A cricketing coach with strong links to East Devon is now ‘full steam ahead’ in terms of preparing the Brazilian Ladies team for the forthcoming Americas T20 Womens World Cup qualifiers that start early next week. Liam Cook, son of Martin Cook, the latter well known across East Devon both in cricket and football circles […]Read More
Our thanks go to that master cricketing scribe (and statistician) that is PHIL WRIGHT for this final report of another wonderful season of reporting all things Tipton St John CC. Tipton St John ended their season with an eight wicket win against Heads & Tails. Put in, the visitors batted well with Adam Fragley and […]Read More
Between 1985 and 2003Tipton had regularly played Old Monktonian’s from South Wales, who changed their name to Pentyrch. Tipton managed just two wins in 23 encounters, and for old times’ sake, Tipton managed to lose this match when poised for victory needing two runs with two wickets left. Pentyrch batted first and at 83-1 with […]Read More
Tipton St John were emphatic nine wicket winners when they entertained Yarcombe & Stockland on the second Sunday of September, writes Phil Wright. Tipton’s opening bowlers have been in good form recently, so having won the toss, Dave Alford asked Yarcombe & Stockand to bat first. The visitor’s openers Jonathon Triner and Tim Lamb found […]Read More
Bradninch ladies lost their final Devon Women’s League Division Two game, beaten by visiting Ipplepen by a margin of 122 runs. However, a perfect batting strip at Kensham Park, thanks to the efforts of groundsman Peter Woodman, made for some fabulous batting with Ipplepen opener Lydia Harris hitting a stunning unbeaten double century (210) while […]Read More
Tipton St John were 26-run winners when they met Woodbury & Newton St Cyres in a friendly connection contest, writes Phil Wright. Tipton were asked to bat first and soon lost their first wicket when Dave Thayre was bowled by Nalin Chouhan for 11. Soon after, our main batsman Phil Tolley had to retire with […]Read More
The derby meeting between Tipton St John and Newton Poppleford started in a sombre mood as players from both teams stood in the middle and gave a minute’s applause to recognise the recent loss of two people who will be greatly missed, Mel Clay, wife of Newton Poppleford’s captain Kenny and Tipton veteran David O’Higgins, […]Read More
We caught up with Kilmington skipper Brett Garner the morning after the day before and his team’s last day win over Heathcoat that confirmed the team of promotion and so, in 2022 Kilmington will line up in the AS Division of the Tolchards Devon Cricket League. First up, we asked the Kilmington skipper for ‘his […]Read More
East Devon will have four teams in the second tier of Tolchards Devon League cricket in 2022 with the news that Kilmington are stepping up, Seaton and Budleigh Salterton are staying up and Exmouth are slipping down. That’s the outcome of an enthralling final day of the 2021 league season. For Kilmington, at the start […]Read More
What a final day it proved to be on the final Saturday of August, a day that was matchday number 18 – and the last one – of the 2021 Tolchards Devon League campaign. In terms of East Devon clubs there was thrilling last day drama for a number of them, none more so than […]Read More
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