Yelverton (pictured) and Daldorph decimate Tavistock's top order | 'Dan Robbins bowling a tight 10 straight through meant Tavistock could never get going' – Jake Choules

THORVERTON ended Tavistock’s long run as A Division leaders when they defeated them by six wickets on the Station Road ground.

Tavistock have been setting the pace since week three when they took over from Hatherleigh at the summit.

Thirteen weeks later those roles have been reversed as Hatherleigh’s win over Bridestowe & Belstone restored them to pole position… by a single point.

Tavvy go to Hatherleigh this Saturday for what looks like a title decider, not that skipper Sean Cleave is stressing about silverware.

““The title is the last thing on my mind,” said Cleave. “We just need to gather the points required now to finish the job.”

Tavistock’s front-end batting had a collective off day as they plunged from 44 for one to 60 for five and on to 71 for seven as Shane Yelverton (3-29) and George Daldorph (2-24) worked them over. Other than Billy Barriball (29), none of the top seven made more than 15.

Skipper Sean Cleave (21) and Tom Clarke (13) hung around down the order to get the total up to 125 all out. Shaun Daymond’s 44-ball seven helped.

Thorverton openers Andy Pitt (42) and Dan Robbins (26) made a 50-run dent in the deficit. By the time Pitt was removed by Rhys Davies (2-23) the target was 16 to win. Fittingly, Yelverton (18) and Daldorph (14no) gave Thorverton the final nudge over the line.

Having lost at Cullompton last time out, where 299 batting first was not a winning score, this was the riposte skipper Jake Choules craved.

“It was brilliant to bounce back from last week's disappointment with such a ruthless performance,” said Choules.

“All our bowlers were on form, as shown by the wickets being shared around, but Dan Robbins bowling a tight 10 straight through meant Tavistock could never get going.

“Always useful to get off to a fast start when chasing a low score, which Dan and Andy made sure of.

“Andy will be disappointed that he didn't see it through, but it did at least allow us to watch some ridiculous George Daldorph ball striking again.”

Said Cleave: “It was not a great toss to lose. It was a day to forget and move on from quickly.

“Thorverton have a brilliant bowling attack, and we saw that in full flow.”