Burgess Hill Cricket Club Archive

14/09/2026

Quite a few partial scorecards unearthed from the 1980s including multiple SJCF games and youth matches. Two more hundreds for Rob Hansford taking him to 33 centuries for BHCC and quite a few wickets for Alan Hansford as well. Will be uploading to our Play Cricket site over the coming weeks and continuing to trawl the online Argus archive for more results and stats.

05/08/2026

5th XI all-time stats.

The 5's played their first match back in 2023 and have played 43 games with 13 cancellations or concessions. Of those 43 matches, 36 have been captained by current skipper, Nick Johnston, who has also been the 5th XI leading run scorer for the past three seasons! The 5's are arguably enjoying their best summer with the bat with three centurions in their ranks. As a team, they have currently scored 1911 runs at an average of 25.48 runs per wicket, their best RPW in four seasons.

Evening everybody

No game for our 5th XI this weekend but a good time to get out a states update courtesy of the fine work Alec Hepburn does for the club in the Burgess Hill Cricket Club Archive

If you’ve ever played for the 5th XI you might see your name!

Captained by Nick Johnston, our 5th XI continues to play a vital role in the club, bringing together youth and experience to help our young players take their first steps into adult cricket.

As always, a huge thank you to Alec for the incredible work he does preserving the club’s history. 💚💛

05/08/2026

Currently working on some all-time stats for our Saturday teams. 4th XI here, 3rd XI underway - 2nd XI & 1st XI will take a bit longer given the sheer volume of games they have played!

Some great numbers here for a team that played its first game in 2011. Plenty of other stats available for the 4's and 5's (gone on a bit of a 'deep dive'), we've just published the more positive ones here! Some information still missing from the archives, even for the more recent teams (mainly around batting partnerships, balls faced, boundaries hit) but we've collated what is available to us and tried to paint the overall picture with what we have.

Tuesday evening, and you are need of more stats to get the heart rate going for the rest of the week!

So here they are courtesy of Alec Hepburn and the Burgess Hill Cricket Club Archive, some stats about the fabulous 4th XI

Enjoy

Some great names and numbers on here

22/06/2026

Time for another stats update!

Time for another packed stats update!

1st XI

Wilf Tunley-Lo hit his 8th career 50 and his fourth for BHCC against Three Bridges 2nd XI. In the same game, Conor Ward passed 3,500 career runs while Chad Classen passed 250 runs for the club. Luke Vick features again as he passed 310 career fielding dismissals and 200 dismissals for the 1st XI. Against Crawley Eagles on Saturday, Karl Boffey reached 35 fielding dismissals.

2nd XI

At Haywards Heath Cricket Club, Corey Jarvis passed 2,500 career runs and Tom Penfold went past 1,500 runs for the 2nd XI. Against Crawley on Saturday, Tom also scored his 28th half century making 95 in a highest recorded 2nd XI opening stand of 181 with Ben Hopkins. Ben smashed his second career hundred off just 70 balls hitting 15 fours and 4 sixes. Lewis George claimed 4 dismissals in an innings for the third time and passed 85 career fielding victims in the process.

3rd XI

During the 3's win over Edenbridge Cricket Club recently, Charlie Ward passed 1,500 career runs and Charlie Vangelov grabbed his second career (and first league) five wicket haul. Skipper, Steve Cromb, reached 40 fielding victims while Finley Wright's 3 for 1 was his best bowling display for the 3's. At Forest Row, Dan Austin claimed 3 dismissals in an innings for the 7th time and Pete Walker produced club best bowling figures of 3 for 23.

4th XI

The 4's recent trip to Newhaven saw Mike Dovey score his 8th BHCC half century when he posted 55, also passing 1,250 runs on Play Cricket. Anthony Rawbin also passed 2,500 Play Cricket runs. Against Poynings 2nd XI at the weekend, Jon Wright's 85* was his 26th career half century. Ryan Ashley made his club debut scoring an unbeaten 17 and taking 1 for 35, while Merlin Gallery took 2 for 34, his best figures for BHCC.

5th XI

Against Brighton and Hove CC 6th XI, Harry Spilsted passed 1,000 career runs. Matilda Parker's 13 was her highest score for the 5ths, which she passed when making 18 in Saturday's friendly with Keymer & Hassocks, going past 250 career runs in the process. Stuart Turner had a game to remember, his 31 was his best knock for the club which was followed with best bowling figures of 3 for 15. Tom Stringer also chipped in with club best figures of 2 for 15.

Women's Softball

Against Haywards Heath, Alice McClellan passed 250 runs with Laura Turner going past 400 runs in the same innings. Bella Hockaday took 2 for 19, her best bowling figures in softball cricket.

Women's 1st XI

At Hailsham Cricket Club, Kelis Ndhlovu hit 77 to record her highest score for the club, which she surpassed yesterday with a magnificent unbeaten 111 from 74 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes, also passing 250 runs for the club. Kelis's ton was the 316th BHCC century and she became the 132nd player to reach three figures for the club.
Also at Hailsham, Cerys Pegley passed 3,000 career runs scoring an excellent 42, also going past 1,000 runs for the Women's 1st XI. Emily Goss reached 30 fielding dismissals. In the Cuckfield game yesterday, Amy Wickwar reached 15 fielding dismissals, while Abi Dixon played her 50th game for BHCC. Sophia Speight took her first wickets for the club in a spell of 2 for 7, while Leonie Gaunt passed 50 career wickets.
Charley Hepburn reached 5,000 career runs while making 38, also passing 2,000 runs for the Women's 1st XI, becoming the first player to reach the milestone for BHCC.

Women's 2nd XI

At Bells Yew Green recently, we had two debutants, Julia Charlesworth and Georgie Lewis.

East Court Hillians

Thomas Wylie's unbeaten 17 saw him pass 100 runs for BHCC.

Under 12's

Mansav Girdhar passed 100 runs for the club.

Under 13's

Neve Felton produced BHCC best figures of 2 for 10, while Jimmy Charman also achieved the same feat as he claimed 3 for 4. Jimmy also reached 5 fielding dismissals for the club.

Under 13 B's

Ansh Kangralkar produced best bowling figures of 2 for 19 while Jackson Parker posted his highest score of 30 not out. Miles Paterson also achieved a PB of 9 not out.

Under 15's

Finley Wright completed a hat-trick (the first part taking place in the 3rd XI win over Edenbridge) while also registering best bowling figures of 4 for 0. Finley becomes the second Wright to take a BHCC hat-trick, older brother Charlie achieving the feat back in 2021 against Brighton & Hove U13's (Finley and Charlie are also the only recorded siblings to take hat-tricks for club, a particularly obscure stat for anyone who appreciates that sort of thing!). Finley's treble was the 67th recorded instance of a BHCC player achieving the feat.
William Kirbyshire reached 10 fielding dismissals.

Under 13 Girls

Jess Parker reached 50 career hardball wickets with a spell of 2 for 23 against St Lawrence & Highland Court yesterday. Daisy Bichard-Van Dijk claimed her first BHCC wicket in the same innings. Cora Saunders smashed 73, her fourth BHCC half century as the team chased down 142 to win.

As always, a huge congratulations to all of our achievers this week. Please feel free to mention anything we may have missed! Good luck to everyone playing in the upcoming fixtures!

25/05/2026

Two weeks worth of stats updates! Some fantastic achievements for club stalwarts and youngsters alike.

Two weeks worth of Stats Updates to get through...

U15's

Angus Glyn-Jones passed 1,000 career runs.
Oscar Knowles claimed 4 dismissals in 1 game (2ct, 2st) passing 35 career fielding dismissals. This was the 54th instance of a fielder achieving the feat.

U12's

Finlay Currier's 17 was his highest score for BHCC in a game where he also claimed his first wicket for the club. Casey Saunders' 1 for 17 was also his first wicket for BHCC. Jack Ashdown passed 100 runs and 5 fielding dismissals, while Jimmy Charman's 2 for 7 were his best bowling figures for BHCC.

East Court Hillians

In the Slam game against the Royal Oak, Chris Riggs passed 1500 runs for BHCC.

U14's

Harry Spilsted claimed 3 run outs in an innings, passing 20 career fielding dismissals in the process.
Rananjay Shekhawat reached 50 wickets on Play Cricket.
Oscar Knowles passed 500 career runs.

U13's

Toby Quinn registered best bowling figures of 1 for 10.
Jack Ashdown produced best bowling figures for BHCC of 2 for 13. Violet Bassett's unbeaten 30 was her highest score for the club.

U13B

Jackson Parker reached 10 wickets, while Elvin Yeomans recorded best bowling figures of 2 for 6 and a highest score of 17. Ben Smith's 2 for 11 were also his best bowling figures. Theo Willams' unbeaten 30 saw him pass 150 runs.

U13 Girls

Chloe Kent's 4 for 17 against Horsham were her best figures for BHCC and included her first wicket for the club. She also scored 27 in the batting innings, her highest score for BHCC. Neve Felton's 1 for 10 were her best figures for BHCC. Cora Saunders passed 500 runs while hammering an unbeaten 66 to lead the girls to victory in the National Cup.

U15's

William Kirbyshire produced best bowling figures of 3 for 3 against Preston Nomads.

1st XI

Chad Classen picked up 3 for 57 against Henfield to record his best figures for BHCC. Tom Trowbridge passed 115 career fielding dismissals and Wilf Tunley-Lo's 91 was his 6th career fifty as he also passed 1500 runs. Tim Jarvis registered his 48th career half-century. James Chadburn passed 2,000 runs for BHCC. Against Horsham Trinity, James Chadburn passed 7,000 runs on Play Cricket, while Wilf Tunley-Lo went past 500 runs for the 1st XI, scoring his 7th career 50 and passing 40 career fielding dismissals. Oliver Wicks passed 3,250 career runs and George Willett made a welcome return, picking up his 4th 5 wicket haul and hammering a brisk 43*, his highest score since 2013. Mohammed Qazi reached 100 career fielding dismissals, while Tim Jarvis claimed his 125th fielding victim.

1st XI T20

Debuts for Toby Cranfield and James Frost.

2nd XI

Against East Grinstead, George Cranfield registered his highest 2nd XI score of 29. At home to Palmers, Tom Penfold passed 5,500 career runs, while Winslow Jooste made his second half century for BHCC. James Frost hit an unbeaten 27 on his 2nd XI debut from just 11 balls (as well as claiming his first 2's wicket) and was aided in a fine partnership by Charlie Ward, whose 19* was his highest score for the 2's.

3rd XI

At Smallfield Manor, club stalwart Ben Hopkins passed 5,000 career runs. Arthur Tunley-Lo's 3 for 34 saw him register his best bowling stats for the club, while Matt Charman reached 145 fielding dismissals. Ryan Goss scored his 6th fifty while making 60, while James Frost's 34 was his highest score in league cricket. Niall Murphy scored his 15th half century and passed 3,500 runs for BHCC. Against Brighton Malayalee Assoc, Kelis Ndhlovu picked up her first BHCC wicket on debut, while Niall Murphy reached 135 fielding dismissals. Rob Gaunt picked up his first 3's wicket on his 3rd XI debut.

4th XI

Stan Inman grabbed the headlines in the 4's game against Henfield Cricket Club, scoring his maiden century, 111*. It was the 306th recorded century in the club's history and Stan became the 131st player to post three figures, the fourth to do so for the 4th XI. Stan was well supported in seeing the 4's to victory by Thomas Wylie, the pair added an unbeaten 65 for the 7th wicket (the 8th highest recorded partnership for the 7th wicket). Anthony Rawbin made his debut for BHCC and picked up his first wicket for the club.

5th XI

Against St James, we saw an opening stand of 178, the highest ever partnership for our 5's, between Nick Johnston, who hit his 6th BHCC fifty and Harry Spilsted, who made his third half century. Orlaith Jarvis continued her remarkable start to the season, claiming her second hat-trick of the current campaign and becoming the first BHCC bowler to take more than one hat-trick in a season. She is also only the fourth player to take more than one hat-trick for the club, joining Bill Yardella, Ian Simpson and Ted Lever in achieving the feat. Orlaith's figures of 4 for 24 were her best in adult cricket. Bharath Muthukkrishnan reached 20 career fielding dismissals, while Noah Coulson also posted best bowling figures of 3 for 14. Ben Cranfield claimed his tenth career fielding dismissal.

Women's Softball

Natalie Jillett passed 150 runs for the club during the win over Bolney.

Women's 1st XI

Evie Peskett and Grace Humphreys made their 1st XI debuts, with Evie scoring 24 to register her highest score in adult cricket for the club. Orlaith Jarvis picked up her first 1's wicket and Leonie Gaunt's unbeaten 23 was her highest score for the 1's. Kelis Ndhlovu and Lily Turner made their 1's bows against Eastbourne in a game that saw Emily Goss pass 75 wickets for the 1st XI.
Charley Hepburn claimed her first career stumping, while Millie Wickwar grabbed her first 1st XI wicket. Issy Beattie passed 1,750 career runs and 250 runs for the 1st XI, playing her 50th game for the club against Hailsham.
In the same game, Kelis Ndhlovu produced a superb spell of 4 for 14 to register BHCC best bowling figures. On a difficult batting track, Matilda Parker's 12 was her highest score for the 1's, taking her past 200 career runs in the process.

Congratulations to all of our achievers this week, some incredible milestones passed in 'proper' cricket weather. Good luck to all playing this week!

11/05/2026

Week Two of the 2026 season and another packed Stats Update!

Stats Update Week Two

Another week and another centurion in the 1st XI with Wilf Tunley-Lo reaching three figures for the first time with a magnificent 132 against West Chiltington & Thakeham Cricket Club, becoming the 130th BHCC centurion. Wilf also passed 1,000 league runs in the process. Also in the 1's there were league debuts for Corey Jarvis and Will Brownsell. Will took his first 1's wicket, while our new overseas, Chad Classen, picked up his first league wicket for the club. Lenny Burgess reached 25 fielding dismissals for BHCC.

The 2nd XI took five league debutants to St Matthias CC, Toby and George Cranfield, Senthil Kumar Palaniappan, Pranav Kiruthik and Finley Wright all making their competitive bow for Andrew Davies' team. Senthil took his first wicket for the club, while Finley, Toby, George and Charlie Ward all took their first 2nd XI wickets. Finley also passed 30 fielding dismissals, while George reached 45 victims in the field!

The 3rd XI also had five players playing their first game for the team in James Frost, Arthur Tunley-Lo, Oscar Knowles, Angus Glyn-Jones and Pete Walker, who took his first BHCC wickets in a spell of 2 for 34. Toby Andersson reached 50 career fielding dismissals as the team came up a little short against Southwick and Shoreham.

Debuts were very much a theme of the weekend with Merlin Gallery, Thomas Wylie, Noah Coulson and Matilda Parker all turning out for the 4th XI for the first time against Rottingdean CC. Skipper Rob Gaunt's 34 was enough to take him past 500 runs for the club, while a sharp catch also took him to 20 fielding dismissals. Max Thomas's 4 for 7 saw him produce career best bowling figures.

Completing the action for the Saturday teams, the 5th XI claimed a brilliant win over Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club. With three debutants (Orlaith Jarvis, Leon Moyse and Mansav Girdhar), they dismissed the hosts for 149. Orlaith's 3 for 14 was her best figures in adult cricket and took her past 25 career wickets. Sam Howard's 3 for 20 were also a PB in adult cricket and Tommy Chadburn collected his first scalp for the 5's as well. The team chased down their target with 8 wickets remaining, Sandeep Girdhar's unbeaten 59 (1st BHCC 50) and Tommy's 34 not out (HS in adult cricket passing 250 runs in the process) seeing them home. Bharath Muthukkrishnan also went past 250 BHCC runs with an assured 44.

In the Under 14's, Avaneesh Bonthu produced best bowling figures of 2 for 10 including a first wicket for BHCC, while Oscar Knowles passed 500 career runs.

The Women's Softball team beat Lindfield Cricket Club by 12 runs in a game that saw Bella Hockaday take her first wicket in the softball format.

The Under 11 Girls got their season off to a winning start at Balcombe Cricket Club, where Ada Herve scored a PB of 25 and Karunya Sivashankar picked up her first BHCC wicket!

The Under 13's mixed team produced a brilliant all-round performance in their opening league game. Jimmy Charman picked up his first club wicket with figures of 1 for 11. Teddy Bush-Harris's 2 for 4 was also a PB, while Cora Saunders' 2 for 3 were her best figures for BHCC. In the batting innings, Isla Charman passed 150 runs.

In the U13 B team's game, we saw two career best scores as Theo Williams retired on 31 and Lewis Pained retired on 30, passing 100 runs in the process. Ben Smith's wicket in his spell of 1 for 6 was his first for BHCC.

The Women's Slam team secured a win at St Peters CC. Millie Wickwar reached 35 career wickets and Charley Hepburn reached 130 career fielding dismissals. Naomi Hamilton picked up her first Slam wicket as did Abi Dixon. Grace Humphreys made her Slam debut alongside Naomi and Abi.

The Women's 1st XI saw two players make their Premier League debut at Ansty on a freezing cold day yesterday. Orlaith Jarvis and Naomi Hamilton both impressed on debut against an impressive home side before the team made the short trip to Cuckfield for a second T20. An excellent opening partnership of 147 set a decent total with Naomi hitting her first BHCC 50 (and 7th overall), making a career best 72. Charley Hepburn also scored her 18th career half century (and 10th for the Women's 1st XI) while making an unbeaten 52. Unfortunately, in terms of the result, the team was on the receiving end of a blistering 118 not out off 56 balls from Cuckfield's Sharne Mayers, who took her team to victory in the Baltic conditions.

05/05/2026

Something I've been working on for a little while...a list of the top 20 six hitters for Burgess Hill Cricket Club listed below with the number of sixes that have been found in scorecards where the details aren't on Play Cricket in brackets. Only four players on the list are currently still playing regularly for BHCC. As always, I'm sure that there are many more stats missing from this list, but given all of the information that the club has at hand this is the best that we can do!

Kevin Ramsay 81 (+11) Total 92
Nathan Cooper 72 (+13) Total 85
Jack Simpson 71 (+14) Total 85
Joe Maskell 68 (+12) Total 80
Lewis Mamoany 60 (+7) Total 67
Saffiullah Mohamed Ishmail 65
Adam Booth 63
Ben Hopkins 40 (+22) Total 62
John Franks 61
Niall Murphy 57
Charlie Punter 31 (+20) Total 51
Aaron Barnes 43 (+7) Total 50
Mark Auchterlonie 49
Jack Smart 42 (+4) Total 46
Sean Schofield 46
Prasansana Jayamanne 43 (+2)Total 45
Ian Simpson 32 (+10) Total 42
Paul Elphick 21 (+12) Total 33
Ben Saunders 33
Toby Munt 31

04/05/2026

First stats update of the new campaign - some fantastic achievements this week!

09/04/2026

4 old scorecards found from 1937 and now online on our Play Cricket site - games against Ditchling Cricket Club for our 1st and 2nd XI's, a 2's game against Maresfield Cricket Club and also against Windmill Hill. A record 5th wicket partnership of 171* between Reginald Sayer and Charles F Tutt v St Peters also unearthed from the same year.

30/01/2026

A couple of scorecards from 1898 uncovered along with four or five from the late 1920s and early 1930s. A single wicket for Reginald R Ball v Southwick in 1931 takes him to 200 wickets for BHCC.
Been a busy week trying to pull together an updated list for players stats including runs, wickets and catches that are missing from Play Cricket but exist in our paperwork. It's an ongoing process but hope to have an update soon...