Truro poised to take title after victory at Werrington

The race for the Jolly's Drinks ECB Cornwall Premier League title looks to have swung decisively in Truro's favour over the weekend.

They almost came back from the dead to crucially win their crunch game at Werrington by 18 runs.

Just as important, though, was the inclement weather around the rest of the county that resulted in none of the other Premier League fixtures reaching a conclusion.

Added to that, yesterday's rearranged clash between St Just and St Austell also fell to the weather.

The game was put back from sunny Bank Holiday Monday due to St Just's Twenty20 game in Surrey last weekend.

The rain set in shortly before the 1pm start time at Cape Road and, despite clearing in mid-afternoon, the game was called off around 4.30pm due to a wet ground.

The title race had increasingly looked set to go down to a last-day shoot-out but now Truro (256pts) only need ten points against already relegated Newquay at Boscawen Park next Saturday to clinch the title for the first time since 2002.

Only Werrington (246pts) and Paul (244pts) can catch them, with St Just and Callington now 22 points behind with one game to play.

Truro got off to a reasonable start at Ladycross before six wickets fell for just 20 runs to leave them on 74 for seven.

Chris Martin made a crucial 36 before being last man out on 125.

Alex Smeeth took six for 56 from 16 overs.

After drizzle delayed the resumption, Ben Smeeth and Mark Horwell put on 50 but the innings dramatically collapsed.

Adam Hodgson made 37 but the last seven wickets fell for just 27 runs. Van Rooyen took six for 54 and Tom Sharp three for four.

St Just had to settle for an abandoned game in the gloom at Grampound Road.

Needing 161 in a reduced 36 overs, St Just lost David Roberts and Neil Curnow to Tom Hughes in the first over. They recovered to 114 for three in the 19th over when play was called off with Gavin Edwards dismissal for 58. Gary Thomas was unbeaten on 33.

Chris Hunkin held the Road innings together with 66, sharing a third-wicket stand of 73 with Matt South, who made 34.

Josh Sharpe made 21 in the 160 all out.

Paul's hopes of going into the final day within a point or so of the lead were dealt a crushing blow when the rain set in early in the west.

Play was called off at 3.30pm without a ball bowled in their game against Troon. As a result, 14 crucial points were lost.

The Falmouth and Callington game was abandoned with Callington on 52 for three in pursuit of the home team's 125 all out.

Falmouth were reduced to 25 for five and 75 and eight before Jon Udy (20) and Will Legge (34) added 49 for the ninth wicket. Aidan Libby took four for 18 in the 125 all out.

At Newquay, the St Austell innings reached 56 for two when rain saw an early abandonment. Taylor Williams made 32 not out.