L&DCC 1st XI (First Division) Miscellany - 2009
Highest first innings total

275-1d

 . Liverpool v St Helens Recs on September 12th
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Highest second innings total

261     

. St Helens at Highfield on September 19th
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Highest match aggregate

535     

. Highfield (274-3d) v St Helens (261) on September 19th
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Lowest first innings total

39     

. Burscough at Wigan on May 4th
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Lowest second innings total

49     

. Maghull at Rainhill on May 9th
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Lowest match aggregate

79     

. Burscough (39) at Wigan (40-1) on May 4th
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Most runs scored

966     

. KR Brown (Leigh)
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Highest individual score

151     

. SD Casham (Wigan) v Leigh on August 31t
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Most ducks in a match

8     

. Wigan (4) at Rainford (4) on April 18th
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Most ducks in a season

 8     

. SD Casham (Wigan)
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Most wickets taken

110     

. AJ Mercer (Orrell Red Triangle)
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Best bowling performance

8-25     

. RC Swiers (Maghull) at Skelmersdale on April 25th
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Hat tricks (3)
RM Houghton (Sefton Park) at Maghull taking the wickets of SA Townsend, JA Ring and G Gillespie on June 6th
AJ Mercer (Orrell Red Triangle) v Wigan taking the wickets of A Ford, S Madanayake and J Leyland on July 11th
RM Houghton (Sefton Park) at St Helens Recs taking the wickets of I Knowles, SM Garvey and GE Morrison on July 25th
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Most dismissals in a match (6)

ct 5, st 1   

. M Baker (Skelmersdale) at Wigan on August 22nd
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Most catches in a match by outfielder (4)

ct 4   

. PR Squires (Sefton Park) v Leigh on May 23rd

ct 4   

. KARANVEER SINGH (Ainsdale) at Wigan on July 18th

ct 4   

. KARANVEER SINGH (Ainsdale) v Rainhill on August 22nd
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Most overs bowled
463.4   . AJ Mercer (Orrell Red Triangle)

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Most overs bowled in a match
28      . CG Liptrot (Highfield) at Maghull on May 4th

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Most maidens bowled
129      . AJ Mercer (Orrell Red Triangle)

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Most runs conceded
1263      . RM Houghton (Sefton Park)

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1000 runs conceded in season (9)
1263      . RM Houghton (Sefton Park)
1203      . CG Liptrot (Highfield)
1194      . KR Brown (Leigh)
1088      . AJ Mercer (Orrell Red Triangle)
1083      . BEW McCORD (Burscough)
1079      . PV TAMBE (Rainford)
1048      . S MADANAYAKE (Wigan)
1046      . C Edwards (Liverpool)
1007      . MPF DAVIDSON (Liverpool)

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100 runs conceded in a match (5)
111      KARANVEER SINGH (Ainsdale) v Liverpool on August 8th (22-3-11-4)
109      MANSOOR AHMED (Rainhill) at Rainford on August 31st (23-1-109-3)
104      RM Houghton (Sefton Park) at Rainford on June 27th (21-3-104-2)
104      CG Liptrot (Highfield) v St Helens on September 19th (26-5-104-5)
103      SW Lucas (Ainsdale) v Orrell Red Triangle on September 12th (17-0-103-1)

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Most lbws in an innings
7      . Highfield at St Helens on June 27th

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Most lbws in a match
9      . St Helens (2) v Highfield (7) on June 27th

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Most extras in an innings
41      . Liverpool v Rainhill on May 2nd (b12, lb6, w18, nb5)

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Most consecutive wins
8      . Wigan (May 2nd to June 6th)

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Most consecutive draws
3      . Burscough (April 18th to May 2nd)

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Most consecutive defeats
7      . Skelmersdale (July 4th to August 15th)
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Miscellany

Of the 182 matches, there were 4 matches abandoned without a ball being bowled.

In the 178 that were played, 56737 runs were scored at a rate of 60.70 per 100 balls bowled for the loss of 2788 wickets at rates of 20.35 runs per wicket and 33.52 balls per wicket with 21 centuries, 221 fifties, 40 century partnerships and 473 ducks. 15577.1 overs were bowled of which 3170 [20.35%] were maidens.

Of the 2788 wickets to fall, 1415 [50.75%] were caught (of which 109 [3.90%] were caught and bowled), 711 [25.50%] bowled, 471 [16.89%] lbw, 86 [3.08%] stumped and 105 [3.76%] run out.

There were 4314 extras (1622 byes, 1263 leg byes, 614 wides and 815 no balls), 6.10% of the runs scored.

Of the 178 matches, there were 135 results (75.84%), 38 draws (21.34%), and 5 no decisions (2.80%).