COUNTIES CRICKET Trophy round-up, Cornwall miss out

Berkshire kept alive their dream of winning the National Counties Trophy for a fourth successive season by solving a complicated equation to secure qualification for next Sunday’s quarter-finals. 

Berkshire needed three things to go their way if they were to avoid missing out on the last eight for the first time since 2016. Firstly, they had to beat Bedfordshire at Southill Park, then they had to rely on Hertfordshire doing them a favour by beating Cornwall at North Mymms and, if both of those results happened, they also needed a significant swing in net run rate to oust Cornwall. 

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CORNWALL CRICKET Christian is Penzance centurion

Pacesetters Penzance remain unbeaten after hitting a mammoth 348-9 at home to Helston with Christian Purchase smashing a century.

The victory followed by 150 runs, Niran Wijewardene top scored with 63 for the visitors. 

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COUNTIES CRICKET Dorset secure quarter-final place

Dorset, Cumbria and Hertfordshire secured their places in the quarter-finals of this season’s National Counties Trophy and will have the incentive of home advantage to play for in the final round of group matches on June 25. 

Dorset made sure of qualification from Group Four by beating Wales NC by 18 runs at Panteg and now face Wiltshire at Dorchester next Sunday to decide who will top the group and host the runners-up in Group Two in the quarter-finals on July 2. 

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CORNWALL CRICKET Five wins on spin for Penzance

Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket LeagueDefending Cornwall Premier League champions Penzance remain the only unbeaten team in the top flight after notching their fifth win on spin, at home to Redruth.

Penzance are yet to drop a bonus point after bowling the Reds out for 196 in the 46th over. Toby Whiteford top scored with 52 and newcomer Simon Danby made 46.

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NATIONAL COUNTIES Wiltshire secure quarter-final spot

Northumberland, Suffolk and Wiltshire booked their places in the quarter-finals of this season’s National Counties Trophy with the group stage of the competition only at the halfway stage. 

Suffolk guaranteed passage from Group Three by beating Cambridgeshire by 27 runs at Exning, Northumberland held their nerve to defeat Oxfordshire by two wickets in a rain-affected match at Banbury to secure a top two finish in Group One and Wiltshire made it three wins out of three by beating Wales NC by six runs in another shortened contest at Warminster to do the same in Group Four. 

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CORNWALL CRICKET Michael Weeks weekly review

2022 champions Penzance and St Austell continued their unbeaten top flight start to the Cornwall Cricket League season with four wins on the spin.

Both Premier Lague pace setters posted imposing totals.

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