DEVON CRICKET LEAGUE ROUND 3

1ST XI

The 1st XI travelled to the edge of Dartmoor with a weakened team to take on Bovey Tracey CC 1st XI and with his mum not present, Hazza lost yet another toss!

Bovey Tracey asked T&K to have a bat and in the words of Craig Revel Horwood it was soon a “complete disaster” with Tim Western and Nathan Roux both ducking out literally along with Josh Thompson.  Chris Kelmere (32) and Harry Passenger (23) repaired some of the damage along with a late flourish from Aaron Hearn (29).  T&K were all out for 120 in just 38.4 overs committing the cardinal sin of not batting their overs out.  The best Bovey Tracey bowler was Ben Kay with 3 for 34 who was well supported by Ollie Clifford-Bourne with 2 for 22 and Will Christophers with 2 for 23.

Bovey Tracey’s reply soon got interesting with Harry Passenger trapping both young Albie Bradley and Slade Van Staden cheaply LBW.  When Bovey Tracey were reduced to 62 for 6 it was certainly game on.  However, an undefeated 48 by skipper Seb Ansley (his more famous sister wasn’t present) supported by an undefeated 12 by Peter Bradley.  The best of the T&K bowlers was Harry Passenger with 3 for 17, supported by a miserly 1 for 20 from Harry Baxendale.  After all the scares, Bovey Tracey won by 4 wickets in exactly the same amount of overs as T&Ks innings.

Next up for the 1st XI next weekend is a home match against Tavistock CC 1st XI.

Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 1st XI                   120 all out (38.4 overs)

C Kelmere                                                                  32

A Hearn                                                                      29

H Passenger                                                              23

B Kay                                                                          3-34

Bovey Tracey CC 1st XI                                            122 for 6 (38.4 overs)

S Ansley                                                                     48 not out

H Passenger                                                              3-17

Bovey Tracey CC 1st XI (19 pts) beat Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 1st XI (5 pts) by 4 wickets

2ND XI

For the first time this season the 2nd XI was led by Ryan Hanauer taking on Hatherleigh CC 2nd XI at the Rec.

T&K won the toss and elected to bat.  Matt McCann was soon back in the pavilion.  It was then left to Tom Lillywhite and Faiz Ebrahim to get the innings on track before a “complete disaster” with both of them being dismissed along with Tobias Delahunty all with the score on 45.  It was left to super veteran Mike Pugh to roll back the years with a fine 57.  Pugh was supported by Ryan Hanauer (19) and Vivek Kulkarni (21).  The best of the Hatherleigh bowlers was Cameron Rowlands with 3 for 22 with T&K finishing on 177 for 9 in their 45 overs.

Thanks to Anthony Nadar (1 for 28) and Vivek Kulkarni (2 for 34) reduced Hatherleigh to 43 for 3.  However, it was then the Charlie Neilson and Jack Probert show with an undefeated 78 and 46 show – the latter being dismissed by Abu Bakar.  Hatherleigh won by 6 wickets in just 34.5 overs. Thanks must be given to Danny Kulkarni who having already played for the 3rd XI then sub fielded for T&Ks newest star veteran, Matt McCann (injury unknown),

A special mention must be made of Sara Livesey on her debut as 2nd XI umpire.

Next up for the 2nd XI is the “replay” against Barton CC 2nd XI in Brockman Cup.  I understand the umpires are Sean Day and Chris Sleep.  A reminder to all members – please don’t make comments about the situation.  The 2nd XI then return to DCL action next weekend over hill at Kenn CC 1st XI.

Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 2nd XI                  177 for 9 (45 overs)

M Pugh                                                                       57

C Rowlands                                                               3-22

Hatherleigh CC 2nd XI                                              179 for 4 (34.5 overs)

C Neilson                                                                   78

J Probert                                                                     46

V Kulkarni                                                                  2-34

Hatherleigh CC 2nd XI (19 pts) beat Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 2nd XI (6 pts) by 6 wickets

3RD XI

The 3rd XI made the shortest away trip of the season to take on Paignton 4th XI at Torre Valley North for the battle of the Chairs with Tim Ward turning out for them. Well done to Mike Etherington for agreeing to play with 10 players to give the chance of the 4th XI to compete on a reasonable level playing field.

Paignton won the toss and elected field.  With the exception of the chair (again), Steve Waters with 31, no T&K batter really troubled the scorers and were all out for just 85 in just 24.1 overs.  The wickets were shared around with George Russell (2 for 3), Andy Singh (2 for 16) and Jon Russell (2 for 17). 

Andy Singh then starred with the bat in Paignton’s reply scoring an undefeated 46 as Paignton romped to 9 wicket win in just 11.1 overs. 

Next up for the 3rd XI next weekend is hosting Hatherleigh CC 3rd XI.

Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 3rd XI                   85 all out (24.1 overs)

S Waters                                                                     31

Paignton CC 4th XI                                                   87 for 1 (11.1 overs)

A Singh                                                                      46 not out

Paignton CC 4th XI (20 pts) beat Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 3rd XI (2 pts) by 9 wickets

4TH XI

The day had finally dawned with the 4th XI making their home DCL debut against Babbacombe 3rd XI (aka Devon Dumpling CC as so many of the team frequent / work there) alas with only 10 players despite Vivek Kulkarni and Ollie Smith going beyond the call of duty to find an 11th.

Babbacombe won the toss and elected to field.  With a little help from extras (44) the stars with the bat for T&K were Anu George who finished undefeated on 49 and Andy Redpath who scored 40.  The best of the Babbacombe bowlers was Will Backholer with 2 for 24 – T&K finishing on 204 for 4 in their 40 overs.

In reply, Babbacombe’s reply was built around a 58 by Matt Reeves and 42 by Josh Ballard.  The latter according to a team mate “has no defence.”  The star with the ball for T&K was a player who might be small in stature but has a big heart, a certain Ollie Smith who took 4 for 32, the quote was “I wanted to keep myself on to try and get on the Honours Board.”  Babbacombe were all out for 170 in 28 overs.

Despite the handicap of only 10 players a “fab-u-lous” win – getting more points than the other three elevens put together!

Next up next weekend is a trip away to take on Thorverton 3rd XI.

Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 4th XI                   204 for 4 (40 overs)

A George                                                                    49 not out

Extras                                                                          44

A Redpath                                                                  40

W Backholer                                                              2 for 24

Babbacombe CC 3rd XI                                            170 all out (28 overs)

M Reeves                                                                   58

J Ballard                                                                     42

O Smith                                                                       4-32

Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 4th XI (20 pts) beat Babbacombe CC 3rd XI (6 pts) by 34 runs

Player of the Day (and Smile of the Day)

Well it can only be one person – Ollie Smith.

Spectator Watch

Well with no one accepting the challenge of all four XIs in a day it has to go to:

Somerset has “Brian the Cat”, while Bovey Tracey has “Harold the Cat.”