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Minor Counties Championship
Herefordshire v Cornwall
at Brockhampton
on Sunday 21 June at 11am
Cornwall play their second Minor Counties Championship game of the season
when they travel to Brockhampton to take on Herefordshire. The game will
provide a memorable milestone for St Just's Gary Thomas. He is set to
join the illustrious set of nine players who have played one hundred championship
games for the County. Thomas made his debut in against Dorset at St Austell
in 1992 . He scored a record fourteenth century at Falmouth last time
out and in doing so passed former opening partner Steve Williams to become
the fourth highest runscorer in Cornwall's history.
Last season's clash with Herefordshire succumbed to the weather at St
Austell with a wash out over the first two days. A one day game was hastily
rearranged at Truro which Cornwall were dismissed for 114 and Herefordshire
went on to win by seven wickets. Their first championship win for almost
three years.
In the opening round of games a fortnight ago Dorset were the only winners
in the western division with their win over Oxfordshire. Cornwall and
Herefordshire had contrasting draws. Cornwall and Cheshire's game petered
out after the second day at Falmouth was washed out. Herefordshire meanwhile
were involved in a thriller with Shropshire at Eastnor. Herefordshire's
last pair were at the crease, and just eight runs short of victory, when
the overs ran out.
Cornwall make one change from the side that played Cheshire at Falmouth.
Somerset leg spinner Michael Munday comes into the team for the unavailable
Matthew Rowe. It will only be Munday's third appearance in the last five
seasons. He featured in one game last year taking three wickets in the
win over Shropshire at Truro. Herefordshire make just one change to the
side that drew with Shropshire at Eastnor a fortnight ago with Huw Jones
coming in for David Exall. Four of the team will be playing on their home
club ground including the skipper Chris Boroughs.
Cornwall : Tom Sharp capt. (Truro), Keith Parsons (Taunton St Andrews),
Gary Thomas (St Just), Matt Robins (Werrington), Chris Hunkin (Truro),
Alex Smeeth (Werrington), Gavin Edwards wk (St Just), Dan Davis (Callington),
Rob Harrison (Newquay), Ben Smeeth (Werrington) Michael Munday (Somerset
CCC)
Herefordshire: Chris Boroughs Capt.(Brockhampton), Harshad Patel (Himley),
Ben Stebbings (Brockhampton), Dan Bassett (Himley), Huw Jones (Moseley),
Henry Langford (Brockhampton), Chris Powell (wk) (Brockhampton), Will
Rudge (Bristol), Charlie Griffiths (Colwall), Stuart Wedge (Himley), Andy
Sutton (Barnt Green). ends
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