Sports in Seaton

Uplyme & Lyme Regis Cricket Club have been celebrating their success as the shortened season draws to a close.

Following a busy winter preparing the King George V field and making improvements to the clubhouse, cricket – like all sports – was struck by the coronavirus pandemic and it was uncertain whether there would be a 2020 season at all.

KILMINGTON IN THE PLAY-OFFS DESPITE

NUB NEWS TOP TEN BATSMEN AND BOWLERS

With just one week of the Devon Mini-League matches to go, it's all to play for in Axminster and Seaton Nub News Top Ten Batsmen and Bowlers.

SEATON STRUGGLE IN ELITE DIVISION

Seaton's indifferent form in one of the Devon Mini-League elite divisions continued on Saturday when they were bowled out for 78 off 25 overs to lose by seven wickets at home to Exmouth.

UPLYME & Lyme Regis continued their rich vein of form with a T20 victory over neighbouring Seaton at the King George V playing field.

Seaton won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 142 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Farway United made history and lifted the Devon Intermediate Cup for the first time in their history.

In the first final to be held on the newly laid Coach Road pitch at Newton Abbot, Farway recovered from giving away a 2-0 interval lead to win 5-4 on penalties. Bishop Blaize were worthy finalists but a single penalty miss cost them dearly.

UPLYME and Lyme Regis Cricket Club's skipper Steve Batey celebrated scoring a century in Saturday's home match against Axminster by helping to unveil a seat at the cricket club pavilion in memory of his grandad.

No one would have been more proud of the manner in which new club chairman Steve has breathed life into the village cricket team, currently top of one of the Devon Cricket League mini-divisions, than his grandad Brian Wellman.

FIRST MINI-LEAGUE VICTORY FOR SEATON

Seaton pulled off their first victory in the Devon Cricket Mini-League on Saturday with a competitive batting performance at Budleigh Salterton.

Teams competing in this cut-short cricket season, caused by covid-19, are now half way through the mini-league stage , organised by the Devon Cricket League, with three games played.

Nun News is offering a £125 cash prize for the batsmen who scores the most runs and the bowler who take the most wickets during the six game league programme for the clubs the Axminster and Seaton area: Seaton 1sts, Seaton 2nds, Axminster, Kilmington, Uplyme & Lyme Regis and Chardstock.

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