The 1st XI playing in the PREMIER DIVISION
Bradninch & Kentisbeare will begin the defence of their Tolchards Devon Cricket League Premier Division title with a Saturday, May 3, visit to Heathcoat.
The fixture computer has given the reigning champions about as tough a first set of fixtures as could have been thrown up!
After that opening day trip to Knightshayes to meet Heathcoat the team will host Sidmouth at Kensham Park on Saturday, May 10 and seven days later they make another trip across Mid Devon, this time to Sandford. May 24 sees B&K 1st XI back at Kensham Park to receive a visit from Cornwood and the first month of the 2025 campaign sees a third home game in the opening five games with a visit from North Devon on Saturday, May 31.
June begins with a trip down the A38 Expressway to Plymouth on the seventh of the month before a second successive away trip, this time to Paignton on June 14. June continues with a 21st Kensham Park meeting with visiting Exmouth and June ends with a 28th trip into the County Ground to face Exeter.
July 5th sees the start of the ‘second-half’ of the campaign with a July 5 home meeting with Heathcoat and seven days later it’s a trip to the East Devon coast and a game against Sidmouth at their Fortfield home. On July 19th Sandford are the visitors to Kensham Park and the July fixtures conclude with a 26th trip to Cornwood.
August is the last month of the 2025 campaign and it starts with a Saturday, August 2nd trip up the Noth Devon Link Road and a game at Instow against North Devon. August 9th sees a home game against Plymouth before a second successive Kensham Park outing with an August 16th meeting with Paignton. The final away game of the campaign is an August 23rd trip to Exmouth before the curtain comes down on another league term with a Saturday, August 30th Kensham Park meeting with Exeter.
The full fixture list for the 1st XI in the 2025 Tolchards Devon League Premier Division
Date Opposition Result
May 3 A Heathcoat
10 H SIDMOUTH
17 A Sandford
24 H CORNWOOD
31 H NORTH DEVON
June 7 A Plymouth
14 A Paignton
21 H EXMOUTH
28 A Exeter
July 5 H HEATHCOAT
12 A Sidmouth
19 H SANDFORD
26 A Cornwood
Aug 2 A North Devon
9 H PLYMOUTH
16 H PAIGNTON
23 A Exmouth
30 H EXETER
The 2nd XI playing in C Division East
Bradninch & Kentisbeare 2nd XI will face five 1st XI opponents and also take on four other 2nd XI teams in their 2025 Tolchards Devon League C Division East campaign.
It all begins on the first Saturday in May with a Kensham Park home meeting with Exmouth 2nd XI. Seven days later it’s a trip to Knightshayes to face Heathcoat 2nd XI before a May 17th home meeting against the first of the five 1st XI fixtures with Upottery rocking up at Kensham Park.
The first month of the season has a five game schedule and it concludes with back-to-back away games; a trip to Uplyme & Lyme Regis 1st XI followed by a visit to Seaton.
June begins with a fourth successive 1st XI as opposition with a home meeting with Ottery St Mary and that’s followed by a home meeting with Alphington & Countess Wear 1st XI. Next up it’s a trip to Sandford 2nd XI before June ends with a home game against Exeter 2nd XI, a fixture that also sees our 2nd XI complete the ‘first half’ of their campaign.
The full Tolchards Devon League C Division East fixture list (Home games are shown in capitals)
Date Opponents
May 3 H EXMOUTH 2nd XI
10 A Heathcoat 2nd XI
17 H UPOTTERY
24 A Uplyme & Lyme Regis
31 A Seaton
June 7 H OTTERY ST MARY
14 H ALPHINGTON & COUNTESS WEAR
21 A Sandford 2nd XI
28 H EXETER 2ND XI
July 5 A Exmouth 2nd XI
12 H HEATHCOAT 2nd XI
19 A Upottery
26 H UPLYME & LYME REGIS
Aug 2 H SEATON
9 A Ottery St Mary
16 A Alphington & Countess Wear
23 H SANDFORD 2nd XI
30 A Exeter 2nd XI
The 3rd XI playing in the G Division East
Bradninch & Kentisbeare 3rd XI will play in the Tolchards Devon League G Division East in the 2025 season.
There will be nine teams in the division and so our team will play 16 matches (two fewer than both our 1st and 2nd XI teams) in their league campaign.
What the nine team division does mean is that we have two FREE DATES for our team across the 18 weeks that the Tolchards League is set to run and those spare days will be Saturday, May 31st and Saturday, August 2nd.
The 3rd XI will start their campaign on Saturday, May 3rd with a trip to meet Axminster Town 1st XI – the only 1st XI that our side will come across in their league season.
The season ends with an August 30th home game against Topsham St James 2nd XI.
In total, our 3rd XI will take on one 1st XI, four 2nd XIs, two 3rd XIs and one 4th XI
The full list of our 3rd XIs G Division East fixtures is
Date Opponents
May 3 A Axminster Town 1st XI
10 H BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 3rd XI
17 A Whimple 2nd XI
24 H Exmouth 3rd XI
31 FREE DATE
June 7 A Seaton 2nd XI
14 A Woodbury & Newton St Cyres 2nd XI
21 H HEATHCOAT 4th XI
28 A Topsham St James 2nd XI
July 5 H AXMINSTER TOWN 1st XI
12 A Budleigh Salterton 3rd XI
19 H WHIMPLE 2nd XI
26 A Exmouth 3rd XI
Aug 2 FREE DATE
9 H SEATON 2nd XI
16 H WOODBURY & NEWTON ST CYRES 2nd XI
23 A Heathcoat 4th XI
30 H TOPSHAM ST JAMES 2nd XI