Mystics and Magicians Cricket Club

Alternative Club Records 1984-2011

M.M.C.C. - They have Pro's, we have Poetry





Most Ducks

D.Matravers - 20 in 45 innings
D.Shepherd  - 12 in 26 innings
K.Barron    - 12 in 33 innings
C.Squire    - 11 in 56 innings
N.Hadley    - 8  in 19 innings
M.Sharland  - 8  in 85 innings
J.Thomson   - 7  in 54 innings
P.Thomson   - 6  in 27 innings



Most Not Outs

D.Chave    - 26 in 87 innings
J.Thomson  - 24 in 54 innings
S.Thomson  - 14 in 77 innings
C.Healey   - 13 in 65 innings
M.Sharland - 13 in 85 innings
C.Cook     - 12 in 22 innings
P.Thomson  - 10 in 27 innings



Favourite ways of getting out

M.Loades(jnr) - bowled 8  times in 12 completed innings (67%)
P.Thomson     - caught 11 times in 17 completed innings (65%)
C.Healey      - caught 33 times in 52 completed innings (63%)
D.Matravers   - bowled 26 times in 43 completed innings (60%)
J.Thomson     - bowled 18 times in 30 completed innings (60%)
C.Cook        - caught 6  times in 10 completed innings (60%)
(note: those having fewer than 10 completed innings were omitted)

S.Thomson   - run out 6 times in 63 completed innings
F.Dudbridge - run out 4 times in 23 completed innings



Big gap between batting and bowling averages

C.Cook        91.37
D.Chave       30.00
C.Healey      27.82
A.Stanyer     27.35
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A.Payne       -45.67
G.Lenearth    -49.00
M.Watts       -55.00
D.Shepherd    -92.08



Lowest individual Score never achieved

66
(C.Healey scored 58 - the previous lowest - against Lanhydrock 2011)



Lots of Matches, not many Catches

D.Matravers - 56 matches, 4 catches (7%)
D.Shepherd  - 27 matches, 3 catches (11%)
N.Healey    - 34 matches, 4 catches (12%)
S.Webb      - 19 matches, 3 catches (16%)
B.Wendon    - 23 matches, 4 catches (18%)

D.West (13) and F.Chave (8) have played the most matches for the
Mystics without taking a catch.



Youngest Debutants

F.Chave (8 years,  8 days)   vs Saint Neot 2006
M.Cook  (10 years, 199 days) vs Dollar     1993
S.Cook  (10 years, 268 days) vs Plymtree   1999



10 or more consecutive Matches

S.Thomson      - 11 (1984-1992)
M.Loades (jnr) - 11 (1993-1995)
S.Cook         - 11 (2004-2005)
K.Barron       - 10 (1993-1995)
D.Chave        - 10 (1993-1995)
M.Sharland     - 10 (1993-1995)
J.Thomson      - 10 (1993-1995)
K.Barron       - 10 (2001-2003)
C.Squire       - 10 (2002-2004)
J.Thomson      - 10 (2003-2004)



Most nought for somethings

J.Thomson   - 34 in 96 bowling spells
K.Barron    - 23 in 48 bowling spells
M.Miller    - 23 in 65 bowling spells
S.Cook      - 16 in 27 bowling spells
D.Chave     - 15 in 50 bowling spells
M.Sharland  - 15 in 45 bowling spells
C.Squire    - 13 in 32 bowling spells
F.Dudbridge - 13 in 36 bowling spells
C.Healey    - 13 in 55 bowling spells
M.Cook      - 11 in 35 bowling spells
G.Sharland  - 11 in 41 bowling spells



Worst strike rates (qualification: 20 overs)

A.Payne       - 13.33 overs per wicket
J.Dudbridge   - 13.00 overs per wicket
S.Cook        - 7.94  overs per wicket
JC.Gray       - 7.00  overs per wicket
P.Thomson     - 6.75  overs per wicket
S.Webb        - 6.47  overs per wicket
K.Barron      - 6.37  overs per wicket



Most runs per over (qualification: 20 overs)

C.Rush        - 5.90 runs per over
A.Borley      - 5.69 runs per over
C.Squire      - 5.66 runs per over
N.Hadley      - 5.35 runs per over

The most expensive over bowled by a Mystic was delivered by A.Stanyer
in a Warwickshire league match.  It went for 38.
The most expensive over bowled by a Mystic in a Mystics match was
delivered by C.Rush at Lanhydrock in 2004.  It went for 23.  M.Miller
ran him close with 22 at Clackmannan in 1997.  J.Thomson was taken for
22 and 18 in successive overs against the Erratics in 2009.



Captaincy

J.Thomson  - 40 games, 20 victories (50%)
M.Sharland - 16 games,  9 victories (56%)
C.Healey   - 15 games,  8 victories (53%)
D.Chave    - 10 games,  4 victories (40%)



Wicketkeeping

S.Thomson  - 56 games (35 catches and 30 stumpings)
P.Thomson  - 34 games ( 8 catches and 17 stumpings)
M.Sharland - 23 games (10 catches and  8 stumpings)



Thomsons, Thomsons everywhere

The first of only eight Mystics games without a Thomson was against
Broadclyst at Killerton House in 2001.  Our Thomson-free record is:
won 4, drawn 3, lost 1




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