D Division West round-up – week five: Yelverton pull off dramatic last-over win against Torquay & Kingskerswell 'Some tight bowling and great fielding helped to dry the runs up and put the pressure on Torquay's middle and lower order batters' – David Ackf
DEATH bowlers Lee Foskett and Alistair Horler came-up trumps for Yelverton Bohemians in an eight-run win over Torquay & Kingskerswell in the D Division West.
Yelverton made 188 all out in the 44th of their 50 overs, which Torquay & Kingskerswell looked like passing when they reached the penultimate over needing 11 to win with four wickets in hand and Mike Pugh on 41 not out.
Pugh took a single of the first ball of Foskett’s over – and didn’t get back on strike for the rest of the match.
One more single at the end of the over left Pugh the non-striker at the start of Horler’s final over, which began with the dismissal of Josh Hudson.
Five dot balls followed from Horler as Yelverton secured a highly unlikely win.
Opener David Ackford, the Yelverton captain, top scored for his side with 76 and was involved in stands that took the total up to 172. Mike Lemmings (25) and Ed Sorensen (21) were the main supporting acts.
Spin proved profitable for T&K as it brought them nine wickets. Best of the stats were Tobias Delahunty (2-34) and Devon under-14 leggie Daniel Kulkarni (3-7).
Torquay & Kingskerswell’s batting was consistent all the way down to number seven. Everyone reached double figures in a running total of 100 for five.
Pugh (42no) and Ant Nadar (27) appeared to have taken T&K to the brink of victory, but it wasn’t to be.
Ackford, while praising Foskett and Horler, said it was important to remember there were nine other players on the field.
“Lee and Alistair both performed exceptionally under pressure in an impressive team performance,” said Ackford.
“We kept our nerve and ensured the game was alive all the way to the end. Some tight bowling and great fielding helped to dry the runs up and put the pressure on Torquay's middle and lower order batters.
“Huge shout outs to Timmy Baxter and Ed Sorensen with two key catches each. Our fielding and energy really won the game.”
HATHERLEIGH handed out a 114-run drubbing to Plymouth Civil Service & Roborough that keeps them nine points clear at the top of the D Division West.
Skipper Danny Forrester – clearly relishing his new role opening the batting – thundered along to exactly 100 in a Hatherleigh total of 254 for six.
Forrester shared stands of 51 with opening partner Cameron Rowlands 21 and 123 with Adam Quick, who made 44. Niall Leahy (42) and Zak Spears (22no) kept the runs coming right to the end.
Bowling breakthroughs were rare for Civil, although Ritesh Dubey (0-33) kept the runs down from his end and Nuruz Zamal (2-16) picked-up a couple of late wickets.
Civil’s reply was a succession of ins and outs with no one making more from the bat than Dubey (19). Extras (31) was the top score.
Charlie Bingham (3-24) prompted a Civil collapse from 60 for three to 69 for six. Luke Westacott finished the job with five for 17 as the visitors collapsed to 110 all out.
CHAGFORD remain on hot pursuit of Hatherleigh 2nd XI at the top of the D West table thanks to a three-wicket win at Kenn.
Hatherleigh have a nine-point lead over Chagford and are the last side left in the division with a 100 per cent record.
Martin Swannell opened up with 51 for Kenn and, with help from Chris May (25) and Olie Walter (29) took the running total to 106 for two.
Alfie Mason with 45 helped the score along to 210 for nine after 45 overs
Fred Prickett with three for 31 dominated Chagford’s bowling stats. Neil Rowlands (9-2-24-1) gave nothing away.
Chagford had the game won with eight overs to spare and could thank Paddy Poustie for getting them over the line with an unbeaten 52. Stuart Lipo (21) chipped in.
Poustie, in at 103 for three, built on the top-order efforts of Jake Griffiths (35) and Jon Wright (40) to get the result.
Hugh Stronge (2-35) and Alfie Mason (3-41) took the bulk of the wickets for Kenn.
PLYMOUTH 2nd XI moved-up to third in the D West table with an ultimately comfortable 55-run win over Ivybridge om the Mount Wise ground.
James Webb anchored the first half of Plymouth’s innings with 58 off 97 balls – 10 fours, one six, numerous dots – which was just the thing after they had dipped to 46 for five. Owen Howard (6-54) was the bowler largely responsible for the city side’s worries.
A stand of 54 with skipper James Toms (31) revived Plymouth, as did another of 57 with Sam White (67) who then added 61 with Melissa Banks (33) towards a final total f 224 for eight.
Fahad Ali (3-24) showed what he felt about being left out of the Plymouth first team with three wickets as Ivybridge stumbled along to 100 for six. Banks (2-37) played a part.
Other than Sam Northmore (42) and Alfie Lewis-Frost (26) runs were hard to come by for the Bridge.
Simon Kidd (47) did resist until the end, but ran out of company at the other end, where Sam Burns (3-27) largely swept-up to consign the Bridge to 169 all out.
BABBACOMBE edged out Barton by 18 runs to claim the spoils from the derby date at Walls Hill.
It was Babbacombe’s first league win of the season and a step towards getting off the bottom of the table.
Marcus Thompson, once of Barton in the dim and distant past, top scored with 104 not out for Babbacombe as they reached 181 for five. A stand of 86 with Aiden Lightowlers (32) was the batting highlight.
Harry Shelton (2-34), and the miserly duo of Sree Sankaranaryanan (0-21) Dave Cadwallader (0-20) were Barton’s most effective bowlers.
Barton’s batting was not at its best with opener and captain Adam Last (22) the sole member of the top six to get out of the teens. Babbacombe’s Ben Passmore (5-22) had a field day!
Riley Calland (13), Ollie Shelton (45no) in particular and Callum Crocker (21) all batted gamely in the latter overs to turn the game round. They just had a bit too much to do and Barton were bowled out for 162.
Dom Passmore (2-29) took care of the cleaning-up operation at the end.
