Lancashire League Handbook 2013

145 club. 48 in total (41 league 7 in cup). Jonathan Clare at the age of 17 years 10 months, 10 days became the youngest ever player to score a century in a Lancashire League match at Bentgate on 24th April 2004. In 2006, Jonathan made the highest ever score by a Burnley amateur in limited overs 11th June 2006 against East Lancs with 161. In 2009 Bharat Tripathi, with 76 wickets, established a new amateur bowling record by surpassing Trevor Jones 30 year old record of 72 from 1979. In achieving the record he took the same number of wickets as the 2 leading professional,AnwarAli (Colne) &Gary Brent (Enfield). On 19th August 2012 during the home game v Bacup, play was suspended to allow theAirAmbulance to land for emergency purposes. CHURCH Church on May 29th, 1937 playing Enfield scored 305 runs in 2 hours 20 minutes. Highest score by Church in limited overs in League, 286 for 3 at Lowerhouse on 5 September 1999. AndrewAspin scored 152 not out for Church 2nd team against Todmorden on 17th July 1994, a record score for either 1st or 2nd teams since the formation of the Lancashire League. This was eclipsed in 1999 by Peter Gilrane when he scored 162 for the Second team against Lowerhouse in the Junior cup on the 9th ofMay. Mark Higgs (pro) established a new highest individual record for the club on 23rd June, 2002, in the Worsley Cup semi final against Lowerhouse when he scored 163 in 76 deliveries. Church's 325 all out was a new club record total in theWorsley Cup. Greg Mail, in theWorsley Cup at home to Rishton on 18th May 2003 made 180 and created a new individual score in league or cup for Church. On 1stAugust 2004 a league record aggregate total of 614 runs was accrued as Church scored 306 for 4 and East Lancs replied with 308 for 2. Ruvin Peiris made the highest individual league score on the day with 142 not out. Phillip Sykes has scored a half century against al 14 league clubs on all 14 league grounds. Nasser Hussain hit a Club record 1146 league and cup runs for the 2nd XI in 2009. His total of 1063 league runs included 2 centuries. In 2010 Ammer Mirza broke the club amateur batting record by scoring 930 runs. Also Sam Tucker established a new club wicket keeping aggregate with 44 victims, a club record in a season. Nasser Hussain (132 no) and Levi Wolfenden (100 no) became the first Church amateurs to score centuries for the Club in the same match when they compiled a Club record 3rd wicket stand of 207 in a 213 run win against Colne on 30th April 2011. Levi's centurymade him the youngest ever to score a century for the Club at 17 years 11months 4 days.

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