Saturday, May 21st, 2016

Dolly Leading Run-Getter And Leach Top Wicket-Taker In Championship

Dolly Leading Run-Getter And Leach Top Wicket-Taker In Championship

Brett D'Oliveira is Worcestershire's leading run-getter and top of their batting averages in the Specsavers County Championship.

D'Oliveira will head into tomorrow's match with Leicestershire at Grace Road on 473 runs at an average of 118.25.

He has scored a double hundred, a century and a 99 in just five innings in the four-day competition.

In addition he has featured in five century partnerships in the Championship – two with skipper Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali and one with Joe Clarke.

Clarke is the next highest scorer with two hundreds in his tally of 360 runs at an average of 72.00.

Their efforts have played a majoe role in Worcestershire securing maximum batting points from their four innings to date.

On the bowling side, last season's leading wicket-taker Jack Leach is again out in front with 14 victims including 5-115 against Essex at New Road.

Leach, the club's Players' Player Of The Year, collected 59 scalps in 2015.

Just one behind the all-rounder is NewZealand paceman Matt Henry (13) with all-rounder Ed Barnard on 11.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

BATTING

D'Oliveira Matches 4, Inns 5, Not Out 1, Runs 473, Highest 202*, Average 118.25

Moeen Ali 3, 4, 1, 273, 136*, 91.00

Clarke 4, 5, 0, 360, 135, 72.00

Kohler-Cadmore 4, 5, 1, 205, 119*, 51.25

Henry 3, 3, 1, 87, 42*, 43.50

Cox 4, 4, 0, 124, 69, 31.00

Kervezee 1, 1, 0, 29, 29, 29.00

Whiteley 4, 5, 1, 100, 71, 25.00

Mitchell 4, 5, 0, 120, 66, 24.00

Leach 4, 3, 0, 49, 26, 16.33

Shantry 4, 2, 1, 14, 13, 14.00

Barnard 4, 2, 0, 23, 14, 11.50

Santner 1, 1, 1, 23, 23*, —–

BOWLING

Mitchell Matches 4, Inns 1, Overs 3, Maidens 0, Runs, 10, Wickets 1, Average 10.00

Leach 4, 7, 130.4, 21, 443, 14, 31.64

Barnard 4, 7, 109.0, 24, 354, 11, 32.18

Henry 3, 6, 134.0, 24, 447, 13, 34.38

Shantry 4, 6, 129.2, 36, 352, 7, 50.28

D'Oliveira 4, 6, 62.2, 6, 166, 2, 83.00

Moeen Ali 3, 4, 42.0, 5, 161, 1, 161.00