CommBank MyCricket Legends: Top 5 knocks

1. Dean Taylor – 381 for Werribee Centrals v Melton Centrals

Williamstown and District Cricket Association (Victoria) - B Grade, October 15 2016

Werribee Centrals opener Dean Taylor turned up to Galvin Park in November for a Williamstown and District B Grade match against Melton Centrals having never scored a century for the club he’d played at for 20 years.

But Taylor left the ground with an incredible 381 runs to his name, setting a colossal benchmark for this season’s highest score in Australian club cricket this season, one that looks unlikely to be surpassed.

“When he got out, we said to him ‘is that the first time you’ve made a triple-century?’” Werribee Centrals president Feim Hyssoli told cricket.com.au at the time. “He said ‘that’s the first time I’ve made a hundred ever!’”

“I was surprised myself,” Taylor admitted. “I’ve hit a few 70s and 60s before. I think I got a 90 a few years ago.

“I never actually thought I’d make a 100 let alone the score that I made. I was actually quite shocked.

“Once they’d clapped me for my 250, I was pretty spent. I started cramping that much, I was just about cooked.”

Image Id: 3541CEB6D2DA4774A099FF6EEC87F72C Image Caption: Dean Taylor made his first ton one to remember // Werribee Centrals Cricket Club

As Taylor approached 300, his teammates reminded him of the club’s highest individual score of 351, set last season by Michael Sammut.

The 38-year-old soldiered on, passing Sammut’s record and eventually fell to a good catch just 19 short of a quadruple-ton.

More pleasing for Taylor than his estimated “65-70 boundaries” was the fact he shared in two partnerships over 200 runs, both with juniors from the club’s under-17 side.

Such was the scale of the innings, Werribee had to continue scoring on a separate piece of paper after running out of room in their scorebook, as they racked up 3-528 from their 70 overs.

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2. John Cuthbertson – 360 for Merinda Park v Emerald 

West Gippsland Cricket Association (Victoria) - F Grade, February 25

John Cuthbertson blasted the second-highest score in club cricket this summer for Merinda Park’s F grade, making a reasonable case to be promoted at least one XI higher.

Cuthbertson crunched 50 fours and 10 sixes on the way to his triple-century, eventually falling for 360 with a quadruple-ton in his sights against Emerald.

It continued a memorable summer for the opener, having struck a double-ton, shared in a 392-run first-wicket stand and notched his 8,000^th career run for the club all in one day earlier in the season.

Cutherbertson finished with 263 in the match against Pakenham in November, before sending down 23 overs and picking 2-31.

Image Id: F13C5A602DE547EBB5728A1B51FD6B41 Image Caption: Merinda Park's Grant Bloomer and John Cuthbertson pose after their 392-run opening partnership in November

Merinda Park’s F grade side lost their semi-final against Upper Beaconsfield on the weekend, with Cuthbertson finishing with 1230 runs at 87.86 and 15 wickets at 21.67 in 14 matches.

3. Rhys Furner – 307* for Gold Crest Cobras v Ferny Districts

Warehouse Cricket Association (Queensland) – A1, March 4

Rhys Furner passed 50 for the first time this season earlier this month and went on to record a truly memorable knock for the Gold Crest Cobras.

With a highest score of 48 for the summer going into the match, Furner put his middling summer behind him to notch just the third triple-ton of the 2016-17 season.

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The opener easily accounted for the side’s previous highest individual total of 211, finishing unbeaten on 307 as Gold Crest declared at 9-512.

In reply, Ferny Districts fell well short of the target, falling for for 147 to complete a comprehensive 365-run win for the Cobras.

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4. Dewain Barrett – 285 for Gambier Centrals v Kongorong 

Mount Gambier & District Cricket Association (South Australia) - B Grade, December 10

There are scant details on Dewain Barrett’s monster double-century, which comes in at fourth on our list of the highest individual tallies in club cricket this season.

In a B grade clash with Kongorong in December, Barrett wasted little time in his brisk innings, helping Gambier Centrals score nearly 400 in just over 50 overs.

The side declared when the opener was finally dismissed 15 short of a triple-hundred.

Barrett also chipped in with the ball to knock over Kongorong for just 169, finishing with 2-17 from 12 overs to cap an unforgettable outing.

5. David Norman - 282 for Jan Juc v Barrabool

Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association (Victoria) - C Grade, February 25

It rained sixes at Bellibrae Oval last month after the Jan Juc C Grade side’s first-drop David Norman had a day out against Barrabool.

Norman smashed an incredible 25 sixes in his record-breaking double-century as nearly three quarters of his runs came through him either hitting the rope or sending the ball flying over it.

He was eventually out for 282 as Jan Juc racked up 417 in just 60 overs, his knock eclipsing the club’s previous highest score of 210.

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