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NORTH
DEVON LEAGUE WEEK 7 – MAY 18
DIVISION
ONE
THERE
are new leaders of the First Division after early leaders
Bradninch slipped to their first defeat of the season
in a thrilling game that saw hosts Lynton & Lynmouth
claim a single wicket win off the penultimate ball of
the contest.
Bradninch batted
first and were indebted to an unbeaten 63 from Lucas
Fencl in their offering of 234-6. Support came from
teenager Eliot Acton (36), his cousin Ross Acton (22),
Matthew Jarrett (28no) and Zimbabwean Ryan Butterworth
(27).
Former Torquay all-rounder Ed Yeo (92), Ian Hobbs (31)
and Steve Hunt (26) helped keep their side in the run
chase but they came to the final over of the game with
their final pair at the wicket and still needing nine
runs to win the match.
Nick Bowen was on strike and had Matt Ryan at the non-striker's
end whilst for the visitors the final over was to be
delivered by their Australian all rounder Adrian Ezquerro.
The first three deliveries were all ‘dot' balls and
the fourth was deemed a wide by the Umpire but the fifth
and sixth were thumped to the boundary by Bowen and
the home side claimed a nail-biting victory and with
it top spot, an honour they share with Filleigh.
Filleigh claimed a third successive win with a comprehensive
victory over reigning champions Newton Tracey who have
not started the campaign in any sort of form as they
slumped to a third straight defeat.
At 109-7 Filleigh were in all sorts of trouble but Jamie
Palmer (49no) and Nick Dartnoll (20) put on 45 for the
eighth wicket and then Palmer and Gary Henry (34) added
a crucial 34 runs for the ninth wicket to take their
side to a close of 206-9.
Only Bill Sobey (29) made any impression with the bat
in the reply as the Filleigh bowlers stayed on top throughout,
eventually bowling out the hosts for 127, Frazer James
and Nick Dartnoll both claiming three wickets each whilst
batting ‘hero' Palmer sent down eight excellent overs
and took 2-14.
North Devon are in the chasing pack after they despatched
Bideford with a six-wicket win. Clifford Hayes (3-28)
and Matt Dart with 2-10 in nine overs restricted the
visiting side to 134-8, only Alex Hodges (29) making
any impression and then after tea Dan Pickard (20) got
the run chase off to a solid start whilst Scott Amos
(59no) and Stuart Rhodes (21no) saw their side to a
comfortable win.
Sandford bounced back from the previous weekend's defeat
to Filleigh by turnimg over Beaford with something to
spare at Creedy Park. What's more the home faithful
were treated to the first runs and wickets from the
club's former Zimbabwean Test star Douglas Hondo who
hit an unbeaten 45 and then bagged a brace of wickets,
Richard Foan did similar, he scored 43 with the bat
and took 2-30 but the home hero was Richard Tucker who
carried his bat for an imperious 128 in the home side's
total of 277-4. The Beaford reply closed on 167-9 with
only John Voght managing to make an impression with
44, Mike Walker the main wicket taker with three victims
whilst Ryan Glass matched the wicket taking of Hondo
and Foan.
DIVISION
TWO
EARLY
leaders Heathcoat suffered a first defeat of the season
beaten by four wickets up at Barnstaple & Pilton
where the home side scored 157-4 in reply to the Heathcoat
offering of 156 all out.
Only Pete
Moysen (28) and skipper Martyn Williams (20no) made
any impression with the bat and had it not been for
an amazing 61 extras, 30 of which were wides and 15
no balls, then the visitor's total would have been far
fewer, the home side's.
Rodney Bowden and Henry McEndoo both bagged braces of
wickets and then Michael Paine, another Exmouth player,
led the successful run chase with a half-century before
he was forced off with what appeared to be a muscle
strain.
It was left to Ross Burbidge (21no) and young McEndoo
(17no) to see their side home. John Harvey did his best
for the visitors taking all four of the home wickets
to fall but Barum got home at a canter.
Bratton Fleming claimed a second win of the season with
a sound beating of visiting Filleigh II. Ted Cumming
(90) and Steve Brazier (56) together with Paddy Dartnoll
(45) led their side to an imposing 281-5, Rob Collier
taking three of the wickets to fall and then Andy Collier
top scored as wickets fell around him and the reply
floundered on 86, four wickets to Charles Langdon and
three to Matthew Hunt.
Victoria Park thumped Westleigh by 97 runs after Ian
Brown (40), Mark Bettis (37), Will Anderson (28) and
Paul Tuson (28) all chipped in to see their side to
225-9 and then Mick Cashmore, a five-wicket man the
previous week, bagged another three and Tuson also picked
up three to add to his earlier runs as he visitors were
bowled out for 128.
DIVISION
THREE
THERE
was a mid-Devon derby in the Third Division at Cheriton
Fitzpaine where Sandford II slipped to defeat beaten
by 106 runs. John Pitt (65) and Phil Cutlet (69) added
117 for the third wicket and later runs came from Jeremy
Tricks with an unbeaten 40 as the hosts made their way
to a close of 274-6.
Julian Tompkins and Matt
Blakeney both claimed a couple of wickets for Sandford
who did not help their own cause by ‘giving' the home
side no fewer than 63 extras, 41 of which were wides!
Sean Hawkins (46), Pete Whitby (30) and Blakeney (28)
did their bit with the bat but wickets fell at regular
intervals with Nick Guscott taking 4-10 in 3.1 overs
and Robbie Keight returning figures of 3-28.
Incorrigibles were winners for the third time in four
early season outings and they did not have to bowl a
ball in anger to bank another maximum as scheduled opponents
Holsworthy cried off owing to four of their number being
off at Wembley following Exeter City and three others
engaged in silage work after the previous day's rains!
Shobrooke Park are one of just six teams across the
Five Divisions of the league to still boast a 100 per
cent record after they put North Devon II to the sword,
dispatching them back to Instow with a 174-run defeat.
Steve Poortman (89) and Richard Pyle (88no) were the
main contributors to a total of 253-7, the pair added
129 for the fifth wicket and then John Sweeney (4-21),
Ben Trenaman (3-9) and Will May (2-37) skittled out
the visitors for just 79 with John Wainright hitting
almost half his sides runs !
DIVISION
FOUR
BUDE
made all sorts of records the previous week and they
were once again putting bat to ball at home on Sunday
as visitors Newton Tracey found themselves chasing leather
for much of the pre-tea session.
Ashley Hockin hit
163 and Warren Rumble an unbeaten 60 as Bude amassed
355-8 and then Sam Hockin, brother of the centurion,
bagged a four-wicket haul to see the visitors close
on 190-8.
Kelseymen were big winners at home to Victoria Park
II who may have thought that their 178 was a decent
enough total. Tim Lane top scored with 67, but only
Mike Harris (35) could offer any meaningful support
and the Paul Jagger (84) and Steve Cresswell (66) combined
to rush the home side to a nine-wicket win and for the
second week running the only Victoria Park bowler to
claim a wicket was Andy Farrant.
Shebbear went one better than Kelseymen as they thumped
Bishps Nympton by ten wickets. Mike Gregory (37) and
Dan Rance (30) were the only visiting batsmen to really
trouble the scorers in a total of 174-7 and then Martin
Bray (101no) and fellow opener Richard Hoskins (58no)
enjoyed themselves to such an extent that when the victory
was confirmed the home side still had nearly half their
45 overs to face! Nympton skipper Kelvyn Warren lamented:
“The best thing I did all day was to correctly call
heads at the start!”
Lynton & Lynmouth II won a thrilling game at Bideford,
this a game that the hosts Kevin Fishleigh described
as: “ A wonderful game to take part in”.
George Edlin top scored for the visitors with 74 in
a total of 155, Nick Constable taking three wickets
for Bideford who started well enough, Alex Wood (34)
and Fergus Bradbeer (26) seeing them to 64-1 but wickets
began to tumble and it was left last pair Josh Ware
and Tom Farnell, the latter a tender 14 who bagged a
brace of wickets before tea, was not out 9 when partner
Ware lost his wicket with just 13 runs separating the
sides.
DIVISION
FIVE
WITHERIDGE-based
Nomansland were denied any action in the one Saturday
match scheduled when the rains ruined their game at
North Molton.
There was
great frustration for Halberton who were loking forward
to continuing their 100 per cent start to the campaign
at the expense of Black Torrington but the North Devon
side cried off on the morning of the game citing an
inability to raise a team.
Halberton skipper Dan Coles said: “ It seems wrong that
a side can simply ‘cry off' and not face any points
penalty, it was a lovely afternoon and, after the rain
of the day before it was ideal cricket weather so not
to be able to play was very frustrating.”
DIVISION
ONE
Bradninch 234-6 (L Fencl 63no, E Acton 36, R Butterworth
27, M Jarrett 28no, R Acton 22; D Hawkins 2-31), Lynton
& Lynmouth 235-9 (E Yeo 92, I Hobbs 31, S Hunt 26;
S Bailey 2-25, R Acton 2-29). Lynton & Lynmouth
(20pts) bt Bradninch (10) by 1 wkt.
Filleigh 206-9 (J Palmer 49no, G Henry 34; I Gear 2-31,
R Gear 2-32), Newton Tracey 127 (B Sobey 29; N Dartnoll
3-15, F James 3-22). Filleigh (20pts) bt Newton Tracey
(4) by 79 runs
Bideford 134-8 (A Hodges 29; C Hayes 3-38, M Dart 2-10),
North Devon 135-4 (S Amoss 59no, S Rhodes 21no, J Starkey
18). North Devon (20pts) bt Bideford (4) by 6wkts
Sandford 277-4 (R Tucker 128no, D Hondo 45no, R Foan
43), Beaford 167-9 (J Vooght 44; M Walker 3-16, D Hondo
2-15, R Foan 2-30). Sandford (20pts) bt Beaford
(4) by 110 runs.
DIVISION
TWO
Heathcoat 156 (Extras 61, P Moison 28, M Williams 20no;
R Bowden 2-24, H McEndoo 2-25), Barnstaple & Pilton
157-4 (M Paine 52 ret hrt, R Burbidge 24, K Rowland
21no; J Harvey 4-17). Barnstaple & Pilton (20pts)
bt Heathcoat (4) by 6 wkts.
Bratton Fleming 281-5 (T Cumming 90, S Brazier 56, P
Dartnoll 45; R Collier 3-47), Filleigh II 86 (A Collier
22, R Collier 11; C Langdon 4-19, M Hunt 3-9).
Bratton Fleming (20pts) bt Filleigh II (0) by 195 runs.
Victoria Park 225-9 (I Brown 40, M Bettis 37, W Anderson
28, P Tuson 28; S Gull 3-55), Westleigh 128 (L Purkiss
52; P Tuson 3-12, M Cashmore 3-31). Victoria Park (20pts)
bt Westleigh (2) by 97 runs.
DIVISION
THREE
Cheriton Fitzpaine 274-6 (P Cutler 69, Extras 63, J
Pitt 65, J Tricks 40no; J Tompkins 2-35, M Blakeney
2-38), Sandford II 168 (S Hawkins 46, P Whitby 30, M
Blakeney 28; N Guscott 4-10, R Keight 3-28). Cheriton
Fitzpaine (20pts) bt Sandford II (4) by 106 runs.
Incorrigibles (20pts) bt Holsworthy (0) w/o –
Holsworthy could not raise a side.
Shobrooke Park 253-7 (S Poortman 89, R Pyle 88no; J
Ashmore 3-42), North Devon II 79 (J Wainwright 34; J
Sweeney 4-21, B Trenaman 3-9, W May 2-37). Shobrooke
Park (20pts) bt North Devon II (0) by 174 runs.
DIVISION
FOUR
Lynton & Lynmouth II 155 (G Edlin 74, L Constable
19; N Constable 3-35), Bideford 142 (A Wood 34, F Bradbeer
26; A Wood 2-16, J Ware 2-14, F Bradbeer 2-39, T Farnell
2-41). Lynton & Lynmouth II (20pts) bt Bideford
II (10) by 13 runs.
Victoria Park II 178 (T Lane 67, M Harris 35; A Abbott
3-48, M Lewis 2-33), Kelseymen 179-1 (P Jaggers 84,
S Cresswell 66). Kelseymen (20pts) bt Victoria Park
II (1) by 9 wkts. Victoria
Bude 355-8 (A Hockin 163, W Rumble 60no; C Wadsworth
2-50, M Cowley 2-55), Newton Tracey II 190-8 (S Hockin
4-12). Bude (20pts) bt Newton Tracey II (2) by
165 runs.
Bishops Nympton 174-7 ( M Gregory 37 D Rance 30), Shebbear
180-0 (M Bray 101no, R Hoskins 58no). Shebbear (20pts)
bt Bishops Nympton (0) by 10 wkts
DIVISION
FIVE
North Molton versus Nomansland (Sat fixture) –
Match cancelled rain.
Halberton (20pts) bt Black Torrington (0) w/o. Black
Torrington could not raise a side.
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