Team News

Cornwall v Devon

Durant Cricket NCCA Counties Championship Division 1 West

Sunday 28 – Tuesday 30 July   at Truro CC

Conrad Sutcliffe writes:

TWO team smarting from drubbings by Western Division frontrunners Berkshire start a three-day game at Truro tomorrow (11am), where Cornwall entertain Devon.

Devon, the defending divisional champions, opened their National Counties programme at the start of the month in gloomy style with a 10-wicket defeat by Berkshire at Instow.

The fixture list gave Devon a week off to get over their hammering, while Berkshire moved on to play Berkshire at Wargrave.

Berkshire piled-up 439 for seven declared the only time they batted, them bowled-out Cornwall twice to win by an innings and 111 runs.

Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the noises from the opposing camps have a similar ring to them.

“We have to get back to doing the basics right,” said Godfrey Furse, the Cornwall team manager.

“The sides you play are allowed to have good players who play well, but you have to make them work hard for their runs and wickets.

“I ask of every Cornwall team that we are competitive on the field. On a flat one at Wargrave we were way below standard.”

Dave Tall, who fulfils the same role for Devon, said: “Berkshire played very well against us, but we allowed them to play better than we should have.

“Out of nine sessions we probably won half of one after lunch on the second day. Thanks to the rain taking time out of the game we were only a few overs from saving it. Lack of game awareness meant we did not.”

The work-on for Tall is batsmen reading the game better and not taking needless risks when points or time landmarks are in sight.

Devon make three changes to their beaten side. In come batters Sam Elstone – he has been capped by Scotland at under-19 level – and Harry Southgate along with seam-bowling all-rounder Matt Skeemer.

Cornishman Joe Phillips, who is dual registered with Gloucestershire, is unavailable and replaced by Billy Taylor. Fit-again off-spinner Ellis Whiteford, replaces Adam Snowdon.

Cornwall

P S Smith (c)

Paul Smith (Capt) (Castle Bromwich)

A J Blake  

Alex Blake (Hayes)

A W Bone (w/k)

Alex Bone (w/k) (St Austell)  

B A Ellis

Ben Ellis (Callington)

K N Leathley

Karl Leathley (Helston)

W A MacVicar

Will MacVicar (Hayes)

W J J Rowe

Jake Rowe (Chippenham)

A W Snowdon  

Adam Snowdon (St Austell)

B M Taylor          

Billy Taylor (Helston)

M M Tryfonos

Max Tryfonos (Bedminster)

E A F Whiteford

Ellis Whiteford (Redruth)

Umpires: R Callicott & P Smith

Scorer:  D G Eggins

Analyst: L Curnow