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FORWARD THINKING Fisher relishes City opportunity

Details: Created on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 07:00; Last Updated on Thursday, 27 June 2019 12:28; Published on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 07:00; Written by SIMON LARKINS at St James Park

Exeter City's newest recruit Alex Fisher is looking forward to attacking the Big Bank in red and white at St James Park.

The 28 year old former Yeovil Town forward said: “St James Park is the ground where I made my first ever professional start, so I’ve got (good) memories of the stadium. I played last year when the new stand was finished and it really added a new dimension.

MINOR COUNTIES Cornwall make up for lost time

Details: Created on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:35; Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:16; Published on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:35; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Cornwall launched their Minor Counties Championship season with an innings victory over Oxfordshire at Truro.

After the first day was lost to rain but Cornwall made impressive progress to wrap up victory inside five sessions.

MINOR COUNTIES Trego and Curtis set new Devon record

Details: Created on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 08:46; Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 11:13; Published on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 08:46; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego and batsman Max Curtis broke Devon’s longest-standing partnership record Wales at Pontarddulais Cricket Club.

The pair added 244 for the third wicket which surpassed the 200 that Hargrave Carroll and Frederick Beech put on for that wicket against Berkshire at Exeter in 1914.

MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP teams to beat...

Details: Created on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 08:24; Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 11:13; Published on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 08:24; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Berkshire and Lincolnshire made early statements of intent by completing emphatic two-day victories in the opening round of this season’s Minor Counties Championship.

The pair have contested the last three finals of the three-day competition and suggested that they will again be the teams to beat as Lincolnshire trounced Cumberland by ten wickets at Sleaford in the Eastern Division and defending champions Berkshire defeated Herefordshire by an innings and seven runs at Colwall in the Western Division.

MINOR COUNTIES Trego blasts Devon debut century

Details: Created on Monday, 24 June 2019 07:19; Last Updated on Monday, 24 June 2019 10:25; Published on Monday, 24 June 2019 07:19; Written by PAUL BOLTON Minor Counties cricket correspondent

Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego marked his Championship debut for Devon with a rapid century against Wales at Pontarddulais.

Trego, Devon’s professional this season, batted at four and reached his century from just 107 balls.