C DIVISION – WEEK FIVE
LEADERS Cockington won by six-wickets at Seaton with Shaun Needham hitting 136 not out in the process.
Seaton recovered from being 134 for seven to make 213 without further mishap by the end of their 46 overs.
After Richard Warner had been in and out for 35, Darren Scott (3-39) and James Howrihane (2-39) plunged Seaton into trouble.
Ben Copp (36no) and Mike Wheeler (35no) held it all together for Seaton until the overs ran out by adding 81 unbroken.
Needham carried on where he left off the previous week against Dartington, where he was 95 not out in a run chase.
Other than one chance in the 60s, it was flawless stuff from the former Babbacombe, Barton, Torquay and South Devon batsman.
Matt Needham (16) put on 51 for the third wicket with his brother. Neil Comerford (20no) kept an end going for 20 not out in a stand of 91 that won the game with five overs to spare.
CHAGFORD walloped Bridestowe by eight wickets in a disappointing derby clash that lasted just 38 overs from start to finish.
Bridestowe were skittled out for a measly 62 in the 26th of their 46 overs, their last five wickets tumbling for must four runs.
Former Exeter left-armer Derek Lammonby (4-22) did the softening up, then ex-Bovey Tracey and Devon due Jeremy Christophers (3-5) and Mark Gribble (3-6) bundled out the rest.
Twelve overs was all it took Chagford to knock off the runs. Gribble was out for 33 with the scores level, leaving Colin Mortimore to hit the winning run. Lammonby made 19 not out.
Chagford's third win in five starts puts them fourth in the table. Winless Bridestowe are anchored to the foot of it.
DARTINGTON & Totnes took the spoils in the derby clash with Stoke Gabriel when they romped home by seven wickets.
Stoke made a more than respectable 213 for nine after 46 overs, anchored by Steve Tolley with 73, who put on 101 for the second wicket with Mark Newman (30).
After Tolley departed – caught at deep cover - Stoke began to loose their way. Karl Blackburn got cleaned up for one, Newman fell, and Nick Sandbrook cracked his first ball straight to Aussie Elliot Miller at point.
Wickets went to Ian Bransdon (4-31) and Ryan Stevenson (3-24).
Any thoughts of a third Stoke win of the season were quickly dashed by scattergun bowling. Loots (89) and Stevenson (57) added 182 for the first D&T wicket.
A late rally from Sandbrook earned Stoke an extra bowling point, but Matt Hickey (11) and Ryan Stevenson (16) were there at the end to give Dartington & Totnes the victory.
FENITON got over a shaky start to trounce Plymouth Civil Service by 90 runs at Buckfastleigh.
Feniton weren't at their best early on as Venu Kondamudi (2-54) and Chris Newton (2-44) slowed them up. A stand of 80 between Alex Frankpitt (38) and Adrian Pullin (44) moved the score along towards 214 for nine. Brian Cann (31) and Dave Haysom (23) also chipped in.
Dave Bayliss (3-50) was Civil's most successful bowler – and also top scored with 34 not out when they batted.
Trouble was Civil were 53 for six when Bayliss went out and his unbeaten 34 only delayed the inevitable defeat.
Feniton shared the wickets around with Russ Whitton and Johnny Pyle taking three each and Jon French collecting a couple.
Feniton (5th) moved ahead of Civil (6th) on the strength of this result.
TIVERTON & Bickleigh came unstuck by eight-wickets against visiting Ivybridge after finding out the hard way they didn't have enough runs on the board.
T&B's score of 190 all out always looked a little on the shy side. Skipper Chris Reed made 41, John Hall hit 23, but that was it as Karl Prescott (4-52) kept it tidy for the Bridgers.
Kevin Jacobs took the lead role with 73 not out and skipper Andy Johnson made 30 after Gareth Andrews went for 24.
Read was disappointed but not entirely surprised at the outcome.
“Blundell's School is a good batting track and Ivybridge to have a good batting side,” said Read.
“We could have done with a few more runs and maybe a bit of luck with some umpiring decisions.
“There were two very confident appeals for caught behind that we had turned down and either of them might have made a difference to the result.”