Mike Sutton

  • Full Name: Michael John Sutton
  • Role: Right Hand Opening Bat
  • Born: 5th October 1944, Hellesdon, Norwich
  • Height: 5 ft 10½
  • Weight:11 st 12 lbs
  • Club Debut: v Acle 11 June 1961
  • Occupation: Teacher of P.E. & Biology
  • Family Links with Drayton: Two of three sons, Chris and John have played for Drayton
  • Education: Hellesdon Secondary Modern School
  • Qualifications: Teaching certificate & BEd Degree (1st Class) in P.E. & Biology from Loughborough University
  • Memorable Matches for Drayton: "Too many to recall but those in which I have scored 100 or more runs, escpecially the innings of 139 not out against Rollesby."
  • Favourite Grounds: Drayton & Horsford
  • Sixes Hit: 74
  • Ducks: 36
  • Drayton Highest Score: 139* v Rollesby 1st June 1996
  • Drayton Best Bowling: 2-9 v Peter Taylor XII 14th September 1986
  • Best Season Batting: 1038 runs - 1989 - Avge 28.83 (inc. 3 centuries)
  • 500 Runs In A Season: 9 times
  • Honours won:1987 Norfolk League Division Three runners up, 1988 Ruth Watling Cup winners, 1988 RG Carter Cup runners up, 1989 RG Carter Cup winners, 1990 Peter Taylor Cup winners, 1991 Norfolk League Division Three runners up, 1993 Norfolk League Division Two winners, 1998 Norfolk League Player of the Month for May, 1998 Norfolk League Division Two Batsman of the Year, 2002 Norfolk League Division Two runners up, 2007 Norfolk League Division Eight runners up, 2008 Norfolk League Division Seven Winners
  • Other Information:Was Club Chairman from 2003 to 2005. Club leading run scorer in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 & 2002. Played professional football for Norwich City 1962-67 (54 games 3 goals), Chester City 1967-70 (137 games 9 goals) and Carlisle United 1970-72 (53 games 1 goal).
  • Mike Sutton Career Record
    YearMINORunsHSAvge10050ctstOversMRunsWAvgeBB4Wi
    1961771853114.17

    4
    2140


    1962110000.00










    1963220000.00

    1







    1986101002436724.30
    45
    5021210.502-9
    19873736489286*27.88
    811







    198842426955101*26.5313142






    198936360103810428.8334236






    19903131272977*25.14
    3255






    199123233746108*37.3014191






    199217173638108*45.5731151






    1993181804927427.33
    4133






    199488114963*21.29
    17







    1995101013117734.56
    2151






    199619192712139*41.881492






    1997151524127031.69
    2145






    199814143517117*47.001311






    1999131303535927.15
    47







    20001313134390*28.58
    25







    2001141404237930.21
    32







    2002161614969133.07
    181






    2003201803124917.33

    94






    2004151513136422.36
    185






    2005181633464726.62

    1







    2006141141595022.71
    14







    20077711434323.83

    2







    20081717251769*34.47
    32







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