The magnificent double century stand for the opening wicket in Saturday’s eight wicket home victory over Sandford set us looking through the record books – certainly since the Millennium – to see just how the 221 put on by Gary Chappell and Tim Piper stands against all the other year-on-year ‘top partnerships’ and……..its the best by some way!
Indeed, if we go back SEVENTEEN years to 2005 – it was again the Gary Chappell and Tim Piper combination who chalked up the best partnership of the 2005 season when they put on 117 for the third wicket in the then, annual friendly at home to Bristol-based Stapleton.
Here is the year-on-year best stands of each season.
2022 – 221 May 28 HOME v Sandford – Gary Chappell and Tim Piper for the 1st wicket
2021- 146 June 12 AWAY v Barton – Gary Chappell and Dan Hardy for the 4th wicket
2020 – 107 July 8 HOME v Thorverton – Gary Chappell and Mitchell Pugh for the 3rd wicket
2019 – 180 July 27 HOME v Ivybridge – Kian Burns and Tim Piper for the 3rd wicket
2018 – 186 July 14 HOME v Sandford – Rory Thomas and Tim Piper for the 1st wicket
2017 – 204 Aug 19 HOME v Paignton – Gary Chappell and Matt Foster for the 2nd wicket
2016 – 200 July 23 HOME v Shobrooke Park 2nds – Bryn Jones and Thom Bunker for the 1st wicket
2015 – 195 July 11 HOME v Budleigh Salterton – Ross Acton and Charlie Walker for the 1st wicket
2014 – 98 June 14 AWAY v Chudleigh – Tim Piper and Gian Botha for the 4th wicket
2013 – 179 May 18 AWAY v Budleigh Salterton – Dan Hardy and Jackson Thompson for the 2nd wicket
2012 – 123 June 30 HOME v Sandford – Matt Goulding and James Street for the 2nd wicket
2011 – 116 July 30 AWAY v Bovey Tracey – Brad Copacha and Joe Webb for the 5th wicket
116 Aug 6 HOME v Heathcoat – Brad Copacha and Gary Chappell for the 3rd wicket
2010 – 147 Aug 28 AWAY v North Devon – Gary Chappell and Tim Piper for the 1st wicket
2009 – 196 May 31 AWAY v Bideford – Gary Chappell and Joe Webb for the 3rd wicket
2008 – 120 July 27 HOME v Beaford (NDL) – Dan Hardy and Adrian Ezquero for the 4th wicket
2007 – 82 June 2 HOME v Plym CS & Roborough – Gary Newall and Luka Fencl for the 2nd wicket
2006 – 104 June 24 AWAY v Ivybridge II – Derrick Foan and Joe Webb for the 2nd wicket
2005 – 117 Aug 5 HOME v Stapleton – Gary Chappell and Tim Piper for the 3rd wicket.