The 90s Club


	The 90s Club 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 ......................................................................................................................................................... Not many batsmen would admit to even a twinge of nerves as they approach the magic number, but surely they ...........? Naturally it's very disappointing when you fall just short of a century; it's even more disappointing when you're run out in the 90s - as were Wayne Read (1996), Bradlee Sharpe (2004) and Lee Webber (2010). And it's a little annoying, to say the least, when you're given out lbw when in the 90s - as were Chris Dreher (1987) and Mike Randall (2009). And spare a thought too for David Webb (1981) and Martin Guilbert (2007), the only two Belhus batsmen who have been dismissed on 99. Coincidentally, both were clean-bowled and Martin regrets running 'one short' just one ball earlier! Wayne Read John Lewis Jnr Most scores in the 90s three scores in the 90s i n seven weeks Now if nerves do creep in, they clearly didn't for two Belhus batsmen. In the 1st XI's 45-over league match against Fords Sports CC on 13th August 1977, we batted first and John Rowell was at the crease perched on 90 not out - with just 2 balls of the final over remaining. Now John had never been one to dabble in singles, so he promptly smashed the next delivery for 6 and then proceeded to despatch the last ball of the innings to the boundary for 4 to reach his century. No nerves for John. John Rowell Up until 16th May 1998, Jim Banner had not scored a century in senior cricket. But against Goresbrook CC (in which he was our captain for the day), he found himself facing the last ball of the innings with his score sitting on 97. And after nonchalantly dispatching the final delivery to the boundary for four he recorded his maiden ton. No nerves for Jim. Test players are clearly not exempt from nerves. Michael Atherton was twice dismissed on 99, Richie Richardson and Mark Waugh both fell one short, and 99 was the highest test score made by Shane Warne. Greg Blewett has the distinction of scoring 99 twice in a calendar year, and in 1960, M. L. Jaisimha, the Indian opener, was run out on 99 having batted for 500 minutes! And in 1994, the New Zealand player/captain, Stephen Fleming, score 92 on his test debut and, just one week later, scored 90 on his ODI debut. A sudden lapse in concentration or a bout of nerves? David Webb Martin Guilbert Shane Warne 99 in 1981 99 in 2007 99 in 2001 And the player who frequently got a dose of the wobbles when in the 90s was Pakistan player and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. In his 195 completed Test innings he scored 25 centuries and a staggering 22 scores in the 90s. Unfortunately, not every weekend club cricketer gets the opportunity to score a century - particularly those players who bat lower down the order - at, say, No. 6 or lower. It means a lot to any cricketer to score a century during his playing career but, in a bizarre kind of way, is it not more memorable (and certainly a life-long talking point) to score 99 but not make a century? Or perhaps that only applies to those who have actually made a 100?! It is interesting to note that just one score in the '90s was made during the 1960s (Don Pegler, 1961), and only five were made throughout the entire 1970s. John Lewis Jnr made three scores in the 90s in the space of 7 weeks in 1984, and Chris Dreher, poor chap, twice scored 98 in the space of 4 weeks in 1987. The table below shows those players who have succumbed to nerves (or were simply beaten by an unplayable delivery or who fell to a great catch as they would no doubt claim!) whilst in the 90s. The list has been compiled from scorebooks in our possession and press reports, but there may well be other instances. So to those lucky (or unlucky) members, welcome to The 90s Club. We look forward to welcoming more members: membership is free of charge. 99 David Webb Colts v Hutton CC 14th June 1981 Martin Guilbert 1st XI v Shenfield CC 29th April 2007 .......................................... 98 Mark Winter 1st XI v Essex United CC 16th July 1978 Denis Reed 1st XI v Carreras CC 19th July 1981 Chris Dreher 1st XI v Abridge CC 2nd May 1987 Chris Dreher 1st XI v Hornchurch Athletic CC 6th June 1987 Andy Cayless Midweek XI v Galleywood CC 15th July 1991 Tony Udell 2nd XI v Roding Valley CC 11th August 2001 Lee Webber 3rd XI v Havering-atte-Bower CC 17th June 2006 Lee Webber 2nd XI v Old Parkonians CC 10th July 2010 Paul Bennett 1st XI v Upminster CC 25th July 2010 ............................................ 97 John Lewis Jnr* 1st XI v Hainault & Chigwell CC 23rd September 1984 Richard Day 1st XI v Maylands Green CC 16th July 1989 Mathew Lewis Snr 1st XI v Springfield CC 26th August 1990 Richard Waters* 2nd XI v Braintree CC 18th July 1993 Wayne Read 1st XI v Pegasus CC 24th July 1999 Aaron Tan 2nd XI v Grays & Chadwell CC 9th June 2001 Chris Didd 1st XI v Bentley CC 20th September 2003 Richard Day 1st XI v Tennyson CC 15th July 2006 Nick Marns 2nd XI v Brookweald CC June 2002 Nathan Turner Tour XI v South Walsham CC 7th July 2006 Brian Edwards 3rd XI v Herongate CC 24th September 2006 Taz Ali 4th XI v Stanford-le-Hope CC 18th July 2009 Tom Thompson* 2nd XI v Old Parkonians CC 22nd May 2010 Connor Elliott 1st XI v Frenford CC 15th May 2011 Joe Joyce 1st XI v Dartfordians CC 24th September 2011 ....................................................... 96 Colin Adams 2nd XI v Old Sectonians CC 7th July 1991 Bradlee Sharpe 2nd XI v Leigh-on-Sea CC 20th June 2004 Martin Guilbert 1st XI v Fords CC 13th August 2005 Dave Gibson* 1st XI v Shenfield CC 30th April 2006 Nathan Turner Tour XI v Lowestoft CC 4th July 2006 Ben Marns 2nd XI v Barking CC 23rd June 2007 Danny Joyce* 1st XI v Benfleet CC 4th June 2011 Ryan Wells 2nd XI v Dartfordians CC 14th August 2011 ............................................ 95 Bill Taylor 1st XI v Great Baddow CC 22nd July 1978 Richard Waters 2nd XI v Dagenham CC 11th July 1993 Richard Waters 2nd XI v Chadwell Heath CC 11th June 1994 Roy Heffernan Colts v Cranham CC 4th June 1995 Wayne Read 1st XI v Orpington CC 21st September 1997 Tony Lincoln Tour XI v Driffield CC 15th July 1998 Sean Farrell 2nd XI v Goresbrook CC 3rd July 2005 Roy Heffernan 2nd XI v Dartfordians CC 16th August 2009 Billy Winter 1st XI v Goresbrook CC 25th September 2011 ....................................................... 94 Wayne Read* 1st XI v Orpington CC September 1997 Wayne Read Midweek XI v Goresbrook CC 25th July 2008 Bradlee Sharpe Youth Tour XI v Hellingly CC 13th August 2004 Scott Bayford* 3rd XI v Hawks CC 7th July 2007 Roy Heffernan 1st XI v Northfleet CC 25th September 2010 .......................................... 93 David Webb 1st XI v Goodmayes CC 27th August 1983 Cliff Cansdale Tour XI v North Molton CC 6th September 1983 John Lewis Jnr* 1st XI v Herongate CC 30th September 1984 Richard Waters 2nd XI v Barking CC 23rd May 1998 Chris Baker 2nd XI v St Mary Cray CC 26th June 2005 Ben Marns 2nd XI v Grays & Chadwell CC 30th June 2007 Scott Bayford* 2nd XI v Hornchurch Athletic CC 12th August 2006 Stuart Morris 2nd XI v Rontays CC 13th July 2008 Martin Guilbert 1st XI v Pegasus & Corringham CC 27th August 2008 Nick Marns* 2nd XI v Stanford-le-Hope CC 6th June 2009 Gavin Jefferies 1st XI v Old Brentwoods CC 29th August 2009 Mark Sansom* 2nd XI v Old Parkonians CC 22nd May 2010 Joe Joyce 1st XI v Basildon & Pitsea CC 31st July 2011 ..................................................... 92 Don Pegler 1st XI v Romford Brewery CC 1st July 1961 Jim Donovan 1st XI v Clacton-on-Sea CC 16th May 1971 Denis Reed 1st XI v Stork CC 4th July 1971 Jim Donovan 1st XI v Langdon Hills CC 15th July 1979 John Lewis Jnr 1st XI v Seven Mills CC 29th July 1984 Terry Lambert Jnr 1st XI v South Woodford CC 1st September 1985 Colin Adams 2nd XI v Maylands Green CC 1st July 1990 Andy Cayless 1st XI v Goresbrook & Blythswood CC 13th July 1996 Scott Bayford* 3rd XI v Snaresbrook CC 20th June 1998 Richard Waters 2nd XI v Goodmayes CC18th July 1998 Nick Marns 1st XI v Brookweald CC 18th June 2000 Gavin Jefferies 1st XI v May & Baker CC 2nd August 2008 Danny Norris* 2nd XI v Ardleigh Green CC 26th April 2009 Mike Randall 2nd XI v Leigh-on-Sea CC 18th July 2010 ................................................. 91 Steve Solari 2nd XI v Shoreditch NALGO CC 18th September 1971 John Rowell 1st XI v Grays CC 30th June 1973 Danny Evans* 2nd XI v Shoeburyness CC 26th July 1980 Wayne Read 2nd XI v Noak Hill CC 11th August 1985 Mathew Lewis Jnr 1st XI v Caribbean CC 29th June 1986 Michael Phillips 2nd XI v Forest Manor CC 5th July 1987 Wayne Read Tour XI v Southport & Birkdale CC 9th July 1996 Brian Edwards* 3rd XI v Havering-atte-Bower CC 1st August 1998 Kelvin Carter 3rd XI v Roding Valley CC 28th July 2000 Colin Adams 3rd XI v Westcliff-on-Sea CC 2nd September 2006 Ben Marns 2nd XI v Woodford Green CC 15th August 2009 Stuart Morris 3rd XI v Benfleet CC 4th June 2011 Scott Bayford 2nd XI v Benfleet CC 4th June 2011 ........................................................... 90 Bill Taylor 1st XI v Old Esthameians CC 30th August 1986 Wayne Read* 1st XI v Mayfield CC 22nd August 1993 Richard Waters 2nd XI v Becontree CC 31st July 1993 Mark Winter* 1st XI v Clacton-on-Sea CC 29th May 1994 Mat Lucas 3rd XI v Havering-atte-Bower CC 31st May 2003 Mike Randall 2nd XI v Leigh-on-Sea CC 10th May 2009 Michael Fogg 1st XI v Billericay CC 3rd July 2010 Nick Marns 2nd XI v Ongar CC 17th July 2010 * = Not Out ............................................................................................................ The 90s Club 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 ...........................................................................................................................................

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