COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall through to T20 finals

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Created on Monday, 08 May 2023 10:27

Last Updated on Monday, 08 May 2023 10:30

Published on Monday, 08 May 2023 10:27

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Cornwall and Staffordshire secured their places in National Counties T20 Finals Day in contrasting fashion on the final day of Group matches. 

Cornwall took control of their own destiny by completing a double over Devon at Cornwood which enabled them to overtake Dorset, who sat out the final round of matches, at the top of Group Two. 

Cornwall and Staffordshire join Berkshire and Hertfordshire – who secured their qualification as Group Three winners on Friday after their scheduled double-header against Suffolk was cancelled because of waterlogging – at Finals Day at Tring Park on May 21. 

At Cornwood, Somerset all-rounder Lewis Goldsworthy took four for 35 on his seasonal debut for Cornwall, his native county, which helped them to dismiss Devon for 123 in the opener. 

Christian Purchase set up Cornwall’s chase with 34, professional Will McVicar again made a useful contribution with 20 and Tom Sturgess saw them home by three wickets with two balls to spare by thumping a four and a six in successive balls of Kaz Symanski’s final over. 

In the second match Devon were dismissed for 120 with Calum Haggett top-scoring with 40 but Cornwall made light weight of their target which they reached almost seven overs to spare thanks to Purchase, who struck six sixes in his 31-ball 66, and Chris Gibson (49 not out). 

The pair shared an opening partnership of 95 and Cornwall got home by eight wickets to dislodge Dorset at the top of the group. 

Wales NC ended their campaign on a high with a double – both by eight wickets - over deposed defending champions Oxfordshire at Pontarddulais. 

Oxfordshire laboured to 67 for nine in the opener with only Nottinghamshire and England all-rounder Samit Patel reaching double figures against the accurate seam of Richard Edwards (three for 11) and Saihaj Jaspal (two for nine). 

Wales cantered home with more than eight overs to spare with Cameron Hemp (30 not out) and Brad Wadlan (29 not out) adding 57 for the third wicket. 

Jaspal, who plays his club cricket for Ammanford, took three for 11 in the second match and Glamorgan staff man Ben Morris two for 15 to restrict Oxfordshire to 105 for six. 

Wales again cruised to victory with seven overs unused with Glamorgan batter making 50 not out from 30 balls, Hemp 28 from 23 balls and Wadlan 24 not out from 17 balls. 

Both scheduled double-headers in Group Three were washed out with waterlogging at Horsford accounting for the Norfolk v Cambridgeshire games, meaning that only eight of the scheduled 20 matches in the group produced a result. 

National Counties T20 results

Group One

Netherfield: Cheshire 135-8 (Matt Carter 63, Freddie Fallows 4-10), Cumbria 131-5 (Sam Dutton 59). Cheshire won by four runs. Cumbria 144-4 (Marcus Stanles 41 not out), Cheshire 147-4 (Sam Perry 52 not out, Nick Anderson 50). Cheshire won by six wickets.

South Northumberland CC: Shropshire 151-7 (Oliver Gibson 4-37), Northumberland 154-3 (Stuart Poynter 51 not out, Haydon Mustard 46 not out, John Oswell 34). Northumberland won by seven wickets. Shropshire 119-9 (Tom Fell 47, Sean Tindale 3-27, Oliver Gibson 3-29), Northumberland 106-9 (Haydon Mustard 33, Andy Sutton 3-13). Shropshire won by 13 runs.



Group Two

Cornwood: Devon 123 (Ben Beaumont 46, Lewis Goldsworthy 4-35), Cornwall 127-7 (Christian Purchase 34, Max Shepherd 3-14). Cornwall won by three wickets. Devon 120 (Calum Haggett 40, Max Tryfonos 3-32), Cornwall 121-2 (Christian Purchase 66, Chris Gibson 49 not out). Cornwall won by eight wickets.

Eastnor: Herefordshire v Wiltshire. Both matches abandoned.



Group Three

Welwyn Garden City: Hertfordshire v Suffolk. Both matches abandoned.

Horsford: Norfolk v Cambridgeshire. Both matches abandoned.



Group Four

High Wycombe: Buckinghamshire 178-5 (Alexei Kervezee 67, Alex Woodland 64), Bedfordshire 115-9 (Ed Bragg 3-28). Buckinghamshire won by 63 runs. Buckinghamshire 147-4 (Alexei Kervezee 80), Bedfordshire 149-5 (Amrit Basra 51, Alex Wakely 37). Bedfordshire won by five wickets.

Pontarddulais: Oxfordshire 67-9 (Richard Edwards 3-11), Wales NC 68-2. Wales NC won by eight wickets. Oxfordshire 105-6 (Saihaj Jaspal 3-11), Wales NC 106-2 (Ben Kellaway 50 not out). Wales NC won by eight wickets.

  

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