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Saturday 19th July

Leaders St Just won a thriller at Falmouth to maintain their unbeaten record. After Falmouth scored 241-7 St Just got home by two wickets with just two balls remaining. Gary Thomas was the hero hitting a boundary in the final over to reach his century. St Just had slipped to 87 for 5 before Mark George (48) combined with Thomas to add 95 for the sixth wicket. He ended on 103 not out that included 15 fours. Dave Neville took a couple of late wickets but with 9 needed off the last over Thomas and Adam Barrett, with a boundary off the fourth ball, secured victory. Antony Angove took three for 67. Earlier Falmouth opener Adrian Noott made 115 before being dismissed off the last ball. Larry Martin made 47 not out adding 107 for the seventh wicket. Mark George took four for 54.Truro maintained second spot after sweeping to a seven wicket win at Paul in a game that was over by tea-time. Paul reached 23 before losing Craig Osborne for 17. Then four wickets fell for just one run with Aaron Pennell getting rid of Ryan Edwards and Justin Stephens while Tom Hyslop was run out. Wickets continued to fall with only Kelvin Snell (21) getting double figures as Paul were dismissed in the 38th over for 72. Aaron Pennell took five for 28 from 15.1 overs and Chris Phillips three for 10. Tom Sharp opened the Truro innings and carried his bat making 44 with nine boundaries. Chris Martin and Ben Price went cheaply with Alex Tunnadine making 12 before being out shortly before victory was gained. Anthony Hosking, Dave Twigg and Stephens all took a wicket. Werrington were held to a draw at Grampound Road after making 246-8. Mark Howell carried his bat reaching 100 not out off the last ball. Mark Hodgson hit 58 with Lewis Sanders and Chris Hunkin taking three wickets apiece. Martin Roberts made 34 and Jamie Trudgeon 22 after Chris Hunkin hit 27 in the 'Road's 137-8 in their 55 overs. Joel Keenan took three for 16 and Darren Johns two for 26. Newquay's game with St Austell was played last Sunday due to the Sports Centre being unavailable yesterday, due to the Rugby Sevens Festival. St Austell got the better of a drawn game.

Falmouth - Falmouth 241-7 (A Noott 115, L Martin 47no, S Williams 20, R Kellow 20; M George 4-54),

St Just 242-8 (G Thomas 103no, M George 48; A Angove 3-67, D Neville 2-45, G Popperwell 2-47).

St Just (18 points) beat Falmouth (nine) by two wickets.

Grampound Road - Werrington 246-8 (M Horwell 100no, M Hodgson 58, extras 21; L Sanders 3-34, C Hunkin 3-65),

Grampound Road 137-8 (M Roberts 34, M Sekhoto 27, J Trudgeon 22; J Keenan 3-16, D Johns 2-26).

Werrington (15 points) drew with Grampound Road (six)

Paul - Paul 72 (K Snell 21; A Pennell 5-28, C Phillips 3-10),

Truro 74-3 (T Sharp 44no).

Truro (18points) beat Paul (one) by seven wickets.

Sunday 13th July

Match brought forward a week due to a Rugby Festival.

Newquay - St Austell 213-8 (M Rowe 56, D Jarman 45, M Bone 25; N Ivamy 3-65),

Newquay 189-9 (A Cocking 49, J Crane 46, B Purchase 24; M Bone 5-42, S Raven 2-49).

St Austell (15 points) drew with Newquay (ten).

Saturday 12th July

St Just recorded their eighth win of the campaign with a five wicket home success over Newquay. The visitors, who were without skipper Rob Harrison, were restricted to 151-9. They lost Tom Brooks and Scott Steward with only 6 on the board. Joe Crane (19), Adam Cocking (30) and Dan Woollard (45) staged a recovery. Mark George took four for 18 to wreck the middle order while Adam Barrett and Robert Clackworthy took two wickets apiece. David Roberts (50) and Neil Curnow (44) opened with a stand of 91 before Neil Ivamy (3-44) got the breakthrough. Gary Thomas made 32 not out to see victory with over 16 overs to spare. Truro, who were without skipper Tom Sharp, won at Werrington by 24 runs. Despite losing Ben Price to the first ball of the match steady batting saw Truro make 155 all out. Ryan Thomas top scored with 27 with Aaron Pennell and Graham Griffiths making 26. Ben Smeeth took four for 41 with two wickets each for Darren Johns and Seb Street. Werrington got off to a bad start losing Street and Mark Horwell without a run on the board. Matt Robins (26) and Alex Smeeth (39) then put on 77 but once parted the innings fell away. Alex Taylor, Pennell and Andrew Fairman took three wickets apiece. Paul won at Falmouth by two wickets with nine balls to spare in a close encounter. Falmouth did well to recover from 45-6 to make 181. Antony Angove's 76 held things together with vital contributions lower down from George Popperwell (34) and Sean Turner (29). Dave Twigg took four for 28 and opening partner Anthony Hosking three for 30. Tom Hyslop made 59 and Kelvin Snell 53 but it was left to the ninth wicket pair of Dan Magee (15no) and Paul Osborne (6no) to secure the win. St Austell's improvement continued with an eight wicket win at bottom club Grampound Road. After Tom Hughes hit 31 Mpho Sekhoto (53) and Chris Hunkin (60no) laid the base of the 205-7. Martin Roberts (21) and Pete Davey 18 hit late runs. Matt Rowe took four for 61. Sean Hooper (81) and Matt Ellison (73) put on 171 for St Austell's first wicket. Ben Rowse took two for 36 as victory came with 15 balls remaining.

St Just - Newquay 151-9 (D Woollard 45, A Cocking 30, extras 26; M George 4-18, A Barrett 2-29, R Clackworthy 2-35),

St Just 155-5 (D Roberts 50, N Curnow 44, G Thomas 32no; N Ivamy 3-44, T Brooks 2-42).

St Just (19 points) beat Newquay (five) by five wickets.

Werrington- Truro 155 (R Thomas 27, A Pennell 26, G Griffiths 26; B Smeeth 4-41, S Steward 2-14, D Johns 2-24),

Werrington 131 (A Smeeth 39, M Robins 26, extras 29; A Taylor 3-24, A Pennell 3-39, A Fairman 3-39).

Truro (18 points) beat Werrington (seven) by 24 runs.

Falmouth - Falmouth 181 (A Angove 76, G Popperwell 34, S Turner 29; D Twigg 4-28, A Hosking 3-30, R Edwards 2-26),

Paul 182-8 (T Hyslop 59, K Snell 53; D Ayres 3-41, J Udy 2-44, G Popperwell 2-47).

Paul (20 points) beat Falmouth (eight) by two wickets.

Grampound Road - Grampound Road 205-7 (C Hunkin 60no, M Sekhoto 53, T Hughes 31, M Roberts 21; M Rowe 4-61),

St Austell 207-2 (S Hooper 81, M Ellison 73, extras 28; B Rowse 2-36).

St Austell (18 points) beat Grampound Road (six) by eight wickets.

Saturday 5th July

Heavy rain on Friday and Saturday saw a complete washout

Newquay (0 points), Falmouth (nil) match cancelled

Paul (0 points), Grampound Road (nil) match cancelled

St Austell (0 points), Werrington(nil) match cancelled

Truro (0 points), St Just nil) match cancelled

Saturday 28th June

Truro recorded the quickest win of the day when they romped to a nine-wicket success at Grampound Road in a game that only lasted 50 overs. The 'Road' were dismissed for 100 after at one stage being 66-3, Mpho Sekhoto making 31. Aaron Pennell took four of the first five wickets and ended with five for 34 from 16 overs. Tom Sharp took four for 11. Tim Marrion (26) added 58 for the first wicket with Chris Martin who went on to hit 47 not out. The winning runs came in the sixteenth over. St Just strengthened their position at the top with a six-wicket win at Werrington. After being put in the home team lost their first four wickets for 39. Mark Hodgson rescued the innings to make 89 not out that included 2 sixes and 10 fours. Joel Keenan made 22 as Werrington reached 178 for 9 in 55 overs. Adam Barrett took four for 43 and Robert Clackworthy two for 28. David Roberts (63) and Neil Curnow (62) added 131 for the first St Just wicket before both were dismissed in the space of six runs. Matt Robins took two for 31 but Gary Thomas (19no) and Gareth May (23no) guided the champions home with over 15 overs to spare. St Austell moved off the bottom with a surprise win at Falmouth. The home side got off to a good start as Adrian Noott (65) and Antony Angove (47) put on 83 for the second wicket after the early loss of Steve Williams. The rest of the batting chipped in with Sean Turner making 20 in the 208 all out in 53 overs. Simon Ellison took four for 35 and Gary Bone three for 57. Sean Hooper, on his return to Trescobeas, opened with 38 before a third wicket stand of 101 won the game. Matt Rowe made 68 and Dan Jarman, on his return, made 69 not out. Jon Udy took two for 23 as the 'Saints' reached 212-4 with three overs to spare. Newquay did well to win at Paul by 98 runs. Newquay were 10-3 but recovered well through Adam Cocking (37) and Barry Purchase who went on to make 93. Scott Steward hit 20 in the 202 all out. Anthony Hosking and Tom Hyslop both took three wickets. Neil Ivamy then took three for 19 and Rob Harrison three for 27 as the home side were dismissed in 38 overs for 104. Kelvin Snell made 31 and Dave Twigg ended on 24 not out. ends

Falmouth - Falmouth 208 (A Noott 65, A Angove 47, S Turner 20; S Ellison 4-35, G Bone 3-57, M Bone 2-50),

St Austell 212-4 (D Jarman 69no, M Rowe 68, S Hooper 38; J Udy 2-23).

St Austell (20 points) beat Falmouth (seven) by six wickets.

Grampound Road - Grampound Road 100 (M Sekhoto 31; A Pennell 5-34, T Sharp 4-11),

Truro 101-1 (C Martin 47no, T Marrion 26, extras 20).

Truro (20 points) beat Grampound Road (one) by nine wickets.

Paul - Newquay 202 (B Purchase 93, A Cocking 37, S Steward 20; A Hosking 3-34, T Hyslop 3-48),

Paul 104 (K Snell 31, D Twigg 24no; N Ivamy 3-19, R Harrison 3-27, S Steward 2-22).

Newquay (20 points) beat Paul (six) by 98 runs.

Werrington - Werrington 178-9 ( M Hodgson 89no, J Keenan 22; A Barrett 4-43, R Clackworthy 2-28),

St Just 179-4 (D Roberts 63, N Curnow 62, G May 23no; M Robins 2-31).

St Just (19 points) beat Werrington (six) by six wickets.

Saturday 21st June

Rain on Friday and Saturday saw a washout.

St Austell -St Austell (0 points), Paul (nil) match cancelled.

St Just -St Just (0 points), Grampound Road (nil) match cancelled.

Truro - Truro (0 points), Falmouth (nil) match cancelled.

Werrington -Werrington (0 points), Newquay (nil) match cancelled.

Saturday 14th June

Leaders St Just had a comfortable five wicket win at St Austell to maintain a healthy lead at the top of the table. St Austell were dismissed for 152 in the 49th over. Matt Ellison (18) and Matt Rowe put on 33 for the first wicket. Rowe went on to make 51 before being fourth out with the score at 90. The innings fell away as Adam Barrett took three for 46 and Nick George three for 29. David Roberts (43) and Neil Curnow (25) added 55 before being parted. Gary Thomas and Darren Cudby went cheaply before Gavin Edwards with 39 not out saw St Just home with over 32 overs to spare. James Maycock, on his debut, bowled well to take two for 27. Werrington did well to win at Paul by seven wickets after being set 236. Sebastian Street (85) added 104 for the second wicket with Ben Smeeth (76 not out) before the Smeeth brothers (Alex 44 not out) put on an unbroken 77 to win the game with almost four overs to spare. Falmouth ended Grampound Road's winning run with a four wicket win at Trescobeas to move into second spot. The 'Road' made 173 all out with Kris Harris, returning to the side, hitting 39 and Dave Wilton 30 after the first five wickets fell for 105. Dave Neville took four for 25 and Duncan Ayres two for 22 off ten overs. Falmouth were well served by Antony Angove who made 53 and Ayres with 39 after three wickets had fallen for 43. Newquay moved off the bottom following a five wicket home win over Truro. Needing 178 Adam Cocking (32) and Barry Purchase (38) batted well after the openers had gone for 23. Rob Harrison's 69 not out finished the job with fifteen balls to spare. Truro's 177 all out saw Tom Sharp make 31 and Aaron Pennell 43. There were useful late runs from Chris Phillips (30) and Alex Taylor with 32 not out. Neil Ivamy took four for 36 and Harrison four for 54.

Falmouth - Grampound Road 173 (K Harris 39, D Wilton 30, T Hughes 21, D Neville 4-25),

Falmouth 177-6 (A Angove 53, D Ayres 39; C Roberts 2-41).

Falmouth (20 points) beat Grampound Road (five -deducted one point slow over rate) by four wickets.

Newquay - Truro 177 (A Pennell 43, A Taylor 32no, T Sharp 31, C Phillips 30; N Ivamy 4-36, R Harrison 4-54),

Newquay 179-5 (R Harrison 69no, B Purchase 38, A Cocking 32; C Phillips 2-18).

Newquay (20 points) beat Truro (six) by five wickets.

Paul - Paul 235-8 (K Snell 58, T Hyslop 53, A Snell 35, R Edwards 24; S Street 3-40, B Smeeth 2-62),

Werrington 237-3 (S Street 85, B Smeeth 76no, A Smeeth 44no).

Werrington (19 points) beat Paul (six) by seven wickets.

St Austell - St Austell 152 (M Rowe 51, M Ellison 18; N George 3-29, A Barrett 3-46, M George 2-33, R Clackworthy 2-37),

St Just 153-5 (D Roberts 43, G Edwards 39no, N Curnow 25; J Maycock 2-27). St Just (19 points) beat St Austell (five) by five wickets. St Just deducted one point for slow over rate.

Saturday 7th June

Match of the day between the top two ended in a draw at Cape Road. St Just made 245 for 7 with Paul replying with 189 for 6 in their 55 overs. Neil Curnow (55) and Gary Thomas (35) saw the 100 up after David Roberts was dismissed for 14. Gavin Edwards then made 63 and Mark George (30) to add 84 for the sixth wicket. Steve Richards took three for 47 and Dave Twigg two for 67. Craig Osborne opened with 48 for Paul before Richards (31) and Kevin Snell (36) added 46 for the fifth wicket to salvage the draw. St Just took 14 points to Paul's nine. Falmouth remain third after a five wicket win at Werrington. The home side made a below par 192 for 9. Ben Smeeth (39) and Mark Horwell (52) added 76 for the first wicket. Only Alex Smeeth of the rest, with 46, made much impression as Jon Udy took five for 32 from seven overs. Gordon Whorlow opened with 49 for Falmouth and shared an 81 run third wicket partnership with Antony Angove to lay the base for victory. Angove was out shortly before the end for 55 with Richard Kellow 29 not out as the win came with five balls to spare. County skipper Tom Sharp hit form to see his side to a 22 run win over visiting St Austell. He was dismissed for 99 as Truro totalled 245-4. After Tim Marrion made 21 and Peter Sharland 31 Sharp and Chris Martin (56) put on 130 for the third wicket. St Austell got to 153 for 3 before losing Matt Rowe for 75. Mike Bone hit 67 but the end came at 223 all out with 15 balls remaining. Sharp took five for 54 and Aaron Pennell three for 66. Grampound Road defeated bottom club Newquay by 74 runs after making 287 for 6 at the Playing Field. Mpho Sekhoto hit 101 with opener Tom Hughes making 45 and Chris Hunkin 48. Sekhoto and Hunkin put on 141 for the third wicket. Newquay skipper Rob Harrison made 58 , Adam Cocking 39 and Joe Crane 32 as they were bowled out in the 52nd over. Ben Rowse took four for 53 and Hunkin four for 59. ends

Grampound Road - Grampound Road 287-6 (M Sekhoto 101, C Hunkin 48, T Hughes 45, C Roberts 24; J Crane 2-42, N Ivamy 2-59),

Newquay 213 (R Harrison 58, A Cocking 39, J Crane 32, D Woollard 20; B Rowse 4-53, C Hunkin 4-59).

Grampound Road (20 points) beat Newquay (eight) by 74 runs.

St Just - St Just 245-7 (G Edwards 63, N Curnow 55, G Thomas 35, M George 30; S Richards 3-47, D Twigg 2-67),

Paul 189-6 (C Osborne 48, K Snell 36, S Richards 31; G May 2-16, A Barrett 2-39, M George 2-48).

St Just (14 points) drew with Paul (nine)

Truro - Truro 245-4 (T Sharp 99, C Martin 56, P Sharland 32, T Marrion 21, A Pennell 21no; S Hooper 2-20, S Ellison 2-22,

St Austell 223 (M Rowe 75, M Bone 67; T Sharp 5-54, A Pennell 3-66).

Truro (20 points) beat St Austell (seven) by 22 runs.

Werrington - Werrington 192-9 (M Horwell 52, A Smeeth 46, B Smeeth 39; J Udy 5-31, L Scott 2-36),

Falmouth 196-5 (A Angove 55, G Whorlow 49, R Kellow 29no, A Noott 22; A Smeeth 3-49).

Falmouth (19 points) beat Werrington (six) by five wickets.

Monday 31st May

St Just bounced back to winning ways when they avenged their Cockspur Cup defeat last weekend by beating Falmouth by 113 runs. St Just made 243 for 6 with all the top order in the runs. David Roberts (60) and Neil Curnow (40) added 75 for the first wicket. Darren Cudby made 41 with Gary Thomas, Gavin Edwards and Gareth May all reaching 20. Antony Angove took three for 66. Falmouth were dismissed for 130. Gordon Whorlow made 24 but half the side were out for 50. Angove made 37 and Jon Udy 24 to add some respectability at 130 all out. Nick George with three for 12 and Adam Barrett with three for 22 were amongst the wickets. Paul had a comfortable seven wicket home win over St Austell who were dismissed for 112. Only Michael Bone with 48 and Matt Ellison with 26 offered much resistance. The last seven wickets fell for 37. Dave Twigg and Antony Hosking took two wickets each. Craig Osborne (46) and Ryan Edwards (40) put on 94 for the first wicket to seal the game. Sean Hooper then picked up three for 18. Another dramatic last over game at Newquay saw the match tied with Truro. Chasing 155 to win Truro needed seven off the last over but crucially lost Ben Price, caught in the deep for 46. Chris Phillips just managed the two off the last ball from Rob Harrison for the tie. Harrison took two for 23 and Scott Steward two for 37. Tom Sharp made 32 and Neil Stoddard 29. Earlier Joe Crane had made 36, Barry Purchase 26 and Harrison 25 with Graham Griffiths taking four for 46 and Sharp three for 20. Grampound Road won a rain affected game against Werrington by just ten runs with 10 balls remaining. Chris Hunkin made 54 as the 'Road' reached 164 for 7 in their 42 overs. Ben Smeeth took five for 34 from 9 overs. Matt Robins made 23 and Mark Horwell 28 as Werrington reached 85 before losing their second wicket but the home side bounced back with Ben Rowse taking four for 19 and Hunkin three for 25.

Falmouth - St Just 243-6 (D Roberts 60, D Cudby 41, N Curnow 40, G May 21, G Thomas 21, G Edwards 20; A Angove 3-66),

Falmouth 130 (A Angove 37, G Whorlow 24, J Udy 24; N George 3-13, A Barrett 3-22).

St Just (20 points) beat Falmouth (five) by 113 runs.

Grampound Road - Grampound Road 164-7 (C Hunkin 54, M Sekhoto 27, T Hughes 25; B Smeeth 5-34),

Werrington 154 (M Howell 28, M Robins 23, A Smeeth 23; B Rowse 4-19, C Hunkin 3-25, T Turner 2-34).

Grampound Road (18 points) beat Werrington (six) by ten runs. (Match reduced to 42 overs due to rain).

Paul - St Austell 112 (M Bone 48, M Ellison 26; D Twigg 2-12, A Hosking 2-21),

Paul 114-3 (C Osborne 46, R Edwards 40; S Hooper 3-18).

Paul (19 points) beat St Austell (two) by seven wickets.

Newquay- Newquay 154 (J Crane 36, B Purchase 26, R Harrison 25, extras 22; G Griffiths 4-46, T Sharp 3-20, C Phillips 2-25),

Truro 154-8 (B Price 46, T Sharp 32, N Stoddard 29; R Harrison 2-23, S Steward 2-37).

Newquay (12 points) tied with Truro (thirteen).

Monday 26th May

Rain all day in parts of the county saw all games cancelled but Falmouth did travel to Werrington.

St Austell v Newquay, St Just v Paul, Truro v Grampound Road, Werrington v Falmouth

All matches cancelled -nil points

Saturday 24th May

St Just dropped their first point of the season but maintained top spot with a convincing 111 run win at St Austell. They were set on their way with a 105 run stand from David Roberts (58) and Neil Curnow (68). They lost four wickets for 44 before Darren Cudby 37, Mark George (24) and Nick George (37) boosted the total to 264-8. Steve Raven took four for 65. St Austell lost three wickets for 26 including Matt Rowe, who was bizarrely caught and bowled via non striker Sean Hooper's elbow, resulting in the captain having to retire hurt until the fall of the eighth wicket. Brayden Hill and Gary Bone both made 31 in the 153-9. Adam Barrett and Mark George took two wickets. Paul lost their first ever home Premier game when Werrington won by 57 runs at Hutchens Park. Mark Horwell (80) and Sebastian Street (72) shared a century opening stand before Matt Robins made 32. Dave Twigg took three for 41 in the 232-7. Paul replied with 175-9 with Ryan Edwards making 44 and Tom Hyslop and Kelvin Snell 40 apiece. Robins took three for 24. Falmouth won a thriller at Truro by one wicket with 9 balls to spare. Adrian Noott was the hero making 44 not out and sharing a last wicket stand of 14 with Lloyd Scott (9 no). Alex Taylor took the first four wickets at a personal cost of 25 runs. Earlier Truro were 128 all out with only Chris Martin (55) and Chris Phillips (11no) making double figures. Jon Udy took four for 14 and Duncan Ayres three for 19. Grampound Road moved off the bottom with a one wicket win at Newquay, who were without injured skipper Rob Harrison. It came with just three balls to spare. Neil Ivamy made 54 not out off 58 balls for Newquay in their 194-7. This was after stand in skipper Joe Crane, Barry Purchase and Adam Cocking had all passed 30. Ben Rowse took two for 35. Grampound's Road's Tom Hughes made 92 and Chris Hunkin 20. With seven needed of the last over young Matthew Manuell hit a 4 and a 2 before being dismissed for 17. With the last man Ben Rowse at the crease a wide decided the game, bowled by Ivamy who otherwise had a superb game taking five for 28.

Newquay - Newquay 194 -7 (N Ivamy 54no, A Cocking 35, J Crane 34, B Purchase 31; B Rowse 2-35),

Grampound Road 195-9 (T Hughes 92, C Hunkin 20; N Ivamy 5-28, R Spall 2-35).

Grampound Road (17 points) beat Newquay (eight) by one wicket.

Paul - Werrington 232-7 (M Horwell 80, S Street 72, M Robins 32; D Twigg 3-41, T Hyslop 2-50),

Paul 175-9 (R Edwards 44, T Hyslop 40, K Snell 40; M Robins 3-24, S Street 2-41).

Werrington (19 points) beat Paul (seven) by 57 runs.

St Austell - St Just 264-8 (N Curnow 68, D Roberts 58, D Cudby 37, N George 37no, M George 24; S Raven 4-40),

St Austell 153-9 (B Hill 31, G Bone 31, R Clackworthy 24, S Ellison 21; A Barrett 2-32, M George 2-35).

St Just (19 points) beat St Austell (seven) by 113 runs.

Truro - Truro 128 (C Martin 55; J Udy 4-14, D Ayres 3-19, S Turner 3-20,

Falmouth 129-9 (A Noott 44no, J Udy 20; A Taylor 4-25, A Pennell 2-24, G Griffiths 2-27).

Falmouth (17 points) beat Truro (six) by one wicket.

Saturday 17th May

The first wet Saturday of the season, following rain over the previous 48 hours, saw just one match survive at Grampound Road against St Austell. The games between Werrington and Newquay and St Just and Truro were called off before lunch. Paul travelled to Falmouth but after an inspection at around 2pm the game was cancelled due to conditions being unplayable. In the one game that was started Grampound Road's and St Austell's determination to play was thwarted when their game was abandoned at tea due to rain. Play got underway ninety minutes late with a 40 overs per side game. St Austell were bowled out for 125 with four balls of the innings remaining. St Austell lost their first four wickets for 47 in 15 overs with Tom Turner and Lewis Sanders doing the damage. The St Austell recovery started with Taylor Williams and kiwi Brayden Hill, on his debut, combining to add 26 before Williams was dismissed by Chris Hunkin for 22. Hill, the former Falmouth player, went on to make 38 that included five boundaries before he was run out. No-one else got double figures as Hunkin took three for 15. Turner came back to take the last wicket to end with three for 25 while Sanders took two for 22.

Falmouth - Falmouth (0 points) v Paul (nil) match cancelled

Grampound Road - St Austell 125 (B Hill 38, T Williams 22; C Hunkin 3-15, T Turner 3-25, L Sanders 2-22).

Grampound Road did not bat. Match abandoned Grampound Road (11 points), St Austell (eight)

St Just - St Just (0 points) v Truro (nil) match cancelled

Werrington - Werrington (0 points) v Newquay (nil) match cancelled

Saturday 10th May

St Just's great start to the season continued with a third consecutive maximum points win. They won by 117 runs at Newquay with David Roberts again in great form. Opening the innings he was dismissed in the penultimate over for 127 that included 2 sixes and 11 fours. After putting on 64 with Darren Cudby (19) he added 134 for the second wicket with Neil Curnow who made 54 before being run out. St Just reached 256-5 with Rob Harrison taking three for 41. Newquay were dismissed in the last over for 139. Barry Purchase was undefeated on 48 after Joe Crane had earlier made 33. Mark George, Gary Thomas and Robert Clackworthy all took two wickets. Paul remained in second spot after a resounding eight wicket home win over Grampound Road, in a game that only lasted 44 overs. The 'Road' were shot out for 55 inside 29 overs with Craig Osborne taking four for 12 and Anthony Hosking two for 11. In reply Tom Hyslop made 21 and Dave Twigg was 20 not out. Chris Hunkin and Lewis Sanders took the wickets. St Austell won a tight game at home to Falmouth to record their first success. Gordon Whorlow made an unbeaten 85 to anchor the Falmouth innings in their 170 for 5. Opener Steve Williams was next best with 17. Gary Bone took two for 34. A team batting effort got St Austell home by three wickets with an over to spare. Taylor Williams opened with 35 before useful knocks from Mike Bone (24), Rob Coleman (25) and Simon Ellison (26). Newcomer Jack Kliber's 19 not out and Gary Bone (10no) secured the win. Lloyd Scott took two for 47. Truro got their second win with a 30 run home success over Werrington. Aaron Pennell made 44 for Truro after Tim Marrion (39) and Tom Sharp (33) saw the total to 85 before the second wicket fell. Ben Smeeth took three for 21 from 10 overs. Werrington's reply saw Mark Horwell make 20, Alex Smeeth 39 and Matt Robins 47 but the innings fell away from 110 for 3 as Sharp took four for 29 and Pennell three for 19. The visitors were bowled out for 173 with eight balls remaining.

Newquay - St Just 256-5 (D Roberts 127, N Curnow 54, M George 22no; R Harrison 3-41),

Newquay 139 (B Purchase 48no, J Crane 33, M O'Mahoney 22; M George 2-15, G Thomas 2-21, R Clackworthy 2-23).

St Just (20 points) beat Newquay (four) by 117 runs.

Paul - Grampound Road 55 C Osborne 4-12, A Hosking 2-11),

Paul 60-2 (T Hyslop 21, D Twigg 20no).

Paul (19 points) beat Grampound Road (one) by eight wickets.

St Austell - Falmouth 170-5 (G Whorlow 85no; G Bone 2-34),

St Austell 172-7 (T Williams 35, S Ellison 26, R Coleman 25, M Bone 24; L Scott 2-47).

St Austell (16 points) beat Falmouth (six) by three wickets.

Truro - Truro 203-8 (A Pennell 44, T Marrion 39, T Sharp 33, C Phillips 24no; B Smeeth 3-21, A Smeeth 2-52),

Werrington 173 (M Robins 47, A Smeeth 39, M Horwell 20, D Johns 20; T Sharp 4-29, A Pennell 3-19).

Truro (20 points) beat Werrington (seven) by 30 runs

Saturday 3rd May

St Just's great start to the season continued with an eight wicket home win over visiting Werrington. Nick George struck twice in his first over to remove Mark Hodgson and Matt Robins while Ben Smeeth fell with only 10 on the board. Mark Horwell (33) and Alex Smeeth (42) got the total to 129 all out. Gary Thomas picked up three for 21 with two wickets apiece for Nick George, Gareth May and Robert Clackworthy. Kiwi Darren Cudby replaced the absent David Roberts at the top of the order and hit 77 off 86 balls putting on 98 for the first wicket with Neil Curnow (20). Victory came with 13 overs to spare. Paul made it successive wins with a narrow three run success at Newquay. Paul were restricted to 141-8 thanks mainly to Dave Twigg's 33. Openers Dan Smith (19) and Craig Osborne (21) had earlier put on 49. Rob Harrison took three for 25 and Neil Ivamy three for 21. Newquay looked on their way reaching 113 for 2 in the 43rd over thanks to Danny Wollard's 35 and Harrison's 49. The innings fell away as Kelvin Snell took three for 34 and Tom Hyslop two for 21. Off the last over 8 were still needed and four of the last ball but only a single was managed. Truro got their first win by just 14 runs in a low scoring game at St Austell. Opener Tim Marrion held the Truro innings together making 54 with only Neil Stoddard (12) and Chris Philips (16no) getting double figures in their 131 all out. Steve Raven took three for 26 and Simon Ellison and Gary Bone two each. St Austell were bowled out for 117 in the 46th over. Matt Rowe made 55 not out but only Rob Coleman of the rest got double figures with 17. Tom Sharp took four for 17 and Graham Griffiths three for 25. Falmouth made it two wins in a row with a three wicket home win over Grampound Road but with only three balls to spare. The 'Road's 174-5 was down to Mpho Sekhoto who carried his bat for 105. Pete Emery's 15 not out was next best. Dave Neville and Sean Turner both took two wickets. Steve Williams made 44, Stefan Churcher 26 and Antony Angove 45 but it came down to Turner's boundary off the third ball of the last over to seal the win. Chris Roberts took five of 37.

Werrington 129 (A Smeeth 42, M Horwell 33; G Thomas 3-21, N George 2-17, R Clackworthy 2-24, G May 2-26),

St Just 131-2 (D Cudby 77, N Curnow 20).

St Just (20pts) beat Werrington (three) by eight wickets.

Truro 131 T Marrion 54; S Raven 3-26, G Bone 2-29, S Ellison 2-30),

St Austell 117 (M Rowe 55no; T Sharp 4-17, G Griffiths 3-25 A Taylor 2-32).

Truro (17 points) beat St Austell (six) by 14 runs.

Paul 141-8 (D Twigg 33, C Osborne 21; N Ivamy 3-21, R Harrison 3-25),

Newquay 138-8 (R Harrison 49, D Woollard 35; K Snell 3-34, T Hyslop 2-21).

Paul (16 points) beat Newquay (six) by three runs.

Grampound Road 174-5 (M Sekhoto 105no; D Neville 2-22, S Turner 2-32),

Falmouth 176-6 (A Angove 45, S Williams 44, S Churcher 26; C Roberts 5-37).

Falmouth (17 points) beat Grampound Rd (six) by three wickets.

Saturday 26th April

Champions St Just got off to a winning start with a maximum points haul at Grampound Road in the first ever Premier game on the new ground. The home team made 155 all out off their 50 overs. Chris Hunkin (46) and Tom Hughes (22) added 75 for the third wicket before Gary Thomas with 4-26 and Gareth May 2-21) took control. David Roberts with 74 not out secured the win. After Gavin Edwards made 28 May hit 33 not out in an unbroken stand of 55, with victory coming in the 33rd over. St Austell had a dramatic debut when they tied at Werrington. The home team needed 10 of the last over from Simon Ellison. Dave Taylor hit a six but Nick Ward was bowled off the last ball. Earlier Werrington batted well through Ben Smeeth 62, Matt Robins 44 and Mark Horwell 37. Mike Bone took 3 for 44. The St Austell innings centred on Matt Ellison's 64 with good support from Simon Ellison 34no and Matt Rowe 33. Ben Smeeth had a good game with 3 for 42. Paul's new New Zealander all rounder Tom Hyslop made a man of the match contribution in the home win over Truro. He took 5 for 30 as the visitors were restricted to 152 all out. After losing Tim Marrion and Tom Sharp without scoring Aaron Pennell made 37, Alex Tunnadine 28 and Mark Adams 23. Kelvin Snell took 3 for 30. Hyslop, batting at three, held the Paul innings together after openers Dan Smith and Craig Osborne had gone with only 4 on the board. Chris Phillips took 2 for 13 and Sharp 2 for 20. Falmouth got off to a winning start with a 35 run home win over Newquay. Antony Angove made a valuable 76 in the middle order in the 187 for 7. Gordon Whorlow earlier hit 41. Neil Ivamy took 5 for 58 from 10 overs. Newquay captain Rob Harrison hit 2 sixes and 10 fours in his 84 to keep his side in the game. Only Barry Purchase of the rest achieved double figures with 26. Sean Turner took 4 for 26 and George Popperwell 3 for 24. Skipper Duncan Ayres took 2 for 12 from 9 overs. Newquay were all out in the 47th over.

Truro 152 ( A Pennell 37, A Tunnadine 28, M Adams 23, A Grant 20; T Hyslop 5-30, K Snell 3-30),

Paul 156-6 (T Hyslop 76no, D Twigg 25; C Phillips 2-13, T Sharp 2-20).

Paul (20pts) beat Truro (six) by four wickets.

St Austell 224-7 (M Ellison 64, S Ellison34no, M Rowe 33, G Bone 26no, D Jarman 22; B Smeeth 3-42),

Werrington 224-7 B Smeeth 62, M Robins 44, M Horwell 37, A Smeeth 23; M Bone 3-44, S Raven 2-27, S Ellison 2-42).

St Austell (13 points tied with Werrington (thirteen).

Falmouth 187-8 (A Angove 76, G Whorlow 41, J Inglis 21; N Ivamy 5-58, J Harrison 2-27),

Newquay 152 (R Harrison 84, B Purchase 26; S Turner 4-26, G Popperwell 3-24, D Ayres 2-12).

Falmouth (19 points) beat Newquay (seven) by 35 runs.

Grampound Road 155 (C Hunkin 46, T Hughes 22; G Thomas 4-26, G May 2-21, R Clackworthy 2-25),

St Just 158-3 (D Roberts 74no, G May 33no, G Edwards 28).

St Just (20 points) beat Grampound Road (four) by seven wickets.

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