Foreword by the President Devon County Cricket Club
Once again it is my pleasure to welcome you to a season of county cricket through
these pages of our match day brochure, the brainchild of Committee member David
Thorneley, introduced four years ago with the aim of raising the profile of the Devon
County Cricket Club. Thanks to the efforts of those contributing with articles and
the enthusiasm of a growing band of advertisers, it continues to meet this aim and I
hope will add to your enjoyment of a good day’s cricket.
New plans are in progress for next season in respect of the programme of Minor
Counties cricket, including a name change. The future of our cricket at this level
is positive and it has been recognised that it plays an important part in the player
pathway to the professional game as witnessed in recent years by the progress
of the Overton twins, Dominic Bess, Ben Green and Tom Lammonby who have followed Lewis Gregory to
Somerset, and by Ryan Stevenson to Hampshire. Significantly, our game also provides for adult cricket beyond
club level, on a competitive national basis, for those not wishing to become professionals but seeking a higher
playing standard, including the opportunity to play 3-day cricket.
For all Minor Counties, none of this is possible without the vital contributions of hardworking volunteers
behind the scenes, and in this respect I take the opportunity to mention in particular the untiring efforts of our
Chairman, Neil Gamble, most ably supported by our new Chief Executive, Nigel Mountford. Sadly, our Finance
Director, Chris Theedom, is leaving us; his sterling performance over recent years has been invaluable and will
be sorely missed.
Membership is also vitally important to us - so please sign up!
Roger Moylan-Jones
THINKING OF JOINING DEVON CCC? SEE PAGE 32 for NEWS ABOUT THE NEW ‘DEVON
DAYS’ AT SOMERSET COUNTY CRICKET CLUB AND THE APPLICATION FORM ON PAGE 33.
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Contents
President’s Foreword 3
CEO Devon CCC 4
A Lifetime in Cricket - 6
Andrew Moulding
Player Profiles 8-9
Captain’s Column 10
Sidmouth Cricket Club 13
Fixtures 16
Josh Bess 24
Exeter Cricket Club 27
Some Devon Highlights... 31
Devon Days at Somerset CCC 32
DCCC Membership Form 33
Devon Teams 2018 34
Sandford Cricket Club 36
Dunroamin’ - 38
Keith Underwood
Some Devon Highlights... 39
David Shepherd Cricket Trust 44
North Devon Cricket Club 47
Thoughts on Changes to
Minor Counties’ Cricket
Effective from 2020 48-49
Bovey Tracey CC 51
Playing for Devon -
Nigel Mountford 52
Devon County Cricket
from Afar - Les Gardner 54
Dominic Bess’ Reflections on
his Cricketing Journey 56-57
Final Tables 2018 58-61
Keith Donohue, 62
Director of Cricket 2013-2018
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