Devon Cricket Board - F Division - Babbacombe's lead trimmed

F Division - Babbacombe's lead trimmed

F DIVISION
Yarcombe closed the gap on F Division leaders Babbacombe to 13 points with their sixth win of the season, beating visiting Culmstock by six wickets.
Richard Reed took 4-19 from 6.1 overs and Darren Copp claimed 2-23 as the Mid Devon side were bundled out for 108.
Ross Stickland underpinned the Culmstock effort with a knock of 38.Yarcombe skipper James Hayden then hit an unbeaten 25 to guide his side to victory.
Simon Durrant scored the earlier runs in the chase with a knock of 23.
Adrian Howells took all four of the Yarcombe wickets for the visitors, finishing with figures of 4-27.
Yarcombe’s day got even better when news of a rare defeat for another of their rivals for promotion, Kingskerswell, came through.
Skipper James Hayden said: “We have worked very hard as a team to get into this position and the finishing line is now in sight.
“We must keep doing what has worked so well for us so far this season over the remaining five games.”
Yarcombe have as big a game as they come this Saturday when they travel to Babbacombe.
Whoever of the two E Division heavyweights emerges victorious will surely have one foot in the E Division next season.
Cheriton only had nine players for their F Division trip to Chelston, where skipper Ben Coe struck a superb 75 helping the Cherries to 162-7.
The home side passed the total for the loss of just three wickets to remain in the promotion race.
Vic Murphy hit an unbeaten 59 and Rami chipped in with an unbeaten 46 as Exeter Civil Service won by eight wickets at Chardstock where they had earlier restricted the East Devon side to 150-9.
Newton St Cyres were able to celebrate a rare moment at stumps of their game with visiting Woodbury,
For the first time this season they were not trooping off beaten and they managed to secure a losing draw! Woodbury batted first and close don 199-6 with Nalin Chouhan (41) and young Deehan-Jackson scoring 32.
Mike Barlow took 3-46 for Newton St Cyres who then replied with 167-7.
That looks a lot closer a finish than it actually was for nine-man Newton St Cyres, had their last pair at the wicket! Nonetheless it was still a draw for the home side to savour.
Chris Collier top scored with 48 not out whilst Toby Ingham claimed 3-27 for the Woods.
Cullompton moved to within 20 points of a promotion pace with an emphatic seven-wicket success at Kingskerswell.
Sanjay Rajapakse (4-15) and Malcom Paiva (3-23) combined for Cully to bowl the South Devon outfit out for just 134, Steve Lacey (36) and Aron Owen (27) were the only home batsmen to offer much resistance to the visiting bowlers.
Jack Grandfield then added to his growing reputation with a fluent unbeaten 76 as he and Rajapakse (25no) saw their side to a comfortable victory.

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