FENITON swept Braunton aside by 165 runs to stay out in front in the C Division East.
Alex Frankpitt belted 96 not out as Feniton racked up 289 for five in 45 overs.
The runs kept coming from the start with openers Mark Salter (55) and Graham Tucker (25) hoisting 65 then Chris May (39) adding 46 with Salter.
Frankpitt went in at 152 for three after Mark Kingdon perished for 22 and batted through to the end.
The big stand for Feniton was one of 97 between Frankpitt and Jon Pyle (24no).
Braunton’s bowlers were smashed round by Kilmington seven days earlier and the stats weren’t much better against Feniton. Dan Brierley (1-40) and Mick Cashmore (0-40) had the cheapest nine-over spells.
Braunton were all out for 124 with eight overs to go – no one matching opener Rob Paterson (61) for runs. Next best was Nigel Cross (16).
Wickets were shared round with three each for Matt Davies (3-23) and Pyle (3-21) and two for Andy Rose.
Feniton have a top of the table clash with Clyst St George this Saturday.
Braunton go to Alphington hoping to pick-up a win that might take them out of the bottom two.
Skipper Brierely said after three defeats in four starts, changes are necessary.
“We are going with a new batting line-up next week to try and give us some more impetus up the order,” he said.
“We are trying to bring some youth through as well.
“Need to be more ruthless throughout our batting and put in more effort.”
CLYST St George beat Countess Wear by four wickets in the derby clash at Winslade Park to move up to third in the C Division East table.
Manraj Johal (58) and James Bogue (57) led the way for Wear in a total of 204 all out.
Kav Dias made 28 at the top of the order then Johal and Bogue added 108 for the third wicket.
After Gavin Darke (16) was fourth out at 178, Countess Wear lost wickets cheaply – seven falling for 30 runs. Ben Jackson (4-60) and Steve Bourke (2-28) did most of the damage.
Clyst skipper Chris Ferro (47no) and James Edworthy (73) laid the foundations for a successful run chase during a second-wicket stand of 97.
Ferro took it steady from start to finish, chipping away at the deficit with help from Sam Read (21) and Sam Cooper (29).
Countess Wear can clamber out of the bottom three this Saturday if they win at Whimple.
CULLOMPTON pressed their promotion claims with a 21-run win over visiting Whimple that lifted them to second behind leaders Feniton.
Skipper James Blackmore blazed away for a century as Cully amassed 316 all out with an over to go.
Trevor Gwandu (42) and Brendon Parr (59) had already shared a stand of a hundred before Blackmore got going. He hit 15 fours and two sixes.
Adrian Pullin chipped in with 28 before wickets started tumbling when the slog was on in the last 10 overs.
Simon Harris finished with four for 78 and there were two each for Leigh Lorenzen and the well-travelled Neil Maud.
Whimple’s reply was hung on a big knock of 179 by Lorenzen, who went in at nine for one and batted on and on and on.
There was a stand of 51 with Henry Gordon-Lennox, who made nine of them, to prime the pumps, and another of 96 for the fourth wicket with Cameron Kidd (43).
Lorenzen, who hit 19 fours and 10 sixes – that’s 136 in boundaries – was still going strong in a running total of 288 for eight.
Then Jason Parr (3-49) had Lorenen caught by brother Brendon and that was the end of Whimple’s hopes.
Cullompton go to Kilmington this Saturday.
ALPHINGTON defeated Uplyme by three wickets in a low-scoring affair.
Liam Gorfine top scored for Uplyme with 65 – eight fours, two sixes – in an all-out total of 143.
Take out 30 extras – 21 of them wides – and Mark Batey’s 11 and there wasn’t much from the rest.
Josiah Grzyb (3-28) had early wickets for Alphington, Tom Bath (2-26) got into the middle order and Tom Ballett (3-38) knocked over some stragglers.
Alphington were glad of a dogged 59 from opener Luke Phillips for keeping their reply on course.
Steve Batey (4-18) made regular interventions for Uplyme, who had Alphington 95 for five at one stage.
Callum Hogan (15) and James Watson (14no) saw it through for Alphngton, who are at home to struggling Braunton this Saturday.
RUMESH Batagodage starred with bat and ball in Clyst Hydon’s 78-run win over Kilmington.
The Sri Lankan all-rounder hit a top score of 76 in Hydon’s total of 293 for five.
Support came from graham Trude – he hit 68 –skipper Ian Sutton (44) and Sinthuran Thevaraj (30).
Tom Olive (3-52) had the best wicket-taking return for Kilmington, who were all out for 215 in reply.,
Alex Rockett mad 86 and Ollie Reed marked his arrival from Ottery with 45. Kilmington need another big knock other than John Short’s 37.
Batagodage took three for 33 to hasten Kilmington’s demise, aided and abetted by Maligawe Sinharage (2-27).
Hydon skipper Ian Sutton said: It was a good toss to win on a good wicket.
“What was pleasing was that a number of people chipped in, but one of us needs to go on and get the big score next time.
“It was unfortunate for them that they only had 10 players, which was reduced to nine through a fielding injury.
“They had a good stab at the chase and were always ahead of the run rate, but we picked up some wickets at important times.”
Sutton added: “Our bowling was a little erratic with a lot of wides, but it was the first time using the new Tiflex balls and all the bowlers seemed to use that as an excuse.
“I would expect that to improve in future.”
