Club Records - Batting
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8. Club Records - Batting


BOECC dates all the way back to 1908, so as you might expect there have been some impressive performances in that time. Here are the best of the best.

Sources used to compile these records include Play Cricket and two excellent history books on the Bank of England Sports Club - "The House" (1908-1983) and "The Club" (1983-2008).


Top 20 Individual Batting Performances

  • 193* - Ralph Smith vs Oxford University Authentics (1947)
  • 184 - Herbert Bannister vs Eastbourne (1921)
  • 178 - Phillip Chapman vs Pyrford 2nd XI (2010)
  • 169 - Colin Parham vs Unknown (1964)
  • 163* - Mark Flack vs Oxted & Limpsfield 2nd XI (2001)
  • 162 - Phillip Chapman vs Phoenix (2016)
  • 158 - John Hopwood vs Sussex Martlets (1950)
  • 157* - Richard Murray vs Trinity Mid Whitgiftians 1st XI (2001)
  • 157* - John Hodges vs Beckenham (1984)
  • ​156* - Ralph Smith vs Unknown (1939)
  • ​155* - Colin Parham vs Beckenham (1962)
  • ​155 - Justin Ricketts vs Weybridge 1st XI (2002)
  • ​151* - Christian Portz vs Epsom 2nd XI (2019)
  • ​151 - Henry Walpole vs Worcester Park 2nd XI (2007)
  • ​150* - John Kirby vs Sussex Martlets (1962)
  • ​147* - Ralph Smith vs St Michael's Masters (1938)
  • ​147* - Phillip Chapman vs Streatham & Marlborough 1st XI (2010)
  • ​146* - Tom Viegas vs Leeds & Broomfield (2019)
  • ​146 - Chris Somerville vs St Lawrence 2nd XI (2018)
  • ​145 - Henry Walpole vs Churt 1st XI (2013)


Top 20 Most Runs in a Season

  • 2055 - John Hopwood (1948)
  • 1788 - Ralph Smith (1947)
  • 1755 - John Hopwood (1950)
  • 1554 - Colin Parham (1970)
  • 1503 - Colin Parham (1966)
  • 1486 - Reggie Somerville (1949)
  • 1439 - Ralph Smith (1948)
  • 1427 - Ralph Smith (1953)
  • 1379 - Ralph Smith (1951)
  • 1358 - Shiraz Husain (2022)
  • ​1352 - John Hopwood (1949)
  • 1325 - Colin Parham (1965)
  • 1317 - Reggie Somerville (1947)
  • 1295 - John Hopwood (1951)
  • 1294 - Paul Brown (1977)
  • 1186 - David Broad (1975)
  • 1186 - Mike Iles (1983)
  • 1151 - Yogesh Patel (2016)
  • 1135 - P.R Cavalier (1946)
  • 1131 - Ralph Smith (1939)


1000+ Runs in a Season

  • Colin Parham - 11 occasions (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
  • Ralph Smith - 8 occasions (1937, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
  • Reggie Somerville - 7 occasions 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1958)
  • John Hopwood - 4 occasions (1948, 1949, 1950, 1951)
  • David Scrivens - 3 occasions (1969, 1970, 1975)
  • Shiraz Husain - 3 occasions (2016, 2022, 2023)
  • C.C Lockitt - 2 occasions 1934, 1939)
  • Paul Brown - 2 occasions (1973, 1977)
  • J.H Kendall (1926)
  • E.J Reynolds (1929)
  • S.M.H Spearing (1935)
  • B.A Smith (1942)
  • P.R. Cavalier (1946)
  • G.A Lambert (1947)
  • David Broad (1975)
  • Mike Iles (1983)
  • Nigel Amon (1986)
  • John Hodges (1986)
  • Yogesh Patel (2016)
  • Matt Luddington (2022)