CHUDLEIGH handed out a 112-run hiding to old rivals South Devon in a one-sided encounter at Kate Brook.

There were runs virtually at every number down the Chudleigh batting order towards a 34-over total of 199 for eight in the C West derby.

Bradley Sercombe (30) and Rajkumar Neelam (27) got the show on the road, then Ben Cowling (39) nursed the lower order along. Lots of scores in the 10-20 range helped things along.

James Hart (3-60) was the only South Devon bowler to strike more than once.

Skipper Jonny Martin (8-1-28-1) gave his former Chudleigh team-mates little to hit. Youngster Fynn Murphy (9-1-29-1) showed why he is so highly rated in the South Devon dressing room.

Only three South Devon batters – Aaron Hammett (10), Jalal Ahmed (23) and Martin (17), reached double figures in a reply that ran out of puff on 87.

Three wickets each for Mark Russell, Yogi Yogesh and Darshan Shivakumar dismantled the South Devon batting.

Elsewhere, Ipplepen defeated Brixham by 62-runs in a high-scoring affair at Moor Road.

A stand of 115 between Jono Colgate (76) and Tobias Alsop (58) hoisted the Pens to 178-4.

Skipper Sam Wakeham with a typically ebullient 39 off 20 balls nosed the total towards its final resting place at 288-8.

George Benton and Craig Eaves were the only Brixham bowler to escape the lash when the Pens were in full cry.

Brixham got as far as 226 in the penultimate over before they ran out of batters.

Mohammed Shaikh top scored with 78 and was supported on either side by Tom Hopper (22) and Mark Orchard (32).

Brixham lacked the depth that Ipplepen had in their batting. Their last five wickets fell for just 22 runs as Andrew Bligh (2-41) and Joe Parker (2-32) finished them off.

Lastly, Ashburton were spun to a 21-run defeat at Bideford, where the last five wickets tumbled in a hurry in this B Division clash.

Left-armer Martin Stewart, wicketless in a first spell that ended when Lloyd White (53) hit him out of the attack, came back for a second spell and took two poles in his first five balls.

Stewart finished with four for 27 overall – four for 10 second spell – as Ashburton caved-in from 155 for six to 173 all out.

Bideford had a lot to thank Ollie Hannam for as without his batting input they might have struggled to set a total of 194 for nine.

Ashes’ bowlers Chris McKee (2-21), Jack Warren (0-25) and Jack Brown (2-27) offered little to hit when the ball was new. There were wickets later on for Chris Yeo (3-35) and Matt Churchill (2-44).

“That spell of bowling was one of the best I’ve seen in my 10 years at the club,” said White.

“To hold Bideford to below 100 with 20 overs remaining was a real testament to the discipline, lines and lengths we bowled as a unit.”

Hannam batted through for nearly two hours, taking Bideford from 22 for two to 156 for seven for his 79. Alex Hannam (28no) topped-up the tally.

Having started their chase positively with runs from Steve Edmonds (38), Jack Brown (20) and skipper White, it was a disappointing way to lose.

Said White: “A few key decisions didn’t go our way, but that’s cricket. Ultimately, we needed one batter to kick-on, like Ollie Hannam did for them.

“There’s been plenty learned over the first two weeks of the season, and we’ll be looking to take those lessons into this week’s game against Plympton.”