Surrey made two changes to their Under 15 side that had been defeated by Devon the previous day at Exmouth bringing in a sixteen and a fourteen. This win had taken Devon through to the National finals of the ECB Under 15 competition for the first time since 2009. Devon fielded four of the successful Under 15 side. It is always a pleasure to play at the County Ground and Exeter were again splendid hosts. Jack Moore won the toss and he invited Taylor Ingham-Hill to open with Abraham Kopparambil. The elder Bovey batsman has already scored two hundreds this year and he was about to score a third. This equalled Sam Wyatt-Haynes, another Bovey batsman, record of three hundreds for the sixteens but his were over two seasons 2011-2012. The openers put on twenty when in the sixth over Ingham-Hill was bowled. Freddie Ford who was having an exceptional club season, helped add the highest partnership of the innings - sixty-eight off one hundred deliveries. He was bowled in the twenty-second over and was replaced by his namesake - Jack, the second fifteen making his debut. He and Kopparambil made it through to lunch with Devon on one hundred and one, sixty-six contributed by the under seventeen opener. The pair saw Devon through the first post lunch hour adding a further fifty-four. Jack Ford was bowled by Freeth contributing twenty-two of the sixty-seven partnership. Abraham Kopparambil had passed his third county ton of the summer twelve balls earlier. It was after the Lords Mayor Show for the captain who was trapped in front first ball. Devon were now four down on one hundred and fifty-five. Ben Beaumont, who had played an important part in the fifteens win, joined AB and the Plympton batsman watched the opener be bowled by Thilo for one hundred and twenty-five off one hundred and fifty-four balls. Kopparambil is the perfect example of a technically correct  batsman kicking on to become a prolific one. It is hoped he will build yet another layer on for next summer. The pair had taken their side up to one hundred and ninety but Beaumont fell on the same score. The second partnership that had not contributed a run and the fourth of the innings that was not to reach double figures. Perhaps the side should revise one of their targets for the seventeens next year. The current one agreed at Attenborough will simply be totally unrealistic. Beaumont had scored twenty four and was one of three of the remaining batsmen, five in total in the innings, to reach twenty. All got in but none batted on which is an essential for 2019. Two key components of 2019 will be Luke Medlock and Sam Read and they added fifty-one runs and debutants Adam Small and Andrew Donovon put on another thirty-eight. Devon were all out eight runs short of a potential final batting point. They had completed their innings in eighty-four overs.

Surrey batted for twenty-overs and Tom Simmons dismissed both openers before close. He had Bradley caught behind fourth ball and bowled Trimmings on the twenty-seventh. Surrey closed on thirty-six. Next day Tom Simmons, with his first legal ball of day two had Holland caught by Beaumont with just the wide added to the total. Surrey added another ninety-six in thirty-overs taking in lunch and batting through to twenty past two losing their remaining seven wickets. Adam Small took another catch Abraham Kopparambil three, Sam Woodcock completed a run out. Debut wickets for Donovan and Ford, another one for Simmons who finished with figurers of four for twenty-five off twelve and wickets for Medlock and Read. Surrey were one hundred and fifty-nine behind. Originally Surrey had wanted both sides to spend a day each batting but there was now an opportunity to set something up. Devon went on the charge losing both openers before they had reached double figures but More and Medlock then scored at a decent rate. They put on fifty-one off thirty-seven balls in twenty-two minutes both whilst at the crease scoring at or close to a run a ball. Donovan and Freddie Ford also tried to join in but More declared as Medlock was unbeaten on twenty-six. Devon had increased their lead to two hundred and twenty-eight and gave Surrey forty-three overs to get them.

The visitors had reduced the target by twenty-nine at tea and were twenty-six runs and Devon two wickets short at close. Jack Moore led his side brilliantly also taking five wickets but was handicapped with self imposed limitations on his bowlers. Sam Woodcock and Jack Ford took the other wickets as key fielder Sam Woodcock completed another run out. Catches were held by Freddie Ford, Abraham Kopparambil and Sam Read It will be interesting to find out AB's final tally this year as he could enter the Green Book under a number of headings. This was a decent test for Devon in how to force wickets on a third day. The last couple of games at sixteens and seventeens has provided real food for thought on our future bowling attacks and their composition. Would Devon have beaten Worcestershire or Surrey with a full complement of bowlers as both Jamie Khan and Jack Moore had to manipulate their limited resources and it blatantly does not work. A key lesson for next year. Exeter in all respects were outstanding led by the indomitable Bruce Coleman. Hopefully we be able to return for a three day game in 2019.

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