Former and Current Players
The following players started their cricket careers with the Devon County Cricket Club and have subsequently progressed into professional cricket with First Class counties:
Len Coldwell | South Devon | Worcestershire and England |
Haydn Morgan | Barton & Torquay | Central Districts & Somerset |
Chris Fletcher | Torquay | Sussex |
John Childs | South Devon/Exeter | Gloucs / Essex / England |
Paul Dunkels | Torquay | Warwicksire & Sussex |
Jack Davey | Tavistock | Gloucestershire |
Mike Garnham | North Devon | Gloucs / Leics / Essex |
Brian Roe | Barnstaple Nondescripts | Somerset |
David Shepherd | North Devon | Gloucestershire |
John Swinburne | Plymouth | Northamptonshire |
Roger Tolchard | Torquay | Leicestershire / England |
John Solanky | Plymouth | Glamorgan |
Jeff Tolchard | Torquay | Leicestershire |
Tony Allin | Bideford | Glamorgan |
Chris Rudd | Paignton | Derbyshire |
Andy Cottam | Seaton | Somerset. Northants, Middlesex & England U19s |
Andy Pugh | Barton | Sussex |
David Rippon | Exeter | Glamorgan |
Gareth Townsend | Heathcoat | Somerset |
Kevin Rice | Exeter | Gloucestershire |
Mark Lathwell | Braunton | Somerset / England |
Roger Twose | Paignton | Warwickshire / New Zealand |
Nick Folland | Exmouth | Somerset |
Giles White | Exeter | Somerset/Hampshire |
Bobby Dawson | Budleigh Salterton | Gloucestershire |
Chris Read | Paignton | Notts / England |
Kevin Barrett | Torquay | Surrey |
Ian Bishop | Sidmouth | Surrey |
David Lye | Exmouth | Middlesex |
Russell Bryan | Braunton | Middlesex |
Matthew Wood | Exmouth | Somerset / Notts |
Tom Allin | North Devon | Warwickshire |
Neil Hancock | Sidmouth | Somerset & Unicorns both List A |
James Burke | Budleigh Salterton | Somerset, Surrey & England U19 |
Adam Dibble | Sidmouth | Somerset |
Chris Metters | South Devon | Warwickshire |
Craig Overton | North Devon | Somerset / England U19 & England |
Jamie Overton | North Devon | Somerset / England U19 |
Dominic Bess | Exeter | Somerset & England Lions |
Charlie Morris | Budleigh Salterton | Worcestershire |
Tom Lammonby | Exeter | Somerset & England U19s |
Ryan Stevenson | Torquay | Hampshire |
Ben Green | Exeter | England U19s |
Ollie Sale | Exeter & Tavistock | Somerset |
Lewis Gregory | Plympton | Somerset & England U19s |
Richard Dawson | Exmouth | Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, England U19s & England |
The following players progressed into professional cricket management with First Class Counties:
Gareth Townsend | Academy Director | Surrey County Cricket Club |
Roger Newman | Academy Director | Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
Giles White | Academy Director | Hampshire County Cricket Club |
David Shepherd | Senior Umpire | ICC Umpire |
David Court | Former regional performance mgr | ex-ECB. Now with the Football Association |
Matt Wood | Player pathway | Notts |
Chris Read | Batting coach | Notts |
Richard Dawson | Head coach | Gloucestershire |
Neil Davey | Video analyst | New Zealand |
The following have played for Minor Counties Representative XIs, England Amateurs, ECB XI or the Unicorns:
Derek Cole | Torquay | MCCA v NZ, Ind, Pak (2), Aus 1958-68 |
Deryck Fairclough | Exeter | MCCA v S Africa, 1955 |
Sydney Falding | South Devon | MCCA v NZ, 1921 |
David Shepherd | North Devon | MCCA v Aust, 1964 |
Sir John Heathcoat-Amory | Knightshayes | MCCA v NZ, 1921; v WI 1928 |
Jack Kelly | Torquay | MCCA v Aust 1961 |
Doug Yeabsley | Exeter | Click here for full breakdown |
Paul Dunkels | Torquay | MCCA v Ind, 1971 |
Lt Col Harold Philp | North Devon | MCCA v WI, 1928 |
Jeff Tolchard | Torquay | MCCA v Zimb (2), WI 1980-83. BHC 1981--83 |
Frank Irish | Sidmouth | MCCA v India, 1952 |
Charles Poynder | North Devon | MCCA v NZ, 1937 |
Bert Lock | Exeter | MCCA v Oxford Univ 1935 |
Tony Allin | Bideford | MCCA BHC 1980-81; v WI (2), Ind, Pak (1980-84) |
Gary Wallen | Exeter | BHC (8) 1977-78; MCCA to Kenya, 1978 |
Nick Folland | Exmouth | Click here for full breakdown |
Mike Wagstaff | Bristol Optimists | Minor Counties South v Somerset BHC 1974 |
Barrie Matthews | Torquay | Minor Counties South v Somerset BHC 1974 |
Neil Hancock | Sidmouth | Unicorns CB 40 2010 (10). Also Unicorns v Kent & Worcs |
Ryan Stevenson | Torquay | Unicorns 2015 |
Keith Donohue | Plympton | MCCA v Pak 1992, MCCA v Aus 1993; MCCA 1993; MCCA to South Africa (6) 1994 |
Stuart Stoneman | Barton | ECB XI 2002 (5) |
Gareth Townsend | Heathcoat CC | MCCA 1995, BHC (2) 1996 |
Nick Gaywood | Bovey Tracey | BHC (1) 1993, MCCA v Aus 1993, BHC (2) 1997, MCCA v S Africa 1998, BHC (1) 1998; ECB XI (6) 1998 inc v Sri Lanka |
Andy Procter | Budleigh Salterton | ECB XI 2001, MCCA (7) 2001-2006 |
Ian Bishop | Budleigh Salterton | MCCA (3) 2001-2002, ECB XI (3) 2002 |
Andy Pugh | Barton | ECB XI (15) 1999-2002, MCCA (2) 2000 |
Bobby Dawson | Budleigh Salterton | MCCA (4) 2000-2004, ECB XI (3) 2004 |
Chris Mole | Cuckfield | ECB XI (28) 1999-2004, MCCA 2003 |
David Lye | Exmouth | MCCA (3) 2005-2006, MCCA U25s (4) 2006-2007 |
Trevor Anning | Exmouth | MCCA U25s (4) 2006-2007, MCCA 2014, Unicorns 2014 |
David Court | Exmouth | MCCA 2005 |
Sandy Allen | Budleigh Salterton | MCCA U25s 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2008 (1), MCCA 2007 (1), MCCA 2008 (2) inc v Kenya; |
Josh Bess | Sidmouth | MCCA 2010-11, 2013-2014; Unicorns (2) 2014 inc v Sri Lanka A |
Zak Bess | Sidmouth | MCCA SW U21 2012; MCCA 2014; Unicorns 2014-2015 |
Matt Thompson | Torquay & St Fagans | Unicorns A 2012; MCCA 2013, 2017 |
Rob Woodman | Taunton | MCCA U25s 2008; Unicorns v Sri Lanka 2014 |
Luke Bess | Sidmouth | MCCA 2013 |
Hugo Whitlock | Bovey Tracey | Unicorns 2017 |
G R Parsons, G Trump and P R Dunkells all played for the South West Counties v Jamaica at Torquay CC on July 19, 1970 |