Ashburton v Yelverton

Yelverton Bohemians increased the pressure at the top of the league with a 44 run victory over Ashburton. Batting first, Yelverton set off at a fast pace, reaching 40-1 off 8 overs, Pat Hobbs accounting for 28 before falling bowled to Durman. On a pitch favouring the bowlers with variable bounce, the Ashburton spinners took wickets at regular intervals, with the exception of Townsend, who made an excellent 64 not out. With no other batsman reaching double figures, 152 all out seemed a below average total. The Yelverton openers Lojszczyk (3-36) and Crompton (1-15) used the difficult pitch to their advantage, taking 2 early wickets and Ashburton were 21-2 off 5 overs. The bowlers were then pitching it too short, allowing Harvey to rush away, regularly finding the square boundary. The introduction of Keylock (1-16) and West (4-34) stemmed the flow, as a succession of batsman being caught on the boundary, including the key wicket of Harvey (47). The return of Lojszczyk and Cooper (1-0) allowed Yelverton to wrap up victory inside 30 overs, with Ashburton 108 all out.