BACK ROW
ALAN SWIFT (Manager) , MILES LENYGON, JAMES TOLAND, MATT HICKEY, WILLIAM GATER, TOBY INGHAM, HARRY PARKIN MICHAEL COLLINGE, DAVID COURT (Coach)
FRONT ROW
LUKE TUCKETT, ALEX CARR, JJ DEBENHAM, MATT THOMPSON, LEWIS GREGORY, PARIS PINNEY
Tour Report
The sixth Development tour was another huge success as always superbly organised by Alan Swift. The 2007 trip kicked off with three straight wins, which were then unfortunaterly,balanced by three defeats on the trot. In the first game Lewis Gregory score 119 well assisted by William Gater.Toby Ingham took 3 for a miserly 10 runs.In the second game Gater and Matt Hickey were the leading contributors with the bat and Alex Carr then took three cheap wickets. Devon were too good for the Western Province invitation squad bowling them out for 77 and lost two wickets passing the total with Matt Thompson and James Toland leading the way. Their first defeat was inflicted by Boland as Gregory scored 35 and Hickey 30 although Alex Carr only conceeded thirthy- nine runs in his twelve overs taking three of the four wickets to fall. In the two day game with Western Province JJ Debenham took 6-59 as the home side were bowled out for 179. In their innings Devon were 50 short with Gregory again playing an important part. WP took their lead up to 182 when they declared five down. With contributions again from Gregory and Luke Tuckett Devon were all out 55 short.
Devon fell short in their second two day game this time by 38 runs as Mpumalanga scored 308. In reply Devon declared 130 behind with Matt Hickey falling 4 short of a fifty and Henry Parkin also played a part. The home side set Devon a second innings run chase of 214 but despite their best efforts particularly from Gregory and Thompson they lost by 38 runs.
We are exceedindly fortunate to be hosted splendidly by Nabeal Dien of the Western Province Cricket Associationand by Frik Rossouw and Jennie Geldenhuys in the Kruger. Our thanks to everyone who made the trip possible.
Tour Averages
12TH FEB AT DURBANVILLE CC
DEVON 273-8 (L GREGORY 117, W GATER 79)
N SUBURBS 87 (T INGHAM 3-10)
DEVON WON BY 186 RUNS
14TH FEB AT UITSIG CONSTANTIA
DEVON 181 (HM HICKEY 34, W GATER 34)
WESTERN PROVINCE U15 XI 116 (A CARR3-19)
DEVON WON BY 65 RUNS.
15H FEB AT GREENPOINT TRACK
WESTERN PROVINCE U15 B 77
DEVON 80-2 (J TOLAND 24, M THOMPSON 23*)
DEVON WON BY 8 WICKETS
16TH FEB AT BOLAND PARK
DEVON 169-9 (L GREGORY 35,MHICKEY 30)
BOLAND 170-4 (A CARR 3-39)
BOLAND WON BY 6 WICKETS
18TH & 19TH FEB AT VINEYARD OVAL (TWO DAYS)
WESTERN PROV U15 172-7 (J DEBENHAM 6-59) & 142-5 DEC
DEVON 139 (L GREGORY 40, W GATER 28) & 115 (L GREGORY 25)
WESTERN PROVINCE WON BY 60 RUNS)
22ND & 23RD FEB AT SKUKUZA CC (TWO DAYS)
MPUMALANGA U15 XI 308 & 85-4 DEC
DEVON 178 (M HICKEY 46) &177 (L GREGORY 45, M THOMPSON 36)
MPUMALANGA WON BY 38 RUNS
