Devon Cricket Board - Chappell stars with bat and ball as Exmouth win again

Chappell stars with bat and ball as Exmouth win again

EXMOUTH’S revival gathered a bit more pace when they defeated Paignton by 44 runs to post a second succesive win.
Gary Chappell top scored for Exmouth with 94 not out in a total of 239 for seven.
Chappell came in when Exmouth were 49 for three – all the wickets falling to George Benton (3-52).
Surviving opener Sandy Allen (55) shared in a stand of 61 for the fourth wicket with Chappell before he was teased out by Chris Kelmere (3-32).
Trevor Anning (11) and Jon Evennett (18) kept an end going in further partnerships of 29 and 43 with Chappell.
Marques Clarke chipped in with a cheeky 22 not out off 23 balls at the end.
Time ran out before Chappell could complete a ton. He faced 133 balls in five minutes more than two hours, hitting a six and 11 fours.
Paignton gave Exmouth a run for their money up to the 35-over mark –and at 146 for three looked the most likely winners.
Although opener Ollie Higgs had gone cheaply to Trevor Anning, Noah Wright (68), Dan Wolf (35) and Connor Bryan (16) had been making serious inroad into the total
Wright’s stand of 88 with Wolf for the second wicket seemed to have put Paignton in a strong position.
Man of the match Chappell turned the game Exmouth’s way by sending back Wright and Kelmere having already accounted for Wolf and Bryan.
Paignton went from 146 for three to 183 for eight as Chappell (4-24) and West Indian paceman Clarke (3-32) ripped into them.
The last five wickets fell for just 16 runs as Paignton subsided to 195 all out.
Exmouth skipper Richard Baggs said the side are moving in the right direction, but have plenty to do yet.
“We played ok and it's 20 points, but we are still a way off our best,” said Baggs.
“Gary had a fantastic game and it was really good to see Sandy play so well for his runs.”

Connor Bryan, the Paignton captain, said losing the game was not a disaster but a learning opportunity.

“It was a game either team could have won,” said Bryan.

“They had some good batting partnerships, however we didn't bowl to our fields towards the end and we missed some opportunities in the field.

“That led to Exmouth getting 20-30 runs more than what they should have.

“There were some great individual performances from Noah Wright, Dan Wolf and George Benton and Chris Kelmere with the ball, however there is still a lot more to come from this team.

“The fact we have played two of the top teams in the division and come out victorious in one and close to winning in other shows we are more than capable of competing at this level.

“We cannot wait for the derby away to Torquay this Saturady and have every reason to go into the game with confidence.”

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