Champagne on ice as Penzance and Helston made to wait – Cornish cricket round-up


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Premier Division

Penzance will have to wait at least one more week to secure the Premier Division title after they lost by four runs at neighbours and closest rivals St Just. Neil Curnow top-scored with 50 as the hosts made 172, with Chamikara Edirisinghe taking 5-29 in the reply as Penzance were dismissed for 168.

Wadebridge
 return to third spot after they defeated St Austell by two wickets at Egloshayle. Michael Harding hit 100 as St Austell posted 184-4, with Matt Jolliffe top-scoring with 46 as the home side clinched victory with nine balls remaining.

Redruth leapfrogged the Saints into the top five after winning by 60 runs at fourth-placed Camborne. Karl Leathley plundered 83 as the visitors were dismissed for 216, with Craig Johnson taking 5-28 in the reply as Camborne were bowled out for 156.

Callington prevailed over Truro by 109 runs in the battle of the bottom two at Boscawen Park. Neil Ivamy took 4-38 as Callington managed 222 before being dismissed, with Rumesh Buddhika (3-24) and Blaze Eigenmann (3-29) taking three wickets each as Truro were bowled out for 113.

Callington have moved above Werrington into eighth after the east Cornwall side lost by 138 runs at Hayle. Daniel posted an excellent 135 off 132 balls as the hosts recorded an imposing total of 300-5, with Max Jenkin taking 5-20 as Werrington were dismissed for 162.

Saturday

Camborne 156 (42.2) v Redruth 216 (49.2)
Redruth won by 60 runs
Hayle 300-5 (50) v Werrington 162 (44.3)
Hayle won by 138 runs
St Just 172 (50) v Penzance 168 (44.5)
St Just won by four runs
Truro 113 (42.1) v Callington 222 (48.2)
Callington won by 109 runs
Wadebridge 188-8 (48.3) v St Austell 184-4 (50)
Wadebridge won by two wickets


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County Division 1

Helston also have to wait at least another week to win their title after they suffered an eight-wicket loss at Mullion. James Dark took 4-23 as Helston were dismissed for 142, with Ryan Pascoe top-scoring with 52 as the hosts won the match in the 37th over.

Beacon kept their fleeting title hopes alive after winning by 21 runs at Newquay. Jack Howarth took 4-26 as the visitors were removed for 123, with Jordan Thomas taking a superb 5-15 as Newquay were skittled out for 102.

Third-placed Grampound Road triumphed by 70 runs at home to Lanhydrock. Harry Gregory posted 79 as the hosts made 234-4, with Ben Attfield top-scoring with 53 as the tenth-placed visitors were bowled out for 164.

Callington 2 missed the chance to leapfrog Lanhydrock after they went down to a 27-run loss at home to Paul. Kameron Collins top-scored with 79 as Paul made 214-9, with Tom Neville posting 38 as the hosts were dismissed for 187.

St Erme recorded a two-wicket victory at Redruth 2. Tom Stevens plundered 865 as Redruth posted 234-5, with Samuel Townsend top-scoring with 62 as St Erme got over the line in the penultimate over of their reply.

Elsewhere, Werrington 2 are guaranteed to finish bottom after they suffered a 123-run loss at home to Falmouth.

Saturday (1pm)

Callington 2 187 (48.2) v Paul 214-9 (49.5)
Paul won by 27 runs
Grampound Road 234-4 (50) v Lanhdyrock 164 (41.1)
Grampound Road won by 70 runs
Mullion 145-2 (36.4) v Helston 142 (47.2)
Mullion won by eight wickets
Newquay 102 (39) v Beacon 123 (36.4)
Beacon won by 21 runs
Redruth 2 234-5 (50) v St Erme 238-8 (48.3)
St Erme won by two wickets
Werrington 2 143 v Falmouth 266-6
Falmouth won by 123 runs


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Division 2 East

The title race is still too close to call as league leaders Roche Old Boys won by 41 runs at St Austell 2, with Matthew Gordon scoring an unbeaten 74 as second-placed Wadebridge 2 triumphed by five wickets at Holsworthy.

Rory Dixon top-scored with 84 as third-placed St Blazey recorded a whopping 262-run win at home to Callington 3, while Mike Bolt led the way with 77 as South Petherwin won by 119 runs at home to Grampound Road 2.

Sam Hockin took 3-15 as Bude won by five wickets at home to Tideford, while Mike Maiden took 4-30 as Menheniot/Looe won by four wickets at home to Tintagel.

Saturday

Bude 133-5 (24.5) v Tideford 130-9 (45)
Bude won by five wickets
Holsworthy 171-7 (45) v Wadebridge 2 172-5 (35.3)
Wadebridge won by five wickets
Menheniot/Looe 98-6 (25) v Tintagel 97 (33.2)
Menheniot/Looe won by four wickets
South Petherwin 284-3 (45) v Grampound Road 2 165 (41)
South Petherwin won by 119 runs
St Austell 2 136 (37.4) v Roche Old Boys 177 (41.3)
Roche Old Boys won by 41 runs
St Blazey 356-5 (45) v Callington 3 94 (27)
St Blazey won by 262 runs

Division 2 West

Ryan Edwards took four wickets without losing a run as champions-elect Penzance 2 dismissed St Gluvias for 42 in their ten-wicket victory, with Jowan Kerry taking 4-20 as Perranporth defeated Veryan by 30 runs.

Martin Woolcock top-scored with 84 as Camborne 2 won by seven wickets at Stithians, while Billy Channell took 5-16 as Truro 2 defeated Barripper by 77 runs.

Scott May retired not out with a top score of 85 as St Just 2 won by 88 runs at Mount Ambrose, with Ben Foulker hitting 97 as Mount Hawke & Porthtowan defeated St Ives by 49 runs.

Saturday (1.30pm)

Barripper 145 (32.2) v Truro 2 222 (44.1)
Truro won by 77 runs
Mount Ambrose 173 (38.5) v St Just 2 261-7 (45)
St Just won by 88 runs
Mount Hawke & Porthtowan 258-5 (45) v St Ives 209 (38)
Mount Hawke & Porthtowan won by 49 runs
Penzance 2 46-0 (12.3) v St Gluvias 42 (18.5)
Penzance won by ten wickets
Perranporth 164 (43) v Veryan 134 (41.2)
Perranporth won by 30 runs
Stithians 240-5 (45) v Camborne 2 243-3 (44.2)
Camborne won by seven wickets


Top ten run scorers
  1. Luke Osborne, St Minver – 1136
  2. Christian Purchase, Penzance – 1060
  3. Ben Hawken, St Minver – 1036
  4. Robert May, Werrington – 1035
  5. Jake Keast, St Minver – 954
  6. Grant Stone, Newquay – 931
  7. Kevin Renecke, Wadebridge – 926
  8. Dan Jenkin, Helston – 904
  9. Scott Stevens, Ludgvan – 880
  10. Tom Stevens, Redruth – 876
  11. Andrew Cobb, Liskeard – 876
Top ten batting performances
  1. Darren Jenkin, Launceston – 292*
  2. Christian Purchase, Penzance – 200
  3. Robert May, Werrington – 199*
  4. Jake Keast, St Minver – 198*
  5. Jamie Semmens, St Just – 195
  6. Adam Emmerson, Gunnislake – 192*
  7. Robert May, Werrington – 172*
  8. John Snell, Holsworthy – 171
  9. Grant Stone, Newquay – 170*
  10. Andrew Cobb, Liskeard – 167*
Top ten batting partnerships
  1. Jake Keast & Luke Osborne, St Minver – 333
  2. Paul Menhinick & Joe Skinner, Wadebridge – 281
  3. Matthew Dyson & Robert Centini, Wadebridge – 249*
  4. Charlie McLachlan & Matt Taylor, Wadebridge – 247
  5. Andrew Bennetts & Qasim Jamal, St Austell – 246
  6. Dave Rich & Lee Penrose, Newquay – 240
  7. Andrew Wakeley & Simon Newland, Ladock – 234
  8. Daniel Robotham & Anton Luiten, Tideford – 233
  9. Michael Schotel & Nick Richards, Crofty/Holman – 221
  10. Jamie Coates & John Niblett, Boconnoc – 219

Division 3 East

St Minver are one win away from being crowned champions after Antony Ash scored an unbeaten 76 and Ben Hawken hit 75 in their nine-wicket win at home to Launceston, with Robert Piper plundering 116 as nearest challengers Luckett triumphed by three wickets at home to St Austell 3.

Robert May hit an unbeaten 81 for Werrington 3 in their nine-wicket win at St Neot Taverners, while Antony Leaney posted 97 in Roche Old Boys 2’s four-wicket win at home to Newquay 2.

Jamie Coates carried the bat with 120 for Boconnoc in their 88-run victory at Ladock, with Jamie Taylor top-scoring with 45 as Lanhydrock 2 won by eight wickets at home to Bugle.

Saturday (1pm)

Ladock 156 (40.5) v Boconnoc 244-8 (45)
Boconnoc won by 88 runs
Lanhydrock 2 85-2 (12.4) v Bugle 83 (34.1)
Lanhydrock won by eight wickets
Luckett 215-7 (37.2) v St Austell 3 212 (44.5)
Luckett won by three wickets
Roche Old Boys 2 192-6 (38.5) v Newquay 2 190-8 (45)
Roche Old Boys won by four wickets
St Minver 176-1 (27) v Launceston 173 (36.1)
St Minver won by nine wickets
St Neot Taverners 144 (31.4) v Werrington 3 145-1 (28.4)
Werrington won by nine wickets

Division 3 West

League leaders Hayle 2 are closing in on the title after Joshua Curnow’s 52 helped them to a four-wicket win at Falmouth 2, with Liam Frew taking 5-24 for Helston 2 as Hayle’s nearest challengers Ludgvan were beaten by six wickets at Beacon Park.

Tom Law hit an unbeaten 100 as Wendron thrashed Beacon 2 by 270 runs, with Graham Griffiths taking 4-27 as Constantine triumphed by two runs at home to Perranarworthal.

Steve Cloke took 4-32 as Mullion 2 won by 55 runs at Redruth 3, with Alex Ralph posting 106 as Gulval won by 56 runs at St Buryan.

Saturday (1.30pm)

Beacon 2 79-9 (21) v Wendron 349-4 (45)
Wendron won by 270 runs
Constantine 153 (41.1) v Perranarworthal 151 (41.1)
Constantine won by two runs
Falmouth 2 145 (42.5) v Hayle 2 146-6 (24.1)
Hayle won by four wickets
Helston 2 146-4 (33.3) v Ludgvan 143 (44)
Helston won by six wickets
Redruth 3 135 (36) v Mullion 2 190 (41.3)
Mullion won by 55 runs
St Buryan 214 (33.4) v Gulval 270-5 (45)
Gulval won by 56 runs


Top ten wicket takers
  1. Chamikara Edirisinghe, St Just – 51
  2. Jordan Thomas, Beacon – 46
  3. Ali Usman, Penzance – 45
  4. Tyler Murrell, Perranporth – 42
  5. Oliver Sleeman, Pencarrow – 41
  6. Max Waller, St Just – 41
  7. Kyle Van Rooyen, St Erme – 40
  8. Andrew Medlin, St Erme – 40
  9. Glen Page, Falmouth – 39
  10. Craig Johnson, Redruth – 39
  11. Scott Stevens, Ludgvan – 39
Top ten bowling performances
  1. Sophie Richards, St Day – 8/16
  2. Liam Frew, Helston – 8/42
  3. Matthew Turner, Mullion – 7/11
  4. Matthew Morgan, Falmouth – 7/16
  5. William Turpin, Duloe – 7/23
  6. Ryan Downing, Camborne – 7/24
  7. Martin Jordan, Menheniot/Looe – 7/25
  8. Jake Batten, Gulval – 7/63
  9. Michael Eastwood, Grampound Road – 6/0
  10. Steve Schotel, Crofty/Holman – 6/5
Top ten maiden scorers
  1. Steve Schotel, Crofty/Holman – 46
  2. Andrew Myers, St Ives – 39
  3. Jordan Thomas, Beacon – 37
  4. Gareth Jones, St Day – 37
  5. Scott Stevens, Ludgvan – 34
  6. Sophie Richards, St Day – 32
  7. Peter Bassett, Pencarrow – 31
  8. Chamikara Edirinsinghe, St Just – 30
  9. Jack Ralph, Penzance – 30
  10. Giles Lawrence, Penzance – 30
  11. Andrew De Rosa, Bude – 30
  12. Adrian Moore, Camborne – 30
  13. Nicky Stevens, Ludgvan – 30

Division 4 East

Saturday (1pm)

Buckland Monachorum 130-9 (40) v St Blazey 2 134-8 (39.5)
St Blazey won by two wickets
Grampound Road 3 337-3 (40) v South Petherwin 2 106 (23.4)
Grampound Road won by 231 runs
Launceston 2 127-3 (25.5) v Bude 2 124-9 (40)
Launceston won by seven wickets
Liskeard 75-1 (13) v Menheniot/Looe 2 74 (25.5)
Liskeard won by seven wickets
Wadebridge 3 44 (21.1) v Pencarrow 45-2 (7.5)
Pencarrow won by eight wickets

Division 4 West

Saturday (1.30pm)

Leedstown 200-7 (40) v Stithians 2 153-6 (40)
Leedstown won by 47 runs
Paul 2 54 (17.1) v Praze 56-2 (9.5)
Praze won by eight wickets
Perranarworthal 2 v Gerrans – late
St Erme 2 82 (20.5) v Mount Ambrose 2 123 (28.5)
Mount Ambrose won by 41 runs
St Just 3 v Truro 3 – late
St Newlyn East 247-7 (40) v Mount Hawke & Porthtowan 2 130 (33)
St Newlyn East won by 117 runs

Division 5 East

Saturday (1pm)

Boconnoc 2 91-9 (40) v Holsworthy 273-8 (40)
Holsworthy won by 182 runs
Duloe 129-2 (25.1) v Newquay 3 126 (37.2)
Duloe won by eight wickets
Foxhole 84 (23.2) v St Stephen 87-0 (16.2)
St Stephen won by ten wickets
Tintagel 2 118 (37.4) v St Minver 2 119-0 (21)
St Minver won by ten wickets

Werrington 4 222-6 (40) v Roche Old Boys 3 297-6 (40)
Roche Old Boys won by 75 runs

Division 5 West

Saturday (1.30pm)

Camborne 3 87-2 (17.1) v St Just 4 86 (34)
Camborne won by eight wickets
Falmouth 3 247-8 (40) v Helston 3 252-7 (40)
Helston won by five runs
Gulval 2 v Perranporth 2
Gulval conceded
Porthleven 156-9 (40) v Crofty/Holman 328-4 (40)
Crofty/Holman won by 172 runs
St Gluvias 2 v Barripper 2 – late
St Ives 2 151 (37.5) v Constantine 2 154-5 (27.5)
Constantine won by five wickets

Division 6 East

Saturday (1pm)

Lanhydrock 3 147-5 (38.2) v Launceston 3 145-9 (40)
Lanhydrock won by five wickets
Newquay 4 169-8 (40) v Gunnislake 173-1 (23.1)
Gunnislake won by nine wickets
Saltash St Stephens 2 v Ladock 2 – late
St Austell 4 223-6 (40) v Menheniot/Looe 3 122-9 (40)
St Austell won by 101 runs
St Stephen 2 222-8 (40) v Grampound Road 4 86 (30.4)
St Stephen won by 136 runs

Division 6 Central

Saturday (1.30pm)

Mawnan 89-1 (16.3) v Perranarworthal 3 88 (32.2)
Mawnan won by nine wickets
St Day 62-0 (9.5) v Redruth 4 57 (25.2)
St Day won by ten wickets
Truro 4 166-8 (32.5) v Perranporth 3 162 (39.3)
Truro won by two wickets

Sunday (1.30pm)

St Erme 3 171 (37) v Falmouth 4 172-5 (26.4)
Falmouth won by five wickets

Division 6 West

Saturday (1.30pm)

Rosudgeon & Kenneggy 316-3 (40) v Hayle 3 227-6 (40)
Rosudgeon & Kenneggy won by 89 runs
Troon 197-5 (40) v Penzance 3 154 (38.5)
Troon won by 43 runs
Wendron 2 190-7 (40) v Camborne 4 57 (24.2)
Wendron won by 133 runs

[Featured image: Colin Bradbury / Cornwall Sports Media]

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