PREMIER DIVISION

Callington v Newquay

CALLINGTON hosted high flying Newquay, but their poor batting form continued, although they were without their best batsman Dan Davis, who was sidelined with an ankle injury.

Callington were asked to bat and welcomed young Jake Libby to their ranks, who was making his debut after joining from Plymouth.

Libby opened the innings with Andy Shorten, and 19 was on the board when Shorten edged one to Mike O'Mahoney at second slip off the pace bowling of Rob Harrison.

Luke Davis was caught behind, and then Jon Parsons was adjudged LBW after scoring ten.

All three wickets had gone to Harrison but then Libby succumbed to Godfrey Furse, again leg before after he had scored a highly encouraging 25.

Peter Tancock, recalled to replace Dan Davis, had scored 21 when he was caught on the boundary by Richard Spall off Furse, and after that only James Boundy could register double figures.

The last wicket to fall was that of Jim Shorten, who became the sixth lbw victim of the innings, and the Callington innings was over by 3.21 pm with Newquay left with 97 to win and 73 overs to get them.

Harrison finished with five for 53 and Furse four for 22.

As the players left the rain closed in and tea was taken early. However, rain did not disrupt the proceedings and at 4.18 pm they were out again.

Newquay only needed 18.5 overs to score the required runs with their innings revolving around Martin Pearce, who carried his bat for an unbeaten 53 in 69 balls.

Earlier in the innings Jimmy Newnham had to leave the field with a badly sprained wrist after slipping trying to make his ground. Newquay lost two wickets getting the runs, both going to Jim Shorten, the first being yet another lbw to dismiss Harrison, and Joe Crane was well caught at first slip by Luke Davis. However, once again, this was not Callington's day, and at 5.30 pm it was all over.

DIVISION ONE

Gorran v. Wadebridge

Gorran's ability to score plenty of quick runs deserted them at home to Wadebridge on Saturday.

Batting first, Gorran lost their first wicket with only four on the board. Half the side were back in the pavilion for 84 by the 18th over and from there limped to an all out total of 117 in the 33rd over.

Playing for an hour in gentle rain, under a leaden sky didn't help Gorran's cause but it was just not their day with the bat.

James Tomlinson top-scored for Gorran with 27 and Chris Lovell hit a six in his 20 before being unfortunate to be run out by a direct hit. Of the other batsmen, only Robin Kendall and Jack Bray-Smith, each with 13, reached double figures.

Dave Dunnett took three for 23 for Wadebridge, backed up by J Rowe (2-8) and J Maycock (2-42).

Batting, Wadebridge had reached 25 before losing their first wicket, but had three wickets down when the score was 33, James Tomlinson having taken all of them in a lively spell of left-arm seam bowling which was backed by some excellent fielding.

New Zealander Craig Davies took a smart slip catch to dismiss Australian Josh Clingham and later ran a long distance to catch a skied ball from the bat of Nick Yelland. But it was Cornwall's development officer, Joe Skinner, who held the Wadebridge innings together.

Opening Wadebridge's innings, Skinner was unbeaten on 56 in the 30th over of the Wadbridge innings with the score on 106 for four, when a ball flew off his batting glove and hit him below the left eye, forcing him to retire.

Of the other batsmen, only Peter Dingle (16) and Nick Richards (12) had made double figures. After Joe Skinner's unfortunate departure, Wadebridge lost two further wickets before finally getting to 118 for six with the second ball of the 33rd over.

James Tomlinson's inspired spell yielded the excellent figures of 10-3-19-3 and Robin Kendall backed him to the full with two for 23 from his nine overs.

Although disappointing from Gorran's point of view, this was a fine game played in a good spirit.

Gorran are away to Camborne tomorrow (2.00 pm)