THULINA Dilshan struck 107 and Jordan Duke later took 4-17 as Werrington hammered neighbours Callington by 91 runs to climb up to sixth.

The village outfit started the day bottom of a congested Premier League table, but with Truro and Grampound Road both losing and St Just having their clash with Redruth called off, Werrington moved 12 points clear of the Roadies who occupy the bottom spot.

In a game reduced to 38 overs per side due to overnight and morning rain, the hosts still chose to bat and racked up a hefty 243 all out, led by Dilshan’s 70-ball knock which included 15 fours and four sixes.

Callington did start well as the pacey Mohammed Danyaal (2-30) first had Sam Hockin (12) caught at deep square-leg by Aidan Libby on the pull, before George Rickard picked out skipper Graham Wagg at mid-on to go for nought.

John Moon (34 off 36) and Dilshan took the score to 59-2 in the 11th over before Moon struck a short ball from Ben Alford straight down Libby’s throat.

But the match was changed by a superb partnership of 121 between Dilshan and vice-captain Mark Gribble.

Dilshan took on the bowling from the outset, while Gribble added 36 from 55 balls before departing in the 28th over when he picked out Max Tryfonos off Xavie Clarke.

Libby was introduced in the next over and had Adam Hodgson caught on the square-leg fence for a second-ball nought.

Ben Jenkin added 10, but Dilshan brought up his century in 66 balls when he swept a Libby full-toss for six.

He was out in the next over to Clarke, caught at short fine-leg, and Cally worked their way through the tail as Libby (4-28 off 4.5) and Clarke (3-43 off 5) shared seven wickets.

Once the DLS calculations had been made, Callington required 244 from 38 overs and got off to a good start, reaching 47-1 after nine overs.

But once James Brenton (30 off 30) and Clarke departed in successive balls to Jordan Duke, lbw and bowled respectively, they slipped to 73-6.

Duke took two more including overseas player Liam Lindsay (17) and Wagg (13) to end with 4-17 from his eight overs, while Darren Webber (2-36) trapped both Libby and Rowen Taplin lbw.

Ben Ellis delayed the inevitable with 54 from just 40 balls, but he was last man out to Adam Hodgson (2-15) as they were dismissed for 152 with 28 balls to spare.

Werrington skipper Nick Lawson admitted it was a perfect day.

He said: “It’s always nice to beat Callington and for us to win the toss, bat, make a big score and defend it was delightful.”

“It was a bit of a risky decision to bat first with the weather around, but we knew the wicket would be flat.

“Moony got off to a very good start and then Dilly’s knock was superb.

“It was chanceless and he scored all around the ground, it was a pleasure to watch.

“We knew that pace and spin was quite nice to face so we thought we’d bring on the medium-pacers in Dukey and Webby early on, and it worked a treat so hopefully we can take this performance into the rest of the season.”