By
CONRAD SUTCLIFFE
May,
2005
PLYMOUTH
were left to reflect on their wayward bowling after dipping
to a 39-run defeat against holders Paignton in the Devon
Senior Cup first-round tie at Queens Park.
Suman
Das and Mark Lomas had three wickets each as the Premier
Division side were shot out for 142 by their B Division
counterparts.
But
Plymouth were always going to struggle after slumping to
30 for four in reply – England Deaf XI seamer Stephen George
doing the damage with a two-wicket burst – and did well
to reach 103 all out.
A
stand of 42 for the fifth wicket between James Nicholls
(25) and Bobby Luscombe (32) saved Plymouth from total collapse.
But the introduction of former Devon medium pacer Tim Ward
put paid to their fun.
Ward
soon knocked over Luscombe, added Nicholls at 90 for six
and went on to take four for 31 as Plymouth rolled lost
their last five wickets for just 14 runs.
George
came back for one more over to take two for one and finish
with figures of four for 11.
How
different it could have been had Paignton not been given
39 runs in wides by off-target Plymouth bowlers.
Earlier,
Paignton raced away to 54 without loss in the first 10 overs,
at which point Al Stewart nipped out Hancock for 32, not
that Paignton's run rate slowed appreciably.
Richard
Cooper (24) steered Paignton towards 104 for three at the
20-over mark and only then did Plymouth exert some control
with the ball.
Lomas
picked up two wickets in quick succession, including dangerman
Ward for a third-ball duck, and Suman Das (3-12) joined
in as well.
Also
through to round two are Barton, who sidestepped a potential
banana skin at Abbotskerswell to win by 70 runs.
RESULTS
Paignton
142 (E Cooper 24, N Hancock 32; M Thompson 2-40, M Lomas
3-32, S Das 3-12), Plymouth 103 (B Luscombe 32, J Nicholls
25; T Ward 4-31, S George 4-11). Paignton bt Plymouth by
39 runs.
Barton
142 (J Toms 37, A Williams 23, W Grainger 24; M Green 4-10,
A Owen 3-28), Abbotskerswell 72 (J Lock 18; J Porter 3-14,
A Parker 4-15). Barton bt Abbotskerswell by 70 runs.
