1. Cricket is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy (Stephen Fry)
2. FOOTBALL offers the world clichés; RUGBY produces facial deformity; HOCKEY provides an acceptable outlet for psychotic violence; CRICKET alone breeds myths. More quotes here.
Some all time records (and they're not all good...)
Centurions
| Andy Rayner | v New Barbarian Warriors 2006 | 138 not out |
| Abdullah Pandit | v Gentlemens Relish CC 2010 | 116 not out |
| Dave Padmore | v Jordans Taveners 2009 | 111 | Andy Rayner | v MWs 2006 | 101 not out |
| Simon Mustafa | v Islip 1999 | 105 not out |
Best Partnership
| Andy Rayner and Christy Kulasingam | v MWs 2006 | 186 - 5th wicket - we don't normally record these! |
Bloody Unlucky
| Neil Clark | v Wombats 2000 | 97 not out. he ran out of overs! |
| Mark Amselem | v Agricola 1999 | 98. run out. What a bummer! |
| Paul Rogers | v Taverners 2003 | 96. In his last ever game for the club. Hungover and thinking he was on about 70 he was clean bowled |
Ducks
| Three ducks in one game | Tinkerman | Although it looked a never to be repeated feat, The Tinkeman repeated this magnificent feat at Captains Day 2007. Big up to the big man and it could have been 4 had he not declined the offer to bat again |
| Three ducks in one game | The Smutmeister AKA Timbo | On Captains 2005, the feat achieved was as follows : run out, not facing, returned as lowest scorer, bowled for a golden, then a golden in his second innings. Hats off to the lad |
| Duck in both innings | Tony Fletcher | v. Malvern Chasers 1997 |
| Most ducks in a season | Tony Fletcher | 6 in 2001 |
| (this supercedes.... | Steve Jacobs | 4 in 2000 |
| Most Golden ducks in a season | Mark Rodbert and Ben Shaw |
2 in 1996 (rodders) and 2 in 2002 |
Worst Hammering
| v LNCC 2002 | Salix CC 64 all out |
Big Bowling
| Lumsden, Jacobs, Curtis, Brett | 6 wickets in a game | |
| VCGC | 29 wickets in the 2008 season | This beats Fletchs 28 wickets in the 2002 season |
| Curtis (x2), Fletcher, Goodwin, Hewitt, Heaton,Jacobs, Kulasingam (x2), Harvey | 5 wickets in a game |
Whoops that slipped
| Spillane | 3 drops in a game |
| Kulasingam | 3 drops in a game |
| Shaw | 3 drops in a game |
Most not outs
| Tony Fletcher | 11 in 2002 |
Did Not Bats
| Steve Jacobs | 8 in 2003 supercedes his previous best of 7 in 2001 |
Hat Tricks
| Craig Brown | v Longport 2000 | 6 -1 -16 -4 |
| Simon Curtis | v. PFSG 1993 | 4-0-22-5 |
| Elvis | v Quokkas (2006) | 7-1-49-4 |
| Ginger | v Islip (2006) | 4-0-7-3 |
Fantastic Bowling
| Roger Heaton | v MWs 2006 | 5-4-5-4 yes, thats five overs, four maidens, five wickets for four runs, against their top order |
| Fred Maroudas | v Chalfont Taverners 2000 | 1-1-0-3 (w-0-w-0-w-0) |
Other Mean Bowling
| Charles Hewitt | v. Penspan 1993 | 4-0-4-5 |
| Fred Maroudas | v. Radcliffe Rovers 1998 | 1-1-0-1 |
| David Henig | v. Radcliffe Rovers 1998 | 1-0-1-1 |
| Charles Hewitt | v. Abraxas 1996 | 1-0-1-1 |
Crappy Bowling
| Foster | 6 overs, no maidens, no wickets for 67 | Worst ever |
| Fletcher, Orr Ewing | Gone for more than 70 in 8 or more overs | |
| Foster, Newton, Fletcher, Guiness | Gone for more than 60 in 8 overs |
