BOVEY Tracey 2nd XI defeated Ashburton by 73 runs to lift the Aaron Printers Narracott Twenty20 Cup for an unprecedented fifth year in a row.

No team had ever won four successive finals before Bovey Tracey did that last, the record they have broken is their own!

And a Bovey Tracey win in the final, staged on their home ground, always looked likely after they stashed a score of 191 for five.

Bovey openers Jake Pascoe (50) and Harry Mount put on 96 in the first 10 overs – and there were more runs where those came from!

Mount, who batted through for 80 not out, put on 38 with skipper Dan Green (30) and 30 more near the end with Brad Causey, who made just three.

Chris Yeo (3-32) and Steve Edmonds (2-36) posted Ashes’ best bowling figures.

Despite a battling half-century from skipper Lloyd White (53), Ashburton finished a long way short on 118 for six. George Yabsley (30) was next best.

Bovey’s bowlers all operated at around five runs an over. Albie Bradley (2-25) was the leading wicket taker.

Winning captain Green said: “The game got off to a flyer with our opening batsman going at 10-12 an over from the start.

“The lads batted superbly and set a total which we thought was always going to be a challenge to defend.

“Oli Clifford-Bourne and Harry Pitman showed their worth with the ball.

“It was a great evening and, as a club, we are proud to have won it five years in a row.”

The Ted Dickinson Trophy, awarded to the man of the match, was presented to Bovey batter Mount by competition president Mark Faulkner.