Philip Evans presents the trophy in his name to Seaton captain Joel Seward
With Uplyme and Lyme Regis and Seaton having finished the first East Devon Bash T20 competition in first and second place, the Uplyme Muffin Men were favourites to beat the Seaton Pirates in the final, held at the King George V playing field on Sunday.
But in an exciting match, Uplyme failed by just eight runs after the Pirates had posted 149-4, having been put into bat. Having lost three early wickets, captain Matt Hewer (25), Joel Seward (60) and Tristan Wakley (40) were instrumental in setting a challenging target for Uplyme to lift the cup.
Seward's innings, full of classy shots, proved to be key in the end. Star bowler for Uplyme was Gareth Stoneman, who finished with figures of 3 for 25 off his four overs. Uplyme got off to a good start and it looked like they were up to the challenge with openers Joe Elsworth (22) and the irrepressable Tyler Wellman hitting 56. But they lost Sam Farrow, run out on 22 and looking dangerous, and Steve Batey in quick succession and suddently the tide had turned. Mark Batey did his best to narrow the gap, but in the end Uplyme fell short by eight runs with Seaton worthy winners. The competition was sponsored jointly by Lyme Regis Media and Nub News. The cup and trophies were presented by managing director Philip Evans MBE who congratulated both sides on a competitive and entertaining game.Share:
