- South Dartmoor back to winning ways in cups
- Tom Allin tournament raised more than £5,000 for air ambulance
- Taverners kit bag delivered to Sri Lankan youngsters
- Devon trying to contact the class of 56
- Paceman Tshepo running in Virgin London Marathon
- Five Devon women in Western Storm squad for Kia Super League
- Registration night for all ages at Topsham on Monday
- Lots pouring in for auction at Allin Memorial tournament
- Thames Valley Gentlemen Cricket Club
- Bradninch add Argentinian flavour to Devon League
- Ipplepen youth registration night on Friday
- Final call for Groundsmans first seminar this year
- Devon League official tackling London Marathon for charity
- Bovey on familiar territory in Aaron Printers Cup
- Brockman Cup - Cup Kings lie in wait for holders
- Shepherd Trust helps Kingsbridge build for sustainable future
- DCL - Umpire Appointments 2016 (May 7th - July 2nd)
- Long standing records beaten
- North Devon see off Paignton chase
Tight Finish at Kidderminster
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Thanks to the understanding and
total support of Worcestershire the intended two day game at Kidderminster was reduced to one. This
enabled the seventeens to travel to Maidstone to play their
semi-final. Dominic Bess won the toss and batted. It was a disappointing start
as Matthew Skeemer experienced a rare failure being trapped leg before second
ball. Enter Henry Gater whose form over the summer had been disappointing. He
lost his Sidmouth team mate, Sargent, in the eighth over with Devon on 21-2. Gater and Ben
Green took Devon up to 84 in the twenty-fourth over when Green was
caught. At the half way stage Devon were below par on 86-3.
In the second half of the innings Devon scored another one
hundred and eighty-two runs at an impressive 7.28 an over. Dan Powell’s strike
rate was 140.74 but even this impressive return was bettered later in the
innings. Powell and Gater contributed fort-nine for the fourth wicket, Reid
Mawdsley and Gater added twenty-one and the captain and Gater put on the
highest partnership of the innings – sixty-five off fifty-one balls. With
twenty-nine balls remaining Devon were on 219-6. Gater's
fine contribution ended in the forty-seventh over when he was caught on 81. He
had batted two and three quarter hours facing one hundred and thirty-three
balls hitting eleven fours. This innings confirmed what Gater can provide to
the team but he needs to do it consistently. Dan Wolf was in with him and his contribution
of thirty-nine off only nineteen balls was also vital. He was improvising but
his strike rate of 205.26 was outstanding. He was unbeaten as was Jack Thomas
who helped put on 26 off sixteen balls for the ninth wicket. The final result of a win by five runs would infer a very close and exciting climax. Infact Devon seemed in total control throughout the game and the home side needed an improbable twenty off Green’s last over. Six of the seven bowlers used took wickets and the fielding was satisfactory. Catches were taken by Codd, Sargent (2), Gater and Wolf and the last wicket to fall was a run out indicating the pressure being excreted. The home side openers put on fifty off fifty-eight balls and every partnership was in double figures with the lowest being an unbeaten fifteen from the last pairing and a second highest of forty-four for the fourth – excellent constancy. Devon showed some real potential for the one day format. |
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