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MONDAY, JULY 28

KENYA beat Devon by five wickets in a Twenty20 challenge match at Exeter.

   Having run Kenya close at Exmouth the day before in a 50-over match, when they only lost by 10 runs, Devon were optimistic they could give the tourists a decent game.

   But Devon's total of 117 for nine was never enough to worry Kenya, who raced to 83 without loss in the first 10 overs.

   When Devon turned to spin the chase slowed. Paignton's James Hudson picked up four wickets for 15 runs in four overs, but Kenya still got home with 10 balls to spare. The damage had already been done by openers Morris Amollo (56) and Kennedy Obuga (32)

   Opener Rob Holman top scored for Devon with 28 off 34 balls – 27 of those runs coming from dabs and nudges behind square either side of the wicket.

   David Lye, who opened up with Holman, was in and out by the third over for four – bowled having a swipe trying to force the score along.

   Holman and Steve Spoljaric pushed the score up to 51 before Holman tried to make room to slog spinner Aga and drilled a gentle catch back to the bowler.

   Spoljaric was out before another run was added: caught behind playing a fending shot that caught the edge on the way through to the keeper.

   Acting captain James Hudson got on with it to score 21 off 20 balls. He aroused the crowd with two sixes over mid-wicket, only to get out trying to hit a third over long-off.

   By the time Hudson was sixth out on 88, Devon had also lost Marshall Hood and Sandy Allen.

   Hood was bowled trying to make room for a pull while Allen got himself out trying to play the reverse sweep.

   Rob Newman ignored the old adage never run a misfield when he was run-out having had a life seconds earlier when bowler James Kamanda dropped a catch off his own bowling.

   Trevor Anning was less fortunate – Kamanda held on when the ball came back to him this time – and Chris Metters was unlucky to be stumped off a wide.