Cornish side make National Village Cup semi-final
Grampound Road have repeated their feat of reaching the last four of the National Village Cup
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Cornish cricket side Grampound Road are one game away from a Lord's final after winning their National Village Cup quarter-final.
They beat Gloucestershire-based Painswick by four runs in a dramatic match which saw them take the decisive wicket in the final over.
It is the second successive year that Grampound Road have reached the semi-finals of the competition.
They were knocked out in the last four 12 months ago by Kent-based Leeds and Broomfield.
This time they will host Cambridge side Foxton Granta CC in the semi-finals on 4 August.
Batting first Grampound Road made 191-6 in their 40 overs as Tom Orpe hit 62 from 54 balls while Chris Roberts scored 58.
In reply Painswick made a strong start and were 134-5 with 14 overs to go as Luke Woolway scored 38.
But he was one of four wickets for Thomas Hughes before Painswick lost their final five wickets for just 53 runs.
Needing five runs to win off the final over, tail-ender Jack Hobbis was bowled by Tom Fox-Dean with the first ball in the 40th over to secure the victory.
