Helston got their third win of the season with a 42 run success over Roche at Beacon Park on Saturday.

A short rain delay knocked four overs off the match so it was a 48 over affair. Helston got off to a poor start after electing to bat.

Stuart Pethick was trapped in front by Dan Best for a duck and skipper Dan Jenkin followed, without a run added, when he was caught off Ryan Clark for five to make it eight for two. Chris Martin and Alex Kill then combined to steady the innings adding 79 for the third wicket.

Mark Trudgeon got the breakthrough bowling Martin for 33, that included a six and three fours. Kill went two runs later, having made 39 at a run a ball and hitting six boundaries. Wickets continued to fall and at 128 for eight the visitors were hopeful of a comfortable run chase. Steve Jenkin (28) and Jordan Fulton (27) added 51 to help get the total to 184. All seven Roche bowlers took a wicket with two for Lee Tarbuck and Shaun Trudgeon. In the reply Owen Daley made 58 but only Tarbuck (22) and Ryan Clark (17) of the rest got double figures in the 142 all out.

Once they lost their first five wickets for 47 they were always in trouble. Fulton completed a fine game knocking over the top five in the order at a cost of 36 runs from nine overs.

Dan Jenkin took two for 18 and there was one each for Tommy Sturgess, Steven Jenkin and Stuart Pethick.

The wet weather of Sunday and Monday put paid to the Bank Holiday game at Hayle, which had to be cancelled. The Beacon v Troon and Ludgvan v Stithians games suffered similar fates. On Saturday Helston face a difficult task against Launceston at Beacon Park (1.30pm). The North Cornwall Club gave Penzance a run for their money last Saturday before beating Menheniot Looe by nine wickets on Monday, having dismissed them for 66.

 

HELSTON
D Jenkin  c S Trudgeon b Clark 5
S Pethick lbw Best 0
C Martin b M Trudgeon 33
A Kill c Leaney b Tarbuck 39
B Rule b Tarbuck 6
R Leathley c Leaney b Skene 13
T Sturgess c A Trudgeon b S Trudgeon 11
J Ninnis b S Trudgeon 1
S Jenkin c & b Daley 28
J Fulton run out 27
M Jenkin not out 0
Extras 21
Total (45.2 overs) 184
Fall: 1-8; 2-8; 3-87; 4-89; 5-102; 6-113; 7-119; 8-128; 9-179.
Bowling: D Best 6-1-22-1, R Clark 4-0-27-1, L Tarbuck 9-1-36-2, M Trudgeon 8-0-37-1, S Trudgeon 9-2-22-2, W Skene 6-1-16-1, O Daley 3.2-0-18-1.

ROCHE
A Trudgeon c Pethick b Fulton 2
A Brenton c Kill b Fulton 0
L Tarbuck c Ninnis b Fulton 22
C Rowe c D Jenkin b Fulton 4
R Clark c Ninnis b Fulton 17
O Daley c M Jenkin b D Jenkin 58
W Skene b D Jenkin 6
S Trudgeon c Ninnis b Pethick 4
M Trudgeon c Rule b S Jenkin 6
A Leaney c Ninnis b Sturgess 6
D Best not out 2
Extras 12
Total (37.1 overs) 142
Fall: 1-1; 2-6; 3-20; 4-42; 5-47; 6-60; 7-74; 8-93; 9-118.
Bowling: J Fulton 9-1-36-5, T Sturgess 9-0-24-1, D Jenkin 5.1-0-18-2, S Jenkin 9-1-29-1, S Pethick 4-0-25-1, A Kill 1-0-10-0