ABBOTSKERSWELL won for the first time this season in the C Division West when they overcame South Devon by 42 runs in the derby date at Two Mile Oak.

Abbots’ total of 200 all out was constructed around three key knocks from Toby Codd (43), Brayden Noitman (25) and Tom Heath, who compensated for a first-baller last time out with a top score of 61.

Josh Hammett (3-34) and fit-again captain Jonny Martin (2-33) took then bowling plaudits for South Devon.

South Devon’s top order ran into early difficulties against Alfie Harrison (2-50) and Notman (2-31). Jack Allen (28), Martin (29) and Richard Beaumont (19) stated pruning back the deficit. At 103 for five with 20 overs to go and Allen and Martin in residence, they had a chance.

The game got away from South Devon in the time it took slow spinner Will Small (5-32) to run through the lower order. Martin was last to go in a total of 158 all out.

ABBOTSKERSWELL 2nd XI are still winless at the foot of the D Division West following a 68-run defeat away to Plymstock 2nd XI.

Connor Porter led the way with 78 for Plymstock in their total of 259 for six. Josh Hocken put bat to ball in the latter overs. His 52 not out came off 38 balls and included 10 fours.

Eight Abbots’ bowlers trotted in. Non fared better than Chris Meikle (2-32).

Maintaining a six-an-over asking rate soon became a challenge for Abbotskerswell, who were on 109 for one with 20 to go and looking at between seven and eight an over by then.

Cameron Gold went soon after for 29, one of three poles claimed by Hocken (3-31), followed by veteran opener Richard Harmer for a patient 69.

Erik Gregersen’s four-boundary 29 was the best of the rest as Abbots meandered to 191 for six.

CHUDLEIGH’S winning sequence in C West went out of the window when Kingsbridge thumped them by 119 runs at the Butts.

Freddie Ford’s second league ton of the season – 110 against Hatherleigh was the first – helped Town to 256 all out in the last of their 45 overs.

Opener Ford was sixth out on 198 having put on 123 with Richard Carr (48) for the first wicket before Chudleigh’s Will Heather (4-47) slowed things down.

Mark Halse and Luke Quaintance claimed three wickets each for Chudleigh.

Chudleigh’s hopes of a successful run chase evaporated in the time it took for them to slide from 55 for two to 64 for six. Halse made a top score of 29 and Jon Bubb was next best with 23 as they bowed out for 137.

There were two poles each for Flynn Taylor, Ford, Neal Peach and Bhanu DeSilva, who also ran out opener Mark Solway.

Kingsbridge now sit in second place, formerly filled by Chudleigh prior to this result.

THREE wickets each for Jason Parr and Sid Arulvendan condemned Bovey Tracey 1st XI to a 30-run A Division defeat at Cullompton.

Bovey were set 234 to win and at 167 for six in reply with skipper Seb Ansley (62) and Tom Andrew (34) chugging along nicely were with 10 overs to get the rest.

Andrew and Ansley had got together on 115 for six following the third-ball demise of Bovey newcomer Toby Hard, their recent signing from Bradninch & Kentisbeare.

Arulvendan (3-25) broke the stand by removing Andrew and the lower order could not keep Ansley company long enough to get further than 203 all out.

Parr had already played his part by sending back Jake Pascoe (26) and Albie Bradley. Reuben Stanley had looked good for his 43 in Bovey’s running total of 115 for four. Harry Everett’s catch off his own bowling sent him back.

Earlier, Everett (35) and Dan King (20) got Cully going after the early exit of Tinashe Kamunhukamwe for a duck.

Skipper Brendon Parr (31) and Euan Tinley (41) helped the score long, aided and abetted in the late overs by a whacked 35 off 20 balls for Anzil Nazumudeen.

Three run-outs were an unusual feature of the Cullompton innings.

Skipper Ansley said Bovey need to toughen-up to turn near misses into wins.

“We lacked ruthlessness with the ball when we had the last few wickets to go and maybe did not execute our plans bowling to a number 10 (Nazumudeen) , who was hitting the ball well,” said Ansley.

“That meant we were chasing perhaps 30-to-40 more than we should have been, as was shown in the result.

“We had a couple of starts with the bat, but just too many easy dismissals. We looked set with Reuben and Tom in the middle of the chase, but maybe left a little too much for the last four or five to do.”

BOVEY Tracey 2nd XI are hovering just above the B Division drop spots after a 66-run home defeat by Plympton.

Rahul Randev opener with 39 as Plympton set off towards an all-out total of 178. After a brief stumble between 58 for one and 59 for four, Sam Ford (24) and Fin Torley (28) got the scoreboard flickering again.

A solid 34 not out down the order for Jamie Bailey helped add 46 for the last three wickets.

Bovey’s best combinations of 10-over accuracy and economy were booked by Ryan Bougourd (3-42), Sam Veal (3-32) and Dan Green (2-32). Harry Pitman’s six overs produced two for 22.

Bovey were all out for 112 in response – and were fortunate to get that far looking at the scorecard!

Only opener Jamie Bishop (23) of the first eight batters made it past six as Bovey crumbled to 45 for seven. Manny Motswiri (5-14) took out five of the top six.

Will Paterson (19) and Green, who clubbed three fours and four sixes making 39 off 15 balls down the order at 10, added a measure of respectability to the final tally.

What Motswiri started was finished off by Harnoop Kalsi (3-48) and Sam Ford (2-28). Kalsi’s figures suffered by skipper Green bludgeoning him for 18 in one over and 10 more in the next.

“Motswiri – their overseas – was the difference between the two sides,” said Green.