East Prawle lost at home to Slapton this week by seven wickets in a game dominated by the visitors' Chris Bowles.

He took four wickets and carried his bat for 59 runs to see the Slapton side to an easy victory.

The visitors won the toss and put East Prawle in on a wicket still damp and soft from Saturday night’s torrential rain.

East Prawle were bowled out for 124 in 33 overs, with former captain Julian Brazil standing out with the bat on a half century before he was bowled by Mathias.

Once again Phil Martin opened - this time with his brother Adrian - and did his job, staying in and clocking up 28 runs.

Adrian was not so fortunate, falling to Mitchelmore on his second delivery for a duck.

Bowles accounted for the wickets of Carl Tillott, skipper Shaun Taylor, Pete Thuel and Pete Burner, the latter two falling for ducks.

Slapton only needed 28.2 overs to make the winning total and it was done fittingly enough with a boundary by Bowles, who was declared man of the match.

Taylor, Tillott and Brazil were the pick of the Prawle bowlers. Taylor bowled three overs, two maidens, two runs and no wickets. Tillott bowled three for five with one wicket and Brazil, three for five with no wickets.

Dave Hampden-Smith took the wicket of opener Burton, who had put on an 80- partnership with Bowles, and Brazil brilliantly ran out Dan Mercer with an accurate throw at the stumps.