KENNINGTON CRICKET CLUB RECORDS 1845 ‐ 2013 Index On the first mention of a Kennington player and in the Most Runs and Most Wickets players first names and, where appropriate, nicknames are given. On subsequent mentions initials only are used. nbb Ray Lancaster is R.G.Lancaster; Russellll Lancaster is R.Lancaster Jim Stanford is J.Stanford; John Stanford is J.Stanford Jr Opposition players first names are given, where known, other than in partnerships. 2 Index INDEX Section 1 ‐ Results 7 1st XI Results 9 Results Analysis 10 Home and Away Percentages 11 Results in League Matches 11 Results in 2‐Innings Matches 11 Results in 20‐Over Matches 11 2nd XI Results 11 Junior Honours 11 Six‐a‐Side Honours 12 Sequences of Results 12 Best and Worst Seasons 13 Best and Worst Starts to a Season 14 Tied Matches 14 Closest Wins 15 Closest Defeats 16 Results Season‐by‐Season 19 Home and Away Results since 1950 23 Results v Major Teams 26 Chronological Results v Major Teams 28 Longest Unbroken Fixtures 31 The Hobday Trophy 32 Kent Reional League Results Season by Season 33 Full Results v All Teams 1st XI 34 2nd XI Full Results 49 Highest Wins and Losses 54 Section 2 ‐ Scores 59 Total Runs and Wickets 61 Highest Match Aggregates 62 Scoring Rates 63 Runs and Wickets v Major Teams 64 Runs and Wickets Season‐by‐Season 66 Highest Scores by Kennington 69 Highest Scores Against 72 Highest Scores v Major Teams 74 Lowest Scores by Kennington 75 Lowest Scores Against 77 Lowest Scores v Major Teams 79 Worst Start to an Innings 80 Lowest Aggregate in a Completed Match 80 Collapses 80 Scores not Achieved 80 Runs‐per‐Wicket Chart 83 3 Index Section 3 ‐ Batting 85 Leading Run Scorers for Kennington 87 Leading Run Scorers ‐ Historic 89 Leading Run Scorers Against 94 Fastest to 1,000 Runs 95 Leading Run Scorers v Boughton 95 Leading Run Scorers v Other Major Teams 96 Scorers of Most 100s and 50s 97 Highest Batting Average 98 Highest Batting Average Season‐by‐Season 100 Heading Batting Averages Most Often 102 Most 50s in a Season 102 Most Runs in a Season 103 Ray Page Trophy 105 Most Runs in a Calendar Month 105 Earliest and Latest Centuries 105 Match Top Scores 106 1,000 Runs in a Season 107 500 Runs in a Season 107 Highest Individual Scores for Kennington 108 Highest Individual Scores Against 111 Highest Score for Each Batting Position 114 Highest Score and on Losing Side 114 Number 11 Top Scoring 115 Most Runs Added Duringg a Batsman’s Inningsg 115 Most Runs Without Being Dismissed 116 Fastest 50s 117 Fastest 100s 119 Fastest Scoring 120 Most and Fewest Ducks 121 Methods of Dismissal 122 Highest % of Not Outs 124 Lowest Batting Average 125 Most Innings without Reaching 1,000 Runs or Top Scoring 125 Highest Individual Scores v Major Teams 127 Carrying Bat 129 High % of Total Scored by One Player 131 Highest Number of Runs In An Over 133 Boundaries (Highest and Lowest Numbers) 135 Most 6s in a Season 139 Section 4 ‐ Partnerships 143 Highest Partnerships for Kennington 145 Highest Partnerships Against 162 Highest Partnerships v Boughton 175 Highest Partnerships v Major Teams 177 Most 50 and most 1000 Partnerships 198 Most Successful Pairings 200 4 Index Section 5 ‐ Bowling 203 Leading Wicket Takers for Kennington 205 Leading Wicket Takers ‐ Historic 207 Leading Wicket Takers Against 214 Best Bowling v Major Teams 215 Most Wickets v Major Teams 217 Fastest to 100 Wickets 218 Five Wickets in an Innings Most Often 218 Lowest Bowling Average 220 Heading Bowling Averages Most Often 222 50 Wickets in a Season 222 Highest Striking Rate 222 Most Wickets in a Season 223 Twiz Grant Trophy 224 Most Wickets in a Calendar Month 224 Lowest Bowling Average Season‐by‐Season 225 Best Bowling Performances for Kennington 227 Best Bowling Performances Against 229 Best Bowling in a Two Innings Match 231 Best Bowling and on Losing Side 231 Four Wickets in Four Balls 231 Hat‐Tricks 232 Most Economical Bowling 234 Most Maidens in Spell 236 Most Balls Without Concedingg a Run 236 Slowest Scoring 237 Longest and Shortest Innings 238 Longest Bowling Spells 239 Wicket With First Ball for Kennington 239 Best First Over of an Innings 240 Most Runs Off One Bowler 240 Highest Total Using Only Two Bowlers 240 Most No Balls by a Bowler 240 Most Wides by a Bowler 241 Ten Bowlers Used in Same Innings 241 Best Bowling Figures in Innings (most in career) 242 ‘Worst’ Bowlers 243 Section 6 ‐ Fielding and Wicket‐Keeping 245 Most Catches 247 Most Stumpings 249 Fewest Byes Conceded by a Wicket‐Keeper 250 Wicket‐Keepers Bowling 250 Highest Total With No Byes 250 Large Numbers of Extras 251 Ian Ruck Award 254 Most Catches Season‐by‐Season 255 5 Index Section 7 ‐ All‐Round Performances 257 Leading All‐Rounders For Kennington 259 Fastest to Double 261 Topping Both Batting and Bowling Averages 262 Best All‐Rounder Award 263 Season 264 Match 265 Section 8 ‐ Miscellaneous 269 League Records (1st and 2nd XIs) 271 Limited‐Over Match Records (10‐25 Overs) 283 2nd XI Records 285 Kennington Juniors Records 290 1st XI Captains 294 Longest Career 297 Most Appearances for Kennington 298 Youngest Player 299 Officers and Honorary Awards 299 The Gilham Trophy 301 The Captain’s Cup 302 Most Improved Young Player Award 303 Career Records of Current Players 305 6 Results RESULTS 7 Results 8 Results Results 1st XI % Home % Away % Fixtures 4025 2196 1776 Cancelled 531 322 209 Not Known 198 90 55 Played 3296 100 1784 100 1512 100 Won 1499 45.48 865 48.49 634 41.93 Drawn 584 17.72 312 17.49 272 17.99 Tied 17 0.52 11 0.62 6 0.40 Abandoned 109 3.31 60 3.36 49 3.24 Lost 1087 32.98 536 30.04 551 36.44 All Matches Lost 33% Won 45% Abandoned Drawn 3% Tied 18% 1% Home Lost 30% Won 48% Abandoned 3% Tied Drawn 1% 18% 9 Results Away Lost 37% Won 42% Drawn 18% Abandoned Tied 3% 0% Results Analysis By Decade (%) Drawn/ Won Tied/Ab Lost 1900‐1909 43 4 53 1910‐1919 40 9 51 1920‐1929 55 10 35 1930‐1939 36 22 42 1940‐1949 52 9 39 1950‐1959 47 16 36 1960‐1969 43 14 42 1970‐1979 42 22 35 1980‐1989 41 33 26 1990‐1999 46 36 18 2000‐2009 46 25 29 2010‐ 59 17 23 10 Results Home and Away (%) HOME AWAY Won Drawn Lost Won Drawn Lost 1845‐1914 51 7 42 40 5 55 1919‐1949 50 15 35 46 15 39 1950‐1959 48 21 31 47 11 43 1960‐1969 50 10 40 36 19 45 1970‐1979 48 20 33 35 26 39 1980‐1989 45 33 22 35 34 31 1990‐1999 47 36 17 44 36 20 2000‐2009 48 28 24 44 22 34 2010‐ 63 18 19 55 17 28 Results in League Matches Honours: Kent Regional League Division 1A (Central) Winners 2012 Kent Regional League Division 1B (East) Runners‐Up 2010 Ashford & District League Winners 1997, 1999 & 2000 Ashford & District League Runners‐Up 1995, 1996, 1998 & 2001 SE Kent Premier League Winners 1991 SE Kent Kent Division 1 Runners‐Up 1985 Played Won Drawn Tied Aban. Lost 305 167 34 0 8 96 Results in 2‐Innings Matches Playedld Won Drawn Lost 81 38 2 41 Results in 20 Overs Matches Played 105 Won 60 Drawn 1 Tied 7 Aban. 3 Lost 34 2nd XI Results Fixtures Can Not Known Played Won Drawn/Ab Tied Lost 414 77 15 322 109 78 1 134 Kennington Juniors Honours Ashford and District Under 16 League Winners 1986 and 2003 Ashford and District Under 14 League Runners‐Up 2003 Ashford and District Under 12 League Runners‐Up 2002 11 Results Indoor 6‐a‐Side Honours League Winners 1990 League Runners‐Up 1989 & 1991 Cup Finalists (Jim Milberry Trophy) 1995 SEQUENCES OF RESULTS Overall Most Wins in Succession 15 2010 Most Losses in Succession 7 1887, 1936 & 1971 Most Matches Without Defeat 27 1996 Most Draws in Succession 9 1986 Most Matches Without Victory 15 1986 Home Most Wins in Succession 14 1969 Most Losses in Succession 5 1936 Most Matches Without Defeat 29 1998‐1999 Most Matches Without Victory 12 1986 Away Most Wins in Succession 9 1998 Most Losses in Succession 9 1904‐1905 Most Matchesh Withouth Defeatf 17 1995‐1996 Most Matches Without Victory 12 1980‐1981 League Most Wins in Succession14 1999‐2000 Most Losses in Succession5 2004‐5 Specific Team Most Wins in Succession [1] 11 New Romney 1998‐2009 9Ex‐Servicemen's Club 1926‐1971 Most Losses in Succession 7 Ashford Church House 1912‐1921 Elham Valley 1960‐1963 Chartham 1966‐1969 Most Matches Without Defeat 20 Little Chart 1979‐2003 [2] 20 New Romney 1992‐2009 18 Woodchurch 1957‐1997 Goodnestone Park 1990‐1999 Most Matches Without Victory 16 Beverley 1928‐1934 [1] Kennington won 10 home matches in succession against Willesborough 1995‐2007 [2] Combined 1st and 2nd XI results ‐ 14 first team; 6 second team 12 Results BEST AND WORST SEASONS Proportion of Wins Minus Proportion of Losses Best +61.12% 2012 +60.00% 1927 +53.19% 1998 +52.94% 1954 Worst ‐55.55% 1936 ‐50.00% 1905 ‐45.00% 1952 Highest Proportion of Wins 27 Wins in 36 Matches 75% Won 2012 10 Wins in 14 Matches 71% Won 1899 27 Wins in 41 Matches 66% Won 2010 19 Wins in 30 Matches 63% Won 1983 13 Wins in 21 Matches 62% Won 1947 10 Wins in 16 Matches 62% Won 1955 34 Wins in 55 Matches 62% Won 1997 Lowest Proportioni off Defeatsf 1 Defeat in 17 Matches 6% Lost 1954 4 Defeats in 43 Matches 9% Lost 2000 5 Defeats in 49 Matches 10% Lost 1998 7 Defeats in 54 Matches 13% Lost 1996 6 Defeats in 46 Matches 13% Lost 1999 Lowest Proportion of Wins 6 Wins in 37 Matches 16% Won 1986 4 Wins in 16 Matches 25% Won 1952 Highest Proportion of Defeats 16 Defeats in 22 Matches 73% Lost 1905 10 Defeats in 16 Matches 62.5% Lost 1952 Fewest Defeats ‐ Saturday Team 1 1991 & 1999 Fewest Defeats ‐ Sunday Team 1 1996, 2000 & 2003 13 Results BEST AND WORST STARTS TO A SEASON Best Start Most Games Before First Defeat 16 1985 29 June Latest Date of First Defeat 5 August 1899 10 Games Worst Start Most Games Before First Win