Rain stops play! Final round of matches wiped out by bad weather

A NUMBER OF NAIL-BITING PROMOTION AND RELEGATION DECIDERS FALL VICTIM TO WASHOUT

- By CONRAD SUTCLIFFE

WHAT a washout! The final round of matches in the Tolchards Devon Cricket League across all 17 divisions was virtually written-off by bad weather.

Of 80 matches on the fixture list from the Premier to the H Divisions, only a handful actually got under way. And of the few that started, just two were played out to a finish.

Premier sides Plymouth and Cornwood had games against Paignton and Heathcoat either cancelled or abandoned.

Plymouth travelled to Paignton, where the rain started falling just as kit bags were being unloaded from cars.

Cornwood did start at Heathcoat, but only four balls were bowled at the visitors before umpires Paul Smith and Kevin Jacobs decided it was too wet to continue.