Devon Cricket Board - Sidmouth through after rain break

Sidmouth through after rain break

Sidmouth's Liam Lewis batting against Plymouth's Dave Burke - Photos: Keith Palmer

SIDMOUTH dodged the showers to beat Plymouth by seven wickets in the second semi-final of the Ivor Dewdney T20 Cup
Plymouth made 110 for eight in their 20 overs – Marnus Labuschagne top scoring on 35 – which never looked enough to bother Sidmouth unduly.

After one break for rain Sidmouth got to 105 for three in reply when the umpires took the players off again.

When the players went back out it only took two balls to wrap up victory – four byes speeding Sidmouth into the final.

Plymouth found Sidmouth’s seam attack difficult to get on top of with Scott Barlow, Josh Bess and Will Murray in ultra mean form.

James Toms (16), Ben Stein (17) supported Labuschagne, but after the South African was fifth out at 81 the runs rate slowed.

Sidmouth got off to a rocket start with Nick Gingell (38no) and Liam Lewis (31) hoisting 42 in the first two overs.

The bulk of the runs were taken off Dave Burke (0-27), who was finding the wrong spot outside off-stump. Rob Bennett (0-30) got some treatment as well.

Lewis, Anthony Griffiths (pictured), Josh Bess went all perished on the chase, but the momentum was with Sidmouth now.

Peter Randerson was 14 not out with Gingell when the winning post was passed.
Rob Bennett batting for Plymouth against Sidmouth while the sages watch from the boundary

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