Cornwood 1st XI Devon Cricket League Records 1984-2025

Tony Roberts takes 5/33 vs Albemarle, 3rd August 1984

These records have been collated from scorecards (respect to Barbara Marshall), play cricket, and newspaper records. These records are from DCL League matches only, cup and club games are not included. The records are accurate as far as possible but there may be mistakes and omissions. Particularly for the years 2001-2012, there are gaps in the record. If you spot something that doesn't seem right, or you have archive material about the club that you would like to share, please contact via the club.

Simon Travers

Records Broken in this season are in bold

Overseas/Club Pro players are italicised

TEAM RECORDS

Team Honours:

A Division Champions: 2015, 2019 Runners Up: 1999, 2012

B Division Champions: 1997

D Division Runners Up: 1989

E Division Champions: 1986

Highest league placing: 4th in Premier Division, 2023, 2024

Cornwood's 2019 A Division Champion team celebrate a wicket (photo by Devon Cricket)

Largest Victory (Runs)

Cornwood: 184 v Barton, 4th July, 2015

Opponent: 247, Clyst St George, 25th August, 1984

Largest Victory (Wickets)

Cornwood have won by 10 wickets in 4 matches (v Lydford, 12th August, 1989. v Sandford 21st August,1999. v Torquay (rr), 2nd July, 2016, v Bideford, Littlesham & Westward Ho!, 4th May, 2019.)

Opponents have beaten Cornwood by 10 wickets in 5 matches (North Devon, 22nd July, 2006. Torquay, 2nd July, 2011. Sidmouth (rr), 12th July, 2014. Lewdown, 5th August, 2017. North Devon, 28th May, 2022.)

Smallest Victory (Runs)

Cornwood have won by 1 run in 2 matches (v Babbacombe, 1st August, 1992. v Hatherleigh 8th June, 2019)

Opponents have beaten Cornwood by 3 runs in 2 matches (Whitchurch, 7th June, 1986. Torquay, 3rd September, 2011)

Smallest Victory (Wickets)

Cornwood have won by 1 wicket in 8 matches (v South Devon, 22nd May, 1999. v Barton, 28th July, 2001. v North Devon, 16th August, 2014. v Bradninch, 20th June, 2015. v Brixham, 27th June, 2015. v Lewdown, 11th July, 2015. v Hatherleigh, 8th August, 2015. v Heathcoat, 29th July, 2023.)

Opponents: 1 wicket, Buckfastleigh,10th July, 1994.

Largest Total

Cornwood: 326 for 8 v Bideford, 29th August, 1998

Opposition: 330 for 3, Clyst St George, 25th August, 1984

Lowest Total (Completed Innings)

Cornwood: 29 v Kingsbridge, 11th August, 1984

Opposition: 24, Babbacombe, 6th August, 1994

Largest Match Aggregate Score

629 v Paignton, 20th August, 2022

Tied Matches

2 (Clyst St George, 3rd May, 1986. Abbotskerswell (rr), 28th July, 2018.)

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS BY WICKET

1st: 210 Dave Tall & Martyn Cooksley, v Kingsbridge, 7th June, 1997

1st: 210 Jay Bista & Max Finzel, v Sidmouth, 23rd July, 2022

2nd: 199 Jay Bista & Ryan Rickard, v Paignton, 20th August, 2022

3rd: 124* Max Finzel & Matthew Skeemer, v Heathcoat, 9th June, 2024

4th: 125 Duncan Boase & Kevin Willcock v Bideford, 29th August, 1998

5th: 179* Matthew Skeemer & Elliott Staddon v Sandford, 16th August, 2025

6th: 102 Jason Hall & Matthew Butterworth, v South Devon, 26th May, 2007

6th: 102 Samarpit Joshi & George Thompson v Bradninch & Kentisbeare, 24th May, 2025

7th: 88 George Thompson & Matthew Butterworth v Exeter, 10th May, 2025

8th: 101 Elliott Staddon & Mark Horwell, v Bradninch, 1st June, 2013

9th: 92 Jamie Pfeiffer & D Harris, v Torquay, 1st September, 2001

10th: 76* Ben Beaumont & Lee Baker, v Exeter, 15th July, 2025

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

HIGHER HONOURS

(Qualification - Must have played for Cornwood and a higher level team, not necessarily at the same time)

TEST - Aizaz Cheema (7 Caps Pakistan, 2011-12) Mohammed Salman (2 Caps Pakistan, 2011)

ODI - Aizaz Cheema (14 Caps Pakistan, 2011-12), Mohammed Salman (7 Caps Pakistan, 2011)

T20I - Aizaz Cheema (5 Caps Pakistan, 2011-12), Mohammed Salman (1 Cap Pakistan, 2011)

FIRST CLASS - Mohammed Salman (149 Matches, 1999/00-2015), Aizaz Cheema (140 Matches, 2001/2-2019), Asif Raza (64 Matches, 2007-2019), Jay Bista (34 Matches, 2015-24) Rizwan Qureshi (22 Matches, 1997/8-2005), Naveen Fernando (22 Matches, 2022-25) Samarpit Joshi (9 Matches, 2022-25), Major FAV Parker (5 matches, Hampshire & Combined Services, 1946)

DEVON CCC - Ben Beaumont (2019-24), Duncan Boase (1994-96) Max Finzel (2023), Major FAV Parker (1949) Ben Privett (2023-25), Matthew Skeemer (2019-25), Elliott Staddon (2022), Dave Tall (1987-1993)

CORNWALL CCC - Kevin Willcock (1993-1998)

Aizaz Cheema bowling against England in 2012.

SEASON RECORDS

TOP 10 RUNS IN A SEASON

Year/Div	Name	Inns	Runs	Avg	HS	50/100
2022/P	Jay Bista	15	1088	90.67	182*	3/5
2005/A	Mohammed Salman	15	849	70.75	128*	?/4
1989/D	Mark Thomson	20	842	46.78	105*	6/1
1997/B	Martyn Cooksley	18	787	65.50	105	4/2
1995/B	Phil Bees	20	758	39.89	103	3/3
1997/B	Dave Tall	19	716	44.70	106	3/2
2015/A	Jackson Thompson	16	677	45.13	129	3/2
1998/A	Kevin Willcock	18	655	43.67	131	5/1
2000/P	Greg Paynter	17	629	41.93	102*	5/1
2018/A	Mohammed Salman	14	605	67.22	125*	3/2

NUMBER OF TIMES BATTER ACHIEVED 300+ RUNS IN A SEASON

9 - Kevin Willcock (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010)

6 - Duncan Boase (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007)

5 - Phil Bees (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996), Mohammed Salman (2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2018), Dave Tall (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004)

4 - Martyn Cooksley (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006), P Dickson (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996)

3 - Ben Beaumont (2019, 2023, 2025), Edwin Marshall (1986, 1989, 1990), Matthew Skeemer (2017, 2024, 2025), Colin Thomas (1985,1986, 1988), Jackson Thompson (2014, 2015, 2016), Andy Walter O'Hea (2004,2005,2006)

2 - S Bates (1990, 1993), Jay Bista (2022, 2023), Max Finzel (2022, 2023), Jason Hall (2010, 2012), Dave Matthews (1985, 1987), Greg Paynter (1999, 2000), Rizwan Qureshi (2002, 2003) Aaron Richards (2018,2019), Elliott Staddon (2019, 2024) Mark Thomson (1989, 1990)

1 - J Banks (1991), Tony Barter (1996), Matthew Butterworth (2017), M Hill (1996), Steve Dibben (1996), James Horgan (2003), Mark Horwell (2013), Samarpit Joshi (2025), Rob Kinney (1986), Steve Lambert (2017), Scott Mansfield (2010), Chris Parker (2013), Dave Petherbridge (1994), Ben Privett (2024), Asif Raza (2013), Frank Rogers (1986)

TOP 10 WICKETS IN A SEASON

Year/Div	Name	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Avg	BB	5 wkts
1988/D	Dave Matthews	179.3	527	55	9.58	7/55	7
1997/B	Tony Barter	246.3	743	54	13.76	6/11	3
1990/C	Dave Matthews	201.1	622	53	11.74	7/34	4
1989/D	Dave Matthews	170	637	52	12.25	7/50	3
1998/A	Karl Prescott	232.5	763	52	14.67	8/55	5
2019/A	Craig James	120	427	50	8.54	7/26	2
1988/D	Fran Adams	230.3	478	49	9.75	6/35	3
2010/A	Aizaz Cheema	171.4	553	49	11.29	6/33	2
1992/B	Dave Petherbridge	249.3	673	48	14.00	9/41	4
1989/D	Fran Adams	362.2	853	48	17.70	6/36	5

NUMBER OF TIMES BOWLER ACHIEVED 20 WICKETS IN A SEASON

10 - Dave Petherbridge (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009)

9 - Fran Adams (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996)

8 - Dave Matthews (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993), Matt Skeemer (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)

5 - Elliott Staddon (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025), Kevin Willcock (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004)

4 - Andy Bees (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011), Aizaz Cheema (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), P Dickson (1992, 1994, 1996, 1999), Tony Barter (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999), Michael Wood (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

3 - Adam Goodliffe (2015, 2018, 2019), Mohammed Salman (2005, 2006, 2007), Matt Tamsett (2017, 2018, 2019)

2 - Lee Baker (2023, 2025), Jason Hall (2015, 2017), Craig James (2015, 2019), Rizwan Qureshi (2002, 2003), Dave Tall (1997, 2002)

1 - S Bates (1990), Jay Bista (2022), Matt Butterworth (2011), Brian Conquest (1984), Naveen Fernando (2024), Steve Horton (1994), Byron Langley (2014), M Lomas (1994), Roger Marshall (1986), Karl Prescott (1998), Asif Raza (2013), Tony Roberts (1984) Nigil Singh (2004), Steve Wherry (1987)

MATCH RECORDS

HIGHEST SCORE IN A MATCH FOR CORNWOOD

182*	Ben Beaumont	v Exeter	12th July, 2025
182*	Jay Bista	v Sidmouth	23rd July, 2022
154	Samarpit Joshi	v Bradninch & Kentisbeare	24th May, 2025
151	Jay Bista	v Paignton	20th August, 2022
142*	Jay Bista	v Hatherleigh	13th August, 2022
137*	Kevin Willcock	v Abbotskerswell	25th August, 2007
131	Kevin Willcock	v Bideford	29th August, 1998
129	Jackson Thompson	v Sandford	1st August, 2015
128*	Kevin Willcock	v South Devon	5th June, 2004
128*	Mohammed Salman	v Bradninch	30th July, 2005

TOTAL CENTURIES FOR CORNWOOD

9 - Mohammed Salman

6 - Jay Bista

5 - Kevin Willcock

3 - Phil Bees, Duncan Boase, Martyn Cooksley, Dave Tall

2 - Jackson Thompson, Andy Walter O'Hea,

1 - Ben Beaumont, Max Finzel, Samarpit Joshi, Scott Mansfield, Chris Parker, Greg Paynter, Jamie Pfeiffer, Ben Privett, Ryan Rickard, Mark Thompson

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH FOR CORNWOOD

9/41	Dave Petherbridge	v Ashburton	8th August, 1992
9/62	M Lomas	v Westleigh	12th June, 1994
8/24	Aizaz Cheema	v Barton	24th May, 2008
8/42	Steve Wherry	v Okehampton	8th August, 1987
8/55	Karl Prescott	v Tavistock	16th May, 1998
7/20	Aizaz Cheema	v Barton	26th July, 2008
7/24	Dave Petherbridge	v Babbacombe	20th May, 1992
7/26	Craig James	v Budleigh Salterton	1st June, 2019
7/30	Fran Adams	v Roborough	23rd May, 1992
7/34	Dave Matthews	v Cockington Corinthians	12th August, 1990

TOTAL FIVE WICKETS IN A MATCH FOR CORNWOOD

26 - Dave Matthews

15 - Fran Adams, Dave Petherbridge

13 - Aizaz Cheema

6 - P Dickson

5 - Tony Barter, Karl Prescott, Tony Roberts

4 - Andy Bees, Elliott Staddon, Steve Wherry

3 - S Bates, Steve Horton, Craig James, Roger Marshall, Matthew Skeemer, Dave Tall, Kevin Willcock, Michael Wood

2 - Lee Baker, Brian Conquest, Ian Devine, M Lomas, Colin Marshall, Rizwan Qureshi, Nigil Singh,

1 - Shahzad Ahmad, Robin Dart, Adnan Farooq, Naveen Fernando, Adam Goodliffe, Jason Hall, A Kaitiff, Matt Tamsett, Richard Worth

HIGHEST SCORE IN A MATCH AGAINST CORNWOOD

255	R Merryfield	Clyst St George	25th August, 1984
172	D Saxena	Paignton	20th August, 2022
162	D Saxena	Paignton	18th June, 2022
155	A Seaman	Westleigh	15th August, 1994
139*	L Lewis	Sidmouth	20th July, 2013

Newspaper clipping from Rob Merryfield's Double Century, 25th August, 1984

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH AGAINST CORNWOOD

9/41	R Newman	Budleigh Salterton	19th July, 2003
8/20	J Neville	Cockington Corinthians	13th May 1989
8/33	D Leaman	Chelston	5th August, 1984
8/41	G Bowles	South Devon	4th July, 1998
8/45	R Coupe	Sandford	12th May, 2001