Scorecard

Williamstrip v BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN on Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 13:30
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 4 wickets

Match report 1st team league debut for Andy Croft

Ekam Khaira finished his first season for Buscot Park with 24 league wickets
Mark Thatcher finished with 23 league wickets

Sonu Kumar's figures of 3-0 is the only known time that a 1st XI bowler has taken 3 wickets in a 1st XI league game with no runs conceded (if it has happened it would be in seasons 1981 to 1999 as those seasons aren't recorded on the BPCC website).
Previously from 2000 to 2024, bowlers who have taken 2-0 are Monty Green with 2-0 off 1.1 overs at home to Collingbourne in 2008, Mike Heasman with 2-0 off 0.4 overs away to Goatacre 3 in 2019 and Devine Fernandes with 2-0 off 2.3 overs at home to Marlborough 2 in 2020.

1st's all time league record against Williamstrip is now Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1.

Season stats ;-

Won 8, Lost 5, Cancelled 3.
Most runs = Luke Roche, 213
Most wickets = Ekam Khaira, 24
Highest score = Alex Gilbert, 69
Hundreds = 0
Most hundreds = none
Fifties = 6 by 6 batters
Most fifties = Arron Afonso, Guy Dawson, Alex Gilbert, Nirmal Singh, Scott McNeil, Luke Roche, 1
Best bowling = Tom Stepp, 6-25
5-wickets in a game = 2 by 2 bowlers
Most '5-wickets' in a game = Tom Stepp, Mark Thatcher, 1
Highest batting partnership = Luke Roche / Nirmal Singh, 124
Most catches = Guy Dawson, 7
Most outfield catches = Sonu Kumar, 5
Most WK dismissals = Guy Dawson, 8
Most stumpings = Guy Dawson, 1
Most 6's = Alex Gilbert, 7
Most 4's = Luke Roche, Nirmal Singh, 26
Ducks = 21 by 15 batters
Most ducks = Tom Stepp, 5
Most appearances = Tom Stepp, Louis Harrison, Luke Roche, Sonu Kumar, Ekam Khaira, 12
Most overs = Ekam Khaira, 85.0
Most maidens = Mark Thatcher, 25
Captains = Tom Stepp 12, Liam Farmer 1
Players used = 27

Hamish Millar with 345 league runs (26 in 1sts and 319 in 2nds) was the club's leading league run scorer in 2024.
Ekam Khaira with 24 league wickets (24 in 1sts and 0 in 2nds) was the club's leading league wicket taker in 2024.

Overall for the 1sts and 2nds the club used 52 players in the league for 2024 (1 less than 2023).
In total the 1sts and 2nds finished with 50 league ducks (not a record as had 55 in 2008, 54 in 2010 and 50 in 2009 and 2023).

Averages qualifications ;-
13 completed batting innings by 1sts so therefore 7 completed innings or 260 runs to qualify.
13 completed bowling innings and 416.2 overs bowled by 1sts so therefore 42 overs or 26 wickets to qualify.

The end of the 44th season for 1st XI in league cricket.
The record so far in 44 seasons is played 650, won 280, tied 1, lost 343, abandoned 26 (actual games, not including forfeits).

Williamstrip Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
13w 3b  
for 10 wickets
16
83 (18.1 overs)		     
D'Arcy Bond lbw  M Thatcher 6 1
Michael Godwin b  E Khaira 4 1
Ricardo Canestra b  E Khaira 0
Bobby Easterbrook ct  N Singh b E Khaira 14 2
Toby Heycock b  L Harrison 28 5 1
Robert Shore b  M Thatcher 0
Bruce Currie lbw  L Harrison 14 3
Andrew Sykes Not Out  0
George Cook ct  G Dawson b S Kumar 1
J Bond b  S Kumar 0
Steve Reeves b  S Kumar 0

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Thatcher8.0325212.503.12
Ekam Khaira6.0036312.006.00
Louis Harrison3.011929.506.33
Sonu Kumar1.11030.000.00

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
3nb 14w 1b 4lb 
for 6 wickets
22
85		        
Nirmal Singh ct  Unsure b R Shore 47 6 1
Arron Afonso ct  Godwin b B Easterbrook 0
Hamish Millar ct  Canestra b B Easterbrook 0
Luke Roche b  S Reeves 10 1
Guy Dawson ct  Godwin b R Shore 4 1
Tom Stepp st  Unsure b S Reeves 2
Andrew Croft Not Out  0
Sonu Kumar Not Out  0
Louis Harrison  
Ekam Khaira  
Mark Thatcher  

Williamstrip Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Bruce Currie8.003400.004.25
Bobby Easterbrook7.0122211.003.14
Steve Reeves4.301829.004.00
Robert Shore4.02623.001.50