Championship pennants
Belmont District Cricket Club | September 27, 2024
Belmont District Cricket Club were awarded their first club championship for the season of 1961-1962.
A newspaper extract from 1962: Championship pennants awarded for the 1961-62 season were displayed at the annual meeting of Belmont Sportsman's Club. From left to right: The President of Belmont District Cricket Club (Mr. W. Sanders), Mr. D. Lennox, winner of Newcastle district bowling aggregate and co-cricketer of the year (with Mr. J. Smyth), President of Newcastle District Cricket Association (Mr. R.
M. Wilson), Mr. J. Smyth, Newcastle district batting aggregate and cricketer of the year; and the Secretary of Belmont club (Mr. J. Hook).
A strong showing across all grades sealed a monumental achievement in the clubs history.
Some statistics from that year
1st Grade: Batting Jack Smyth 584 runs at 48.6
Bowling Don Lennox 46 wickets at 14.30
Centuries : John Rogers 105, Jack Smyth 102
2nd Grade: Batting Bert Silkman 237 runs at 47.40
Bowling Ron Wilson 34 wickets at 10.41
Centuries: Keith Morton 120
Bert Silkman 115
3rd Grade: Batting Robert Gibson 165 runs at 33.00
Bowling Barry Talbot 37 wickets at 7.84
4th Grade: 1. Batting Grant Newton 317 runs at 21.10
- Bowling Lawrie Thomson 65 wickets at 7.57
- Batting Malcolm Ashford 432 runs at 36.00
- Bowling Les Goodchild 44 wickets at 5.91
