Sway Cricket Club
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The hall of fame is to honour those players who over the years have given great service to the club. It is proposed that a maximum of one person can enter the Hall of Fame each season and entry should be unanimously agreed by the Committee. |
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| Steve Keen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No one in recent times has had such a long and illustrious impact (particularly off the field) on Sway Cricket Club as Stephen Geoffrey Keen, with the creation of the Colts Section surely the highlight of his many contributions. It was at the start of the 1990's when a "young" Steve Keen was turning out in friendlies for the Hare and Hounds cricket team based at Pitmore Lane, that the notion of reforming Sway Cricket Club was first mooted. This not only puts this diminutive wicket keeper- batsman! right in at the beginning of this new venture which became a reality in 1992; but also makes him the most senior current member of the club. Taking
the first era 92-98 he was the regular wicket keeper and, batting in the
style of Mike Steadman chipped in with some runs as well making a
highest score of 62. In 1997 he took over from Pete Lawrence as friendly
captain. He has always been a useful fielder and when Ray Gunn (now at
Burley) joined in 1995 he switched to the outfield once taking 4
catches in one game (a club record share with the
Editor!) In 2012 Steve is likely to play a key role as wicketkeeper for the 2nd XI bringing his invaluable experience as well as gloves skills to the side. His playing record from 1996 to present sees a total of 259 appearances with a slightly misleading batting average of 9.78, 108 catches and 16 stumpings with remarkably 5 wickets taken with his dodgy leg breaks. |
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| Dave Hurrell | ![]() |
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There is no consensus amongst archaeologists as to precisely when Dave made his debut for the club but he can recall the quality of teas still being affected by rationing. At as the start of the 2012 season, this powerful right handed opening batsman has made a total of 305 appearances for the club scoring over 3,797 runs at a respectable average of 16.09. He is best known for his "hoik" - a powerful drive cum slog between mid-wicket and mid-on. He is also known for bowling some of the highest "moonballs" in club cricket - no doubt taking many batsmen by surprise to the extent that is bowling average is just 15.41. Dave is also an excellent fielder with a whopping 102 catches to his name - aided by a particularly large pair of "bucket hands". Perhaps now a yard or two slower than before, it is hoped Dave will grace Jubilee Fields for many years to come. To this day, Dave still shares the records for the top 2 partnerships in the club's history. Hurrell acted as friendly captain for 6 years before retiring from the role at the end of 2009, however, he is still active in all areas of the club on and off the pitch and is currently club treasurer. In 2011 he was a key member of the 3rd XI promotion winning side and will no doubt feature for them again in 2012. |
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| Carl Osborne |
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A more single-minded player you are unlikely to meet, Carl was a founder member of the reformed club. Despite coming to the game only in his 30s, Carl was a natural and genuinely quick bowler, with an easy action that was pleasant to the eye. Despite not playing regularly since 2006, Carl has still bowled more overs and taken more wickets than anyone else in the clubs history - 271 wickets at an average of just 11.05. He still holds the top 6 out of the top 7 bowling performances for the club - his best being 7 wickets for just 8 runs in 1997. A fine fielder also, every season brings fresh hope that Carl can be coaxed out of retirement.
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