MINOR COUNTIES Peploe rescues champions at St Austell

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 August 2019 00:29

Published on Monday, 19 August 2019 06:58

Defending Minor Counties champions Berkshire were indebted to Chris Peploe for digging them out of trouble against Cornwall in their Western Division round five clash at St Austell.

Berkshire are used to Peploe rescuing them with the ball but on this occasion the former Middlesex slow left-armer came to their aid with the bat, by making an aggressive run-a-ball 41.

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MINOR COUNTIES Wiltshire beaten in Trophy semi finals

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Last Updated on Monday, 12 August 2019 09:13

Published on Monday, 12 August 2019 08:01

Cumberland will face favourites Berkshire in the Minor Counties Trophy final at Wormsley on August 28 after they enjoyed very different passages through yesterday's semi-finals.

Berkshire progressed to the final with a four wickets win over Wiltshire at Finchampstead.

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MINOR COUNTIES Defending champions 12th win in row

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 August 2019 09:25

Published on Wednesday, 07 August 2019 08:42

Defending champions Berkshire made it four wins from four in this season’s Minor Counties Championship and 12 in a row over three seasons as they swept Shropshire aside by 241 runs at Shifnal.

The recipe for Berkshire’s success was again simple but effective – bat long in both innings and leave the bowlers with plenty of time to take 20 wickets.

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MINOR COUNTIES Bevan spins Wales to victory

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Last Updated on Monday, 12 August 2019 08:39

Published on Tuesday, 06 August 2019 09:58

Wales ended a three-year wait for a Minor Counties Championship victory by defeating hosts Wiltshire by 139 runs inside two days at the South Wilts club in Salisbury.

Off-spinner Tom Bevan led Wales to the landmark victory by taking five for 59 – his maiden five wicket haul in the championship – to dismiss Wiltshire for 154 in their second innings.

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MINOR MATTERS Champions beat Wales, Dorset win

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:08

Published on Tuesday, 09 July 2019 18:59

Defending Minor Counties champions Berkshire made two wins out of two crushing Wales by 220 runs at the Falkland cricket club in Newbury.

Former Middlesex slow left-armer Chris Peploe was Berkshire’s match-winner with a career-best match haul of 13 for 80 which included remarkable second innings figures of 15.5-8-14-7.

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