Full name Paul Merwood Best
Born March 8, 1991, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Current age 29 years 324 days
Major teams Cambridge MCCU, Cambridge University, England Under-19s, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Warwickshire 2nd XI, Warwickshire Under-19s
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 11 | 13 | 3 | 428 | 150 | 42.80 | 879 | 48.69 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
List A | 13 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 16* | 11.40 | 76 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
T20s | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 11 | 20 | 2449 | 1445 | 32 | 6/86 | 9/131 | 45.15 | 3.54 | 76.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
List A | 13 | 12 | 443 | 463 | 11 | 3/43 | 3/43 | 42.09 | 6.27 | 40.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 4 | 4 | 84 | 90 | 4 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 22.50 | 6.42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | Cambridge MCCU v Essex at Cambridge, Apr 2-4, 2011 scorecard |
Last First-class | Oxford MCCU v Warwickshire at Oxford, Apr 7-9, 2014 scorecard |
List A debut | Leicestershire v Warwickshire at Leicester, May 15, 2011 scorecard |
Last List A | Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Sep 1, 2012 scorecard |
T20s debut | Glamorgan v Warwickshire at Cardiff, Jun 17, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Yorkshire v Warwickshire at Leeds, Jul 18, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/28 | Warwickshire | v Barbados XI | Bridgetown | 15 Mar 2015 | Other T20 |
5, 1/52, 3* | Warwcks 2nd | v Glam 2nd XI | Coventry | 22 Jul 2014 | Other |
3/44 | Warwcks 2nd | v Glam 2nd XI | Sutton Coldfield | 21 Jul 2014 | Other OD |
0/29 | Warwickshire | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 18 Jul 2014 | T20 |
1/90, 23, 0, 1/39 | Warwcks 2nd | v Notts 2nd XI | Birmingham | 15 Jul 2014 | Other |
1/46, 7 | Warwcks 2nd | v Notts 2nd XI | Birmingham | 14 Jul 2014 | Other OD |
0/57, 23 | Warwcks 2nd | v Yorks 2nd XI | Pudsey | 16 Jun 2014 | Other OD |
59*, 4/73, 0* | Warwcks 2nd | v Durham 2nd | Coventry | 10 Jun 2014 | Other |
1/43 | Warwcks 2nd | v Yorks 2nd XI | Stamford Bridge | 2 Jun 2014 | Other |
10*, 0/19 | Warwcks 2nd | v Glouc 2nd XI | Cheltenham | 19 May 2014 | Other T20 |
Paul Best was a left-arm spinner and solid batsman who seemed destined for a decent career in the game before injury intervened. His retirement just before the start of the 2015 season because two stress fractures had "taken their toll" on his body was a sad end for a batsman / left-arm spinner who had been promising enough to captain both England U19s and Warwickshire second X1 while still in his teens and who retired with a short but impressive first-class record.