Scorecard

Cirencester 3rds v BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN on Sat 11 May 2024 at 13.30
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 8 wickets

Match report The start of the 44th season for 1st XI in league cricket (42 seasons in WCCL and 2nd season in CDCA).
The record so far in 43 seasons is played 637, won 272, tied 1, lost 338, abandoned 26 (actual games, not including forfeits).

1st team league debuts for Ekam Khaira, Guy Dawson, Luke Roche and Deepu Singh

Best bowling figures of the season so far, 8-1-23-4 by Ekam Khaira
Ekam's figures of 4-23 are now the 1sts best 8 over away bowling spell in the CDCA beating Gavin Yon's 8-0-28-3 at South Cerney in 2023.

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 Ekam Khaira, 4-23 away at Cirencester 3 in 2024

50ao off 18 overs equals the lowest ever score by any opposition batting first in a 1st XI league game, equal with Fairford's 50ao off 28.5 overs in 2023 (Buscot Park won by 6 wickets). The next lowest is 62ao off 28 overs by Ramsbury away in 2016 (Buscot Park won by 8 wickets).
It is the joint 3rd lowest score by the opposition in all 1st XI away league games with the lowest two scores being 38ao off 21.5 overs by Lacock in 2021 (Buscot Park won by 72 runs) and 44ao off 23.3 overs by Avon Sports in 1996 (Buscot Park won by 134 runs)

Highest score of the season so far, 28no by Guy Dawson.

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 Guy Dawson, 28no away at Cirencester 3 in 2024

Highest partnership of the season so far, 34un by Guy Dawson and Luke Roche for the 3rd wicket.

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 Guy Dawson / Luke Roche, 34un away at Cirencester 3 in 2024

Winning the game in 10.2 overs of batting is the 1st XI's 3rd ever quickest winning innings. The quickest winning innings is 8.4 overs away to Beckington 2 in 2018 (Beckington 96ao, Buscot Park 99-2 off 8.4 overs) and 2nd quickest is 9.3 overs away to Fairford 2 in 2023 (Fairford 50ao, Buscot Park 54-4 off 9.3 overs).

With only 28.2 overs in the game, it is now the shortest number of overs for a 1st XI game (not including abandoned games). The previous shortest 1st team game was 31 overs away at Beehive Bradford in 2011 (Buscot Park 45ao off 22 overs, Beehive Bradford 48-1 off 9 overs)

1st's all time league record against Cirencester 3 is now Played 2, Won 1, Lost 0, Abandoned 1.

Cirencester 3rds Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
16w 1b 1lb 
for 10 wickets
18
50 (18.0 overs)		     
B Frost b  E Khaira 5 1
N Matthew ct  A Capper b E Khaira 7 1
N Hall lbw  M Thatcher 15
J Beard lbw  E Khaira 0
P Power b  M Thatcher 1
N Paddock b  M Thatcher 2
C S-Holt b  E Khaira 0
S Paddock b  L Harrison 0
S Power Run out  1
M Maloney Not Out  1
   

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Thatcher8.021936.332.37
Ekam Khaira8.012345.752.88
Louis Harrison1.00414.004.00
Sonu Kumar1.00200.002.00

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 2w 1b  
for 2 wickets
5
51		        
Nirmal Singh lbw  J Beard 7
Andy Capper ct  Unsure b J Beard 1 1
Guy Dawson Not Out  28 1 1
Luke Roche Not Out  10 1
Deepu Singh  
Arron Afonso  
Sonu Kumar  
Louis Harrison  
Ekam Khaira  
Mark Thatcher  
Liam Farmer  

Cirencester 3rds Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
B Frost5.001500.003.00
J Beard4.0026213.006.50
C S-Holt1.00300.003.00
S Power0.20600.0018.00