Truro stake title claim (From This is The West Country)

Truro stake title claim

9:11am Friday 10th July 2009

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Callington 98, Truro 104-4 Truro are very much in the Jolly’s Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League title race after this fourth successive win.

With St Just drawing level with Werrington, after their 102 run success at Ladycross on Saturday, Truro are only eleven points adrift of the pair at the half way mark of the season.

There’s a vital game at Boscawen Park on Saturday however with St Just the visitors. At Callington, Chris Hunkin produced a devastating spell to wreck the home innings. Alex Taylor did the early damage removing openers Dan Davis and Jake Libby with only 19 on the board. Hunkin then set to work producing his best figures of the season.

He went on to take seven for 37 from sixteen overs. It included a hat trick in his eleventh over. He trapped top scorer Luke Davis lbw for 21. Then Peter Tancock was bowled and Joe White caught behind by Tim Marrion in successive balls. Aiden Libby struck out to make 36 but the innings ended in the 36th over at 98. Truro were set on their way to victory by Chris Martin, who hit 31. Callington gained some consolation getting rid of Tim Marrion and James Walton for ducks. Barry Purchase finished things off with 32 not out and a six off the last ball enabled a fourth batting point to be gained. Luke Davis took three of the four wickets to fall.

There was disappointment for Truro in last week’s Vinter Cup semi final when they were defeated by 13 runs against Paul at Redruth.

After conceding 170 for three Truro lost early wickets to dent their hopes and ended on 157 for seven with Jon Kent 59 not out. Paul play the holders St Just in next Wednesday’s final at Camborne (6pm).

Launceston 92-9 Grampound Road 93-4 There was a long delay before this game eventually got underway on Saturday with proceedings reduced to 30 overs.

The Launceston innings got off to a good start as Graham Garrett and Andy Birkett put on 34. Tom Turner removed them both and from thereon it became a struggle as father and son combination Martin and Chris Roberts shared seven wickets. Jake Preston led the ‘Road’ reply making 30 with victory coming by six wickets with six overs to spare.

Launceston 92-9 (G Garrett 18; C Roberts 4-9, M Roberts 3-21, T Turner 2-29), Grampound Road 93-4 (J Preston 30, D Wilton 16, M South 16no, T Hughes 14; S Pengelly 2-32). Grampound Road (19 points) beat Launceston (four) by six wickets. Match reduced to 30 overs after a delayed start.

Luckett 184 Grampound Road 185-8 Sunday’s game at Luckett was a far tighter affair with the ‘Road’ just scraping home, with 14 balls to spare, by two wickets.

Tom Turner (30no) and Lewis Sanders (9no) put on an unbroken 38 in just five overs to win the game, Turner hit five fours and a six to complete victory. Dave Wilton had opened with 42. Martin Roberts took three wickets as Luckett were all out in the last over. Grampound Road have a healthy 37 point lead over Redruth going into Saturday’s home game with Wadebridge.

Luckett 184 (A Robins 54, C Simpson 22, A Brenton 21; M Roberts 3-42, T Turner 2-19, L Sanders 2-32,), Grampound Road 185-8 (D Wilton 42, T Turner 30no, J Bustin 23; G Sleep 2-36, A Brenton 2-38). Grampound Road (20 points) beat Luckett (eight) by two wickets. Match reduced to 46 overs.

Truro sec 186-8 Looe 149 Truro seconds top order served them well in this home win by 37 runs. Peter Sharland (24) and Gert Buitendach (53) put on 40 before Mark Adams (33) saw the hundred up before the second wicket fell.

After a collapse Jeremy Bradley made 34 not out adding an unbroken 47 for the ninth wicket with John Dobson (17no). Bradley then starred with the ball taking five for 27 from 9.4 overs. Truro are at struggling Lanhydrock on Saturday.

Truro 186-8 (G Buitendach 53, J Bradley 34no, M Adams 33, P Sharland 24; J Facey 5-39), Looe 149 (R Trethowan 53; J Bradley 5-27, N Lewis 3-16, A Grant 2-35). Truro (19 points) beat Looe (seven) by 37 runs.

Liskeard 237-6 Grampound Road sec 126 Grampound Road seconds went down to a 111 run defeat at Liskeard.

Tom Trethewey took four for 49 from his twelve overs. Jeremy Merrick (26) and Steve Matthews (21) enabled three batting points for the ‘Road’ who have a tough game at St Blazey on Saturday.

Liskeard 237-6 (D Whitby 91, J Maunder 67; T Trethewy 4-49), Grampound Road 126 (J Merrick 26, S Matthews 21; J Chamberlain 5-32, S Lovelock 3-26, R Cowling 2-6). Liskeard (20 points) beat Grampound Road (six) by 111 runs.

St Day 104, Truro thirds 105-1 St Day made a good start reaching 36 without loss before collapsing at Vogue. Sam Dunstan took four for nine from seven overs with Stephen Heayn and Kirwan Bhardwaj taking two apiece.

Andrew Senior (65no) and Olly Creagh (29no) put on exactly 100 to win the game by nine wickets. Botallack visit the Park on Saturday.

St Day 104 (T Mitchell 23, M Snowdon 20; S Dunstan 4-9, S Heayn 2-19, K Bhardwaj 2-19), Truro 105-1 (A Senior 65no, O Creagh 29no). Truro (20 points) beat St Day (two) by nine wickets.

Truro 4ths 191 Wendron 113 Truro fourths made it four club wins on the day with a comfortable 78 run home win over struggling Wendron seconds.

Opener Jonathan Wyatt held the Truro innings together making 66 before being eighth out at 186.

Marius Odendaal and Mark Atkins both passed 30.

Odendaal completed a good game to take four for 15 with Tom Creagh picking up three for 14.

Truro 191 (J Wyatt 66, M Odendaal 33, M Atkins 32; R Tresidder 3-19, W Fairey 3-37), Wendron 113 (W Fairey 35no, J Wearne 27, G Whitbread 20; M Odendaal 4-15, T Creagh 3-14). Truro (19 points) beat Wendron (seven) by 78 runs.

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