On another hot Saturday in the Devon League, the 1st XI made the trip to Budleigh Salterton.

Robbins, Pitt & H. Choules returned to the side as we lined up with: Chilcott, Robbins, Coe, Fielder, Van Der Meulen, H. Choules, Pitt, Daldorph, Jopling, Slaviero, J. Choules.

Budleigh won the toss and elected to bat but despite the weather the pitch didn’t look as white and flat as might have been expected and there was a feeling that chasing may bring a change of luck for the Thors.

However, Budleigh shot off to a positive start as the pitch played better than it looked and the rapid outfield helped the ball find the boundary with ease. After 10 overs the hosts were 48-0.

Van Der Meulen was introduced from the pavilion end and his first 3 overs were a clinic in fast bowling. He snicked off Troman and the next over he pinned the dangerous Penberthy-Hutchings in the midriff before the opener skied one which was put down. However, undeterred, Jason had his man caught behind a few balls later. The spell also saw the hosts, overseas star, Perris, dropped at first slip on 0.

Perris and Jack England fought back for the hosts though as the score reached 130-2 when Choules and Jopling were introduced to take the pace off.

Both kept it reasonably tight and England was bowled by Jopling in the 29th over. 2 overs later Robbins kept his head to run the new batter out with help some good hands by Jopling. The score 162-4 in the 30th.

The spin duo continued to toil and Jopling had 2 more when he trapped Oxland LBW before getting dangerman Perris caught at long on for 71.

The leggie then bowled the opposition skipper before completing his 5fa in the 40th over with help from a rapid stumping by Harry Choules.

The score was 209-8 with 9 to go when Jopling and Choules finished their spells and Pitt and Daldroph were tasked with finishing off. 31 more runs were added for one more wicket as the hosts finished on 240-9. A decent fight back by Thorverton.

A slight change to the usual order meant Robbins opened up with Chilcott and the pair got off to a positive start striking 24 from the first 5 overs. Chilcott was then stumped in bizarre fashion before both Robbins and Fielder fell to Doble, the league’s leading wicket taker, the following over. Thors somewhat reeling at 31-3 from 7.

Van der Meulen and the ever-reliable Coe set about steadying the ship just as they did last week and got us to the first drinks break at 82-3 (17 overs).

Just after Thors passed 3 figures Coe was caught and bowled for 15. Harry Choules continued where Coe left off, turning the strike over and allowing Jason to bring up his half century. With 20 over to go Thors were 126-4 and requiring around a run a ball to win.

However with the score on 130 the hosts had the big Van der Meulen wicket, LBW for 70. Pitt and Choules looked comfortable but Pitt skied one on 10 as the score reached 150-6 with 15 to go.

A solid partnership between Choules and Daldorph had their teammates quietly whispering about the pair’s Corinthian Cup Final heroics last year. Thors required 55 from the last 10.

Choules was caught in the 43rd for a well made 37 with the score now 199-7. Another big wicket for the hosts.

Due to the latter picking up a calf tweak in the field, Jopling went in ahead of Slaviero at 9. He got the score past 200 but fell soon after.

Thors had reached 204-8 going into the final 5 but Perris had found some extra pace and clean bowled Daldorph for 28.

Budleigh were behind on over rate so experienced operater Joel Murphy had to rush through the 47th over to prevent a potential 18 penalty runs. However this was immaterial as last man Jake Choules skied a slower ball long hop, somehow only as far as short mid wicket. Thors had lost by 30 runs.

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Another tight game at this level as we left the seaside with 8 bonus points. Thank you to Jimmy & Isaac May for their scoring and to the Thor’s spectators that made the trip.

The skipper:
“We can be proud of our recoveries from 150-2 in the first innings and 30-3 in the second but we need to put in more complete performances to get us over the line. We are good enough to compete at this level and a couple of wins in the next 2 or 3 weeks will take the pressure off”.

Next up we look to do the double over city side Exeter at Station Ground.

We are delighted to announce that Andy Daldorph has been awarded our Player of The Month for June.

Andy scored 105 against Kentisbeare in June and has scored the third-most runs in the E Division East this season with 364 at an average of 40.44.

Andy has also taken 5 league catches as an outfielder.

Congratulations Andy!

We are delighted to announce that you can now purchase tickets online to the following events:-

Reunion – 12th August – MORE INFO

Dinner & Dance – 15th October – MORE INFO

You can purchase tickets to both events on our newly launched online store HERE.

In particular we would advise booking reunion tickets online to give us an idea of catering numbers for the evening. If you have any questions about either event, please email seniors@thorvertoncricketclub.com.

The 1st XI welcomed Torquay to Station Ground on a hot day for the first match of the 2nd half of the season.

Thors made 3 changes to the team that beat Seaton last week: Greed, Chilcott, Coe, Van der Meulen, Fielder, Baldock, Daldorph, Hooper, Slaviero, Jopling, Choules.

Choules won the toss as was becoming strangely typical and elected to bat and what looked to be a flat one at Station Ground.

However, as spectators, sponsors and Vice Presidents filtered in, it was a nightmare start for the hosts. The in-form Chilcott was given out lbw for 0 in the 2nd over before Greed played on in the 3rd over for 1. Thors reeling at 1-2.

The rebuilding job started with Ben Coe and Jason van Der Meulen who showed incredible resilience and determination to get us back on track. By the time Coe was run out on 32, the pressure had somewhat lifted with the score on 87-3 with plenty of overs to play with.

Jason batted positively but selectively, passing 50 with a well struck boundary. Fielder came and went before Baldock added 20, caught with the score on 151-5.

Jason was still there though and with Daldroph at the crease with him, Jason nailed an extra cover drive for 4 to bring up his well deserved century. Helmet aloft and a tap of the badge, a real moment to savour and all in front if his player sponsor – 2020 property.

Unfortunately he fell almost instantly after with the score on 180 and it was down to the lower order to amass as many runs as possible in the last 10.

Daldroph and Hooper reached double figures and Slaviero’s 7 not out contributed to getting us to 209-9.

The talk whilst eating a top drawer Chilcott tea alongside sponsors and VPs was that perhaps we were just under par but a great effort considering the first 3 overs.

Western and Allen started the chase for the visitors and found the boundary all too frequently for Thorverton’s liking. At the first drinks break (17 overs) Torquay were 81 without loss.

Van der Meulen had begun to tighten things for the hosts bowling an economic 6 over spell for just 20 runs. Hooper and the skipper were then introduced and continued to keep things tight but wickets were hard to come by. It wasn’t until Choules’ 9th over and the 34th of the innings that Allen was removed for a well made 74. Hooper picked up a well deserved wicket the following over and the score was 147-2 with 15 to go. The visitors still very much the favourites but Thors had a sniff.

Daldorph was introduced from the river end and once Hooper finished his spell (1-34) Slaverio was tasked with finishing off from the pavilion end.

Daldorph struck getting Western caught behind then bowling Colgate in the same over. 174-4 with 8 to go and suddenly the game was in the balance.

In George’s next over he dismissed Stanley lbw, 177-5. Shorty after, Thors felt they had dangerman Joshi, caught behind. A huge appeal went up after a noise but both batter and umpire were unmoved.

Joshi and Baxendale steadily accumulated with singles as the visitors took the calculation to 22 required from the last 4 overs. Baxandale edged Slaverio for 4 and with a few more singles Torquay needed 13 from 3.

Daldorph got Baxandale lbw in the last ball of his allowable 10 overs finishing with 4 wickets. However the hosts only needed 10 from the last 2. Reminiscent of the first game of the season, Joshi didn’t want to leave it much longer and struck a sublime 6 over point followed by a 4 to finish it off.

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Thors were left wondering about many ifs and buts but overall put in a good performance and lost another tight game against an opposition with premier division aspirations.

The skipper concluded:
“To go so close is always gutting. We have been on the wrong side of too many close games this season and need to change a couple of them into wins. However we can be proud of the fight shown from 1-2 in the first innings and 140-0 in the 2nd. We can also take the positives from a brilliant hundred for Jason and 4fa from George”

Next week is a trip to 4th place Budleigh Salterton.

On the hottest day of the season so far, the 2nd XI travelled to Woodbury & Newton St Cyres 1st XI. Stirling continued his woeful toss record this season and Woodbury elected to field in the heat.

Thors line up:- A.Daldorph, J.Farley, H.Squire, S.Jefferson, G.Squire, J.Porter+, J.Baker jnr, J.Broom, J.Meredith, J.Baker snr, J.Stirling*.

Farley & Daldorph got Thors off to a solid opening start, helped by a few extras from the Woodbury new ball pairing, pushing Thors through to 43-0 after the first ten overs.

The textile-themed first change pairing of Silk & Harris-Cotton frustrated Farley & Daldorph, keeping thing tight and the pressure building. A release shot came in the form of Farley clearing mid-on for four. He tried the same again an over later, only to cloth the ball into Smale’s hands at mid-on for 29. Thors 66-1. H.Squire came in at three and a feather through to Boundy off Silk saw him depart for one.

Jefferson & Daldorph showed patience against some tight bowling but took advantage of any loose balls. Daldorph passed 50 for the third time this season before being bowled by a jaffa from Jarvis for 51. Thors 116-3 after 30.

Jefferson showed some real intent and now started to find the boundary regularly, pushing the run rate up. The pair added 48 in seven overs before Squire was caught behind on the pull for 7. Porter joined Jefferson and showed similar intent. Jefferson despatched a six over square leg & brought up his maiden 50 for Thors with a drive through the covers, before being caught behind for 58 from 54 balls.

Some kamikaze running saw Jack Baker come and go for 3. Broom was elevated with a license and found the boundary once before being caught at mid-on for 4. Meredith and Porter ran well, with Porter finding the rope three times on his way to 37* from 32. Thors finishing on 229-7.

The returning Broom & H.Squire took the new ball for Woodbury’s reply and the hosts got off to a flier, courtesy of Purohit batting with serious intent and a helping hand with plenty of extras given by the visitors, racing to 78-0 after the first ten overs.

The spin pairing of Baker snr & Stirling came into the attack, Baker first removing Boundy LBW for 17. Purohit went past 50. Chouhan was then bowled by Stirling for 1 to leave the hosts 98-2 after 14.

Stirling struck a total of 5 times in his first five overs, getting Purohit LBW for 59 and bowling Jarvis for 5, Collier for 0 & Smale for 0. The hosts had gone from 98-1 to 121-6. Baker then struck again to remove Brearly caught and bowled. Baker finishing his 9 overs with 2-30.

Meredith came into the attack, bowling Spurrell in his first over. Woodbury 130-8. He struck again in his third, Harris-Cotton caught well by Farley at point and the hosts on the brink at 144-9. Stirling finished his 9 with 5-34.

Pearce & Silk frustrated the visitors for 7 overs before Sam Jefferson stepped up to remove Pearce with just his second ball, a leg stump Yorker. Thors winners by 54 runs.

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The result leaves the 2nd XI top of the table with 8 games to play. Thank you to Alan for umpiring and Bob for scoring.

Next up for the 2s is a home game against Sidmouth 3rd XI on Saturday.

Just 3 days after the 2nd XI’s nail-biting win at Kensham Park, Thors returned to Kensham Park to take on Bradninch in the T20 Covid Cup.

Captained by overseas star Jason Van Der Meulen, the visitors lineup:- Chilcott, L.Vukusic, Van Der Meulen, Coe, Jefferson, G.Daldorph, Hooper, Meredith, Jopling, Broom, J.Stirling. Eliot Acton won the toss and the visitors elected to bat in the evening sunshine.

Daldorph & Broom initially kept things tight in the powerplay, with E.Acton the first wicket to fall, courtesy of a smart combination of Coe & Meredith running the Ninch skipper out for 4 with the score on 13. Daldorph then bowled Darren Paul for 1 with a well-executed yorker, the hosts 35-2 at the end of the 6 over powerplay.

Ross Acton took a liking to Broom’s final over, smashing four 4s and a six in a set that saw 25 runs added. Jopling came into the attack to bowl R.Acton for a well-made 40 from just 20 balls. Jack Horton was bowled first ball to put Jopling on a hat-trick and Ninch were 70-4. The hat-trick ball was safely negotiated by Josh Farley.

Bradninch’s overseas star Chad Classen remained throughout the flurry of wickets, quietly building his innings. Jopling struck again to remove Farley for 12, finishing with figures of 3-21 from his 4 overs. Stirling had Bunker well caught by Jefferson at long on and the hosts were 102-6 after 12 overs.

The dangerous Ankit Badwal joined Classen and the pair went after Hooper to add 42 in the next 4 overs. Van Der Meulen brought himself into the attack, bowling Badwal, Lawson and then Classen for a well-made 46 in his solitary over, finishing with figures of 3-3. Hooper continued and bowled Dowrick to finish Brandninch’s innings after 18.5 overs; 139 all out.

Vukusic & Chilcott opened for Thors, quietly opening the innings before Chilcott was run out by Farley for 19, Thors 33-1 at the end of the powerplay.

Van Der Meulen came to the crease with intent and he & Vukusic had taken the score to 53 when the latter was bowled by Farley’s leg spin.

Coe joined Van Der Meulen, taking 28 off the next two overs to put Thors 81-2 after 11 overs; 58 required from 54.

With good running and consistent boundaries including a huge Van Der Meulen six into the leg side netting, the pair made it look easy. Van Der Meulen went to 50 off just 26 balls with a drive through extra cover for 4. The third wicket pairing managed chase down the remaining runs with 17 balls to spare and 8 wickets in hand. Van Der Meulen with a dominant 73 from 39 balls, Coe 33 from 22.

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Thanks to Alan Birmingham for umpiring. Next up for Thors in the Covid Cup is a home game against Clyst St George on Tuesday 12th July.

As Saturday marked the halfway point of the Devon Cricket League season, we sat down with 2nd XI captain Jack Stirling to discuss the 2’s campaign so far.

You must be pleased with how the first half has gone?

Extremely so, it’s gone as well as we could’ve hoped for to this point, especially as availability has been varied at points throughout the season so far. It says a lot about the depth of squad we have and the ability of the juniors coming through to get us over the line in games against decent sides. We can’t allow ourselves to take the foot off the gas and ensure we see through what we know we can achieve.

Highlight so far?

The win at Bradninch showed the most character so far in my view, we just never gave up and trusted ourselves to do the job. In terms of personal milestones, a couple of cracking tons from Andy Daldorph and one Balders have gone a long way to winning matches. It’s great to have seen so many senior players involved in the 2nd XI this season and performing their roles well.

Stand out players?

As mention Andy & Balders have won matches on their own, but so many have performed consistently. Last year’s player of the year Erin Vukusic has again and again showed her ability. Imogen has been metronomic with the ball too all season when she’s had chances. The girls involvement with the 2nd XI is one of the things I’m proudest on and they can achieve great things. Jonny Baker has been such a coup to be playing regularly for us and is a great guy to have in the dressing room. Bobby Heard was great before he popped off travelling, so we’ll be really pleased to have him back from next weekend.

The beauty of the 2nd XI must be watching the young players come through – any stars if the future to look out for?

Absolutely. We’ve had a nice balance this year. The girls have impressed yet again, as has Henry Squire and I’m really looking forward to having him in the side more regularly in the second half; he has bags of potential. Olly Coe has really impressed with the ball when he’s had opportunities and he’s certainly one to keep an eye on.

As well as young players, you’ve mentioned some senior players being involved. What are the advantages of this mix?

It’s such a massive advantage to us as a side, not only for their performances, but also nurturing the youngsters. Having Benny Coe working with me as vice-captain has been such a massive boost on and off the field. The same goes for Balders & Paul who are a massive help to me on the field. I’m really looking forward to having Broomy at my disposal from Saturday.

Aims for the second half?

More of the same and in particular not getting complacent. Anyone in this league is capable of beating anyone. We need to take that momentum forward to make sure we get promoted, that’s the main aim. A lot of clubs benefit from improved availability in the second half, so we could face very different challenges to overcome. So many have identified that the gap between our 1st XI & 2nd XI is too vast and having played both I’m far too aware of that. Getting promoted is imperative if we are to sustain A Division cricket.

What’s needed to achieve that?

More of the same. We need availability to stay good and for everyone to perform their roles as they have done. If we have those two, we should get to where we need to be.

Without wanting to tempt fate, how would you be celebrating?

Let’s get the job done first. If history is going to repeat itself, I think we should expect the same thing again.

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2nd XI DCL Stats so far

Batting (min 100 runs)

Andy Daldorph- 313 runs at 39.13

Dave Baldock – 155 runs at 51.67

John Farley – 137 runs at 22.83

Ben Coe – 131 runs at 26.20

Grant Squire – 112 runs at 22.40

Bowling (min 7 wickets)

Jack Stirling – 12 wickets at 8.50

Jonny Baker – 12 wickets at 8.92

Bobby Heard – 10 wickets at 6.80

Erin Vukusic – 8 wickets at 17.13

Olly Coe – 7 wickets at 24.14

Fielding

Jay Porter – 5 catches

Andy Daldorph – 5 catches

As Saturday marked the halfway point of the Devon Cricket League season, we sat down with 1st XI captain Jake Choules to discuss the campaign so far.

How’s the season turning out compared to your pre-season expectations?

We’re about where we’d like to be and also about where I expected we would be. The aim was to consolidate in the A Division and 6th place is doing just that. The league is so tight though so there is a lot of hard work to do in the 2nd half to maintain our position.

Some good wins & some really close defeats, must be nice to know we can compete with anyone in this league?

For sure, I think we’ve shown this is definitely our level. The good thing was we felt that from week 1 when we only narrowly lost to Torquay. We just need to make sure there aren’t too many narrow defeats so we can be sure to enjoy playing at this level again next season.

Have you identified many areas that we need to improve on?

I think it’s just consistency and concentration really as we’ve got the talent. With our 2 home defeats, I think we tried a little too hard and were a bit over eager. I think we’ve learnt from that now though

What’s been the biggest difference in terms of the step up from the B Division?

The consistency and depth of the opposistion is a lot stronger. We’ve found that the change bowlers or lower order hitters can still change games. Some of the overseas players have been phenomenal as well

You mention squad depth which is something we’ve been lucky to have over the last couple of years, how much of a bonus is having competition for places?

Yeah, we are very lucky. There is probably a squad of 15/16 for the 1s and it’s also allowed us to strengthen the 2s as we aim to get them promoted. This weekend is a prime example with someone with Dave Baldocks experience playing his first 1s game of the season. It’s great to be able to call on these types of players. Hopefully later in the season there will opportunities for some of our young players too.

Who have been the standout performers in your view?

It’s been a real team effort again this year rather than one individual carrying us but I’ve probably been most pleased with the top order. There is an interesting battle shaping up between Chilly, Tom & Jason for the leading run scorer.

It’s been great to see George Daldorph really cement his place as a 1st XI regular, how impressed have you been with him?

George has been great, we had a feeling this would be his breakthrough year in the 1s and he hasn’t disappointed. Some really useful contributions with bat and ball.

What constitutes a successful finish to the season from here?

It’s pleasing to say we haven’t had to revise our target – staying in the A & getting the 2s promoted. Blooding some more young players through would be the icing on the cake for me

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2021 DCL stats so far:-

Batting (min 100 runs):-

Tom Diamond – 298 runs @ 49.67

Alistair Chilcott – 295 runs @ 42.14

Jason Van Der Meulen – 262 runs @ 37.43

George Greed – 129 runs @ 25.80

Dan Robbins – 118 runs @ 16.86.

Bowling (min 10 wickets):-

Alex Jopling – 15 wickets @ 17.73

Jake Choules – 14 wickets @ 21.93

Jason Van Der Meulen – 12 wickets @ 16.83

Ben Slaviero – 11 wickets @ 20.91

Fielding:-

Harry Choules – 17 dismissals

Jason Van Der Meulen – 7 dismissals

Tom Diamond – 5 dismissals

Alex Jopling – 5 dismissals

The 2nd XI made the short trip to Bradninch after some miserable weather in the morning. The rain meant a delayed start to 1:30pm, with the match reduced to a 41 over affair. Captain Jack Stirling continued his miserable toss record this season and Thors were put into bat.

Thors line-up:- A.Daldorph, J.Farley, B.Coe, L.Vukusic, P.Stirling+, G.Squire, H.Squire, E.Vukusic, J.Baker, S.Tait, J.Stirling*

Daldorph & Farley opened up on the pitch that had just been rolled. Farley was immediately on his way back for 0, a rising ball from back of a length caught the glove and ballooned to first slip for an easy catch. Daldorph soon followed him, edging behind for 0 too, and Thors were in trouble at 1-2.

The innings didn’t get better when Ben Coe was smartly run out for 6, leaving the visitors reeling at 10-3.

L.Vukusic and P.Stirling showed patience to steady the ship, taking the score past 50 before falling to Acton for 13. G.Squire was quickly run out for 2 with the score at 75-5, P.Stirling also edged Shrewsbury behind just one run later, out for a dogged 29. Henry Squire batted patiently to see off the experienced Paul Nott, who conceded just 6 runs off his 8 overs. E.Vukusic went without troubling the scorers at 90-7.

Baker & Tait both added 7 each before being caught, Tait clearing the ropes in front of the pavilion off Birley before falling to him 2 balls later. H.Squire was last out for 19, and Thors had crawled to a third batting point; 120ao.

The visitors kept the run rate low from the get-go, Tait and Coe opening the bowling. Foan was the first man to go, with the score on 34, LBW to Tait for 9.

E.Vukusic and Stirling replaced the new ball pairing and frustrated the host’s scoring. With the score on 51-1, Bradninch looked to be in the driving seat before Carthew was removed by Vukusic, caught by Tait. Vukusic then struck twice again, bowling opener Birley for 29 and the dangerous Paul Nott for 0.

Stirling struck twice to remove Penberthy for 7, well caught by H.Squire at mid-wicket, then Dowrick hit aerially to Daldorph at long on for 0. E.Vukusic finished her spell of 7 overs with impressive figures of 3-16; Stirling with 9 overs, 2-14, with Bradninch collapsing from 51-1 to 63-6.

The spin of Baker came into the attack & Coe returned from the other end. Baker bowled Acton for 4. Coe removed Shrewsbury for 19, thanks to by far the best grab of the season so far, a diving catch by Daldorph running it at long on. Ninch 88-8, needing 33 more.

Mills showed some aggressive intent & struck Baker for back-to-back boundaries. Lawson ably supported him to take the hosts to 14 runs needed, much to the delight of the Bradninch spectators.

Baker toss one up which Mills couldn’t resist, holing out to Tait at long on for 14.

Reed was last man in for the hosts. Lawson struck Baker through the covers to take Ninch to within single figures required. Baker then bowled him for 11, to big celebrations from the Thors players, winning by 7 runs.

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The result leaves the 2nd XI top of the E Division East at the halfway point of the season.

Skipper Jack Stirling:- “A really big win for us, especially after being 120 all out. I thought Paul and Henry showed great maturity in their innings to get us there. We bowled and fielded so tightly as a unit, Erin Vukusic again showing what a valuable asset she is to us. To bowl only 3 wides as a side in a low-scoring game is a fantastic effort. The unity, determination and character of the group was there for all to see”.

Next up for the 2nds is a trip to Woodbury & Newton St Cyres.

After braving the rain for club photograph morning, the weather cleared and the 1s were set for a delayed start against winless Seaton. Choules won the toss and elected to field in the 44 over affair.

Thors lined up with: Chilcott, Fielder, Diamond, Van der Meulen, Robbins, H. Choules, Daldorph, Hopper, Slaviero, Jopling, J. Choules, Broom (12th man).

Slaviero and Daldorph were handed the new ball and got to work by immediately hitting the desired areas. Daldorph striking twice in the first 10 overs as the score reached 21-2.

The Thorverton bowling kept it tight but the Seaton batters never looked to take the game to Thorverton. Robbins and Hooper toiled hard and both bowled 9 over spells with figures of 3-15 and 1-12 respectively.

With the 6th wicket falling with the score on just 46, Jopling and Van Def Meulen were introduced as Jason began his return from a back niggle that had stopped him bowling for the last 3 weeks.

Both picked up a wicket before Slaverio was reintroduced to get the 9th and the skipper brought himself on to get wicket number 10, smartly stumped by brother Harry who finished the innings with 5 dismissals. Seaton were all out for 82 in the 42nd over.

A stupendous Jopling / Whiteley tea was enjoyed by the home side and officials before Chilcott and Fielder strode out to the crease.

The Seaton bowlers toiled with Australian Bilston the most difficult bowler to get away but the pair rotated the strike well and found the boundary frequently enough. Fielder fell thanks to a sharp grab in the gulley for 23 with the total on 69.

Diamond joined Chilcott to ensure the chase finished without a further hiccup and Thors knocked off the total in the 22nd over. Chilcott finishing on 44 not out.

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On the 20 point win, the skipper said:
“Firstly a huge thank you to the ground team for getting the game on, we couldn’t have played or got the win without them. We bowled and fielded superbly and I think this season is the best I’ve seen Chilly bat in a Thorvy shirt”

At the halfway point in the season we move up to 6th in the table with Torquay the visitors at Station Ground next round. Thors narrowingly losing by 1 wicket in the return fixture.