DIVISION FIVE EAST Tintagel v Liskeard LISKEARD eased to victory after restricting their hosts to only 121. The decision to bowl first reaped immediate returns for Liskeard, when Richard King bowled P Higgs in the first over for a duck. Skipper Steve Roach hung around for a while before he, too, was castled by King for five and Tintagel were struggling at 25 for three. Tom Clack had D Lane caught behind by Peter Outtram for six before a triple-wicket burst from young Alex Pollard had the hosts in big trouble. Jez Thomas was steadiness itself in claiming one for from his 12 overs, and Tim Hyslop bowled the hard-hitting J Knight for 12 before some lusty blows by veteran Andy Billington boosted the home side's hopes. Billington ended unbeaten on 25 and, helped by Jordy Burnard who made a patient 18, the pair took Tintagel to the relative security of 121 when K Lawrence was run out in the final over. The result was soon put beyond doubt, though, when openers Tim Hyslop and Andy Pearce added 84 for the first wicket, with Pearce, in particular, taking advantage of anything short. Pearce was adjudged lbw for 44 and Matt Hyslop looked in confident mood before he was bowled by A Washer for five. Rob Kettles joined his skipper at the crease and upped the tempo with a couple of boundaries to finish unbeaten on 15, with Hyslop 37 not out. The Tintagel bowlers stuck manfully to their task but had to do without the steadying influence of Billington, who was unable to bowl his usual 12- over stint, having picked up an injury while batting. q q q DIVISION THREE EAST Looe v Wadebridge LOOE breezed to a convincing 121-run victory at home to Wadebridge on a warm and sunny day. After seeing a hard wicket, something witnessed rarely during this wet season, captain Mark Grassam had little hesitation in deciding to bat first. However, after some very tight bowling from the Wadebridge openers, coupled with the early loss of in-form batsman Pete Nance, some doubt must have crept into the captain's mind. Nonetheless, Jon Nance and Grassam fought on, attempting to increase the scoring before Grassam was dismissed, bowled for 32. Nance proved to be the anchor for the innings, aiming to build a solid base for Looe's attacking middle order. The Looe batsmen began to take more risks and the Wadebridge bowlers were soon plundered to all parts of the ground. Nance was eventually dismissed for a well-crafted 75 and was backed up by some quick-fire scoring by Sam Lovelock (35) and debutant Vernon Du Preez (13no), with Looe eventually finishing on a respectable 200 for six. Looe came out fired up for the Wadebridge innings and immediately stepped up the pressure on the opening pair. John Mason (2-9) was typically economical and set about frustrating the batsmen, soon bagging himself the crucial wickets of the opening pair. Adam Nance(2-25) then decided to get into the action with some high quality pace bowling, exploiting the first bit of bounce that he has had all season. Soon he claimed two well-deserved wickets, an edge through to the slips, followed by a sharp, short delivery which, in an attempt to fend off the ball, the batsman only succeeded in deflecting onto his stumps. This left Wadebridge faltering on 24 for four and Looe fully in charge. Despite a small fightback from the Wadebridge middle order, Looe continued to perform with the ball,, with Robin Trethowen (1-18) and Lovelock (4 -24) clearing up the tail. Wadebridge were eventually bowled out for 79 in 35 overs. Looe, yet again, impressed with an ever- strengthening bowling attack, and were pleased to take the full 20 points to keep them in good form for the tight promotion battle.
