Britain’s most unusual cricket match has been played – on a river bed.
For the first time ever a game was staged on the River Exe estuary when the tide was out.
The Location at Pole Sand is covered by feet of water when the tide is in.
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But on Sunday (21 Jul) teams from Exmouth Freemasons and Exmouth RNLI played the game of 12 overs each on the sand at low tide.
Even so the players were surrounded by water on all sides which slowly crept back in as the tide turned during the game, as reported on What’s The Jam.
Exmouth RNLI volunteers won by just three runs and were presented with the trophy designed and crafted from driftwood and recycled timber.
Organiser Nick Smith from Exmouth Freemasons said: “We were ferried there and back by boats.
“The sand of the river bed was very lumpy so it was a difficult pitch.
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“Maybe we should have taken a roller out there.
“The fielding was a challenge
“But we got a game on.
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“We had to move the pitch three times because the tide was coming in but we had a strategy in place for that and the game was able to continue.
“Most of it was about fighting the elements rather than the bat and ball.
“But no balls were lost and no people were hurt
“It was great fun.”
He added the match may now become an annual fixture.
Jason Luff, RNLI Exmouth volunteer crew said: ‘The game was great fun and also aimed to raise awareness of safety at sea.
“We are grateful to Exmouth Freemasons for all the hard work they put in to ensure that the event took place safely.”
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