The cricket season is definitely over as a small working party commenced, last Sunday, the process of putting the Club�s ground to bed for the winter.

The sight screen was duly rolled down the hill and parked by the machinery shed, the cover-sheets and sack-matting were folded away, the entire square had its final cut in readiness for the close season�s re-seeding, scarifying and top-soiling (to be undertaken within the next two weeks) while the outdoor furniture and barbecue were duly parked in their winter quarters in readiness for the 2008 season.

Notwithstanding the excellent season on the field � a highly creditable 4th  position in the A Division for the Saturday 1^st XI, promotion for the Saturday 2^nd XI to the A Division (making it three back-to-back promotions) and, finally, the Sunday 1^st XI to the North Devon League�s Division 1 � (just) a little more needs to be done to the ground and the Club�s Secretary has (unfortunately!) compiled such a list to fully prepare for the 2008 season.

Thanks are due to Paul Nott, Phil Chappell, Ross Acton and, in particular, Mark Perrott for all their sterling efforts.