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.