A total of 56 centuries have been scored by Wanderers players up untill the end of the 2005 season. The very first club century was recorded by Wynne Jones vs Barry Athletic(away) in 1975,
followed by Norman Evans vs Coychurch(away) in 1978. The highest score recorded to date is Alan Hopes vs Ystradfellte(home) in 1997, with Nick Topley's 132 vs Parkend(home) in 1986 being the next best.
Some near misses included Joh Marusza's 99 at Stone in 1979; Ian Williams with 3 scores in the 90's; Lyndon Walters with 4 scores in the 90's, eventually reaching three figures for the Chairman's XI against the Club.
Player |
Centuries |
Highest Score |
Against |
Venue |
Year |
Wynne Jones |
1 |
102* |
Barry Athletic |
Away |
1975 |
Norman Evans |
1 |
100* |
Coychurch |
Away |
1978 |
Graham Evans |
18 |
121 |
Llanyravon |
Home |
1985 |
Carl Lawrence |
3 |
122 |
Melton St Audrey's |
Away |
1984 |
Chris Moran |
1 |
100* |
Barry West End |
Away |
1986 |
Elwyn Toozer |
5 |
101* |
Bridgend 4ths |
Away |
2004 |
Nick Topley |
1 |
132* |
Parkend |
Home |
1986 |
Lawrence Williams |
3 |
113* |
Frocester |
Home |
1988 |
Gareth Jones |
1 |
102* |
Narrow Guage |
Home |
1990 |
Mike Denning |
2 |
106* |
Cardiff Golf Club |
Home |
1997 |
Larry Lawrence |
1 |
101* |
Blaengwawr |
Away |
1991 |
Steve McLucas |
1 |
103* |
- |
Home |
1994 |
Ian Gadd |
1 |
100 |
St Peters |
Home |
1995 |
Alan Hopes |
6 |
136 |
Ystradfellte |
Home |
1997 |
Tony Swannick |
2 |
113* |
Crumlin |
Away |
2004 |
Chris Barnes |
2 |
117 |
Fareham & Crofton |
Home |
1999 |
Gareth Lanagan |
3 |
108* |
Cynon Valley |
Home |
2004 |
Tom Stancombe |
1 |
101* |
Barry Athletic |
Home |
2001 |
Ed Sherriff |
1 |
102* |
Barry Athletic |
Home |
2002 |
Richard Johnson |
1 |
127* |
Barry Athletic |
Home |
2004 |
David Smith |
1 |
114 |
Blaina |
Away |
2005 |
Stuart Jones |
2 |
133 |
Cardiff Casuals |
Away |
2006 |
Peter Coleman |
2 |
131* |
Dinas Powys |
Away |
2006 |
Andrew Ferguson |
1 |
135 |
Monkswood |
Away |
2006 |
The earliest century scored in any season appears to be 130 by Alan Hopes against Blaina at home in 1997-on 13 April, whilst several 50's have been scored in October, but no hundreds.
Player
|
Fifties
|
Graham Evans |
64 |
Elwyn Toozer |
39 |
Carl Lawrence |
33 |
Alan Hopes |
29 |
Gareth Lanagan |
28 |
Lawrence Williams |
26 |
Mike Denning |
25 |
Lyndon Walters |
23 |
Chris Barnes |
22 |
Tony Swannick |
22 |
Colin Rowlands |
14 |
Gareth Jones |
12 |
Steve McLucas |
12 |
Mark Ellis |
11 |
David Smith |
11 |
Mike Ashton |
10 |
Ian Williams |
10 |
Peter Coleman |
10 |
Ed Sherriff |
10 |
Andrew Ferguson |
10 |
Paul George |
9 |
Wynne Jones |
8 |
John Marusza |
7 |
Gerry Richards |
7 |
Dave Harris |
7 |
Richard Johnson |
7 |
Richard Morgan |
7 |
Andy Williams |
6 |
Norman Evans |
6 |
Chris Sanders |
6 |
Peter Daughton |
6 |
Stuart Smart |
6 |
John Medley |
6 |
Tony Powell |
5 |
Andy Stevens |
5 |
Chris Moran |
4 |
Paul Swannick |
4 |
Mark Hartery |
4 |
Larry Lawrence |
4 |
Tim Bunce |
4 |
There have been a further 75 instances of a batsman scoring 50 runs in an innings. Graham Evans scored 3 centuries and 9 x 50's in 1992, whilst Gareth Lanagan holds the record with 15 x 50's in 2003.