Honiton 1st XI were tasked with playing against top of the league and in-form Cullompton, away from home.

The match was heavily affected by the isolated rain in Cullompton.

Captain Haysom won the toss and decided to bat, to see if this decision would change his side's fortunes despite the presence of many dark clouds and the drizzle overhead.

Dave Haysom (2) opened with Kieran Conway (9) and set about the task to accumulate quick runs.

Unfortunately a struggling Haysom snicked one behind and was smartly taken out by Under-13 player Gillam - the worst possible start, leaving the town’s score at 3 for 1.

Hext joined Conway in settling things down, with Conway hitting two lovely shots for the first four, until he unfortunately missed a straight one for (9), leaving the score at 15 for 2.

Brad Groves joined Hext in search of runs and a partnership, but soon after the heavens opened and rain stopped play.

Tea was taken early.

This allowed the 1st XI team to step away from the cricket and take up the challenge of table tennis.

After many closely contested games, Kelly and Kennell beat Holmes and Ingram with many interesting shots and positions.

Holmes got carried away with a series of slams and Ingram decided to take both sides of the table.

This lightened the mood as the rain fell and it looked very unlikely they'd get back out onto the pitch.

Conway sank his first pint in under 12 overs.

The table tennis continued to flow, as Captain Haysom and Conway beat Ingram and Holmes 9-7 despite a fiercely contested game.

Soon after tea, the weather finally improved and the cricket covers were removed.

Hext and Groves were ready to return to battle, despite expressing concerns about getting wet.

They even offered to retire to help the team's cause for runs.

However, they were soon back in the rhythm of things, with Hext quickly smashing two fours and gently erasing his earlier fears.

Groves was unfortunately bowled out on a seven-ball over by Randall for four runs, leaving the score at 44 for 3.

Holmes joined Hext and swiftly scored 10 runs, before joining the rest back in the hut after being bowled out by Asantha.

With the score standing at 60 for 4, Canniford entered play, only for his first ball to snick behind and be smartly caught by young wicketkeeper Gillam.

The first golden duck of the game left the score at 60 for 5.

This brought Kennell to the crease to face Asantha's hat-trick ball; however, his full toss was confidently hit for a single.

Kennell then showed the rest of the team what they were doing wrong, smashing three fours and two sixes, despite the away team observing each train stop interval.

Kennell and Hext continued their good work, taking the score to 107, before Kennell was bowled by Xavier for a confident 35 off 32 balls.

Hext was not out long after for a well-crafted 33 off 87 balls, leaving the score at 111 for 7.

Ingram and Lapping both also tried their hands but didn't trouble the scorers, as the games' second golden duck left the score at 111 for 8.

Ostler lasted two balls before producing yet another duck, bringing in Kelly to work with Ingram in search of runs.

Ingram, however, fell for six runs, leaving Kelly on one not out.

This left Cullompton needing 119 to win.

The bowling attack was opened by Holmes and Lapping as they searched for quick wickets.

Bowling over after over, they finally had a breakthrough as Holmes bowled Walton for 23.

Lapping got Shere for 12, taking the score to 43 for 2.

Cullompton then set about trying to reach Honiton's total as quickly as possible.

Ingram sought to make an impact but ended up leaving quickly for Tiverton Accident and Emergency with a suspected broken little finger.

This led to bowling changes, with Ostler and Kelly (0 for 9 and 0 for 18) both trying to find a breakthrough.

Despite Kelly's dopplegänger inviting the batsmen to drive the ball deep, the chance was dropped by a well-oiled Conway.

Canniford and Conway then took the field in the search for wickets, with Canniford achieving success by dismissing Jarrett for 20, which left the scores at 98 for 3.

Smith and young Gillam set out in search of the finishing line and soon claimed victory.

Opener Smith finished on 40 not out, and Gillam six not out, in a game very much affected by the typical July rain and the coin toss win.

Although, in reality, it was the lacklustre batting display where the game was lost.