Devon Cricket Board - Braunton pushed all the way by Stoke

Braunton pushed all the way by Stoke

BRAUNTON had to survive a scare or two before emerging six-run winners over Stoke Gabriel in the basement clash at Kelsey.
Braunton, the team Barnstaple have to catch to reach safety, made 225 for nine with plenty of chip ins down the order.
Jon Baglow in is new role as an opening batsman made 24 hen Tom Robothan (47), Callum Mitchell (27) and Joe Barnes with a rapid 28 off 12 balls kept the board ticking over.
There were two wickets each for Seb Ansley, Jack Tolley and Gerhard Erasmus, the Namibian international who arrived from Holland last week to play for Stoke.
Stoke were on course for only their second win of the season at 173 for three with runs in the book from Billy Alcock (29), former captain Neil Robinson (86) on his 1^st XI comeback and Ansley (25).
The turning point was the dismissal five overs out of Erasmus (39), who was brilliantly caught one-handed out in the country by Mark Mitchell off son Callum’s bowling.
Mitchell junior finished with six for 35 as Stoke slowed to 218 for nine at the close.

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