By CONRAD SUTCLIFFE
BIDEFORD and former captain Paul Heard have parted company following the 1st XI’s relegation from the Tolchards Devon Cricket League A Division.
Heard, who was previously with North Devon before moving to Westward Ho! in 2014, has plumped for Premier returnees Hatherleigh.
Heard missed a month of the season due to injury, but still managed to take 33 wickets at less than 12 runs each – and chipped in with 200-plus runs.
Hatherleigh skipper Mark Lake had been looking to strengthen the side for another tilt at the Premier Division having only lasted a summer when the team were last their in 2018.
Tino Mutombodzi, the Zimbabwean all-rounder who scored 825 A Division runs and took 30 wickets, has already been signed-up for the 2020 season.
“Tino is confirmed for next season, which I am over the moon about,” said Lake.
Another player on the way out at Bideford is bowler Cameron Atkinson, who is making the short journey to North Devon.
