WHOLESALE changes to the playing regulations in the Francis Clark Devon Cricket League were voted through at the competition's annual meeting, held at the Exeter Court Hotel.

Straight win-lose cricket was trialled in the premier division in 2012 in place of the traditional Devon system which allowed the team batting second to block out for a draw if they had no prospect of winning the match. Devon copied the format used elsewhere in the country at the time when the league was formed in 1972, coining the phrases winning and losing draw to explain who had the best of a stalemate.

Clubs discussed the switch throughout all 15 divisions of the league in cluster groups last autumn and overwhelmingly agreed win-lose cricket was what they wanted.

Prior to the meeting, league members who had achieved ECB Clubmark accreditation were presented with framed certificates. Lewdown CC captain Charlie Hughes received a certificate on behalf of the team.

Among the roll of honour for 2012 were clubs from West Devon D Division first XI, Yelverton; club of the season in C division, Chagford.