COUNTIES CRICKET Cornwall and Wiltshire in Super 12
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- Created on Sunday, 21 June 2026 18:56
- Last Updated on Sunday, 21 June 2026 21:01
- Published on Sunday, 21 June 2026 18:56
- Written by PAUL BOLTON Cricket Correspondent
Cornwall and Wiltshire won through by completing doubles over Herefordshire and Dorset respectively.
Cornwall cantered to a seven wickets victory in the opening match at Eastnor where Bryn Evans took his second four wicket haul in only his third match to dismiss Herefordshire for 100. An unbeaten half-century from former Kent batter Alex Blake saw Cornwall home with more than five overs unused.
It was closer in the second match with Cornwall winning by three wickets with four balls to spare thanks to composed cameos from Will MacVicar (37) John Moon (29) and Billy Taylor (19 not out).
There were also two low-scoring contests at Wimborne where Dorset were dismissed for 106 in the opener despite 41 from Ben Rogers with Wiltshire captain Ed Young taking three for nine with his left-arm spin.
Openers Will Naish (31) and Tom Cheater (30) thrashed 45 from the first four overs to set up Wiltshire’s six wickets victory with more than five overs to spare.
In the second match Naish (36) and Cheater (32) again gave Wiltshire a flying start with 41 in the power play overs before Young steered them to a five wickets win with an unbeaten 32.
Rogers again top scored with 44 in Dorset’s 147 for six but a campaign that began brightly with a double over Herefordshire ended with sixth straight defeat.
Oxfordshire made their highest T20 total twice in the day against Bedfordshire in the Group Three double-header at Didcot where honours also finished even.
They made 218 for seven in the opener but the record lasted barely three hours as half-centuries from captain and Sussex opener Harrison Ward and Dylan Driscoll took them to 222 for four in the second match.
Oxfordshire’s 116 runs win in the opener was their largest victory by runs margin but their T20 campaign ended with defeat in the second game as Jake Tarling became the first Bedfordshire batter to score a T20 century.
Tarling struck 11 sixes and four fours in his 52-ball 108 to see Bedfordshire past 200 for the first time in the competition and to a five wickets win with an over to spare.
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire remain in the three qualifying places for the Super 12, split only by net run rate, with Wales NC needing two wins against Buckinghamshire at Marlow on July 5 to enter the qualification equation.
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