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BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN v Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds on Sat 03 May 2025 at 13.00
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 3 wickets

Match report The start of the 45th season for 1st XI in league cricket (42 seasons in WCCL, 2 seasons in CDCA and 1st season in GCL).
The record so far in 44 seasons is played 650, won 280, tied 1, lost 343, abandoned 26 (actual games, not including forfeits).

1st team league debuts for Bertie Halfhead and Ben Pearcey

Best bowling figures of the season so far, 8-2-27-5 by Mark Thatcher
Mark's 5-27 is the 3rd time he has taken 5 or more wickets in a 1st XI league game (2nd at home and 1 away, 1 in WCCL, 1 in CDCA and 1st in GCL).
Mark is the 1st bowler to take a five-for the 1st XI in the GCL.
Mark is also 1st bowler to take five-for's in a game in WCCL, CDCA and now GCL.

The 1st XI divisional best bowling records are now ;-
WCCL Div 1 Simon Minett, 6-28 at home to Lechlade in 1993
WCCL Div 2 Neil Couling, 8-29 away at Lacock in 1995
WCCL Div 3 Richard Gardiner, 6-52 at home to Devizes 2 in 2009
WCCL Div 3N Dave Booth, 6-12 at home to Roundway Hospital in 1981
WCCL Div 4 Mike Heasman, 7-24 away at Blunsdon in 2015
WCCL Div 4.7 Will Thompson, 5-29 at home to Marlborough 2 in 2020
WCCL Div 5 Matthew Lawrence, 6-5 away at Lacock in 2021
WCCL Div 6 Ben Batchelor, 6-41 away at Hinton Charterhouse 2 in 2018
CDCA Div 1 Mark Thatcher, 4-13 at home to South Cerney in 2023
CDCA Div 2 Tom Stepp, 6-25 at home to Ashton Keynes in 2024
GCL Div 9D Mark Thatcher, 5-27 at home to Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2 in 2025

Highest score of the season so far, 40no by Sonu Kumar.
Sonu's score of 40no is his highest in league cricket for the 1sts beating his previous highest score of 29.

The 1st XI divisional batting highest scores are now ;-
WCCL Div 1 Ronny Fernandes, 121 at home to Avebury in 2007
WCCL Div 2 Ronny Fernandes, 194 at home to Cooper Avon Tyres in 2006
WCCL Div 3 Gary Thompson, 102 away at Devizes 2 in 2009
WCCL Div 3N Bob Deane, 139no at home to Avon Sports in 1982
WCCL Div 4 Louis Bouwers, 179no away at White Horse in 2016
WCCL Div 4.7 Ronny Fernandes, 76 away at Wilcot in 2020
WCCL Div 5 Ronny Fernandes, 156 at home to Hinton Charterhouse 2 in 2019
WCCL Div 6 Ronny Fernandes, 115no at home to Wilcot in 2018
CDCA Div 1 Hamish Millar, 72no away at Cirencester 3 in 2023
CDCA Div 2 Alex Gilbert, 69 away at Cirencester 4 in 2024
GCL Div 9D Sonu Kumar, 40no at home to Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2 in 2025

Highest partnership of the season so far, 35un by Sonu Kumar and Liam Farmer

The 1st XI divisional record batting partnerships are now ;-
WCCL Div 1 Neil Phillips / John Morton, 134 at home to Winsley in 1999
WCCL Div 2 Neil Phillips / Bob Deane, 150un away at Swindon Civil Service in 1989
WCCL Div 3 Unfortunately unknown as scorebooks for 2009,2011,2012 missing
WCCL Div 3N Des Williams / John Booth, 138 at home to Burbage & ER in 1981
WCCL Div 4 Tom Dutton / Louis Bouwers, 159 away at Beckington in 2015
WCCL Div 4.7 Stuart Burchett / Ronny Fernandes, 90 away at Wilcot in 2020
WCCL Div 5 Hamish Millar / Rob Able, 216 at home to Bradford-on-Avon 2 in 2013
WCCL Div 6 Hamish Millar / Daniel Batchelor, 141 at home to Wilcot in 2018
CDCA Div 1 Hamish Millar / Alex Gilbert, 107 away at Cirencester 3 in 2023
CDCA Div 2 Luke Roche / Nirmal Singh, 124 away at Cirencester 4 in 2024
GCL Div 9D Sonu Kumar / Liam Farmer, 35un at home to Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2 in 2025

1st's all time league record against Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2 is now Played 1, Won 1, Lost 0.

Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 16w 3b 3lb 
for 10 wickets
24
106 (32.4 overs)		     
Ian Green ct  N Singh b M Thatcher 10 2
Llewelyn Hancox lbw  M Thatcher 5 1
Rasel Mahmud ct  N Singh b M Thatcher 2
Ankur Nautiyal ct  L Farmer b A Afonso 2
Yash Tiwari lbw  S Kumar 22 5
Enosh Abhishek st  L Farmer b A Afonso 8 2
Trevor Holder b  S Kumar 0
Ben Baily lbw  M Thatcher 15 1 1
Keith Morris ct  L Farmer b M Thatcher 6 1
Noah Guest b  T Stepp 8
Phil Dickenson Not Out  4

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Thatcher8.022755.403.38
Arron Afonso6.0022211.003.67
William Thompson8.012300.002.88
Sonu Kumar8.0222211.002.75
Heath Stillion2.00300.001.50
Tom Stepp0.40313.004.50

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
1nb 18w 4b  
for 7 wickets
23
107		        
Nirmal Singh ct  I Green b T Holder 13 3 2
Sonu Kumar Not Out  40 5 1
Bertie Halfhead b  N Guest 7 1
Arron Afonso lbw  N Guest 0
Benjamin James Pearcey b  N Guest 1
William Thompson b  B Baily 4 1
Heath Stillion lbw  A Nautiyal 4 1
Tom Stepp ct  P Dickenson b A Nautiyal 0
Liam Farmer Not Out  15 1 1 2 1
Alfie Millar  
Mark Thatcher  

Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Trevor Holder2.0018118.009.00
Noah Guest5.011836.003.60
Ben Baily3.0029129.009.67
Llewelyn Hancox5.001700.003.40
Ankur Nautiyal4.001226.003.00
Keith Morris1.00700.007.00
Phil Dickenson0.50200.002.40