DEVON CRICKET

15/09/2019

Premier captains unenthusiastic about restoring draws in league cricket + no player support for Tall's plea to mix-it-up during the season

'Winning and losing draws are the most boring cricket I have ever played and going back to that format for the benefit of just a few players who play Minor Counties cricket serves no purpose' - Jackson Thompson

12/09/2019

New Somerset contract for Devon age-group graduate Ollie Sale

'He is highly driven to be the best that he can be, and we are looking forward to supporting his development and providing him with the opportunities that will move him closer to achieving his aspirations' - Somerset's Andy Hurry

12/09/2019

Ashes-themed Social and Awards Bash

The Under 11 players, parents and coaching team gathered at a sunny Ipplepen Cricket Club on Sunday 8th September for their end of season social and awards presentation.  

12/09/2019

Shep Trust lunch guest Miller keen to see more England Test players turning out in County Championship

''It is in county cricket where players learn how to bat time, how to bowl spells that put pressure in batsman and the art of captaincy' - Geoff Miller

12/09/2019

Allen to head-up new Devon Cricket Academy as Board and County get together

New look to player development as Lions project merges with pathway system

11/09/2019

Pyle and Harding put skids under Sussex in National Over-60s' Vase final

Devon always in control after reducing Sussex to 66 for five chasing 166 to win

11/09/2019

England come calling for keeper Ashplant to join Over-60s' Ashes tour to Australia

'There have been many highlights in my career but to be selected for one of the international games on the tour would be the icing on the cake' – Nigel Ashplant

07/09/2019

Tall urges league to bring back draw in Premier Division cricket

'If batsmen had to think about occupying the crease, and bowlers had to work out ways of dismissing batsmen, their understanding of the game would improve' - Dave Tall + 'My counter point would be what is the point of the Devon Lions, which is supposed to play two or three two-day games a season as part of player development?' - DCL chairman Nick Rogers

07/09/2019

Exeter cruise to seven-wicket win over Hatherleigh in Vitality Devon T20 final

Saltwater treatment does trick after tough semi-final win over Abbotskerswell

06/09/2019

Trego tops Devon batting stats in front of Barrow and Thompson

Ever-present Whitlock tops bowling aggregates but White heads averages

05/09/2019

One last look at the Premier Division as season draws to a close

Foan planning to avoid a third successive relegation struggle + Barrow sees out season with a ton + Riaz finishes with Premier average of 87.66 + Foan planning to avoid a third successive relegation struggle + Popham sets out agenda

05/09/2019

Barrow sees out season with a ton in Sidmouth's last-over win

'The aim was top-four and we achieved that. We are now setting bigger goals for the club and individuals' – Paignton captain George Benton

05/09/2019

North Devon skipper aiming to make A Division stay as brief as possible

'There is a great desire within the team to put this right next season and bounce back straight away' – skipper Tom Popham

04/09/2019

Devon team chief Tall pulls no punches in post-match assessment of defeat by Cornwall

'There are times when we have played some fantastic cricket at times, and other times when we have been very average' Dave Tall

04/09/2019

Dinnis makes Devon batting collapse en-route to costly 86-run defeat against Cornwall

Devon fail to qualify for new Western Division One and will join Cornwall in Division Two in 2020