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15-year-old right-arm seamer Matt Jarrett took his first-ever
senior wicket in the Sunday XI�s eleventh straight win in the
North Devon League Division Three. The 4-wicket win at Shebbear
leaves Chris Dean�s side just two more victories away from a
second successive promotion but the win was not as comfortable
as it might have been given the opposition only had nine
players! At the scheduled start time Shebbear had just five
team members present, that had only increased to nine by the
time the innings closed on 75 all out. A tenth player turned up
between innings and he opened the bowling as Bradninch also
struggled in the damp conditions staggering to 30-5 and then
40-6.
That was the key for the experienced Joel Murphy and youthful
Billy Wakeley to come together. The pair saw Bradninch safely to
the win without further loss of wicket, Murphy hitting an
unbeaten 30 and Wakeley a triumphant 16. Earlier three wickets
had fallen to Murphy (3-21) and three to Phil Chappell (3-10)
whilst Wakeley also claimed a wicket (1-12).
So two more wins will confirm what everyone has thought all
season long, that Bradninch are a Sunday League Champion side
and next year, barring a slip of �Devon Lock� proportions, they
will be playing North Devon league Sunday League cricket next
season where they will encounter both Heathcoat and Shobrooke
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