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Caister Cricket Club
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Nickname(s)The Lifeboatmen
Personnel
CaptainEngland Ian Green
Team information
Founded1979
Home groundAllendale Road, Caister
History
Championship wins3
Cup wins1
Official websiteCaister Cricket Club

Caister Cricket Club is one of 10 Norfolk clubs which make up the first division of the Lucas Fettes & Partners Norfolk Cricket League. They are nicknamed The Lifeboatmen and their team colours are yellow and green.

The club has played its home games at Allendale Road since joining the Norfolk Cricket League in 1979.

Caister Cricket Club is presently captained by Ian Green, and when at full strengh has a strong limited-overs team, winning promotion from division four (2006), winning division three (2007) and for the first time in their history playing in division one in 2009 due to a league re-structure.

The club also won the Mid Norfolk League Broke Cup (2007), were runners-up in the Mid Norfolk League Challange Cup (2008) and were Mid Norfolk League Kevin Grimmer Division 4 champions in 2009.

Honours[edit]

  • Norfolk League Division 3 Champions (1) - 2007
  • Norfolk League Division 4 Runners Up (3) - 1982, 2000, 2006
  • Norfolk League Division 6 Champions (1) - 1990
  • Mid Norfolk Sunday League Kevin Grimmer Division 4 Champions (1) - 2009
  • Mid Norfolk League Broke Cup Champions (1) - 2007
  • Mid Norfolk League Challenge Cup Runners Up (1) - 2008
  • Neave Plate Runners Up (1) - 1990

Individual honours[edit]

  • Norfolk League Bowler of the Year (1) - Ned Hewitt 1980
  • Norfolk League Division 4 Bowler of the Year (1) - James Kerrison 2005
  • Norfolk League Division 2 Batsman of the Month (1) - Richard Stokes (May 2008)
  • Norfolk League Division 4 Batsman of the Month (1) - Simon Kerrison (August 2004)
  • Mid Norfolk League Broke Cup Final Man of the Match (1) - Richard Kerrison
  • Norfolk League bowler, & Division 2 bowler of the year - Martin Hewitt 2014. (142.2 overs, 44wkts @ 11.77, econ 3.64)

Club history[edit]

The early years[edit]

Success since 2006[edit]

The 2006 season saw the return of former players Ian Green, Tim Sims and Richard Stokes. Alongside the team that missed out on promotion on the last day of the previous season, the team now became a dominant force in league cricket under the captaincy of Tim Sims. The club attained back to back promotions and remained unbeaten for well over a year - a total of 24 games (19 wins, 5 N/R), which remains a club record.

In 2009, due to a league restructure, Caister joined division one of the Lucas Fettes & Partners Norfolk Cricket League for the first time in it's history - finishing a very creditable 4th place in the process.

In 2007 the club entered the Mid Norfolk Sunday league and cup competitions and immediately became successful - winning the Broke Cup and coming runners up in the Challange Cup the following year. Caister won the Kevin Grimmer Division four title in 2009, finishing the season unbeaten.

The last few years have seen the club lose a number of key players who have moved abroad, most notably Simon Kerrison (Australia), Keith Brown Jnr (Poland) and Chris Bartram (USA).

2012 squad[edit]

The Caister squad for the 2012 season currently consists of:

Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Turbo (C) England Right hand Right arm slow bowler| Caister Player of the Year 2010
Richard Stokes England Left hand Left arm off spin
James Kerrison England Right hand Right arm medium-fast
Mark Johnson England Right hand Right arm off spin
Paul Brown England Right hand Right arm medium
Liam Payne England Right hand Right arm medium
Phil Lamming England Right hand Right arm off spin
Robert Brown England Right hand Right arm medium
Mick Jones England Right hand Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Michael Church England Right hand Right arm leg breaks Caister Sunday Captain
Paul French England Right hand Right arm medium
Bowlers
Tim Sims England Right hand Right arm fast-medium
Richard Kerrison England Right hand Right arm fast Saturday Vice-captain
Chris Tenannt England Right hand Right arm medium Sunday Vice-captain
Andy Myhill England Right hand Left arm off spin
Ryan Brown England Right hand Left arm medium-fast Caister Young Player of the Year 2010
Dick Wedon England Right hand Left arm medium Club secretary
Norman Johnson England Right hand Right arm medium
Martin Hewitt England Left hand Right arm medium-fast
Mohammed Ali Bangladesh Left hand Left arm medium-fast Overseas player
Jake Townsend England Right hand Right arm medium-fast
Jack Clarke England Right hand Right arm off spin

Records[edit]

Norfolk Cricket League, Saturday records (up to 29/05/2011)[edit]

Highest and lowest team totals for and against[edit]

Highest Total For - 263/8 v Norwich & Coltishall Wanderers 'B' (A) 2006
Highest Total Against - TBC
Lowest Total For - 28 v Barney (H) 1981 (included eight ducks)
Lowest Total Against - 19 v Rackheath (A) 1999

Most appearances for Caister[edit]

403 Dick Wedon (1979-)
302 Chris Tennant (1987-)
287 Andy Myhill (1988-2005 & 2009-)
203 Ian Green (1987-1998, 2003 & 2006-)
203 Mark Johnson (1994-)
188 Norman Johnson (1982-)
173 Phil Holmes (1988-)
157 Simon Kerrison (1996-2008)
151 James Kerrison (1994 & 1998-)
143 Alan Peace (1987-1999)

Most runs and most wickets in a career[edit]

Batting records[edit]

Highest individual scores for Caister

167 not out, Paul"Chubbo"Brown (A)v Cringleford Lodge 2013
151* Ian Green v Winterton (A) 1995
150 Tim Sims v Sahan Tooney A (A) 2006
143 Ian Green v Colney (H) 1995
140* Alan Peace v Colney (A) 1998
138 Avi Matkar v Hempnall (H) 1996
131* Simon Kerrison v Rackheath (A) 2007

Most runs in a season

801 Ian Green 1995

Bowling records[edit]

Best bowling in a match

8-17 Ned Hewitt v Riddlesworth 1982
8-36 Norman Johnson v Frettenham 1990
8-50 David Bartram v Happisbugh 1983
7-15 James Kerrison v Loddon (H) 2005
7-17 Martin Harvey v Belton 1980
7-21 Andy Myhill v Belton 2013

Most wickets in a season

45 David Bartram 1984

Since 12 over limit was introduced in 1992

44 Martin Hewitt 2014
43 James Kerrison 2005

Fielding records (excluding wicketkeepers)[edit]

Most catches in a match

4 Mick Pearce v St Andrews (H) 1989

Most catches in a season

14 Dick Wedon 1998

Most catches in career

174 Dick Wedon

Wicketkeeping records[edit]

Most dismissals in a match 7: Mike Church (2013):4 Richard Hewitt (1988), Alan Peace (1991), Andy Myhill (1994), Simon Worrell (1996) and Paul French (2006)

Most dismissals in a season 36: Mike Church (2013)

23 Richard Hewitt 1988

Previous winners of the Allen Cup[edit]

The Allen Cup is awarded to Caister's player of the season. Previous winners include: