- 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
Tarka Girls win under 11 tournament
As the Devon Women's side were playing against Staffs in a championship match, the newest and youngest group of budding young female cricketers were competing in the Lady Taverners Under 11 competition at Topsham St.James CC.
Last Sunday 8 clubs from Devon attended the The U11 Lady Taverners. This is a national competition, with the winner from Sundays tournament going on to the Regional Finals, also being hosted in Devon.
With 8 teams and over 80 girls ready the tournament got underway. The teams were split into 2 groups and all played each other within their group resulting in 3 games each. After some high scoring and close games, including a massive 279 (teams start with 200) from Chagford, the final group placings were decided. Ipplepen and Thorverton came 4th in their groups and played off for 7th place, Sidmouth and Chagford came 3rd in their groups and played off for 5th place, Topsham and Whitchurch played for 3rd place and Paignton and Tarka, who won their groups went into the final.
With 8 teams and over 80 girls ready the tournament got underway. The teams were split into 2 groups and all played each other within their group resulting in 3 games each. After some high scoring and close games, including a massive 279 (teams start with 200) from Chagford, the final group placings were decided. Ipplepen and Thorverton came 4th in their groups and played off for 7th place, Sidmouth and Chagford came 3rd in their groups and played off for 5th place, Topsham and Whitchurch played for 3rd place and Paignton and Tarka, who won their groups went into the final.
The final round games got underway with 4 great matches to end the day. The third place playoff was the game of the day ending in a tie with both Topsham and Whitchurch scoring 228 runs. The final saw Paignton bat first and score 227. Tarka however proved too strong and after some fine batting ended up scoring 248 and booked their place in the regional final.
The day proved a massive success, not only with some excellent performances, but also because for many girls this was the first time they had played. The games were played in the right spirit, everyone enjoyed themselves and the development of girls cricket within Devon has taken another positive step forward.