Statistics – Winterthur Cricket Club

Club statistics

Club honours

Swiss 40 over League Championship Winners

2000, 2002

Mr. Pickwick T20 Cup winners

2012

SwissT20 championship winners

2011

SwissT20 championship runners-up

2013

Swiss 40 over League Championship Eastern Division Champions

2000

Swiss 40 over League Championship Eastern Division Runners-up

2001

Club records

All Time Batting Records

Record	Stat	Date	Opponent / Player
Highest Team Score	336-5	08.05.2001	versus Royal Zurich CC
Lowest Team Score	18ao	22.08.1982	versus Derek Rodrigo’s XI
Highest Individual Score	162no	04.07.1993	J. Budd vs Munich CC
Most runs in a season	527	1993	J. Budd

Record Partnerships

Wicket	Runs	Date	Players & Opposition
1st	210	09.09.2018	R. Grover / P. Shikare vs Kopavogur (Iceland)
1st	182	20.05.2018	R. Kruger / M. Mayank vs Breisgauer Mustangs
1st	144	22.07.2000	R. Wade / J. O’Connor vs Basel CC
2nd	196	22.06.2002	A. Sharma / P. Cooke vs Zurich CC
3rd	140	16.07.2006	C. Corlett / P. Kirkpatrick vs Classic CC
4th	127	19.06.2005	J. Hallam / N. Brett vs Idle CC
5th	128	29.06.2008	P. Cooke / P. Kirkpatrick vs Power CC
6th	94	20.06.1982	M. Shakeshaft / D. Williams vs D. Rodrigo XI
7th	101	10.09.2005	S. Ashfaq / A. Steinemann vs Geneva CC
8th	59	31.05.1992	A. Mackay / D. Williams vs Berne CC
9th	56	09.06.2002	R. Emslie / P. Martin vs Classic CC
10th	52	08.05.2008	M. de Vrij / C. Cohen vs Zurich Royal CC

Record	Stat	Date	Opponent / Player
Highest score against WCC	361-5	01.06.2003	Classic CC
Lowest score against WCC	29ao	30.08.1987	Lausanne ESC
Best match analysis	7-8	30.08.1987	T. D’Arcy vs Lausanne ESC
Most wickets in a season	32	1993	T. D’Arcy
Most runs conceded in an over	37	04.07.2004	S. Campbell vs Royal Zurich
Worst match analysis	0-77	01.09.1991	J. Brown vs Alpine CC

Club statistics

last update 09.3.2025

Year	Play	Won	Lost	Tie	No Result	Runs Scored	Overs	Maiden	Runs Against	Wickets	Catch	Stump
2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	19	9	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	28	10	14	0	4	2695	355.2	6	2965	151	91	2
2022	17	6	11	0	0	1931	296.5	9	2035	108	60	1
2021	20	10	8	0	2	2763	377.4	14	2427	117	64	3
2020	23	15	7	0	1	2980	352.1	6	2803	164	95	3
2019	25	9	15	0	1	2879	499	22	3342	168	86	4
2018	23	7	15	0	1	3292	516	16	3588	164	94	3
2017	26	5	16	0	1	2540	537	9	3694	150	69	1
2016	27	9	17	0	1	2936	487	n/a	3261	182	n/a	n/a
2015	23	6	17	0	0	3453	537	n/a	3659	167	n/a	n/a
2014	23	4	19	0	0
2013	24	15	7	2	0
2012	20	9	9	0	2
2011	24	16	8	0	0
2010	20	13	7	0	0	2208	519	40	1975	183	68	5
2009	16	6	10	0	0	2038	517	42	2387	129	40	2
2008	16	9	6	0	1	1761	400	26	1980	105	37	2
2007	19	5	13	0	1	2514	567	29	2909	143
2006	18	9	9	0	0	2391	440	29	2330	125	40	2
2005	23	9	14	0	0	3211	694	61	3469	182	80	1
2004	21	7	14	0	0	2854	610	46	3172	160	56	6
2003	19	5	13	0	1	2594	561	44	2811	132	36	1
2002	20	13	7	0	0	2793	580	58	2412	172	75	1
2001	15	7	6	0	2	1768	473	59	1919	116	54	1
2000	16	8	6	0	2	2427	507	44	2337	122	54	0
1999	11	3	7	1	0	1181	322	20	1516	77	27	2
1998	5	3	2	0	0	904	133	10	596	34	7	1
1997	14	3	11	0	0	1021	274	16	1348	65	9	1
1996	12	1	10	0	1	959	302	21	1419	59	19	1
1995	15	7	7	0	1	1373	450	51	1717	123	47	3
1994	20	6	13	0	1	2701	593	82	2777	132	64	0
1993	18	8	10	0	0	1871	572	98	2247	143	56	2
1992	14	6	8	0	0	1681	456	54	1806	103	50	1
1991	11	2	9	0	0	1241	382	43	1889	79	31	1
1990	4	1	3	0	0	360	131	13	573	17	9	0
1989	13	4	9	0	0	1381	383	37	1531	81	23	0
1988	10	1	8	0	1	884	220	28	1013	51	18	1
1987	10	3	7	0	0	931	255	33	971	75	30	2
1986	14	2	12	0	0	998	310	26	1210	62	21	1
1985	12	5	7	0	0	905	288	20	1022	54	15	1
1984	11	3	8	0	0	814	250	18	921	48	13	0
1983	10	2	7	1	0	789	237	25	1004	53	19	1
1982	9	1	8	0	0	732	210	19	896	44	17	0

Cricket ball throwing

In 1882 in Durham, England, Robert Percival set the world record of 128.63m (140yards 2feet) for throwing the cricket ball.

In Switzerland the Throw-the-Cricket-Ball Competition is run under the auspices of the Swiss Cricket Association (SCA) and the Swiss Federation of Cricket Umpires & Scorers (sFOCUS)
Following registration, participants are entitled to two throws which can be made in any style
The two throws are taken in participant order in a preliminary or qualifying round, the top ten of which receive one further throw in a final round
Each throw is judged by the marshalls and match referee as a valid throw
Each throw is made with an approved SCA League Cricket Ball and each throw measured under the juristiction of sFOCUS officials
Two minutes is allowed for each throw.

Name	Year	Location	Distance
Andreas Roost	24.08.2002	Deutweg, Winterthur	69.92m
Lieuwe Lauffenburger	19.08.2001	Deutweg, Winterthur	87.57m (Swiss Record)
Roy Künzler	1997	Affoltern, Zurich	77.45m
Qais Hussain	1996	Affoltern, Zurich	71.87m

The World record is 128.63m (140yds 2ft), held by Robert Percival and was set in Durham, England in 1882 (Source: Wisden).

Hattrick club

To score a hattrick in cricket, a bowler has to take three wickets in three consequetive deliveries. The ultimate achievement for a bowler.

The following players have scored one or more hattricks for the Winterthur Cricket Club:

Name	No.	Date	Match stats/over (O-M-W-R)	Opponents
Anthony D’Arcy	1	17.07.1989	8-1-5-11 (1-1-5-0)	vs Zug CC
Alexander Mackay	1	27.05.1995	6-0-6-38 (1-0-3-5)	vs Farnborough
Michael Burgess	1	31.01.2004	3-1-5-4 (1-0-4-2)	vs Cholmeleians

Club centurians

To score one hundred runs in cricket terms referred to as a ‘century’ and in roman numerals represented by the letter C . It is the ultimate achievement.

The following players have scored one or more centuries for the Winterthur Cricket Club:

Name	100’s	Date(s)	Score	Opposition
Anupam Sharma	6	27.05.2001	108no (retired)	vs Farnborough XI
		22.06.2002	109no	vs Zurich Utd
		18.05.2003	100	vs Alpine CC
		06.06.2004	100	vs Zug CC
		26.05.2007	104no	vs Farnborough Wanderers
		05.08.2007	101	vs Classic CC
David Williams	3	28.05.1989	115no	vs Farnborough
		17.06.1990	104no	vs Bern
		09.06.1991	146	vs Zuoz
Jonathan Budd	3	04.07.1993	162no	vs Munich
		29.08.1993	110no	vs Zug
		30.05.1998	112	vs Mitie
Pieter Swanepoel	3	01.07.2000	160no	vs Idle CC
		05.07.2003	104	vs Idle CC
		31.05.2009	105	vs Highcliffe (UK)
Rahul Khandelwal	2	12.07.2015	133no	vs Power
Rahul Khandelwal	2	13.06.2015	100no	vs Lyceum Alpinum
Rohit Grover	2	04.09.2011	110	vs Geneva XI Stars CC
Rohit Grover	2	09.09.2018	104no	vs Kópavogur CC
Prafull Shikare	2	22.05.2010	103	vs Prague Bohemians CC
Prafull Shikare	2	07.07.2019	142	vs Zurich Nomads CC
Murali Gnanesagaram	2	13.06.2021	108	vs Zurich Lions
		27.06.2021	100	vs Zug
		29.08.2021	107	vs Pakhtoon Zalmi
Philip Kirkpatrick	1	13.06.2004	115	vs Idle (Lodi) CC
Craig Martyn	1	03.07.1994	104no	vs Lyceum Alpinum
Paul Cooke	1	24.06.2006	109no	vs Munich CC
Sajid Safit-Ullah	1	24.09.2006	111	vs Pakistan XI
Sanjeev Theaver	1	11.06.2009	118	vs Zug CC
Roushan Singh	1	25.05.2009	109	vs Alpine CC
Diyon Johnson	1	20.06.2021	115	vs Novartis CC
Cheema Sufyan	1	20.06.2021	127no	vs Zurich Lions

Carried bat

To qualify as having “carried the bat” a batsman must have opened the innings (as batsman number 1 or 2) and was ‘not out’ when all other 10 batsmen have been dismissed.

The following players have ‘carried their bat’ for the Winterthur Cricket Club:

Name	Innings	Date	WCC Score / Opposition
Brian Bailey	22 no	03.08.1986	61ao in 39.3 overs vs Nomads at Schwamendingen
Jiten Patel	30 no	16.06.1996	88ao in 30.0 overs vs Cossonay at Deutweg
Rohit Grover	104 no	09.09.2018	211-1 in 20.0 overs vs Kopavogur (Iceland) at Vinor (Pepsi Cup Prague)
Sufiyan Cheema	97 no	11.05.2019	142-2 in 14.3 overs vs ZCCC at Deutweg
Prafull Shikare	75 no	05.05.2019	158-0 in 25.4 overs vs SUCC at Deutweg
Sufiyan Cheema	65 no	05.05.2019	158-0 in 25.4 overs vs SUCC at Deutweg
Prafull Shikare	33 no	04.08.2019	103-3 in 19.4 overs vs Aargau at Kreuzzelg

Shakeshaft System

The WCC apply a unique formula called the Shakeshaft System, named after the creator and WCC member Michael Shakeshaft:

Batting performance points
Number of innings x (Total runs + Batting average)

Bowling performance points
2 x (Number of innings x Total overs x Wickets/Average)

Club awards

Best Batsman, Best Bowler & President’s Awards

Year	Most Valuable Member	President’s Award	Member of the Year
2023	Jagath Banneheka	John Hallam	Harsha Hettige

Year	Batting	Bowling	Fielding / All-Rounder	Emerging Talent	President’s Award
2022	Kersley Corder	Harsha Hettige	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded
2021	M.Gnanesagaram	T.Balasingam	not awarded	not awarded	not awarded
2020	M.Gnanasegaram	D.Johnson	S.Cheema	not awarded	not awarded
2019	P.Shikare	J.Banneheka	S.Cheema	Elyas Mahmudi	not awarded
2018	P.Shikare	S.Lakshitha	P.Shikare		K.Munasinghe
2017	R.Kruger	S.Joseph			J.Pratt
2016	L.Mendis	R.Ramanathan			A.Pratt
2015	R.Khandelwal	J.Banneheka			V.Mampilly
2014	C.Hirst	N.Spencer			not awarded
2013	P.Kirkpatrick	N.Mahmood			M.Rahman
2012	P.Kirkpatrick	V.Singh			K.Walter
2011	R.Grover	R.Khandewal			R.Khandewal
2010	P.Shikare	R.Khandewal			M.Rahman
2009	P.Swanepoel	S.Moore			not awarded
2008	R.Singh	P.Kirkpatrick			D.Deacon
2007	A.Sharma	P.Kirkpatrick			S.Strong
2006	S.Saftit-Ullah	S.Saftit-Ullah			R.Di Marco
2005	C.Corlett	A.Roost			A.Ashfaq
2004	P.Kirkpatrick	P.Kirkpatrick			none awarded
2003	A.Sharma	P.Kirkpatrick			S.Naeem
2002	A.Sharma	P.Swanepoel			K.Walter & A.Mackay
2001	P.Cooke	P.Cooke			none awarded
2000	P.Swanpoel	P.Swanepoel			P.Cooke
1999	D.Williams	J.Patel			not awarded
1998	D.Williams	J.Patel			not awarded
1997	D.Williams	A.Wilson			T.Bonomo
1996	J.Patel	A.Mackay			J. & U.Patel
1995	P.Cargin	T.D’Arcy			G.Deacon
1994	J.Budd	J.Budd			K.Ziegler
1993	J.Budd	T.D’Arcy			C.Martyn
1992	D.Williams	N.Humphreys			J.Budd
1991	D.Williams	J.Brown			R. & S.Playle
1990	not awarded	not awarded			not awarded
1989	D.Williams	T.D’Arcy			A.Mackay
1988	D.Williams	T.D’Arcy			T.Ward
1987	D.Williams	T.D’Arcy			B.Bailey
1986	K.Walter	M.Shakeshaft			P.Simpson
1985	D.Williams	P.Simpson
1984	K.Walter	P.Simpson			A.Kurman
1983	B.Bailey	M.Shakeshaft
1982	D.Williams	M.Shakeshaft