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Posted:
Sunday 28th June 2009
Source: Stephen Birley
Richard Foan produced the goods for the
second Sunday XI game running although unlike his previous
outing when he stroked a classy knock of 97 he bagged a fivefer
to play a leading role in hosts Newton Tracey being dismissed
for 173.
Newton Tracey had started the day as the
side sitting immediately above Eliot Acton�s Sunday side and a
win was absolutely vital if a successful fight against dropping
out of the North Devon Holiday Homes League was going to be
conducted. Foan finished with 5-48 and skipper Eliot Acton
picked up 3-20 as the hosts were bowled out for that 173.
Then Dan Hardy, who 24 hours earlier, also
on a North Devon track, had gone for a duck, showed his class
with a fine half-century. The Durham University student stroked
his way to 54 and skipper Acton chipped in with 31 as victory
was recorded with two wickets and a couple of overs to spare.
The result whilst not quite lifting the
side off the foot of the table does leave Acton�s men with a
points average of 8.42, fractionally worse than Newton Tracey
who sit 2nd bottom on 8.71.
Elsewhere in the top-flight North Devon won
at Victoria Park, this a thrilling encounter that the Instow men
won by just one wicket � and victory was only sealed by the 4th
and 5th balls of the final over being struck for 4! Sandford
suffered only a second defeat of the Sunday season, beaten at
Bideford and Filleigh, who have now lost fewer than any other
top flight side � once � chased down 259 to win at Lynton &
Lynmouth by four wickets with six overs to spare. | 
