CORNWOOD made it two wins on the spin in the A Division with a 27-run derby victory over Ivybridge.
Steve Lambert stroked a top score of 61 in a Cornwood total of 227 for nine.
Jeewan deSila led the Cornwood chase with an unbeaten 86 but keeping up with the clock was an issue.
Forty-three to win from the last five overs was just a few too many for Ivybridge, who lost four wickets in a hurry and ran out of time on 200 for seven.
Victory keeps Cornwood in mid-table, a point behind Plympton who won at Brixham.
Ivybridge, who are maximising bonus points when they don’t win, are two places clear of the drop spots.
The Corns got to 106 for two with Mark Roca (44) leading the way.Lambert, who went in at 87 for two batted through to 201 for seven with useful; support from Elliot Staddon (16) and Jason Hall (20).
Pick of the wicket takers with three for 44 was de Silva. Pete Abraham’s impressed with two for 19 off eight and Josh Coker (0-30 off eight) gave little away.
Ivybridge were solid rather than spectacular before drinks with Andy Johnson (23 off 72 balls), Abraham Kopparambil (18), Adam Huxtable (24) and Harry Solomon (25) getting their heads down.
A stand of 101 for the fourth wicket between de Silva and Solomon kept Ivybridge interested.
Cornwood’s bowlers gave little away – Lee Baker and Adam Goodliffe were particularly miserly – and Staddon (3-32) took wickets at the wrong time for Ivybridge.
The game finally got away from Ivybridge after Solomon was run out-and three more wickets went for just four runs added. Staddon took two in three balls as 185 for three became 189 for seven.
Duncan Boase, Cornwood’s director of cricket, said the bowlers deserve credit for defending what he felt was a below-par total.
“Mark Roca again gave us a good start with the bat and Steve lambert batted very sensibly and accelerated just at the right time,” said Boase
“Really we should have got 250. Apart from Jason Hall there was not much support.
"We bowled well and Shaz Ahmad (2-44) bowled very well to break the opening stand between Johnson and Kopparambil.”
Defeated captain Kelvin Trent felt it was a game that got away.
“It was very close and another game I feel we should have won,” said Trent.
“As a team we were below par in the field, which cost us."
