CORNWOOD 2nd XI won by seven wickets at Brixham in a game reduced to 35 overs each due to bad weather.

Tom Hopper (47) and Dalton Sanders (45) put on 70 for Brixham’s second wicket towards a total of 146 for seven when rain stopped play. No one else made more than 14.

Miserly bowling from Harry Woolway (2-34), Lee Baker (2-20) and Jacob Caunter (2-29) prevented Brixham from generating momentum.

Although skipper Robin Dart and Stanley Baker both missed out, the Cornwood run chase was a routine affair.

Josh Goodliffe made 30 then Noah Carlisle (60no) and Sam Griffiths (36no) took the Wood the rest of the way during an unbroken stand of 66.

Robin Dart, the Cornwood captain, described it as: “A top win against the weather.”

Dart added: “After a slow start and not a lot of luck, the spinners slowed the momentum of Brixham’s innings before the rain came in.

“The forecast showed we had an hour to chase the revised total, so we tried to get ahead of the 20-over-par score. The rain never came and Noah and Sammy saw us home with a few coming-of-age knocks.”

Dart accepts that Cornwood (173pts) are lagging behind Paignton (206) and Ivybridge (197) in the promotion scuffle, but is not losing sleep over it.

“We are enjoying our cricket and we've just got to keep winning and hope to take advantage of any slips from the teams above,” said Dart.

“We play Ivybridge this Saturday, which is a good chance to improve our situation.”