DESPITE a well-made century from Troon's Alan Shears, the village side went down to old rivals Truro at Boscawen Park on Sunday, the city side winning by eight wickets to pick up 19 points against Troon's 4.

Former skipper Ian Osborne opened with Shears and they put on 77 runs with Osborne's share 16.

Shears, joined by Nigel Hambly, then looked good, adding 73 runs before Shears was out at 150 just after he had pushed a Shreck delivery off his legs to complete his century in the 45th over. He hit two sixes and ten fours in a compact and well-constructed innings.

Hambly made 16 as did Martin Jenkin, promoted to number four.

Shreck returned 18-6-42-4 and the young spinner Mike Munday, who will be going to university in September, took Osborne's wicket.

Skipper Weeks made a single, but young Tim Kitchen was run out for two.

Trease, who has returned to Troon from Camborne, was out, to a brilliant catch by Shreck off his own bowling.

At one stage six wickets tumbled for 18 runs.

Skipper Tom Sharp, from the Malpas end, in a longish spell, finished with 2-54 off 16, but 24 extras helped Troon to 200-9 from 60 overs.

In reply, Kent and Stoddard, two county players, put together a brisk 85 before Osborne bowled Kent who made 51.

Stoddard, with Sharp, added 62 for the second wicket and Sharp, with Price, scored the runs required to win by eight wickets.

Of the six bowlers used, only Osborne took a wicket, his figures 15-2-67-1. The match finished in the 47th over. Malcolm Bell, bowling for Troon, returned the excellent figures of 15-7-25-0, evidence of good line and length by the pace bowler.

TROON

A Shears c Price b Shreck 101

I Osborne c Kent b Munday 20

N Hambly c Boase b Sharp 16

M Jenkin run out 16

J Weeks c Bose b Shreck 1

T Kitchen run out 2

D Trease c & b Shreck 4

A Butler c Sharp b Shreck 0

S Richards st Kent b Sharp 7

M Strick not out 9

Extras 24

Total (9wkts) 200

Fall: 77-150-158-159-162-168-168-178-200.

Bowling: C Shreck 18-6-42-4, S Gay 12-0-44-0, C Phillips 7-2-13-0, M Munday 7-1-35-1, T Sharp 16-2-54-2.

TRURO

J Kent b I Osborne 51

N Stoddard run out 42

T Sharp not out 56

B Price not out 21

Extras 32

Total (2wkts) 202

Fall: 85-147

Bowling: I Osborne 15-2-67-1, M Bell 15-7-25-0, M Jenkin 6-0-32-0, M Strick 4-0-20-), J Weeks 3-0-27-0, Tim Kitchen 4-0-24-0.

Truro 19pts beat Troon 4 points by 8 wickets.