PROMOTED Grampound Road were given a rude awakening in the gulf in class in the top-flight after 2023 champions Wadebridge ran out 99-run winners on Saturday.

The Swans chose to bat after winning the toss but were soon in trouble at 43-3 with former Cornwall all-rounder Antony Angove (2-25) taking two wickets.

But what followed next was a remarkable display of hitting from James Turpin.

Having stood down as captain over the winter, he proceeded to smack 137 from just 115 balls with ten fours and seven sixes.

His fifth-wicket partnership of 149 with Charlie McLachlan saw the latter contribute just 27 as they eventually finished on 263-8.

The Road attacked the new ball with Callum Wilson, who had earlier made 29, and Turpin given a hammering by Dave Hoskings.

He smashed 54 from just 24 deliveries as he and Angove put on 57.

But once Angove was dismissed by left-arm spinner Matt Lawrence (3-38) the wheels fell off in spectacular fashion as they slipped to 83-5 with Lawrence and Aussie Lachlan Crump taking all five.

Sri Lankan pro Ravi Karunarathna and wicket-keeper Harry Gregory (50) raised hopes with a partnership of 59, but once Karunarathna went for 30, the final five wickets fell for just 22 runs with former Roadie Matt Robins taking 4-13.

Callington eased past Werrington by four wickets at Moores Park.

Cally chose to field and although Mohammed Danyaal took two early wickets, the Tron were in decent shape at 71-2 before Sri Lankan pro Thulina Dilshan was caught behind off debutant Spencer Whatley.

John Moon went for 55 to Danyaal (4-36) with the score at 100 and from there the innings slipped to 132 all-out with Graham Wagg (3-5) and Harry Sawyers (2-14) sharing five wickets.

Cally got off to a decent start through Aidan Libby and Liam Lindsay (32), and although Adam Hodgson took 4-22 including debutant Xavier Clarke for a golden duck, 26 from Max Tryfonos plus a brisk 14 not out at the end from Ben Ellis ensured 19 points for the Greens.

Truro won by four wickets at Helston who saw Somerset’s Lewis Goldsworthy out for a third ball duck.

He was one of three wickets for veteran Rob Harrison (3-28) as the Blues made 178 all-out.

Opener Billy Taylor made 59 but of the rest only Steve Jenkin (29) passed twenty.

Indian professional Akhilesh Sahani took 2-32 on debut.

Truro soon slipped to 2-2, but half centuries from Ted Phillips (68) and Adam Price (51) got them over the line.

Goldsworthy took 3-59 with his left-arm spin.

Redruth earned a workmanlike six-wicket victory over visiting St Just at Trewirgie.

The Cape Road visitors ground their way to 172 all-out with just five balls of their innings unused.

The returning Justin Stephens led the way with 40 while veterans Neil Curnow (28) and Gavin Edwards (25) also chipped in on a day where six players reached double figures.

Australian Justin Beaton, who is a UK passport holder, took 4-38 on debut, while Cornwall off-spinner Ellis Whiteford was superb for his 4-28.

St Just had a chance with Redruth 106-4 having seen Toby Whiteford (28) and Elliot Stoddard (36) make starts, but they couldn’t shift Sri Lankan pro Dulash Udayanga (50no) and the returning Lloyd Brock (30no) as the winning runs came in the 47th over.