Plymouth skipper urges Devon to check out two of his youngsters

Plymouth paceman Sam Stein, who bagged three Corwood wickets

By CONRAD SUTCLIFFE

PLYMOUTH skipper Richard Goldsby-West has urged the Devon team management to check out two of his rising stars before the county’s 50-over programme starts at the end of the month.

Opening batsman Teddy Haffenden made an anchorman’s 45 at the top of the order to set Plymouth on course for a final total of 232 all out in the last of their 50 overs against Cornwood.

The city side slowed against miserly bowling from Jay Bista and Jack Brown – and did not get much change out of Matt Skeemer (2-28) in any of his three spells.

Adam Talbott, batting down the order at number eight against his former club, made a top score of 53 in a stand of 69 with the captain that gave Plymouth a defendable total.

And defend it they did as Sam Stein (3-36) took three wickets and there were two each for Joe Hagan-Burt and Matt Petherbridge as Cornwood were bowled out for 214.

Bista, Cornwoood’s summer signing from Mumbai, top scored with 73 and was seventh out with the score on 147. Harry Woolway (26) and George Thompson (26) kept Cornwood hopes alive longer than looked likely.

Said Goldsby-West: “Adam Talbott and Teddy Haffenden are young players with great potential and are ones for the future I am sure.

"Talbott was outstanding and it would be crazy for Devon not to have a look at them.

“It would be great for the young lads to test themselves a bit and see if they are good enough.”

West said the game was a close-run affair that Plymouth had to win the hard way.

“Batting first we had to dig in showed great character to bat through to the  last over,” said Goldsby-West

“We really worked hard in the field to produce a result that the team’s efforts deserved.

“It was top graft from the lads and we move on to Heathcoat next with 19 points in the bag.”

Skeemer took control as Cornwood captain due to regular skipper Elliot Staddon having family commitments he could not avoid. He felt the stand between Talbott and West was pivotal to the outcome of the game.

“That stand for the eighth wicket between them had a big impact on the game,” said Skeemer.

“As a batting unit a few of us in the top order needed to do more and relied too much on the lower order who played really well to get us close. 

“Overall we bowled and fielded okay and Jay looks to be a great addition as an overseas.”