The Taunton Deane CC sides returned home on Saturday evening with four of the six being victorious, writes Richard Walsh.
The fourths travelled to Yeovil Royal Blasters and could only manage 117, a total the home side had little difficulty passing.
The Deane thirds won in style, scoring 326 in just 40 overs against Wiveliscombe’s first XI.
The home side’s reply was a below par 140 all out with James Tier taking a very impressive 5-21.
However, the choice for Player of the Day was James Perry who scored a match-defining 133.
The fifths were in a tight game against Wellington thirds.
Fin Bendle (80) was the mainstay of the Deane innings, which closed on 197.
Good bowling from the six Deane bowlers limited the home side and, with the evergreen Phil Batstone claiming four wickets, Wellington fell 18 runs short.
The first XI welcomed Twyford House, whose impressive first-wicket stand of 72 was followed by the fall of four wickets for 40 runs with Jack Leach and Sakuna claiming two each.
Sakuna claimed another and Sam Burgess bagged four as the visitors could muster just 199.
The Deane reply had a few too many stutters for the liking of a large gathering of Deane supporters, but Sakuna saw the side home with an unbeaten 88.
The Deane sixth XI suffered a defeat at Brompton Ralph, but the story of the game proved the unpredictability of cricket.
At 51-9, the Deane were a long way short of the total of 186 set by the hosts.
A 109-run last-wicket partnership between Jeff and Bashir nearly saved the day.
The seconds had travelled to Minehead who, being asked to bat first, made 214, which the visitors reached for the loss of eight wickets.
Nic Viljoen was at the wicket while 201 runs were scored, and his unbeaten 77 at a run a ball was central to a win that keeps the seconds in top spot and looking for promotion.
Deane's second XI was in action again on Sunday, August 3, this time at the County Ground in the final of the County Intermediate Cup where there was tense anticipation as Jack Blackwell and skipper Josh Cobb started the innings.
Josh departed for 24 in the fourth over, leaving the Deane already on 41.
His replacement at the crease, Benny Jessop, was in no mood to reduce the pressure and Jack Blackwell powered his way to a brilliant 70 from just 34 balls.
There was little rest for the tiring Cleeve bowlers and fielders.
Alex Chaffey (34), Sam Shaikh (20*) and Dave Jessop (8*) all hit maximums as the Deane score went past the psychologically important 200.
Cleeve needed a good start to have a chance of getting past 209, but they found Deane bowlers and fielders as tenacious as their batters had been belligerent.
Connor Chilcott bowled his four overs of left arm spin for just 22, taking five wickets as well.
Cleeve were 81-6 at the end of the 11th over and when Ollie Salt picked up three wickets they were all out for 117 in the 17th over.
The final wicket fell to Harry Quirk whose sweeper fielding on the long boundary in front of Caddick Pavilion had been rewarded with bouts of loud appreciation from the crowd.
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