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BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN v Ashton Keynes on Sat 18 May 2024 at 13.30
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 1 run

Match report 1st team league debut for Paul Hume (20 years since previously last playing for the 2nd XI).
Tom Stepp captaining the 1st XI for the first time.

Highest score of the season so far, 31 by Luke Roche.
Luke's score of 31 is his highest in league cricket for the 1sts beating his previous highest score of 10no in his only other innings so far.

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 Luke Roche, 31 at home to Ashton Keynes in 2024

Highest partnership of the season so far, 57 by Guy Dawson and Luke Roche for the 4th 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, 57 at home to Ashton Keynes in 2024

162ao off 36.4 overs is the 1sts highest score at home in CDCA league games beating 134-6 off 40 overs at home to Fairford 2 in 2023 (lost by 7 wickets).

Mark Thatcher conceding only 12 runs off 8 overs (8-3-12-1) is a new CDCA 1st XI record for the most economical 8 over bowling beating the previous home best in the CDCA by Mark himself with 8-2-19-0 against Longborough & Sezincote in 2023 and the 1st's previous overall most economical CDCA 8 over spell of 8-2-13-2 by Roan Stillion away at Fairford 2 in 2023.
The 1sts overall most economical 8 over bowling is 8-6-2-2 by Paul Farmer in the WCCL at home to Swindon B in 2014.

Best bowling figures of the season so far, 7-0-25-6 by Tom Stepp.
Tom's figures of 6-25 are his best 1st team league bowling figures beating his previous best of 2-10 and also his best league bowling figures for Buscot Park beating his previous best of 2-4 for the 2nd XI.
Tom's figures of 6-25 are the 1sts best bowling figures in the CDCA beating Mark Thatcher's 7-3-13-4 at home to South Cerney in 2023.
Tom's figures of 6-25 are the 1sts best bowling figures in the league since Mark Thatcher's 9-3-23-6 at home to Beckington 2 in 2021.
Tom's figures of 6-25 are the 1sts 9th best ever league bowling figures at home (1981 to 2024).
Tom's 6 wickets will be the first entry on to the BPCC League Honours Board since 2021

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

Winning by 1 run is the 1st's lowest ever winning margin in a league game (the previous lowest was winning by 2 runs at home to Potterne in 1990 (Buscot Park 173ao off 43.2 overs, Potterne 171-8 off 45 overs) and winning by 2 runs away to Burbage & ER 3 in 2018 (Buscot Park 156ao off 34.1 overs, Burbage & ER 3 154ao off 44.4 overs).

Back to back wins for the 1sts in the league for the first time since 03 Jul 21.

1st's all time league record against Ashton Keynes is now Played 1, Won 1, Lost 0.

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
4nb 34w 8b  
for 10 wickets
46
162		        
Nirmal Singh ct Unsure b G Todd 20 4
Tom Stepp b G Todd 0
Paul Hume ct Unsure b A O'Donaghue 5 1
Guy Dawson b K Rowland 25 4 2
Luke Roche ct Unsure b C Saunder 31 4 1
Sonu Kumar b K Rowland 5 1 1
Deepu Singh lbw C Saunder 0
Arron Afonso Not Out  20 4 1
Mark Thatcher ct Unsure b C Saunder 6 1
Ekam Khaira b A O'Donaghue 4 1
Louis Harrison b A O'Donaghue 0

Ashton Keynes Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
A O'Donaghue7.422538.333.26
Greg Todd7.021427.002.00
Sam Buckle5.002500.005.00
Gregory Buckle3.002300.007.67
Kai Rowland8.0044222.005.50
Charlie Saunder6.012337.673.83

Ashton Keynes Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
8nb 21w 1lb 
for 10 wickets
30
161 (40.0 overs)		     
Mark Brooks ct G Dawson b M Thatcher 0
Alfred Scott ct L Roche b E Khaira 4
Gregory Buckle ct A Afonso b T Stepp 77 12
Jacob Elliott ct G Dawson b A Afonso 16 2
A O'Donaghue ct S Kumar b T Stepp 14 2
Sam Buckle Not Out  13
Greg Todd lbw T Stepp 1
Kai Rowland b T Stepp 4
Charlie Saunder lbw T Stepp 0
Shaun Clifford b T Stepp 1
Will Brooks run out Afonso to Dawson 1

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 1st ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Thatcher8.0312112.001.50
Ekam Khaira6.0139139.006.50
Arron Afonso8.0033133.004.13
Sonu Kumar5.002700.005.40
Luke Roche6.002400.004.00
Tom Stepp7.002564.173.57