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NCCA T20 Group 5

St Just – Devon 127 (B H Privett 26; WA MacVicar 5-28, EAF Whiteford 2-22), Cornwall 133-7 (18.2) (AJ Blake 51, PS Smith 28; WR Christophers 2-8, SO Read 2-31). Cornwall (2) beat Devon by three wickets.  Scorecard 

St Just – Cornwall 94 (AW Bone 30; BH Privett 5-28, SO Read 2-14), Devon 98-7 (18.2) (CM Sharland 29, BH Privett 23; AW Snowdon 2-7). Devon (2) beat Cornwall by three wickets. Scorecard / Video Highlights

Cornwall County Cricket Club were fortunate with the weather on Sunday as the sun shone at the substitute venue of St Just for the visit of Devon in two NCCA T20 games. 

Honours ended even with both teams winning by three wickets and, remarkably, both with ten balls to spare. 

In the first game after a lively start, Devon was pegged back after Callum Wilson, in his first county game for nine years, removed Ben Privitt for 26. 

Will MacVicar sent back skipper James Horler and went on to take 5-28, only the fourth five-wicket haul for Cornwall in T20 cricket. 

Requiring 128 new professional Alex Blake dominated the top of the innings. The former Kent batter, who retired during the winter after 17 years at Canterbury, hit 3 sixes and 6 fours off 31 balls. Skipper Paul Smith followed for 28 at 104-3 off 12 overs. Cornwall missed out on the opportunity to boost their net run rate with the winning runs not coming until the penultimate over. Three wickets fell with the scores level including Helston’s 18-year-old debutant Billy Taylor who was run out for 11.

In the second tie, a devastating spell from opening bowler Privitt (5-14) reduced Cornwall to 43-6 in the eighth over. Alex Bone (30) and Wilson (10) added a record 44 for the seventh wicket to avoid the lowest Cornwall total in the competition. Needing 95 there was just a glimmer of hope at 66-5 after Charlie Sharland was dismissed for 29. However, Calum Haggett (15no) and Sam Read (17) ensured there were no late alarms. Adam Snowdon took 2-7.

In the other group fixture, Dorset’s first game with Wiltshire at Wimborne was washed out. In the second game, Wiltshire was dismissed for only 72 but a torrential downpour at the interval saw the game abandoned. It means all four teams have two points ahead of the Bank Holiday doubleheaders. The top two in the group are guaranteed progress to the Super 12’s on Sunday 19 May. Cornwall host Dorset at Truro on Sunday (11:00) as Wadebridge had to pull out due to the wet conditions hampering pitch preparations. On Bank Holiday Monday Cornwall are at Salisbury to play Wiltshire. Devon plays Wiltshire at Exeter before moving on to Wimborne to take on Dorset