HOPES of progress in this year's Middleton Cup competition hang in the balance for Wiltshire.

Following their five-shot loss in their opening inter-county group match at the hands of Worcestershire they now face Herefordshire today at Ross-on-Wye.

It is a match they must win and collect as near a 22-point maximum if they are to have any chance of qualifying for this year's quarter finals.

The team shows only two changes, both positional, with Tony Stevenson moving to number two on Mark Dyer's rink and Ian Williams swapping to the two spot on Steve Warren's rink.

A large proportion of the Wilts side are drawn from the Westlecot club.

Team:

Rink 1: Mel Biggs, Tony Stevenson, Neil Hope and Mark Dyer (all Westlecot); Rink 2: Barry Sictorness, John Williamson (Wootton Bassett), Gary Morphet (Rod Cheney) and Ian Jefferies (West); Rink 3: Malcolm Webb (Holt), Russell Francis (Spencer Moulton), Keith Hutchens (West'house) and Graham Shadwell (SM); Rink 4: Graham Hatherall (West), Chris Cheesley (Purton), Mike Jackson and Neil Smith (West); Rink 5: Kevin Embling (West), Mick Crook (Amesbury), Andy Moore (Spencer Melksham) and Dave Snell (WB); Rink 6: John Thomas (West), Ian Williams (Purton), Steve Snell (WB) and Steve Warren (West).