Devon need something special to reach next round of T20 event

DEVON'S hopes of qualifying for the Super12 round of the National Counties Twenty20 competition mean they have to pull something special out of the bag in Sunday's double-header against Dorset at Sandford (11am)

- writes Conrad Sutcliff.

A six-wicket win over Wiltshire in game one at Salisbury got Devon up and running in the tournament after back-to-back defeats by Cornwall in first-round meetings at Blundell's School.

Wiltshire hit back in game two with an 11-run win that left Devon propping up the Group Four table of five teams. The top three teams qualify for the Super12 round on August 3, from which four pool winners will progress to finals day.

Devon can still make it into the top three, but they need at least one win against Dorset (and preferably two) to go into the final qualifier against Herefordshire with a realistic chance.

Devon's six-wicket win over Wiltshire in round one was a relatively comfortable affair once the chase got under way.