L&DCC 2nd XI (First Division) Miscellany - 2008
Highest first innings total

272-5d

 . Prestatyn v St Helens Recs on August 2nd
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Highest second innings total

235-7   

. Norley Hall v Orrell Red Triangle on May 26th
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Highest match aggregate

469     

. Orrell Red Triangle (234-5d) at Norley Hall (235-7) on May 26th
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Lowest first innings total

53     

. St Helens Recs v Maghull on August 23rd
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Lowest second innings total

35     

. St Helens v Newton le Willows on May 24th
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Lowest match aggregate

94

 . St Helens Recs (53) v Maghull (41) on August 23rd
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Most runs scored

780    

. I Holcroft (Newton le Willows)
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Highest individual score

129*   

. AG Eastwood (Formby) v Ainsdale on June 21st
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Most ducks in a match

8     

. Ainsdale (4) at Leigh (4) on August 16th
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Most ducks in a season

 6     

. SG Cleary (Burscough)

 6     

. P Meadows (St Helens Recs)

 6     

. C Payne (Norley Hall)
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Most wickets taken

61     

R Jones (Norley Hall)
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Best bowling performance

10-12     

. GK Thomason (Leigh) v Burscough on August 30th
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Hat tricks (1)
N Fairclough . (Burscough) v St Helens on May 26th, taking the wickets of G Williams, M Hartley and P Murgatroyd
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Most dismissals in a match (4)
ct 4, st 1 . AP Halpin (Formby) at Burscough on April 26th
ct 4 . BL Smith (Huyton) v Orrell Red Triangle on April 26th
ct 2, st 2 . SJ Williams (Leigh) v Southport Trinity on April 26th
ct 1, st 3 . A Magrath (Norley Hall) v Prestatyn on April 26th
ct 4 . OH Thomas (Prestatyn) at Norley Hall on April 26th
ct 3, st 1 . JM Davies (Leigh) v St Helens on May 17th
ct 1, st 3 . T Prescott (Ainsdale) at Newton le Willows on May 26th
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Most catches in a match by outfielder (4)
ct 4    . DL Massey (St Helens) at Wavertree on July 12th
ct 4    . M Swift (Ainsdale) v Norley Hall on August 30th
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Most overs bowled
289.0   . R Jones (Norley Hall)

Most overs bowled in a match

26

 . P Tabener (Orrell Red Triangle) at Ainsdale on May 5th

26

 . P Hollinrake (Norley Hall) at Orrell Red Triangle) on August 25th

Most maidens bowled
65 . R Jones (Norley Hall)

Most runs conceded
1050      . R Jones (Norley Hall)

Most lbws in a match
6      . Wavertree (3) at St Helens (3) on April 26th
6      . Southport Trinity (3) v Norley Hall (6) on May 10th
6      . Southport Trinity (4) at Wavertree (2) on June 14th

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Most extras in an innings

40

 . Southport Trinity at Leigh on April 26th (b24, lb4, w1, nb11)

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Most consecutive wins
4      . Prestatyn (May 10th to May 26th)
4      . Formby (August 16th to August 30th)
4      . Leigh (August 16th to August 30th)
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Most consecutive draws
3      . Formby (May 5th to May 17th)
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Most consecutive defeats
7      . Huyton (May 31st to July 12th)
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Miscellany

Of the 182 matches, there were 27 matches (14.83%) abandoned without a ball being bowled.

In the 153 that were played, 45609 runs were scored at a rate of 62.78 per 100 balls bowled for the loss of 2251 wickets at rates of 20.26 runs per wicket and 32.27 balls per wicket with 21 centuries, 169 fifties, 34 century partnerships and 439 ducks. 12106.5 overs were bowled of which 2281 [18.84%] were maidens.

Of the 2251 wickets to fall, 1075 [47.75%] were caught (of which 96 [4.26%] were caught and bowled), 758 [33.67%] bowled, 272 [12.08%] lbw, 57 [2.53%] stumped, 1 [0.04%] hit wicket and 88 [3.90%] run out.

There were 3619 extras (1591 byes, 855 leg byes, 716 wides and 457 no balls), 7.93% of the runs scored.

Of the 182 [153] matches, there were 123 results (67.58%) [80.39%], 29 draws (15.93%) [18.95%], 1 no decisions (0.54%) [0.65%], 2 (1.09%) matches conceded by the opposition and 27 matches abandoned without a ball being bowled (14.83%).