Second successive loss for Truro Cricket Club (From Falmouth Packet)

Second successive loss for Truro Cricket Club

10:18am Thursday 28th May 2009

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Truro lost a second successive Jolly’s Drinks ECB Premier League game when they went down by 87 runs in dramatic fashion at leaders Werrington.

The home side were restricted to a modest 171 all out, after at one time being 113 for seven.

The Truro reply was a disaster from the outset. Alex Smeeth, in a devastating spell of straight, fast, left arm bowling, single handedly reduced the visitors to 25 for seven.

He clean bowled Jon Kent, Tom Sharp and Chris Hunkin first ball to make it three for three in the third over. He followed up by trapping Karl Van Rooyen and then bowling Tim Marrion and Chris Martin.

Smeeth then hit the stumps for a sixth time bowling Chad Ruddy to end with figures of seven for 16. James Walton made 34 and Chris Phillips got 10 to delay the inevitable, which came after 30 overs at 84 all out.

Earlier Werrington reached 50 without loss before Chris Phillips and Chris Hunkin took seven wickets between them. After Matt Robins made 50 it was a more than useful 38 from number nine Sam Hockin and 20 from Mark Hodgson that swung the momentum back. Hunkin took four for 25 with Phillips and Sharp taking three apiece. Truro are at bottom club Callington on Saturday.

GORRAN 218-9 GRAMPOUND ROAD 219-6 Grampound Road remained unbeaten in County Division One following a hard earned four wicket win at Gorran. The home team were at one stage 142 for 2 before Martin Roberts took three for 10 with Ben Rowse and Lewis Sanders taking a couple of wickets. The ‘Road’ lost Tom Hughes for 1 but there were good contributions from opener Jake Preston (45), Dave Wilton (46) and Chris Roberts with 63. They got home with just eight balls to spare thanks to Ian Berridge’s 32 with Martin Roberts 15 not out. Falmouth seconds visit the Playing field on Saturday.

Gorran-218-9 (M House 59, T Bray-Smith 37, C Lovell 27, R Hurrell 25, H Noott 20; M Roberts 2-20, B Rowse 2-25, L Sanders 2-44), Grampound Road 219-6 (C Roberts 63, D Wilton 46, J Preston 45, I Berridge 32; R Daniel Jnr. 2-31, C Lovell 2-35, C Kendall 2-56). Grampound Road (19 points) beat Gorran (eight) by four wickets.

FOWEY 250-9 TRURO SECONDS 239 In division two east Truro seconds went down to a 11 run defeat to Fowey in a high scoring game at Boscawen Park. Christian Purchase took four for 63 and Stephen Heayn three for 46 as the visitors posted an impressive 250 for nine in their 48 overs.

Truro lost Richard Pascoe, Peter Sharland and Purchase with only 20 on the board. Mark Adams made 101to keep them in the game with useful contributions from Ryan Thomas (46), Andrew Senior (22) and Kirwan Bhardwaj (19). The task just proved too much with the final wicket falling with 14 balls to go.

Fowey 250-9 (W Sykes 86, M Burnett 43no, M Sloman 23; C Purchase 4-83, S Heayn 3-48), Truro 239 (M Adams 101, R Thomas 46, A Senior 22; M Sloman 3-29, M Burnett 3-52, M Bennetts 3-56). Fowey (20 points) beat Truro (nine) by 11 runs BUGLE 165-4 grampound road 2NDS 168-2 Matthew South hit 60 not out in Grampound Road seconds eight wicket home win over Bugle.On Saturday Grampound Road are at Truro.

Bugle 165-4 (N Toms 48, K Spencer 41; T Trethewy 2-47), Grampound Road 168-2 (M South 60no, N Sanders 39, M Hocking 28, A Barretto 28no). Grampound Road (17 points) beat Bugle (five) by eight wickets.

Truro thirds went down to a five wicket defeat at Perranarworthal seconds. Opener Nik Lewis made 36 and skipper Andrew Heayn 48 in the 163 for 8. Perran reached the target with over eleven overs to spare despite the efforts of Al Noble who took three wickets.

Truro 163-8 (A Heayn 48, N Lewis 36; L Coston 3-27, E Hands 3-27), Perranarworthal 167-5 (M Lockwood 71, T Lister 36; A Noble 3-38). Perranarworthal (19 points) beat Truro (six) by five wickets.

Truro fourths recorded a good seven wicket home win over Camborne fourths. Nigel Long made 49 before being run out.

Camborne 155 (S Williams 47, A Futcher 36; O Taylor-Jones 3-20, K Wills 3-26, M Burton 2-26, H Nicholson 2-51), Truro 156-3 (N Long 49, O Taylor-Jones 34no, H Nicholson 26). Truro (20 points) beat Camborne (four) by seven wickets.

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