It was a tough year for Ballyspallen who finished bottom of the Premiership, although they did manage two wins and were competitive in a number of matches.
They were forced to change professionals mid-season, had a number of injuries, and were often forced to blood youngsters.
Duminda Perera topped their charts with 425 runs at 32.69(6 fifties), while Stuart Kennedy hit 399 at exactly 19.
Others worthy of mention are Luke Gilfillan (336 at 17.68), skipper James Thompson (320 at 16), Kyle Morrow (263 at 18.79) and replacement pro Zeeshan Malik (201 at 33.50).
The bowling lacked penetration and variety, with only Stuart Kennedy (21 wkts at 30.67) passing the 20-wicket marker.
Duminda Perera and James Thompson each took 15 wickets, while Clive Rodgers (11) and Stephen Kennedy - who got their only 5 wicket haul - the others to reach double figures.
The club continues to improve and develop their facilities, youth and women's teams and will be all the stronger for it.
The solid foundations will serve them well in the years ahead.
TOP RUNS
# | Name | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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1 | D Perera | 15 | 15 | 2 | 425 | 66* | 32.69 | 425 | 100.00 | - | 6 | 42 | 20 |
2 | Stuart Kennedy | 22 | 22 | 1 | 399 | 57 | 19.00 | 484 | 82.44 | - | 1 | 40 | 19 |
3 | L Gilfillan | 20 | 19 | - | 336 | 61 | 17.68 | 512 | 65.62 | - | 2 | 45 | 4 |
4 | J Thompson | 22 | 22 | 2 | 320 | 58 | 16.00 | 427 | 74.94 | - | 1 | 30 | 15 |
5 | K Morrow | 17 | 17 | 3 | 263 | 57 | 18.79 | 406 | 64.78 | - | 1 | 20 | 12 |
6 | Z Malik | 6 | 6 | - | 201 | 49 | 33.50 | 195 | 103.08 | - | - | 18 | 10 |
7 | J Wenlock | 12 | 12 | - | 132 | 35 | 11.00 | 221 | 59.73 | - | - | 11 | 5 |
8 | C Rodgers | 12 | 12 | - | 130 | 68 | 10.83 | 190 | 68.42 | - | 1 | 20 | 2 |
9 | Stephen Kennedy | 10 | 10 | 1 | 109 | 44 | 12.11 | 164 | 66.46 | - | - | 15 | 3 |
10 | A Christie | 12 | 12 | - | 108 | 45 | 9.00 | 215 | 50.23 | - | - | 12 | 1 |
11 | J O'Brien | 18 | 17 | - | 99 | 23 | 5.82 | 210 | 47.14 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
12 | M O'Brien | 18 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 9 | 9.57 | 125 | 53.60 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
13 | R Bond | 12 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 6.33 | 76 | 50.00 | - | - | 5 | 1 |
14 | D McElhinney | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 17* | 10.33 | 75 | 41.33 | - | - | 3 | - |
15 | Ryan Bond | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5.33 | 42 | 38.10 | - | - | 2 | - |
16 | S Guy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8* | 8.00 | 31 | 51.61 | - | - | 2 | - |
17 | S McCloskey | 4 | 4 | - | 11 | 5 | 2.75 | 48 | 22.92 | - | - | 2 | - |
18 | G Thompson | 4 | 2 | - | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 21 | 47.62 | - | - | 1 | - |
19 | Z Guy | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | 17 | 35.29 | - | - | - | - |
20 | D Quinlan | 6 | 4 | - | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | 23 | 21.74 | - | - | - | - |
TOP WICKETS
# | Name | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI | wds | nbs |
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1 | Stuart Kennedy | 22 | 118 | 11 | 644 | 21 | 3-23 | 30.67 | 5.46 | 33.71 | - | 34 | - |
2 | D Perera | 15 | 81.4 | 6 | 400 | 15 | 2-14 | 26.67 | 4.90 | 32.67 | - | 15 | - |
3 | J Thompson | 22 | 86.1 | 2 | 696 | 15 | 4-28 | 46.40 | 8.08 | 34.47 | - | 18 | 1 |
4 | C Rodgers | 12 | 63 | 3 | 304 | 11 | 2-22 | 27.64 | 4.83 | 34.36 | - | 11 | 2 |
5 | Stephen Kennedy | 10 | 49.5 | 1 | 296 | 10 | 5-53 | 29.60 | 5.94 | 29.90 | 1 | 2 | - |
6 | K Morrow | 17 | 40.5 | - | 309 | 8 | 2-34 | 38.62 | 7.57 | 30.62 | - | 7 | 2 |
7 | M O'Brien | 18 | 35 | - | 305 | 7 | 2-24 | 43.57 | 8.71 | 30.00 | - | 19 | 2 |
8 | J Wenlock | 12 | 34.3 | - | 282 | 5 | 2-45 | 56.40 | 8.17 | 41.40 | - | 21 | 2 |
9 | J O'Brien | 18 | 15.3 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 2-7 | 25.75 | 6.65 | 23.25 | - | 1 | - |
10 | Z Malik | 6 | 38 | 5 | 175 | 4 | 2-31 | 43.75 | 4.61 | 57.00 | - | 8 | - |
11 | D McElhinney | 13 | 7.5 | - | 39 | 2 | 2-18 | 19.50 | 4.98 | 23.50 | - | 4 | 1 |
12 | R Bond | 12 | 3.3 | - | 46 | 1 | 1-4 | 46.00 | 13.14 | 21.00 | - | - | - |
13 | S Guy | 3 | 5 | - | 47 | 1 | 1-24 | 47.00 | 9.40 | 30.00 | - | 1 | - |
14 | S McCloskey | 4 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 1-35 | 101.00 | 5.61 | 108.00 | - | 1 | 1 |