HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISIONAL AVERAGES

ADDIE TOPS THE LOT

Adriaan de JAGER

The Hampshire League Averages are out and Congratulations to Adriaan de Jager who finished top of the County 2 Batting Averages.

Addie's average of 83.33 beat closest rival Langley Manor's Aussie Damien de Wegener by 0.13.

Andy Hart from Bramshaw topped the run scoring (954) ahead of Hungerford's Duncan Johnson (831) and de Jager's (750)

No other Hythe player made the top 20 though Hythe did achieve 2nd place in the number of tons scored. Addie's 3 plus Matt Howe's 1 (4) finished 2nd behind Bramshaw's (5).

Addie de Jager and Matt Howe's partnership of 175 v Sarisbury finished 3rd best in County 2

In the bowling department - Graham Noble (Langley Manor) topped the bowling average ahead of Cadnam's Matt Maiden and Safraz Sahib.

Matt gained some consultaion by taking the most wickets (38) ahead of Clive Kitcher (Pylewell Park 33) and Noble (30)

No Hythe players managed to get into the top 20 bowling averages which is a first for many years - though Simon Wright's 7 for 38 vs Flamingo was the 2nd best figures of the season. New Milton's Aaron Dean took 7 for 7 vs Purbrook. Rob Saunders 6 for 54 vs Pylewell Park finished 9th.

SOUTH WEST 2

EFFENY DEFIES AGE TO FINISH IN BOTH SETS OF AVERAGES

Wayne EFFENY

Congratulations to Wayne Effeny who was named in both top twenty averages.

Wayne was the only Hythe player to make the batting averages (19th) with his average of 35.42. No surprise Hordle's Jon Ham topped the table with an average of 120.50. Swan Green Dave Matthews 2nd @ 82.00 and Ellingham's J.Edwards 3rd @ 68.00

Ringwood's L.Slater topped the runs - 581 ahead of Milford on Sea's J.Boynton - 580. Mike Bowman's 106 vs Mudeford was the 12th highest score of the season.

In the Bowling Department - Wayne Effeny (13.14) finished 5th in the averages won by M.De-st-Austin of Hordle (11.38). Mike Edwards (16.13) also made the top 20 finishing 14th. M.Day of Ringwood was the leading wicket taker (37)

Russell Moore's 7 for 27 vs Suttoners finished 2nd in the seasons best bowling figures

CENTRAL 4

PRENTICE 2nd WITH THE BALL - RICHARDS 4th WITH THE BAT

Tom RICHARDS

Hythe 3rds had three players make the top twenty in Central 4.

Tom Richard's (43.00) excellent season saw him finish 4th in the batting averages behind Trojans O.Oughton (81.17), Clayhill's Roger Winter (73.11) and Langley Manor's Paul Ferris (47.90). Hythe's Jonjo Stovell finished 16th in his first full season (22.90) and skipper Tony North 19th (21.20)

Richie's 430 runs scored put him in 3rd place behind Ooughton and Winters. He did however finish one better (2nd) with his partnership of 167 vs BTC with Jonjo Stovell.

In the Bowling Department well done to Ian Prentice (12.11) who finished 2nd to Sway's Sam Nailor (9.62). Kev McCarthy (13th) Steve Chiverton (14th) and Luke Blackwell (16th) also made the top 20.

Langley Manor's Andy Rye took the most wickets (28) ahead of Nailor and M.Eales of Knowle Village.

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