Some interesting facts and statistics concerning the history of
Largo Cricket Club.
1. Highest score
off one ball - on 28th May, 1989, in a game against old friends Woodcutters at
East Drive, Ian Halley scored 7 runs from one strike. He and his partner
had crossed for 3 when an overthrow by one of the Woodcutter fieldsmen crossed
the boundary, thus giving him an additional 4 runs.
2. Original “Cod
Heid”, Stevie Stewart, in his debut game for Largo against East Kilbride CC,
was dismissed for a duck, run out, without facing a ball. In the same
game, when put on to bowl for Largo, he took a wicket with his first ball, clean
bowling the opposition batsman.
3. In a Sunday
game against Kinross in 1992, Largo fielded three father and son partnerships -
Ian and Graeme Barnes, Andrew and Alastair Duncan and Alec and Neil McKay.
4. One man and his
dog. Andrew Pirie was the first umpire to officiate with canine friend
during a match with the Woodcutters in 1993. Is this a world first?
5. Largo's nadir
was achieved on 20th May 1990, when they scored a paltry 22! against Crieff in
the Small Clubs Cup. What happened 12 years later though folks? nuff said!
6. Largo, hitherto
without a win in over ten years of touring, finally achieved success at
Glendelvine in September 1993. I don't think many people involved in this
monumentous win can even remember it! not just now but back then!! Scoop?
7. Also on
tour, a record sum of money was raised when players were fined each time they
maligned the English while south of the border. The parentage of the Tour
Judge levying the fine that particular year has frequently been called into
question! Will that Tour Judge please stand up!
8. Club selection
reached its all time low on the now infamous 1991 tour to Manderston when those
legends of Largo Cricket Club, Andrew Pirie and Ian MacDonald, were dropped
without even playing a game. Small wonder why they are reluctant to tour
again!
9. In defiance of
the true cavalier fashion of a Largo Cricket Club tourist, Andrew Hutchison
wrote himself into the record books playing against Glendelvine. He took
40 minutes to score his fist run. Boycott would have been proud Hutch!
Andrew was heard to say after his mammoth innings "Cricket isn’t about
flashy strokes and scoring runs it's about graft!"
10.
Ian Sim and "Gentleman" Jim Arnott achieved a club record when
batting together in 1995 against Freuchie. Their combined ages totalled
113. Not surprisingly, perhaps, the partnership ended in a run out.
11. The longest
direct hit run out recorded at East Drive was achieved by Cameron McKenzie with
a magnificent throw of 253 feet during a league match against Fauldhouse
Victoria CC in 1995. The throw was officially measured with a chain by
groundsman at the time Iain MacDonald.
12. Ex President
Ian Barnes, a long-standing advocate of introducing young players into senior
cricket, was so enthusiastic at under 15 player Duncan Rougvie's success in
having a Woodcutters' batsman caught by wicketkeeper Alec McKay, that he himself
appealed for the catch, at the same time giving the batsman out.
13. To date, only
one Largo cricketer has appeared in the celebrated Wisden Almanac - this was
Alastair Duncan who, in 1995, was mentioned in despatches for heading the
bowling averages at Strathallan School.
14.
Although
not recorded in the official statistics Greg"Kiwi"Rodden scored 138
not out against Glenrothes in the Fife Cup 2002 (20 overs). This included 7
sixes and 13 fours and in an 18 over spell Greg and partners put 178 runs on the
Glenrothes scoreboard.
15. In season 1996 Craig
"Scoop" Walker scored an incredible 5 centuries. This is a feat
that may not be equalled or bettered for a long time. He also ended that
season with a Club record of 1150 runs and a club record of 144 not out.
16. Largo has had a number of
batsman who have made it to the magical three figure mark, some of them more
than once. Here are the Club’s century makers.
Craig Walker David Cook
Gordon Kinnear
Guy Robinson
Bob Mowat Sandy
Smith Andrew Donaldson
Greg Rodden (Fife Cup)
17. Cricket is sometimes
called a batsman's game but we can't leave the bowlers out. Records are
not altogether clear in some of the old score books, however, there have been 6
official club "hat-tricks"
Bob Mowat V Lawside
CC
30th June, 1985
Bob Burns V
n/a
1986
Nigel Kite V
Mitre CC
26th July, 1987
Ian Barnes V
B.H.S. FP
1989
Glen Powell V Townhill CC
1999
Brent Bentley V
Standard Life / Clackmannan CCC