The Leeming Spartan Cricket Club has accumulated many amazing performances over the years – and any time we get to highlight some of them is an opportunity too good to miss! Specifically today we thought it worth looking into some stats that are sure to conjure up many memories from those involved.
Today we are looking at some of the more common leading statistics in our 102-year history, including those such as highest team totals and best individual performances – stats that still stand to this very day.
This article is certainly one for the stats-buffs who love to ponder over any aspect of cricket history, and with the 2020/21 season quickly approaching it is the perfect time to get a crash course of Spartan statistics!
We recently released our 2019/20 Yearbook that takes an in-depth look at the leading statistics from the most recent cricket season, however the ones listed below are those that encompass all seasons of the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club.
Surely several of these stats can be brought up tonight when we all come together for our Spartan Catchup at Cabin401 in Bibra Lake! You can read more about that right here!
So with that in mind, check out some of the most amazing Spartan statistics below!
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Highest Spartan Team Scores:
| Spartan Team | Score | Opponent | Season |
| First Grade | 8/431 | East Fremantle | 2009/10 |
| Second Grade | 8/433 | Roleystone | 1996/97 |
| Third Grade | 7/378 | Cockburn | 2005/06 |
| Fourth Grade | 5/372 | Phoenix | 1979/80 |
| Fifth Grade | 6/442 | Canning Districts | 2008/09 |
| Sixth Grade (ODA) | 6/346 | Murdoch University | 2008/09 |
| Seventh Grade | 3/417 | Canning Districts | 2007/08 |
| Eighth Grade (ODE) | 7/264 | Riverton-Rostrata | 2009/10 |
| Ninth Grade | 5/234 | Cockburn | 2012/13 |
| Colts | 4/364 | Phoenix | 1977/78 |
The scorecard from the record Leeming Spartan team score
Lowest Spartan Team Scores:
| Spartan Team | Score | Opponent | Season |
| First Grade (Pre-WW2) | 18 | East Fremantle | 1933/34 |
| First Grade (Post-WW2) | 27 | CBC | 2015/16 |
| Second Grade | 32 | Cockburn | 1965/66 |
| Third Grade | 38 | North Fremantle | 1982/83 |
| Fourth Grade | 9 | Thornlie | 2015/16 |
| Fifth Grade | 31 | Hilton Park | 1988/89 |
| Sixth Grade | 23 | CBC | 2013/14 |
| Seventh Grade | 26 | South Bertram | 2014/15 |
| Eighth Grade | 35 | SJ Blues | 2013/14 |
| Ninth Grade | 67 | Perth Tamil | 2012/13 |
| Colts | 22 | CBC Old Boys | 1979/80 |
Lowest Spartan Opponents Scores:
| Spartan Team | Opponent’s Score | Opponent | Season |
| First Grade (Pre-WW2) | 17 | CBC | 1931/32 |
| First Grade (Post-WW2) | 41 | Kardinya Lakes | 1995/96 |
| Second Grade | 25 | Cockburn | 2018/19 |
| Third Grade | 36 | Kardinya Lakes | 2000/01 |
| Fourth Grade | 25 | Gosnells | 2000/01 |
| Fifth Grade | 46 | North Fremantle | 1993/94 |
| Sixth Grade | 37 | Kardinya Lakes | 2019/20 |
| Seventh Grade | 35 | Riverton-Rostrata | 2013/14 |
| Eighth Grade | 9/87 | Riverton-Rostrata | 2009/10 |
| Ninth Grade | 75 | Canning Districts | 2012/13 |
| Colts | 97 | CBC Old Boys | 1976/77 |
Best Ever Spartan Partnerships:
| Wicket | Partnership | Spartan #1 | Spartan #2 | Grade | Season |
| First Wicket | 273 | JP Cunningham | BK Mant | 5th Grade | 2016/17 |
| Second Wicket | 234 | PA Read | D Ringin | Colts | 1977/78 |
| Third Wicket | 222 | PA McGilvray | S Quartermaine | 1st Grade | 1989/90 |
| Fourth Wicket | 195 | DJ Blight | RJ Manning | 4th Grade | 1990/91 |
| Fifth Wicket | 233 | AJ Gibbs | JP McGuire | 3rd Grade | 2008/09 |
| Sixth Wicket | 223 | BK Mant | JP Hamling | 2nd Grade | 1996/97 |
| Seventh Wicket | 231 | PD Clement | R Keiley | 1st Grade | 1990/91 |
| Eighth Wicket | 124 | R Caporn | EJB Preedy | 2nd Grade | 1970/71 |
| Ninth Wicket | 117 | G Marle | AS Wragg | 3rd Grade | 2000/01 |
| Tenth Wicket | 108 | A Ebbs | C Steenholdt | 1st Grade | 1936/37 |
Most Runs In A Season (By Grade):
| Spartan Team | Runs Scored | Spartan Player | Season |
| First Grade | 698 | Todd Lavender | 2009/10 |
| Second Grade | 552 | Andrew Walker | 2005/06 |
| Third Grade | 792 | Andrew Gibbs | 2008/09 |
| Fourth Grade | 716 | Russell Lee | 2012/13 |
| Fifth Grade | 889 | Brad Mant | 2016/17 |
| Sixth Grade | 1174 | Matthew Walters | 2012/13 |
| Seventh Grade | 841 | Peter Ferguson | 2011/12 |
| Eighth Grade | 575 | Peter Ferguson | 2012/13 |
| Ninth Grade | 321 | Sam Edwards | 2012/13 |
| Colts | 287 | Peter Read | 1977/78 |
Highest Ever Scores (By Grade):
| Spartan Team | Score | Spartan Player | Season |
| First Grade | 175 not out | Matthew Smith | 1992/93 |
| Second Grade | 162 not out | Brad Mant | 1996/97 |
| Third Grade | 145 | John McGuire | 2008/09 |
| Fourth Grade | 175 not out | John Spencer | 1979/80 |
| Fifth Grade | 194 | Brad Mant | 2008/09 |
| Sixth Grade | 187 not out | Glen Dobson | 2000/01 |
| Seventh Grade | 172 | Todd Lavender | 2007/08 |
| Eighth Grade | 125 | Steve McGuire | 2010/11 |
| Ninth Grade | 123 | Dallas Eparaima | 2013/14 |
| Colts | 165 | Peter Read | 1977/78 |
Most Wickets In A Season (By Grade):
| Spartan Team | Wickets | Spartan Player | Season |
| First Grade (Pre-WW2) | 90 | Roy Thomson | 1931/32 |
| First Grade (Post-WW2) | 81 | Jim Fletcher | 1949/50 |
| Second Grade | 70 | George Pluske | 1956/57 |
| Third Grade | 47 | Sean Wright | 2011/12 |
| Fourth Grade | 71 | Denis Bell | 1979/80 |
| Fifth Grade | 53 | Wayne Fontana | 2008/09 |
| Sixth Grade | 44 | Jim Leinasars
Steve Murfitt |
2003/04
2010/11 |
| Seventh Grade | 41 | Blake Carter | 2013/14 |
| Eighth Grade | 30 | Rex Miller | 2009/10 |
| Ninth Grade | 14 | Matt Hosking | 2012/13 |
| Colts | 15 | Gary Reid
George Mazzini |
1976/77
1978/79 |
Roy Thomson (pictured here in the front row, second from the left, in our 1922/23 premiership photo) holds the record for the most wickets in a season by any Spartan player. Roy took 90 wickets in the 1931/32 season. Roy was the son of Leeming Spartan President Stuart Thomson, who is seated directly behind Roy.
Roy Thomson’s association with the Spartan Cricket Club was predominantly in the era before the outbreak of the Second World War, having played in both the Churches Association and the Fremantle & Districts Mercantile Cricket Association.
He remained in contact with the Spartan Cricket Club in the years that followed, and of note in 1993 when the Club celebrated its 75th anniversary, Roy was in attendance on that night at the civic reception held to recognise the milestone. Roy Thomson would pass away in the late nineties.
Best Ever Bowling Figures (By Grade):
| Spartan Team | Figures | Spartan Player | Season |
| First Grade (Pre-WW2) | 9/11 | Aub Jarvis | 1927/28 |
| First Grade (Post-WW2) | 8/30 | Kodie McKrill | 2017/18 |
| Second Grade | 8/25 | Steve Carter | 1973/74 |
| Third Grade | 10/43 | Stuart Hennessey | 2004/05 |
| Fourth Grade | 9/26 | Tony Carroll | 1977/78 |
| Fifth Grade | 9/75 | Tom Hegarty | 1988/89 |
| Sixth Grade | 8/24 | Steve Murfitt | 2010/11 |
| Seventh Grade | 6/25 | Mick Bennett | 2016/17 |
| Eighth Grade | 6/33 | Manish Ankleswharia | 2009/10 |
| Ninth Grade | 6/38 | Milan Jakovljevic | 2013/14 |
| Colts | 8/77 | Steve Blight | 1984/85 |
The Scorecard from Kodie McKrill’s record-breaking haul of 8/30. These are the best figures in First Grade by a Spartan since World War Two and came exactly 90 years after the best pre-WW2 figures.