Sports in Seaton

The new East Devon T-20 Bash, sponsored jointly by LymeOnline and Nub News, got underway last week with three fixtures – Rising Ottery Super Beavers (Ottery St Mary) v Uplyme Muffin Men (Uplyme & Lyme Regis), Seaton Pirates (Seaton CC) v Upottery Kestrels (Upottery CC) and Sidbury Moles (Sidbury CC) v Kilmington Swingers (Kilmington CC). Honiton Hawks (Honiton CC) had a bye.

Uplyme Muffin Men proved to be too strong for Ottery Rising Ottery Super Beavers. Uplyme batted first and amassed a total of 182-6 with Sam Farrow (55), Steve Batey (43) and Mark Batey (38) top scoring in a performance peppered with aggressive batting which saw several sixes flying out of Ottery's expansive ground.

LYME Regis 1st team finished their season with a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Lapford this afternoon (Saturday) in the play-off for the Devon and Exeter League Premier Division title.

The two teams came together because Lapford won the Premier West Division and Lyme the Premier East Division.

SEATON Cricket Club have signed West Indian quick bowler Mali Marshall. He made his debut at Tavistock on Saturday, taking two wickets.

Mali is the 31-year-old son of the late Malcolm Marshall, one of the most feared West Indian fast bowlers throughout the 1980s.

Last week both the Ladies and the Seniors at Axe Cliff Golf Club had reasonable weather or, at least, they did not get wet.

The Ladies held their qualifying round to see which two pairs will represent the club at the County Express & Echo Shield to be held later in September at Exeter Golf & Country Club. They all fought well with the winners being the strong pairing of Caroline Bond and Jill Wellington with 32 points .

A Division

Seaton's batting failed them at home to Tavistock who won the toss and elected to bat, setting the home side a target of 207.

Lyme Regis Bowling Club members are back in action,  albeit with some restrictions.

So far the club as managed managed three friendlies against Axminster, Severalls and Topsham. The first two games were played with number restrictions, but the game at Topsham was played with a full compliment. Unfortunately, the game against South Petherton was called off due to the inclement May weather.

Despite the awful weather last week, Axe Cliff Golf Club were able to hold a fun-friendly game with the ladies. It proved to be a popular format, being a team of three of two men and a woman.

It was played as a stableford with the two best scores on each hole to count but the

IN their penultimate game of the season, Lyme Regis Reserves were away to a strong East Budleigh side which has finished runners-up in the Devon League Division One East.

The Seasiders travelled with a small squad, going into the last week of the season  with many injuries and players fatigued from the number of games having to be played in such a short space of time.

A Division

Seaton won their first match of the new cricket season with a four-wicket victory at home to Barton which leaves them in a mid-table position.

Lyme Regis 1st team continued their impressive form with a 4-1 victory in a friendly at home to Devon and Exeter West Division Two outfit Broadclyst this afternoon (Saturday).

The Seasiders got off to an explosive start with an early goal when Cameron Vere steered home a Cody Bowditch cross.