LANCING MANOR CRICKET CLUB

Mike Reynolds RHB.1967-82.Opening Batsman and Captain from 1972-1978
Scored more runs in the 1970's than any other player , 5029 - Held run-scoring record for club which is now held his son Neil - Still holds 3rd wkt prtnshp record (178) from 1971.Was runner-up 4 times in Batting Cup , 3 in a row 73-75. -
Sadly passed away during the summer of 2000.

CAREER STATS. 403 matches , 6442 runs @19, high 103n , 1x100 17x50 , 102 catches

John Lane RHB.1967-82. 6'4" Medium Bowler & Big-Hitting All-Rounder
Only player to have achieved the 4000 run/500 wicket/100 Catch career record.Only player to do the double of 500 runs/50 wkts in season twice.Took 93 wckts in 1973.Held fielding record of 21 catches in a season for 25 years until broken by Danny Griffin in 2000.Took 7 wkts or more in innings 6 times.Won Club 1st XI Batting Cup in 1975 & 3 times finished runner-up to Russell Wood in Bowling Cup...Took 68 wickets in 1972 and 77 in 1974. Once hit 22 runs off last 5 balls of an over.In 1970 in an innings of 60 he had the following scoring shots..154644644624424..This had followed early career of collecting 'ducks' , 8 in a season twice & 4 in row.Promotion to opener brought 780 runs in 1976. Current Vice-President.

CAREER STATS.333 Matches , 4364 runs @17 , high 102n , 2x100 9x50 , 556 wkts @14 , best 8-27 , 30x5w , 119 catches
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1975 -

Bill'Cuddles'WinterRHB.1968-1998.Mr Line & Length.
All-time leading wicket taker.
In 1976 he bowled off a short shuffling run-up , putting everything on the spot , he took 71 wickets @12.including 4x5w with 7-13 & 7-34 being the best.
- He even took 26 @ 5.6 for the 2nd XI to win clubs first 2nd XI Bowling Cup. Grand total of 97 wickets.
1977 Playing 33 matches he took another 71 wickets @11, 3x5w to finish 2nd again in the Bowling Cup to Russell Wood.
1978 Bowling a mammoth 492 overs he took a combined 104 wickets @10 with 10x5w at 2 runs per over.
He took 91 for the 1st XI , including 8x5w with 15 wickets in a weekend , 7-27 & CAREER BEST 8-40. but again finished behind R.Wood in the Averages for the '1st XI Bowling Cup'.
1992 Won the 1st XI Bowling Cup for 2nd time with 26 @ 9 with the remarkable figures of '10-8-2-4'.
This season he reached the milestone of 1000 wickets for the Club.
1994 Won for 5th time the 2nd XI Bowling Cup , with 36 wickets @ 8 , with 5-5 the best.
1996 Won for the 3rd time the 1st XI Bowling Cup with the minimum 15 wickets this time at 14 with best of 4-5.
1997 Signs that , now in mid-50's , his career coming to an end , with only 13 wickets in total in only 8 matches.
1998 No appearances for the 1st XI , and only 7 for the 2nds , taking 9 wickets @19.
Had taken 50 wickets in a season 8 times. Only M.Livermore & R.Wood have bettered his 104 wickets in a season.
He had taken 744 wickets for the 1st XI , & record 413 wickets for the 2nd XI.
Sadly in late 1999, aged 60, Bill passed away. His haul of wickets is unlikely to be beaten.

CAREER STATS. 793 matches , 3965 runs @12, high 68 , 3x50 , 1157 wkts @13, best 8-40 , 46x5w
Awards - 1st XI Bowler 1987, 1992, 1996 - 2nd XI Bowler 1976, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1994

Dave Wood .RHB. 1967-95. Dogged Batsman and one time slow left arm bowler.For many years Manors leading all-time run-scorer.
Career split into two distinct halves- 60'&'70's played for 1st XI and 80's & 90's for 2nds.
Scored 5000 for 1st's and 6500 for 2nd's. Won THREE 1st XI Batting Cups & SIX 2nd XI Batting Cups- Scored the second highest number of runs for 1st XI in the '70's,3963.
Scored his first 100 for club in 1991 in 24th season having scored 40 50's by then. In 1993 hit record 8 50's for 2nd's when scoring 804 runs. Only Mike Livermore has scored more in a season. Carried bat twice (joint record with N Reynolds).Once scored 53 not out when opening in an innings that lasted 64 overs ! - In total of 653 innings only hit 5 sixes which shows his technique of playing the ball down. Holds record of only 1 boundary in a 50. Strangely holds bowling record -Best strike-rate of bowlers with 50 or more wckts , wicket every 18 balls , though didn't bowl in last 18 seasons !

CAREER STATS.713 matches , 11352 runs @21 , best 102n , 1x100 50x50 , 52 wkts @ 12 , best 6-23 , 2x5w , 145 catches
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1968, 1972, 1974 - 2nd XI Batsman 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993

Russell Wood RHB.1968-84.Fast Opening Bowler.
Only no.10 when only 10 players !.
Along with John Coles the best bowler Manor has ever had.Short in stature with low run-through-style his accuracy and pace on grass wickets was sometimes unplayable. His career figures will never be bettered. Took 7 wickets on 13 occasions - 8 wickets on 8 occasions and 9 wickets on 4 occasions - best season 1974 when he took 111 wickets at average of 8 ! when he also took 5 wickets or more 9 times !.Won 1st XI Bowling Cup for 9 consecutive seasons , 1971-79. Took 80 or more in a season 6 times.Took clubs second Hat-Trick.Averaged 2.5 wickets per match...Took twice as many wickets as runs scored...Holds Top 6 1st XI Bowling Figs- 9-19 , 9-31 , 9-37 , 9-44 , 8-11 , 8-22....Averaged 12 overs per match , which when you consider strike-rate and runs per over conceeded meant throughout the 1970's Manor would be stiff opposition if he was in Manors team. Astounding number of 5w hauls , this he achieved every 6 matches.
Tried his hand at County League for Worthing at the beginning of the '80's, so in fact never played a League game for Manor prior to finishing his career in 1984.
Sadly died of cancer at the age of 42 in 1988.

CAREER STATS. 328 matches , 360 runs @4, high 29 , 876 wkts @10 , best 9-19 , 57x5w
Awards - 1st XI Bowler 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

Richard 'Dicky' Garrett LHB.1969-96. Stylish Left Hander. Occasional Tweeker.Outstanding fielder.Very Good Keeper
Generally thought of by his peers as the most naturally talented of Manor Batsmen through the 70's and early 80's. Like many left handers his range of shots were sometimes brilliant and also the cause of many disappointments. Joining manor in his late teens in '69 his fortunes over the following years fluctuated.Took 5 seasons to score his first 50, in 1973 when completing 359 runs@16 also took his CB of 5-14 with his Chinamen.Between 74&77 he scored a further 3 50's not quite fulfilling the consistency.In '78 however he scored 682 runs @ 21 including 1x100 & 2x50's his 1st hundred for Manor. In 79,80 and 81 he only played a handful of matches , but returned in 1982 with his best season yet. 540 runs @ 45 with 77n for the 1st XI and 102 and 123n for the 2nd XI. His partnership of 235 for the 1st Wkt with M.Livermore still stands as the all-wicket record for the 2nds.(he also shared a 222n p/ship with Livemore earlier in season)..His last match for the 1st XI was in 1984. between 1985 & 1995 he played 3 matches for the 2nds. Playing 4 matches in 1996 he showed he still had that natural ability , scoring a 50 in one of his 3 innings. One player that proves 'statistics' don't tell the whole story.

CAREER STATS. 340 matches , 4138 runs @ 16 , best 123n , 3x100 8x50 , 52 wkts @22 , best 5-14 , 2x5w , 132 catches 23 , stumpings

Jeff 'Candyfloss','Readie',Dirk Diggler','Mr Malibu','Mr Cucumber''jake the snake'Read 58.RHB.
Three-Legged Leg-Spinner.Malibu drinker. 'Ball From Hell' repeated on a regular basis.LBW appeals harp back to Lenny the Lion..Having decided to walk home from Gary Masons' stag night...he fell asleep on a wall....and woke up about 6am covered.."in dew"..
2005 - In possibly his last season for the club (plans to emigrate to New Zealand), he struggled like the rest of the bowlers to be penetrative. 17 wickets in 13 matches was a disappointing end to a Manor career that will leave his a dozen short of 500 wickets in a 12 season span. He was nearly always able to tie the opposition down and more often than not the batsmen would try and see him off without risk. A big loss.
Awards- 1st XI Bowler 2003

Norman Johnson LHB.1969-76. 6'3" Left-Arm Fast Medium Bowler & Six Hitter
Represented Sussex CCC 2nd XI in 60's. For Manor conceeded less than 2.5 runs per-over.As a batsman held the six-hitting record in a season until overtaken by Les Lenham.59 career sixes in career.In an innings of 32 in 8 mins off 9 balls he hit the last 4 balls of an over for 6.
In 1970 took 79 wickets though didn't play until June , took clubs first hat-trick & Won 1st XI Bowling Cup.

CAREER STATS.112 matches , 1153 runs @13 , high 49n , 271 wkts @11 , best 7-38 , 15x5w
Awards - 1st XI Bowler 1970

Les Lenham RHB. 1969-84. Ex-County Cricketer and regarded coach.
Showed the gulf between club & county cricket even in his 40's/50's.Batting record will not be beaten , averaging near 70 per innings !.Bowling figures are also very good - lowest bowling average of bowlers with more than 100 wickets.Holds club record score as well as numerous other records...13 sixes in an innings..25 runs hit in over...5 times scored a 50 and took 5 wkts in a match..Highest Qualifying average 77.64..In 1983 failed to qualify ,but scored 834 runs at 119.14....Scored 49 in 11 balls..In 1982 scored 6 consecutive 50's...Won 3 1st XI Batting Cups & 3 1st XI Bowling Cups
- Current Vice-President.

CAREER STATS.112 matches , 4341 runs @69 , best 178n , 9x100 31x50 , 191 wkts @10 best 6-16 ,11x5w.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1979, 1981, 1982 - 1st XI Bowler 1981, 1982, 1984

Geoff Stanford RHB.1972-97.Top Order Batsman & Wicket-Keeper.
Not only one of Manors best batsmen - his average in the 1970's was second only to Lenham's , but his Wicket-Keeping records are unlikely to be beaten. Captained Manors' first venture into league cricket in late 70's. Kept wicket when manor won League in 1982.Stands 11th in all-time leading runscorers.Won 1st XI Batting Cup 4 times between 1973 & 1978. (only N Reynolds has more). Leading catcher and leading stumper. Records - 38 catches in 1976.6 times he took 20+ catches in season. He took 6 stumpings in a season 6 times.5 dismissals in a match. Retired in 1997 after a handfull of games in the '90's.Current Vice-President.

CAREER STATS.337 matches , 5238 runs @22 , best 102n , 1x100 24x50 , 238 catches 72 stumpings.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978

Nick Bazen LHBat RBowl.1972-92.Top Order Batsman and swing bowler.Good Wicket-Keeper
In his teens in mid-late 1970's playing for 2nd XI he had some pretty remarkable bowling figs...Figures of 8-23 7-34 7-38 6-11. Indeed from 1976-1978 his 62 2ndXI wkts cost only 9 each...He Won 2nd XI Batting & Bowling Cups in '77. His Strike-Rate was a wicket every 20 balls...Once had an opening spell of 7 overs which produced 5 wkts for 0 runs !!...Once promoted into the 1st XI he turned into one of manors most consistent batsmen , rotating with Lenhams,Geal and Prees as opening batsman. Over 4000 1st XI runs with a best of 816 in 1981 season. Unfortunately for Manor he was to play less than 40 matches in next 9 seasons whilst 'in the Navy'. Helped Manor win the League in '89. Captain '91-'92 and won 1st XI Batting Cup in 1991 & came 2nd in Bowling Cup.2nd wkt prtnshp of 217n in 1981 with Geal when scoring career best 130 n.o...Left club after being replaced by Neil Reynolds as Captain.Now runs a Cricket Equipment Shop and rarely plays at all...His last 3000 runs had come at average of 30.

CAREER STATS.234 matches , 4745 runs @27 , best 130n , 2x100 23x50 , 197 wkts @13 , best 8-23 , 4x5w , 95 catches.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1991 - 2nd XI Batsman 1977 - 2nd XI Bowler 1977 - Young Player 1979

Roger Geal RHB. 1976-85. Opening Batsman & Wicket-Keeper (in Stanfords absence).
After emerging in the mid-70's colts & 2nd XI is regarded as technically one of Manors best ever batsmen.Regularly opened with either Lenham. Only the Lenham's had higher averages in the 1980's.800+ runs in season twice.Scored a 50 every 6 innings. Shared 4 partnerships of over 175 , 2 over 200....1st wkt partnership of 214 with 14 year old Neil Lenham both scored 100's.Won 1st XI Batting Cup in 1983 & 1984.
Only N Reynolds.D Griffin & G Mason have more career 1st XI runs at a higher average.One of two (D Garrett other) Keepers to have held 5 catches in an innings.- Current Vice-President.

CAREER STATS.254 matches , 5333 runs @26 , high 102n, 3x100 32x50 , 24 wkts @ 16 , best 3-16 , 95 catches , 4 stumpings.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1984, 1985 - Young Player 1978

Mike Livermore .RHB.LHBo.1976-87. Slow Left Arm Bowler & Opening Batsman.
Although he played 12 seasons for Manor , it was 1980 that will stand as Mike Livermore's pinacle. Playing a total of 44 matches (41 for 2's) in the season he scored 915 runs & took 124 wickets. It was surely down to the 5 did-not-bats that the DOUBLE was missed - the closest any player has got. The record of 911 runs and 115 wkts for the 2nds still stand as individual records.Combined total of 124 wckts is also a club record.(nobody in last 17 seasons has taken more than 70).Bowling figs in 1980 season - 341.4 overs 94 mdns 762 runs 115 wkts 11x5w AVERAGE of 6.6 !! - he took his 50th wkt of that season before the end of May ! - actually took 44 wickets just in May 1980 ! - As a batsman his 126 not out in 1982 still stands as the highest score for the 2nd XI . Won 2nd XI Batting Cup 3 times in total. Shares the 1st&2nd wicket partnership records for the 2nd XI. Shares 2 opening partnerships of over 200 (both with D.Garrett) - Twice scored 50 & took 5 wckts in same match - 2 wkts short of being only one of two in the 6000 run/400 wkt career club...3 times he took 7 wickets in an innings.His record for the 1stXI was also good. 100+ career wickets...Won 2nd XI Batting Cup in 1978 , 1982 & 1984. & 2nd XI Bowling Cup in 1980.

CAREER STATS.320 matches , 6230 runs @22 , best 126n , 1x100 30x50 , 398 wkts @12 , best 7-9 , 18x50 , 83 catches.
Awards - 2nd XI Batsman 1978, 1982, 1984 - 2nd XI Bowler 1980, 1983, 1984

Chris 'Bip' Prees .RHB.1976-1997. Top 4 Batsman. Record Six-Hitter.
Graduating quickly from the mid-70's colts (with Geal/Bazen/Coles) 'Bip' Prees became a regular 1st XI player and regular opener with Geal or either of the Lenham's. Can murder any attack with run-a-minute scoring. Only player to have hit over a hundred 6's. Stands 3rd behind only Neil Reynolds and Danny Griffin in 1st XI run-scoring records , and 4th in Combined career total. Only Steve Eke,Reynolds,Griffin,Mason and Salt have bettered his 965 runs of 1986-when he scored a 100 & eight 50's - Won 1st XI Batting Cup in 1983 & 1986.Scored a hundred in Manors top score of 296-4 in 1992.Scored 2 hundreds in 1994 when winning the 1st XI Batting Cup for 3rd time with 571 runs @57.1..Only Les Lenham has bettered his 20x6's in a season. Hit 7 sixes in an innings of 74 scored in an hour. Was woken from a Sunday afternoon Nap when wicket fell , scored 65 in less than an hour , walked off and went back to sleep -the stuff of dreams !!...In 1991 when Manor came close to winning league his opening partnership with Neil Reynolds was of such good understanding it was of the 'tip & run' variety as well as 'Bips' famous lean-back and smack the ball over teh bowlers head shot.Fewer appearances in recent seasons have been badly felt.
In the last 10 years only Neil Reynolds , Av 35.8 , has bettered his combined average of 35.4 for the 1st XI.
In the 1980's no player scored more than his 3941 1st XI runs.
CAREER STATS.364 matches , 7649 runs @26 , high 113n , 7x100 38x50 , 113 catches , 5 stumpings.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1983, 1986, 1994

John Coles .RHB.1978-92. 6'4" Match-Winning Fast Bowler.
With his height/build/30 yard run up and devastating pace John Coles is probably the best and fastest bowler Lancing Manor has ever produced , although Russell Wood fans may disagree on both counts. The fact is , if it wasn't for the usual stuffiness of Sussex CCC , John Coles could have probably played regular County Cricket. Fortunately for LMCC John Coles gave good service to his Club with one match winning performances after another. In the early '80s John Coles was too good for many opposing teams and in friendly matches was given only the occasional short spell. From 1980 to 1983 he took 270 wickets at less than 10 runs each ! -Reaching 300 club wickets in his 121st match. In 1982 he achieved the bowling mile-stone of 100 wickets at an average of 9 ! - He took 28 in May alone.Also in 1982 he took 5 wickets in an innings 7 times , including a career best 8-34. Another outstanding bowling performance gave figures of 7-7 off 15 overs !! - - The strength of Manor during this time is shown in the 1980 season he only batted 6 times in 32 matches and in 1981 went 11 consecutive matches without batting.- He was no rabbit with the bat though , a career 50 to prove it , when given the opportunity. From 1984 to 1988 he played only a few games for Manor whilst also playing for Worthing CC. In 1989 however he returned to spearhead Manors Division 2 League Title Win with 37 wickets at 7...Winning Manors 1st XI Bowling Cup for 3rd time as well as the League Bowling Cup for 3rd time.
Was disappointed with Manor team-mates in 1990 when the team prefered to scratch , rather than play a match against strong opposition - since then he has played on and off for Worthing CC in the Sussex County League.

CAREER STATS.235 matches , 773 runs @11 , high 50 , 1x50 , 508 wkts @11 , best 8-34 , 29x5w
Awards - 1st XI Bowler 1980, 1986, 1989 - Young Player 1980 - League Bowler 1981, 1982, 1989

Steve Eke. RHB.1981-1991. Opening Batsman . Wicket-Keeper.
Stylish batsman who , along with Neil Reynolds , was half of the most successfull opening pair-until the discovery of Danny Griffin. Still holds with Reynolds the opening partnership record of 244 unbroken , when both players scored 100's.Initially spent a while in 2nds until scoring a hundred , 103 in his 3rd season,1984. Promoted to the 1st XI he stayed there. In 1985 passed 500 runs for first time and scored 4 50's in the process. In 1986 he surpassed this with 793 runs average 30. He scored 2 hundreds including 120. The following year 1987 he won the
1st XI Batting Cup with 713 runs @ 34 including another hundred and 5 50's. He won the 1st XI Batting Cup again in 1988 when scoring 520 runs at 31 including his top score of 172 , he fell just 6 short of Les Lenhams record , which he was un-aware of , with overs still to play. In 1989 he became only the 2nd , Neil Reynolds had become the first a few weeks earlier , player to score 1000 runs in a season when he scored a total of 1023 runs at 38 with 1x100 & 10x50s. He finished 2nd in the Batting Cup and 2nd in the Bowling Cup too , with his occasional seamers.Only Roger Geal scored more runs at a better average in the 1980s. In the next couple of seasons he played only a handfull of matches before leaving to play for Littlehampton CC in the County League , where he has had some reasonable success.For Manor he scored a 50 every 6 innings.His last 3000 runs had come at an average of 32.5.
In 1999 Steve returned to Manor and played 3 matches. After 2 dubious LBW's his 3rd match brought a 90 minute 115. Neil Reynolds remarked that Eke is the best he'd seen at Lancing Manor, high praise indeed.
CAREER STATS.222 matches , 4551 runs @27 , 6x100 24x50 , best 172 , 47 wkts @ 20 , 140 catches , 22 stumpings.
Awards - 1st XI Batsman 1987, 1988 - 2nd XI Batsman 1983

John'Smythie'Smyth Now 50 !.LHB.
John joined Manor in 1994 and would have won all 10 batting trophies in his time with the club had it not been for the qualification rules in seasons 1994-1996 where you needed 10 complete inns. He was so good that he didn't get out 10 times ! -
However, once the 2nds XI reduced to playing on saturday's (5 outs then required) he went on a run of 6 wins in a row.
Some season's were too reliant on John as he racked up 13 hundreds and 23 fifties in his 95 matches. Quite often the only way Manor 2's got near 200 was if John has paced himself to a ton.
His averages through his time read:- (1994)60.8, (1995)34, (1996)113, (1997)41, (1998)61, (1999) 57, (2000)74, (2001)56, (2002)46.
This gave him a career average of 59, which is quite amazing.
In that 1996 season, he scored 4 hundreds, 4 fifties in his 12 inns, but due to only 7 outs, Jaffa won the Batting Cup with an average 1/5 of Johns!
He gave up playing for Manor at the end of the 2002 season as the lure of Crown Green Bowls took over - and handed the captaincy over to his Son-in-Law, Andy Murray.
CAREER STATS
1st XI- 5 matches , 123 runs @30 , high 66 , 1x50
2nd XI- 95 matches , 4118 runs @59 , high 116n , 13x100 23x50 , 4 wckts @ 30 , best 3-54
Awards - 2nd XI Batsman 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002

Les Lenham           68.10
Danny Griffin        35.39
Gary Mason           32.18
Neil Reynolds        32.00
Neil Lenham          31.91
Steve Eke            29.13
Nick Bazen           28.12
Roger Geal           27.34
Chris Prees          26.11
Pete Daly            24.35
Chris Salt           23.77
Roger Fielder        23.41
Simon Haggis         23.34
Dave Smith           23.11
 Geoff Stanford       21.50

Les Lenham           10.36
Russell Wood         10.69
John Coles           11.37
Norman Johnson       11.58
John Lane            13.97
Ray Bazen            14.01
Nick Bazen           14.52
Bill Winter          14.53
Steve Poynter        14.82
Paul Thurston        15.29
Mike Livermore       16.15
John Ray             16.65
Steve Luckhurst      17.61
Dave Baker           17.75
 Steve Scales         18.68