Scorecard

Central Hall v BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN on Sat 21 Jun 2025 at 13.00
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 4 runs

Match report 2nd team league debut for Paul Merchant.

Ian Wilkins score of 10 is his highest in league cricket for the 2nd's beating his previous highest score of 4.

Highest score of the season so far, 74 by John Devlin.
John's score of 74 is his highest score in league cricket for the 2nds beating his previous highest score of 59no.
John's score of 74 is his 2nd score of 50+ for the 2nd XI in league cricket (1 at home and 1st away / 1 in CDCA and 1st in GCL).
John's score of 74 is a new highest league score away at Central Hall beating the 2nds previous highest score at Central Hall which was 56no by Hamish Millar in 2024.
John is the 2nd batter to score a 50 for the 2nd XI in the GCL.

The 2nd XI divisional best batting records are now ;-
WCCL Div A Colin Pratt, 132no away at Winsley 2 in 1995
WCCL Div 4 Andy Morbey, 101 away at Cherhill in 2008
WCCL Div 5 Dave Norman, 127no away at Langley Burrell in 1989
WCCL Div 6 John Blackwell, 135 at home to Heytesbury in 1993
WCCL Div 6B Tom Lockley, 105 away at Goatacre in 2000
WCCL Div 6.1 Paul Farmer, 42 away at Blunsdon in 2020
WCCL Div 7 Andy Morbey, 111no at home to Devizes 3 in 2015
WCCL Div 7E Hamish Millar, 109no away at Goatacre 4 in 2021
WCCL Div 8 Paul Farmer, 95 away at Chippenham 4 in 2012
WCCL Div 9 Zak Trivedi, 101 at home to Marlborough 3 in 2018
CDCA Div 2 Paul Farmer, 91no at home to Cirencester 4 in 2022
GCL Div 9D John Devlin, 74 away at Central Hall in 2025

Joint highest partnership of the season so far, 100 by Rob Morbey and John Devlin

The 2nd XI divisional record batting partnerships are now ;-
WCCL Div A John Blackwell / Dave Honeywill, 139 away to Wootton Bassett in 1994
WCCL Div 4 Andy Morbey / Tony Watts, 146 home to North Bradley in 2008
WCCL Div 5 Andy Morbey / Louis Bouwers, 180un home to All Cannings in 2009
WCCL Div 6 Geoff Edgington / Ray O'Neill, 162 away to Swindon 3 in 1986
WCCL Div 6b Pete Stone / Ray O'Neill, 139 home to Box 2 in 2000
WCCL Div 6.1 Paul Farmer / Paul Hatcher, 53 away to Blunsdon in 2020
WCCL Div 7 Andy Morbey / Paul Farmer, 132un away to Burbage & ER 4 in 2015
WCCL Div 7E Paul Farmer / Dan Edwards, 88 away to Wootton Bassett 3 in 2021
WCCL Div 8 Andy Morbey / Alex Watt, 131 away to Chippenham 5 in 2019
WCCL Div 9 Charlie Morgan / Andy Morbey, 134un away to Biddestone 4 in 2018
CDCA Div 2 Hamish Millar / Paul Farmer, 151 away to Poulton 3 in 2022
GCL Div 9D Paul Farmer / Rob Morbey, 100 away to Cirencester 4 in 2025 and Rob Morbey / John Devlin, 100 away to Central Hall in 2025

Gavin Yon's figures of 8-1-9-0 are now the 2nds most economical 8 over spell in GCL games.

Paul Farmer's one-handed catch at mid-on was his 50th league catch for the 2nds (18 at home and 32 away / 39 in WCCL, 9 in CDCA and 2 in GCL). This puts Paul on joint 2nd place for most 2nd XI outfield league catches alongside Will Townsend and Cyril Knox who both also have 50 known outfield catches for the 2nds. Will and Cyril may have a few more each as there are no records for 1996 or 1999. Rob Morbey is top of the list with 129 known outfield league catches for the 2nds.
Paul now becomes only the second 2nd XI player to have scored 500 runs, taken 50 wickets and taken 50 catches. Paul has 3435 runs, 116 wickets and 50 catches so now joins Will Townsend who scored 1090 runs, took 618 known wickets and 50 known catches (not including 1996 wickets or 1996/99 catches as no scorebooks found).

Jamie Porch bowled his longest spell so far for the 2nds with 7-0-45-1

Julian Brown's 4-0-16-2 are his best 2nd team league bowling figures since taking 11-?-36-3 for the 2nds in 1994 (didn't bowl again for the 2nds until 2023)

Paul Merchant helping the 2nds with the late call up and helped make the difference between winning and losing as probably wouldn't have been possible to have defended the total in a close game with only 10 fielders

With 6 players in their 50's, 4 in their 60's and 1 in their 70's, this will now officially be the oldest 2nd XI league team in history

Winning by 4 runs equals the 2nd's lowest winning margin in away league games (equalling the 4 run wins away to Chippenham 4 in 2014, Buscot Park 162 for 7 off 45 overs, Chippenham 158 all out off 42.3 overs and away to Chippenham 4 in 2015, Buscot Park 160 for 4 off 45 overs, Chippenham 156 all out off 42.2 overs).

Previous results against Central Hall was lost by 10 wickets, lost by 9 wickets, lost by 8 wickets, lost by 7 wickets and lost by 99 runs so 2nd's all time league record against Central Hall is now Played 6, Won 1, Lost 5.

Milestones approaching ;-
Rob Morbey needs 1 more catch for 200 known league catches for Buscot Park (maybe a few more if missing scorebooks can be found).
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).

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 11w 2b 3lb 
for 5 wickets
17
162		        
Paul Farmer ct Unsure b G Spackman 9 1
Michael Heasman ct Unsure b G Spackman 14 1
Ian Wilkins b N Laing 10 1
Rob Morbey st S Davidson b T Knott 29 1
John Devlin ct G Case b W Leavey 74 11
Julian Brown Not Out  8 1
Alan Kembrey Not Out  1
Paul Merchant  
Jamie Porch  
Gavin Yon  
Andrew Barron  

Central Hall Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Stagg8.04600.000.75
Graham Spackman8.0031215.503.87
Neil Laing8.0137137.004.62
Mark Oliver2.01400.002.00
Tim Knott8.0054154.006.75
W Leavey6.0125125.004.17

Central Hall Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 10w 2b 6lb 
for 8 wickets
19
158 (40.0 overs)		     
G Case lbw M Heasman 24 1
Stuart Hobbs lbw A Barron 10 2
Alan Gooding b A Barron 8
Stuart Davidson ct P Farmer b J Porch 36 7
G Bryant lbw P Farmer 11 2
Tim Knott Not Out  35 3
W Leavey run out A Kembrey to J Porch to P Farmer 6
Jack Stagg b J Brown 3
Neil Laing ct & bowled J Brown 6
Graham Spackman Not Out  0
Mark Oliver  

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Gavin Yon8.01900.001.13
Andrew Barron8.0120210.002.50
Jamie Porch7.0045145.006.43
Michael Heasman8.0125125.003.12
Paul Farmer5.0035135.007.00
Julian Brown4.001628.004.00