WILTSHIRE captain Ed Young wants his side to do all they can to make sure they finish top of Group Four in the Unicorns Knockout Trophy.

The county currently top their pool after they bounced back from a disappointing loss to Suffolk to defeat a Bedfordshire side, who had previously chased down 387 for the loss only one wicket against Hertfordshire, by 122 runs.

Young’s team will complete their pool matches on Sunday when they make the trip to Hertfordshire and a victory for Wiltshire will see them progress to the quarter-finals and all but seal a home tie in the last eight.

“I think everyone saw the (Bedfordshire) scorecard last week, so it is amazing to see how cricket can be a great leveller,” Young said.

“They won the toss and asked us to bat first, which I found a little strange. It was a used pitch (at Warminster).

“Maybe they were confident that they could chase down any target, or maybe they didn’t back their bowlers on a deteriorating pitch, who knows?

“We had four spinners in the team, who in the end we didn’t really need as Andy Carroll bowled really well first up and Archie Easton, on debut was impressive too.”

After being invited to bat first, Wiltshire made a shaky start as opener Wes Durston fell without scoring at Sambourne Road.

Tom Morton (37) and Mike Reynolds then repaired the early damage with a 71-run second-wicket stand.

With Morton back in the hutch, Young joined Reynolds at the crease, however, the skipper fell to former England spinner Monty Panesar for just five to leave Wiltshire 80-3.

Trowbridge captain Reynolds (67) and former Wiltshire skipper Mike Coles (57) then took the attack to Bedfordshire with a 95-run fourth-wicket partnership.

Wiltshire then batted solidly before being bowled out for 259 with four balls of the innings remaining.

The county then took wickets at regular intervals to dismiss Bedfordshire for 137 in the 29th over with Carroll (4-21), Easton (3-44) and James Arney (2-28) doing the damage, while Panesar, coming in at number nine, top scored with 28.

“I’m not sure if that was enough to secure a quarter-final place, as it does come down to net run-rate,” Young said. “But that will significantly improve ours.

“On paper, we have got a very strong team and we want to finish our group games with a win and secure a home quarter-final.

“When we are full flow we can be a very successful team. We haven’t had anyone go on and hit a big hundred yet, so that is a target for us.”