Benwell Hill v all NEPL teams
Overall Record: Pl: 151 W: 55 L: 30 D: 56 A: 21
At Denton Bank: Pl: 73 W: 30 L: 16 D: 27 A: 13
At Away Grounds: Pl: 78 W: 25 L: 14 D: 39 A: 8

 

At Denton Bank
BHCC
Highest Total: 307-7 v Newcastle (2005)
Lowest Total: 68 v Sunderland (2000)
Highest Score: Taufeeq Umar 164* v Tynemouth (2005)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier 7-44 v Durham Cricket Academy (2001)

NEPL Teams
Highest Total: 280-5 by Stockton (2005)
Lowest Total: 57 by Blaydon (2002)
Highest Score: MJ North 163* for Gateshead Fell (2000)
Best Bowling: WRS Gidman 8-49 for Gateshead Fell (2007)

At Away Grounds
BHCC
Highest Total: 270-0 v Gateshead Fell (2001)
Lowest Total: 91-6 v Stockton (2004)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 135* v Gateshead Fell (2001)
Best Bowling: JP Taylor 8-48 v Sunderland (2004)

NEPL Teams
Highest Total: 298-5 by Chester-le-Street (2005)
Lowest Total: 58 by Blaydon (2003)
Highest Score: QJ Hughes 136* for Chester-le-Street (2005)
Best Bowling: RP Waite 8-28 for Stockton (2006)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 4205 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 202 (2001-4)

NEPL Teams
Leading Runscorer: JA Graham (2000-7) & CJ Hewison of
South Northumberland 509 (2000 and 2002-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: RP Waite of Stockton 23 (2000-6)

 

Players' Numbers

The numbers are the order of appearance in The NEPL. In matches where more than one player made his debut, numbers are allocated alphabetically.

11 - SM Ail# (2000) 25 - Shahid Nazir+ 49 - DNG Myers
12 - SJ Birtwisle 26 - SS Williamson 50 - G Race
13 - LJ Crozier 27 - BJ Ramsay 51 - JW Welch
14 - PW Currie 28 - JN Miller (2002) 52 - JM Gill
15 - SC Dunsford 29 - AW Sharland 53 - PR Cummins (2005)
16 - BR Evans 30 - MA Gough# 54 - MD Elliot
17 - GM Gilder+ 31 - PAS O'Leary 55 - CD Thorp#
18 - PJ Nicholson 32 - CB Grieveson (2003) 56 - SRL Maydon
19 - RJ Sellers 33 - G Kinsella 57 - Taufeeq Umar+
10 - JNH Walder 34 - JM Lewis 58 - Joe Kilpatrick
11 - JB Windows 35 - P Mustard# 59 - RS Sarginson
12 - ND White 36 - PT Askell 60 - B Pearson
13 - M Logan 37 - SR Curtis 61 - Mohammad Farrukh+
14 - SA Lunn 38 - JT Grey 62 - Yasir Ali+ (2006)
15 - OM Bellwood 39 - AW Dawson 63 - MAP Dale
16 - DM Archbold 40 - JJ Moore 64 - KJ Coetzer#
17 - D Bland 41 - R Brown 65 - RR Giffin
18 - MP Wright 42 - MJ Coy 66 - TJ Cant (2007)
19 - CRS Walder 43 - GW Chambers 67 - C Dunlop
20 - D Haxon (2001) 44 - S Khanna 68 - AJ Maiden
21 - ML Pollard 45 - JP Taylor 69 - Sulaman Qafir+
22 - DJ Rutherford 46 - AP Clayton 70 - PT Collins+
23 - JW Thompson 47 - BW Moore 71 - WR Smith#
24 - MJ Turner 48 - JT Kilpatrick (2004) 72 - SA Khan

 

+ Denotes Professional
# Denotes Durham CCC Contracted Player

 

Team and Individual Records

Highest Totals (For - over 250)

Total
Opponents
Venue
Year
307-7
Newcastle
Home
2005
283-2
Stockton
Home
2005
281-9
Sunderland
Home
2005
270-0
Gateshead Fell
Away
2001
268-3
Tynemouth
Away
2002
268-5
Newcastle
Home
2007
261-2
Tynemouth
Home
2005
257-8
Durham Cricket Academy
Away
2001
251-8
Gateshead Fell
Home
2000
250-2
Tynemouth
Home
2007

 

Lowest Totals (Against - under 100)

Total
Opponents
Venue
Year
57
Blaydon
Home
2002
58
Blaydon
Away
2003
61
Stockton
Away
2002
72
Tynemouth
Home
2002
81
Newcastle
Home
2003
87
South Northumberland
Home
2005
97
Newcastle
Home
2002
99
Tynemouth
Away
2002

 

Highest Partnerships

Wicket
Runs
Batsmen
Opponents
Venue
Year
1st
270*
PJ Nicholson and SJ Birtwisle
Gateshead Fell
Away
2001
2nd
142
PJ Nicholson and JW Welch
Durham CA
Home
2004
3rd
139
SJ Birtwisle and P Mustard
Tynemouth
Home
2004
4th
127
P Mustard and JJ Moore
Philadelphia
Away
2004
5th
121
DNG Myers and PJ Nicholson
Chester-le-Street
Away
2005
7th
122
PJ Nicholson and G Race
Chester-le-Street
Home
2007
8th
143*
RJ Sellers and JNH Walder
Sunderland
Away
2000

 

Centurions

Score
Batsman
Opponents
Venue
Year
164*
Taufeeq Umar Tynemouth
Home
2005
149
Taufeeq Umar Newcastle
Home
2005
135*
SJ Birtwisle Gateshead Fell
Away
2001
133
Taufeeq Umar Stockton
Home
2005
126*
DNG Myers Stockton
Away
2007
121
PJ Nicholson South Northumberland
Away
2001
121
PJ Nicholson Durham Cricket Academy
Home
2004
118*
PJ Nicholson Gateshead Fell
Away
2001
118*
MA Gough Sunderland
Home
2002
114*
AJ Maiden Tynemouth
Home
2007
110*
SJ Birtwisle Gateshead Fell
Away
2006
110*
AJ Maiden Newcastle
Away
2007
108
MA Gough Durham Cricket Academy
Away
2002
108
SJ Birtwisle Newcastle
Home
2007
107
SJ Birtwisle Norton
Away
2006
102
PR Cummins Chester-le-Street
Home
2005
101*
Mohammed Farrukh Stockton
Away
2005
100*
PJ Nicholson Stockton
Home
2000
100*
MAP Dale Newcastle
Home
2006

 

Most runs in a season

Total
Batsman
Year
818
SJ Birtwisle
2005
765
Taufeeq Umar
2005
745
SJ Birtwisle
2005
648
P Mustard
2004
628
MAP Dale
2006
595
SJ Birtwisle
2002
544
PJ Nicholson
2001
535
SJ Birtwisle
2003
529
JN Miller
2002
501
AJ Maiden
2007

 

Highest Aggregates

Total
Batsman
NEPL Career
4205
SJ Birtwisle
2000-7
2914
PJ Nicholson
2000-
1297
DNG Myers
2004-
1008
MAP Dale
2006-
960
JB Windows
2000-1
915
P Mustard
2003-4
879
G Race
2004-
765
Taufeeq Umar
2005
759
Shahid Nazir
2001-4
755
RJ Sellers
2000-1

 

Best Bowling Figures

Analysis
Bowler
Opponents
Venue
Year
8-48
JP Taylor Sunderland
Away
2004
7-42
Shahid Nazir Philidelphia
Away
2001
7-44
LJ Crozier Durham Cricket Academy
Home
2001
7-45
Shahid Nazir Durham Cricket Academy
Home
2004
7-53
CD Thorp South Northumberland
Home
2005
6-21
ML Pollard Tynemouth
Away
2007
6-24
DJ Rutherford Newcastle
Away
2001
6-31
Shahid Nazir Blaydon
Home
2002
6-47
Shahid Nazir South Northumberland
Away
2003
6-50
Shahid Nazir Newcastle
Home
2003
6-63
Shahid Nazir Durham Cricket Academy
Away
2001
6-64
PR Cummins Stockton
Away
2005

 

Most wickets in a season

Total
Bowler
Year
58
Shahid Nazir
2002
56
Yasir Ali
2006
54
Shahid Nazir
2003
51
Shahid Nazir
2004
42
DJ Rutherford
2002
41
LJ Crozier
2003
39
Shahid Nazir
2001
36
ML Pollard
2005
34
LJ Crozier
2002
29
ML Pollard
2002

 

Highest Aggregates

Total
Bowler
NEPL Career
202
Shahid Nazir
2001-4
181
ML Pollard
2001-
128
LJ Crozier
2000-3
65
DJ Rutherford
2001-2
56
Yasir Alie
2006
52
G Race
2004-
51
SJ Birtwisle
2000-7
37
DNG Myers
2004-
35
BR Evans
200-3
28
GM Gilder
2000

 

Most outfield catches in a season

Total
Player
Year
11
P Mustard
2004
8
JB Windows
2000
8
JB Windows
2000
8
DJ Rutherford
2002
8
Taufeeq Umar
2005
8
SJ Birtwisle
2007
8
MAP Dale
2007

 

Most outfield catches in a career

Total
Player
NEPL Career
36
ML Pollard
2001-
32
SJ Birtwisle
2000-7
22
LJ Crozier
2000-3
22
G Race
2004-
21
JW Thompson
2001-2 & 2004-

 

 

 

Benwell Hill versus each Premier League Club

 

Benwell Hill v. Blaydon

Overall Record: Pl: 13 W: 4 L: 2 D: 7 A: 3
At Denton Bank: Pl: 6 W: 3 L: 1 D: 2 A: 2
At Denefield: Pl: 7 W: 1 L: 1 D: 5 A: 1

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 245-4 (2006)
Lowest Total: 112 (2003)
Highest Score: KJ Koetzer 81 (2006)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 6-31 (2002) and 5-53 (2001)

Blaydon
Highest Total: 244-7 (2006)
Lowest Total: 57 (2002)
Highest Score: NC McGarrell 102* (2005)
Best Bowling: S Smith 4-69 (2005)

At Denefield:
BHCC
Highest Score: 227-7 (2005)
Lowest Score: 132 (2004)
Highest Score: PR Cummins 91 (2005)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier 5-17 (2003)

Blaydon
Highest Score: 292-6 (2007)
Lowest Score: 58 (2003)
Highest Score: JC Adams 109* (2002), MD Stoneman 106 (2007)
Best Bowling: NC McGarrell 5-17 (2003), G Onions 5-27 (2004)

Best Aggregates (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 318 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 14 (2001-4)

Blaydon
Leading Runscorer: P Underwood 291 (2000-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: NC McGarrell 14 (2003-5)

Notes on the above fixture:
Blaydon’s score of 57 in 2002 is the lowest by any NEPL side at Denton Bank and their 58 at Denefield the following year is the lowest score The Hill has ever dismissed a team for away from Home in The NEPL. JC Adams 109* in 2002 was the only century scored against The Hill in the Championship season. PR Cummins record score came in his only away match versus Blaydon for The Hill and KJ Coetzer’s came in his first Hill innings versus Blaydon. MD Stoneman (who also made a century v The Hill for The Durham Cricket Academy in 2005) made his 106 before lunch in his first innings for Blaydon versus The Hill.

 

Benwell Hill v. Chester-le-Street

Overall Record: Pl: 14 W: 2 L: 6 D: 6 A: 2
At Denton Bank: Pl: 6 W: 1 L: 2 D: 3 A: 1
At Ropery Lane: Pl: 7 W: 1 L: 4 D: 2

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 244-7 (2007)
Lowest Total: 101 (2003)
Highest Score: PR Cummins 102 (2005)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 4-20 (2002)

Chester-le-Street
Highest Total: 253-4 (2004)
Lowest Total: 90 (2002)
Highest Score: DG Shurben 138 (2004)
Best Bowling: ID Hunter 6-54 (2004)

At Ropery Lane:
BHCC
Highest Score: 228-5 (2000)
Lowest Score: 92 (2006)
Highest Score: RJ Sellers 78 (2000)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 5-21 (2002)

Chester-le-Street
Highest Score: 298-5 (2005)
Lowest Score: 149 (2002)
Highest Score: QJ Hughes 136* (2005)
Best Bowling: ID Hunter 8-29 (2004)

Best Aggregates (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 342 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-takers: ML Pollard 18 (2001-7)

Chester-le-Street
Leading Runscorer: DG Shurben 343 (2000-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: ID Hunter 14 (2004)

Notes on the above fixture:
Chester-le-Street’s total of 298-5 in 2005 at Ropery Lane is a record score against The Hill in any cricket. They have beaten The Hill more times than any other team in The NEPL – six. The Hill’s 2002 Championship was clinched at Ropery Lane against the then Champions. ID Hunter’s 8-29 in 2004 was the best bowling figures against The Hill in The NEPL before RP Waite’s 8-28 for Stockton in 2006. PR Cummins’ 102 was his debut innings for The Hill. QJ Hughes’ 136* in 2005 is the highest by an opposition player on his home ground against The Hill in The NEPL. PJ Nicholson and G Race added 122 for the seventh wicket at Denton Bank in 2007 and that partnership is a club record in all cricket.

 

Benwell Hill v. Durham Cricket Academy

Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 4 L: 0 D: 11 A: 1
At Denton Bank: Pl: 7 W: 2 L: 0 D: 5 A: 1
At Durham CA: Pl: 8 W: 2 L: 0 D: 6

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 242-8 (2006)
Lowest Total: 131-8 (2002)
Highest Score: PJ Nicholson 121 (2004)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier 7-44 (2001), Shahid Nazir 7-45 (2004)

Durham Cricket Academy
Highest Total: 279-4 (2005)
Lowest Total: 111 (2001)
Highest Score: M Stoneman 129 (2005)
Best Bowling: M Cummins 4-46 (2004)

At Durham CA
BHCC
Highest Total: 257-8 (2001)
Lowest Total: 188 (2003)
Highest Score: MA Gough 108 (2002)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 6-63 (2001) and 5-57 (2002)

Durham Cricket Academy
Highest Total: 262-4 (2006)
Lowest Total: 144 (2001)
Highest Score: M Cummins 102*(2004)
Best Bowling: L Anderson 5-43 (2005)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: PJ Nicholson 514 (2000-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 26 (2001-4)

Durham Cricket Academy
Leading Runscorer: M Stoneman 395 (2003-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: GM Scott 11 (2000-3)

Notes on the above fixture:
Three different grounds have been used by The Academy for the fixtures. In 2000 and 2007 Maiden Castle, in 2001 The Riverside, DCCC Ground and from 2002-6 The Racecourse, Durham University. They are the only NEPL team yet to beat The Hill in the NEPL and had due to be the first ever to try, the first game of the first season (2000) was Benwell Hill v The Academy at Denton Bank. The match was Abandoned without a ball bowled owing to rain. MD Stoneman and ME Cummins (brother of
PR Cummins, BHCC 2005) compiled three successive 100 plus opening stands versus The Hill 2005-6. From 2007 onwards the Academy side has been coached by former Hill player JB Windows.

 

Benwell Hill v. Gateshead Fell
Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 7 L: 2 D: 6 A: 1
At Denton Bank: Pl: 8 W: 4 L: 1 D: 3
At Eastwood Gardens: Pl: 7 W: 3 L: 1 D: 3 A: 1

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 251-8 (2000)
Lowest Total: 169 (2003)
Highest Score: Taufeeq Umar 90 (2005)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 5-34 (2007)

Gateshead Fell
Highest Total: 258-2 (2000)
Lowest Total: 153 (2005)
Highest Score: MJ North 163* (2000)
Best Bowling: WRS Gidman 8-49 (2007), G Arkle 5-62 (2003)

At Eastwood Gardens
BHCC
Highest Total: 270-0 (2001)
Lowest Total: 84-6 (2005)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 135* (2001), PJ Nicholson 118* (2001),
SJ Birtwisle 110* (2006)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 5-47 (2004)

Gateshead Fell
Highest Total: 231 (2006)
Lowest Total: 140 (2005)
Highest Score: M Bekker 121 (2006)
Best Bowling: NC Phillips 4-55 (2005)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 564 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: ML Pollard 18 (2001-7)

Gateshead Fell
Leading Runscorer: MJ North 235 (2000 and 2002-3)
Leading Wicket-takers: NC Phillips 12 (2004-7)

Notes on the above fixture:
MJ North’s 163* in 2000 is the record individual score against The Hill in all cricket.
MJ North and A Dawe added 209* for the third wicket at Denton Bank in 2000 – a record for that wicket against The Hill in any cricket and the highest stand for any wicket in the NEPL against The Hill. M Bekker and D Orridge also hold a partnership record against The Hill. They made 146 for the sixth wicket at Eastwood Gardens in 2006 - a record for that wicket. The 270-0 amassed by PJ Nicholson and SJ Birtwisle is the record partnership for any wicket in The Hill’s history. SJ Birtwisle has made two of his four NEPL hundreds at Eastwood Gardens and became the first Hill player to carry his bat in The NEPL there on 9th September 2006. Victory by seven wickets on 13th May 2000 at Eastwood Gardens was the first NEPL win for The Hill in our second match. Yasir Ali's 5-63 in 2006 was his Best Bowling figures in his last match for The Hill.
WRS Gidman claimed 8-49 in a losing cause at Denton Bank in 2007, this haul is the best by an opposition bowler at The Hill in The NEPL.

 

Benwell Hill v. Hetton Lyons
Overall Record: Pl: 2 W: 1 L: 0 D: 0
At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 1 L: 0 D: 0
At Hetton: Pl: 1 W: 0 L: 0 D: 1

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Score: 203 - 5 (2006)
Lowest Score: see above
Highest Score: KJ Koetzer 73* (2006)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 2-54 (2006)

Hetton Lyons
Highest Score: 202-6 (2006)
Lowest Score: see above
Highest Score: P Riddle 53 (2006)
Best Bowling: SD Birbeck 2-28 (2006)

At Hetton
BHCC
Highest Score: 165 (2006)
Lowest Score: see above
Highest Score: JW Welch 37 (2006)
Best Bowling: KJ Coetzer 3-25 (2006)

Heton Lyons
Highest Score: 135-8 (2006)
Lowest Score: see above
Highest Score: S Walker 44* (2006)
Best Bowling: SD Birbeck 4-40 (2006)

Best Aggregate (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: KJ Coetzer (2006)
Leading Wicket-taker: Yasir Ali 4 (2006)

Hetton Lyons
Leading Runscorer: S Walker 92 (2006)
Leading Wicket-takers: SD Birbeck 6 (2006)


Notes on the above fixture:
Hetton Lyons gained promotion via The Durham Senior League. Their success in that league saw them replace Philadelphia for the 2006 season and thus become the thirteenth team in NEPL history. The first match between Hetton Lyons and The Hill (27 May 2006) was Hetton Lyons’s first home match in The NEPL, as ground development had prevented any home fixture until then. Hetton Lyons were relegated after one season in The NEPL.

 

Benwell Hill v. Newcastle
Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 5 L: 1 D: 9 A: 1
At Denton Bank: Pl: 8 W: 2 L: 0 D: 6
At Jesmond: Pl: 7 W: 3 L: 1 D: 3 A: 1

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Score: 307-7 (2005)
Lowest Score: 123-8 (2004)
Highest Score: Taufeeq Umar 149 (2005), MAP Dale 100* (2006)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 6-50 (2003) and 5-45 (2004)

Newcastle
Highest Score: 263-8 (2005)
Lowest Score: 81 (2003)
Highest Score: B Allen 87 (2005)
Best Bowling: K Brown 4-42 (2000)

At Jesmond
BHCC
Highest Score: 268-5 (2007)
Lowest Score: 161-9 (2004)
Highest Score: AJ Maiden 110* (2007)
Best Bowling: DJ Rutherford 6-24 (2001), ML Pollard 5-55 (2007)

Newcastle
Highest Score: 248-8 (2007)
Lowest Score: 64 (2001)
Highest Score: RM Farenheim 110 (2007)
Best Bowling: J Hughes 5-27 (2004)

Best Aggregate (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 429 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 20 (2001-4)

Newcastle
Leading Runscorer: MAF Hynd 291 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-takers: J Bailey 13 (2000-7)

Notes on the above fixture:
Newcastle were the first side to visit Denton Bank in The NEPL on Saturday 20th May 2000. They are also one of three sides yet to win there, alongside Durham CA and Tynemouth. Taufeeq Umar’s 149 was his debut innings for The Hill and included a hundred before lunch. The 307 total in that match in 2005 is The Hill’s highest total in NEPL cricket and equalled the record in any cricket made against Alnwick in 1997.
MAP Dale made his maiden hundred for The Hill in his first innings against Newcastle from 76 balls at Denton Bank in 2006. SJ Birtwisle's 108 in 2007 was his first NEPL hundred at Denton Bank. AJ Maiden made 110* in 2007 on his first visit to Jesmond as a Hill player. MP Wright recorded the fastest NEPL fifty for The Hill at Jesmond in 2007. He reached his 50 from 28 balls, including seven sixes and two fours.

 

Benwell Hill v. Norton
Overall Record: Pl: 10 W: 5 L: 3 D: 2 A: 6
At Denton Bank: Pl: 4 W: 3 L: 1 D: 0 A: 4
At Station Road: Pl: 6 W: 2 L: 2 D: 2 A: 2

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At Denton Bank:
BHCC
Highest Total: 209 (2005)
Lowest Total: 125-5 (2003)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 90 (2005)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier 5-27 (2003)

Norton
Highest Total: 176 (2000)
Lowest Total: 124 (2003)
Highest Score: S Ball 77 (2000)
Best Bowling: J Kean 5-39 (2006) S Purcifer 5-60 (2005), GD Bridge 5-71 (2000)

At Station Road
BHCC
Highest Total: 248-8 (2001)
Lowest Total: 111 (2005)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 107 (2006)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 5-42 (2003)

Norton
Highest Total: 199-9 (2001)
Lowest Total: 188 (2002)
Highest Score: N Beall 85 (2004)
Best Bowling: P Armstrong 5-50 (2006)

Best Aggregates (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 369 (2000-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 16 (2001-4)

Norton
Leading Runscorer: C Symington 276 (2000-5)
Leading Wicket-taker: MJ Symington 14 (2001-5)

Notes on the above fixture:
No Hill NEPL fixture has been so badly disrupted by the weather. Nearly a quarter of the scheduled matches have been abandoned without a ball bowled. Norton have had less chance than others to win at Denton Bank and had to wait to 2006 to achieve it by six runs which was the same winning margin for The Hill at Station Road that same season. SJ Birtwisle made 107 out of a total of 199 in 2006.

 

Benwell Hill v. Philadelphia

Overall Record: Pl: 6 W: 5 L: 0 D: 1 A: 2
At Denton Bank: Pl: 2 W: 2 L: 0 D: 0 A: 2
At Bunker Hill: Pl: 4 W: 3 L: 0 D: 1

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At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 159-3 (2003)
Lowest Total: 136-5 (2002)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 53 (2003)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier 3-37 (2002)

Philadelphia
Highest Total: 158 (2003)
Lowest Total: 135-7 (2002)
Highest Score: G Hoban 56 (2002)
Best Bowling: G Swan 2-42 (2002)

At Bunker Hill
BHCC
Highest Total: 228-7 (2005)
Lowest Total: 202-7 (2002)
Highest Score: P Mustard 97 (2004)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 7-42 (2003)

Philadelphia
Highest Total: 163-9 (2002)
Lowest Total: 119 (2003)
Highest Score: J Allenby 69 (2002)
Best Bowling: B Pelser 5-64 (2005)

Best Aggregates (All matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 172 (2002-5)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 20 (2002-4)

Philadelphia
Leading Runscorer: F Napier 169 (2002-4)
Leading Wicket-taker: J Allenby 7 (2002-3)

Notes on the above fixture:
Philadelphia were admitted into The NEPL from The Durham Senior League in 2002 to take the number of teams to twelve. Relegated following the 2005 season they were replaced by Hetton Lyons. Shahid Nazir claimed the only Hill NEPL Hat trick in the 2004 fixture at Bunker Hill. Both Hill totals at Denton Bank were chasing targets set. With The Durham Cricket Academy and Hetton Lyons they are the only team to have played in The NEPL to not have beaten The Hill.

 

Benwell Hill v. South Northumberland

Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 2 L: 5 D: 8 A: 1
At Denton Bank: Pl: 7 W: 2 L: 4 D: 1 A: 1
At Roseworth Terrace: Pl: 8 W: 0 L: 1 D: 7

Year by Year

HOME

YEAR

AWAY

D

2000

D

W

2001

D

L

2002

D

L

2003

D

L

2004

D

W

2005

D

A

2006

D

L

2007

L


At Denton Bank:

BHCC
Highest Total: 194 (2007)
Lowest Total: 102 (2004)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 76 (2002)
Best Bowling: CD Thorp 7-53 (2005)

South Northumberland
Highest Total: 240-7 (2000)
Lowest Total: 87 (2005)
Highest Score: JA Graham 94 (2000)
Best Bowling: RM Brook 7-28 (2003), RD King 6-50 (2004)

At Roseworth Terrace:
BHCC
Highest Total: 238-4 (2001)
Lowest Total: 129 (2004)
Highest Score: PJ Nicholson 121 (2001)
Best Bowling: LJ Crozier (2003) and CD Thorp 4-48 (2005)

South Northumberland
Highest Total: 275-2 (2004)
Lowest Total: 107-4 (2000)
Highest Score: CJ Hewison 127* (2004)
Best Bowling: S Humble 6-49 (2007), LJ Crozier 5-35 (2005)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 391 (2000-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: LJ Crozier 18 (2000-3) and ML Pollard 18 (2001-7)

South Northumberland
Leading Runscorer: JA Graham (2000-7), CJ Hewison 509 (2000 and 2002-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: LJ Crozier 18 (2004-7)

Notes on the above fixture:
Roseworth Terrace is the only club ground on which The Hill have yet to win in The NEPL. South North have the most victories at Denton Bank with four. Their three back to back win sequence began in 2002 with our only defeat in the Championship season. LJ Crozier (by no means the only player to appear for both clubs in the fixture) has had notable success for both clubs. In the matches between the clubs his record is remarkable being the leading wicket-taker for The Hill and leading wicket-taker for South North with 18 for both clubs. JA Graham and CJ Hewison’s 509 runs are a record for any player against The Hill in The NEPL.

 

Benwell Hill v. South Shields

Overall Record: Pl: 2 W: 0 L: 1 D: 0
At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 0 L: 1 D: 0
At Grangefield Road: Pl: 1 W: 0 L: 0 D: 1

Year by Year

HOME

YEAR

AWAY

L

2007

D


At Denton Bank
BHCC
Only Total: 104 (200)
Highest Score: JW Welch and G Race 23 (2007)
Best Bowling: TJ Cant 5-60 (2007)  

South Shields
Only Total: 240-8 (2007)
Highest Score: L Whalley 47 (2007)
Best Bowling: MJ Muchall 6-25 (2007)

At Wood Terrace
BHCC
Only Total: 240-8 (2007)
Highest Score: AJ Maiden 49 (2007)
Best Bowling: SJ Birtwisle 4-43 (2007)

South Shields
Only Total: 154-8 (2007)
Highest Score: DG Shurben 48 (2007)
Best Bowling: K McShane 5-30 (2007)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: PJ Nicholson 54 (2007)
Leading Wicket-taker: TJ Cant (2007)

South Shields
Leading Runscorer: DG Shurben 75 (2007)
Leading Wicket-taker: MJ Muchall 6 (2007)

Notes on the above fixture:
South Shields were promoted via The Durham Senior League. Their Championship victory in 2006 saw them replace Hetton Lyons for the 2007 NEPL season and become the fourteenth team to play in The NEPL. They won on their first NEPL visit to Denton Bank on 11th August 2007. No batsman on either side reached fifty in the first two matches. SJ Birtwisle recorded his career best bowling figures in his first match versus South Shields.

 

Benwell Hill v. Stockton

Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 5 L: 4 D: 6 A: 1
At Denton Bank: Pl: 8 W: 3 L: 3 D: 2
At Grangefield Road: Pl: 7 W: 2 L: 1 D: 4 A: 1

Year by Year

HOME

YEAR

AWAY

L

2000

D

L

2001

A

W

2002

W

L

2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

D

D

2007

W


At Denton Bank
BHCC
Highest Total: 283-2 (2005)
Lowest Total: 141-7 (2007)
Highest Score: Taufeeq Umar 133 (2005), PJ Nicholson 100* (2000)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 5-34 (2006)  

Stockton
Highest Total: 280-5 (2005)
Lowest Total: 120 (2002)
Highest Score: C Oliver 118* (2005)
Best Bowling: J Davidson 5-47 (2001)

At Grangefield Road
BHCC
Highest Total: 249-9 (2005)
Lowest Total: 91-6 (2004)
Highest Score: DNG Myers 126* (2007), Mohamad Farrukh 101* (2005)
Best Bowling: PR Cummins 6-64 (2005)

Stockton
Highest Total: 228-9 (2006)
Lowest Total: 61 (2002)
Highest Score: RP Waite 73 (2004)
Best Bowling: RP Waite 8-28 (2006), A Walker 6-28 (2002), K Ward 5-39 (2003)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 361 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: ML Pollard 15 (2001-7)

Stockton
Leading Runscorer: CJ Hooker 231 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: RP Waite 26 (2000-7)

Notes on the above fixture:
Stockton were our first opponents in The NEPL on 6th May 2000 at Grangefield Road. The fixture at The Hill produced a positive result in every match until 2006. Stockton’s 61 in 2002 is their lowest total against any opposition in NEPL history. On the other side their 280-5 in 2005 is the highest score made by any visiting side to Denton Bank in any cricket, however The Hill’s reply 283-2 is the highest successful run chase ever on the ground. RP Waite holds the record for the most wickets against The Hill in The NEPL with 26 & his return of 8-28 at Grangefield Road in 2006 is the best against The Hill in The NEPL. Mohamad Farrukh's 101* was his only hundred for The Hill and DNG Myers made his maiden Hill century in 2007.

 

Benwell Hill v. Sunderland

Overall Record: Pl: 15 W: 5 L: 5 D: 5
At Denton Bank: Pl: 7 W: 2 L: 3 D: 2 A: 1
At Ashbrooke: Pl: 8 W: 3 L: 2 D: 3

Year by Year

HOME

YEAR

AWAY

L

2000

D

W

2001

L

W

2002

W

L

2003

L

L

2004

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D

2005

D

D

2006

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2007

D


At Denton Bank:
BHCC
Highest Total: 281-9 (2005)
Lowest Total: 68 (2000)
Highest Score: MA Gough 118* (2002)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 5-17 (2002), LJ Crozier 5-47 (2003), JP Taylor 5-52 (2004)

Sunderland
Highest Total: 208-9 (2005)
Lowest Total: 102 (2002)
Highest Score: A Pratt 59 (2000)
Best Bowling: FA Rose 6-29 (2003), CE Cuffy 5-26 (2000)

At Ashbrooke:
BHCC
Highest Total: 249-7 (2000)
Lowest Total: 173 (2003)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 95* (2005)
Best Bowling: JP Taylor 8-48 (2004), Shahid Nazir 6-47 (2003), GM Gilder 5-53 (2000)

Sunderland
Highest Total: 212-8 (2006)
Lowest Total: 123-8 (2000)
Highest Score: I Pattison 86* (2001)
Best Bowling: SJE Brown 4-42 (2003)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: PJ Nicholson 318 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: Shahid Nazir 18 (2001-4)

Sunderland
Leading Runscorer: A Mustard 276 (2002-6)
Leading Wicket-taker: FA Rose 15 (2001-3)

Notes on the above fixture:
Sunderland were the first side to win at Denton Bank in The NEPL on Monday 29th May 2000.The Hill were dismissed for 68 that day which remains our lowest total against all opposition in The NEPL. Only South North and Stockton have won as many times at The Hill as Sunderland. RJ Sellers and JNH Walder added 143* for the Eighth Wicket at Ashbrooke in 2000 – a record for that wicket in any cricket for The Hill. JP Taylor claimed 13-100 against Sunderland in 2004. He has 17 career wickets for
The Hill 2003-4. A Mustard is the brother of P Mustard who represented The Hill
in 2003-4. Shahid Nazir, Hill professional 2001-4 played for Sunderland in 2007.

 

Benwell Hill v. Tynemouth

Overall Record: Pl: 14 W: 10 L: 1 D: 3 A: 2
At Denton Bank: Pl: 7 W: 5 D: 2 A: 1
At Preston Avenue: Pl: 7 W: 5 L: 1 D: 1 A: 1

Year by Year

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D

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W

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W

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W

2007

W

 

At Denton Bank:
BHCC
Highest Total: 261-2 (2005)
Lowest Total: 71-8 (2003)
Highest Score: Taufeeq Umar 164* (2005), AJ Maiden 114* (2007)
Best Bowling: Shahid Nazir 5-29 (2002) and 5-40 (2004)

Tynemouth
Highest Total: 257-8 (2005)
Lowest Total: 72 (2002)
Highest Score: G Hallam 105* (2001), W Falla 102 (2005)
Best Bowling: R Perry 6-53 (2004)

At Preston Avenue:
BHCC
Highest Total: 262-3 (2002)
Lowest Total: 180-8 (2003)
Highest Score: MAP Dale 91 (2006)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 6-21, Shahid Nazir 5-47 (2004)

Tynemouth
Highest Total: 204-7 (2006)
Lowest Total: 99 (2002)
Highest Score: DJ Barrick 97* (2005)
Best Bowling: JM Callaghan 5-57 (2004), DJ Barrick 5-60 (2004), JA Benn 5-63 (2001)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 595 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: ML Pollard 28 (2001-7)

Tynemouth
Leading Runscorer: G Hallam 302 (2001 and 2003-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: B Stewart 19 (2001-7)

Notes on the above fixture:
The Hill has the most wins (10) against Tynemouth compared with any other NEPL club and the most home and away victories (five). Tynemouth are one only three current teams not to have won at Denton Bank. Taufeeq Umar’s 164* in 2005 is the highest NEPL score for The Hill and the second highest in all cricket (after NCD Craig’s 175 in 1978, also against Tynemouth). DJ Barrick nearly achieved a memorable double at Preston Avenue in 2005. His 5-60 was followed by 97*. ML Pollard's 28 wickets and
SJ Birtwisle’s 595 runs versus Tynemouth are the most against any NEPL club.
MAP Dale’s 91 in 2007 at Preston Avenue surpassed his own 86 for the highest away innings versus Tynemouth. AJ Maiden made 114* at Denton Bank it was his first Hill hundred.

 

The Banks Salver

(NEPL League Cup)


Overall Record: Pl: 12 W: 4 L: 8
At Denton Bank: Pl: 8 W: 4 L: 4
At Away Grounds: Pl: 4 L: 4

 

At Denton Bank
BHCC
Highest Total: 308-7 v South Shields (2007)
Lowest Total: 104-8 v Blaydon (2007)
Highest Score: Sulaman Qadir 104 v South Shields (2007)
Best Bowling: ML Pollard 6-36 v South Northumberland (2002)

NEPL Teams
Highest Total: 292-9 by Blaydon (2007)
Lowest Total: 110 by Sunderland (2002)
Highest Score: OJ Steadman 83 for South Shields (2007)
Best Bowling: GD Bridge 5-15 for Blaydon (2007)

At Away Grounds
BHCC
Highest Total: 221-9 v Newcastle (2003)
Lowest Total: 114 v South Northumberland (2000)
Highest Score: SJ Birtwisle 67 v Newcastle (2003)
Best Bowling: BR Evans 2-18 v Chester-le-Street (2001)

NEPL Teams
Highest Total: 235-7 by Newcastle (2003)
Lowest Total: 117-6 by South Northumberland (2000)
Highest Score: W Ritzema 83 for Newcastle (2003)
Best Bowling: GM Hollins 4-18 for South Northumberland (2000)

Best Aggregates (All Matches):
BHCC
Leading Runscorer: SJ Birtwisle 189 (2000-7)
Leading Wicket-taker: ML Pollard 16 (2002-7)

NEPL Teams
Leading Runscorers: P Underwood of Blaydon (2002-5) and W Ritzema of Newcastle (2003-4) 86
Leading Wicket-takers: GD Bridge of Blaydon 5 (2007)

Year by Year

YEAR

PROGRESS

2000

Quarter-Final

2001

Quarter-Final

2002

Semi-Final

2003

First Round

2004

Quarter-Final

2005

First Round

2006

Quarter-Final

2007

Quarter-Final

 

Benwell Hill v. Blaydon

Overall Record: Pl: 3 L: 3

At Denton Bank: Pl: 3 L: 3

2002 - At Denton Bank (Semi-Final)
BHCC 113-6 (JC Adams 3-13)
Blaydon 114-2 (I Sommerville 60*)
Blaydon won by eight wickets.

2005 - At Denton Bank (First Round)
Blaydon 244-7 (MT Drake 68*, P Underwood 62, Geoff Stewart 30)
BHCC 162 (Taufeeq Umar 43, G Race 41)
Blaydon won by 82 runs.

2007 - At Denton Bank (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 104-8 (AJ Maiden 33)
Blaydon 105-1 (PW Howells 41*, Geoff Stewart 33*)
Blaydon won by nine wickets.

 

Benwell Hill v. Chester-le-Street

Overall Record: Pl: 1 L: 1

At Ropery Lane: Pl: 1 L: 1

2001 - At Ropery Lane (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 127-9 (JW Thompson 35)
Chester-le-Street 128-4 (A Worthy 52)
Chester-le-Street won by six wickets.

 

Benwell Hill v. Hetton Lyons

Overall Record: Pl: 1 L: 1

At Hetton: Pl: 1 L: 1

2006 - At Hetton (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 204 (MP Wright 39)
Hetton Lyons (S Errington 69*, M Walker 38, S Walker 30)
Hetton Lyons won by six wickets

 

Benwell Hill v. Newcastle

Overall Record: Pl: 2 W: 1 L: 1

At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 1
At Jesmond: Pl: 1 L: 1

2003 - At Jesmond (First Round)
Newcastle 235-7 (W Ritzema 83, R Phillimore 62, MAF Hynd 32)
BHCC 221-9 (SJ Birtwisle 67, P Mustard 51)
Newcastle won by 14 runs.

2004 - At Denton Bank (First Round)
BHCC 173-8 (DNG Myers 67, Shahid Nazir 35*)
Newcastle 137
BHCC won by 36 runs.

 

Benwell Hill  v. South Northumberland

Overall Record: Pl: 2 W: 1 L: 1

At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 1
At Roseworth Terrace: Pl: 1 L: 1

2000 - At Roseworth Terrace (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 114 (GM Hollins 4-18)
South Northumberland 117-6 (D Townsend 34)
South Northumberland won by four wickets.

2002 - At Denton Bank (First Round)
BHCC 146 (Shahid Nazir 40, JN Miller33, DJ Rutherford 33 D Pretorius 4-23)
South Northumberland 121 (T Seymour 41, ML Pollard 6-36, DJ Rutherford 3-13)
BHCC won by 25 runs.

 

Benwell Hill v. South Shields

Overall Record: Pl: 1 W: 1

At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 1

2007 - At Denton Bank (First Round)
BHCC 308-7 (Sulaman Qadir 104, AJ Maiden 71, SJ Birtwisle 57, PJ Nicholson 48*,
MJ Muchall 3-44)
South Shields 292-9 (OJ Steadman 83, TP Doropoulous 75, DG Shurben 53,
SJ Birtwisle 3-21)
BHCC won by 16 runs.

 

Benwell Hill v. Sunderland

Overall Record: Pl: 1 W: 1

At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 W: 1

2002 - At Denton Bank (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 143-5 (Shahid Nazir 45, PJ Nicholson 39)
Sunderland 110 (S Old 52)
BHCC won by 33 runs.

 

Benwell Hill v. Tynemouth

Overall Record: Pl: 1 L: 1

At Denton Bank: Pl: 1 L: 1

2004 - At Denton Bank (Quarter-Final)
BHCC 131 (P Mustard 71)
Tynemouth 132-4 (B Debnam 49*, A Lion 37*)
Tynemouth won by six wickets.

 

Note:
The Hill have never played The Durham Cricket Academy, Gateshead Fell, Norton, Philadelphia or Stockton in The Banks Salver prior to 2008.