FORMER Cornwall captain Tom Sharp rolled back the years with a superb 111 as Hayle thrashed champions Beacon by 125 runs at The Towans.

The all-rounder struck 10 fours and two sixes in his 124-ball knock as they made 221-9 after winning the toss. New Zealander Nate Wiggins made 32 at the top, while Emily Edgecombe took 3-24 with her left-armers.

Beacon’s reply never got started as after brothers Dan and Matt Lello took out the top order, spinners Sharp, Wiggins and Max Jenkin wrangled out the rest as each bowler took two apiece. Nobody made more than Stephen Wiseman’s 19.

Perranporth’s first ever match in the second tier saw them thrash St Erme by a massive 159 runs at Reen Manor Parc.

Cameron Bishop smashed 112 not out from just 65 balls after opener Travis Woolston made a fine 69, while Josh Anderson added 36 in a partnership of 79 with Bishop as they racked up 302-7.

Needing more than six an over, St Erme attacked from the outset but were bundled out for just 143 in 27.2 overs with the best being thirties from Richard Kellow (38) and Spencer Wilcock (31).

Woolston rounded off a fine afternoon with 5-26 from just 3.2 overs after opening bowler James Hall took 3-37.

Relegated Camborne earned the easiest of opening day victories as they thrashed an understrength Roche by nine wickets at Roskear.

The visitors were bundled out for just 79 as Dinuka Dilshan (3-9 off 10) and Dan Stephens (3-16) shared six wickets.

Josh Fontana (30no) and Jamie Goldsworthy (25no) knocked off the runs after Alfie MacDonald fell for ten.

Newquay enjoyed a solid opening day victory over Paul at the Sports Centre.

After slipping to 38-3, the innings was revitalised by an 82-run stand between debutant Gangul Ravina and overseas player Toby Chillingworth.

Ravina made 53 and Chillingworth 49, before they slipped to 185 all-out.

Keiran Bowden was the pick of the Paul attack with 3-30 from his 10 overs, while both Will Trenoweth and skipper Ben Brooks took 2-34 from their maximum allocation.

Paul got off to a disastrous start as they soon slipped to 4-3 which included Andrew Snell being run-out first ball by Ravina.

Paul recovered and were well-placed at 81-4 before Chillingworth’s left-arm spin accounted for Charlie Goldsworthy (28).

Bowden and Damon Nicholls took the score to 123-5, but once Nicholls was caught and bowled by Joe Crane, they subsided to 153 all-out with Chillingworth (3-40) and Crane (3-32) sharing six wickets.

Bowden rounded off a fine individual day with 73, but lacked support.

Newly-promoted St Austell Seconds were beaten by four wickets at Falmouth on their return to the second-tier.

After being sent in, the Saints were going okay at 112-4, but the dismissal of Qasim Jamal sparked a collapse as they lost their final six wickets for just 36 runs. Ryan Bennetts made 45.

Haydn Ayres, Isaac Hurtel-Hymans, Perran Burley (2-25) and debutant Charlie Baker (2-10) all took two wickets.

The chase saw openers Harry Roberts and Ben Coston add 48 before debutant Freddie Ayliffe made 51 to get them over the line.

The Saints took some late wickets with braces for Jamal (2-37), Ben Carter (2-28) and Curtis Dalby (2-25).