Game plans prepared forty-six overs in the day remaining, five before tea. Within twelve balls the plan had been rewritten twice. Joe Gore sought revenge and in his first over with the help of keeper Gunningham had Devon 0-2. Hagan-Burt and FitzRoy the batsman out in almost identical fashion. Tea could not come soon enough but Sargent and Dan Pyle avoided another mishap with Devon 10-2. Game Plan 3 was agreed at tea and nearly achieved in so much that first innings points were taken before close of play but at the cost of the loss of four more wickets the last off the last ball of the day the most frustrating dismissal. Sargent and Pyle added forty-one off fifty-nine in thirty-five minutes - Pyle leg before for twenty-two reducing his seasons average to 100.75. He was Gore's third wicket. Sargent and Dan Wolf put on an important and highest stand of the innings seventy-eight in six minutes under the hour off one hundred and seventeen balls. Wolf gave Harrision a return catch in the thirty-first over forty runs short of first innings points. Tom Lammonby, who with Kasi Szymanski will be in Malvern for the game with the Welsh, helped Harvey Sargent put on thirty-eight of the runs needed in twenty-five minutes when Shaw took the seventh leg before of the day. Pyle had contributed 22, Wolf 27 and Lammonby 29 all understanding that they should have batted on but the ten points were now in sight. Sargent had batted with great concentration and skill and had contributed sixty-one of the one hundred and fifty-seven. Rudolph who looked like his old self ensured we ended the day ahead but played an inappropriate shot to the last ball of the day to give Gunningham/Gore a third wicket - the bowler a fourth. Sargent was unbeaten on sixty-five and another game plan formulated with Devon eight runs ahead with four wickets remaining. The Devon innings had not been easy watching and the laps took their toll on an old knee.

   Early nets were again available. Numbers one and two entered the arena and put on forty-four in a minute more off ninety-one balls. Codd and Sargent were good, they were  confronted by a short  rain break but again there was another opportunity to turn the screw when Codd was trapped in front by Harrison - Devon 210-7 Sargent was now nine short of a most deserved hundred. Dot balls now became a too common currency. Szymanski and Sargent put on a vital thirty and Harvey reached three figures in the seventieth over with Devon now on 233. Harrison bowled Szymanski in the seventy-first and Seargent's marathon but essential innings came to an end in the seventy-sixth with a reverse  lap that was caught by Clark. His end product of 115 out of 252 had taken nearly four hours included eighteen fours and had been fundamental to his sides success. Maunder and Goodey took Devon to lunch with Goodey taking sixteen off three balls and Devon were now on 277-9. Sausage and mash and an option plus an exceptional toffee crumble with custard. After lunch Maunder got hit, the new ball taken, one run added and Gore took his fifth wicket - 5-34 off 15.2. Devon were one hundred and nineteen ahead and had missed out on a fourth batting point. Game Plan book now shredded and it will be laisser-faire until next week. In fact Devon picked up four important second innings points by taking nine Somerset wickets and although more slip chances were ignored Dan Wolf held a brilliant one. At close of play Somerset were eighty-eight ahead with a wicket remaining. Sam Maunder set a tempo which allowed Devon to bowl seventy overs in just over three and a half hours. The visitors openers put on twenty-seven Szymanski took his seventh wicket of the match hitting Harrison on the pads. Brain was caught behind by the impeccable Maunder off Petherbridge - 60-2. The Torquay left armer removed Bartlett for the second time in the summer bowling him - 103-3. At 142 Petherbridge dived, the earth moved and he took an exceptional two and then one handed caught and bowled. The captain had entered the attack in the forty-second over bowling spin and had Scriven leg before - 143-5. Wolf now also in spin mode gave Maunder another catch - 171-6. Wolf dived full length at slip to take a remarkable catch to give Goodey his first wicket - 194-7. Goodey promptly bowled Gore for a pair - 195-8 and Maunder did the business for the sixth time in the match to give FitzRoy his wicket - 208-9, twenty-one vital points. Exmouth was visited by a number of old boys including last years captain celebrating his eighteenth birthday. This was our last of five days at the Maer and they, as always, had been exceptional hosts. Sandy Allen had put in thirteen plus hour days for our benefit and his contribution had been immense. Lucy Davis and her catering term were their incomparable selves.