Riding Mill Cricket Club
2011 Captain’s report
Well another season has passed with many successes but a few downsides as well. Firstly we managed to play 16 games, 13 wins and 3 defeats. The weather claiming 6 games and RMCC not being able to raise a team 3 times.
In the batting this year Michael Cairns scored 484, with a highest score of 104 and taking the batting award with the best average as well at 53.77. Next in line came Liam Haney with 365, Kelvin Beeching 215, Jonny Bennett 207 and Nick Reid 179. Only two hundreds scored during the season went to Michael Cairns (104) and Liam Haney (118) with Dean Owen ending unbeaten on 95 and Kelvin Beeching getting out on 84 when well set.
The bowlers toiled away this year and in the end there was only one winner of the bowling award which went to Bryan Stevens with 22 wickets at 10.41. The rest of the wickets were shared round with Charles Reid 17, Michael Cairns and Kelvin Beeching taking 12 apiece and Esh Krishnan with 8.
Player of the season went to Kelvin Beeching with his 215 runs coming at 71.7 and 12 wickets coming at 14.66 and 3 catches. Kelvin will be a big loss next season not just with bat and bowl but we will also have to find a new fine leg.
Fielder of the year went to Charles Reid who took 3 catches with two of them being excellent c&b. Charles fielded well all season but did particular well against Vikings. His chasing and sometimes feet saved many a run.
The sixes went to Liam Haney with 13. Peter Nitsch came away with the duck award after a little help from me.
Esh Krishnan got most improved for the efforts he made in the field in taking 5 catches, which along with his 8 wickets and 42 runs (at average of 42) which would have been more if not for injury against Rothbury and holding an end up for others to take the plaudits and being not out in 5 of his 6 innings.
This year has been a difficult one to find players with some games cancelled another with only 9 and two others with just 10. Efforts will have to be made to bring in more players.
Many thanks go to Pete Nitsch, Charles Reid, Nick Reid and Davie Isles for there work on the pitch. Thanks to Alison Nitsch and Jackie Reid for putting up with there husbands disappearing for the last six months. Also to Bryan Stevens for his work on the stats and organising the end of season dinner. Last but not least to Catherine for her work on the teas all season with help at times from Jackie, Bill and Susan and the players.
I hope 2012 is another successful year. Thank you to everyone that played this year.
Michael Cairns
