- 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
B DIVISION
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HEATHCOAT only need six points from their last three games to be sure of going up as champions after they routed South Devon by eight wickets.Dad and lad Darron (3-4) and Jamie Drew (4-14) shot South Devon out for 86 – most of which were scored by Sam Davis.
Guy Bucknell’s 49 not out ensured an early finish for Heathoat.
SHOBROOKE Park avoided the ignominy of going down without winning a match after they thrashed Alphington by eight wickets.
Pete Rose and Dave Jollife took four wickets each as Alphington were bowled out for 108.
Jollife (24) laid the foundation for Matt Blakeney (38no) to finish things off.
Kingsbridge banished their relegation worries once and for all with a thumping nine wicket win over Abbotskerswell.
Sean Taylor (4-17) and James Ellis (3-32) rolled Abbots over for 116 – Sean Green (26) and Gary day (20) the only batters to resist long.
Man of the match Ellis then stroked 43 not out as Kings raced to victory and a 52-point safety margin between them and the bottom.
ANDY Pugh added another ton to his collection – in all cricket he has scored more than a hundred of them with 103 in the derby date with Stoke Gabriel.
Pugh, who played more than 100 times for Devon and was capped by England as a Board XI player, retired from 1st XI cricket three years ago.
As Stoke bowlers discovered he still has the temperament to make a big one – and it’s just as well he did looking at the total!
It was Pugh’s second ton this season against Stoke, who will be glad to see the back of him for another year.
“Our bowlers bowled well and once Pugh got out they fell apart when a score of 230+ looked likely,” said Stoke skipper Paul Collings.
Jack Tolley – one to watch for the future – was Stoke’s prime bowler with five for 33.
Stoke, who are jostling with Bideford for the second promotion slot behind champs elect Heathcoat, were 161 for seven when the overs ran out. Joe Hyde (4-28) made life hard for the batters.
Steve Tolley (28), Alex Bertram (21nop) and Neil Robinson (28) all chipped in.
“I fancied us to win having 50 overs to get the total, especially when the veterans Tolley and Robinson put on 61 for the first wicket,” said Collings.
“Then Jo Hyde took 4-28 off fifteen overs to change the game.”