Minor Counties Championship 2005

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Berkshire at Falkland CC 5-7 June click for detail

Cheshire at Alderley Edge 20-22 June

Wales at Camborne 3-5 July

Herefordshire at Truro 17-19 July

Dorset at Bournemouth 7-9 August

Shropshire at St Austell 21-23 August Day 3

Cornwall v Shropshire at St Austell 21-23 August

Day 1 Close Shropshire 296 (87.5 overs) (Driver 4-95, Penberthy 3-53, Hunkin 3-59)

Cornwall 4-0 (2 overs)

Day 2 1 30pm lunch update - Delayed start after rain Cornwall 101-5 (Penberthy 31 not out)

Close Cornwall 201(66.5 overs) (Penberthy 43) Shropshire 119-4 (40 overs)

Shropshire lead by 214 runs

Day 3 Shropshire 226 all out (Hunkin 5-76) Cornwall set 322 off a min of 74 overs

Cornwall 322-2 (55.4 overs) (Roberts 122no, Penberthy 103no, Sharp 50)

Won by 8 wkts with 18.2 overs to spare

Cornwall v Shropshire Match Card/Report

Dorset v Cornwall at Dean Park, Bournemouth 7-9 August

Day 1 Close Dorset 276-9 (90 overs) Treagus 63; Sharp 3 for 42, Hunkin 3 for 97,

Cornwall 67-3 - Thomas 2, Hands 26 & Penberthy 15. Sharp 22 not out & Turner 0 not out

Day 2 Lunch Cornwall 197-6 (Sharp 81, Driver 59 both out just before lunch after a 101 partnership for the fifth wicket)

Close Cornwall 279all out (Price 48). Dorset 152-5 (Penberthy 3-26)

Dorset lead by 149 runs with 5 second innings wickets remaining.

Cornwall’s Minor Counties Championship game with Dorset at Bournemouth is well balanced going into today’s third and final day. Dorset lead by 149 runs with five second innings wickets remaining. Yesterday Cornwall took a first innings lead of three runs after being bowled out for 279. Tom Sharp made 81, Ryan Driver 59 and Ben Price 48 before being last out. Dorset reached 152 for 5 last night in their second innings with Anthony Penberthy taking three late wickets to keep Cornwall well in the game.

Day 3 Dorset 248 Cornwall 200-8 (Price 43, Thomas 42, Sharp 33 -needing 246 to win in a minimum of 57 overs) 9th wicket pair of Hunkin and Turner saw out around six overs for the draw

Match Drawn Dorset 11 points, Cornwall 11 points

Cornwall v Dorset Full scorecard

Dorset CCC play-cricket scorecard

CrickInfo Full detailed scorecard

Cornwall v Herefordshire at Truro 17-19 July

Cornwall v Herefordshire Match scorecard

CrickInfo Full detailed scorecard

Day 3 Update Cornwall win by an Innings & 45 runs

Cornwall wrapped up a win by an innings and 45 runs half an hour before lunch on the third day. After Herefordshire were dismissed for 291 they were asked to follow on and were immediately in trouble at 25-4. They survived to reach 88 for 6 at the close of day 2 with Bostock and Hunkin taking three wickets apiece. The seventh wicket stand between Rawnsley and Shilvock added 89 until it was broken after 45 minutes of the third morning. The end came quickly with the last 4 wickets falling in just over 4 overs to give Cornwall a first innings win since the success at Devizes against Wiltshire thirty-seven years ago in 1968. Hunkin took 5 for 68 from 19 overs.

Day 2 Delayed Start Rain

Cornwall are well on top after the second day of their Minor Counties Championship game with Herefordshire at Truro. Ryan Driver took six wickets to bowl the visitors out for 281 to gain a first innings lead of 192 runs. Then, after being asked to follow on, Herefordshire ended the day struggling on 88 for 6.

Day 1

Cornwall Team News David Roberts unfit. Dominic Bostock (Camborne) first cap replaces Nick George

Day 1 Cornwall after being put in 473-9 (90overs) Herefordshire 50-0 (13 overs)

Sharp 156, Hunkin 92, Edwards 68, Driver 40, Thomas 35

Coverage - for regular weekday updates tune into BBC Radio Cornwall (95.5 or 103.9FM) or online click here at the top of each hour at the end of news bulletins and live reports in the 13.45, 17.45 & 18.45 sportsdesks.

Cornwall v Wales at Camborne 3-5 July

Cornwall v Wales Full Match scorecard (word)

Day 1 Wales 316 (89.4 overs) (IJ Thomas 88, GP Rees 75; N Ivamy 5-36, TG Sharp 3-108)

Day 2 Cornwall 309 (89 overs) Gary Thomas 126, K Turner 103, C Hunkin 26, H Waters 6-69

Thomas & Turner 164 for 4th wicket, Thomas's record breaking 13th century & century for nightwatchman Turner

Wales 131-6 (Ryan Driver 4-37) close Day 2

Day 3 Rain in Camborne until around 1pm

2pm inspection - result futher inspection at 3pm

Further rain so match abandoned as a draw at 2.40pm

Cheshire v Cornwall at Alderley Edge CC 20-22 June

Cheshire v Cornwall Match Scorecard (word)

Day 3 Cheshire made 364 all out in 129.3 overs leaving Cornwall 172 to win in just 23 overs

Cheshire's last six wickets had batted 78.3 overs on the final day

In a run chase Cornwall reached 50-1 and 110-4 before Penberthy's dismissal for 38 saw 4 wickets fall for 14. James Hands and Nick George saw out the last two overs to hang on for the draw at 125 -8 .

Day 2 Delayed Start by an hour - drizzle - Cornwall overnight 96-1

12.50 update Cornwall 157-2 (51 overs) Roberts 52 out

Lunch 1.45-pm update 229-2 (69 overs) Penberthy 69no, Edwards 84no

4pm update Cornwall 434-8 inns closed (90 overs) Penberthy 150, Edwards 137, Hands 38no

Cornwall lead by 193 runs on first innings

5.50 update Cheshire 66-1 (23 overs- 28 overs remaining tonight)

6.50 update Cheshire 114-3 (39 overs - 12 remaining tonight) Schofield out- c N George b Hunkin

Close Day 2 Cheshire 142-4 (Hall & Schofield out) - Day 3 start 10.30am - 102 overs in the day minimum

Day 1 Tom Sharp unfit. Debuts for Karl Turner (Beacon) and Antony Angove (Falmouth) aged 16 years 169 days.

Cheshire won the toss and batted - Weather hot

Noon start - 13.55 update Cheshire 86-4 (1 run out and lbws for Nick George & Hunkin)

14.55 update Cheshire 101-4

15.55 update Cheshire 150-5 (51 overs)

16.55 update Cheshire 205-6 (70 overs)

18.00 update Cheshire 241all out (Chris Schofield 85, Bowling: N George 13.3-2-46-3, A Penberthy 16-4-37-0, C Hunkin 14-2-39-1, M George 25-6-70-5, A Angove 8-0-28-0, J Hands 2-1-7-0)

18-45 update Cornwall 48-1 (Pearce lbw 0 first ball)

Close Day 1 Cornwall 96-1 (Roberts 51no, Edwards 33no)

Berkshire v Cornwall at Falkland CC , Newbury    5-7 June

Day 3 Cornwall 197 all out (52.3 overs) - Nick George 37 not out, Chris Hunkin 34, Gary Thomas 25. Tom Sharp unable to bat due to ankle injury sustained before the start. Match finished around 2.30pm with 54 overs unused on the day.

Full Berkshire v Cornwall Scorecard (word)

Day 2 updates

noon Cornwall 97-2 off 24 overs (Gazzard out caught behind)

Lunch 1.10 Cornwall 196-4 off 41 overs (Roberts out for 107 off 98 balls)

3pm Cornwall 247-8 needing 30 to save the follow on

Tea Cornwall 296 all out (Roberts 107, Sharp 91, Penberthy 29)- Berkshire lead by 130 runs on first innings

Berkshire Second Innings 15-0

5pm Berkshire 56-2 (lead 186)

5.30pm Berkshire 81-4 (17 overs) (lead 211) Nick George all four wickets

5.45 Berkshire 111-5 off 23 overs (lead 241)

6.45 Berkshire 141-7 (lead 271)

7.45 Close Day 2 Berkshire 157 all out (G Rollins 8-1-49-0, N George 10.4-1-39-5, C Hunkin 4-0-19-1, A Penberthy 14-7-24-2, T Sharp 13-2-22-2) Cornwall set 288 to win

Cornwall 2nd Innings 7-1 (Gazzard lbw first ball)

Cornwall need 281 runs with 9 second innings wickets remaining.

Day 1 Cornwall won the toss and elected to field. Nick George a late change replacing injured Rob Harrison.Cornwall face an uphill battle following the opening day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship game with Berkshire at Newbury. After being put in the home team made 426 for 9 in their allotted 90 overs thanks to some solid batting, with four home batsmen making half centuries. Former Essex star Paul Prichard top scored with 79. Cornwall’s most successful bowler was skipper Tom Sharp who took 3 for 54. Cornwall faced 10 overs last night and were 27 for 1 at the close. Gary Thomas was dismissed without scoring but Carl Gazzard and David Roberts survived until stumps.

Noon Berkshire 62-1 off 13 overs

1.10pm   Berkshire 179-2 off 34 overs at Lunch.

3pm Berkshire 222-4 off 46 overs

4pm Berkshire 317-5 off 67 overs at Tea.

Close Day 1 Berkshire 426-9 off allotted 90 overs (Prichard 79, Naylor 78; Sharp 3-54. Rollins 2-71)

Cornwall 27-1 (Thomas 0 (3rd ball), Gazzard 7no, Roberts 18no)

Coverage - for regular updates tune into BBC Radio Cornwall (95.5 or 103.9FM) or online click here at the top of each hour at the end of news bulletins and live reports in the 13.45, 17.45 & 18.45 sportsdesks.

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