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BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN v Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds on Sat 02 May 2026 at 13.00
Match was Abandoned

Match report The start of the 43rd season for 2nd XI in league cricket (38 seasons in WCCL, 3 seasons in CDCA and 2nd season in GCL).
The record so far in 42 seasons is now played 579, won 254, tied 3, lost 306, abandoned 16 (actual games, not including forfeits).

Craig Cook is the 13th permanent captain for the 2nd XI in the 43rd season

2nd team league debuts for Callum Cook and Ruby Cope

Andy Barron extends his league career for Buscot Park from 1981 to 2026 so now spans 46 seasons. This is the biggest span of seasons of any Buscot Park player.

Highest score of the season so far, 55no by Paul Farmer.
Paul's score of 55no is his 17th score of 50+ for the 2nd XI in league cricket (1 century and 16th fifty, 10th at home and 7 away, 13 in WCCL, 3 in CDCA and 1st in GCL).
Paul's score of 55no is a new highest league score at home to Birdlip & Brimpsfield beating the 2nds previous highest score at home to Birdlip & Brimpsfield which was 17 by Zach Gerry in 2025.
Paul's 16 fifties and 17 scores of 50+ for the 2nds is now 3rd (going ahead of Des William who had 1 century and 15 fifties) on the list of most 50+ league scores for the 2nd XI. Top of the list is Andy Morbey with 7 centuries and 45 fifties and Ray O'Neill with 3 centuries and 19 fifties.
Paul is the 3rd batter to score a 50 for the 2nd XI in the GCL.
Paul is now the 2nd batter for the 2nd XI to have scored league 50's in the WCCL, CDCA and GCL.

Highest partnership of the season so far, 33 by Paul Farmer and Jeremy Cooper for the 3rd wicket

Best bowling figures of the season so far, 5-1-5-1 by Gavin Yon.

Jeremy Cooper took his first league wicket for the 2nds so 1-8 are now his best 2nd XI league bowling figures.
Jeremy also took his first league catch for the 2nds

2nd's all time league record against Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2 is now Played 3, Won 0, Lost 2, Abandoned 1

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
2nb 24w 11b 5lb 
for 9 wickets
42
129		        
Paul Farmer Not Out  55 9
Craig Cook ct L Hancox b C Williams 6 1 1
Rob Morbey lbw L Hancox 1
Jeremy Cooper ct Sub b A Bennett 7 1 1
Callum Cook ct L Hancox b H Sarna 1
Michael Heasman b H Sarna 4 1
Julian Brown ct Y Tiwari b D Nyamapfeka 0
Zack Cook ct T Holder b T Holder 0
Gavin Yon ct P Lombard b T Holder 1
Ruby Cope run out  (C Williams) 0
Andrew Barron Not Out  12 2

Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Llewelyn Hancox8.0214114.001.75
Catriona Williams8.0128128.003.50
H Sarna8.0325212.503.12
Aaron Bennett1.00212.002.00
Dirimoni Nyamapfeka5.0020120.004.00
Trevor Holder7.051025.001.43
Pierre Lombard3.001400.004.67

Birdlip & Brimpsfield 2nds Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 11w 2b  
for 4 wickets
15
76 (14.4 overs)		     
Ian Green ct C Cook b Z Cook 9
Ken Griffith Not Out  28
Trevor Holder b G Yon 0
Aaron Bennett ct J Cooper b J Brown 16
Llewelyn Hancox b J Cooper 2
H Sarna Not Out  6
Catriona Williams  
Dirimoni Nyamapfeka  
Pierre Lombard  
Andrew Williams  
Yash Tiwari  

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Zack Cook4.0017117.004.25
Gavin Yon5.01515.001.00
Julian Brown3.0026126.008.67
Michael Heasman2.002000.0010.00
Jeremy Cooper0.40818.0012.00