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COCKSPUR CUP ROUND-UP

 

EXETER stormed into the third round of the Cockspur Cup on the back of a 47-run win over Taunton on the County Ground.

   Mike Wilkinson top scored with 58 in an Exeter tally of 202 for six from 45 overs.

   Simon Bird made 47 and opener Glen Lammonby weighed in with 41. All three of Exeter's leading run getters were dismissed by Matt Bulbeck (4-49).

   Bulbeck, who was with Somerset and player for England U19 before injury killed his   professional career, has joined Taunton this season after four years with Torquay.

   Six of the best from Exeter skipper Jon Tipper (6-32) went a long way towards bowling Taunton out for 155 in reply with 10 balls to go.

   Only opener Lee Cooper (47) made a significant contribution to the Taunton cause.

   Bird (2-19) wrapped things up at the end for Exeter, who will be away to Bridgwater in the next round on June 1.

 

CORNWOOD are on course for a Cockspur Cup clash with arch rivals Bovey Tracey after dispatching Cornwall Premier side Truro by eight runs in the second-round tussle at Oak Park.

   The Corns suffered a setback before they started with veteran all-rounder Dave Tall pulling out with a torn hamstring.

   In the subsequent reshuffle, opening bowler Matt Butterworth had to keep wicket, which could have put the Corns at a disadvantage.

   Cornwood totalled 169 before their overs ran out with Chris Beaumont hitting a top score of 47 on his first-team debut.

   Beaumont has been around the club for a while, but generally prefers to turn out in the 3 rd XI. His on-drive to get off the mark was the shot of the day.

   Close behind in the style stakes was Duncan Boase, whose belted a six over extra-cover on his way to a brisk 40.

   Other handy contributions came from skipper Jason Hall (25) and Butterworth (27).

   Cornwall county captain Tom Sharp led the Truro reply with 70, but lacked support from the rest of the team.

   With three overs to go a Truro win was still on the cards, despite a miserly spell of nine overs for the same number of runs from Dave Petherbridge. The target was nine to win, then Sharp got out.

   Hall picked up three wickets in the final over to finish with four for 17 as Truro were dismissed for 162

   Coming next for Cornwood are Bovey Tracey, with whom they share top spot in the Devon League A Division.

   Cornwood were two points behind Bovey after beating Bradninch last Saturday, but have gone level after being refunded two points deducted for failing to make the 17-overs-and-hour run rate in their game at Bovey three weeks ago.

   League officials decided Cornwood were not to blame for the slow over rate, which was caused by breaks in play for which they could not be held responsible.

 

BOVEY Tracey remain unbeaten in all matches this season following an 86-run win over Grampound Road in the Cockspur Cup on Sunday. Bovey scored 219 for eight in 45 overs against the Cornish visitors.

   Left-hander Andy Kingdon hit a top score of 76 - he and Peter Bradley (28) hoisted 78 for the first wicket - then Chris Bradley 29, Peter Bradley 28 and Ben Ayres 25 chipped in.

   Grampound Road never really recovered from slumping to 23 for four early in their reply and were all out for 133 in the 34th over.

     Ryan Bougard turned in a virtuoso performance for Bovey with three catches and three wickets for 13 runs.