The batter’s remarkable scoreless stint at the crease, for the club’s 4th XI, brought him unexpected attention from far and wide.
At the time, he told the BBC the response to the match had “gone crackers”.
“It’s gone round the world,” he said. “It has been mentioned in Australia, Pakistan, Qatar.
“I have had friend requests from around the globe.”
Mr Bestwick took his steely stand after the opposition – Mickleover 3rd XI – posted a total of 271.
Darley Abbey finished on just 21-4 after 45 overs – which meant the game ended in a draw.
Mr Bestwick said: “We had been in the field for three hours chasing leather all over the place.
“They came off and were dejected, [but] at the end it was like we had won a cup or something.
“The atmosphere in our dressing room was second to none. It was brilliant.”
He added: “Towards the end it became a thing where I was determined not to score.”
Mr Bestwick was a senior trade union representative for Unite at Rolls-Royce.
A post on the Rolls-Royce and Associates staff forum said: “Ian was a hugely influential character in the company and with the colleagues he represented.
“He cared deeply about the business and provided helpful and considered challenge around actions to help improve it.
“Ian will be missed by everyone that had the pleasure to work with him.”