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  JUNE 16, 2007

COCKINGTON and Stoke Gabriel stay top and second at the top of the C Division after comfortable wins over Kingssbridge and Babbacombe respectively.

   Leaders Cockington piled out 250 for nine at Kingsbridge, then bowled the home side out for 129 to win by 121 runs.

   Second-placed Stoke Gabriel, who trail the leaders by five points, did it the other way round at Walls Hill by bowling Babbacombe out for 134 then knocking off the runs for the loss of just three wickets.

   Shaun Needham's 91 formed the backbone of the Cockington total at the Butts. Darren Scott featured in a first-wicket stand of 60 with Needham, of which he made the grand total of five!

   James Fraser (49), Chris Needham (25) and former captain Graham Furze (26no) all chipped in towards the Cockington total.

   Angus Watson (3-49) was the pick of the Kingsbridge bowlers.

   Kingsbridge couldn't have wished for a worse start to their reply as opener and captain Steve Gledhill was out second ball to Chris Needham (2-19).

   Bowling Kingsbridge out proved harder than first expected as Steve Tall (23) and Chris Bowles (19) hung around using up overs.

   The sixth wicket went at 103 and after that it was open season on the lower order as Furze (2-8) and Scott Colegate (4-19) bowled Kingsbridge out.

   Babbacombe struggled for runs in their game with Stoke Gabriel the were 17 for one after 10 overs – and needed some middle order impetus injected by Terry Farkins (32) to get going.

   Farkins towed Paul Sutherland along to make 33 and helped Rob Bloxham compile 32.

   Adam Castle (2-21) made inroads into the Babbacombe batting before he got injured and couldn't continue. Alex Hill stepped into the breech and took four for 16.

   Stoke didn't find runs much easier to come by at first as Farkins (3-17) limited them to 46 for three as the halfway stage approached.

   Steve Tolley was still there though and batted through to make 94 not out in a stand of 89 with Neil Robinson (21no) that won the game with seven overs to spare.

   Dawlish won for the first time this season when they eased to a five-wicket win over visiting Feniton.

   Feniton's early order batsmen did a vanishing act as Paul Parsons (3-33) and Tim O'Connell (3-18) reduced them to 47 for sixth.

   Former Sidmouth captain Dave Carnall has seen a few slumps in his time and led the Feniton fightback with a dogged 57.

   Carnall and Stuart Bright (23) added 47th for the seventh wicket and a stand of 63 between Carnall and Mason Abbott (24) helped Feniton to 172 for nine.

   Dawlish made a wobbly start – they were 38 for three having been unsettled by Russ Witton (2-35) and Jon Pyle (2-56) – but Karl Blackburn was still there and batted through to ensure that much-needed win.

   Chris Partidge shored up one end for 27 in a stand of 77 with Blackburn that changed the game. James Day (28) took D&T most of the way there with Blackburn to seal victory with almost six overs to spare.

   Blackburn finished undefeated on 75 having hit three fours and four sixes.

   Kilmington were undone by Ivybridge's overseas player Mike Anderson as they slipped to a seven wicket defeat at the Erme Playing Fields.

   Anderson collected five wickets for 18 runs as Kilmington were bowled out for 100.

   Openers Dave Cook (30) and Rory Helliar (22), who both fell to Jamie Bullock (2-21), were the only run getters of any note.   Karl Prescott (3-24) finished Kilmington off.

   Ivybridge didn't start too well as Anderson was caught behind in the first over. Derek Soloman (29) and Kevin Jacobs got the first 54 runs towards the target out of the way, Soloman and Prescott (17no) nibbled another 32 off the target, leaving Kelvin Trent to belt a few at the end to wrap up victory.

   Kilmington stay three off the bottom of the table and have a basement battle with Dawlish, who are three points behind them, to look forward to this Saturday.

   Ivybridge moved up from fifth to fourth in the rankings on the strength of their victory, overtaking Clyst Hydon, who were rained off against Heathcoat.

   Promotion chasing Heathcoat won't have been too disappointed at that turn of events as they were defending a modest 123 all out at Yarde Lane.

   Chris Edwards (3-17), Kevin Sercombe (3-31) and Sri Lankan new boy Dhanuja Nandana (3-24) were the bowlers who did the damage for Clyst. Matt Parkes (24) staved off total collapse for Heathcoat, who had been 59 for five at one stage.

   Clyst Hydon were 28 for two off nine overs when rain forced the players off the field.