Sports in Seaton

Rain washes out cricket programme

By Philip Evans

10th May 2021 | Cricket

Rain washed out Saturday's Devon Cricket League programme with only two teams from the Axe Valley area getting in a few overs before the games were abandoned.

Seaton 1st X1 were at home to Cullompton in the A Division. The visitors won the toss and elected to field and Seaton were on 97 for 3 after 24 overs when the match was abandoned, giving each team seven league points.

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Axminster Town Football Club has demonstrated its commitment to provide sport for all by introduction a Wild Cats initiative, a national network sponsored by Weetabix.

Wildcats is non-competitive football for girls between the ages of four and 11 who want to try the sport for the first times and who want to play with girls of their own age.

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Covid competition at Axe Cliff

By Philip Evans

3rd May 2021 | Golf

Covid competition winners Steve and Caroline Bond

By Dave Bruce

The Covid Cup competition at Axe Cliff Golf Club was the brainchild of last year's Lady Captain, Barbara Cummings. She found an old silver trophy and decided it should be played for in a mixed pairs competition to commemorate the dreadful virus which has affected us all in so many ways.

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Whistlestop tennis at Seaton

By Philip Evans

3rd May 2021 | Tennis

Pictured from left to right: Julie Hopkinson, Teresa Hancock, John Murphy, Richard Griffith, Judith Davis, Geoff Copp, Stuart Loudwell and Martha Gazzard

Seaton Tennis Club held a mixed doubles Whistlestop Tournament as a friendly warm up for impending league matches.

Winners played with losers and losers played with winners - timed ten minute tie breaks starting and finishing with a blast of the whistle, with a different partner every time.

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LYME Regis 1sts started well at Dawlish United yesterday, carving out numerous chances with Joe Bond, Ben Vine and Brad Rowe all missing guilt- edged chances and a seemingly blatant foul on Fred Parsons in the area ignored by the referee.

It wasn't until the 30th minute that Brad Rowe side-footed home from 10 yards to break the deadlock.

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