Sunday 14th April | South 11s | v | East 11s | Kingsbridge Cricket Club | Cancelled |
Sunday 21st April | East 11s | v | West 11s | Whimple Cricket Club | East won by 123 runs |
Sunday 21st April | South 11s | v | North 11s | Cockington Cricket Club | South won by 24 runs |
Sunday 28th April | North 11s | v | West 11s | North Devon Cricket Club (Instow) | North winning draw |
Sunday 5th May | North 11s | v | East 11s | Bideford Cricket Club | East winning draw |
Sunday 5th May | West 11s | v | South 11s | Plympton Cricket Club | South won by 146 runs |
Played | Points | |
South | 3 | 44 |
East | 3 | 40 |
North | 3 | 30 |
South | 3 | 20 |
The East entertained The West at a decidedly damp and chilly Whimple CC on Sunday and with only nine players available to play, The West faced an uphill battle from the start.
East were asked to bat first, and achieved a score of 184 all out in the 37th over. Some effective bowling and two wickets each for Alfie Hagan-Burt, James White and Abraham Kopparambul , rattled the top-order batsmen, but the East regrouped and enjoyed a couple of steady partnerships between Sam Read & Max Hancock, and then James Horler & Will Oxland (the latter top scoring with a fine 44).
Whilst the East’s innings included a scattering of well-placed shots, many wickets fell rather cheaply due to poor shot selection and some iffy run calling.
The West started their innings well and at 61 for 3 after 18 overs, looked capable of posting a decent score. East captain Max Helston then chose to bring on his spinners and Max Hancock and Will Oxland both took three quick wickets to skittle out the remaining batsman with no further runs being scored.
As with The West, The East were not without injury problems and it was great to see Tom Putt doing so well behind the stumps, following a last minute reshuffle of the team.
It’s been a long cold winter and despite the unsavoury conditions, it was a relief to finally get the season started. Well done to all the boys and a very big thank you to Whimple CC for hosting the match and for their excellent hospitality.