L&DCC 2nd XI (First Division) Miscellany - 2004

Highest first innings total
264-5d  Newton le Willows (v St Helens Recs) on July 31st
Highest second innings total
241-5   Lytham (at Formby) on September 4th
Highest match aggregate
481     Formby (240-6d) v Lytham (241-5) on September 4th
Lowest first innings total
 37     Haydock (at Fleetwood Hesketh) on May 15th
Lowest second innings total
 40     Highfield (at Hightown) on June 19th
Lowest match aggregate
 75     Haydock (37) at Fleetwood Hesketh (38-0) on May 15th
Most runs scored
714     A.Scarborough (Orrell Red Triangle)        
Highest individual score
150*    R.P.A.Toal (Newton le Willows) v St Helens Recs on July 31st
Carried bat
 89*    I.Holcroft (Newton le Willows) on August 14th
Most ducks in a match
  7     Lytham (3) at Highfield (4) on July 24th
  7     Northop Hall (0) v St Helens (7) on July 31st
  7     Highfield (2) at Caldy (5) on September 11th
Most ducks in a season
  5     S.Anders (St Helens)
  5     J.A.Price (Worsley) 
  5     D.Clarke (Haydock)
  5     D.P.Kershaw (Highfield)
Most wickets taken
 56     S.Morris (Worsley)
Best bowling performance
8-27    P.D.Calrow (Sefton Park) v Haydock on August 28th

Hat trick
J.P.Lovett (Hightown) v St Helens on August 21st, taking the wickets of
B.Fee, C.Metcalf and Adeel Irfan.

Most dismissals in a match (5)
ct 4, st 1  P.A.Hannay (Northop Hall) at Highfield on August 7th
Most catches in a match by outfielder
  4     A.J.Cree (Northop Hall) at Haydock on August 30th
Most overs bowled
305.4   S.Morris (Worsley)
Most maidens bowled   
 87     B.Shukla (Fleetwood Hesketh)
Most runs conceded
 867    S.Morris (Worsley)
Most lbws in a match
  6     Formby (2) v Northop Hall (4) on July 24th 
  6     Formby (5) v Sefton Park (1) on September 18th
Most extras in an innings
 44     Orrell Red Triangle v Newton le Willows on July 24th (b22, lb10, w3, nb9)

Miscellany
There were 21 matches abandoned without a ball being bowled whilst a further 3 were conceded to the opposition. In the 158 matches played, 44661 runs were scored for the loss of 2194 wickets at a rate of 61.47 and featured 13 centuries, 155 fifties and 373 ducks. 12108.4 overs were bowled of which 2423 were maidens.

Of the 2194 wickets to fall, 1022 were caught (105 being caught and bowled), 767 bowled, 232 lbw, 68 stumped, 1 hit wicket and 104 run out.

There were 4842 extras (1795 byes, 1002 leg byes, 1221 wides and 824 no balls), 10.841% of the runs score