THE vast majority of Saturday’s Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket League programme went ahead despite poor weather throughout the week.

The ECB Cornwall Premier League started, with all five games being played to a finish.

Champions Penzance were indebted to a brilliant Tom Wells as his 90 propelled them from 116-7 to 190-8 at Callington, which eventually proved 32 too many for the hosts.

At St Just, Werrington let slip a commanding position as St Just’s last- wicket pairing of Josh Semmens and Ben Ellis added 45 in a total of 193.

In reply, Ellis and Ben Stevens ran through the visiting batting line-up as they slipped to 40-8 before Jordan Duke’s 18 off 13 balls got them to 62.

Ben Smeeth (17) was the only other Werrington batsman to reach double figures.

Elsewhere, much-fancied Wadebridge had to work hard as they beat Camborne by 55 runs despite posting just 153, St Austell were seven-wicket winners at home to Redruth after dismissing the Reds for just 96, while Grampound Road defended 112 at Truro to win by 40 runs.

In County One, Werrington seconds were beaten by six wickets at home to Hayle in a game reduced to 40 overs due to the weather.

Werrington had won their opening three games before last weekend’s washout, but despite 41 from teenage opener Dan Howgill and double-figure scores from James Adams, Ben Jenkin, Darren Johns and Ian Searle, they could only post 124-8.

Although Freddie Ward dismissed the dangerous Matt Lello for just a single, the West Cornwall side eased home despite Johns’ 2-18.

Lanhydrock were denied the chance to return to form as they were rained off at home to St Austell seconds.

Elsewhere, promotion hopefuls Falmouth and Helston recorded emphatic victories against St Erme and Redruth seconds respectively, while Paul edged to a one-wicket victory against Beacon at Hutchens Park.

Newquay grabbed a first victory of 2021 as they thrashed a weakened Gorran by 134 runs at the Sports Centre.

In Division Two East, Callington seconds pulled off a superb three-run victory at previous league leaders Grampound Road seconds.

Callington stacked their batting line-up for the game but got off to a tough start as openers Toby May and Danny Carroll were back in the hutch with just two on the board.

Although Ryan Brown (12) and Peter Tancock (33) rebuilt the innings slightly, Callington were stuttering at 54-4.

Broke

However, Chris Simpson (49), Nick Parker (54no) and Liam Hunn (20) got them to 198-9.

In reply, Grampound looked well placed at 103-3 before spinner Richard Brown broke the back of the run chase as he took 6-50, including the dismissal of Matt South for 63.

The last wicket pair of Joseph Warren (23no) and Sam Trudgeon (6no) made it close, but couldn’t quite get the job done.

Grampound’s defeat enabled Wadebridge seconds to go top as they beat neighbours St Minver by five wickets at Egloshayle Park.

The visitors managed to make just 103 after being sent in with Steve Hawke’s 35 the best, while youngster Archie Edwards was unbeaten on 26 from 93 balls.

Jamie Beare took 5-13 for the hosts as he ran through the lower order.

Tom Wood and Beare then added 50 for the first wicket before both fell in quick succession to Josh Sanders (2-13).

Veteran Rob Hawken dismissed Charlie Mclachlan and Rob Centini cheaply but it didn’t matter as the Swans cruised to victory.

Bude are third following an 84-run success over visiting Tintagel at Crooklets.

Although Warren Rumble (89) and Matt Hookway (35) got Bude off to a good start, the three-prong spin trio of Matt Pethick (2-14), Simon Fry (2-35) and Jonathan Labuschagne (1-45) ran through the middle order, with only Matt Williams really contributing.

However, Shaun Whitefield’s unbeaten 17 got Bude to 219 which proved far too many.

Bude’s opening bowlers – Sam Hockin (1-23) and Whitefield (3-38) – ran through the top order, leaving the visitors with no way back.

Although Labuschagne (20) and Matt Richie (35) briefly rallied, Whitefield, who bowled 11 overs straight, ran Labuschagne out following a superb diving stop off his own bowling. From there on it was about bonus points as Tintagel ended on 135-9.

The games between Launceston and Roche and Tideford and Menheniot-Looe were called off.

In Division Three East, Darren Jenkin recorded the highest score by a Launceston batsman since 2009 as Launceston seconds won by 70 runs at their Roche counterparts.

His 198 not out came off just 123 balls with 17 fours and 15 sixes, the last 98 of which came off just 34 balls, as they recorded 324-5.

He was helped by Tommy Davey’s 41 as they recovered from 101-4.

In reply, Shane Davey (2-46) and Tommy Davey (2-49) shared four wickets as Roche reached 254-6 thanks to Mykey Davies’ unbeaten 89.

Also at the bottom, Werrington thirds recorded their first win of the season in the local derby with Bude seconds.

Former Bude man Simon Bishop knocked up an unbeaten 116 and skipper Dan Jenkin made 48 in their 231-5.

Andrew De Rosa with 2-38 was Bude’s main threat.

Bude’s innings never really got going as they ended on 175-8.

Skipper Matt Whitefield carried his bat from the start for 79, but lacked any real support as all of Werrington’s bowlers supported well.

Cornish All Blacks skipper Lloyd Duke took 4-37 off 12 overs.

At the other end of the table, Callington thirds recorded a remarkable win at previous leaders Ladock.

The hosts knocked up an imposing 272-4 which Callington chased with six wickets and five balls to spare after being 71-3.

Opener Blaise Eigenmann made 62 from 86 balls before James Brenton (68no) and Tom Neville (72no) thrashed the bowling to all parts in an unbroken stand of 125.

Callington are joined at the top by Boconnoc, who again keep racking up the runs.

They made 256-7 at home to Bugle, with the league’s best batsman John Niblett making 79.

There were other contributions from Jamie Coates (44), Michael Blake (32) and Will Geach (28no).

In response, Bugle, missing key man Nathan Toms, finished on 182-7, with Joe Coates taking 2-39.

Elsewhere, St Austell thirds, boosted by a much stronger team than in previous weeks, shocked South Petherwin at Wheal Eliza.

Bundled

Paul Clements (2-24), Kevin Horrell (3-31), Adrian Clements (2-44) and Andrew Yelland (3-27) were all in the wickets as they restricted the home side to 144 all out.

However, Petherwin were bundled out for just 106, with skipper Jacob Masters’ 18 the highest.

Newquay seconds won a low-scoring thriller at St Neot in a game which saw two seven-wicket hauls.

Jack Kent, bowling second change, was the first to do it as Newquay were held to 128-9 off their 45 overs.

Kent’s 7-28 was then overshadowed by the brilliance of Terry Venter as his 7-32 won it for the coastal club by seven runs. Opener Liam Jones made 58.

In Division Four East, just one game survived although it lasted less than 30 overs.

Reduced to 25 overs a side by rain, South Petherwin could only muster 77 all out, with Gareth Clements’ 21 the highest.

Spinners Brian Barnicoat and Matt Liddicoat shared six wickets. Lanhydrock then knocked it off in 8.1 overs with Jamie Taylor blasting 56 off 30 balls.

Five games went ahead in Division Five East, the anomaly being Liskeard’s home clash with Foxhole.

Pencarrow won off the last ball at home to Werrington fourths who posted 191-5, thanks to 40s from Nigel Dennis (49), Andrew Smeeth (43) and Rob May (41).

Veterans Brian Baker (4-28) and Steve Pike (2-27) reduced Pencarrow to 58-5 before a remarkable recovery between Kyle Frost and Simon Patterson (28) ensued, meaning the estate club reached the last over at 180-7.

The first two balls of the over were both wickets, including the dismissal of Frost for 80.

However, number 11 Isaac Jago, on his league debut, hit the third and last balls for six to seal the turnaround.

Nine-man St Minver seconds put up a decent showing before falling to a five-wicket defeat at home to Tideford seconds.

St Minver posted 164-3 thanks to Matt Gilbert (52), Luke Marshall (30no), Leigh Durrant (25no) and Jake Keast, but the visitors were seen home by Darren Shaw (13no) and Jack Hooper (10no) after Duncan Nobes (44) and Jake Bennett (55) did the hard work.

Tintagel seconds recorded their first win of the season with a 48-run success over their St Neot counterparts at Butts Field.

The North Cornwall side racked up 250-7 thanks to half centuries from Aaron Washer (85) and Stephen Roach (51no) and 30s from Ben Jarram (32) and Oliver Edwards (37).

Dan Brazier, who had earlier taken 3-59, led the St Neot reply of 202-4 as he finished unbeaten on 92.

Skipper Mark Bunt also made 48no as they recovered from a poor start against Harry Daly (1-35) and Edwards (3-30).

All three fixtures in Division Six East were called off.