Scorecard

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN v Charlton on Sat 24 May 2025 at 13.00
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 2 wickets

Match report Best bowling figures of the season so far, 8-1-32-6 by Heath Stillion.
Heath is the 1st bowler to take a five-for the 2nd XI in the GCL.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are his best 2nd XI league bowling figures beating his previous best of 8-2-24-2.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are the 2nds best bowling figures in the GCL beating Andy Barron's 8-1-25-3 at home to Cricklade 2 in 2025.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are now the best bowling at home to Charlton beating Stuart Burchett's 8-0-20-3 at home to Charlton in 2022 and now the best overall against Charlton beating Stuart Burchett's 8-0-33-4 away at Charlton in 2022.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are the 2nds best bowling figures in the league since Andy Capper's 6.4-1-9-6 away at Chippenham 5 in 2019.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are the 2nds best bowling figures at home in the league since Steve Hughes 12-3-23-7 at home to Beehive Bradford in 2006.
Heath's figures of 6-32 are the 2nds 9th best ever league bowling figures at home and 21st best overall (1984 to 2025).
Heath's 6 wickets will be the first entry on to the BPCC League Honours Board for the GCL (the first 2nds bowling entry on to the honours board since WIll Townsend's 12-0-41-6 at home to Warminster 3 in 2009).

Heath also took 3 catches (1 caught & bowled) so had a hand in 8 wickets. The last time any 2nds player was involved in 8 wickets was Richard Gardiner who took 9-0-31-8 away at Burbage & ER 3 in 2010. Probably the last time anyone was involved in 8 wickets at home for the 2nds was Will Townsend who took 15-7-12-8 at home to Marlborough 2 in 1994 (may need checking though for bowlers who took wickets and catches).

Mark Thatcher's 8-3-12-2 are his best 2nd team league bowling figures beating his previous best of 8-3-22-1 in his only other league game for the 2nds

The 2nd XI divisional best bowling records are now ;-
WCCL Div A Will Townsend, 8-12 home to Marlborough 2 in 1994
WCCL Div 4 Paul Farmer, 6-55 away at North Bradley in 2008
WCCL Div 5 Steve Hughes, 7-23 home to Beehive Bradford in 2006
WCCL Div 6 Will Townsend, 7-28 home to Westbury 3 in 1986
WCCL Div 6B Will Townsend, 6-24 home to Potterne 2 in 2000
WCCL Div 6.1 John Slack, 4-63 away at Blunsdon in 2020
WCCL Div 7 Richard Gardiner, 8-31 away at Burbage & ER 3 in 2010
WCCL Div 7E Aidan Willis, 4-26 home to Swindon Super Strikers in 2021
WCCL Div 8 Andy Capper, 6-9 away at Chippenham 5 in 2019
WCCL Div 9 Josh Davies, 6-36 away at Wanborough 2 in 2016
CDCA Div 2 Ethan Malik, 4-20 away at Buscot Park 1 in 2024
GCL Div 9D Heath Stillion, 6-32 home to Charlton in 2025

Sonu Kumar's score of 21 is his highest in league cricket for the 2nds beating his previous highest score of 14.
Louis Harrison's score of 21no is his highest in league cricket for the 2nd's beating his previous highest score of 16.
Ian Wilkin's hitting his first boundary for the 2nds so his score of 4no is his highest in league cricket for the 2nd's beating his previous highest score of 3.

2nd's all time league record against Charlton is now Played 5, Won 1, Tied 1, Lost 3.

Milestones approaching ;-
Andy Morbey needs 1 more stumping to reach 150 league stumpings for the 2nds (not including 1996 season as no records available for that season so probably already has 150).
Rob Morbey needs 2 more catches for 200 known league catches for Buscot Park (maybe a few more if missing scorebooks can be found).
Paul Farmer needs 2 more catches for 50 2nd XI league catches.
John Slack needs 5 more runs to become only the 2nd player to reach the 250 runs / 250 wickets league double for the 2nds.

Charlton Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 11w 4b 1lb 
for 10 wickets
17
100 (26.0 overs)		     
Martin Bridge ct  H Stillion b M Thatcher 9 2
Pubudu b  M Thatcher 4 1
Toby Reed ct  & bowled H Stillion 16 3
Jack Dobie ct  H Stillion b A Capper 11 2
Andy Brown ct  J Brown b H Stillion 27 5 1
Will Tidmarsh b  H Stillion 0
Avin b  H Stillion 4 1
James Norman b  L Harrison 10 2
Peter Masterman ct  M Thatcher b H Stillion 2
Rohan Koenig ct  L Harrison b H Stillion 0
Ollie Swan Not Out  0

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mark Thatcher8.031226.001.50
Heath Stillion8.013265.334.00
Andy Capper4.0024124.006.00
Gavin Yon5.021900.003.80
Louis Harrison1.00818.008.00

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 20w 3b 3lb 
for 8 wickets
27
101		        
Alfie Millar ct  O Swan b W Tidmarsh 5 1
Sonu Kumar ct  M Bridge b W Tidmarsh 21 5
Andy Capper ct  A Brown b W Tidmarsh 11 2
Rob Morbey lbw  P Masterman 7
Heath Stillion ct  A Brown b W Tidmarsh 0 3
Julian Brown b  P Masterman 0 1
Louis Harrison Not Out  21 4 1
Mark Thatcher b  O Swan 5 1 1
Gavin Yon ct  J Norman b O Swan 0
Ian Wilkins Not Out  4 1
Andrew Barron  

Charlton Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Will Tidmarsh8.022045.002.50
James Norman8.014600.005.75
Peter Masterman6.031025.001.67
Ollie Swan6.311929.502.92