Peter Cooper Volkswagen Southern Cricket League Statistics 1998 Havant left-hander Paul Gover is topping the Peter Cooper Volkswagen Southern League run scoring chart at the halfway point of the season. Among eight batsmen to pass the 300 run mark, Gover has rattled up 390 runs at an average of 48.75. "It's a pretty pleasing set of statistics, especially considering I have been batting at four all season." enthused the Havant captain, who finished top Southern League batsman in 1992 and 1995. Burridge opener Peter Tugwell lies third in the charts, one place above Hambledon captain Richard Kenway, who has hit four half-centuries this season. Leading local bowler is Burridge's former Gosport Borough paceman Paul Jenkins, whose 17 victims included his 300th Southern League wicket captured last weekend. Leading performances at the half-way stage of the season Batting (runs scored) 390 Paul Gover (Havant) 299 Dominic Carson (U.S.Portsmouth) 353 Russell Rowe (South Wilts) 284 Dave Banks (B.A.T.Sports) 340 Peter Tugwell (Burridge) 282 Todd Lavender (Liphook & Rips.) 329 Richard Kenway (Hambledon) 279 Steve Riley (Liphook & Ripsley) 327 Charles Forward (Romsey) 269 Mike Stonier (Bournemouth) 320 Chris Elward (Bournemouth) 265 Jamie Glasson (South Wilts) 318 Luke Sears (Havant) 261 Damian Shirazi (Lymington) 308 Julian Wood (Hungerford) 251 Ian Langdown (Andover) Bowling (wickets taken) 21 David Pryke (Hungerford) 16 Dan Goldstraw (Lymington) 20 Roger Fuohy (South Wilts) Kelvan Finch (Hambledon) 19 Zac Morris (Lymington) 15 Matthew Piggott (Bournemouth) 18 Andy Hooper (Andover) Phil Loat (Havant) Billy Taylor (Winchester KS) Matt King (Bashley Rydal) Neil Taylor (Bashley Rydal) Eric Wyma (B.A.T.Sports) 17 Paul Jenkins (Burridge) Tim Wheatley (Liphook & Rips) Best bowling 7-24 Tim Wheatley (Liphook & Ripsley) 7-33 Neil Taylor (Bashley Rydal) 7-47 Terry Rawlins (B.A.T.Sports) 6-38 Andy Reynolds (Waterlooville) 6-49 Paul Jenkins (Burridge) Wicket-keeping (catches and stumpings) 14 Martin Miller (Bournemouth) 12 Chris Gates (Bashley Rydal) 11 Martin Kellaway (Calmore Sports) Keith Trodd (Old Tauntonians) Scott Sivier (Hambledon) 10 Andy Holder (Portsmouth) Nigel Bungay (Winchester KS) Catches 7 Stuart Tulk (Old Tauntonians) Rob Wade (South Wilts) 6 Roger Cawte (Burridge) Matt Cox (Havant) Holt and Haskell Fastest 50 (balls faced) 34 Tim Lamb (South Wilts) 34 Julian Wood (Hungerford) 39 Gary Brent (Burridge) Our thanks to Richard Isaacs for supplying this information.

Date-stamped : 12 Jul1998 - 18:14