Home   Sponsors Records Contacts Old Catton Cricket Club   Club Records for Batting, Bowling,  biggest margin of victory, Hat tricks etc.       The following records are various Old Catton achievements from 1868 onwards. They are, in fact, relatively complete in so much as they have been taken from the EDP / MERCURY / CHRONICLE archives and include team scores, lists of centurions, best bowling figures, Hat - Tricks etc. Read on and enjoy !

Old Catton Highest Scores :-

320 for 8     Home to Filby                    25th Aug 1984     League

300 for 2    Home to Costessey            2nd June 2001       League

285 for 3     Home to Costessey            5th June 1982       League

283 for 4     Home to Wortwell              26th Aug 2000      League

267 for 4     Home to Saxlingham          12th July 1987       Fr

260 for 3     Home to Gothic                 6th July 1975         Neave Plate

257 for 3     A to Hellesdon Hospital    29th June 1935      Fr

Old Catton Biggest winning margin :-

262     Home to Filby    25th Aug 1984    League

Old Catton Lowest Scores :-

12 all out    A        Eastern Gas   12th May 1968         Fr

19 all out    H        Gorleston      27th June 1936        Fr

29 all out    A        Bradenham    30th Aug 1987         Fr

30 all out    A        Corton           7th May 1995           Fr

59 all out    Home  Sheringham    16th May 1992        League

60 all out    Home  Yare               19th July  1981       CTS Cup

Biggest margin of defeat :-

By 272 runs    Home to Swardeston A    24th May 1992    Junior Cup

Old Catton best performance in the field :-

3 all out      Home    YMCA                    Thur 30th June 1892

13 all out    Home    Horstead               19th Jun 1926 by OCCC II

15 all out    A           Westwick              Thur 23rd May 1895

15 all out    A           Felthorpe              Sun 24th May 1970 Fr  (Felt batted 2nd)

18 all out    Home    Happisburgh          28th July 2001 League (Happ bat 2nd)

22 all out    Home    Happisburgh          Mon 31st May 1971  Fr (Happ bat 2nd)

22 all out    Home    L & N. E. Railway    30th May 1931    Jun Cup

23 all out    Home    Lynn II                    12th June 1926   Jun Cup 

27 all out    Home    New Buckenham    2nd Aug 1997    Lg (they batted 2nd)

34 all out    A           Belton                    9th Jun  1984    Lg (they batted 2nd)

33 all out    A           Gt Melton               15th Jul 1987    Fr ( ? )

45 all out    A            Harleston               12th Jun 1983    CTS Cup (batting 2nd)

Old Catton Tied games :-

13th Aug 1892     A          Sprowston Hall                 ?

14th Aug 1926     Home    Marsham  ( N&D Lg )         Catton bowling

7th July 1968       A           Hardingham                     Catton batting

26th June 1983    Home     Hoveton & Wroxham        Catton bowling

5th July 1987       A            Southtown                      Catton bowling

10th Aug 1991     Home      Swaffham ( Lg )               Catton batting

13th May 2000     Home      Rocklands A ( Lg )           Catton  A batting

22nd July 2001     A            Sheringham                     Catton Bowling

Old Catton Awards:-

In 1989 Bob Crane won the Norfolk League bowling award. In League and cup his figures were 344-63-983-87  Av 11.30.

In 1990 Bob Crane had the following figures  ( league only ) 315.5-70-998-73 Av 13.48. He missed the league record for dismissals by two.

In 1990 Nigel Crickmore won the Norfolk League Batting award.

In 1997 Paul Prime topped the Div 6 averages with 450 runs at 56.25.

In 1998 Barry Clemitson won the Divisional Batting award for Div 6 with 692 runs at an Av of 62.9.

In 1999 Colin Lakey won the Div 5 Bowling award. His stats  128.1-23-270-34 Av 7.9. He also won the Norfolk League Bowling Award.

In 2000 Paul Prime won the Div 4 Batting award with 639 runs at 63.9. He also was awarded the Norfolk League batting award.

In 2001 Barry Clemitson won the Div 3 Bowling award with 156.5 - 51 - 382 - 31 Average 12.32.

In 2001 Paul Daynes won the Div 3 Batting award with 15 inns 785 runs at 60.38.

The Opener carried his bat:- ( team all out )

Archdale          A          Drayton          Fr                 29th July 1899     36*

L Trowse          A          Overstrand     Fr                 24th July 1937     30*

L Trowse          Home    Hethersett      Fr                4th Sep  1937       22*

Shaun Ames      Home   Loddon          Jun Cup       28th Jun 1992      43*

Dave Meeson     A         Happisburgh   Fr                30th Apr 1995     72*

Hat Tricks :-

W Walton                  Home    Thorpe                     Fr              11th July 1899 

H Mason                   Home    Horsford              St Faiths Lg   9th May 1908

A Goose                   A          North Tuddenham       Jun Cup  27th May 1933

B Ritchie                  Home     Hellesdon                   Fr          28th Apr 1974

J Ayers                     Home     Filby                           CTS       13th June 1976

Barry Clemitson         Home    Hoveton & Wroxham    Fr          24th June 1984

Bob Crane                 A           North Elmham             CTS       28th June 1987

Gordon Cartwright    A           Hardingham          Lady Mary   10th May 1992

James Wing                Home    Wicklewood                Fr           8th May 2005

Glen Fossey               A           Happisburgh               Fr            22nd May 2005

Quick Scoring :-

Colin Lakey       50 off  21 balls   Home  Rocklands   Lg    1st Jul 2000

Barry Clemitson  50 off 25 balls   A         Bradenham  Fr    28th July 1991

Paul Daynes      100 off 57 balls   Home  Belton         Lg    25th Aug 2001

Stupid Batting :-

Old Catton were once 69 for 0. Wensum Valley then bowled us out for 82 !!!

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