Tavistock 2nd v Whitchurch 2nd TAVISTOCK awaited the arrival of Whitchurch on Saturday. With overcast skies it did not look promising, but play started on time and with Whitchurch winning the toss Tavistock were put into bat. Tavistock started at a rapid rate, scoring 24 off the first five overs. Then McGahey was caught off Stokes? bowling for 16. This brought Johns to the crease and he built a partnership with Strawbridge until the latter was caught off the bowling of Holer, who went on to claim five-wickets. James Kaminski reeled off 27 from 19 balls, until he too was caught off the bowling of Holer. Phil Stevens came in to replace him and he and Johns had a brief partnership until Johns was bowled by Holer. Thomas came to the crease and dragged his first ball onto his stumps. Panic seemed to take a grip for a brief while as Stevens, Webber and Baker did not last much longer. In came Rich and Jeffery, who had a partnership which lasted 13 overs and yielded 59 runs, giving Tavistock a defendable total of 205. The drizzle got heavier and while everyone was keen to complete the innings, only six overs could be bowled in Whitchurch?s reply, as the decision was taken to abandon the game. With the abandonment Tavistock claim 11 points and Whitchurch 10. Men of the match: Tavistock Rich/Jeffery; Whitchurch, Holer.
