Devon seconds

Chagford seconds v Babbacombe

BATTING first, Chagford seconds quickly lost Solkin for two, but Jules Baker and Roger Whittingham took the score to 43, before Baker went for ten.

Greg Williams followed for eight, but disaster followed with the score at 66 Roger Whittingham departed for a sparkling 39, and  it was left for Richard Sampson to hold the Chagford batting together.  When he was dismissed for 28 with the score at 120-7 the remaining three wickets fell for just three runs and Chagford were all out for the moderate score of 123. 

Starring for the visitors were bowlers Twallamy with 5-22 in his nine overs and Molineux with 4-11.

This was a difficult score to defend on an excellent track and Steve Crocker  and Tom Wood took the score to  59 without difficulty when Wood was bowled by skipper Brijnath for 14.  

Young Will Barclay bowled Crocker for an excellent 39 and Babbacombe seemed to be coasting to the target but Roger Whittingham entered the attack and with three wickets for 23 to delay the inevitable as Babbacombe emerged winners by five wickets, although they took 41 overs to reach their target.

Fourteen year-olds  Will Barclay and Robbie Beauchamp both bowled their nine overs for 16 runs.    

However, it was  worrying for the home side that there were 40 extras in the Babbacombe innings and also Chagford lost their last four wickets for just three runs which made the Babbacombe win that much easier.

Devon C West

Babbacombe v Chagford firsts

THE respective first teams were playing at Babbacombe in a game of even lower scores and Chagford were indebted to a fine all round performance by 17 year-old Craig Penberthy for their four wicket win.  

Put into bat, Babbacombe seemed to be on course for a useful score as they reached 42 with just one wicket down.   However, the entry of skipper Lammonby and Craig Pernberthy into the attack paid dividends as wickets fell at regular intervals and Babbacombe were all out for 85.  Del Lammonby in eight overs finished with 5-21 and Penberthy 3-10 in four overs.  Top scorer for Babbacombe was Inch with 17.

     Chagford”s stuttered in reply at one time being 23-3 and then 62-6 when Penberthy and Lammonby came together with the bat and saw Chagford home by four wickets with Penberthy on 21 not out, including one huge six, for a fine all round performance.

Goodwin was impressive for Babbacombe with 5-34.

Chagford 18 points Babbacombe 5.