Barum stay on point

BARNSTAPLE Town Reserves stay top of the Devon & Exeter Division Two table thanks to a 1-1 draw at home to Tipton St John on Monday. Barum went 1-0-up through Luke Austen after just five minutes but were pegged back with an equaliser with 15 minutes to pl

BARNSTAPLE Town Reserves stay top of the Devon & Exeter Division Two table thanks to a 1-1 draw at home to Tipton St John on Monday.

Barum went 1-0-up through Luke Austen after just five minutes but were pegged back with an equaliser with 15 minutes to play.

"They had a lot of possession but we definitely had the chances to win it," said manager Keith Shapland, who paid tribute to groundsmen Dennis Huxtable and Glenn Lee for working to ensure the pitch was playable.