For those that way inclined, cricket can provide stats galore. Stats don't, of course, tell the whole story, but they can give a feel for who is doing well and, well, who's not.

Don Manuwelge; Twickenham's Joe Root?
In terms of batting, Don Manuwelge leads the club stats. He's currently averaging a shade over 38 in league cricket with a total of 458 runs to his name. That includes an impressive seven half-centuries; a decent effort and an indication of his consistency through the year. However, his top score remains only 69 (against Finchley in July) and he's had no less than four scores between 50 and 60. TCC's version of Joe Root? Great at getting to 50 but not quite so proficient at converting those scores in to centuries? A problem many a club cricketer would love to have, that's for sure.

Rhys Davies currently follows Don in terms of the number of runs scored this season; TCC's pin up boy has notched 401 runs at an average of 28.6 with a top score of 80 against Brondesbury in mid-June. Jacob Bhula makes up the top three; 382 runs at 42.44.

Old stagers show that experience counts
In terms of runs scored, the top three slots might well be taken up by first XI players, but batters in the lower sides are hot on their tails in the next few places.

Colin Blunden is leading the charge. The Tin Man has scored 316 runs at an impressive 29.77. There are a couple of half centuries in that, with 68 against FInchley on 7 July his top score thus far.

Steve Watts is next in line in fifth place. The third XI skipper currently has 306 runs at 23.54. Consistency has been the key there with Watts regularly making contributions without quite hitting the heights. Every side needs that solid performer, fingers crossed Watts can nonetheless go big in one of the threes' final games of the season.

The find of the season sits in sixth place; the pinch-hitting, swashbuckling 5th XI openng bat, Phil Walker. He's just shy of 300 runs in terms of aggregates (298) at an impressive average of 37.25. Given that Phil's been batting on uncovered wickets in often quite challenging circumstances that's a fair effort. His top score of 84 against Lohana also came in a big game against fellow relegation candidates; a case of coming to the party when it matters most.

Dassani leads the way
Bowling-wise, 4th XI skipper Hinay Dassani leads the way. He's managed to snare 42 league victims at an impressive average of 15.76. His best performance of 6-60 also came against one of the sides that may well end up getting promoted; the wonderfully named Pheonicians from Perivale.

Second in the bowling log is Clint McCabe. The Horse has had a quietly impressive bowling season, claiming 31 wickets at 17.68. His 8-47 was also pivotal in helping the Ts defeat Highgate in a crunch game on the Green back in June.

Jacob Bhula and Gurjit Sandhu share third spot in terms of wickets taken; both have 20. Sandhu has spread his wickets more widely whereas Bhula has come to the party at key times; the Kiwi's 5-58 at Hampstead in early June was part of a fantastic all-round performance on his part. He went on to score 135no as the Ts won the game.

The ever-reliable Tom Field comes in in 5th. Field's 18 wickets at 30.33 is a decent return, particularly as the twos have generally had a pretty tough season on the field. If, however, you're a TCC captain and you want a wicket, then you'd better hope that JP Bowman is in your side. Bowman stands sixth in the table in terms of wickets taken this year (17), but it's his average that catches the eye; 14.12! That's a decent effort, good work JP.

Bucket-hands Nunes
There is an old adage that catches win matches and anyone who has played the game will be able to recount stories of catches going down and matches subsequently being lost.

Only one TCC player has taken ten league catches this year; Carlos Nunes. Eugene Berger is next in line (8), with Dave Russell and Mesome Hussain (7) clinging on to the second XI skipper's coattails. Nitin Parab is flying the flag for the lower XIs (with 6), whilst Phil Nash also appears to have a pretty safe pair of hands (also 6).

There are, however, still three league games to go. So, plenty of opportunity to gate crash these stats. Get to it, chaps.