SHALDON batsman Seamus McKenna’s purple patch continued with another display of big hitting in a South Devon League game against Topsham St James.
McKenna has lashed tons in the Devon League and the Thomas Trophies T20 this season – usually in pretty quick time.
Against Topsham he didn’t quite reach a century, but 85 off 64 balls is still a decent knock.
Unfortunately, McKenna could not do it all on his own and Shaldon lost by 74 runs.
Shaldon’s problem was that seven batsmen failed to score a run between them – Topsham’s Nick Horne performing a hat-trick at the height of the carnage.
By the time McKenna and Glyn Ballman put on 43 for the ninght wicket, the game has already got away from Shaldon.
RESULTS & TABLES
DIVISION ONEBrixham conceded to Exeter, Exeter (12pts), Brixham (-6)
Plympton 163 (T George 46, C O’Higgins 34; B Norris 5-12), Ivybridge 158-9 (A Huxstable 81no, D Solomon 32; D Mulberry 4-16), Plympton (10pts) bt Ivybridge (5) by 5 runs
DIVISION TWO
Plymstock v Plympton cancelled, (4pts each)
Dartington & Totnes conceded to Stokeinteignhead, Stokeinteignhead (12pts), Dartington (-6)
DIVISION THREE
Lustleigh 87 (J Fulner 33; F Hasan 6-20), South Plymouth 63 (F Hasan 22; P Foot 4-14, D Manners-Chapman 4-37, M Sessions 2-9), Lustleigh (9pts) bt Sth Plymouth (3) by 24 runs.
DIVISION FOUR
Topsham St James 184-5 ( B Jeary 57, E Baxter 37, N Horne 30), Shaldon 110 ( S Mckenna 85; N Horne 4-11, D Armstrong 3-33, A Kartikeyan 3-44), Topsham (11pts) bt Shaldon (1) by 74 runs.
SUNDAY FIXTURES
Division One: Brixham v Ivybridge, Torquay v Chudleigh, Plympton v Exeter.
Division Two: Dart ‘& Totnes v Ipplepen, Paignton v Raleigh, Plymstock v Stokeinteignhead.
Division Three: Ashburton v South Plymouth, Plymouth v Kenn.