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2. EMWCC History 1903 - 2004


EASTON & MARTYR WORTHY CRICKET CLUB
CLUB HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: 1903 - 2004

1903 Earliest reference to Easton Cricket Club

1946 First record of Easton and Martyr Worthy; an away match at Old Alresford on July 13th

1949 John Guest joins the club from Micheldever Village

1950 Oldest surviving fixture card dates from this year

1951 With the demise of Itchen Abbas and Avington, E&MW become the only cricket club in the Upper Itchen Valley

1954 Debut of Derrick Fullick
Oldest surviving scorebook dates from this year

1955 D. Winshurst, first to take 100 wickets in a season
First club dinner, attended by 15 male guests, at the Chestnut Inn

1956 First record of Tichborne Trophy in the scorebook

1958 Debut of Dave Purse and John Guest takes 9-28 v Twyford

1959 John Guest reaches 1000 wickets for Easton (probably achieved by 1956)

1960 Winners of the inaugural Igglesden Trophy

1961 Debuts of Tony Budd and Mick Marsh

1962 First century by an Easton player, 104* by E. Sankey v Appleshaw

1965 Debuts of Tosh Whitear and Chris Green and Tosh Whitear scores 110 v Castle

1966 Derrick Fullick becomes the first player to 1000 runs and 100 wickets in a season
Tony Budd takes club record 9-19 v Fratton Trades

1967 Dave Purse becomes Club Captain
Derrick Fullick creates club record of 141 wickets in a season
First appearance in Tichborne Trophy Final - lose narrowly to Eastgate

1968 Derrick Fullick creates club record of 1598 runs in a season. He also scores 130 v Chandlers Ford, a club record until 1975.

1969 First of many tons by Chris Green - 120 v Portsmouth Rovers

1970 Hat-trick of wins achieved in the Evening League
Debut of Nigel Wilmott

1971 Subs £1

1972 Club enters the newly formed National Village Knockout

1973 Winners of the first ever Conder Cup
Club enters the newly formed Hampshire League and finishes 3rd in Mid Hants Division
Debut of Martin Hall

1974 The Golden Treble. Club wins all WDCCA cup competitions
Debut of Mick Neville
Chris Green hits 84 sixes in just 37 innings

1975 Derrick Fullick sets new highest score of 141
First discussions about a new pavilion commence
The “Dave Dingo Affair” - Dinner & Dance act fails to appear and thus forces Dance to be cancelled

1976 Club enters side into newly formed indoor league

1977 Promotion secured from South West I
Clive Padwick takes club league record of 9-46 v Lyndhurst
Chris Green established run records of 683 runs at an average of 62.09 plus 44 wickets
Colts section established

1978 Lowest ever 1xt XI league score - 41 versus Falkland

1979 County Division III Champions

1980 “If one had to select the outstanding club of the decade (1970’s), the choice would no doubt go to Easton and Martyr Worhty - a truly village side - with strong loyalties, sound administration and a splendid playing record. “ F. Blackburn , Chairman, WDDCA Handbook
Remarkable 228 scored in 20 over Tichborne Trophy game v Sparsholt

1981 2nd XI entered for Indoor League
Subs £5
Commencement of Village Hall extension

1982 Relegation from County Division II
2nd XI established - WDCCA week end league

1983 New pavilion in usage for the first time
County Division III Champions again
Relegation from Evening League Div 1

1984 Promotion from Evening League Div II
Mark Mellett scores 1st XI league record 144* v Lyndhurst
3rd XI entered into Indoor League

1985 Promotion from Country Division II
2nd XI win Winchester Wiltshier League
First Club tour - Worcestershire

1986 Relegation from County Division I
23 successive 2nd XI wins ended at Wickham

1987 2nd XI joins the Hampshire League in South West II
Mick Neville scores his first league duck in 87 innings since 1980
Lowest 2nd XI score - 38 at Downton

1989 “SINGS” incident - pitch vandalised by local youths
2nd XI promoted from South West II
John Guest made first Life Member

1991 Subs £15
County Division II Champions
2nd XI promoted from East II

1992 2nd XI promoted from East I

1993 Club wins Hampshire Section of National Village Knockout for first time
Astro turf laid on square
3rd XI formed - competes in Wiltshier League
Club History Published

1994 Winners of the Iggleseden Trophy for a record 12th time; competition format subsequently changed

1995 Shaun Green scores club record 182* in a friendly at Sarisbury Green

1996 50th anniversary match played against Old Alresford

1998 New square laid; no matches played at Easton

1999 Death of Dave Purse

2000 First overseas player.

2001 Subs £60
Club reaches quarter-final of National Village Knockout

2002 3rd XI wins Hampshire Combination Central Div

2003 Ben Collins scores club league record 161 at Liss for 2nd XI in record score of 339

2004 1st XI relegated from Southern League Div II for Colts reasons
3rd XI folds through lack of players
No Club Tour for first time since 1984.