Devon's qualification hopes are still alive

DEVON are still in with a slender chance of qualifying for the knock-out stages of the NCA Twenty20 Cup despite another round of inconclusive double-headers in qualifying Group Four, writes Conrad Sutcliffe.

- By CONRAD SUTCLIFFE

Devon won once and lost once in back-to-back games against Dorset at Sandford, which gives them four match points from six games played in a five-team pool. Win-one, lose-one is a common theme of all the group games.

Although Devon are one of four counties level-pegged on two wins each, rivals Dorset and Herefordshire have two games in hand on them.

Unbeaten Cornwall are one win away from definite qualification with four opportunities to obtain it. That leaves Dorset, Herefordshire, Wiltshire and Devon battling for the other two places.

When Devon play Herefordshire at Eastnor on June 29, nothing less than two wins will suffice.

Lawrence Walker, Devon's Twenty20 captain, has no qualms about what's coming next.