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HISTORY
CCC HISTORY BOOKS - WRITTEN BY SAM GARDINER
We currently have our three history books in stock written by club historian and former 1st XI player Sam Gardiner.
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They include 125 years of Cricket at Canterbury - $20
Great Innings at Canterbury -$10
Great Bowlers at Canterbury - $10
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Contact Harry Crothers - harry.crothers@gmail.com for a copy!
LEGENDS AT CANTERBURY
The Canterbury Cricket Club takes great pride in introducing another publication about the life and times of some of the people of this club.
Canterbury was founded in 1887. It has played cricket on the Canterbury Sports Ground since 1905. It is the oldest continually playing cricket club in the Eastern Cricket Association.
Legends at Canterbury celebrate this longevity and seeks to answer the question: what are the circumstances, both external and internal to the Club that has allowed it to thrive when so many other Clubs, founded at around the same time as Canterbury, have folded?
Canterbury Cricket Club historian, Sam Gardiner, suggests that there are key individuals who create a sustainable culture that provides a dynamic of continuity. Culture can be lived and handed down through generations of cricketers.
The Canterbury Cricket Club believes in the importance of nurturing and sustaining a connected and inclusive culture. A culture, such as described in this book, can have a positive impact on individuals, on the club collective and becomes a social good within the broader community.
This is Canterbury’s fourth recent cricket club publication. Others are Cricket at Canterbury: 125 years of cricket at Canterbury, Great Innings at Canterbury and Great Bowlers at Canterbury. All have been written by Sam Gardiner. Sam started playing cricket at Canterbury in 1964, as an 11-year-old. He finished in 1989, having played as a wicketkeeper in the first XI for 20 years. Today, Sam sits on the Hill at Canterbury, with old Canterbury friends, to watch the changing fortunes of the Club.
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Legends and other publications are available from the Club.
CCC HISTORY RECORDS
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First XI games (50 plus) played since season 1964-65
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200 games
John Bate 214
John McCarthy 209
Paul Dillon 208
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150 plus
Sam Gardiner 179
Mick Maguire 172
Peter Mirkovic 169
Grant McCarthy 163*
Ewen McCarthy 159
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100 plus
Greg Powick 138
Andrew Cumming 131
Joe Goodear 122**
David Everard 120
Barry Maguire 120
Andy Mills 109*
Jamie Southall 102
James White 100
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50 plus
Levi King 97*
Bernie O’Brien 96
David Womersley 94
Dave Dillon 93
Paul Hillman 90
Lachie Streat 89*
Adrian Sambell 87
Allan Callaway 75
Jon Wilson 72
Alex Townsend 71*
Himesh Sandaradura 70
John Murphy 70
Phil Tatterson 69
Harry Crothers 69*
Jono. Boyd 68
Adam Powick 67
Jim Whiting 63
Jessie McClaren 63
Steve Bates 61
David Gates 58
Jesse Greenwood 55*
Ian Coles 54
Eddie Illingworth 53
Dalton Wegener 53
Steve Day 51
Andrew Heffernan 51
Nearly there
Michael Alexeeff 49
Mark Gardiner 46
Michael Hawking 44
Sam Starkins 42*
Steve Duckworth 42*
Sam Townsend 40*
Chris Moore 41*
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*Current player
** Includes only games played by Joe from season 1958-59 to 1969-70. Joe’s record is incomplete. Joe played with Canterbury from 1946-47 to 1969-70.
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Highest wicket takers in first XI from season 1887
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800 plus
T. Mackie 871
H. Swan 811
600 plus
J. Goodear 674*
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400 plus
P. Mirkovic 466
300 plus
M. Maguire 363
N. Shores 357*
T. Alway 336
L. Larkin 326*
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200 plus
P. Dillon 292
B. O’Brien 250
C. Ingram 230*
H. Sandaradura 221
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150 plus
F. Gion 197*
S. Mackie 190
B. Maguire 187
W. Pockett 175
JP. Campbell 169
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100 plus
L. Baker 137
E. Illingworth 137
J. Southall 132
M. Hawking 127
J. Murphy 127
P. Hillman 113
S. Watsford 111
A. Sambell 108
L. Maguire 105*
S. Duckworth 103**
D. Hadlam 100
*Joe Goodear, Norm Shores, Clyde Ingram, Len Larkin, Les Baker and Leo Maguire’s ’s playing records are incomplete.
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Highest run scorers in first XI since 1887
8000 plus
J. Goodear (1946-1970) 8652*
6000 plus
M. Maguire (1965-81) 6358
K. Silvers (1932-46) 6019
5000 plus
P. Dillon (1970-1996) 5351
W. Lachlan (1913-32) 5257
4000 plus
S. Mackie (1907-09, 1920-37) 4869
G. Powick (1992-2017) 4688
J. McCarthy (1964-1984) 4312
J. Bate (1966-19 91) 4167
3000 plus
G. McCarthy (2004-21) 3106
F. Shepherd (1909, 1914-25) 3040
2000 plus
H. Swan (1899-01, 1907-09, 1919-33) 2950
C. Ingram (1929-38) 2769*
J. White (1996-2009) 2622
N. Shores (1935-1964) 2505*
D. Everard (1973- 1987) 2483
E. McCarthy (1966-1987) 2446
J. Wilson (2006-2017) 2162
L. Warmbrum (1923-35) 2100
A. Mills (2008-2021) 2163**
1000 plus
A. Leach (1897-1912) 1968
P. Mirkovic (1992-2008) 1880
L. Streat (2015-) 1793**
T. Alway (1916-38) 1784
A. Cumming (1992-2012) 1711
S. Gardiner (1966-1989) 1699
D. Dillon (1964-1978) 1586
L. King ( 2010-) 1583**
A. Powick (1988-2001 1409
M. Gardiner (1974-78, 1988) 1384
A. Sambell (1970-1978) 1353
T. Mackie (1887-02,1908-10,1916-20) 1314
C. Graham (2016-19) 1288
A. Townsend (2014-21) 1283
J. Whiting (2005-16) 1266
C. Denman (1928-34) 1262
G. Guiver (1926-38) 1194
P. Hillman (1975-1985) 1165
J. Murphy (1983-1989) 1113
L. Mash (2014-16) 1111
B. O’Brien (1964-1975) 1097
H. Gates (1910-18) 1067
M. Alexeeff (1974-85) 1047
Barry Maguire (1967-79) 1033
J. Greenwood (2007-) 1178**
I. Coles (1963-1981) 1001
L. Larkin (1933-1947) 1000*
*Incomplete record
** Current player
All rounders in first XI since 1887 (in order of debut date).
Batting and bowling: 1000 runs and 100 wickets
1887: T. Mackie 1314 runs and 871 wickets.
1899: H. Swan 2950 runs and 811 wickets
1907: S. Mackie 4869 runs and 190 wickets
1916: T. Alway 1784 runs and 336 wickets
1929: C. Ingram 2769 runs and 230 wickets*
1933: N. Shores 2268 runs and 357 wickets*
1933: L. Larkin 1000 runs and 326 wickets*
1946: J. Goodear 8652 runs and 674 wickets*
1964: B. O’Brien 1097 runs and 250 wickets
1965: M. Maguire 6358 runs and 363 wickets
1968: B. Maguire 1141 runs and 187 wickets
1970: P. Dillon 5351 runs and 292 wickets
1971: A. Sambell 1353 runs and 108 wickets.
1975: P. Hillman 1165 runs and 113 wickets
1983: John Murphy 1113 runs and 127 wickets
1992: Peter Mirkovic 1880 runs and 466 wickets
*record incomplete
Wicketkeeping and batting: 1000 runs and 100 dismissals
1966: S Gardiner 1699 runs and 252 dismissals (208 catches and 44 stumpings)
2004: G. McCarthy 3106 runs and 187 dismissals (160 catches and 27 stumpings)
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