Division-by-Division Review by Fantasy points - Division 5
Division 5 saw 241 players take to the field, although 110 of these only played one or two games.
League Winners – Phoenix
From the lowest points total of a champion in Division 6 to the leading league points score in Division 5. Phoenix claimed the league honours here both in terms of percentage and points. They lost 2 games to no result, but were undefeated in the other 12 games. They are one of only two champions through the 16 divisions to be undefeated (the other being YMCA in Division 11).
Total Points scored in Division – 42,067
Table of Fantasy points scored by team
(Team; Players Used; Total Points) * = Champions # = Leading league points
Top Points
Top Points per Game (matches and points per game)
Top Appearances
H Manks Mal 12
Conor Gibbons Mal 12
S Mehdi Shah Phoe 12
M Raza RU 12
Mick Cotter Ter 12
V Dhiman Merr 11
C Aramalla Merr 11
C Sweeney Mull 11
A Joseph Phoe 11
G Morris Phoe 11
Conrad Jones Phoe 11
Sid Nair Ter 11
S Lynch Ter 11
Top Runs
These are the players to have scored more than 300 runs in Division 5 this season.
G O'Brien RU 355
Top Batting Averages
13 players from 6 different clubs averaged over 50 in this division. The Pembroke duo of John Hoey and Captain David O’Riordan got so close it would be petty to ignore them here.
Most Centuries
Merrion saw the most centuries with 4, whilst two teams saw none. H Manks fell one run short with a highest score of 99.
Ross MacMahon Lein 1
W Rolfe Lein 1
M O' Brien Mal 1
J Outram Merr 1
B Singh Bhathal Merr 1
H Ramasetty Merr 1
C Aramalla Merr 1
R Ejaz Mull 1
David O'Riordan snr Pemb 1
S Mehdi Shah Phoe 1
Most Fifties
72 fifties were recorded by 45 players. Overall winner, H Manks of Malahide scored half centuries in half of his 12 innings (2 not outs), averaged 57.50 and had a top score of, wait for it, 99.
N Shahzad Phoe 4
S Mehdi Shah Phoe 3
C Oosthuizen Lein 2
A Godfrey Lein 2
R Wing Mal 2
P Siddireddy Merr 2
L Maimba Mull 2
W Richards Mull 2
Achmet Carr Pemb 2
Sean Bromfield Pemb 2
Jeremy Dunleavy Pemb 2
Umar Siraj RU 2
G O'Brien RU 2
Top Innings Score
R Ejaz Mull 125
Ross MacMahon Lein 112
Most Ducks
85 players shared 110 ducks.
S Tomlinson Phoe 3
S Lynch Ter 3
V Narasimhan Lein 2
R McGeehan Mal 2
R Brown Mal 2
S Stanton Merr 2
Daragh Ryan Mull 2
P Mount Mull 2
C Sweeney Mull 2
E Feely Mull 2
T Mount Mull 2
David O'Riordan snr Pemb 2
A Mays Pemb 2
A Raffique Phoe 2
N Yadav RU 2
K Kapoor RU 2
Derek Carroll RU 2
Mick Cotter Ter 2
G Lynch Ter 2
T Mullen Ter 2
Most Overs Bowled
Donal Lynch Ter 64
Most Five Wicket Hauls
Steve Smith Mal 1
V Krishna Merr 1
W O'Neill Mull 1
Jeremy Dunleavy Pemb 1
Aaron O'Neill Pemb 1
G Morris Phoe 1
S Tomlinson Phoe 1
E Connolly RU 1
N Yadav RU 1
Susheel Kumar RU 1
Mick Cotter Ter 1
Most Wickets
As befits the man who bowled the most overs, G Morris also took the most wickets. Overall fantasy point winner A Varma also struck often.
Best Bowling Analysis
Best Bowling Averages
Most Catches
132 players claimed 316 catches in Division 5. Charlie Kavanagh still plucking them out, and vying with Conor Gibbons for the Division 5 Dorian Grey Award.
Diarmuid Lynch Ter 10
G O'Brien RU 9
Mick Cotter Ter 7
J Garrigan Mal 6
H Manks Mal 6
A Parkinson Merr 6
Wiz Hastie Pemb 6
M Raza RU 6
Most Stumpings
Charlie Kavanagh Pemb 3
Cian Healy Merr 2
Conrad Jones Phoe 2
G O'Brien RU 2
Mary Waldron Mal 1
S Nandakumar Merr 1
G Lynch Ter 1
Phoenix will probably be entering the points mean titles, not percentages, in Division 4. However, if they can continue to perform at a similar level they should be safe from slipping straight back down and could even be pushing to go higher, depending on their other teams. Mary Waldron appears again, this time for her stumping, but great to see her challenging herself and the men in Division 5.