Category : Cricket

With it being the funeral of HRH Prince Philip on Saturday (April 17), the Football Association has asked that no football be played between 2.45pm and 4.15pm. That will impact on local clubs with Joma Devon & Exeter League action to play on the day. The league have moved swiftly to state that all matches […]Read More

Gary Chappell wasted little time in ‘getting into gear’ in the 2021 season as he elegantly stroked a half century in the opening pre-season game of the campaign at Creedy Park, Sandford, a match that Bradninch won by 33 runs.‘Chaps’ certainly enjoys the strip at Creedy Park – he hit a double hundred there – […]Read More

As if the pandemic had not brought enough trouble to the doors of local sports clubs, there’s news today that the 2021 cricket season, at least in terms of league cricket, is set to be cancelled. Hopes had been high that, from Saturday, May 1, an 18-week Tolchards Devon League cricket season would begin. However, […]Read More

Whimple have opted to give youth a chance by appointing 19-year-old Cameron Kidd as first-team skipper for the season ahead, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. Kidd takes over from Gareth Stoneman, whose one and only year as skipper of the C Division East side was the cut-down 2020 season. Kidd started playing softball cricket in Whimple’s juniors […]Read More

Exmouth’s team-strengthening programme has continued with the return of Devon batsman Dan Pyle from Heathcoat to the Maer Ground, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. Pyle, 24, stepped up to Premier cricket with Exmouth in 2015 and was a member of the T20 side that went all the way to the final of the NatWestT20 competition, where they […]Read More

Exmouth have strengthened their bowling option for the 2021 squad by snapping up seamers Tom Bath and Rikki Kelly, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. Bath played first-team cricket for Alphington from 2011 through to 2019 and took 78 wickets at an average below 20. His best day with the ball was against Whitchurch in 2017 when he […]Read More

Devon cricket lover Guy Curry has lockdown to thank for finishing the book he dreamed about writing 30 years ago that is now raising money for the David Shepherd Cricket Trust, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. A Tour but for the War delves into the Lord’s archives to look at the cancelled MCC tour to India in […]Read More

Six players from Devon have been included in the Three Counties squad for a two-day pre-season game against Somerset at Taunton, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. County captain Alex Barrow (Sidmouth) leads the Devon contingent, which also includes all-rounders Zak Bess (Sidmouth) and Matt Golding, seamer Hugo Whitlock (both Bovey Tracey), spinner Jamie Stephens (Taunton Deane) and […]Read More

Devon are joining forces with Cornwall and Dorset to take on Somerset in a two-day pre-season friendly, writes Conrad Sutcliffe. Somerset have invited the three-counties team to Taunton on March 18 for the warm-up fixture. The counties will be asked to provide three or four players each for the match squad, which will be large […]Read More

Dom Bess claimed England Test wickets number 32, 33, 34 and 35 as he took a four wicket haul on day three of the India versus England Test Match played in Chennai. He ended the day with figures of 4-55 from 23 overs   as India closed on 257-6 from 74 overs, trailing England’s first innings […]Read More