Ivor Dewdney Corinthian Cup Round Two | Quarter-finals for Barton, Plymstock, and Ipplepen | Chagford win big
By OLLIE SMITH
CHAGFORD were the biggest winners in round two of the Ivor Dewdney Corinthian Cup as they defeated Topsham St James by 100 runs.
The runaway D Division West leaders were told to bat first by their hosts, however were soon on top. Harry Senior took a liking to the Topsham bowling; he carted them for 41 from 15 balls before he was the first player to go. His opening partner, James Fulner, and number-three bat Chris Jelley had no such luck; they were the second and third wickets to fall, going for three and nought, respectively.
Jon Wright, and Chagford’s Australian import, Lucas Pedrochi rebuilt the innings. Pedrochi hit five sixes on his way to 62, comparatively, Wright only found the boundary four times in his knock of 39.
Ted Gossett’s quick 36 added more misery for the Topsham bowlers, however Nibu Thomas two for 31 meant he could take pride in his performance. His two wickets were the big hitters of Pedrochi and Senior.
Chagford captain Jake Griffiths opened the bowling and was rewarded very early on; he claimed three of the Topsham top-four, all for single figures, finishing his allotted four overs with three for 16.
The Topsham innings never recovered from the Griffiths opening spell, despite some resistance from Richard Milton (24). Only two other Topsham batters reached double figures, however it was Gossett who had the last laugh, as he cleaned up the tail, taking four for 19 from his four overs.
Griffiths expressed his pleasure that his side performed in both innings of the game, pinpointing the hard hitting of Harry Senior up top.
“Harry did what he does best, scoring a very quick 41 and making the most of the powerplay. He was backed up by Lucas [Pedrochi], Jon [Wright], and Ted [Gossett], who all scored quickly.”
“Ted continued his form with the ball, and we fielded well and bowled really tight, which set us up for the win.”
Heathcoat’s 2nd XI were the big chasers in round two, as they saw off their Exmouth counterparts at Knightshayes.
Exmouth batted first, and benefited from contributions from all of their top four. Richard Baggs (78) and Rahmatullah Mohammadi (59) both raised the bat for 50. Sam Radford and Will Gingell both struck at 150 to help Exmouth to 229 for four. Barney Cronkshaw was the pick of the Heathcoat bowlers. He took three wickets for 41 runs.
In reply, Will Edwards hit 56 from 26, but he suffered the same fate as his opening partner, Tom Lock, caught off the bowling of Zaman Khan. Captain Lee Dixon hit a quick 36, but Jack Tucker stole the show and eventually won the game with a blistering 69 from 26. Fifty of Tucker’s runs came from boundaries as he secured his side the victory with just four balls remaining.
Dixon believed despite Exmouth’s explosiveness, the game was never out of reach.
“At one point it looked as though we were staring down a 280-plus score, but Barney Cronkshaw changed the game for us.”
“We always felt with our batting that we were in with a shot. Will Edwards got us off to a great start, and Jack Tucker, as he has done a few times this season, has seen us home with the bat.”
In an all-B Division clash, Plymstock came out victorious against last year’s winners Stoke Gabriel.
Past and present Stoke overseas players Justin Pringle and Tyler Hunter struggled with the Plymstock bowling. They both went cheaply, as did Adriaan Maxwell. Billy Gibson dismissed Pringle and Maxwell on his way to two for 35.
Adam Frost had the most luck of the Plymstock bowlers, his four overs cost only seven runs, claiming two scalps in the process.
Jack Tolley (68) and Abhishek Anand (25) recovered the Stoke Innings, however only one other batter reached double figures; Jake Robinson’s 19 not out included three sixes at the tail of the innings, setting Plymstock 150 to win.
Josh Sumner (29) got the Plymstock innings off to a strong start, and when he was joined by Kiwi Chester Oldfield, the aim was to put the game out of reach.
Oldfield reached 52 before Kyle Lardner accounted for him; he also shared a stand worth 80 with Tom Mitch (27). Jack Tolley was the pick of the Stoke bowlers; he took three for 26; however, it wasn’t enough as Plymstock won the game with four balls to spare.
C Division West pacesetters Ipplepen overcame Teignmouth & Shaldon in a three-wicket win, chasing 150. Batting first, Teignmouth’s Morgan Couch led the way with a 33; he shared a 55-run partnership with Kai Wilkins (19). Jono Colgate (2-16) and George Tapley (2-33) both claimed two Teignmouth wickets.
Despite slipping to 19 for four, Ipplepen recovered through a 63-run partnership between Joe Parker (16) and Sam Wakeham (65). Wakeham was sixth out with the score at 115 for six Ipplepen could’ve wobbled, however an explosive knock from young Warrick Green (20no) and Jono Colgate (14no) saw them home.
Barton’s Muhammad Basit scored 67 in his side’s chase of 146 away to Kingsbridge.
Richard Carr set the tone for the hosts, he scored 69 not oiut, next best was Freddie Ford with 32. Nick Watkin (320) was the man who dismissed him, he claimed two more Kingsbridge wickets.
Basit put on 51 opening with Fin Last (23), and a further 44 with Adam Parker (30). Despite Nick Watkin needing almost three overs to score two runs, Barton got over the line with two balls left.
Elsewhere there were wins for Seaton, Sidmouth 2nd XI, and Whimple.
