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JUNE 16, 2007

THE D Division West was the worst affected by rain off all the divisions in the Devon League with just one game out of five played to a finish.

   Chagford batted for one over against Ipplepen, which was just enough time to score one run and lose one wicket, that of opener Del Owen, who was caught at slip.

   Leaders Bridestowe were rained off without a ball bowled away to third-placed Hatherleigh.

   The game between Chelston and Dartington & Totnes was called off on Friday after Torbay Council carried out repair work on the outfield which made the ground unsafe to play on.

   The work was to fill in damage on the rugby pitch at the seafront end of the ground.

   The basement battle between Whitchurch and Lustleigh staggered on until shortly after tea when it was rained off.

   Shane Daymond and Dean Elliott had swooped for four wickets each as Lustleigh were bowled out for 140. Steve Wright made 31and brother Mike 31 for the bottom-of-the-table side.

   Whitchurch had batted for less than seven overs when the game was halted. They were 15 for one at the time.

   Lewdown played through to a finish against Woodland Fort and will have been glad they did after registering a 47-run win.

   The Fort must have felt the hard bit was done after Lewdown were bowled out for 157. But they collapsed to 29 for five in reply and despite a brave effort led by Ross Jowett and Luke Dennis had too much to do to get back in the match.

   Lewdown struggled to 47 for two after 17 overs, then lost Jack Skuse for 27.

   Overseas player Klemens Cathcart held the Lewdown middle order together with a top score of 55 and stayed around until the eighth wicket went down at 147.

   Cathcart was one of Fort spinner Matt Ashton's victims in an eventual haul of six for 35. Bowling back up came from skipper Mike Burnett (2-33).

   The fort's reply couldn't have started any worse than it did as Phil Yeo dismissed the top four cheaply. Fort were six for three at the end of two overs.

   Dennis and Jowett set about rebuilding the innings and put on 62 before Charlie Hughes bowled Jowett for 27.

   Fort were 91 for six and still in the game, but fell away as three wickets fell in quick succession, two of them to run outs.

   The second run out to dismiss Dennis was unlucky to say the least as Ashton smashed the ball past the bowler it hit the umpire and that left Dennis (26) stranded as Ball ran him out.

   Ball then had last man James Brown caught close-in to leave the Fort 112 all out. Yeo ended with four for 48 and Hughes two for 12.