BOVEY Tracey have now gone four games without a win in the A Division after sliding to a five-wicket defeat at Ivybridge.

Bovey were bowled out for 112 in the 33rd of the 50 overs available to them with no one making more than tail-ender Ollie Clifford-Bourne (23).

Ivybridge were home and hosed with more than 12 overs to spare on the back of a dogged 34 at the top of the order from Abraham Kopparambil.

Bovey were 37 for five in the ninth over after an early going over with the new ball from Arthur Johnson (3-33) and Josh Coker (2-22).

Pete Bradley, Bovey’s ever-youthful former captain, dug in for 19 and his ninth-wicket stand of 31 with Clifford-Bourne was as good as it got for Bovey.

Mickey Copeland and skipper Adam Huxtable took two wickets each working through the lower order.

Ivybridge took few risks wiping off the runs, which was reflected in Bovey’s economy rates. Hem Chetri (1.40), Clifford-Bourne (2.75), Albie Bradley (3.67) and Chris Yabsley (3.75) gave little away.

Kopparambil – 69 balls, five boundaries – and Huxtable (20) made initial inroads into the target. A patient dozen from Dinesh Raheja made further progress, which left Harry Solomon (13no) and Zach Dunn (10no) to tie-up the loose ends.

Defeat leaves Bovey third from bottom with just four points between them and the relegation places.

Meanwhile, Jamie Ingram’s prolific season with Ipplepen continued with an unbeaten 82 in a crushing seven-wicket win over Chudleigh.

Chudleigh, third on the morning of the match before running into the unbeaten C West leaders, were skittled out for a mere 120. There were more extras (29) than any batsman managed, although Tim Sandercombe (26) got close.

Henry Alsop (3-29) caused Chudleigh early concerns, Noah Rider (2-18) got into the middle order and a combination of George Tapley (2-2), Ross Kennard and Andrew Bligh finished them off.

Ingram went in at 10 for one after Pens lost Noah Sutton. He was still there eight overs later when he launched Luke Quaintance for his second six. Ingram is fast approaching 350 league runs for the season and is averaging a smidgen above 67.