ABRAHAM Kopparambil hit an unbeaten 61 to steer Ivybridge to an emphatic seven-wicket win over Bovey Tracey 2nd XI.

It was just the outcome skipper Josh Zimmerman had hoped for in the wake of the heavy defeat by Plymstock seven days earlier.

And Kopparambil will have been satisfied to score runs against his former club, where he spent six seasons up to 2023 pursuing a Premier Division career.

Said Zimmerman: “It was nice to see AB (Kopparambil) show his class again in a solid, all-round performance.

“The result will set us up nicely to push on through the second half of the season.” 

Bovey, whose season so far has been a series of ups and downs, were bowled out for 144 in just 28 overs. The innings meandered from 93 for four to 141 for six before the last four wickets fell for just three runs.

Archie Christophers (22) and Tom Andrew (25) made runs in the top half; Ed Foreman (25) and Dan Green (27) added runs further down.

Ivybridge spread the wickets around with three each for Tinashe Muchawaya and Adam Huxtable, augmented by a brace for Josh Coker.

Kopparambil’s opening stand of 51 with Harvey Johnson (22) pointed Ivybridge in the right direction.

There was a brief slowdown that ended with the arrival of Harry Solomon, whose 38 not out included the winning boundary.

Green, the Bovey skipper, said a familiar failing was the reason for a defeat that dropped the team into the bottom two.

“We were not good enough with the bat again and need to start scoring more than 200 runs,” said Green.

[O] LEADERS Plymstock had an unwanted day off as their game against Bridestowe & Belstone fell foul of the weather.

Plymstock are still top and two points better off than they were as chasers Budleigh Salterton dropped points in their defeat at Bideford.