Whitehall Cricket Club
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| Overseas player Martin joined Whitehall at time when they required some much needed youth and dashing good looks to attract the crowds back to Beckett’s Park. Visiting teams are often visibly upset when their spouse’s take a fancy to the sports car driving fitness fanatic and this has worked to Whitehall’s advantage when the opposition’ sconcentration has been diverted from the game. Playing his natural game is his only option as he has no real grasp of the rules, or so he would have us believe in order to avoid being asked to umpire at square leg after he has cheaply given his wicket away, slogging at his second ball faced after he has supposedly got his eye in. Always a major contender for the most fielding points gained in a season, despite only playing those games where 5 hours of sunshine are guaranteed. His catching prowess in the close field is only surpassed by his ability to find a much needed 50 when coming in to bat at the lower end of the order after the ball has been turned into a giant marshmallow by the alleged stronger batsmen – usually just 4 overs into the innings. Some still maintain that his recent meteoric rise up the batting order is solely attributed to him eventually marrying Mick’s daughter and so this season could prove to be something of a test for the popular loud mouth as a there is now a new skipper in place who will not be as easily bribed, although blackmail may reap dividends. Martin never knows when he’s beaten (because he has no grasp of the rules) and his consistent volume in the field (although incomprehensible to anyone outside his native Liverpool) annoys opponents to the extent that they often declare/concede long before common sense would dictate in order to get back to the relative peace and quiet of their homes. Predictions for 2006 include him not playing his first game until the sunny climes of late June, pulling his hamstring during one of his infamous warm up sessions, his wage demands being rebuked for the fourth year running and eventually replacing his inherited Craig White’s old bat which has always been too heavy for him anyway. Imagine how good this lad could be if he actually trained/played more than five games a season. P.S. His tea’s are always a lavish affair, all brand names and chocolate fingers, no expense spared – he will never play for Yorkshire! |
| Statistics 2006 Bowling Wickets: 0 Runs: 23 Average: N/A Economy: 127.78 Maidens: 0 from 3.0 overs Best Figures: 0-23 vs Pudsey St Lawrence 13/05/07 Batting Runs: 63 from 3 innings Not Outs: 0 Ducks: 0 Average: 21.00 Top Score: 37 vs Crompark 07/07/2007 Fielding Catches: 2 Fielding Points: 1 Run Outs: 0 2006 Bowling Wickets: 0 Runs: 6 Average: N/A Economy: 100 Maidens: 0 from 1 over Best Figures: 0-6 vs Cookridge 30/04/06 Batting Runs: 19 from 5 innings Not Outs: 1 Ducks: 1 Average: 4.75 Top Score: 13 vs Cookridge 30/04/06 Fielding Catches: 3 Fielding Points: 1 Run Outs: 2 2005 Bowling Did not bowl Batting Runs: 69 from 5 innings Not Outs: 2 Ducks: 0 Average: 23.00 Top Score: 52no vs Shipley Providence 20/08/05 Fielding Catches: 6 Fielding Points: 1.5 2004 Bowling Did not bowl Batting Runs: 195 from 9 innings Not Outs: 1 Ducks: 2 Average: 24.38 Top Score: 95 vs Pudsey St Lawrence 05/06/2004 Fielding Catches: 2 Fielding Points: 1 2003 Batting Runs: 31 from 4 innings Not Outs: 1 Ducks: 1 Average: 7.75 Top Score: 11n.o. vs Old Mods 24/05/2003 Fielding Catches: 2 Fielding Points: 1 2002 Batting Runs: 81 from 10 innings Not Outs: 2 Ducks: 0 Average: 10.13 Top Score: 17 vs Hawksworth 04/05/2002 vs Meanwood 18/05/2002 Fielding Catches: 1 Fielding Points: 1 2001 Batting Runs: 159 from 11 innings Not Outs: 2 Ducks: 1 Average: 17.67 Top Score: 56 vs Crompark 09/06/2001 Fielding Catches: 3 Fielding Points: 3 2000 Batting Runs: 22 from 2 innings Not Outs: 1 Ducks: 0 Average: 22.00 Top Score: 21 n.o. vs Meanwood 05/08/2000 Fielding Fielding Points: 1 |
| Martin Palmer All time Stats Batting Runs: 639 (19th Overall) Innings: 49 (23rd) Not Outs: 10 (14th) Ducks: 5 (36th) Average: 16.38 (27th) Most Runs in a season: 195 - 2004 Most Innings in a season: 11 - 2001 Most Not Outs in a season: 2 - 2001, 2002, 2005 Most Ducks in a season: 2 - 2004 Highest Average in a season: 24.38 - 2004 Top 10 Innings 1. 95 vs Pudsey St Lawrence 05/06/2004 (21) 2. 56 vs Crompark 09/06/2001 3. 52* vs Shipley Providence 20/08/2005 4. 37 vs Crompark 07/07/2007 5. 35 vs New Farnley 29/05/2004 6. 32 vs Crompark 04/09/2004 7. 23* vs Cookridge 25/08/2001 8. 23 vs Cookridge 16/06/2001 9. 21* vs Meanwood 05/08/2000 10. 19 vs New Wortley 08/07/2001 Bowling Wickets: 0 (96th) Runs: 29 (27th) Overs: 4.0 Maidens: 0 (69th) Economy: 12.83 (84th) Average: N/A (95th) Most Wickets in a season: N/A Fewest Runs in a season: 6 - 2006 Most Overs Bowled in a season: 3.0* - 2007 Most Maidens Bowled in a season: N/A Best Economy in a season: 100.00 - 2006 Best Average in a season: N/A Top 10 Bowling Performances 1. 0-6 vs Cookridge 30/04/2006 2. 0-23 vs Pudsey St Lawrence 13/05/2007 Fielding Catches: 21 (17th) Fielding Points: 12.5 (7th) Most Catches in a season: 6 - 2005 Most Fielding Points in a season: 3 - 2001, 2002 Most Catches in a game: 3 - New Farnley 16/07/2005 |