Durant Cricket Counties Championship Western  Division 1  Table       Scorecard

Wargrave – Berkshire 439-7 (90) J Connell 130, DJ Lincoln 88no, CP Dunnett 77, Rhys Lewis 40, Rhodri J Lewis 36, ED Woods 31; WJJ Rowe 2-76),

Cornwall 124 (JP Phillips 47, KN Leathley 23; JAJ Rishton 7-55, T Greatwood 2-30)

& (following on) 204 (WA MacVicar 68, WJJ Rowe 34; JAJ Rishton 5-37, CP Dunnett 3-23).

Berkshire (24) beat Cornwall (3) by an innings and 111 runs.

Cornwall went down to a heavy defeat in their second Durant Cricket Counties Championship game against Berkshire at Wargrave.

The decision to bowl first backfired as the hosts piled up 439-7 – the third highest against Cornwall in three-day cricket dating back to 2001.

Opener Johnny Connell led the way with 130 to add to his half-centuries earlier in the year against Cornwall in both the T20 and 50 over competitions.

In reply, Cornwall was dismissed for 124 with Gloucestershire’s Joe Phillips making 47 in his first appearance of the season.

Andy Rishton took 7-55.

Only 40 overs were possible due to rain on the second day with Cornwall ending on 33/1 after following on.

With a huge deficit of 315 runs, the biggest-ever defeat in history threatened at 65-5 on the third morning but the innings and 158 run defeat at Weymouth College against Dorset in 1922 remains the mark after the tail rallied to reach 204 all out at 4 pm on the final afternoon.

Will MacVicar made 68 and Jake Rowe 34 - adding 62 for the seventh wicket. 

Rishton took 12-92 in the match as Berkshire secured victory just before tea on the final afternoon.

The innings and 111-run defeat is the sixth-highest in Cornwall history

Day 1

Lunch 13:20 -  Berkshire 151/2 off 37 overs

Tea 16:20 - Oxfordshire 320/4 off 75 overs

Inns Closed 17:37

Close 19:00 Cornwall 59/0 off 22 overs

Day 2

Rain Delay 12:15 to 14:23 Cornwall 105/5 off 39.3 overs

Inns Closed 14:59 Cornwall 124ao

Follow on enforced - 315 runs behind

Rain Delay 15:34 to 16:57 Cornwall 18/0 off 5.2 overs

Rain & Bad Light  17:33 Cornwall 33/1 off 14.4 overs

Play called off for the day at 18:10

Day 3

Lunch 13:06 Cornwall 119/6 in 57 overs

Inns Closed 16:02 Cornwall 204ao