from the boundary
News from Legendary statistician, Nicholas Evanson
SONNY TO ROAR AGAIN
The club are pleased to announce Sonny Baker has retained his place in the England Lions squad to take on India A in a two match series starting later this month. Sonny will be captained by fellow King’s College Taunton old boy, James Rew.. The squad also contains George Hill who played in the same Weedon’s side as Harry Passenger, during his first visit to New Zealand.
Go Well Sonny
TWO WEEKS ON - SAME RESULT
Brockman Cup the replay was played despite the President of the competition last heard of being somewhere in Dorset! Barton CC 2nd XI won the toss and elected to field. Once again the star with the bat was Josh Thompson, fresh from his exploits with Devon U18 at the Rec just 24 hours before, but with just 57 this time of just 25 balls this time supported by Bobby Western (no hangover from his 19th birthday) with 37. The best of the Barton bowlers was super veteran Dave Cadwallader rolling back the years 9from the Nigel Janes era) with 4 for 47 – from all accounts that was his first net of the season! T&K finished on 147 for 7 in their 20 overs
In reply in fading light again (Evo having found a free bar, yes Kels snr, feared another abandonment), Barton with the exception of two 3rd generations in Oliver Shelton with 28 and Riley Calland with 22 not out didn’t really trouble the sole scorer which contravened regulation 9 of the competition regulations – something which the competition committee should address. The best of the T&K bowlers was Joshua Hudson with 3 for 13 as Barton finished on 80 for 6.
Note to the skipper though – Evo handed over all the balls to the acting skipper at the start of the season! “Captains have to take some responsibility.”
Mention must be made of Marli Roux - a natural bar tender behind the hatch already!”
Next up for the 2nd XI in the Brockman Cup is a trip to take on Bovey Tracey CC 3rd XI next Tuesday.
On the spectator front, Evo is reliably informed that Jim Partridge who played for mainly for Torquay CC 2nd XI in the 1970s / 1980s was watching.
HE HAS KEPT THIS QUIET!!
The club are pleased to announce the club’s representatives in Devon O50s cricket is now a quartet. Joining established stars Vivek Kulkarni, Mike Pugh and Tim Western is now a certain Matt McCann.
Well Done Mr McCann
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.”
a dash to blundells or the Rec - the choice is yours!
Harry Passenger is playing for the senior Devon side senior at Blundells while Josh Thompson is playing for Devon U18s at The Rec.
AAron printers cup win
Well Evo waits for one bus and the two come along at the same time! Having only scored for three three generations of a family until tonight but tonight Barton gave Evo a third generation of Shelton’s and also Parker’s / Calland’s.
As for the actual match. Barton won the toss and asked T&K to have a bowl. Disaster struck after one ball with Josh Thompson going lame – enter young Ethan Ebrahim as sub fielder. As for the replacement bowler, young Noah Carswell castled Fin Last first ball. Tobias Delahunty took a further two quick wickets (2 for 12) reducing Barton to 5 for 3. Nick Watkin formerly of this parish repaired some of the damage with 47 aided by Matt Lipton with 35. Barton finished on 114 for 8.
T&K opened there reply with Bobby Western and Rio Koyikkara – combined ages just 36. Western was soon out but it was a false dawn for Barton, as Koyikkara who went onto score 28 was joined by Faiz Ebrahim who went onto score 43. Thanks to these two batters and the Barton bowlers suffering from broken raiders the result was never in doubt – a 6 wicket win with 17 balls to spare. Sadly though not one player ventured into the bar afterwards.
Next up for T&K is a quarter final at home to Stoke Gabriel on Thursday 5 June.
BROCKMAN CUP UPDATE
The club have been informed that Barton CC won their appeal last night so the match will be replayed at The Rec on Tuesday 20 May.
THE CLUB WILL BE MAKING NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS MATTER AND REQUESTS ALL MEMBERS TO DO THE SAME.
FANTASY CRICKET ROUND 2
Well after the 2nd weekend of the season, in 1st place is only the chair, Steve Waters on 930 points – backing himself as a batter does help as his own performances so far have secured him 139 points. Alex Peggie is the leading bowler on 149 points while leading all-rounder is currently Harry Passenger on 162 points. For purposes of completeness, the leading wicketkeeper is currently Faiz Ebrahim on 60 points.
ground hop challenge!
So Saturday 17th May is the weekend for the ultimate “Ground Hop”. Supporters can start out with 1st XI at Bovey Tracey, before heading to Kingskerswell to see the 4th XI take on Babbacombe CC 3rd XI in their first ever home match, then a quick stop at Torre Valley North to see the 3rd XI take on Paignton 4th XI, before finally arriving home at the Rec to see the 2nd XI take on Hatherleigh CC 2nd XI
DEVON CRICKET LEAGUE ROUND 2
1ST XI
The big one T&K 1st XI hosting their arch rivals Barton CC 1st XI for the first time since the merger.
Prior to the call of “Play” at the request of Harry Passenger, there was a minute’s silence for those T&K members who had passed away over the winter – primarily Roger Biddick and Brian “Pops” Latto. Praise must be given to Hazza for instigating this when you consider he is still so young.
However, with regards to the toss, normal service was resumed, Barton won it and decided to bat. Barton though were soon regretting batting first with Torquay old boys Shaun Needham and Nick Watkin (acting skipper) back in the pavilion thanks to Josh Thompson. It was then left to spin twins Chris Kelmere (4 for 8) and Harry Passenger (3 for 14) to dismantle Barton’s batting – extras were top scorer with 17 followed by Adam Parker with 15. Barton were all out for 86 in just 29.3 overs by 2.24pm.
With such an early finish T&K had to go out to bat before tea and had until 4pm under the rules to complete the run chase, otherwise tea would have to be taken unless Law 43 was applied. There was a rare failure for Chris Kelmere – the snick behind was clearly heard. However, as he has done so many times over the years, Tim Western anchored the innings with an undefeated 44. Nathan Roux who only landed in the country on Thursday morning contributed 24 before Harry Passenger came to the crease and scored a quick fire undefeated 11 – a 8 wicket win by 3.48pm. A NOTE TO ALL PLAYERS THOUGH – PLEASE GO LOOKING FOR BALLS THAT GO INTO HEDGE AS EVO WILL GET VERY GRUMPY! SERIOUSLY THOUGH IF PLAYERS (OR SPECTATORS) DON’T, THE CLUB COULD FALL FOUL OF LEAGUE REGS AS OF 1ST JUNE.
Next up for the 1st XI, and you couldn’t make it up is an Aaron Printers Cup match this Thursday away to you guessed it, Barton CC 1st XI. The 1st XI then return to DCL action away to Bovey Tracey CC 1st XI.
Barton CC 1st XI 86 all out (29.3 overs)
Extras 17
A Parker 15
C Kelmere 4-8
H Passenger 3-14
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 1st XI 90 for 2 (17.2 overs)
T Western 44 not out
N Roux 24
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 1st XI (20 pts) beat Barton CC 1st XI (2 pts) by 8 wickets.
2ND XI
Saturday was so reminiscent of the old days of the DCL when the 1st and 2nd XIs played the respective XI from the same opposition club. So the 2nd XI nipped up the road to Torquay’s old ground, Cricketfield Road, to take on Barton CC 2nd XI.
T&K won the toss and asked Barton to have a bat. Adam Last formerly of this parish top scored with 33, while Sreejith Sankaranaryanan contributed 27. However extras also contributed 25 which ultimately proved costly. It was certainly a day for caught and bowls with no fewer than 3! The best of the T&K bowlers was young kiwi, Tobias Delahunty with 4 for 43. Barton were all out for 149 in just 33 overs.
In reply despite losing Tom Lillywhite cheaply, T&K seemed on course for victory with Bobby Western scoring 43 and Faiz Ebrahim 32. However, it was then step forward young Jack Shelton who destroyed the rest of the middle order and the tail taking 6 for 20. As a result T&K lost by 7 runs with plenty of overs to spare.
It was good to see so many of the 1st XI nipping up the road to support the 2nd XI – this club certainly has the “we are one club” ethos at its heart.
Finally, T&K and in particular, scorer Sandra Western, would like to thank the “lovely man / woman” who uploaded the scores onto Play Cricket following some computer glitches.
Next up for the 2nd XI, next weekend will be to host Hatherleigh CC 2nd XI which will be either the 1st or last stop on the Ground Hop Challenge.
Barton CC 2nd XI 149 all out (33 overs)
A Last 33
S Sankaranaryanan 27
T Delahunty 4-43
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 2nd XI 142 all out (37.3 overs)
B Western 43
F Ebrahim 32
J Shelton 6-20
Barton CC 2nd XI (18 pts) beat Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 2nd XI (8 pts) by 7 runs
3RD XI
The 3rd XI played host to North Devon CC 3rd XI at Kingskerswell.
T&K won the toss and elected to bat. Virtually everyone contributed with the bat. However, the standout batter was Shrey Sancheti with an undefeated run a ball 70. The best of the North Devon bowlers was Wes McKellar with 3 for 54 as T&K finished on 243 for 9 in their 40 overs (only 7 runs short of what would have been maximum batting points under 1st XI regs but 10 overs less).
In reply, North Devon lost wickets at regular intervals thanks to young Noah Carswell with 4 for 28 and Matt Rossin with 3 for 25. The biggest contributor to North Devon’s score was extras with 45 (radar issues for bowlers the biggest culprit). North Devon were all out 135 in just 28.2 overs.
Next up for the 3rd XI is an extremely long trip next weekend to Torre Valley North to take on Paignton 4th XI.
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 3rd XI 243 for 9 (40 overs)
S Sancheti 70 not out
W McKellar 3-54
North Devon CC 3rd XI 135 all out (28.2 overs)
Extras 45
N Carswell 4-28
M Rossin 3-25
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 3rd XI (19 pts) beat North Devon CC 3rd XI (7 pts) by 108 runs
4TH XI
So the day dawned and the doom mongers were proven wrong – the 4th XI took to the field with a full XI. Their first match turned into a tense thriller and but for the Rugby Club Dinner, they could have won.
Kenn CC 2nd XI won the toss and elected to field. The star with the bat for T&K was Steve Waters with 57 not out (let’s hope he was in the chair afterwards) who was supported by loan player Sachin Joy with 48. The best of the Kenn bowlers was Ben Parry with 3 for 34 as T&K finished on 184 for 6 in their 40 overs.
Kenn’s reply was built around the 68 scored by Tim McDonald before he was run out by Joseph Frost and 50 scored by Harry Scott before he was caught by William Frost. The best of the T&K bowlers was the other loan player, Jibin John, with 4 for 24. However. Kenn reached the required total with 3.3 overs remaining but with just 1 wicket in-hand. A promising start for the 4th XI though under the leadership of Ollie Smith.
Next up for 4th XI is their first home fixture next weekend against Babbacombe CC 3rd XI who could easily be known as Devon Dumpling CC!
Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 4th XI 184 for 6 (40 overs)
S Waters 57 not out
S Joy 48
B Parry 3-34
Kenn CC 2nd XI 188 for 9 (36.3 overs)
T McDonald 68
H Scott 50
J John 4-24
Kenn CC 2nd XI (17 pts) beat Torquay and Kingskerswell CC 4th XI (8 pts) by 1 wicket
Player of the Day
Not such an easy one this with so man candidates but it goes to Shrey Sancheti for his undefeated 70,
Spectator Watch
Well where do you start! Camp Kelmere was expanded with the Shergold’s in residence, let’s hope the result might tempt Rob out of retirement. Life Vice President, Ian Hayman and his daughter Mel was also present, both of whom were heavily involved with TUFC until recently – it was nice to see Mel back to her bubbly self after the vile attacks she suffered on social media. Continuing on the TUFC theme, Paul Osborn, dad of Neal who played for both clubs also made a rare appearance. Finally, there was Colin Davey, who was Evo’s first skipper when he started scoring for the 2nd XI back in 1986 – he has a lot to answer for! One noticeable absentee though was “Captain Panic” aka John Morgan. Evo has been reliably informed he had decided to go fishing with a certain Matt Hunt!
HAZZA WHITE BALL DEBUT FOR DEVON
Tomorrow will see Harry Passenger’s white ball debut for the senior Devon side at the same ground that he made his competitive debut for Torquay CC 1st XI in the ECB Cup (Hazza, “I’d forgotten about that – good memory Evo”). Cornwall are hosting Devon at Redruth CC.
Good Luck Hazza
BROCKMAN CUP UPDATE
The committee have been informed by Brockman Cup Committee that after the abandonment of the match between the 2nd XI and their counterparts from Barton, the match has been awarded to T&K. However, as Barton have until 7pm next Monday to appeal. PLEASE CAN NO MEMBERS COMMENT PUBLICLY ON THIS MATTER.
calling all those between aged between 13 and 17!
Want to improve your leadership skills. Well here is your chance. The Devon Cricket Foundation are running two courses (one being a girls only). The link to these is below:
https://www.devoncricket.co.uk/devon-young-leaders-2025