Devon Dumplings v ANNUAL REPORT
Games 18: W3 D 3 L5 Cancelled/ Aban 7
I am pleased to be able to present my sixth report as Keeper of the Records. Sadly, we had a less busy season with only 11 games played to completion and two others abandoned during the first innings for heavy rain. We had a 27.27% success rate in completed games but all three wins were in limited overs games. The weather this year was not kind.
We had one fewer fixture than in 2016 which was itself a much-reduced number of fixtures as compared to the recent past Touring sides are less numerous than in the past perhaps because of financial pressures. Somerset Stragglers failed to raise a side for the third year running. The other four cancelled matches were lost to the weather.
Our fourth Oxford Tour was fun despite losing the first two days matches to torrential rain. Again, it proved an excellent opportunity to refresh friendships with distant Dumplings who find it difficult to play in Devon. The final day allowed the all-day fixture to be completed as an excellent draw, much enjoyed by both sides.
Unsurprisingly there were fewer centuries scored this year with just two by Dumplings and three against us. There could have been equality if Captain Pyle had not declared with Paddy Rowe on 98* in the match against Wye Rustics which we lost by 10 wickets! In bowling we had just the one “Pfeiffer” by James White in the return match against SOA. The Dumpling centuries were scored by Grant Stone and James Grady with both making over 150. In addition, the 42 Dumplings who batted in the season scored 8 half-centuries between them. Our top scorer was JP Van Rensberg with 203 runs.
58 players turned out this year, 8 fewer than last year. 32 only played one match. Only ten played more than 5 matches and only three more than five. 15 of the 58 “did not bat”. We had 36 bowlers, only 7 of whom bowled 20 or more overs. 17 took no wickets and only 5 took 5 or more wickets in the season. Our top wicket taker was Bernie Wilson with 11 wickets.
Thank you to our Umpires, Scorers, Match Managers and other Officers. Without their efforts no cricket would be played and the Club would cease to exist. Give a thought as to whether you might be able to manage a match or learn the skills to be a match official and get involved in the hard bit!
Finally, my personal highlight of the season was the big six hit over midwicket by James Grady to bring up his 150 against SOA in Oxford.
Dr Peter Jolliffe, Keeper of the Records
AVERAGES and STATISTICS 2017
BATTING Innings Not out Runs Highest Average (Min 100 runs in Min 2 innings) JP Van Rensberg 7 2 203 78 40.6 Grant Stone 2 1 201 159* 201 James Grady 2 0 187 155 93.5 Sam Ewen 4 2 149 57* 74.5 Christian Cabburn 4 0 137 48 34.25 Freddie Creer 5 1 132 46 33.0
BOWLING Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Econ Strike rate (20 Overs + 3 wkts) Bernie Wilson 58 6 269 11 24.45 4.64 31/64 Paul Berman 26.2 5 98 7 14.00 3.72 22.57 Sam Read 22 3 79 6 13.00 3.76 21.00 Bertie Creer 23 2 139 6 23.17 6,04 23.00 Dan Fogerty 22 4 86 4 21.50 3.91 33.00 Andrew Donovan 24.2 1 133 3 44.33 5.47 48.67
CENTURIES [2] Grant Stone 159* vs. Wye Rustics at Exeter James Hardy 155 vs SOA at Oxford CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS [4] 1st wicket 136 – James Grady 155 & Freddie Creer 43 vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Oxford 131 – JP Van Rensberg 78 retired out & Dinecho Visser 53 retired out vs. North Devon at Instow 3 rd wicket 170 – Grant Stone 159* & Patrick Rowe 98* vs. Wye Rustics at Exeter 101 – James Grady 155 & Christian Cabburn 40 vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Oxford 18/10/2017
BEST BOWLING 5-44 James White vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Exeter
WICKET KEEPER DISMISSALS CATCHES STUMPINGS 3 – Adam Small 3 0
CATCHES IN THE FIELD JP Van Rensberg – 5 Dan Fogerty – 4
APPEARANCES 8 – JP Van Rensberg 7 – Bernie Wilson 6 – Sam Read 5 – Sam Ewen, Freddie Creer, Dan Fogerty, Kian Burns, James Horler and Bertie Creer ,
We had one fewer fixture than in 2016 which was itself a much-reduced number of fixtures as compared to the recent past Touring sides are less numerous than in the past perhaps because of financial pressures. Somerset Stragglers failed to raise a side for the third year running. The other four cancelled matches were lost to the weather.
Our fourth Oxford Tour was fun despite losing the first two days matches to torrential rain. Again, it proved an excellent opportunity to refresh friendships with distant Dumplings who find it difficult to play in Devon. The final day allowed the all-day fixture to be completed as an excellent draw, much enjoyed by both sides.
Unsurprisingly there were fewer centuries scored this year with just two by Dumplings and three against us. There could have been equality if Captain Pyle had not declared with Paddy Rowe on 98* in the match against Wye Rustics which we lost by 10 wickets! In bowling we had just the one “Pfeiffer” by James White in the return match against SOA. The Dumpling centuries were scored by Grant Stone and James Grady with both making over 150. In addition, the 42 Dumplings who batted in the season scored 8 half-centuries between them. Our top scorer was JP Van Rensberg with 203 runs.
58 players turned out this year, 8 fewer than last year. 32 only played one match. Only ten played more than 5 matches and only three more than five. 15 of the 58 “did not bat”. We had 36 bowlers, only 7 of whom bowled 20 or more overs. 17 took no wickets and only 5 took 5 or more wickets in the season. Our top wicket taker was Bernie Wilson with 11 wickets.
Thank you to our Umpires, Scorers, Match Managers and other Officers. Without their efforts no cricket would be played and the Club would cease to exist. Give a thought as to whether you might be able to manage a match or learn the skills to be a match official and get involved in the hard bit!
Finally, my personal highlight of the season was the big six hit over midwicket by James Grady to bring up his 150 against SOA in Oxford.
Dr Peter Jolliffe, Keeper of the Records
AVERAGES and STATISTICS 2017
BATTING Innings Not out Runs Highest Average (Min 100 runs in Min 2 innings) JP Van Rensberg 7 2 203 78 40.6 Grant Stone 2 1 201 159* 201 James Grady 2 0 187 155 93.5 Sam Ewen 4 2 149 57* 74.5 Christian Cabburn 4 0 137 48 34.25 Freddie Creer 5 1 132 46 33.0
BOWLING Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Econ Strike rate (20 Overs + 3 wkts) Bernie Wilson 58 6 269 11 24.45 4.64 31/64 Paul Berman 26.2 5 98 7 14.00 3.72 22.57 Sam Read 22 3 79 6 13.00 3.76 21.00 Bertie Creer 23 2 139 6 23.17 6,04 23.00 Dan Fogerty 22 4 86 4 21.50 3.91 33.00 Andrew Donovan 24.2 1 133 3 44.33 5.47 48.67
CENTURIES [2] Grant Stone 159* vs. Wye Rustics at Exeter James Hardy 155 vs SOA at Oxford CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS [4] 1st wicket 136 – James Grady 155 & Freddie Creer 43 vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Oxford 131 – JP Van Rensberg 78 retired out & Dinecho Visser 53 retired out vs. North Devon at Instow 3 rd wicket 170 – Grant Stone 159* & Patrick Rowe 98* vs. Wye Rustics at Exeter 101 – James Grady 155 & Christian Cabburn 40 vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Oxford 18/10/2017
BEST BOWLING 5-44 James White vs. South Oxford Amateurs at Exeter
WICKET KEEPER DISMISSALS CATCHES STUMPINGS 3 – Adam Small 3 0
CATCHES IN THE FIELD JP Van Rensberg – 5 Dan Fogerty – 4
APPEARANCES 8 – JP Van Rensberg 7 – Bernie Wilson 6 – Sam Read 5 – Sam Ewen, Freddie Creer, Dan Fogerty, Kian Burns, James Horler and Bertie Creer ,