The draw was made in March and was again based on a North/East South/West basis with to date 23 clubs entering the Devon rounds of this national competition. The first result gave North Devon a nine wicket win over Sandford. For Sandford Ryan Glass retired at 31 and their Man of the Match scored an undefeated 30 in their final total of 111. In reply Craig Overton also had to retire on 30 and North Devon were taken to their win by their Man of the Match T.Ansell unbeaten on 23, They now play Kentisbeare in the next round. In the battle of the bay Paignton beat Torquay by 56 runs. Batting first Paignton scored 138 with Richard Ashworth retiring on 30, Connor Bryan 23, and George Benton also had to retire on 30. Lewis Derby took 2-24 and Seamus Mckenna 2-15. In reply McKenna added to his wickets with a top score of 28 and followed by extras 20. Torquay were 56 runs short when their overs ran out with Paignton dismissing three batsmen.

The local Derby in Plymouth saw the Plymouth came out comfortable winners over Plymstock by 74 runs. Batting first Plymouth rattled up 153 for the loss of one wicket with Dickinson, Jackson and G.Stevenson all retiring on passing 30. Plymstock were 47-5 but finished on 79-5 with A.Stevenson retiring on 30. Cornwood claimed the tie with Bovey Tracey who were unable to raise a side. The East Devon clash between Exeter and Whimple was won by the city side An unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership of 42 from just 28 balls transformed the MCC U13 Spirit of Cricket preliminary round match between Exeter and Whimple at the County Ground, as the home side came back from the brink of defeat to snatch victory with eight balls to spare. Ralph Gill’s first five deliveries of the Whimple innings all swung past the outside edge of Will Hockin’s bat, but the opener survived to make a defiant 30 before retiring, setting the foundations for the visitors’ eventual total of 112/4 as he did so. Gill (1/10) eventually gained reward for his line and accuracy, kissing the edge of Foyez Rahman’s bat to find the safe gloves of Tom Vickery, before Hockin and George Meadows (26) rebuilt. The highlight of Hockin’s stay came as he took Will Steward for three consecutive fours through the offside, but the 79-run partnership between Hockin, Meadows and skipper Arran Houghton (13), didn’t lead to as imposing a total as Whimple had hoped. Meadows fell to a sharp catch at cover from Gill off Nick Mansfield (2/11), and the fast bowler then bowled Adam Holmes second ball to prevent the middle order was from pushing on further. Alex Millington started the Exeter reply brightly as he cut a brace of fours off Adam Holmes, only to chop a third attempt at the stroke onto his own stumps, before Alex Brown, Will Steward (both 12) and Stevie Easterbrook fell in quick succession.

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