Brighton Union Cricket Club
Team of the Century
Selectors for the
BUCC Team of the Century
Noel Pullen - club secretary
32 years, 200 senior games, selector for many years
Kevin McNally - club
president 10 years, 1st XI captain 15 years, 330 senior games, selector for
many years
David Wingfield - club
president 4 years, 477 senior games (club games record holder), selector for
many years
Phillip Arnold - club
secretary 8 years, 120 senior games, club statistician
Consulted for advice were
George Polson and Graham Hamilton, both 1st XI captains
Selection Criteria -
BUCC Team of the Century
Only 1st XI performances were
considered
Only players with a minimum
of 50 First XI matches were considered
The final team selected was a
balanced team
Pre - 1964 : no statistics
available (no scorebooks survive)
Criteria
- estimate of 1st XI games
played based on years played
- 1st XI premierships
- known 1st XI
performances - centuries, bowling and batting awards, etc.where minuted
- recommendation by George
Polson and / or Graham Hamilton
Post - 1964 : virtually
complete statistics available
Criteria
- 1st XI premierships
- batting and bowling
averages
An initial list of 32 players
were chosen, from which the final team of 12 was selected (dates shown
in which
1907-08 to 1946-47
J.Whitby, Charlie Ralph, Cyril Hindson, Anton “Bill” Bach (all deceased)
1947-48 to 1966-67
George Polson, Les Polson, John Polson, Brian Jones (deceased), Peter Smith, Len McAliece
1967-68 to 1986-87
Bill Ould, Graham Hamilton, Gary O'Mahony, Kevin McNally, David Blair, Jeff Hayes, Peter Cook,
Peter Head, Con Gorozidis, Greg Gorozidis (deceased), George Gorozidis, Nester Nezeritis,
Russell Purvis, Tony Grant, Brad Kreymborg,
1987-88 to 2007-08
Danny Frew, Alex Gerdan, Paul Edwards, Owen Morros, Matthew Britten, Con Pothitos, Darian Kuzma
BUCC TEAM OF THE
CENTURY
|
Player |
1st
XI Career span |
1st
XI captain |
1st
XI Prem’ships (Total) |
1st
XI Matches |
1st
XI Aggreg
Runs & Avge |
1st
XI Aggreg
Wkts & Avge |
|
1. Danny Frew |
1986/87
to 2004/05 |
4 yrs |
4 |
183 |
5294 avg 28.9 |
41 avg
19.3 |
|
2. George Polson (capt) |
1949/50 to
1964/65 |
5 or 6 yrs |
9 |
170
* Est |
Not known |
Not known 650 Wkts *
Est |
|
3. Con Gorozidis |
1976/77 to
2007/08 |
4 yrs |
5 |
323 |
10486
avg 33.8 |
630
avg
17.2 |
|
4. John Polson |
1954/55
to 1962/63 |
3 yrs |
7 |
120
* Est |
Not known |
Not known |
|
5.
George Gorozidis
(wkt-keeper) |
1988/89
to 2005/06 |
No |
4 |
137 |
4877 avg
39.8 |
205 Ct
11 St |
|
6. Brian Jones |
1953/54
to 1963/64 |
No |
5 or 6 |
120
* Est |
Not known |
Not known |
|
7. Tony Grant |
1979/80
to 1998/99 |
1 yr |
5 |
192 |
3281 avg 22.0 |
190 avg 18.7 |
|
8. Kevin
McNally (v-capt) |
1966/67
to 1989/90 |
15 yrs |
4 |
257 |
3575 avg 21.3 |
94 avg
13.6 219 Ct 47 St |
|
9. Les Polson |
1949/50
to 1962/63 |
1 yr |
9 |
175
* Est |
Not known |
Not known 650 Wkts * Est |
|
10. Jeff Hayes |
1967/68
to 1988/89 |
No |
4 |
161 |
1102 avg 10.1 |
548 avg 13.8 |
|
11. David Blair |
1970/71
to 1991/92 |
No |
2 |
144 |
716 avg 10.7 |
344 avg 16.2 |
|
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|
12. Alex Gerdan |
1987/88
to 2007/08 |
4 yrs |
3 |
114 |
2843 avg
29.6 |
99 avg 23.0 |
Coach of the Century : Jack
Vollugi
Team Manager of the Century : John Egan