Devon League C Division 2nd XI Tavistock 2nd XI v Plymouth Civil Service 2nd XI IN THIS vital match for Tavistock captain John McGahey won the toss and asked Civil to bat. The early breakthrough came from Brett Thomas, who had Piddock caught behind by Rich for only two. Walasowski soon followed caught at mid off by a diving McGahey. Dent and Cross also followed to leave Civil in trouble at 16 for 4. Captain Smith, 44, led the fight back supported by Rowe, 23, and Jenkins, 22, but two tight accurate spells by Andy Gauler, 3 for 3 off 13 overs, and Ben Neale, 0 for 33 off 11 overs, kept the score under check. Baker returned to mop up the tail with figures of 13 overs, 5 for 22. In reply Tavistock got off to a slow but steady start. After 10 overs Tavistock had only scored 16. Paul Strawbridge took up the mantel, hitting a six and six fours in his total of 47. When he was out Cashell soon followed and there were a few frayed nerves in the Tavistock camp. McGahey and Kaminski repaired the damage. Kaminski hit a bright 18 before being caught and bowled. This left captain McGahey (36) to hit the winning runs with a square cut off Rowe for four. This meant that Tavistock were promoted to the B division of the Devon League.
