MINOR
COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP - 1997
Sidmouth: Devon 210 (N A Folland
84) & 236-8 (N A Folland 69, A J Pugh 87), Wales 180-7
& 267-7. Wales bt Devon by 3 wkts.
Bridgnorth: Devon 302-9 (G T J Townsend 52, A J Pugh 58)
& 225-2 (N R Gaywood 59, N A Folland 94no, A J Pugh
62no), Shropshire 222-7 & 152-4. Match drawn.
Toft: Cheshire 206 (J G Wyatt 5-25), Devon 66-2. Match
drawn.
South Wilts CC, Bemerton: Devon 226-1 (G T J Townsend
102no, N A Folland 102no) & 311-3 (N R Gaywood 95,
A J Pugh 105, C M W Read 60no), Wiltshire 206-5 &
145 (P M Roebuck 6-23). Devon bt Wiltshire by 186 runs.
Torquay: Berkshire 117 (P M Warren 5-44) and 220 (M P
Hunt 4-45), Devon 397-8 (K A O Barrett 119, I Gompertz
131). Devon bt Berkshire by an innings and 60 runs.
Bovey Tracey: Devon 230-6 (G T J Townsend 63, N A Folland
61) & 169-9, Oxfordshire 194-9 (P M Roebuck 5-46)
* 209-7. Oxfordshire bt Devon by3 wkts.
Exmouth: Devon 243 (A J Pugh
54) & 214-5 (N A Folland 55, P M Roebuck 95no), Herefordshire
145 (K Donohue 4-27, P M Roebuck 4-17) & 243 (P M
Roebuck 5-22). Devon bt Herefordshire by 69 runs.
Bournemouth: Devon 231-6 (N R Gaywood 55, N A Folland
105) & 128, Dorset 152-7 & 208-3. Dorset bt Devon
by 7 wkts.
North Devon CC, Instow: Cornwall 297 (P M Warren 4-57)
& 28-0, Devon 327-3 (N A Folland 116no, K A O Barrett
107, N R Gaywood 67). Devon bt Cornwall bt 7 wkts.
PLAY-OFF
GAME
Wardown Park, Luton: Devon
216-5 (N A Folland 58, P M Roebuck 56no) & 180-8 (K
Donohue 45, N R Gaywood 34, C M W Read 34; R Dalton 5-43,
Bedfordshire 119-9 (K Donohue 3-17, P M Roebuck 2-27)
& 251-6 (A Roberts 62, W Larkins 51; P M Roebuck 3-67).
Devon bt Bedfordshire by 26 runs.
NAT
WEST TROPHY
Exmouth: Leicestershire 225-8,
Devon 172-9. Leicestershire bt Devon by 53 runs.
MCC
TROPHY
Exmouth: Wales 178 (A J Pugh
4-29), Devon 179-6 (N A Folland 73no). Devon bt Wales
by 4 wkts.
Torquay: Devon 198 (N A Folland 57), Bedfordshire 166.
Devon bt Bedfordshire by 32 runs.
SEMI-FINAL
St George's, Telford: Devon
287-5 (N R Gaywood 72, A J Pugh 63, R J Baggs 63no), Shropshire
288-6. Shropshire bt Devon by 4 wkts.
OTHER
MATCHES
Sandford: Devon 248-6 (N A
Folland 74), Glamorgan II 209-8. Devon bt Glamorgan by
39 runs.
Exmouth: Somerset II 4-0. Rain stopped play, match abandoned.
Chagford: Gloucestershire II 260-8 (M T Gear 4-17), Devon
172. Devon lost by 41 runs chasing a rain-reduced target
of 213 in 45 overs.
Exmouth: Devon 285-7 (M T Gear 122, K A O Barrett 77),
Australian Crusaders 272. Devon bt Australian Crusaders
by 13 runs.
Braunton: Devon v Royal Navy. No play, rain.
