Devon Dumplings v N Devon

Wednesday 16 August 2017 at Instow

N Devon 157 ao Dumplings 158-5

 D.D. 158 for 5 (22.2 overs. JP Van Rensberg 78, Dinecho Visser 53) BEAT North Devon 157 a.o. (28 overs. Jamie Lathwell 80, J. Bartolo 32, Bertie Creer 3-40, Dinecho Visser 2-3) by 5 wickets. 

North Devon won the toss and elected to bat in this 40 overs a side match. Sadly, North Devon only had nine players available to them. Dumplings used eight bowlers to attack North Devon’s batting opening with JP Van Rensberg and Bertie Creer who succeeded in taking the first wicket with 4 on the board. Number 3, Gibbs lasted a couple of overs until Bartolo, 32, was joined by Jamie Lathwell in the secondbest partnership of the innings with 34 between them. Lathwell then played an excellent solo hand with little support until joined by Tyson, 10* off 24 deliveries, in the best partnership of 52 before Lathwell was bowled for 80 by Creer as the second of his three victims (3/40). His third ended the innings at 157/8 after 28.0 overs. Other wickets were shared between Van Rensberg, 1/15, Dinecho Visser, 2/3, Dexter Gunnell, 1/44 and Paul Berman, 1/3 

 An excellent tea was taken before the reply got under way with Van Rensberg and Visser opening. Both batted aggressively and attractively putting on 131 in 16 overs before retiring out on 78 and 53 respectively. Dumplings lost a further three wickets before completing the victory at 158/5 off 22.2 overs.