TWO wins on the trot for Whitchurch Wayfarers Tamar League side put them in good heart for the second half of the season.

Whitchurch beat Cornwood by 3 wickets in a closely fought league match during which fortunes changed several times. Cornwood reached 160 for 7 thanks to a third wicket stand of 100 by Hoskins and Adams. Accurate bowling by Wood and Alford kept the score down.

After a good start from Rae and Folley, Whitchurch lost wickets regularly until man of the match Steve Wood with newcomer John Townsend saw them home. Brian Gould with 4 - 31 was the pick of the Cornwood bowlers.

And Whitchurch beat Lewdown comprehensively by 94 runs in the Tamar League Division A.

Lewdown won the toss and invited Whitchurch to bat on a damp pitch. Scoring was never easy but the Whitchurch players batted sensibly, accumulating runs slowly but surely. Josh Sutton scored 23 and Graham Horler hit a rapid 18 towards the end. Whitchurch eventually totalled 133 for 9 from their 40 overs.

For Lewdown, Charlie Hughes took 3 for 34 and Andy Vernon 4 for 28. The Lewdown innings never really got going. Wickets fell regularly with Kit Reeve (4 for 17) and Graham Horler (2 for 13) making early inroads into the batting and Andy Alford (3 for 4) and Tom Ingram (1 for 3) efficiently mopping up the tail to bowl out Lewdown for 39.

A great all round team effort by Whitchurch. Good batting and bowling, backed up by excellent fielding and catching.

l Chris Meadows took two important catches in a rare appearance for Whitchurch Wayfarers.

His capture of the important wicket of Hemsley of visitors Ermington sustained the good form of the Whitchurch Sunday side.

Phil Mansfield scored 84 to form the foundation of a home score of 179 although he was lucky not to be caught on a number of occasions. Richard Hall maintained his good form with a solid 57.

Ermington were struggling from the start and never looked like making the target although a late rally by Wills helped their score over 100.