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Bradley undecided on retirement

BOVEY Tracey lost by 58 runs at Exmouth in a game with nothing on it for them.
Exmouth wanted time in the middle for their batters ahead of the NatWest Clubs’ T20 final in Cardiff on Tuesday – and got it after a fashion in a total of 259 all out.
Bovey were clearly in end-of-season mode and deployed 10 different bowler – including wicketkeeper Lewis Hammett – in the 42.2 overs they spent in the field.
The only player not to bowl was spinner Sam Hickenbottom, who has been a regular wicket-taker all season. He had an injury.
Exmouth were steady at first – Sandy Allen (20), Gary Chappell (22), Dan Pyle (26) and Bob Dawson (18) got the score up to 121 for four – then exploded into T20-style action!
David Lye made 29 off 29 balls, but that was pedestrian compared to Jon Evennett’s 45 off 15 balls, which contained six sixes and a four.
Sam Thomas (3-49) accounted for Evennett – breaking a stand of 50 in five overs - and followed up with Trevor Anning.
Alvin Pollard swished 27 off 22 balls at the end before Toby Codd (3-37) ended his playtime.
Bovey were all out for 201 in reply – a better total than looked on the cards when they were 118 for seven.
There was a rare first-baller for Zimbabwean opener Mark Lake – Bovey"’s leading run getter this season. Trevor Anning (2-28) got him out.
Charlie Sheen (33), Chris Bradley (17) and Andy Fairbairn (21) had most of the runs in Bovey’s running total.
Pollard (2-21) contributed to the Bovey slow-down as well by nailing Matt Golding and Peter Bradley in quick succession.
Hickenbottom (31no) and Codd (41) moved the score along towards the final total with a stand of 67 for the eighth wicket.
The game may have been the last for Bovey for ex-Devon captain Chris Bradley, the last survivor still playing of the side that won the Premier title in 2002.
Bradley has only played a handful of games this season for a variety of reasons and can’t see his availability improving in 2016.
“I may play, or I may not,” said Bradley. “I can’t say right now but will see how I feel when next season gets a bit closer.”
The league campaign hasn’t been a huge success for Exmouth, who were out of contention shortly after halfway and changed captains soon afterwards.
Gary Chappell, who replaced Richard Baggs at the helm, said bad batting was largely to blame.
“Only three of the top seven have averaged more than 20, which highlights where our problem has been,” said Chappell.
“We have bowled well for the majority of the season and I can only blame the bowlers for a lost game once.
“The other games have been down to not scoring enough runs.”

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