Banbury left-arm spinner Luke Ryan finished as the leading wicket-taker in Division 1 of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League – despite missing six weeks of the season through injury.

Ryan, who suffered a serious finger injury at the end of June, took 41 victims to pip Harpenden’s Ben Frazer by one.

Oxford leg spinner Shamilal Mendis picked up 32 wickets.

Welwyn Garden City’s Jamie Hewitt was the top-flight’s leading batsman with 806 runs.

Banbury’s Craig Haupt hit 643 and clubmate Lloyd Sabin 502, while Oxford duo Nick Ferraby (569) and Stewart Laudat (534) also had good seasons.

Thame Town left-arm spinner Jaydeep Bhatti was Division 2 West’s leading bowler for the second successive year with 60 wickets.

That figure was four short of his 2010 total.

Aston Rowant skipper Wesley Morrick recorded 52 wickets.

LEADING PERFORMERS

Division 1

Batting: J Hewitt (Welwyn Garden City) 806 runs; N Sehgal (High Wycombe) 777; J Benning (High Wycombe) 763; P Handscomb (Tring Park) 743; R Damiano (Harpenden) 701; C Haupt (Banbury) 643; L Champion (Welwyn Garden City) 623.

Bowling: L Ryan (Banbury) 41 wkts; B Frazer (Harpenden) 40; B Mordt (Henley) 39; K Dutch (Tring Park) 37; S Lindop (Bishop’s Stortford), C Crowe (Henley) 35; S Mendis (Oxford), S Hussain (High Wycombe) 32.

Division 2 West

Batting: A Khan (Burnham) 808 runs; S Macey (Harefield) 576; P Muchall (Gerrards Cross) 546; Z Sher (Slough) 503.

Bowling: J Bhatti (Thame Town) 60 wkts; A Khan (Burnham) 58; D King (Harefield) 57; W Morrick (Aston Rowant) 52; S Ahmed (Dinton) 48; Z Butt (Slough) 41; L Beaven (Reading) 39; M Nkala (Harefield) 34.