Purchased & moved to new ground at Grangefield. Cost £1770. 12s. 8d. 1892 1st match at Grangefield v Constable Burton. 1894 1st Great Bazaar for club funds raised £237.1s 2d. 1894 Players pavilion built. 1896 Joined NYSD `A` Division 1897 2nd XI joined NYSD `B` Division on its formation. 1897 Winners of NYSD `A` Division 1906 2nd Great Bazaar lasting 5 days raised £806. 12s.11d. 1911 3rd Great Bazaar raised £374. 0s.10d. 1920 Plaque erected to those who served in the Great War. 1923 4th Great Bazaar lasting 3 days raised £1530.6s.6d. 1923 Tea Pavilion opened costing £443.18s 2d. To build. 1923 Ground extended & levelled with spectator mound on south side. 1942 Winners of Kerridge Cup. 1947 1st Minor County match at Grangefield – Durham v Staffordshire 1948 Winners of NYSD `A` division. 1950 Tea Pavilion extended to include kitchen & toilets costing £1045.16s.11d. 1952 Tablet unveiled to commemorate 4 members lost in WWII. 1953 Groundsman`s house built costing £1560.0s.0d. 1955 Manually operated score box erected costing £277.2s.0d. + £210 in voluntary labour. 1956 60 new seats around ground put in at £5.00 each. 1957 Licensed social club formed. 1958 Clock erected on front of players pavilion. 1975 Winners of NYSD `A` division. 1980 New lounge built connecting existing bar & tea pavilion. 1988 Herbert Trenholm gate opened. 1991 Durham’s last ever-Minor County match was played on the Grangefield ground. 1991 New equipment garage built 1991 Old score box demolished & replaced with new one. 1992 First class cricket comes to Grangefield – Durham v Northamptonshire 1993 New indoor net area built & revised dressing room layout. 1994 Losing quarter finalists in the National Abbot Ale Cup.