COUNTIES CRICKET Devon force Wiltshire follow-on
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- Created on Monday, 22 August 2022 22:14
- Last Updated on Monday, 22 August 2022 22:16
- Published on Monday, 22 August 2022 22:14
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Morning rain frustrated Devon who then had to overcome resistance led by Jack Stearman’s half-century.
But Shepherd snared Stearman, bowled, and Josh Croom, LBW, in the space of three balls and Wiltshire were dismissed for 225 and made to follow-on 177 in arrears.
Shepherd struck again just before the close when he dismissed his Gloucestershire team-mate Ollie Meadows.
Rain washed out the second day at Truro which meant frustration for Wales NC who had reduced Cornwall to 69 for five in search of the win they need to have any chance of overhauling Devon.
Berkshire closed in on a place in the National Counties Championship final on a rain-interrupted day against Herefordshire at the Falkland club in Newbury.
Needing a win and six bonus points to top Western Division One, Berkshire achieved the second part of their target by securing a full hand of bonus points thanks to half centuries from Andy Rishton and Charlie Dunnett which helped them to 374 for nine in their 90 overs.
That gave Berkshire a lead of 182 but they were then held up by initial resistance from Herefordshire’s Worcestershire batter Josh Dell then by a stoppage for rain.
But when the players returned, Berkshire soon made inroads with Herefordshire slipping from 41 for one to 55 for five in five overs with slow left-armer Luke Beaven taking three of the wickets.
Captain Matt Pardoe and Roshan Venkataraman saw Herefordshire to 84 for five at the close, still needing 98 to avoid an innings defeat.
Rain also disrupted play at Wimborne where former Somerset batter Sam Young made his maiden Championship century for Dorset against Cheshire.
Dorset, who need to win to avoid relegation, were held up by rain which prevented play until after lunch and then by further showers.
Young and Oli Soames extended their third wicket partnership to 106 before Soames fell to Andy Dufty but Young then shared an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 100 with David Scott (49 not out).
Young was unbeaten on 125 at the close having batted for seven minutes short of three hours between the rain breaks.
National Counties Championship
(Second day of three)
Eastern Division One
Flitwick: Suffolk 378-4 (Darren Ironside 152, George Rhodes 148) & 237-3 dec (Darren Ironside 76, Alex Oxley 72, George Rhodes 57 not out), Bedfordshire 256 (George Thurstance 75, George Rhodes 5-36) & 17-1.
Manor Park: Norfolk 358-7 (Alfie Cooper 125, Freddie Fairey 61) & 238-8 dec (Alfie Cooper 80), Lincolnshire 184 (Sam Evans 82 not out, Andy Hanby 8-53) & 25-1.
Western Division One
Falkland: Herefordshire 192 & 84-5, Berkshire 374-9 (Imran Malik 73, Charlie Dunnett 67, Andy Rishton 50).
Wimborne: Cheshire 385-8 (Nick Anderson 88 not out, Rob Sehmi 73, Ali Chughtai 64), Dorset 211-3 (Sam Young 125 not out).
Eastern Division Two
Tring Park: Buckinghamshire 386 (Alex Woodland 111, Michael Wells 64) & 245-5 dec (Alex Woodland 83, Michael Payne 72 not out), Cambridgeshire 153 (Conner Haddow 6-40) & 19-4.
Hertford: Hertfordshire 330 (Kishen Velani 93, Josh de Caires 78) & 194-2 (Josh de Caires 80 not out, Reece Hussain 56), Northumberland 275 (Dan Shurben 82).
Western Division Two
Truro: Wales NC 298 (Connor Brown 133, Andrew Libby 6-81) Cornwall 69-5. No play Tuesday – rain.
Sidmouth: Devon 402 (Matt Thompson 128, Calum Haggett 98, Elliot Hamilton 84, Jack Mynott 5-67), Wiltshire 225 (Max Shepherd 5-32) & 9-1.
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