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First
round
SCOTT
Eaves and Alex Newman bailed Brixham out of trouble
in their twice-delayed Brockman Cup first round tie
against Bovey Tracey.
Chasing Bovey's total of
92 all out in the last of their 20 overs, Brixham were
struggling at 61 for six when Newman and Eaves got together.
Simon Newton had posed most of the problems with the
ball for Bovey by taking three Brixham wickets for two
runs in four overs. The only batsman who hadn't had
a problem with Newton was Richard Ward, who hit 30.
Newman (17no) and Eaves (13no) knocked off the rest
of the runs to seal victory for Brixham with eight balls
to spare.
Earlier, Simon Caunter (4-15)
and Lee Upham (3-10) were largely responsible for bowling
Bovey Tracey out.
Lewis Hammett (23) and Adam Squire (21) were Bovey's
main run sciorers
Brixham will be away to Stokeinteignhead in the second
round next Tuesday (June 5).
HOLDERS
Stoke Gabriel are out of this season's Brockman Cup
after crashing to an eight-wicket defeat against Cockington.
Stoke's total of 99 for
eight in 20 overs – Dave Higgins top scoring on
31 – always looked a little on the light side
and so it proved.
With Tom Cross hitting and unbeaten 43, and Neil Colegate
making 20, Cockington strode to victory with five overs
to spare
Stoke Gabriel 99-8 (D Higgins 31, C Life 16; T Humphrey
3-20), Cockington 100-2 (T Cross 43no, N Colegate 20).
Cockington bt Stoke by 8 wkts.
KINGSKERSWELL,
cup winners in 2004, got their 2007 campaign off to
an impressive start by completing a comfortable eight-wicket
victory over Shaldon at the Kerswell Bowl.
Kerswell asked Shaldon to
bat first and all their batsman struggled desperately.
No one made double figures!
The bowling honours for Kerswell were divided between
Pete Douglas (3-6) Mark Kenyon (2-8) and Phil Lacey
(2-9) being the stand-out performers.
Shaldon's total of 66 all out never looked likely to
be enough and Kingskerswell, despite the early loss
of their openers, had Mike Etherington (22no) and Nathan
Weedon (26no) to thank for a comfortable victory completed
with more than seven of the 20 overs remaining.
Kingskerswell are now due
to play Chelston in the quarter-final on May 29.
Shaldon 66 (P Douglas 3-6, M Kenyon 2-8, P Lacey 2-9),
Kingskerswell 68-2 (N Wheedon 26no, M Etherington
22no; C Revell 2-13). Kingskerswell bt Shaldon by 8
wkts.
IPPLEPEN
set up a derby clash with Abbotskerswell when they defeated
an unimpressive South Devon side by 44 runs at Marsh
Road.
The Pens totalled 131 for
seven in their 20 overs, the bulk of which came from
opener Matt Quartley (39) and Tom Sercombe (48).
After Dave Alsop was trapped on the crease by Dan Ball
without scoring, Quartley and Sercombe put on 74 for
the second wicket. Quartley finally had his middle stump
knocked back by Dave Amery (4-21), but only after hitting
four fours and a six from 39 balls faced. Sercombe,
who hit six boundaries, was caught behind down the leg
side also off Amery.
South Devon needed a positive start – and got
nothing like it as they dipped to 35 for five after
eight overs with Adam Peters (2-17) and Pete Gamble
(3-16) doing the damage.
Ian Shepherd's attempt at middle-order heroics –
he bludgeoned 32 off 25 balls – wasn't enough
to haul things round as South Devon were bowled out
with two overs to go for 86. Jon Norrish made 12 and
Adrian Hewings 15.
Pens back-up bowling was impressive with Sercombe taking
two for four and Sam DeFriend – definitely one
to watch for the future – bagging two for 10 off
four tidy overs.
Ipplepen 131-7 (T Sercombe 48, M Quartley 39; D Amery
4-21), South Devon 84 (I Shepherd 32, J Norrish 17;
P Gamble 3-16, A Peters 2-17, S DeFriend 2-10, T Serombe
2-4). Ipplepen bt South Devon by 44 runs.
OTHER
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Paignton v. Torquay. Match awarded
to Paignton,Torquay unable to raise a side
Brixham v. Bovey Tracey. Postponed
due to rain
Dartington & Totnes 117-5 (R
Newcombe 52, S Rew 37; S Molyneux 2-18), Chelston 118-3
(C Mabbutt 49, B.Griffiths 44; M Rusling 2-21). Chelston
bt Dartington & Totnes by 7 wkts.
Babbacombe 66-5 (R Farkins 13, I
Sosnowski 10; S Green 2-9), Abbotskerswell 71-3 (D Scarr
32no, K B Murphy 28; R Farkins 2-2). Abotskerswell bt
Babbacombe by 7 wkts.
Brixham v Bovey Tracey. No play,
rain. Replay May 29
