Division Two

Stogumber v Ashbrittle

ON a typical Stogumber playing surface over 450 runs were scored on Saturday as Ashbrittle beat Stogumber by 7 wickets in the last over.

Stogumber batted first and Andy Jenkins again top scored for them with 91 after Dave Burnell had given them a solid opening knock. Simon Penny and the in-form Cliff Matravers (52) accelerated the scoring so that the home side reached 226-7 off their allotted overs.

Former Stogumber player Ian Hoggart then came back to haunt his colleagues on a track which suited his style of batting and he promptly set about the home bowlers to finish undefeated on 124. He later on received useful support from his skipper R Williams (47 no) as the winning runs were scored with five balls remaining after chasing ten an over over the last ten.

Stogumber: 226-7 (A Jenkins 91, C Matravers 52, D Burnell 24, S Penny 23, I Hoggart 2-26, A Hill 2-37).

Ashbrittle: 230-3 (I Hoggart 124, R Williams 47, C White 23, N Lane 2-42).

Points: Stogumber 6 Ashbrittle 26.

Bridgetown v Trull

BRIDGETOWN lost to undefeated league leaders Trull on Saturday by 31 runs but on the whole it was a good team performance.

Trull looked to be in for a big total at the halfway stage when on 98-1 but then Doug Sherring came on and took 5-39 and although four visiting batsmen scored over 30 they were dismissed for 188.

Kenny Cross's fine 89 gave Bridgetown hope but an inspired spell of bowling by P Lake (8-37) put paid to any chances the home side had.

Trull: 188 (M Collard 41, W Parsons 35, J Morris 34, J Fewines 32, D Sherring 5-39).

Bridgetown: 157 (K Cross 89, P Lake 8-37).

Points: Bridgetown 10 Trull 26.

Exford v Crusaders

EXFORD had a comfortable 6 wicket victory when they entertained Crusaders on Saturday.

Crusaders were invited to bat on a very hot afternoon and found the going tough against tight bowling. A fourth wicket partnership between K Woodman (45) and M Hinks lifted the score from 47-3 to 98-3 off of 32 overs but they then lost wickets, mainly to M Sherring and eventually closed on a disappointing 125-8.

With Exford's batsmen full of confidence the opening partnership between K Atkins and A Webster of 73 from 18 overs set Exford up for the win. Crusaders started making inroads into the batting order but Webster's 60 and a solid middle order eased the home side past the winning post.

Crusaders: 125-8 (K Woodman 45, M Hinks 20, M Sherring 4-31, P Skinner 2-25).

Exford: 126-4 (A Webster 60, K Atkins 26).

Points: Exford 25 Crusaders 4.

Cannington v Winsford

ANDREW Blackmore's bowling swung the game in Winsford's favour as they went on to beat Cannington by 19 runs.

After being put in Winsford lost early wickets through good bowling from W Reed but started to build with Chris Carter and Dave Wilson. Carter (80 no) was the mainstay of the innings guiding Winsford to a respectable 147-5.

Cannington made a good start through S Larkham (46) and D Jones and looked to be making good progress but the introduction of Andrew Blackmore (6-20) and James How (2-23) saw the Cannington innings crumble and their innings closed on 128.

Winsford: 147-5 (C Carter 80 no, D Wilson 19, W Reed 3-44).

Cannington: 128 (S Larkham 46, D Jones 21, A Blackmore 6-20, J How 2-23).

Points: Cannington 5 Winsford 25.

Division Three

West Monkton v Morebath

WEST Monkton's total proved too tough for Morebath on Saturday and the visitors eventually finished 59 runs short.

West Monkton chose to bat on a good batting track and opener D Packer was the backbone of the innings carrying his bat for 69 no. P Contrerass scored a useful 45 as the Morebath bowlers toiled in the sun, Patrick Hyde being the pick of them. The home side finished on 182-6.

In reply, Morebath's batsmen never got on top of the bowlers and with wickets falling at regular intervals fell behind the asking rate. Only Andy Foxford gave the visitors any chance and finished on 37 no, and for the home side P Contrerass finished a good all round performance by taking 3-15 to bring about Morebath's first defeat in the league.

West Monkton: 182-6 (D Packer 69 no, P Contreras 45, P Hyde 3-52, D King 2-34).

Morebath: 123 (K A Foxford 37 no, S Kelland 23, P Contrerass 3-15, I Stacey 3-43).

Points: West Monkton 26 Morebath 6.

Allerford v Spaxton II

ALLERFORD'S batsmen were in fine form on Saturday as they easily beat Spaxton II by 138 runs.

Allerford batted first and Luke Taylor was in fine form scoring 127. There was solid support from the other batsmen as they went on to amass 265-5.

Spaxton's reply never really got off the ground, only J Crabtree looking likely to make a reasonable score. The Allerford bowlers kept them pegged down to the extent that they were all out for 127, R Southey the pick of the home bowlers with 3-22.

Allerford: 265-5 (L Taylor 127, R Southey 33, S Howard 26, D Richards 25 no, Rich 23, N Davey 2-77).

Spaxton II: 127 (J Crabtree 38, N Davey 19, R Southey 3-22, P Cuthbertson 2-13, S Hardick 2-17).

Points: Allerford 26 Spaxton II 5.

Division Four

Stogumber II v Bishops Hull II

A SIXTH wicket stand swung the game in Bishop Hull II's favour when Stogumber II met them recently, with the visitors going on to win by 29 runs.

Bishops Hull batted first and regularly lost wickets to stand at 98-6 after 30 overs. It was then that C Manciny (58) and P Hoddanote put on 62 to give their side a final total of 160-5. Rob Hayes was Stogumber's main wicket taker with 3-35.

In reply Stogumber reached the forties without too much trouble thanks mainly to a steady knock by Mostyn Symes (32) but then wickets began to fall and only Noddy Bryant and David Gliddon managed to get into double figures as the home side were all out for 131 with four overs remaining.

Bishops Hull II: 160-5 (C Manciny 58, P Hoddanote 36, C Kyte 19, P Bullbeck 18, R Hayes 3-35).

Stogumber II: 131 (M Symes 32, D Bryant 24, P Hoddanote 3-23, T House 2-39).

Points: Stogumber 6 Bishops Hull 26.

Over Stowey II v Stogumber II

AFTER a good start Over Stowey then lost all 10 wickets for only a further 42 runs on Saturday as they lost to near neighbours Stogumber II by 28 runs.

Stogumber batted first and with Mike Rawle and Mostyn Symes setting them on their way with a solid stand Stogumber finally reached a total of 116 off their 40 overs, skipper Keith Norcutt adding a valuable 21. G Thomas bowled well for the home side finishing with 4-23.

Over Stowey likewise had a solid opening partnership with D Richardson going on to make 36, but from 46-0 they collapsed to 88 all out due to a fine spell of bowling from the somehow revitalised Mostyn Symes, who finished with 6-35, and Rob Hayes (4-15).

Stogumber: 116-9 (M Symes 34, K Norcutt 21, H Thomas 4-23, J Chillingworth 3-39).

Over Stowey: 88 (D Richardson 36, K Clapp 18, M Symes 6-35, R Hayes 4-15).

Points: Over Stowey 5 Stogumber II 24.

Hinkley Point v

Brompton Ralph II

BROMPTON Ralph failed by 29 runs in this high scoring game at Bridgwater on Saturday, with Neil Clarke having a fine all-round game for the home side.

Hinkley batted first and Clarke was their mainstay going on to score 121. S Turner and T Ruhrmund got into the twenties and for Brompton D Ellis finished with 3-33.

Brompton's innings saw most batsmen getting a few runs with T Acock top scoring with 43 and good support from D Ellis and N Dickens, but Clarke returned again to haunt them by taking 6-47 in 10.3 overs.

Hinkley Point: 235-9 (N Clarke 121, S Turner 29, T Ruhrmund 26, D Ellis 3-33, R Disney 2-17, P Power 2-62).

Brompton Ralph II: 206 (T Acock 43, D Ellis 37, N Dickens 26, N Clarke 6-47, G Fuller 2-48).

Points: Hinkley Point 26 Brompton Ralph 9.

Dulverton v Crowcombe II

DULVERTON gained their first win of the season with a close 23 run win over Crowcombe II.

Dulverton got off to a poor start losing two early wickets before C Hooper and J Ellerby settled in and put on a partnership of 40. S Thomas then joined Hooper and added a quick flurry of runs. With the help of the late order skipper Hooper reached a well deserved 105 no out (14 x 4s, 3 x 6s) leaving Dulverton on 210-8 after 40 overs.

Crowcombe's reply started confidently with the top four batting well but with W Bircham and A Smith taking two wickets apiece, thanks to some sharp catching, it was Dulverton who had the edge. Crowcombe needed quick runs and with J Lamacraft hitting the ball well it looked as if they may reach the required total, but the introduction of D Stone proved the turning point when he bowled Lamacraft and mopped up the tail with excellent figures of 4-26 as the visitors finished on 187.

Dulverton: 210-8 (C Hooper 105 no, S Thomas 28, J Ellerby 14, S Parry 2-41).

Crowcombe II 187 (G Lamacraft 43, J Bailey 28, T Andrew 28, J Lamacraft 27, D Stone 4-26, A Smith 3-42, W Bircham 2-34).

Points: Dulverton 26 Crowcombe II 9.

Cutcombe v Crowcombe II

AT home on June 10, Cutcombe easily defeated Crowcombe II to achieve their fourth successive win when the visitors were dismissed for a low total, 153 in arrears.

Cutcombe's openers L Maxwell and L Baker gave them a good start and then Phillip Webber came to the crease and soon increased the run rate with a quickfire 85. Brian Bisgood also did his part scoring 30 not out and brought his team's total to 197-5. The only bowler to make any inroads was D Lock who finished with 3-45.

Having only 10 players, Crowcombe were always under pressure and they failed to deal with any of the home bowlers. No batsman got into double figures while for Cutcombe their best bowler was D Lee (4-15).

Cutcombe: 197-5 (P Webber 85, B Bisgood 30 no, L Maxwell 26, L Baker 17, D Lock 3-45).

Crowcombe: 44 (D Lee 4-15).

Points: Cutcombe 26 Crowcombe 2.

Bagborough II v Cutcombe

BAGBOROUGH and Cutcombe were inseparable on Sunday when the game ended in a tie, 202 runs apiece.

Cutcombe batted first and made excellent early progress with Robin Howe (55), Larry Maxwell and Duncan Lee (46 no in a 71 eighth wicket partnership with skipper Alan Williams) all going well. At the close of their innings they had reached 202-7 with Bagborough's P Nicholl taking 4-58.

Bagborough's opening batsmen took advantage of some wayward bowling from the Cutcombe opening attack. Minchin, Overion, Hooper and Kirk all looked set but got out and with two wickets in hand, three overs to go and only five runs required a home victory looked odds on. Another wicket fell off the last ball of Lee's penultimate over, Bagborough scored a four off the last ball of Webber's last over to bring the scores level and then Lee claimed the final wicket with his second ball of the last over to make the result a tie.

Cutcombe: 202-7 (R Howe 55, D Lee 46 no, L Maxwell 26, P Nicholl 4-58).

Bagborough: 202 (Minchin 34, Overion 26, Hooper 23, Kirk 24, D Lee 3-36).

Points: Bagborough 16 Cutcombe 18.

Division Five

Brompton Ralph III v

Minehead A

BOWLERS were on top of the game last Saturday between Brompton Ralph III and Minehead A as Minehead won this low scoring game by 16 runs.

Although 13 year old Graham Fitt bowled 12 overs and took 5-33 Minehead struggled up to 120, with Alan Thomas top scoring with 24.

Brompton had Roy Takle top scoring for them with 27 but with little other support and C Clark (5-43) and K Welsher bowling well for Minehead the home side were all out for 104.

Minehead A: A Thomas 24, K Welsher 18, C Clark 16, G Fitt 5-33, M Wright 2-23, C Welch 2-34).

Brompton Ralph III: 104 (R Takle 27, P Mullins 17, G Fitt 16, C Clark 5-43, K Welsher 4-23).

Points: Brompton Ralph III 7 Minehead A 24.

Timberscombe II v Stoke

St Mary II

TIMBERSCOMBE cruised to an easy win at home to Stoke St Mary II by 8 wickets on a hot afternoon.

Stoke St Mary's batsmen found scoring hard going against tight bowling. Dave Chilcott bowled 12 overs for only 12 runs and with Maurice Huxtable taking four wickets they were restricted to the low score of 89-6 off their 40 overs, E Hopkinson top scoring with 27 not out.

This never looked enough and Timberscombe's reply was dominated by Ian Snell, who after an early scare swept the home side to victory with 68 not out in only 15 overs.

Stoke St Mary II: 89 (E Hopkinson 27 no, M Huxtable 4-29).

Timberscombe II: I Snell 68 no, P Hartman 2-27).

Points: Timberscombe 24 Stoke St Mary 2.

Knockout Cup

Exford v Crowcombe

EXFORD progressed to the semi-final in a high scoring thriller at home to Crowcombe.

Electing to bat Crowcombe set their stall going for big runs from the start and getting a result with Tyrone Ash throwing his bat at everything and chancing his luck to hit 55, putting on an opening stand of 96 with Stuart Bailey, who batted well for his 52. When the partnership was broken Chris Brewer kept the runs going by scoring 32 no and Crowcombe finished their 18 overs on 155-4. M Sherring and M Long claimed two wickets each.

Openers A Webster (63, including six 6s) and W Sherring (40) took up the challenge of the high run rate and the pair put on 100 off 10 overs to set the home side well on the way to victory. P Skinner finished the game off in style by hitting two 6s in the 16th over to send his side into the semi-finals. Chris Brewer claimed two of the wickets to fall.

Crowcombe: 155-4 (T Ash 55, S Bailey 52, C Brewer 32 no, M Sherring 2-36, M Long 2-43).

Exford: 162-3 (A Webster 63, W Sherring 40, P Skinner 31 no, C Brewer 2-30).

Brompton Ralph v Crusaders

BROMPTON easily won this Knock-out Cup game by 48 runs on Monday.

Batting first, Brompton reached 106-7 off their 18 overs, with Mat Lawrence top scoring with 27. M Warren was the pick of the Crusaders' bowlers taking 3-18.

The Crusaders' batsmen could make very little progress against the home bowlers and although only losing five wickets only scored 58 runs, well behind the required total. Paul Power took 3-14 for Brompton.

Brompton: 106-7 (M Lawrence 27, J Lee 17, N Hill 16, M Warren 3-18, S Giles 2-28).

Taunton Deane Crusaders: 58-5 (K Woodman 15, P Power 3-14, D Hill 2-18).