Another hot sunny day saw BP arrive at Thoresby Colliery CC within a mile of the Major Oak and the centre of Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest. It was a weary outfit who took the field on this the last day of the tour with only 12 players remaining from the initial 16 selected.
The previous evening was the now ritual team dinner which was attended by 50 players, officials, Sponsors and Committee who were catered for by Laguna Restaurant – the oldest Curry House in Nottingham. An excellent way to round off the day.
The Bassetlaw League has been a stronghold of cricket in the North of Notts, featuring clubs from adjacent borders with Derbyshire, Lincolnshire & South Yorkshire. They are now one of two feeder leagues into the Nottinghamshire Premier League.
Bassetlaw dominated proceedings from the off and raced to 268 for 3 wickets from the allotted 40 overs.
Dutton 88 (11x4’s, 1x6) and Istead (26) putting on 54 before the latter was dismissed. Waqas came in to amass a 2nd wicket stand of 138 before Dutton went. Waqas was 3rd to go on 94 bowled by Scott Campbell, his innings lasted 88 balls in 101 minutes with 9x4’s & 4x6’s. That 3rd wicket stand of 53 assisted by Cooray (34*).
BP replied losing wickets at regular intervals and were dismissed for 165.
Mitchell Harris going in at No.4 top scored with 63 (7x4’s, 2x6’s) in 57 balls. There were hard fought contributions from Scott Campbell (23) & Duncan Midgeley (27) with Mick Martin (10) also making double figures.
The Bassetlaw League were winners by 103 runs.
Eco Fire Safety MoM presented by MD Jason Gorman went to Alex Dutton
FOOTNOTE
Two consecutive wins for the first time since 2014 when there was a 3-2 series result, together with a 2-2 series result must be regarded as an improvement - following 2018 1-3, 2017 1-3, 2016 1 abandoned game & 2015 2-3.
There were many plus points from the 2019 squad with several of the new caps making significant contributions. There was definitely a more positive attitude around the playing squad and the signs are once more there that BP can begin to make a return towards the heights they achieved previously.
Perhaps the announcement by the new PM that the 20,000 officers lost since 2010 are to be replaced might also have an impact on BPCC and Police Sport in general.
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The last BP batsmen to figure in a 100 stand were Scotland’s Alan Davidson (79*) & James Adkin (58) of Surrey – they put on 105 for the 6th wicket at Sunbury versus the Royal Navy in 2017.
It was 2015 now over 4 years ago since a century was scored by a BP batsman, when Will Evans of North Wales scored 138 against the RAF at Uxbridge.
It was 2014 when the last 5 wicket haul was taken by a BP bowler. It was Ryan Watkins with 5-43 against the Royal Navy at Ockbrook & Borrowash CC. Earlier that year Richard Jackson the Leicester spinner had figures of 5-13 finishing off the Army at Sandiacre CC on another Derbyshire Ground.
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