DEANERY celebrated a Town & Country Southern League and Echo Trophy double in 1979, but the title race could hardly have been tighter with the Southampton club pipping 1978 winners Havant by 0.04 of a point on the season's average.
The season was badly affected by the weather with a whole host of matches being washed out. Rained off four times, Deanery won nine of their 11 matches, having only managed to take the field twice by mid-June. Disappointingly, the final round of matches was washed out, culminating in an anti-climatic finish to the summer.
The overall lack of matches played was reflected in the 1979 season's averages, with Ian Watson (335) the only Deanery batsman to exceed 300 runs. Havant opening pair Roger Gilliatt (390) and Trevor Hicks (386) were the leading SL run scorers, with Waterlooville's Ian Farley (379) two boundaries behind. Hyde Ramblers' Bob Laishley bowled and bowled, taking 46 wickets, with Derek Tulk and Don Whitlock taking 36 each. Bowling restrictions came next !
The season was badly affected by the weather with a whole host of matches being washed out. Rained off four times, Deanery won nine of their 11 matches, having only managed to take the field twice by mid-June. Disappointingly, the final round of matches was washed out, culminating in an anti-climatic finish to the summer.
The overall lack of matches played was reflected in the 1979 season's averages, with Ian Watson (335) the only Deanery batsman to exceed 300 runs. Havant opening pair Roger Gilliatt (390) and Trevor Hicks (386) were the leading SL run scorers, with Waterlooville's Ian Farley (379) two boundaries behind. Hyde Ramblers' Bob Laishley bowled and bowled, taking 46 wickets, with Derek Tulk and Don Whitlock taking 36 each. Bowling restrictions came next !
