Burnside West Christchurch University CC top-10 wicket takers (5-1) Part II
Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club | July 23, 2025
In Part I, we looked at numbers 10-6 of BWCUCC's greatest wicket takers.
Here are the top five greatest wicket takers in the club's history.
=4. MA Hastings and D Reese – 423 wickets
Mark Hastings was a bowler with venom and variation. In just 109 two-day games, he took 307 wickets at 13.8, with a BBI of 8-35 and 14 five-wicket bags. Add 115 one-day wickets and he was near unplayable. Hastings had all the tools: bounce, swing, slower balls, seamers. He scored centuries, fielded like a hawk, and represented Canterbury 37 times across formats.
Daniel Reese, meanwhile, was a pioneer. Playing for BWCUCC from the late 1800s to early 1900s, the left-arm all-rounder scored 11 centuries and took 423 wickets at 16.1. He captained New Zealand for nine years and scored our first Test hundred. A selector, administrator, and NZC president, Reese was a foundational figure for cricket in Aotearoa.
Mark Hastings.
3. SN Bateman – 445 wickets
Steve Bateman was raw, rapid, and relentless. From 1976 to 1991, the tearaway quick tore through line-ups, his 8-25 among 370 two-day wickets at 17.7. He also clocked a club ton and bowled the fourth-most deliveries in club history. He played 33 times for Canterbury and is now a respected logistics executive. But at Burnside, he’ll always be remembered for the heat he brought.
Steve Bateman.
2. PA Sharp – 549 wickets
Peter Sharp was more than just the “sound of summer”. A smooth-voiced broadcaster, yes, but also a deadly off-spinner. In 122 games, he collected 549 wickets with an average of 15.6. His 16-62 in 1968/69 is etched in legend. He played for Canterbury and Otago, was a basketball rep for Southland, and served in almost every role in cricket – teacher, selector, administrator, NZC board member, and Canterbury president. The Boock-Sharp Trophy carries his name, and his Sutcliffe Medal cements his place in cricket’s pantheon.
Peter Sharp receives the Championship pennant.
1. SB Inglis – 643 wickets
Top of the list and peerless in stature: Scott Inglis (pictured top). Big, bustling, and brilliant, Scotty took 643 wickets over two decades from 1999 to 2019. With trademark inswing and bounce, he was a menace. His 9-49 in his final season capped off a legendary run. He was club champion in the 2017 title win, bowler of the tournament at nationals in 2018 (outshining Blackcaps), and surpassed Peter Sharp’s record in 2017. These days he steers the ship financially as club treasurer. On the field, he was untouchable. Off it, irreplaceable.
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