Devon Cricket Board - Exmouth hand out hiding to Bradninch

Exmouth hand out hiding to Bradninch

BRADNINCH captain Tim Piper doesn’t want too many more game like the 194-run pounding handed out to his side by Exmouth.
Exmouth raced to 325 for five declared in 45 overs then skittled Bradninch out for 131 in just 27 overs.
It is Plymouth at home for Bradninch this Saturday – and they amassed a hefty 318 for three against North Devon first time out.
Piper will be looking for more control from his bowlers, and more stickability from the batsmen.
“The pitch at Exmouth didn’t suit our style – we prefer a lower-scoring game – but we should have bowled better than seven or eight an over,” said Piper.
“Paul Nott went for 4.8, which showed it could be done.
“Exmouth are going to be one of the top two or three sides in the division this season so you have to put the result into context. We won’t be playing them every week.
“It will help that we will have Nick Dean and James Street back for the Plymouth game as that will strengthen the side.”
Exmouth totted up 325 for five with an exhibition of fearsome hitting from start to finish.
Opener Sandy Allen made 21 of the first 34 on the board, but he was just the warm-up man for David Lye.
Lye carted the Bradninch bowling for 12 fours and a six on his way to 73 off 50 balls in a stand of 126 with Seb Benton which took just 15 overs.
Dan Hardy (2-57) finally removed Lye, but the runs kept on coming with Benton and Richard Baggs tucking in.
Benton reached 84 off 99 balls with nine boundaries before Hardy trapped him lbw in the 34^th over.
Baggs (39) and Lawrence Greenway (31no) kept going and when Baggs went Trevor Anning didn’t last long.
Former Bradninch skipper Gary Chappell, playing against the club he led last year for the first time, promptly rubbed salt into open wounds by thrashing 48 off 13 balls.
Chappell hit the first ball he faced from Ross Acton for four and added four more and four sixes as well.
Exmouth were never going to lose with that total on the board. The only issue was how many would they win by?
Other than Jackson Thompson making 55 off 37 balls, 42 coming in boundaries, only Ross Acton and Tim Clewes reached double figures as Bradninch were dismissed for 131,
There were three wickets each for Anning (3-11) and Jamie Tapper (3-27) with the rest shared between Mark Orchard, George Greenway, Chappell and Vamshidar Parvathaneni.

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