TEIGNMOUTH & Shaldon 2nd XI face Barton 2nd XI at Torquay Recreation Ground on Friday night in the final of the Brockman Cup.

Teignmouth & Shaldon defeated Torquay & Kingskerswell and South Devon to reach the last four, where Stoke Gabriel were beaten by 29 runs.

Ross Jameson and Kai Wilkins took three wickets each for T&S, who bowled out Stoke for 130 in reply to their own 159 for nine. Jameson (37) had earlier top scored.

Barton had a bye in the first round then won by 16 runs against Stokeinteignhead in the last eight. Harry Shelton (53no) and Arunkrishnan Radhakrishnan (73no) rattled off 122 to win with three overs to spare.

Abbotskerswell were brutally dispatched by 10-wickets by Barton to reach the final.

Barton have an illustrious history in South Devon’s oldest evening cricket competition. They have won it nine times since its creation in 1932, most recently in 2012 when Lustleigh were the opposition.

Shaldon Optimists, the name Teignmouth & Shaldon used to go under, have never won the competition. They were losing finalist against Stoke Gabriel in 2011.

Team Check

Barton: Arun Krishna, Harry Shelton, Mathew Needham , Tom Drake , Riley Calland, Thomas Porter (capt), Devanshu Sinha, Thomas Cox, Sreejith Sankaranaryanan, Chris Stubbs, Greg Shelton (wkt)

Teignmouth & Shaldon: Bobby Murfin, Kai Wilkins, Ross Jameson, Adam Smith, Andy Espley (capt), Dinesh Pathmaraja, Adam Dowsing (wkt), Ahmad Amin, Ally Cliff, Freddie Bond.

Umpires: Matt Beasant & Mark Bennett.

Player-of-the-match adjudicator: Erik Gregersen (Abbotskerswell CC).