Westhoughton Cricket Club
Professional Roll Call
Below are the names of appointed Professionals at the start of each season who were employed at the club down the years, together with statistics showing their season total number of runs and wickets. Please note, not all figures available in the end of season averages.
Year Professional Runs Wkts
2008 – Dwayne Smith 520 52
2007 – Dale Richards 684 -
2006 – Rayad Emrit 397 23
2005 – Antonio Mayers 980 71
2004 - Antonio Mayers 947 104
2003 – Dwayne Smith 950 57
2002 – Abdur Khan 581 88
2001 – Brad White 1177 43
2000 - R. Bhanabhai - 32
1999 - R. Bhanabhai 97 56
1998 - R. Bhanabhai - 50
1997 - R. Bhanabhai 123 38
1996 - R. Bhanabhai 88 36
1995 – Collis King 500 -
1994 – Collis King 894 -
1993 – Frans Cronje 931 44
1992 – Frans Cronje 934 36
1991 – Colin Crouch 323 41
1990 - Rod Estwick 685 64
1989 - Rod Estwick 521 75
1988 - Rod Estwick 743 58
1987 – Collis King 1129 59
1986 – Collis King 897 61
1985 - D. Vengsarkar 802 -
1984 - J. Hitchmough 562 62
1983 - J.A. Sutton 291 49
1982 - J.A. Sutton 252 26 (injured early in season)
1981 - J.A. Sutton 608 48
1980 - J.A. Sutton 725 56
1979 - J.A. Sutton 794 64
1978 - J.A. Sutton 634 51
1977 - J.A. Sutton 1054 58
1976 - J.A. Sutton 852 32
1975 - R. Rodger 214 53
1974 - R. Rodger 269 56
1973 - R. Rodger - 81
1972 - J. Dyson - 83
1971 - J. Dyson 336 72
1970 - M. Staziker - -
1969 - G. Hazell - 61
1968 – G.Hazell - 57
1967 - G.Hazell 406 56
1966 – H.Farrar - 38
1965 - H.Farrar - 59
1964 - H.Farrar 356 56
1963 - H.Farrar - 89
1962 – R.Digman - 65
1961 – I.Elahi 513 91
1960 - C.Nicholls 523 49
1959 - C.Nicholls 542 41
1958 - C.Nicholls - 50
1957 - C.Nicholls - 67
1956 - C.Nicholls - 79
1955 – E.Baker 597 24
1954 – E.Baker 497 41
1953 - E.Baker - 45
1952 - E.Baker - 30
1951 - E.Thornton - 43
1950 – B.Marsh 334 23
1949 - E.Baker - 48
1948 - E.Baker - 56
1947 - E.Thornton - 71
1946 - E.Thornton - 48
1945 - E.Thornton - 73
1944 - E.Thornton - 65
1943 – R.Pollard 231 50
1942 - R.Pollard - 87
1941 - R.Pollard - 125
1940 – J.Fearnhead - -
1939 – T.Hughes - 52
1938 - Cooke - 33
1937 – T.Hughes - 77
1936 – F.Harrison - 80
1935 – F.Harrison - 127
1934 – F.Harrison 414 68
1933 – J.Threlfall 785 36
1932 – Simpson - -
1931 – V.Norbury - 58
1930 – Minshul - -