- 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
NORTH Devon’s unbeaten run in the Premier Division ended after eight matches when they went down by three wickets to defending champions Sidmouth.
Sidmouth were the last team to beat North Devon when the two sides met in the first half of the season.
And they did it again thanks to match-winning 80 not out from Luke Bess, who hauled Sidmouth round after they had slowed to 100 for four chasing 248 to win.
It was a close think though with just three balls remaining when Bess hit the winning runs.
Jas Kalsi top scored for North Devon with 88 not out in a total of 247 for six.
Josh Bess (2-51) and Will Murray accounted for Barney Huxtable, Rob Gear and dangerman Glenn Querl in a running total of 56 for three.
Craig Overton (58) and Kalsi upped the pace with a stand of 69 for the fourth wicket.
After Overton was bowled by spinner Charlie Miles (3-49), Kalsi kept going with Tom Allin (23) and fit-again Dan Bowser (19no) in partnerships worth 46 and 62 unbroken.
Sidmouth got just the start they didn’t want when in-form opener Liam Lewis was lbw to Matt Westaway in the first over.
Matt Cooke – run out for 27 – Anthony Griffiths (20) and Josh Bess (31) all got in, got settled and got out again as Sidmouth started slipping behind the clock.
Pete Randerson upped the tempo with 46 off 47 balls, but when he was fifth out at 151 Sidmouth needed 97 to win in 11.3 overs – a tall order indeed.
Luke Bess sorted it out with 80 off 56 balls with nine fours included and put on 40 with Nick Gingell to whittle away at the deficit.
Gingell was bowled by Matt Curtis with 57 to go and Bess got most of them while Scott Barlow propped up the other end for six.