L&DCC 2nd XI (First Division) Miscellany - 2005
Highest first innings total
288     Lytham (v St Helens) on September 17th
Highest second innings total
268-2   Ainsdale (at Northop Hall) on September 3rd
Highest match aggregate
535     Northop Hall (267-3d) v Ainsdale (268-2) on September 3rd
Lowest first innings total
 69     St Helens Recs (at Lytham) on May 21st
Lowest second innings total
 41     Orrell Red Triangle (at St Helens Recs) on June 4th
Lowest match aggregate
139     St Helens Recs (69) at Lytham (70-1) on May 21st
Most runs scored
920     I.Holcroft (Newton le Willows)
Highest individual score
163*    A.Bate (Fleetwood Hesketh) at St Helens on July 16th
Carried bat
 52*    S.J.Royden (Caldy) v Newton le Willows on May 14th
Most ducks in a match
  7     Worsley (2) at St Helens (5) on June 11th
  7     Caldy (5) at Worsley (2) on July 2nd
  7     Fleetwood Hesketh (1) v Caldy (6) on August 20th
  7     Orrell Red Triangle (5) at Fleetwood Hesketh (2) on September 3rd
Most ducks in a season
  6     C.I.J.Clarke (Hightown)
  6     S.P.McDonagh (Colwyn Bay)
  6     G.R.Laycock (Caldy)
Most wickets taken
 52     D.LEES (Worsley)
Best bowling performance
8-40    P.J.G.Appleton (Fleetwood Hesketh) v Newton le Willows on July 2nd
8-40    G.D.Gibbons (Colwyn Bay) v Orrell Red Triangle on July 30th

Hat tricks (3)
 R.Ranson (Lytham) at Colwyn Bay on 14th May, taking the wickets of
M.Gorton, M.D.Lloyd and A.C.Shillcock.

M.A.Hatton (Caldy) v Highfield on 16th July, taking the wickets of
S.V.Atkinson, N.A.Simm and D.Glassey.

P.R.Mullen (Fleetwood Hesketh) v Caldy on 20th August, taking the wickets of
J.P.Battersby, G.R.Laycock and M.B.Almond.

Most dismissals in a match (5)
ct 5        S.P.Mayo (Worsley) at St Helens on June 11th
ct 4, st 1  R.E.M.Cairns (Lytham) at Maghull on July 16th
Most catches in a match by outfielder
  4     D.N.Chorley (St Helens Recs) v Fleetwood Hesketh on May 28th 
Most overs bowled
261.1   R.Farrington (Ainsdale)
Most maidens bowled   
 82     A.Rhoades (Highfield)
Most runs conceded
1043    D.P.Evans (Ainsdale)
Most lbws in a match
  6     St Helens Recs (3) at Hightown (3) on May 30th
Most extras in an innings
 40     Newton le Willows at Highfield on June 4th (b21, lb11, w2, nb6)

Miscellany
 There were 12 matches abandoned without a ball being bowled whilst a further 1 was conceded to the opposition. In the 169 matches played, 52784 runs were scored for the loss of 2302 wickets at a rate of 66.09 and featured 23 centuries, 214 fifties and 409 ducks. 13309.1 overs were bowled of which 2364 were maidens.

Of the 2302 wickets to fall, 1162 were caught (112 being caught and bowled), 731 bowled, 246 lbw, 75 stumped, 1 hit wicket and 87 run out.

There were 4780 extras (1844 byes, 1078 leg byes, 1083 wides and 775 no balls), 9.055% of the runs scored.