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Hat-tricks & other feats

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Hat-tricks

Peter Patston v Ex-Blues 13/09/81

Danny John v Old Talbotians 06/08/83

Simon Brodbeck v Kimpton 05/06/88

Peter Patston v Wall 25/08/01

Aaron Walder v Coleshill 08/07/07

Warren Crocker v Bledlow 05/07/09

Simon Brodbeck v Maidenhead & Bray 05/05/13

Freddie Broster-Turley 
v Broughton Gifford 22/06/24


How the hat-tricks unfolded

Peter Patston v Ex Blues, 13/09/1981.  The over was 2, ., W, W, W. That finished off their innings.

Danny John v Old Talbotians, 06/08/1983. The over was ., ., ., W, W, W. He ended with 5-16 and 100* batting.

Simon Brodbeck v Kimpton, 05/06/1988. The first wicket of the hat-trick was the last ball of his fourth over. The fifth over was W, W, ., ., ., . – a double wicket maiden. Simon also got a Michelle, 5-23.

Peter Patston v Wall, 25/08/2001. This was the one that none of the players had clocked. The first wicket was the last ball of his first over. The second over was W, W, ., W, ., . so four wickets in five balls.  Stair was keeper (a rarity) and Stuart Caughlin was captain.

Aaron Walder v Coleshill, 08/07/2007. There is no analysis for this match. The bowling figures were copied over from the oppo. 

Warren Crocker v Bledlow, 05/07/2009. His sixth over was ., ., ., ., W, W and the first ball of his seventh over was the third wicket which ended Bledlow’s innings.

Simon Brodbeck v Maidenhead & Bray, 05/05/2013. It was his seventh over 2, W, W, W, ., 2
Freddie Broster-Turley v Broughton Gifford 22/06/2024. The over was 2,W,.,W,W,W so four wickets in five balls to equal Peter’s mark.




50 runs and five wickets in a match



Danny John 100* and 5-16 v Old Talbotians 06/08/83

David Williams 70* and 7-27 v Coldharbour 04/05/86

Simon Brodbeck 82* and 6-34 v Peppard 19/06/88

Simon Brodbeck 69 and 5-34 v BBC Radio 27/05/89

Peter Patston 84* and 5-62 v Blackfordby 02/06/90

Danny John 62 and 6-28 v Pinkneys Green 28/04/91

Mark Fenn 87 and 5-60 v Chalfont Taverners 14/09/91

Kevin Andrews 65 and 5-15 v Marlow Park 03/06/93

Terry Scragg 66 and 5-13 v Fullerian All-Stars 24/07/93

Simon Minett 65* and 6-22 v Dinton 21/05/95

Ed Black 74* and 5-32 v Sheepscombe 25/06/00

Tom Wood 56* and 5-13 v Jordan's 12/05/07

Max Jones 59* and 5-26 v Riviera 08/10/11

Tim Swan 89 and 5-42 v Marlow Park 03/08/13

500 runs and 50 wickets in a season


Simon Brodbeck
 849 runs and 65 wickets 1987

Simon Brodbeck 535 runs and 60 wickets 1988

Peter Patston 670 runs and 67 wickets 1989

Warren Crocker 555 runs and 60 wickets 2014


Record partnerships

1st 271 Jono Addis and Aidan Selby v Amersham Hill 31/07/16

2nd 270 Mike Pittams and Jono Addis v Weekenders 08/07/18

3rd 251 James Timperley and Tom Wood v Valley End 16/09/07

4th  228* Glen Oliver and George Love v Bledlow Ridge 27/04/25

5th 155* Glen Oliver and Steve Rogers v The Lee 04/09/22

6th 155* Peter Wood and Blair Travis v Ibstone 25/04/21

7th 151* Mike Hart and Brendan Russell v Coleshill 08/07/07

8th 88 Christian Troughton and Simon Brodbeck v Jacobites 27/04/08

9th 76 Peter Patston and Simon Brodbeck v Withington 23/06/90

10th 84* Alastair Macaulay and Steve Pryer v Old Dominions 22/05/93