English Weather 1 Devon & Cornwall 0

  For a number of years Cornwall have been the leading exponents in the West Country for giving their best young cricketers an opportunity at county level. For that reason all encounters with them at under 21 and now 19 level result in closely contested games. It is therefore bitterly disappointing that the rain yet again brought this fixture to a premature end. The radar was almost spot on, give and take a couple of rogue early showers, and an early tea was taken at a quarter past three and the game called off forty minutes later. A heavy shower at Totnes had lowered expectation levels and an early one at the Recreation Ground brought on the covers. The excellent news that Matt Thompson had regained his county place at his home ground and the call up of Charlie Morris was received with unreserved pleasure all round. Matt Thompson won the toss and fielded. Cornwall’s Taylor Williams and Jake Libby were faced by Morris and Toby Ingham who started with a maiden. With the sixteenth ball of the innings Charlie Morris bowled Williams. Cocking and Libby put on 50 off 67 balls with Bryan and Eaves also entering the attack, Cocking then nicked Eaves to the skipper. Another eight were added before the predicted rain put an end to proceedings. Torquay were their normal splendid hosts