After an absolutely horrible close season it was an achievement in itself that Burndennett managed to field a team at all but to their eternal credit and thanks to the commitment of the players and several very willing committee members led by Kevin Logue they saw it through.

They lost six first team players due to a host of reasons ahead of this season but the likes of Stephen McCay, Mark Doherty and skipper Johnny Devine hung around to accompany a very young squad allowing them this winter to try to rebuild.

Things didn't get much better as the summer progressed either as Burndennett lost stalwarts Toby McGettigan and Philip Vaughan but they battled on. At one stage it looked as if they would go through the season without recording a win before they racked up stunning victories over the two sides who were eventually to fight out the championship, Creevedonnell and Drummond, in the space of two days.

They may have finished bottom of the heap in 2011 but this is a camp that will be far from dispirited and Burndennett will feel that if they keep what they have and manage to lure back an old friend or two that they can ride out these choppy waters.

Given the difficulties it is no surprise that there were no major movers or shakers in the averages table, only Mark Doherty with 405 runs at an average of over 25 making the batting quota. No-one managed to go over the 20-wicket barrier either, skipper Johnny Devine with 18 and Stephen McCay (17) faring best while Ross McCay will have learned plenty and enjoyed the experience of breaking into senior cricket.

The youngster claimed 11 wickets at a very decent average of under 20 runs apiece but this is probably the right time for Burndennett to draw a line under 2011 and look forward to building from here.