Defending champions Devon reach Middleton Cup semi final

Defending Champions Devon progressed through to the Semi-Finals of the Middleton Cup at the weekend when they overcame a 28-shot deficit against Cornwall to defeat their South West neighbours, Cornwall. Buckinghamshire, who 12 months ago lost out to Kent at this stage of the competition, gained revenge this term with a 6 shot victory, meanwhile victories for Yorkshire and Leicestershire complete the semi-final line-up.
Results from the Quarter-Finals held on Saturday 21st July are shown below:

Devon beat Cornwall 124-98 (18-4)
Rink scores (Devon skips first): J Webber lost to B Cotton 17-20, R Paxton bt M Read 21-19, J Chestney bt P Downs 22-12, G Sanders lost to T Phillips 14-16, I Lesley bt S Jones 23-13, L Ridout bt C Binny 27-18

Yorkshire beat Cumbria 110-107 (16-6)
Rink scores (Yorkshire skips first): G Bunce lost to S Irwin 12-16, V O’Neill drew with R Gallagher 21-21, M Walton bt S Airey 18-14, P Emmerson bt S Farish 26-17, D Clark drew with A Baxter 16-16, S Walton lost to I Gallagher 17-23

Buckinghamshire beat Kent 118-112 (18-4)
Rink scores (Buckinghamshire skips first): D Simpson bt G Charlton 30-11, K Smith bt R Kendrick 16-14, J McGuinness bt S McCaughan 27-11, A Briden lost to D Hanmore 17-22, T Room lost to P Martin 5-30, R Reid lost to K Weyand 23-24

Leicestershire beat Norfolk 131-124 (16-6)
Rink scores (Leicestershire skips first): N Hope bt P Barr 28-13, S Wade lost to G Tubby 23-30, J Dawson bt P Wilkinson 22-18, A Hollis lost to W Willgress 18-20, S Hayes lost to P Boldero 17-26, C Rodgers bt D Smith 23-17

The Semi-Finals and Final will take place at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa on Saturday 4th August, starting at 9:30am, with the final being played in the afternoon.

Semi-Final Line-Up:
Buckinghamshire v Devon
Yorkshire v Leicestershire