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10th September 2011 by Gerry Byrne

Division 1 : Final Averages

The season has finished for Divisions 1 and 2 and therefore these are the final averages to be issued for this season. Also we now know the winners of the individual trophies.  Before I start, may I take this opportunity to thank all the scorers, without whose efforts, often perhaps unsung, I would not have the information to provide these to you.
 
Batting
 
The qualification to be eligible for the Marchant Cup is 600 runs.  There were 4 who qualified by reaching this figure, and congratulations in this regard to all 4.  Winner with the best average is Andre Botha of Terenure.  This is Andre’s third time to win the Marchant Cup, having previously done this in 2004 and 2006. Runner-up was Josh Reeves of North County.  John Anderson of Merrion pipped Andre as the heaviest run scorer with 780.
 
Bowling.
 
The qualification to be eligible for the O’Grady Cup is 30 wickets.  Four bowlers passed this mark in 2011. However two were Overseas Players, and therefore not eligible for the O’Grady Cup. This leaves the winner, in what I understand may well be his last season in Leinster cricket, as David Langford Smith. This is his second time to win the Cup, having previously done so in 2004. He and Matt Petrie jointly are the leading wicket takers with 35.
 
 
Catches in the Field
 
There is no specific minimum number of catches needed to win the Solomons Cup. All that is needed is to take more than anyone else! The man to do that this year is the same one that did it last year, though 10 was sufficient to win it then.  This is David Langford Smith who therefore adds the Solomons Cup to the O’Grady Cup above.
 
Wicket Keeping
 
Again the Hopkins Cup has no minimum requirement and the winner is the keeper who takes most dismissals in the season. As I have mentioned a number of times in sending out weekly figures, Paul Tweddle adn Rohit Bahl were tied at the top for a number of weeks and the possibility of a tie was looming.  Unfortunately for Rohit illness and injury meant he missed matches at the end of the season and Paul eventually won the trophy comfortably with 29 dismissals, in this his first season in Leinster Cricket.. In fact the top 4 in this section were all having their first season or first full season.  A special mention to Patrick Tice of Merrion in doing so well at a young age.  No doubt his chance will come again.  Finally a mention again of Dara Armstrong who became the leading Leinster wicket keeper of all time this season. Unfortunately he missed a lot of the season through injury and therefore the chance to battle it out to seek to add yet another Hopkins Cup to the 10, yes 10, he has already won.
 
All Rounders
 
The competition for the Samuels Cup remained tight to the end, though for the first time for a number of weeks there was no change in position among the top 4.  They ended up with less than 100 points between them.  The winner was Dominic Joyce of Merrion, followed by Josh Reeves (North County) Andre Botha (Terenure) and John Anderson (Merrion). The fact that apart from the Samuels Trophy they were also in contention in at least one other cup indicates how truly they were All Roudners.
 
That draws the curtain down on Cricket at Division 1 and 2 levels for another season.  I will send out a complete list of figures for everyone who played at this level in 2011 but that may take another little while.

 

Batting AveragesMinimum 600 runs       
          
NameClubMchInnNORunsH S100s50sAv
          
AC Botha(Terenure)121217591393269.00
J Reeves(North Co)18166620101*1362.00
J Anderson(Merrion)18183780104*2452.00
T Fisher(Railway Un)1414262294* 551.83
Winner of Marchant Cup: Andre Botha (Terenure)      
          
          
Bowling Averages (Minimum 30 Wickets)       
          
NameClubMchOvMdnWktsRunsBest5-WktAv
          
C Edwards(Leinster)+16126.39334735--15214.33
D Langford-Smith(Phoenix)1512619355185--19214.80
M Petrie(Merrion)+1716025355336--32115.23
DI Joyce(Merrion)18138.210335987--66118.12
          
Winner of O’Grady Cup: David Langford-Smith (Phoenix)      
          
          
Catches Summary          
Minimum 9 Catches         
NameClub MchCt     
          
D Langford-Smith(Phoenix) 1514     
J Anderson(Merrion) 1812     
A Scholtz(Leinster) 1610     
C Mullen(Railway Union) 1310     
A Pyne(Malahide) 1310     
M Sorensen(The Hills) 1310     
P Saville(Malahide) 159     
AC Botha(Terenure) 129     
          
          
Winner of Solomons Cup David Langford Smith (Phoenix)      
          
Wicket Keeping Summary        
          
Minimum 16 dismissals        
          
NameClubMchCtStTotal    
          
          
P Tweddle(Malahide)1521829    
R Bahl(Pembroke)13131225    
P Tice(Merrion)1519120    
Z Curtis(Leinster)1612618    
D Calder(The Hills)1113518    
S Madden(Cork County)1117118    
E Sheehan(Rush)1414216    
S Farthing(Railway Un)1310616    
N Carroll(Terenure)1214216    
          
          
Winner of Hopkins Cup: Paul Tweddle (Malahide)      
          
          
          
All Rounders         
          
Minimum 300 runs + 15 wickets/Wicket Keeper dismissals 700 points     
          
          
NameClubMchRunsWktsWk CtStPoints  
          
DI Joyce(Merrion)1855333  1213  
J Reeves(North Co)1862028  1180  
AC Botha(Terenure)1275920  1159  
J Anderson(Merrion)1878017  1120  
P Tweddle(Malahide)15427 2181007  
N Carroll(Terenure)134339142933  
JW Govan(Malahide)1134229  922  
S Gull(Rush)1447922  919  
R Hokin +(Clontarf)1543724  917  
SJP Moreton(Pembroke)1441024  890  
JF Mooney(North Co)1359015  890  
R Strydom(Y.M.C.A.)1342923  889  
SI Singh +(Old Bel’dere)1256116  881  
A Cusack(Clontarf)1148619  866  
A Coughlan(North Co)1530327  843  
J Kleyweg +(Terenure)1343920  839  
A Scholtz(Leinster)1632323  783  
M Sorensen(The Hills)1344416  764  
Malcolm Byrne B(Hills 2)1331720  717  
L Jansen +(Rush)1037417  714  
          
Winner of Samuels Trophy Dominic Joyce (Merrion)      
          

 

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