Sheffield Alliance Midweek Cricket League Handbook 2016

20 Div Name Ovr M Runs Wkt Ave Pr Thomas Eldred (S Collgte) 28 1 177 15 11.80 A Chamin Weerasinghe (Uni Staff) 26 0 208 17 12.24 B Gareth Hunt (De La Salle) 33 0 258 21 12.29 C Afzal Mohammed (Telecom) 12 0 38 15 2.53 Div Name Inns NO Runs HS Ave Pr Arsalan Mir (Attock) 10 5 426 109* 85.20 A Jhonny Younis (S Friends) 8 2 348 60 58.00 B Richard Everitt (Millh Wrk) 12 6 425 106* 70.83 C Craig Turner (Aviva) 11 5 405 122* 67.50 Batting at 58 and Ifty Ahmed - with 21 wickets. Sheffield University Staff en- joyed a solid season to finish third, but below them there was a battle royale to stay in the Divi- sion. Sharrow needed a final day win against Hollinsend Methodists to avoid the drop and send Coal Aston down. Coal Aston re- sponded by leaving the League after just a single season. Hollinsend Methodists won just 2 matches all summer, but had some bad luck to lose out in several very close games. Meersbrook Meerkats also withdrew from the League partway through the season leaving 7 clubs playing 12 games. MARK SIMMERSON’S 2015 REVIEW Attock Dominate Again T here was little doubt to the team of the year. After relin- quishing their title in 2014, Attock again dominated the Pre- mier Division. Their winning mar- gin over second placed Sheffield Collegiate was a substantial 7 points, winning 10 games and being beaten just once. Their batting, led by Arsalan Mir, was formidable. Arsalan hit 426 runs at an average of over 85, with Di- vision’s only ton – 109 not out against Frecheville. Arsalan also led a solid bowling unit, but the leading wicket taker was Sheffield Collegiate’s Ben Field- ing, with an excellent haul of 23 wickets from only 33 8-ball over at a shade under 12 apiece. If Attock were dominant, Sheffield Collegiate faced a concerted chal- lenge for second spot from Darnall, Sheffield Waterworks and Khan. All had very similar records, which possibly allowed At- tock to dominate as no sin- gle challenger emerged through the season. At the foot of the table, Frecheville, continuing their usual policy of fielding a young side, finished plumb bottom, a point behind Kashmir. Both sides have yo yoed between the Premier Division and Division A in recent seasons and will most likely continue to do so. TOA fin- ished just clear of the drop zone, mainly thanks to beating both teams who finished below them. Premier Division Final Table 2015 Team P W L C LCNWCN T Pts Attock................. 14 10 1 3 0 0 0 33 Sheff Collegiate... 14 8 4 2 0 0 0 26 Darnall................ 14 7 5 2 0 0 0 23 Sheff Waterworks 14 7 5 2 0 0 0 23 Khan................... 14 6 5 3 0 0 0 21 TOA..................... 14 4 7 3 0 0 0 15 Kashmir............... 14 2 9 3 0 0 0 9 Frecheville Comm 14 2 10 2 0 0 0 8 Nether Edge Prepare for first season in Top Flight N ether Edge were as domi- nant in Division A as At- tock were in the Premier Division. They only lost their 100% record on the very final game of the season, well after their title had been confirmed. Sheffield Friends cemented their return to Premier Division with a win in their final game. Friends were indebted to the runs of the evergreen and popular pair of Jhonny Younis – nearly 350 runs Division A Final Table 2015 Team P W L C LCNWCN T Pts Nether Edge........ 12 8 1 3 0 0 0 27 Sheff Friends....... 12 7 3 2 0 0 0 23 Sheff Uni Staff..... 12 6 4 2 0 0 0 20 Sharrow............... 12 4 5 3 0 0 0 15 Abbeydale........... 12 4 7 1 0 0 0 13 Coal Aston........... 12 3 6 3 0 0 0 12 Hollinsend Meths 12 2 8 2 0 0 0 8 Bowling Wicketkeeper Sheraz Azam (Sheffield Friends) 15 (10 Catches, 5 Stumpings) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS