DCL 2nd XI B division west
Kingsbridge 147 all out,
Tavistock 304 for 7;
Kingsbridge (five points) lost to Tavistock (20)
by 157 runs
Stand-in Kingsbridge captain Matt Hammett won the toss and changed it up by bowling first, though he was fielding a weaker side due to the first team losing players.
It looked like a great call when the visitors Tavistock were 166 for 6 off 29 overs.
Man-of-the-match Mike Perkin bowled nine overs 2-28, Edmonds bowled up the hill for five overs with figures 0-20 and Hammett five overs 1-17.
In steps the debutant, Tim Bissett, a bloke that has been playing village cricket for over 20 years and in that time has never played a league match for the Kings.
Now, at the age of 68, he did his job of bowling nine overs like he was asked to do and picked up a wicket in his second over, finishing up with 1-47.
In the last 16 overs the wheels fell off and heads dropped; from restricting Tavistock to 166-6, the score soon became 277-7, which ended up 304-7 after the 45 overs were all bowled.
Two of their batsmen scored 100s, Kings were just missing that one bowler with a bit of pace to bowl full and straight. Edmonds finished with nine overs 0-71 and Hammett nine overs 2-73, Badale bowling seven overs 2-46.
In reply Kings knew there was a slim chance of winning the game but they knew they had to score at least 200 to get 5 batting points.
Young Harry Badale and Richard Cole opened the batting but didn't get off to the best of starts, Cole being bowled in the third over, only scoring one run.
Hammet came in with Harry and looked to score quickly, which they both did. Seeing the ball well, they put on a 62-run partnership when Hammett was run out trying to put pressure on the fielders. He fell on 35 and Harry went two overs later after a superb 40.
In came Perkin and Edmonds. Edmonds came in and scored nine before being trapped lbw, by this time the score was 126/4 and it was going downhill after that.
Perkin was out for a well-earned 37 and the rest of the batsmen didn't look like scoring very quickly until finally, in the 41st over, Kings were all out for 147, picking up only five points and leaving them bottom of the league.
The future doesn't look any easier for Kings, who face Torquay away this Saturday.
A club spokesman said: 'I would like to thank all the players from all parts of the villages in the South Hams that helped out the team in this game.
'I know it was a struggle but it was a day out. This week it is looking like that we will have most of our normal players in the side, which is fantastic news for the club.
'Also I would like to thank all the players and background people that helped out on the car boot sale on Monday, without you guys there would not have been one and we would not have raised money for the club. Thank you once again.'