ABBOTSKERSWELL 1st XI made it three wins on the reel in the C Division West – and 55 points out of 60 in the process – when they overturned Chudleigh by four wickets.

Abbots appeared favourites after Harrison Vickery (4-9), Jay Hussain (2-25) and Brayden Notman (2-18) skittled Chudleigh for 92. Yogi Yogesh with 14 posted the best of a sorry set of scores.

Abbots had the runs knocked off by the end of the 19th over, although not without a few issues. At 29 for four in reply, the result me was in the balance.

Brayden Notman, in at 26 for two, batted through for 36 not out to ensure the points stayed at Two Mile Oak.

Abbotskerswell 2nd XI captain Aron Owen could be excused for wondering whether winning promotion was such a good thing after yet another heavy defeat.

Abbots, last season’s E West champions, are winless and 21 points adrift at the foot of the D West table following a 10-wicket thrashing by Torquay & Kingskerswell 2nd XI.

Erik Gregersen (33) and Jamie Lee (14) had the only significant scores for Abbots in a total of 89 all out.

Kiwi left-armer Tobias Delahunty led the T&K bowling effort with four wickets for three runs. Bobby Western (3-18) and the miserly Vivek Kulkarni (2-18) supported more than adequately.

Two more Westerns – dad Tim (20no) and lad Dan (69) – needed just 9.2 overs to knock-off the runs.

Back to the C Division West and leaders Ipplepen continued their charge with a seven-wicket cruise over Kingsbridge.

The Pens have won all seven games to start – they were rained-off against Abbotskerswell on day one – which has given them a 38-point lead over distant chasers Cornwood 2nd XI.

Kingsbridge found run-making a challenge against frugal bowling from Henry Alsop (2-25), Warrick Green (also 2-25) and latterly Jono Colegate (1-6).

Opener Freddie Ford made 34 and third man in James Fletcher was unbeaten on 41 when Kingsbridge were bowled out for 142.

Ipplepen lost wickets at 68, 82 and 142 on the way to victory. Marcus Gadie (24) was first to go, followed by Jamie Ingram and Toby Alsop (23). In at the end were Toby Holroyd on 66 not out – 11 four and a six – with Colegate (0no).

Meanwhile, something’s got to give for South Devon this Saturday when Hatherleigh 2nd XI are the visitors for a basement battle in the C Division West.

As neither side has won a game so far this season, one of them is going to come away happy!

South Devon’s latest setback was a 177-run pounding away to Paignton 2nd XI, who amassed 301 for four in 45 overs. It was the third time this season a side has topped 300 against South Devon.

Opener Sam Woodcock batted through for an unbeaten 137. He and Neil Hancock (70), who had two seasons with South Devon earlier in his career, put on 135 for the second wicket.

Getting Hancock out did not slow things down as Carl McFarlane thumped 51 more in just 37 balls.

Sean Andrews was the only one of South Devon’s nine-over bowlers to perform below four an over.

South Devon were 15 for four after an early going over from Jack Harman (4-21) and Jacob Lander (2-13).

Bits and pieces – 20 from Josh Vicary, 23 by Dan Yates – got the score up to 117 for seven. Harman’s second spell killed-off South Devon, who were all out for 124.