- 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
NOTHING less than a win will do for Devon when they travel to Wantage on Sunday to play Oxfordshire in their last Minor Counties Trophy Group game.
Qualification for the last eight depends on finishing in the top two – and one of those places has already gone to Cornwall.
Second place is currently filled by Hertfordshire, who have completed their programme of matches.
Oxfordshire and Devon are level on three points each and whoever wins will clamber above Hertfordshire into second place. The losers are out as there are no more games left to play.
Devon haven’t actually finished a game this season as all three group matches have been rained off – two without a ball bowled.
There were promising signs in the rain-ruined game with winless Bedfordshire at Bovey Tracey 10 days ago as Devon bowled well and were on top with the bat when the terminal downpour arrived.
However, Devon need to be on the money from the start at the picturesque Challow & Childrey ground high on the hill overlooking Wantage if they want to get through.
“We haven’t had an ideal start to the season because of the weather, but most of the lads have a couple of league games under their belts now,” said skipper Chris Bradley.
“The front-end batters have got a few runs in the Premier Division and the bowlers have been taking wickets.
“The good thing from our point of view is there are no iffs or maybes about this game. We know we have to win and can concentrate on that rather than hoping someone else does us a favour.
Exeter’s Rob Holman could not play in the aborted game against Bedfordshire due to work commitments, but is available and restored to the squad. Max Curtis, who was 12th man, makes way.
Devon (from): J E Burke (Budleigh), R J Woodman (Taunton), R J Holman (Exeter), D F Lye (Exmouth), M J Wood (Plumtree), J J Bess, P J Randerson (both Sidmouth), M W Thompson (Torquay), G R Chappell (Bradninch), T S Anning (Exmouth), C Bradley, R Bougourd ( both Bovey Tracey).