Devon returned to the Swindon Ground again navigating the infamous roundabout system. It was another perfect hot summer’s day but play was eventually brought to an early conclusion by a torrential thunder storm. Paul Heard took over the captaincy and experienced a baptism of fire not just from the lightning!. He first lost a vital toss but in his second over and Wiltshire’s third he trapped De Souza in front with his fourth delivery. The second wicket pairing of Cullen and the Wiltshire captain Mynott then set about revenging the onslaught they received at Axminster in 2012. Over the next two hundred and forty-five balls they scored 237 runs. The pressure was built up on the bowlers and batsman and was only partially relieved on 249 when Cullen was caught behind by Mawdsley off Jack Popham. The home side put on another sixty-seven off the remaining forty-five balls with their captain unbeaten on 150.

A rate of nearly six and a half was always going to be a challenge and Devon never actually got close to the required rate, scoring at just over fours. Ryan Rickard departed in the first over off the tenth delivery with Devon having benefited by four wides. Under seventeens Macauley Harrison-Hooton and Ollie Higgs put on forty-one before Higgs was bowled by Foley in the twelfth over. Wyatt-Haines was caught by Sore off Miles in the seventeenth over for a similar score as his room mate – fifteen. Devon were now 63-3 but Harrison-Hooton and Ben Stein put on forty for the fourth wicket before the Fillegh batsman was out four short of his fifty. Stein and Declan Lines then put on Devon’s highest partnership of the game. Stein fell in the thirty-fifth over with Devon still needing another 172 off ninety-two balls. Lines went next over and thirteen balls later the heavens opened. It was also Swindon’s youth night and the thunder and lightning added drama to the occasion as the children ran for cover and safety. Unsurprisingly the game was called off with Devon well beaten.