Writtle Cricket Club Records 1947-2011
Compiled by Peter Ely
The statistical records of the Club have been updated to the end of the 2011 Season.
I first started to try to put together some records for the Club in the late 1980s, and did produce some information for the Period 1972 to 1987 in that year.
I was subsequently able to go back further, but I found that it was really only the local Newspapers that were of significant help to me. That is not to discount the help given by Ron Thrift and Len Underwood, and the few Clubs whose records are intact. However, it was the hours spent in Chelmsford Library that enabled me to produce the pre 1972 information. It is somewhat ironic that I was extracting information that was given by the Club to the Newspaper in the first place.
Most of the batting records are comparatively recent and the bowling records in the earlier part of the period. There are, no doubt, many reasons for this, but the most obvious is that pitches are much better now and the best bowlers do not bowl anywhere so many overs. I personally take the view that coaching has had a marked effect - the standard of batting has improved more than the bowling.
You will also see that I have commented under some of the specific headings on things that have changed since 1947 - I started playing Club cricket in 1955 so I have seen the vast majority of these changes first hand!
These records will be attacked at both ends as time goes by and I delve further back into the past.
How far I can go back remains to be seen. The Club is said to have been formed in 1850, and we did celebrate our 150th birthday in the year 2000, but I have always thought that 1850 seems a bit more likely to have been a guess rather than anything else - perhaps I will find out.
I do know that Ingatestone’s inaugural match was played against Writtle at Ingatestone on the 27th July 1858 - it is recorded in the Chelmsford Chronicle (now Essex Chronicle). We lost a two Innings game by 3 runs - Ingatestone 59 and 33 - Writtle 63 and 26 - the newspaper says “the small scores being witness to excellent fielding by both parties”. The article also refers to Writtle being “formidable opponents” for the first appearance of the home club.
Wendy Hibbitt of Writtle Archives sent me extracts from the Writtle Parish Magazine, covering the period 1886 to 1898, showing that the Cricket Club was very active at that time. When I first started this research I was loaned some Great Waltham scorebooks for this same period, giving details of matches between the two Clubs.
Our ex Secretary Roger Bullen discovered reference in a book to cricketers from Writtle in the 1770s, but despite my best efforts, I have never been able to establish the source of their information.
So what follows is what I have discovered since the Club was reformed after the Second World War.
I will start with the main Club Records, which cover all matches played by all of the Club’s XIs on any day and then, briefly, show records for specific XIs.
I shall be delighted to hear from anybody who finds anything wrong with what follows, or can add anything about these, or previous years,
Wherever it appears * denotes “not out” or an unfinished partnership.
December 2011
CLUB RECORDS
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
| 301 |
J Hughes and S Irving |
v High Easter (a) |
14.8.2004 |
| 244 |
L Batchford and J Hughes |
v Galleywood (h) |
1.8.2009 |
| 219 |
S Hughes and S Harris |
v Springfield II (h) |
26.7.2008 |
| 215 |
S Irving and S Hughes |
v Galleywood (h) |
15.5.1999 |
| 211 |
L Underwood and L Reeve |
v Briggs Sports II (a) |
22.9.1957 |
| 211 |
S Hughes and J Bacon |
v South Weald (a) |
6.8.2000 |
| 208 |
I Bond-Webster & M Eyres |
v Ekco Monarchs II (a) |
15.5.1999 |
| 204* |
P Blackham and L Darg |
v Springfield (h) |
12.8.1989 |
| 203* |
L Underwood and Geo Brewster |
v Great Waltham (h) |
26.8.1950 |
| 201* |
C Henstock and B Hughes |
v Old Chelmsfordians (a) |
12.5.1974 |
Second Wicket
| 248 |
J Bacon and S Pavitt |
v Mountnessing (a) |
16.7.2005 |
| 236 |
C Coster and D Thrift |
v Gt & Lt Leighs (a) |
26.6.1983 |
| 230 |
D Williamson and D Morgan |
v Laindon Taverners (a) |
25.6.2000 |
| 210* |
D Scott and D Hicks |
v Hockley (h) |
27.6.1992 |
| 193 |
S Hughes and D Scott |
v Great Totham (a) |
11.7.1998 |
| 186* |
L Darg and P Blackham |
v Roxwell (h) |
11.8.1990 |
| 184 |
P Blackham and D Thrift |
v Chignal (h) |
24.8.1985 |
| 183* |
M Eyres and T Norman |
v Rayleigh Fairview (h) |
22.5.2005 |
| 182 |
P Blackham and D Thrift |
v Bentley (h) |
7.5.1988 |
| 179 |
L Darg and D Thrift |
v Boreham (h) |
9.5.1987 |
Third Wicket
| 209 |
D Cockrell and P Beard |
v Terling (h) |
7.8.2004 |
| 193 |
L Underwood and R King |
v Terling (h) |
13.9.1952 |
| 189 |
S Cole and G Williams |
v Hatfield Peverel II (h) |
8.7.1995 |
| 188 |
Gary Brewster and D Coster |
v Little Baddow II (h) |
30.7.1983 |
| 172 |
P Beard and P Dias |
v Rayleigh (a) |
1.7.2006 |
| 165* |
T Charrington and R Thrift |
v Hale End (h) |
19.6.1966 |
| 158 |
D Simmonds and H Gopisetty |
v Spantans (h) |
14.6.2009 |
| 157 |
R King and D Little |
v Terling (a) |
6.7.1958 |
| 152 |
D Morgan and I McGuire |
v Sandon Sports (a) ; |
25.7.1999 |
Fourth Wicket
| 166 |
D Cockrell and D Hughes |
v Ingatestone (h) |
11.6.1994 |
| 161; |
P Lovegrove and M Jacobs |
v Sandon Sports (h) |
30.7.2000 |
| 150* |
S Hughes and D Morgan |
v C C C (h) |
25.7.2000 |
| 135 |
K Fullick and R Thrift |
v Marconi II (a) |
25.8.1990 |
| 133* |
P Beard and P Dias |
v Great Totham (a) |
2.8.2008 |
| 124* |
D Thrift and P Blackham |
v St Lukes (h) |
6.9.1987 |
| 123 |
S Pavitt and H Gopisetty |
v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) |
10.7.2010 |
| 121 |
G Fenner and R King |
v Stock (a) |
19.5.1956 |
| 121 |
D Scott and A Cook |
v South Weald (a) |
1.8.1998 |
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Fifth Wicket
| 209* |
P Dias and A Beard |
v Bentley II (a) |
30.8.2008 |
| 143 |
B Freeman and R King |
v Crown and Manor (h) |
25.6.1960 |
| 143 |
B Freeman and J Jowers |
v Pleshey (h) |
8.7.1961 |
| 143 |
B Freeman and J Jowers |
v Pleshey (h) |
8.7.1961 |
| 134* |
D Owen and G Williams |
v Belhus III (a) |
12.8.1984 |
| 128 |
D Cockrell and D Scott |
v Great Burstead (h) |
28.8.1993 |
| 119 |
R Thrift and E Gallacher |
v Sawbridgeworth III (a) |
14.7.1973 |
| 110 |
S Humpage and J Marsh Jnr |
v Essex Farmers (a) |
13.6.1993 |
Sixth Wicket
| 140 |
C Davis and N Peckham |
v Old Chelmsfordians III (h) |
5.7.2003 |
| 131* |
H Gopisetty and D Simmonds |
v S Woodham Ferrers (II) (h) |
5.6.2010 |
| 117* |
R King and P Andrews |
v No 3 Dist Met Police (a) |
10.7.1955 |
| 112 |
P Lewington and P Fenton |
v Ingatestone (a) |
29.8.2009 |
| 106 |
D Wager and L Reeve |
v Stock (h) |
6.6.1959 |
| 104 |
D Thrift and K Poppy |
v Wrighton (h) |
30.8.1987 |
| 103 |
D Cockrell and A Cook |
v Springfield (a) |
25.5.1996 |
| 102* |
H Gopisetty and S Clark |
v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) |
10.7.2010 |
Seventh Wicket
| 133* |
D Carfoot and D Thrift |
v Danbury (h) |
7.9.1986 |
| 129 |
F Crosby and D Fenton |
v South Weald (a) |
16.7.2006 |
| 125 |
D Williamson and S Harris |
v Canvey Island (a) |
16.8.2008 |
| 121 |
D Cockrell and S Preston |
v Great Totham (h) |
23.8.1997 |
| 98* |
S Hughes and P Williams |
v Wickham Bishops (h) |
2.6.1996 |
| 96 |
S Irving and W Marsh |
v Southend (a) |
15.9.1991 |
| 95* |
B Irving and L Turner |
v High Easter (a) |
27.7.1991 |
| 95* |
D Williamson and T Norman |
v Rayleigh (h) |
2.9.2006 |
| 95* |
L Batchford and S Clark |
v Danbury II (a) |
24.6.2006 |
Eighth Wicket
| 103* |
P Andrews and G Fenner |
v Bata Sports (a) |
1.7.1951 |
| 99 |
L Eve and B Goodfellow |
v Lowe & Anstee’s XI (h) |
4.7.1953 |
| 82* |
D Hicks and W Marsh |
v Great Totham (a) |
29.4.1990 |
| 79 |
J Buttress and J Morgan |
v Willow Herbs II (h) |
31.7.1999 |
| 78* |
S Hughes and R Goodman |
v Fyfield (a) |
23.4.1995 |
| 78 |
S Harris and S Gunewardene |
v Tillingham (a) |
10.7.2010 |
| 68* |
M Elliott and B Irving |
v Broomfield II (h) |
4.6.1994 |
| 67* |
P Willis and P Matthams |
v Hoffmans (a) |
15.6.1969 |
| 66* |
M Bullen and B Spinks |
v Springfield III (a) |
18.5.1996 |
| 66 |
D Thrift and A Stephens |
v Roxwell (h) |
24.5.1887 |
| 66 |
J Hughes and K Poppy |
v Woodham Mortimer (a) |
23.4.1995 |
Ninth Wicket
| 87 |
D Hughes and A Strong |
v Woodham Mortimer (h) |
15.5.1994 |
| 69* |
B Irving and R Lawrence |
v Galleywood II (a) |
30.6.1984 |
| 69 |
W Marsh and P Dawsey |
v Snaresbrook (a) |
15.8.1993 |
| 67 |
J Henning and B Irving |
v Chignal (a) |
1.5.1993 |
| 65 |
M Downton and W Marsh |
v Noak Hill (a) |
18.6.1989 |
| 65 |
W Marsh and R Goodman |
v Aythorpe Roding (a) |
7.5.1995 |
| 60 |
B Irving and R Allen |
v Upminster (h) |
27.6.1974 |
| 62 |
N Peckham and A Bullen |
v Mountnessing (a) |
18.5.1996 |
| 58 |
J Vincent and B Sheridan |
v Margaretting (a) |
3.7.2010 |
| 55 |
B Marden and J Marden |
v North Weald II (a) |
22.5.1948 |
Tenth Wicket
| 80 |
C Lovitt and C Canning |
v Benfleet (a) |
3.9.2006 |
| 69 |
D Williamson and R Batchford |
v Little Waltham (a) |
11.7.2009 |
| 65 |
R Lawrence and M Lewis |
v Margaretting (a) |
10.7.1983 |
| 62 |
R Allen and C Fitch |
v Coopersale (h) |
25.8.1951 |
| 54 |
M Lakin and K Gooday |
v Broomfield (h) |
5.7.1975 |
| 54 |
S Carr and J Morgan |
v Canvey Island (h) |
1.6.2002 |
| 54 |
S Clark and L Norman |
v Bentley III (a) |
11.6.2011 |
| 52* |
R Lawrence and C Copsey |
v Sandon Sports (a) |
20.8.1983 |
| 50 |
M Percival and P Corbett |
v South Loughton II (a) |
10.9.1983 |
Highest Team Scores
Writtle
383 – 6 v Herongate (a) 30.7.2011
371 - 3 v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
350 - 5 v Terling (h) 7.8.2004
342 - 4 v Bentley II (a) 30.8.2008
336 - 5 v Springfield II (h) 26.7.2008
328 - 3 v Chignal (h) 18.7.1992
312 - 4 v Navestock (a) 15.7.2006
312 - 4 v South Weald (h) 18.8.2007
309 – 7 v Springfield IV (h) 22.8.2009
301 - 6 v Mountnessing (a) 16.7.2005
301 – 8 v Aythorpe Roding II (a) 8.8.2009
300 - 3 v Rayleigh II (a) 24.7.1999
Opponents
405 - 4 by Stock (a) 6.7.2002
353 - 6 by Herongate (a) 16.7.2003
350 - 6 by Great Totham (a) 9.8.2003
330 - 4 by Ingatestone (a) 5.7.2003
324 - 4 by Herongate (a) 14.9.1996
324 – 5 by Great Totham (a) 21.5.2011
318 - 5 by Canvey Island (h) 1.6.2002
317 - 5 by Ekco Monarchs Trojans (a) 10.5.2003
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle
14 v Chignal (h) 5.7.1958
14 v Tye Green (a) 12.6.1977
16 v Leaden Roding (a) 18.8.1956
18 v Silver End (a) 8.5.1982
Opponents
7 by Great Baddow (a) 23.6.1951
11 by Margaretting (a) 5.7.1947
14 by ECC Staff (h) 7.8.1965
15 by Chignal (a) 11.6.1949
17 by Terling (a) 10.9.1956
17 by Havering (a) 26.8.1961
18 (11 wickets) by No 3 Dist Met Police (a) 7.7.1957
19 by Christys Sports (a) 20.6.1953
Big Wins
What is the biggest win, 10 wickets, say 200 runs or by an Innings? I have traced 19 x 10 wickets Writtle victories, 6 x 200 and over runs, and 9 by an innings.
The following is a list of such victories over the last 10 years.
10 wickets v Willow Herbs (h) 5.8.2006
10 wickets v Boreham II (a) 14.6.2008
10 wickets v Rayne II (h) 12.7.2008
10 wickets v Rayleigh III (h) 2.8.2008
10 wickets v Boreham II (h) 16.8.2008
10 wickets v Broomfield II (h) 29.8.2009
10 wickets v Rettendon II (h) 30.7.2011
210 runs v Bluehouse (h) 25.6.2004
263 runs v Terling (h) 7.8.2004
221 runs v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
217 runs v Woodham Mortimer II (h) 19.5.2007
Big Defeats
Same considerations apply of course.
10 wickets by Brookweald (h) 5.8.2000
10 wickets by Great Baddow (h) 18.5.2002
10 wickets by Danbury (h) 29.6.2002
273 runs by Stock (a) 6.7.2002
10 wickets by Bluehouse (h) 14.6.2003
203 runs by Ingatestone (a) 5.7.2003
Narrow Wins
Here the problem is that Writtle 175 Opponents 174 - 8 is a 1 run victory in a League game, but becomes a draw in a Friendly! I have decided to take the result as understood by the teams at the time that the match was played.
The list of wins by 1 wicket or by less than 10 runs is extensive with eleven wins by 1 run alone - below is a list of wins by 1 wicket and 5 runs or less over the last 10 years.
1 run v Sandon Sports (h) 23.6.2002
1 run v Sandon Sports (a) 11.8.2007
1 wicket v Mountnessing (a) 24.5.2008
5 runs v Ekco Mon Trojans IV (a) 28.6.2008
5 runs v Rayleigh Fairview (a) 27.7.2008
1 wicket v Margaretting (h) 1.5.2010
2 runs v Cokenach (a) (a) 17.9.2011
1 wicket v Rayleigh III (a) 23.7.2011
Narrow Defeats
Similar considerations apply.
1 wicket by Gt and Lt Warley (a) 8.7.2001
1 run by Great Totham II (a) 28.7.2001
1 wicket by Brookweald III (a) 26.6.2004
2 runs by Boreham (a) 9.7.2005
1 run by Old Chelmsfordians III (h) 9.7.2005
3 runs by South Weald (a) 16.6.2007
5 runs by Havering-atte-Bower II (a) 8.5.2010
Ties
Another area where the definition differs between League and friendly cricket. For a tie it is merely sufficient in a League game for the scores to be level at the end of the game, but in other cricket the side batting second must be all out.
I have been able to find seventeen cases where the scores are level, but in only nine were the side batting second all out. Those seven games are as follows -
v Great Baddow (a) 21.6.1947
v Great Baddow (h) 16.8.1969
v Chadwell Thors Oak (h) 11.8.1979
v Rettendon (h) 10.7.1993
v Springfield II (a) 10.7.2004
v Rettendon II (h) 15.8.2009
v Rayleigh (h) 21.8.2010
v Old Chelmsfordians (h) 5.6.2011
v Hockerill (a) 26.6.2011
and the technical Ties are as follows -
v Basildon II (a) 28.6.1975
v Hockley (h) 11.8.1984
v South Woodham Ferrers (h) 27.7.1985
v Rettendon (a) 21.5.1988
v Little Baddow (h) 30.6.1990
v Sandon Sports II (a) 13.5.2006
v Great Baddow (h) 19.7.2008
v Little Waltham (a) 2.7.2011
Highest Individual Scores
243* S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
198* P Dias v Bentley II (h) 30.8.2008
181* H Gopisetty v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) 10.7.2010
158 M Westwood v Thaxted (a) 13.9.2003
157 D Cockrell v Terling (h) 7.8.2004
154 A Sansom v Mountnessing (a) 15.9.1996
151* S Hughes v South Weald (a) 6.8.2000
149 D Thrift v Roxwell (h) 24.5.1987
147 D Thrift v Great and Little Leighs (a) 26.6.1983
146* R King v Terling (a) 6.7.1958
141* L Reeve v Hatfield Peverel (h) 26.9.1964
141 S Hughes v Galleywood (h) 15.5.1999
140* H Gopisetty v Great Baddow (h) 23.8.2009
139* Gary Brewster v Little Baddow II (h) 30.7.1983
139 D Morgan v Ingatestone II (a) 29.5.1999
138* D Hassey v Willow Herbs II (h) 5.6.2004
137 S Irving v Rayne (h) 11.6.2005
136 T Charrington v Chelmsford II (h) 29.6.1961
136 S Harris v Springfield II (h) 26.7.2008
135 P Blackham v Bentley II (a) 18.8.1985
So far I have traced 185 centuries. The players with the highest number are -
15 S Hughes
14 P Blackham
11 D Cockrell
10 H Gopisetty
9 D Thrift
8 S Irving
7 R King
7 D Scott
6 D Salmon
6 D Williamson
6 M Eyres
5 D Hughes
5 D Morgan
Most Sixes in an Innings
18 P Dias v Bentley II (a) 30.8.2008
14 S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
12 P Dias v Great Totham (a) 2.8.2008
11 R King v Terling (a) 6.7.1958
10 P Blackham v Bentley II (a) 18.8.1985
10 P Dias v Navestock (a) 15.7.2006
A Batsman Carrying His Bat Through a Completed Innings
W Gosling v Good Easter (a) 26.5.1947
A Gooday v Stock II (h) 16.8.1952
A Eve v Highwood (a) 12.7.1958
R Thorogood v Westley (a) 22.8.1959
P Anstee v Havering (h) 5.6.1976
P Ely v Hullbridge II (a) 29.7.1995
M Faulconbridge v Fyfield (h) 20.7.2002
Unusual Dismissals
B Irving Obstructing the Field v Broomfield (h) 23.7.1977
100 Runs and 5 Wickets in a Match
R King 146* and 7-40 v Terling (a) 6.7.1958
119 and 7-20 v Terling (a) 22.7.1956
D Salmon 114 and 8-13 v Q M’MorlandsXI (h) 23.6.1957
D Williamson 102 and 5-15 v Great Wakering (h) 30.7.1994
D Hughes 120 and 5-14 v Herongate II (h) 7.8.1994
50 Runs and 5 Wickets in a Match
I have found 34 such instances (including the five above). Players who have performed the feat more than once are as follows -
6 times R King
4 times P Anstee
2 times B Hughes, Gary Brewster, D Hughes, D Williamson, L Reeve,
M Percival and B Goodfellow
Best Bowling
10 - 13 D Salmon v Little Baddow (a) 3.8.1957
10 - 28 N Gardiner v Pleshey (a) 3.7.1954
9 - 15 D Little v Brookweald (a) 14.5.1955
9 - 20 G Fenner v Galleywood II (a) 25.6.1949
9 - 24 C Fitch v St Pauls & Bamborough (a) 2.6.1952
9 - 24 D Hughes v Ilford Catholics (h) 5.8.1978
9 - 44 R King v Crompton Parkinson (a) 3.6.1956
9 - 45 B Goodfellow v Great Waltham II (a) 27.8.1955
9 - 48 R King v Crown & Manor (h) 1.7.1961
9 - 51 Gary Brewster v Rainham II (a) 9.7.1977
C Fitch had 8 wickets in an Innings twelve times.
When D Williamson took 7-22 v Great Waltham (h) 20.8.2011 it was the first time a bowler had taken 7 wickets in an Innings for 17 years.
Four Wickets in Four Balls
D Little v Stock II (h) 17.5.1958
K Tape v Galleywood II (h) 15.6.1985
Hat Tricks
I have traced 36 occasions on which a player has taken a hat trick. The following have performed the feat more than once -
3 R Allen
3 C Fitch
2 H Brewster
The only occasions in the last ten years are as follows -
R Saxton v Hockley III (h) 19.5.2001
L Norman v Bluehouse II (a) 25.5.2004
Four Wickets in Five Balls
P Ely v Chignal (h) 6.5.1972 inc hat trick
D Hughes v Broomfield II (h) 26.7.1997 inc hat trick
Most Catches in an Innings
6 M Orley v Stock (h) 25.6.2011
5 A Cook v Estric (h) 12.6.1993 (also made a stumping)
I have a note of 19 occasions when 4 catches in an innings have been held.
Most Stumpings in an Innings
4 M Bullen v Roxwell II (a) 6.8.1994 (also held one catch)
I have found 10 instances of 3 stumpings in an innings including one where 3 catches were also held.
D Scott v Rettendon (a) 8.5.1993
Most Runs in a Season
A little difficult this one as I have no details for the early years, but I do not think there were any instances of 1000 runs in a Season before 1983, although D Salmon had 600+ runs by 22.7.1967.
The highest Seasons totals are as follows -
1554 (ave. 53.59) P Blackham 1986
1409 (ave. 82.88) D Thrift 1987
1281 (ave. 55.70) P Blackham 1987
1206 (ave. 46.39) D Thrift 1986
A thousand runs in a Season appears to have been achieved 14 times by the
following -
P Blackham 5 times
D Thrift 3 times
H Gopisetty 3 times
D Cockrell twice
G Williams once
S Hughes once
Most Wickets in a Season
This one still needs far more research although it appears that C Fitch took 150 wickets in 1952, and 100 on four other occasions. These figures almost certainly included Evening League games, but then little or no Sunday cricket was played in those years.
In recent times the highest totals are as follows -
66 (ave. 13.88) D Thrift 1982
64 (ave. 9.86) D Thrift 1984
64 (ave. 18.56) K Poppy 1990
1000 Runs and 50 Wickets in a Season
D Thrift 1983 1008 (ave. 45.82) and 55 (ave. 10.05)
1986 1206 (ave. 46.39) and 53 (ave. 12.81)
1987 1409 (ave. 82.88) and 57 (ave. 11.68)
First XI Matches only
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
301 J Hughes and S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Second Wicket
236 C Coster and D Thrift v Gt & Lt Leighs (a) 26.6.1983
Third Wicket
209 D Cockrell and P Beard v Terling (h) 17.8.2004
Fourth Wicket
166 D Cockrell and D Hughes v Ingatestone (h) 11.6.1994
Fifth Wicket
209* P Dias and A Beard v Bentley II (a) 30.8.2008
Sixth Wicket
117* R King and P Andrews v No 3 Dist Met Police (a) 10.7.1955
Seventh Wicket
133* D Carfoot and D Thrift v Danbury (h) 7.9.1986
Eighth Wicket
103* P Andrews and G Fenner v Bata Sports (a) 1.7.1951
Ninth Wicket
69* B Irving and R Lawrence v Galleywood II (a) 30.6.1984
69 W Marsh and P Dawsey v Snaresbrook (a) 15.8.1983
Tenth Wicket
80 C Lovitt and C Canning v Benfleet (a) 3.9.2006
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 383 – 6 v Herongate (a) 30.7.2011
Opponents 405 - 4 by Stock (a) 6.7.2002
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 14 v Tye Green (a) 12.6.1977
Opponents 7 by Great Baddow (a) 23.6.1951
Highest Individual Score
243* S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Best Bowling
10 - 13 D Salmon v Little Baddow (a) 3.8.1957
Second XI Matches only
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
196 M Eyres and S Hughes v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) 4.6.2005
Second Wicket
248 J Bacon and S Pavitt v Mountnessing (a) 16.7.2005
Third Wicket
189 S Cole and G Williams v Hatfield Peverel II (h) 8.7.1995
Fourth Wicket
135 K Fullick and R Thrift v Marconi II (a) 25.8.1990
Fifth Wicket
143 B Freeman and J Jowers v Pleshey (h) 8.7.1961
Sixth Wicket
140 C Davis and N Peckham v Old Chelmsfordians III (h) 5.7.2003
Seventh Wicket
95* B Irving and L Turner v High Easter (a) 27.7.1991
Eighth Wicket
68* M Elliott and B Irving v Broomfield II (h) 4.6.1994
Ninth Wicket
87 D Hughes and A Strong v Woodham Mortimer (h) 15.5.1994
Tenth Wicket
54 S Carr and J Morgan v Canvey Island (h) 1.6.2002
54 S Clark and L Norman v Bentley III (a) 11.6.2011
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 328 - 3 v Chignal (h) 18.7.1992
Opponents 318 - 5 by Canvey Island (h) 1.6.2002
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 14 v Chignal (h) 5.7.1958
Opponents 19 by Christys Sports (a) 20.6.1953
Highest Individual Score
181* H Gopisetty v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) 10.7.2010
Best Bowling
10 - 28 N Gardiner v Pleshey (a) 3.7.1954
Third XI Matches only
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
208 I Bond-Webster and M Eyres v Ekco Monarchs II (a) 15.5.1999
Second Wicket
151 M Bullen and S Preston v Ekco Monarchs II (a) 20.8.1994
Third Wicket
141 M Eyres and D Eyres v Chignal II (a) 26.5.2001
Fourth Wicket
91 B Smith and G Ling v North Shoebury (a) 16.5.1992
Fifth Wicket
90 D Morgan and B Irving v Ekco Monarchs II (h) 11.7.1998
Sixth Wicket
65 L Turner and I McGuire v North Shoebury (h) 18.7.1992
Seventh Wicket
93 P Williams and S Bacon v ECC Staff (a) 29.8.1992
Eighth Wicket
79 J Buttress and J Morgan v Willow Herbs II (h) 31.7.1999
Ninth Wicket
62 N Peckham and A Bullen v Mountnessing (a) 18.5.1996
Tenth Wicket
35 S Canning and J Marsh Snr v Hullbridge II (h) 2.5.1998
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 268 - 2 v Hullbridge II (a) 4.7.1998
Opponents 314 - 4 by Bentley III (a) 18.8.2001
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 54 v Hullbridge II (a) 28.5.1994
Opponents 49 by Rayleigh Fairview II (h) 6.7.1996
Highest Individual Score
130* M Eyres v Ekco Monarchs II (h) 17.7.1999
Best Bowling
6 - 11 J Morgan v Roxwell II (h) 25.5.1996
Saturday Matches only
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
301 J Hughes and S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Second Wicket
248 J Bacon and S Pavitt v Mountnessing (a) 16.7.2005
Third Wicket
209 D Cockrell and P Beard v Terling (h) 7.8.2004
Fourth Wicket
166 D Cockrell and D Hughes v Ingatestone (h) 11.6.1994
Fifth Wicket
209* P Dias and A Beard v Bentley II (a) 30.8.2008
Sixth Wicket
140 C Davis and N Peckham v Old Chelmsfordians III (h) 5.7.2003
Seventh Wicket
125 D Williamson and S Harris v Canvey Island (a) 16.8.2008
Eighth Wicket
99 L Eve and B Goodfellow v Lowe and Anstee’s XI (h) 4.7.1953
Ninth Wicket
67 J Henning and B Irving v Chignal (a) 1.5.1993
Tenth Wicket
69 D Williamson and v Little Waltham (a) 11.7.2009
R Batchford
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 383 - 6 v Herongate (a) 30.7.2011
Opponents 405 - 4 by Stock (a) 6.7.2002
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 14 v Chignal (h) 5.7.1958
Opponents 7 by Great Baddow (a) 23.6.1951
Highest Individual Score
243* S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Best Bowling
10 - 13 D Salmon v Little Baddow (a) 3.8.1957
Sunday Matches only
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
211 L Underwood and L Reeve v Briggs Sports II (a) 22.9.1957
211 S Hughes and J Bacon v South Weald (a) 6.8.2000
Second Wicket
236 C Coster and D Thrift v Great & Little Leighs (a) 26.6.1983
Third Wicket
165* T Charrington and R Thrift v Hale End (h) 19.6.1966
Fourth Wicket
161 P Lovegrove and M Jacobs v Sandon Sports (h) 30.7.2000
Fifth Wicket
134* D Owen and G Williams v Belhus III (a) 12.8.1984
Sixth Wicket
117* R King and P Andrews v No 3 Dist Met Police (a) 10.7.1955
Seventh Wicket
133* D Carfoot and D Thrift v Danbury (h) 7.9.1986
Eighth Wicket
103* P Andrews and G Fenner v Bata Sports (a) 1.7.1951
Ninth Wicket
87 D Hughes and A Strong v Woodham Mortimer (h) 15.5.1994
Tenth Wicket
80 C Lovitt and C Canning v Benfleet (a) 3.9.2006
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 282 - 6 v High Roding (a) 7.8.1994
Opponents 278 - 3 by Brentwood Victorians (h) 6.6.2004
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 14 v Tye Green (a) 12.6.1977
Opponents 18 (11 wickets) by No 3 Dist Met Police (a) 7.7.1957
Highest Individual Score
154 A Sansom v Mountnessing (a) 15.9.1996
Best Bowling
9 - 44 R King v Crompton Parkinson (a) 3.6.1956
. . . . . . and for those that think cricket did not exist prior to there being Leagues, the following are the records for the 1st and 2nd XIs in League cricket – before 2011 all bar one match for the 3rd XI had been played in the League.
Saturday 1st XI League
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
301 J Hughes and S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Second Wicket
230 D Williamson and D Morgan v Laindon Taverners (a) 24.6.2000
Third Wicket
209 D Cockrell and P Beard v Terling (h) 7.8.2004
Fourth Wicket
166 D Cockrell and D Hughes v Ingatestone (h) 11.6.1994
Fifth Wicket
209* P Dias and A Beard v Bentley II (a) 30.8.2008
Sixth Wicket
112 P Lewington and P Fenton v Ingatestone (a) 29.8.2009
Seventh Wicket
125 D Williamson and S Harris v Canvey Island (a) 16.8.2008
Eighth Wicket
78 S Harris and S Gunewardene v Tillingham (a) 10.7.2010
Ninth Wicket
69* B Irving and R Lawrence v Galleywood II (a) 30.6.1984
Tenth Wicket
69 D Will’son and R Batchford v Little Waltham (a) 11.7.2009
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 383 - 6 v Herongate (a) 30.7.2011
Opponents 405 - 4 by Stock (a) 6.7.2002
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 38 v Eton Manor (h) 29.9.1973
Opponents 29 (10 men) by Little Baddow II (h) 30.7.1983
32 by Great Totham (h) 12.5.1984
Highest Individual Score
243* S Irving v High Easter (a) 14.8.2004
Best Bowling
9 - 24 D Hughes v Ilford Catholics (h) 5.8.1978
Saturday 2nd XI League
Highest Partnerships
First Wicket
196 M Eyres and S Hughes v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) 4.6.2005
Second Wicket
248 J Bacon and S Pavitt v Mountnessing (a) 16.7.2005
Third Wicket
189 S Cole and G Williams v Hatfield Peverel II (h) 8.7.1995
Fourth Wicket
135 K Fullick and R Thrift v Marconi II (a) 25.8.1990
Fifth Wicket
102 R Thrift and J Savill v Dagenham Cables II (h) 15.6.1974
Sixth Wicket
140 C Davis and N Peckham v Old Chelmsfordians III (h) 5.7.2003
Seventh Wicket
95* B Irving and L Turner v High Easter (a) 27.7.1991
95* L Batchford and S Clark v Danbury II (a) 24.6.2006
Eighth Wicket
68* M Elliott and B Irving v Broomfield II (h) 4.6.1994
Ninth Wicket
67 J Henning and B Irving v Chignal (a) 1.5.1993
Tenth Wicket
54 S Carr and J Morgan v Canvey Island (h) 1.6.2002
54 S Clark and L Norman v Bentley III (a) 11.6.2011
Highest Team Scores
Writtle 328 - 3 v Chignal (h) 18.7.1992
Opponents 318 - 5 by Canvey Island (h) 1.6.2002
Lowest Team Scores
Writtle 26 v Ongar II (a) 29.7.1978
26 v Danbury II (h) 28.5.1983
Opponents 38 by Marconi II (h) 23.6.1990
Highest Individual Score
181* H Gopisetty v Havering-atte-Bower II (h) 10.7.2010
Best Bowling
9 - 51 Gary Brewster v Rainham II (a) 9.7.1977
