NCCA Championship Western  Division 2  Table       Scorecard

Debuts: Alfie MacDonald & Liam Weeks (Camborne), Matt Lawrence (Wadebridge) & Alex Blake (Kent CCC)

Truro- Dorset 176 (50) (LA Webb 82, E Ellis 56no; WA MacVicar 4-41, EAF Whiteford 3-33) & 271-5 (68) (J Eckland 94, D Scott 78, E Ellis 34no, A Eckland 32no; WA MacVicar 2-47, BA Ellis 2-49).

Cornwall 328-9dec (72.2) (AJ Blake 102, KN Leathley 71; PS Smith 31, AJ Hodgson 30;  J Huns 3-51, E Bartlett 3-84, D Scott 3-94). Match Drawn; Cornwall 12pts, Dorset 9pts.

Day 1

Delayed Start due to rain - 12:30

Lunch 14:00 Dorset 74-5 (23)

Innings Closed 16:22 Dorset 176ao

Tea 17:00 Cornwall 28-1 (7) Leathley 9no, MacVicar 11no

Close 19:33 Cornwall 216-4 (40)  Smith 1no, Hodgson 8no

Professional Alex Blake (102) and Karl Leathley (71) added 164 for the third wicket in 26.3 overs.

Day 2

Delayed Start due to rain - inspection at 12:30 - Lunch at 13:00.

Start 13:40 - 15.36  Bad Light & Rain ending play for the day with only 30 overs played.

Cornwall added 104 runs for the loss of four wickets.

Bad Light & Rain 15:36 Cornwall 320-8 (70) Ellis 24no, Whiteford 18no

Close 17:48

Day 3

Delayed start to 12:15

Inns Closed 12:23 Cornwall 328-9d (72.2)

Lunch 13:23 Dorset 51-2 (12)

Tea 16:21 Dorset 225-5 (47)

Close 17:38 Dorset 271-5 (68) Match Drawn. Final hour was not played.

With more than a third of the playing time lost to the weather Cornwall's National Counties Championship game with Dorset petered out to a draw at Truro . Following a 12.15 pm delayed start Cornwall declared on reaching maximum batting points at 328 for 9.

Trailing by 152 runs Dorset made the game safe by reaching 271 for 5 when the captains shook hands at the start of the final hour.

After losing three wickets for 52 Joe Eckland and David Scott put on 152 for the fourth wicket.

Cornwall Captain Paul Smith reflects on the draw

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Day 1

Day 2

 Day 3