It was always going to be difficult for Lisburn to repeat the highs of their 2022 season, although they did acquit themselves well enough in finishing third in the Premiership.

They looked as if they would make the final of the Challenge Cup, but rain scuppered their chances, eventually losing in a bowl-out to Carrickfergus.

Faiz Fazal topped the run charts with 1131 at 62.83, hitting two centuries and seven 50's. Nigel Jones hit 486 runs at 25.58 (four 50s) in his debut campaign, while Neil Whitworth made 385 at 29.62 (1 hundred, 2 fifties).

Four other players passed 200 runs - James Hunter (293 at 17.24), Adam Berry (236 at 16.86), David Miller (231at 17.77) and Jonathan Waite (204 at 20.40).

Ony three bowlers hit the 20-wicket mark, with Whitworth leading the way with 32 at just 16.50. 

He was followed by Irish international Matthew Humphreys (24 at 22), and Josh Manley (23 at 23.87).

David Simpson took 18 wickets at 19.78, while other double figure contributions came from Mark Berry (12 at 27.67), Nigel Jones (12 at 41.08) and Callum Atkinson (11 at 22.73).

While there may not have been any silverware for the senior side, that wasn't to say there wasn't success with the club's second string successful, and of course their youth sides - boys and girls - also in the cups. The highlight being an All-Ireland youth cup double.

Plenty to be optimistic about at Wallace Park.

 

TOP RUNS

# Name Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s
1 Faiz Fazal 21 21 3 1131 147* 62.83 1147 98.61 2 7 120 34
2 NG Jones 21 21 2 486 97 25.58 534 91.01 - 4 36 22
3 N Whitworth 20 18 5 385 114* 29.62 538 71.56 1 2 35 7
4 J Hunter 19 18 1 293 56* 17.24 368 79.62 - 1 32 5
5 A Berry 21 18 4 236 58* 16.86 258 91.47 - 2 16 8
6 D Miller 19 17 4 231 85 17.77 353 65.44 - 1 21 4
7 Jonathan Waite 11 11 1 204 55 20.40 332 61.45 - 1 25 2
8 M Humphreys 16 10 - 145 57 14.50 137 105.84 - 1 7 10
9 C Burns 10 10 - 137 51 13.70 198 69.19 - 1 19 3
10 Josh Manley 21 13 5 129 35 16.12 168 76.79 - - 8 5
11 M Berry 14 8 - 56 18 7.00 88 63.64 - - 15 1
12 D Simpson 15 8 2 42 13 7.00 116 36.21 - - 3 -
13 C Atkinson 16 7 6 16 7* 16.00 47 34.04 - - 1 -

TOP WICKET TAKERS

# Name Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR wds nbs
1 N Whitworth 20 104.3 6 528 32 4-15 16.50 5.05 19.59 8 -
2 M Humphreys 16 116.5 13 528 24 3-33 22.00 4.52 29.21 13 1
3 Josh Manley 21 118.5 11 549 23 2-18 23.87 4.62 31.00 32 6
4 D Simpson 15 81 10 356 18 3-12 19.78 4.40 27.00 11 -
5 M Berry 14 55.4 - 332 12 4-36 27.67 5.96 27.83 23 1
6 NG Jones 21 85 4 493 12 2-11 41.08 5.80 42.50 9 -
7 C Atkinson 16 40.2 1 250 11 3-7 22.73 6.20 22.00 10 2
8 Faiz Fazal 21 46.3 2 283 6 2-15 47.17 6.09 46.50 9 1
9 J Hunter 19 17 - 125 5 2-20 25.00 7.35 20.40 6 -
10 R McConkey 1 2 - 21 - 0-21 - 10.50 - - -