Devon Cricket Board - Spinner has Field day as Budleigh bow out

Spinner has Field day as Budleigh bow out

DEVON CUP – JUNE 27

DEPLETED Budleigh Salterton – they fielded six colts to plug gaps in the side – put up a brave fight before going out of the Tony Pryce Sports Devon Cup by 78 runs at Paignton.
   With all three of their county players missing – Bob Dawson, Sandy Allen and Ian Bishop – and James Burke required by Somerset, it was always a tall order for Budleigh to get into the quarter-finals.
   Paignton posted 232 for seven in their 40 overs – Connor Bryan hitting a top score of 41.
   Tom Field then claimed five for 27 as Budleigh were bowled out for 154 in reply.
   All of Paignton’s top seven batsmen reached double figures with Mark Smith (38) and George Benton (32) the best of the rest behind Bryan.
   Budleigh at least had a decent bowling attack to call on which stopped Paignton running away with the game.
   Joel Murphy bagged four for 41 and Pakistani U19 World Cup star Hammad Azam had one for 36 in his eight overs.
   Budleigh lost opener Neil Murrin on 12, got to 89 for two thanks to Azam (57), the declined to 118 for seven as Field started spinning his web.
   Lloyd Murrin (20) and Aaron Conway resisted (21) for a while as the innings tailed away.
   Paignton will be at home to Plympton this Sunday in the last eight.
   Paignton 232-7 (M Smith 38, C Bryan 41, G Benton 32, B Rasool 27; J Murphy 4-41), Budleigh Salterton 154 (H Azam 57, A Conway 21no; T Field 5-27, C Stanley 2-28). Paignton bt Budleigh by 78 runs.
   Draw: Bovey Tracey v Sidmouth (July 11), Cornwood v Tavistock, Bradninch v Exeter, Paignton v Plympton.

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