CORNWOOD pulled of their best result of the season so far when they defeated defending Premier champions Torquay by 10 wickets.

Torquay were restricted to 121 for nine in a rain-reduced 30 overs – Joe Thompson making a top score of 44.

Torquay found runs in short supply as Matt Skeemer (2-20), Andy Bees (1-20), Elliot Staddon (2-22) and Jason Hall (3-41) kept it them locked down.

Justin Yau made 31 off 50 balls as Torquay recovered from 15 for three to 72 for five, but until Thompson got going the home side struggled.

Cornwood had an achievable target of four an over to win, which meant they were never under any pressure.

Openers Marc Roca (40no) and Jackson Thompson got Cornwood in sight of victory, then Jackson cut lose.

Jackson smashed Torquay spinner Sam Carpenter for three sixes and three fours in the same over to take his score to 67 not out and Cornwood to victory with more than 13 overs to spare.

Cornwod skipper Elliot Staddon admitted the weather played a part, but that was only part of the story.

“We bowled and fielded superbly, taking all our half chances that came to us,” said Staddon.

“Matt Skeemer and Andy Bees were similar to last week. keeping it tight early on in the Torquay innings.

“Jason Hall bowled well in the middle. extremely pleased with the temperament and the way we knocked the runs off with both Mark Roca and Jackson Thompson batting superbly on what was a difficult wicket.

“It was a good win but one not to get carried away with as there is still a lot of cricket left to play this season.”

Victory lifts Cornwood out of the bottom two, three points ahead of Plymouth, who were beaten by seven wickets by visiting Brixham.

Torquay skipper Yau agreed losing the toss on a wet day was a factor, but said that could not be used as an excuse.

“We threw our wickets away and we need to take more responsibility for our wickets and shot selection,” said Yau.

“If we took our chances early on we might have got into the game, but the bottom line is we weren't good enough.

“We have now been dragged into a scrap near the bottom and we need to get on a roll to get ourselves going again.

“We have to train harder, get back into the routine of practicing and playing hard to claw ourselves back into mid-table.”