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June 16, 2007

WHAT a finish! Nigel Hardy bowled Clyst St George 2nd XI to a thrilling four-run win over Barnstaple & Pilton in the basement battle at Raleigh Meadow.

   Doug Wibberley had top scored for Clyst in a total of 153 for eight, which didn't really look enough. George McEndoo bagged four for 29 for Barum.

   Veteran Rodney Wilkins top scored for Barnstaple with 66 and Dan Brierley made 38 as the pursuit hotted up. Hardy with six for 27 and Wibberley (3-47) turned the game on its head as B&P were bowled out for 149.

   Barnstaple will be kicking themselves for losing as they were 133 for three in reply and crusing to victory.

   Hardy and South African-born Wibberley reduced B&P to 149 for nine on their own then with five balls of the final over to go, Barum's last man attempted a bye to Clyst's wicketkeeper and was needlessly run out.

   At the other end of the table, joint leaders Bradninch II had a super afternoon, winning at Tavistock by seven wickets, then hearing that Hatherleigh II had lost.

   Nat Davey's side are once again clear leaders at the top with Hatherleigh, six-wicket losers to Plymouth CS now 12 points back in second place.

   Billy Wakeley (4-16) and Alex Dunlavey (4-32) were responsible for Tavistock being bowled out for 119.

   The evergreen Simon Bailey hit an unbeaten 47 to lead his side to a win. Lucas Fencl continued his consistent form with the bat with 25.

   Hatherleigh's 238 for four at Civil was nowhere near enough as half-centuries from skipper Paul Maloney, Stuart Dent and Mahood Allam knocked it off with time to spare.

   Best of the rest in the B Division are Chudleigh who collected the anticipated win over bottom side Braunton.

   Take out Jason Lovelock's 54 and there wasn't much from the rest in Braunton's total of 106 for six. Chris Rowlands (4-36) was the pick of the Chudleigh bowlers.

   Ed Hunt (27) and Nick Chandler (26) were Chudleigh's main run scorers en route to a five-wicket win.

   Alphington were rained off early against Brixham, who won't have been too disappointed as they were four wickets down with only three runs on the board at the time. Richard Gott (4-2) had all the wickets to fall.