Category: 2008

Best Batting 2008

Score Balls 4s 6s Opposition Date
W Leadbeater 127* 119 balls 19 fours 1 sixes Ardleigh Green II 20/09/2008
R Dawbarn 115* 117 balls 15 fours 0 sixes Eastwood III 13/09/2008
C Grob 111* 142 balls 9 fours 0 sixes Billericay St Johns II 26/07/2008
J Cook 104 119 balls 18 fours 0 sixes Bentley II 19/07/2008
A Dobson 104* 88 balls 13 fours 4 sixes Little Waltham 13/07/2008
J Stirk 103 69 balls 12 fours 4 sixes Aythorpe Roding II 24/05/2008
R Verrinder 102* 97 balls 7 fours 0 sixes Havering-Atte-Bower III 09/08/2008
J Cook 99 80 balls 12 fours 1 sixes Great Waltham 10/05/2008
R Dawbarn 94 98 balls 10 fours 0 sixes Wickford 21/09/2008
N Henson 92* 135 balls 11 fours 0 sixes Chelmsford V 31/05/2008
S Lennox 91 76 balls 0 fours 0 sixes Hockerhill IV 05/07/2008
C Frost 89 69 balls 2 fours 3 sixes Eastwood 01/06/2008
I Bryant 87 77 balls 7 fours 4 sixes Eastwood 01/06/2008
C Grob 86* 124 balls 11 fours 0 sixes Leigh-on-Sea III 26/04/2008
J Stirk 86 34 balls 10 fours 3 sixes Aythorpe Roding II 26/07/2008
S Lennox 85* 104 balls 14 fours 0 sixes Billericay VI 28/06/2008
M Cornish 83 91 balls 7 fours 4 sixes Shanklin 27/08/2008
D White 83 67 balls 12 fours 2 sixes Bluehouse 23/08/2008
J Donohue 79 81 balls 11 fours 0 sixes Great Baddow 30/08/2008
A Catling 78 35 balls 5 fours 7 sixes Brookweald II 19/07/2008
J Stirk 78* 103 balls 7 fours 2 sixes Ryde 26/08/2008
L Hedges 77 95 balls 11 fours 0 sixes Brookweald II 19/07/2008
R Dawbarn 76 0 balls 10 fours 1 sixes Navestock 28/09/2008
J Ellis 75 103 balls 9 fours 0 sixes Mount 17/08/2008

2008 Season’s Statistics

Highest Score : Willie Leadbetter, 127*, Second XI vs Ardleigh Green II
Best Bowling : Adam Dudmish, 6 for 14, Third XI vs Ekco Monarchs & Trojans IV
Best Rayleigh Innings : 285 for 6, Fourth XI vs Wickham
Lowest Rayleigh Innings : Third XI, 54 all out, vs Writtle II
Best Partnership : 159, Chris Frost & Ian Bryant, Sunday XI vs Eastwood
Fastest Fifty : John Stirk, 21 balls, Third XI vs Aythorpe Roding II
Most Runs : Jon Cook (761 runs)
Most Wickets : Ian Bryant (78 wickets)
Most Catches : Ian Bryant (26 catches)
Most Wicketkeeper Catches : James Donohue (12)
Most Stumpings : James Donohue (7)
Best Batting Average : Phil Wolff (47.67)
Best Bowling Average : Matt Verrinder (11.88)
Best Bowling Strike Rate : James Donohue (19.33)

Rayleigh Personal Bests in 2008

Batting

Richard Dawbarn 115*
Chris Grob 111*
Adam Dobson 104*
Richard Verrinder 102*
Simon Lennox 91
Ian Bryant 87
Marcus Cornish 83
James Donohue 79
Andy Impey 71*
Dave Rodwell 66
Colin Mayor 61
James Robinson 61
Tom Walker 60*
Daryl Ox 56
Jason Ox 51

Bowling

Adam Dudmish 6–14
Gary Hirst 6–24
John Stirk 6–28
Lyndon Filby 5–17
Gary Bush 5–20
James Donohue 5–24
Nathan Healey 5–25
Danny White 5–34
Tom Lovejoy 5–42
Adam Dobson 4–19
Dave Rodwell 4–30
Liam Druce 3–4
Ross Williams 3–17
Sam Lowe 3–29
Jon Broad 3–31

The Season’s Statistics
Highest Score : Willie Leadbetter, 127*, Second XI vs Ardleigh Green II
Best Bowling : Adam Dudmish, 6 for 14, Third XI vs Ekco Monarchs & Trojans IV
Best Rayleigh Innings : 285 for 6, Fourth XI vs Wickham
Lowest Rayleigh Innings : Third XI, 54 all out, vs Writtle II
Best Partnership : 159, Chris Frost & Ian Bryant, Sunday XI vs Eastwood
Fastest Fifty : John Stirk, 21 balls, Third XI vs Aythorpe Roding II
Most Runs : Jon Cook (761 runs)
Most Wickets : Ian Bryant (78 wickets)
Most Catches : Ian Bryant (26 catches)
Most Wicketkeeper Catches : James Donohue (12)
Most Stumpings : James Donohue (7)
Best Batting Average : Phil Wolff (47.67)
Best Bowling Average : Matt Verrinder (11.88)
Best Bowling Strike Rate : James Donohue (19.33)
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Rayleigh Personal Bests in 2008
Batting
Richard Dawbarn 115*
Chris Grob 111*
Adam Dobson 104*
Richard Verrinder 102*
Simon Lennox 91
Ian Bryant 87
Marcus Cornish 83
James Donohue 79
Andy Impey 71*
Dave Rodwell 66
Colin Mayor 61
James Robinson 61
Tom Walker 60*
Daryl Ox 56
Jason Ox 51
 
Bowling
Adam Dudmish 6–14
Gary Hirst 6–24
John Stirk 6–28
Lyndon Filby 5–17
Gary Bush 5–20
James Donohue 5–24
Nathan Healey 5–25
Danny White 5–34
Tom Lovejoy 5–42
Adam Dobson 4–19
Dave Rodwell 4–30
Liam Druce 3–4
Ross Williams 3–17
Sam Lowe 3–29
Jon Broad 3–31

2008 Milestones

Career Batting Milestones Passed

1000 runs — Chris Grob, Andy Impey, James Donohue, James Robinson, Gary Bush
2000 runs — Richard Dawbarn
3000 runs — John Stirk
4000 runs — Tony Catling, Craig Baird, Duncan Ferguson
5000 runs — Jon Cook
6000 runs — Brad Walker
8000 runs — John Wright
9000 runs — Danny White

Overall Top 10 Bats by career runs

13728 — Willie Leadbetter
9800 — John Suckling
9006 — Danny White
8219 — John Wright
7989 — Steve Adams
6986 — Paul Dudmish
6593 — Simon Harwood
6039 — Brad Walker
5710 — Phil Wolff
5283 — Jon Cook

Top 10 Bowlers by career wickets

379 — Terry Tofts
337 — Phil Stoney
320 — Mike Law
309 — Willie Leadbetter
276 — Mike Humphrey
263 — Jon Cook
261 — Andy James
246 — Tony Catling
243 — Richard Abley
235 — Andy Thurogood

2008 Records

Ten batsmen scored more than 500 runs during the season. Seventeen bowlers took 20 wickets or more during the season.

Most runs scored — Jon Cook 761 (average 33.09)
Most runs conceded — Ian Bryant 1500 (average 19.23)
Quickest scoring batsman — Tony Catling 116 runs per 100 balls
Quickest 50 — John Stirk — 50 in 21 balls against Aythorpe Roding, 26/7
Most consistent bowler — Matt Verrinder 25 wickets at average of 11.88
Most wickets taken — Ian Bryant 78 wickets
Best strike rate (more than 20 wickets) — Adam Dobson one wicket every 19.88 balls
Best economy rate (more than 50 overs) — Neville Dunn 3.02 runs per over conceded
Best bowling in one innings — Adam Dudmish 6–14 for the 3rds against Ekco
Most catches — Ian Bryant 26
Most unexpected moment — 4 catches in 1 game for Simon Harwood
Most 6s — Ian Bryant 18
Youngest century — Adam Dobson
Amazing moment at Ventnor — left handed batsman ct John Attfield b Sam Law