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Exeter
v Plymouth
EXETER
included six teenagers in their side against Plymouth
and came within a whisker of a memorable win.
Phil Barrow (4-41) and Steve
Mattock (3-35) shot Exeter out for a paltry 116 and with
James Tuck (62) one of only two players to reach double
figures. Harry Bristow (11) was the other.
Plymouth got away to a racing start with skipper Dave
Watson making a brisk 30 and James Davies 33. At 60 for
one after 10 overs, it looked like curtains for Exeter.
Then wickets started to tumble
as Ralph Gill (3-10), Lloyd White (2-28) and Ollie Rimmer
(2-31) disrupted the Plymouth chase.
Seventy for two became 84 for six then 100 for eight and
112 for nine, at which point Exeter were in with a chance.
But Exeter hadn't been able to shift Mattock, whose 12
not out won it for the visitors.
Sidmouth
v Exmouth
SAJ
Patidar thumped 115 as Sidmouth cruised to a seven-wicket
win in the derby clash with Exmouth on the Fortfield.
Exmouth were all out for 190
– Stuart Rintoul (48) and Dan Buckingham (24) the
leading scorers.
Off-spinner Charlie Dibble did Exmouth to a turn with
four for 37 while newcomer Fraser Hanson picked up three
for 56.
Patidar's century, during
which he shared a three-figure stand with Hanson (30)
took Sidmouth within one run of victory, which was duly
achieved with 12 overs to spare.
North
Devon v Plympton
NORTH
Devon were on the wrong end of a 10-wicket hammering in
their game against last-season's runners-up Plympton.
Once Tom Stanton (23) and
Mark Overton (18) were dismissed, it was downhill all
the way for North Devon, whose last five wickets tumbled
for 28 runs as they crashed to 89 all out. Mike Zantiotis
(4-18) took the bowling honours for Plympton.
Sixteen overs was all Dave Walter (62no) and Neil Tremayne
(22) needed to knock off the runs.
South
Devon v Paignton
SOUTH
Devon skipper Dave Amery had huge problems getting a side
together for the Premier Division opener against Paignton
– but the effort was worthwhile as the Newton Abbot
side stormed to a 136-run win.
Demands from the first team
for player to plug gaps, coupled with his own availability
problems, had Amery running up his phone bill in the days
before the game.
Matt Blackmore played the anchorman for South Devon with
131 not out, which came off 144 balls, as they racked
up 271 for seven. Blackmore went from 50 to 100 in just
41 deliveries.
Blackmore shared in stands of 50 with Ian Shepherd (19)
and 84 with Adam Richards (17) as the runs piled up. The
total was further boosted by Paignton giving away 68 extras!
Only opener Martin Swanell, the former Sidmouth player,
with a battling 50 hung around long as Amey (4-23), Dan
Ball (2-22) and Phil Tunstall (2-33) shot Paignton out
for 135 inside 32 overs.
Sandford v Barton
SANDFORD'S
season started on a low note when they went down by six
wickets to visiting Barton.
Sandford were all out for
226 with 16 balls to go – Brent Howard (59) and
Brian Leach (52no) making 82 for the third wicket along
the way.
Barton shared the wicket taking around with James Hands
and Mike Lievesley bagging three each and Jimmy Hamilton
bagging two.
Luke Byrnes (76) survived a confident shout for caught
behind while in single figures, but didn't let that rattle
him and with Scott Bellamy (55) for company took the score
up to 151 for four.
The last lap was finished off by old warhorses Jim Parker
(41no) and Lievesley (34no), who made 80 unbroken to win
the game with 10 overs to spare.
Sandford's only effective bowler was Howard with three
for 52 off 15 overs.
