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Player of the Year 1981

Eric Screaton

 

1ST XI REPORT 1981

As Champions of the First Division the opening match of the new season was to have been against the S.N.V.L. Chairman's XI but this was cancelled due to bad weather and although the rain continued through much of the summer only one league fixture was lost to the weather. A number of experienced players had been attracted to the club and they helped to pull off the Championship by 11 clear points giving Caythorpe the honour of being the only club to take the League in successive years. New players Eric Screaton and Graham Baggaley, together with Graham Ayres dominated the batting with Eric scoring a massive 773 runs at an average of 64.42, including not out centuries of 121 at Thurgarton and 109 at Keyworth. It was not surprising that Eric was awarded the S.N.V.L. overall batting award. Consistency behind the stumps saw the First Division catching award being awarded to Graham Ayres. Caythorpe's strength in previous seasons had rested with the bowlers and once again both "veteran" Pat Merrin and Ian Melbourn performed well, finishing with commendable averages of 10.60 and 11.21 respectively. These were well supported by Chris Holroyd, Mick Baker and Eric Screaton. Another season now unfolds and it is difficult to imagine that the first team won't be amongst the pacemakers and on course for their third Championship in successive years.

 

1ST XI SEASON 1981

 

SOUTH NOTTS VILLAGE LEAGUE

DIVISION 1

 

LEAGUE TABLE

TEAM PL W L TIE N/R PTS
CAYTHORPE 18 15 1 1 1 65
THURGARTON 18 13 4 0 1 54
KEYWORTH 18 13 5 0 0 52
GEDLING VILLAGE 18 11 5 0 2 48
GOTHAM 18 8 8 0 2 36
HICKLING 18 5 12 0 1 22
PLUMTREE 18 5 12 0 1 22
WHATTON 18 5 12 0 1 22
CLIFTON VILLAGE 18 4 12 1 1 21
CHILWELL 18 5 13 0 0 20

 

LEADING BATTING AVERAGES

NAME INN N/O R H/S AV
ERIC SCREATON 15 3 773 121* 64.42
GRAHAM AYRES 16 3 301 58 23.15
GRAHAM BAGGALEY 14 2 243 39 20.25
MICK BAKER 6 3 44 23* 14.67
TREVOR VENNETT-SMITH 12 1 143 41 13.00
CHRIS HOLROYD 9 2 90 26 12.86
ALAN HUNT 15 1 176 48 12.57
BILL PAYNE 12 3 112 25 12.44

* = Not out

 

LEADING BOWLING AVERAGES

NAME O M R W E AV
PAT MERRIN 166 50 318 30 1.92 10.60
IAN MELBOURN 137 36 314 28 2.29 11.21
CHRIS HOLROYD 84.5 7 304 21 3.60 14.48
MICK BAKER 51.2 2 223 15 4.36 14.87
ERIC SCREATON 80.5 7 321 16 3.99 20.06
IAN BURROWS 59 2 219 7 3.71 31.29