vx3 cup report

A much stronger XI travelled out to  the edge of Dartmoor to take on Bovey Tracey CC 1st XI under the leadership again of Harry Baxendale with Phil Sturman making a guest appearance as 1st XI scorer.  (Evo will return on Saturday despite currently processing a serious personal matter – whilst member’s support will be appreciated at this time equally please respect his privacy especially if he is currently selective who he talks to about it.)

Bovey Tracey won the toss and didn’t they have a smashing time at the BT Rec at the expense of the TKCC bowlers with Ed Smout Cooper coming off worst with 1 over for 29 runs – had Evo been there though, there could have been some consoling words along the likes of, “One of the Overton’s once took Dan Wightman for 30 in an over in a DCL match.”  Come the end BT had amassed a mammoth 253 for the loss of just 2 wickets in their 20 overs – Hem Chetri leading the way with 104 not out off just 53 balls.  The best of the TKCC bowlers was Towkir Chowdhury with 1 for 30.  Despite earlier reports, there is no truth in the rumours that Phil Sturman’s lap top had overheated as a result of the carnage with 10 bowlers used!

In reply TKCC got off to a good start with Dan Western (41) and Ben Pomare (47).  However, once they were both out alas it was match over.  That saying TKCC reached 191 for 8 in their 20 overs which on another could easily have been a winning total.  Ollie Clifford-Bourne was the best of the BT bowlers, and not for the first time against TKCC, with 2 for 18.

As a result of this defeat next week’s re-arranged match against Paignton CC 1st XI at The Rec is a dead match.