Murdoch, Hooper lead aggregates

Press, 25 March 1987, Page 52

Murdoch, Hooper lead aggregates

Two of the most experienced first grade cricketers in Canterbury, Tim Murdoch (Riccarton) and Garry Hooper (EastShirley), topped the interclub batting and bowling aggregates, respectively, in the season which ended last Saturday.- ’ ' Murdoch, whose' senior; career extends back to V 1974-75, enjoyed ; his: second most productive summer. He accumulated 726 runs, 19 more than his club-mate, Stu Gambles.

The only bowler .to exceed 50 / wickets, Hooper — who had his first senior games in 197374 — had an advantage of seven wickets over another medium-pacer,. Ken Taylor (Woolston Working Men’s Club).

Both Murdoch and Hooper were fifth on the lists of leading batting and bowling averages. The batting was headed by Nick Foster, who did not secure a permanent place in the Lancaster Park line-up until representative calls created a vacancy in mid-season. Foster began with a series of useful scores, made an unbeaten century against East-Shirley and later scored 82 not out against Burnside-West. He was only twice dismissed for single-figure scores in 12 innings. The High School Old Boys all-rounder, Chris Flanagan, and David Boyle, of Bumside-West, were the only others to average .40 or more.

David Dempsey: (Lancaster Park), ; whose; /strongest asset has long been his,forceful batting,/ kept ahead of two other former cricketers, Denis Aberbart and David . Stead .?- (both Riccarton); in the bowling averages. 1 - ■ ' Only Hooperand Taylor took more wickets than Dempsey, with Stead next. Aberhart missed .the second half of the season because of injiity? The St Albans wicketkeeper, Paul - Rutledge,

’ finished comfortably clear of Brmst Glanvill? (Ric--carton)? and Lee Germon (Burnaide-WWO, Bwhile paid Bulman. (Sydenham) and t; Russell • Haglund (Burnside-West) ./Shared the distinction 1 of taking most catches-iq the field. Twenty-one, V, rt batsmen averaged moii than 28, and> 21 bowlers - took 20 wickets at an average of less than 20. Danny Halligan (Riccarton) and Bob Carter (Sydenham), were the only players to appear on both lists.

V Leading averages were:

FIELDING /////. Wicket-keeping—37, P. Rutledge (St. A, caught 30, stumped 7); 31, B. Glanville (R, 24, 7); 30; .L. Germon (BWU, 27, 3); 29, R. Bayliss (08, 23, 6). Catches in field—l 4, P. Bulman (S), R. Haglund (BWU); 13, S. McCormick (R), S. Simpson (S); 12, S. Gambles (R), G. Lund (ES); 10,’ D. Grbcott (ES), M. Priest (St. A). ’ ' \ ”

BATTING t (Qualification: 12 innings; Average 28) W..- -In. N.O. H.S. Ag. Al N.’Foster (LP) ' 12 2 *102 422 42. C. Flanagan (OB) ■ 15 5 73 411 41. D. Boyle (BWU) 19 3 .*90 655 40. B. Hartland (OB) 12 2 ?98 393 39. T. Murdoch (R) 24 5 *102 <v726 38. R. Haglund (BWU) 20 3 105 642 37. J." Boyle (M) 23 , 6 *81 620 36. G. Lund (ES) 21 . 2 *79 648 34. D. Halligan (R) 12 4 *86 264 33J S. Gambles (R) 25 3 *81, 707 32. B. Harris (St. A) 18 1 70 541 31.1 G. Smith (St. A) 21 3 80 570 31.1 M. Bremner (St. A) 20 3 *92 532 31.: D. Farrant (BWU) 20 3 *80 531 31.: P. Rattray (OB) 23 i 5 *79 556 30.1 A. Sherwood (BWU) 15 ... 5 66 306 30J A. Hart (S) 18 5 *83 384 29.! R. Bayiiss(OB) 20 3 107 490 28.( A. Collins r (LP) . 22 3 72 546 287 D. Murray (S) ‘ ' 21 3 *107 515 28.( R. Carter (S) 20 3 87 478 28.1 BOWLING (Qualification: 20 wickets; average 20 O. M. . R. •Wn Av. D. Dempsey (LP) 240.0 82 ,648 45 14.4 D. Aberhart (R) 134.1 \ 44 f; 33?; 23 14.fi D. Stead (R) v 242.0 75i ! 644 •■"43 14.9 A. Gambles (WWC) 146.4 36""486 29 16.0 G. Hooper (ES) i. 356.3. 91 903 .<! 56 16.1 L. Forde (OC) 255.5 85 630. 39 16.1 R. Ford (St. A) . 197.0 50 571 32 16.7 R. Penney (BWl)) 102.2 24 ‘385 23 16.7 A. Piper (BWU) 105.3 14 351 21 16.7 N. Francis (St; A) 134.3 27 440 25 17.6 A. Hintz (BWU) f ’ 2022 39 / 624 35 17.8 P. Bulman (S) ' ‘ 240.5: .624 665 37 17.9 D. Halligan (R) ' 162.4 54 416 23 18.0 R. Carter (S) 144.3 24 454 25 18.1 K. Scott.: (R)... . 214.0 44 696 38 18.3 G. MacDonald (M) 287.4 60 755 ■40 18.8 C. Marks (BWU) 178.1 42 586 31 18.9 G. Thiele , (LP) . 238.5 67 “653 34 19.2 K. Julian (S) ‘ 220.4 . 64 702 36: 19.5 K. Taylor (WWC) 325.2 84 961 49 19.6 D. Hadlee (OB) ' 199.5 53 538 27 19.9