Over 70 attendees joined us for our successful open age presentation evening at Station Ground the day after the juniors hosted their own well attended event.

The evening kicked off with outgoing skipper James Meredith presenting 3rd XI Player of the Year to Zubair Khan, followed by Ben Coe & Dave Baldock belatedly presenting August Player of the Month to Awrang Khogiani. Their main award being shared by Shakib Rahmani & Andy Daldorph for a glut of 4 wicket hauls and over 600 runs respectively.

In his last engagement as captain, Jake Choules completed the Devon League team’s presentations with Luke Vukusic picking up 1st XI POTY, despite competition from Dan Robbins & Alex Jopling. There was also opportunity to mark George Daldorph’s achievement for the County team.

Women’s Softball presentations followed including with Nic Fice winning Coaches Player & Captain Katherine Harget winning Players’ Player. Nic took her opportunity on the mic by presenting some entertaining joke awards, the highlights being a standing ovation for Bobby Heard’s cocktail making and video footage of Shane Yelverton’s collision with an umpire.

After we broke for food and further refreshment, there were plenty more awards including our Walking Cricket section with Penny and Sallie winning ‘Best Cake’ and Margaret winning the ‘Sorry’ award.

Awrang picked up a second award of the night, winning Mike Denford’s Performance of the Season for a spectacular 90* from 50 balls. Jake Choules won Volunteer of the Year for services to Spond and Imogen Daldorph joined brother George on the Kobi Griggs Young Player of the Year shield.

The packed night also included time for a competitive game of Heads & Tails, a thankful speech from Shane and our final 50/50 draw of the year.

The highlight though was no doubt stalwart Keith Cudby being presented with his well deserved life membership.

The main annual awards in full:

• 3rd XI POTY – Zubair Khan
• 2nd XI POTY – Andy Daldorph & Shak Rahmani
• 1st XI POTY – Luke Vukusic
• WSB Player’s Player – Katherine Harget
• WSB Coaches’ Player – Nic Fice
• Performance of the Season – Awrang Khogiani
• Volunteer – Jake Choules
• Young POTY – Imogen Daldorph
• Best Cake – Sally Hayes & Penny Fice
• ‘Sorry’ Award – Margaret Duffy

A huge thank you to Keeley and team for organising a great night at the club, as well as our bar volunteers, caterers and those that provided the tent, lighting and seating.

We hope to see another big crowd for our next off-season social – watch this space.

Saturday’s end of season presentation evening saw club legend Keith Cudby awarded with an honorary life membership, the highest honour the club bestows upon an individual. Keith is only the ninth recipient of the award. The rarity with which the award is presented reflects the exceptional commitment and dedication required and is reserved for an individual who has given outstanding service to the club.

An overwhelming majority of current members cannot remember the club without Keith being a part of it, having joined the club in 2000 having been introduced to Jock Spry via former player Richard Gidley. However, Keith has contributed so much more than playing the club and has consistently worked tirelessly behind the scenes, including but not exclusively.

• Leading on shutting the club down for winter and getting work
  parties organised to re-open for the following season.
• Leading on close season maintenance and repairs.
• Self-appointed Neighbour liaison officer.
• Being a great and necessary bridge between the practical side of
  the club and the committee – now heading up the ground team
• Tirelessly organising Sunday and Mid-Week friendlies
• Selflessly managing the pavilion, first to tidy up, regularly last one
  there to lock up.
• Doing the behind-the-scenes jobs such as bins, making sure there
  is squash and the tea urn is on.
• More recently setting up Walking Cricket which regularly has
  double figures attending every week and is still taking place
  through September.
• Often scores or umpires and always putting in a big shift during
  pub comp.

Chair Charles Kislingbury described Keith as “the essential committee and club member. Never seeking acknowledgment or praise he has just quietly and
effectively got on with his business.”

All at the club pass on our congratulations to Keith on his life membership and thank him again for his over 25 years of selfless service to TCC.

Join us this Saturday after the Devon Cricket League action at Station Ground as we celebrate the 2nd XI’s promotion back to the D Division. Ben Coe’s team are already promoted and have an outside chance of winning the division. There is reason to celebrate a fantastic season for the 2s whatever Saturday’s results.

It will also be an opportunity to say farewell to 3rd XI captain and treasurer James Meredith who is sadly moving out of the county in the off-season with wife Jen. Mez is known throughout the club for taking on usually thankless roles so will be greatly missed, as will Jen who has regularly joined the Women’s Softball Squad. Mez is the first captain to lead the 3rd XI beyond the bottom tier of the DCL and will no doubt be celebrating survival on Saturday.

Celebrations kick off after the 1st XIs home game with Torquay as Jake Choules leads the team for the final time.

Food will be available and expect beer pong, music and a party atmosphere. All welcome.

Our end of season presentation for 2026 will take place at the club on Saturday 19th September from 6:30pm.

The dress code is smart-casual, the bar will be open and a hog roast.

Tickets are available now, please pay HERE. If you have any dietary requirements please notify us in the comments section.

We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate the season’s achievements, including the 2nd XI’s promotion!

After six seasons at the helm of our 1st XI, Jake Choules will stand down as captain at the end of the season.

Jake’s tenure has seen one of the most successful periods in the club’s league history, sustaining second tier status for 5 seasons after the double winning season of 2021 which saw Thors scoop both the B Division title and the Corinthian Cup. His six seasons in charge make him the longest serving captain since club legend Simon Molineux stood down after a decade in 1985. His captaincy has seen 5 different Prime Ministers and 45 players feature in his teams.

Building on 2021’s success, last season saw the 1st XI record a joint-highest finish in the club’s history, equalling the 1987 side’s 3rd place in the second tier. This season saw a change of fortunes as the 1s were relegated back to the B Division after a 5 year spell in the A Division.

Jake’s reflections:-

“I’d like to thank everybody that supported me over the last 6 years. That’s not just a great bunch of players, but I was also lucky to have a supportive committee who gave me autonomy to do what I was felt was right for the club on the field.

I was massively committed (perhaps too committed if you ask those closest to me) to the role over the last 6 seasons and don’t have any juice left after a particularly taxing season and a change of day job.

When I first started playing for the 1s, I hardly thought I’d be a regular 1s player let alone captain in one of our best periods, including the double in 2021 and the 3rd place finish last season.

I am gutted it has ended on a low but I’ve been asked to pick out some stand out moments which I hope we can look back on fondly in the future.

• Winning the B Division at Dartington with a teenage George Daldorph taking 4 wickets and an amazing welcome back to the club.
• Harry and George taking 26 runs from the penultimate over of the Corinthian Cup final to bring it home.
• A dramatic penultimate over stumping to win at the County Ground, then taking 5fa to complete the double over Exeter the day after Stirs’ wedding.
• Almost identical games at Budleigh (2023) and Hatherleigh (2025) where we just defended 250 in the final over after respective overseas (Jack & Shane) tons and each of them bowling 10 overs straight through at the death.
• Not taking a Prem promotion race too seriously as we turned up to Kilmington in whites on the final day.
• Watching some of my best mates rack up 100s and 5fas.

It’s also been a pleasure to watch lots of young players come of age and now form the main core of the group. With the 2s gaining promotion, I hope the future is bright and I look forward to many more games.”

Jake’s replacement will be decided at the AGM in November. The club would like to extend our immense thanks to Jake for his outstanding commitment, leadership, and service over the last six years, and we look forward to seeing him continue to take wickets in a Thorverton shirt next season.

The Energy Systems SW Player of the Month for July 2026 has been awarded to Shakib Rahmani for taking ten wickets in the month, including two four wicket hauls.

Shakib has been a crucial addition as a new ball bowler for the 2nd XI squad since signing from Exwick at the beginning of last season. He has been ever-present in the 2s team challenging for the E Division East title and leads the wicket taking charts for the club in the DCL this season, taking 25 wickets at an average of just 12, including 4-4-24 in July’s comprehensive win at Honiton. Only Sidbury’s Alex Paget and Honiton’s Adam Holmes have taken more in the division.

In total, Shakib has claimed 47 wickets in 28 games for the 2s at an average of 16.66 and also brough bundles of energy with him to the club.

Congratulations, Shak!

After seven seasons at the club, we bid farewell to Dan Robbins tomorrow who plays his final game for the club before moving to Belgium. Dan, Chloe and family have been a big part of the club since Dan joined from local rivals Shobrooke Park in 2020.

Dan made his debut for the club in the Covid-affected season of 2020 when no cricket was played until 1st August. He quickly became a key part of the 1st XI squad both at the top of the order and with the ball. He was virtually ever-present in the double winning season of 2021, which saw the 1st XI win the B Division and Corinthian Cup in Dan’s first season proper at the club.

To date, Robbo has scored 1703 league runs @ 23.6 and taken 70 league wickets @ 26.7. All three of his league hundreds came in the A Division, the first of which he scored 108 in a 1st XI club record 208 opening partnership with Andy Pitt. His most memorable innings will undoubtedly be the 128 off just 76 balls in this season’s home win over Heathcoat. Club records are patchy, but his blistering 53 ball hundred is almost certainly the club’s fastest century.

However, Dan will equally be remembered for his efforts off the pitch. In August 2023, Dan walked 65 miles from Instow to Exmouth, fully padded up, raising £2560 for TCC in the process.

Dan has not been the only member of the Robbins family involved in the club; wife Chloe has played for the Women’s Softball team and Henry has played in the juniors.

Captain Jake Choules: “Dan has been a huge asset to the club since coming across from Shobrooke Park and I’ve loved playing with him. He was a key part of the double winning team in 2021 and more recently I’ve leant on his experience in a challenging season. His hundred at home this season was possibly the best I’ve seen at Station Ground and I wouldn’t put it past him to end on a high at Kilmington. Dan’s bought into the family atmosphere off the field which has been so great to see. We’ll miss the kids running around the boundary during games just as much as Dan and Chloe!”

Dan: “It’s been a really enjoyable 6 years at TCC. Since the moment I joined it felt like home and that feeling has only grown especially with Chloe and the kids also embracing cricket club life and being made to feel so welcome. Both on and off the pitch I’ve made some amazing memories with a few highlights, including winning the double in my first season and 3 A Division tons. Off the field TCC will forever be etched in the brain, or skin as it were thanks to fines weekend. Hopefully it is just a break and we will be back in a few years to prop up the bar in the new clubhouse. It is truly a wonderful family club and I will miss spending most days down there throughout the summer.”

Everyone at TCC wishes Dan, Chloe and family all the best for their move to Belgium and we hope to see them back at Station Ground in the future.

Luke Vukusic has been rewarded for his form in the first half of the season with a maiden call up to the Devon Lions squad for their three day game against Cornwall at Plympton. Luke will feature in days 2 & 3 with the match starting on Sunday.

Luke has scored 239 runs in 5 league appearances this term, including 89 in the win at Cullompton on Saturday and 74 in the tie at Torquay & Kingskerswell.

Luke joined the juniors at the age of 8, showing early potential which he has realised in the 15 years since. He made his league debut in 2016 and was swiftly moved from the 3rd XI to the 2nd XI. He made his 1st XI debut in the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season against Whimple. He cemented his place in the 1st XI in 2023 and has been a mainstay in the side when university commitments have allowed ever since.

To date in league cricket, Luke has amassed 1523 runs in 76 innings. 803 of these have come in 1st XI cricket. He’s scored 9 half-centuries and taken one 5 wicket haul across 1st and 2nd XI cricket. Luke’s most memorable knock in Thorverton colours came in 2024; a match-winning 115* off 74 balls against a solid Sandford attack.

The Vukusic name is no stranger to representative honours; Luke made his international debut for Croatia last season, following in the footsteps of brother Zach and sister Erin who have also featured for the Croatian national side. Zach & Erin have both played for their respective Devon senior sides, with Erin turning professional with Somerset last year & Zach currently in the Somerset Academy.

Go well Luke!

George Daldorph will make his senior Devon CCC debut in the Dojo MCA Twenty20 Cup against Cornwall at Werrington on Sunday.

George’s league performances earned him a Lions call up for the first time last year and he has impressed the selectors enough to play for the full county side. He follows in the footsteps of sister Imogen, who has featured regularly for the Devon Women’s side since making her debut in 2022. His stellar year of 434 runs @ 43.40 and 29 wickets @ 17.31 also included a maiden league century.

Since making his debut for the 1st XI in 2021, George has scored 1450 runs @ 27.88 and taken 96 wickets @ 20.06.

George’s story is a rare one, having not featured in any of Devon age groups before making the Lions and senior side. It is a real success story for the club’s junior & senior set ups, with George playing in the juniors, 3rd and 2nd XIs before before establishing himself in the 1st XI.

Go well George!

Our famous iPod shuffle night is back for 2026. It will take place after the Devon League matches on the 25th of July.

This year the event will double up as a leaving do for the Robbins family who are moving to Belgium in early August. Belgian beers will be available and we’re expecting your best fancy dress in the colour of the Belgian flag! Food will also be available.

If you’re unaware how the night works, you simply pay £5 to choose a song for the playlist which is shuffled on the night – last song out wins a cash prize. There are also booby prizes throughout the night.

Get your songs to Jake Choules in advance of the night or by emailing info@thorvertoncc.co.uk. All are welcome for a chance to say goodbye to the Robbins family and enjoy one of the best nights in the TCC calendar.