Berkshire v Cornwall Trophy (3)
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| Date | Time | Venue | Opposition | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 May 2025 | 11:00 | A | Devon CCC | Exeter CC |
Will MacVicar captained the team
NCCA Trophy Group 3
Slough – Berkshire 256 (J Connell 120, RD Lewis 47; GG Wagg 3-46, WA MacVicar 3-62), Cornwall 194 (RX Clarke 47, PS Smith 42, MM Tryfonos 34; JAJ Rishton 3-15, TG Sturgess 3-28). Buckinghamshire (2) beat Cornwall by 62 runs.
Berkshire opener Johnny Connell has taken a liking to the Cornish attack. Last season in three innings, he hit 61,79 & 130. On Bank Holiday Monday, he was at it again, holding the Berkshire innings together in their 256 all out off the final ball of fifty overs.
He followed his 65 against Oxfordshire on Sunday with his first Trophy century in a 62-run victory at Slough.
Connell’s 120 from 132 balls included 12 fours and two sixes with Rhys Lewis sharing an opening partnership of 83 with him.
Will MacVicar and Graham Wagg shared six wickets to restrict Berkshire to 256 with Andy Rishton (22) the only other batter to reach 20.
Rishton then reduced Cornwall to 19 for three from which they never fully recovered. Paul Smith (42), Max Tryfonos (34) and Xavie Clarke (47) played defiant innings but Tommy Sturgess took three for 28 against his former county who were dismissed for 194 with five overs unused.
Cornwall’s final group game is against Devon at Redruth on Sunday, where they need a big win and hope other results go their way to have any chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
