Scorecard

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN v Central Hall on Sat 15 Aug 2026 at 13.00
BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB Won by 41 runs

Match report Highest partnership of the season so far, 139 by Paul Farmer and Stuart Burchett

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 / Stuart Burchett, 139 home to Central Hall in 2026

This 139 partnership is the 6th highest ever opening league partnership for the 2nds, the highest being 162 by Geoff Edgington and Ray O'Neill away to Swindon 3 in 1986. It is the 2nds 4th highest ever opening partnership at home, the highest is 152un by Des Williams and Andy Morbey at home to Goatacre 3 in 2002. It is the joint 12th highest ever 2nd XI league partnership and joint 9th highest ever home partnership for the 2nds in league cricket.
It is now the 2nds 4th partnership of 100 or more in the GCL beating 122un by Myron Palha and Louis Harrison for the 5th wicket away to Cricklade 2 in 2025.

Paul Farmer's score of 93 is his 19th score of 50+ for the 2nd XI in league cricket (1 hundred and 18th fifty, 11th at home and 8 away, 13 in WCCL, 3 in CDCA and 3rd in GCL).

Paul has now scored 390 2nd XI league runs in 2026 so this means he moves into 12th place for the most 2nd XI league runs in a season. During this game Paul passed 332 runs by Dennis Anderson in 1991, 334 by Ally Barron in 1995, 335 by Ray O'Neill in 2002, 343 by Pete Stone in 2000, 350 by Andy Morbey in 2004, 352 by Andy Morbey in 2005, 354 by Dave Norman in 1990, 354 by Des Williams in 2002, 360 by Brian Talbot in 1988, 367 by Paul Farmer in 2022, 369 by John Blackwell in 1993, 377 by Andy Morbey in 2013, 377 by Ray O'Neill in 2000 and 382 by Des Williams in 2001.

Abinesh Yazhini took his first league wickets for the 2nds so 8-1-47-2 are now his best 2nd XI league bowling figures.

Julian Brown's 1-0-2-2 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)

2nd's all time league record against Central Hall is now Played 9, Won 3, Lost 6.

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
5nb 25w 6b 5lb 
for 3 wickets
41
200		        
Paul Farmer b S Hobbs 93 15
Stuart Burchett b S Hobbs 41 4
John Devlin Not Out  23 1
Abinesh Yazhini b S Hobbs 0
Ian Wilkins Not Out  2
Michael Heasman  
Jamie Porch  
Julian Brown  
Rob Morbey  
Andy Morbey  
Andrew Barron   2

Central Hall Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Graham Spackman8.012600.003.25
Jamie May8.003800.004.75
Gurjas Padda6.002800.004.67
Tim Knott8.003400.004.25
Lilly Tidey4.003300.008.25
Stuart Hobbs6.0030310.005.00

Central Hall Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
4nb 17w 3b 1lb 
for 10 wickets
25
159 (26.0 overs)		     
Stuart Hobbs run out A Yazhini to P Farmer to M Heasman 6
Jamie May b J Porch 8
Stuart Davidson lbw A Yazhini 0
Daniel Bruce b A Yazhini 2
Tim Knott Not Out  104
K Ballard b M Heasman 5
Gurjas Padda b A Barron 4
Jacob Tidey run out J Devlin to A Barron 4
Mark Tidey ct & bowled A Barron 0
Lilly Tidey ct A Barron b J Brown 1
Graham Spackman b J Brown 0

BUSCOT PARK CRICKET CLUB 2nd ELEVEN Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jamie Porch5.0038138.007.60
Abinesh Yazhini8.0147223.505.88
Michael Heasman8.0051151.006.38
Andrew Barron4.001728.504.25
Julian Brown1.00221.002.00