Riding Mill Cricket Club
Captain’s Report – Season 2009
Season 2009 was once again a very successful season, 15 games played, 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. A hugely enjoyable season capped off with a BBQ extravaganza!
Highest run scorer was Michael Cairns with (733), with an average of 66 and a high score of 149*. Closely followed by Matt Gwilym (393) Anthony Scott (343) John Meadows (341). Michael with the standout innings of 149* against St Georges Rovers. Michael Cairns was voted Batsman of the Year, following 6 knocks of 50 or more & one century and finishing top run scorer, a fantastic effort. Highlights of the season included:
S Law maiden 50 vs. Genetics (55) Matt Gwilym (99 & 100) Graham Fellowes (50) Anthony Palmer (60) John Meadows (56) Anthony Scott (50)
Wickets were again shared throughout the team, however the effervescent Bryan Stevens was voted bowler of the year with 20 wickets at an average of 3.85 and a BB of 5-12. Simon Law taking 15 @ 18, Charles Reid 15 @ 21, John Meadows 14 @ 10 and Jamie Brittain 10 @ 13.
Highlights included M Cairns (2-3 & 3-23) Anth Palmer (3-18) Dan Brown (3-7) Jamie Brittain (3-13) Charles Reid (2-7 & 2-29) S Law (4-23)
Player of the season was awared to John Meadows, who at the age of 14 is a fantastic prospect for North East cricket. 341 runs @ 31, 14 wickets @ 10 and 6 catches bore testament to a well deserved award.
The season saw another stable side with a mixture of Youth & Experience for which the results achieved bore testament. It is really good to see the young lads from Greenside develop amongst us and I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come. I also expect to see some youth come through from Riding Mill, something which we have lacked and hoped would not continue for too much longer.
I expect 2010 to be another excellent year for RMCC. There will be some new younger lads from Greenside expected to make their RMCC debuts, an exciting prospect.
Great thanks must go to Bryan Stevens for organising the end of season dinner, Dave Wallis for his continued support, Catherine & Michael for their gardening exploits, Bryan for putting the stats together and obviously the various tea ladies who helped throughout the season
Finally a word of great thanks to David Gardiner for his time a treasurer, a role not to be underestimated. I hope to see David don the whites very soon!
