Disappointing day for Porthleven (From Falmouth Packet)

Disappointing day for Porthleven

10:37am Thursday 2nd July 2009

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PORTHLEVEN 126 HAYLE SECONDS 129-2 Porthleven went down to a disappointing eight wicket defeat against mid-table Hayle seconds at the Towans.

It leaves Porthleven in eighth spot in the division three table with just three wins from the first half of the season.

Kevin Oliver made 43 and Adam Young 20 in the Porthleven total of 126. Josh Rule took five for 34 and Luke Stuckey three for 23. Stalwart Clive Polkinghorne chipped in with two for five.

Hayle had little difficulty in reaching their target for the loss of just two wickets. Neil Trestrail made 38 before becoming one of two wickets for Adam Young. Stuckey went on to make an undefeated 73.

Gulval, one place above Porthleven in the table, are the visitors to the “Bottoms” this weekend.

Porthleven 126 (K Oliver 43, A Young 20; J Rule 5-34, L Stuckey 3-23, C Polkinghorne 2-5), Hayle 129-2 (L Stuckey 73no, N Trestrail 38; A Young 2-16). Hayle (20 points) beat Porthleven (four) by eight wickets.

PORTHLEVEN SECONDS 198-5 LEEDSTOWN 201-4 It was a disappointing day all round for the Porthleven club with the seconds going down to a six wicket home defeat despite making the useful score of 198.

Phil Harding held the home innings together making 72 not out. Ben Pascoe opened with 36 and there were good knocks from Paul Combellack and Liam Powell.

Phil Payne led the Leedstown reply making 53 not out. Marcus Chapman took two wickets at a cost of 46 runs.

Porthleven are at St Buryan on Saturday.

Porthleven 198-5 (P Harding 72no, B Pascoe 36, P Combellack 24, L Powell 19; D Smitheram 2-37). Leedstown 201-4 (P Payne 53no, C Hampton 53no, K Hosking 37; M Chapman 2-46). Leedstown (17 points) beat Porthleven (six) by six wickets.

TRURO THIRDS 161-7 HELSTON 124 Helston went down to something of a surprise defeat at Boscawen Park to lose ground on Praze, Chacewater and Falmouth thirds at the top of division four.

Truro openers Nik Lewis (24) and Christian Purchase (26) got their side off to a good start. Olly Creagh then made 53 and Andrew Heayn 29.

Late wickets fell as the innings ended on 161 for seven after 48 overs. There were two wickets apiece for Peter Boyd, Jason Crocker and Guy Leathley.

Chris Martin and Josh Ninnis added 32 for Helston’s first wicket before Ninnis was bowled for four by Stephen Heayn. Steven Hosking followed for a duck before Martin departed for 37 made out of 50 on the board. Josh Williams did his best to keep Helston in the game making 47 before being eighth out at 115.

No one else though got into double figures as Kiran Bhardwaj wrapped up the tail to take four for 32 after Heayn took four for 31.

Helston host Beacon seconds on Saturday. Helston seconds had a bye on Saturday and travel to Barripper seconds this weekend.

Truro 161-7 (O Creagh 51, A Heayn 29, C Purchase 26, N Lewis 24; P Boyd 2-23, G Leathley 2-33, J Crocker 2-40), Helston 124 (J Williams 47, C Martin 37; S Heayn 2-31, K Bhardwaj 4-32). Truro (19 points) beat Helston (six) by 37 runs.

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