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Bridestowe
v Chagford
CHAGFORD'S
billing as D Division promotion favourites took a knock
when they went down by 20 runs to local rivals Bridestowe.
Paul Wakefield (2-37) and ex-Devon spinner Jeremy Christophers
(4-30) appeared to have done the hard bit by holding Bridestowe
to 158 for nine.
Bridestowe's batting was patch to say the least as they
were seven for three at one stage, recovered to reach
94 without further mishap then lost three wickets without
scoring a run!
Phil Hatton made 26 for the Bridestowe with Phil Woods
(31no) and Nick Griffiths (23) pushing the score along
after the collapse.
Chagford took their lead from Bridestowe as they were
87 for three at one stage – Colin Mortimore (19)
and John Coburn (20) their primary run makers –
then 101 for seven.
Chris Lavis (5-33) did the initial damage then Eddy Jones
(3-12) knocked over the stragglers as Chagford were bowled
out for 138 with nine overs to go.
Chelston
v Hatherleigh
CHELSTON
suffered a setback in their first game of the season when
they went down by three wickets to visiting Hatherleigh.
Phil Hunt made 31 and Barry Griffiths 21, but defending
a total of 133 all out was always going to be a challenge
for Chelston, although they gave it their best shot.
With Howard Carter taking three for 25, Hatherleigh were
wobbling badly at 80 for seven.
A skipper's knock of 50 from Sean Forrester got Hatherleigh
off the hook.
Lewdown
v Lustleigh
LUSTLEIGH
made Lewdown work hard for a six-wicket in what should
have been a routine cruise to victory.
Lewdown skipper Charlie Hughes certainly knew the right
time to come into the attack as he pocketed four wickets
for 21 runs to help bowl Lustleigh out for 126.
Lewdown's overseas player – Austro-Kiwi Klemens
Cathcart – claimed a couple of wickets, as did Dave
Ball.
The best of an unremarkable set of scores by Lustleigh
batsmen were those of Steve Wright (20) and Ben Hood (19).
Forty-eight extras, of which 26 were wides, helped the
Wreylanders' cause.
Lewdown got into difficulties against the spin of Lustleigh
captain Gerry Starling (3-28) – Ball (34) among
the casualties - and at 56 for four the winning post was
a long way off.
The Lewdown nerves were soothed by Mark Jordan (36no)
and Carl Weeks (23no) whose stand of 71 won the game with
27 overs to spare.
Totnes
& Dartington v Ipplepen
TOTNES
& Dartington had the best of the derby clash with
Ipplepen, but will have been disappointed to have come
away from it with a winning draw and not an outright win.
Newcomer Tom Williamson clattered a top score of 71 as
Totnes & Dartington posted a hefty 247 for nine in
their 46 overs.
Williamson and Ian Bransdon (28) put on 102 for the fourth
wicket and there were useful contributions either side
from Bertus Loots (31) and Mike Jarvis (32).
The Pens shared the wicket taking around with Steve Bowden
(3-45) and Paul Thomas (3-48) taking three each and Keith
Bell a brace
Ipplepen were in trouble almost from the start as they
nosedived to 56 for five as Bransdon (4-21) and Williamson
(2-33) caused havoc in the early order.
Tom Cooper got his head down to make 48 – he and
Simon Tapley (21) put on a valuable 62 – and with
Andy Tuckett making 28 not out the Pens hung on to reach
177 for seven.
Whitchurch
v Woodland Fort
WHITCHURCH
captain Nigel Barriball had every reason to feel frustrated
after his side's nine-wicket defeat by newly promoted
Woodland Fort.
For Whitchurch's batting went in fits and starts, which
won't have pleased the new skipper at all.
Four wickets fell on 76, squandering a bright start Barriball
(27) and Joel Heatley (25) had given Whitchurch, but at
153 for five everything looked rosy again. Matt Witcher
(21) and Will Power (21) did the repair work, but again
it went pear shaped.
The last five wickets went down for just seven runs as
Whitchurch were bowled out with two overs to go for 160.
The two Marks – Ashton (3-16) and Draper (2-41)
– did the damage with the ball.
Woodland Fort lost opener Luke Dennis for 29 with the
score on 75, which was Whitchurch's only success.
Mark Humphries (63no) and Rob Stone (56no) put on 89 unbroken
to win the game with 10 overs to spare.
