Pembroke opener Paul White is bowled by Johnston's Steven Jenkins
Makeshift Johnston win well
Johnston (148 for 8) beat Pembroke (147 all out)
Umpire: Les Hastings
Johnston were without several key players against Pembroke but still had enough fire-power to ease home by two wickets in a tense finale at Glebelands.
Rob Weston (36) batted well in the early stages for Pembroke but it was veteran No 3 batsman Barry Evans who provided the much-needed back bone to the innings as he batted almost throughout the rest of the innings until he was bowled for 82 by Gary James, an innings which included four big sixes, six fours and a hail of laughter as ‘Evs’ fell in a heap attempting another six-hit!
Luke Butler scored 14 runs but Paul Hood broke the back of the Pembroke innings as he claimed a three-wicket maiden over in his 4 for 32 spell alongside Steve Jenkins (1 for 25), Lee Summons (2 for 28) and Gary James (1 for 12).
Johnston’s reply owed much to Banthu Kumarasamy, who had bowled well without luck, then top scored with a fine 59 that contained seven boundaries. But Pembroke still looked likely winners as Rob Weston (2 for 41), Sean Powell (1 for 40), Lewis Wilks (3 for 32) and Ceri Brace 1 for 23) picked up wickets but teenager Liam Boswell came in at No 8 for Johnston to score a promising 43 (six fours) and Paul Hood rounded off another good all-round performance with a speedily-compiled 16 not out that included a big six to end the match in style.
Barry Evans top scored for Pembroke with a brilliant 82
Seasiders smash bemused Borderers
Saundersfoot (229 for 9) beat Whitland 2nds (70 all out)
Umpires: Rob Elliott & Tony Waldeis
Scorers: Adge John & Ann-Marie Jenkins
Saundersfoot continued to run away with the division two promotion race as they smashed a seemingly bemused Whitland Seconds by 159 runs to again achieve maximum bonus points.
Saundersfoot have a powerful batting line-up and sped to 157 for 2 in 33 overs thanks to a blistering inning by Paul Mansbridge before the classy veteran was bowled by Geraint Jones for 96, including 11 fours and a six.
Dai Davies (41), Phil Jones (29 not out) and Nick Cope (18) helped maintain the momentum so that they ended up on 229 for 9 against the Whitland bowling of Paul Webb (4 for 35), Raff Williams (2 for 50), Geraint Jones (2 for 44) and Geraint Phillips (1 for 59).
Then only Geraint Jones (15), Josh Watson (10) and Raff Williams (24 not out) ever looked remotely settled in the Whitland batting line-up against Danny Caine (4 for 26), Dai Davies (3 for 20), Nick Cope (2 for 2) and skipper Simon Wood (1 for 22) as they were shot out for 70 runs and Saundersfoot retained their undefeated record at the top of the table.
Paul Mansbridge - superb 96 for Saundersfoot
Town Seconds win at a canter
Haverfordwest 2nds (47 for 1) beat Carew 2nds (45 all out)
Umpires: Huw Davies & Mervyn John
Scorer: Ros Phillips
Haverfordwest Seconds gained a comprehensive win over old rivals Carew Seconds on The Racecourse and in doing so leap-frogged over their opponents in the table.
Haverfordwest captain Richard Scriven won the toss and asked Carew to bat first and the visitors were soon deep in trouble against James Morris (6 for 16) and Avron Roulstone (4 for 28) as only Rob Scourfield (16) and Luke Hicks (10) managed double figures.
Adam Raymond and Mikey Jones started well after tea and advanced The Town’s tally to 41 before Jones was bowled by Luke Hicks for 18. By that time Raymond stood on 19 not out and Dan Field finished the game in style as he belted a six from his first delivery faced to send Haverfordwest Seconds racing to a nine-wicket victory.
James Morris - impressive six-wicket haul for Haverfordwest 2nds
Cresselly win well at Oatfield Park
Burton (158 for 7) lost to Cresselly 2nds (160 for 6)
Umpire: Dave Loosmore
Scorers: Mark Venables & Des Brace
Cresselly Seconds played well all-round to ease through by four wickets in an entertaining tussle against Burton at Oatfield Park.
Richard Hayman (18) anchored the early Burton batting before the impetus was provided by Robbie Neill (four fours and a six in his 28), and Phil Sutton (56 not out, including a six and six fours) as Huw Evans (3 for 37), Matthew Lewis (2 for 26), Harry Thomas (2 for 42) and Tom Arthur (1 for 27) were the Cresselly 2
nds successful bowlers.
Cresselly started their innings with an opening stand of 30 before Scott Arthur departed for 22 but Harry Thomas maintained his excellent run of form as the 16 year old contributed 34 runs (six fours).
Prathan Pulka (3 for 45), Orin Childe (1 for 11), Rob Jones (1 for 25) and Jack Davies (1 for 26) made sure that Burton were in with a chance for much of the Cresselly innings but No 4 batsman Alex Bailey batted really well for Cresselly as he steered them home with top score of 69 not out that included 11 boundaries.
Richard Hayman - a study in concentration for Burton
Lamphey leap-frog Stackpole in basement battle
Lamphey (165 all out) beat Stackpole (153 all out)
Scorers: Helen Hodges & Claire Cox
‘A war of attrition’ was how Lamphey’s scorer Helen Hodges described her team’s win over Stackpole as they scored 165 in only 33 overs and then took 55 overs to dismiss the opposition for 153 runs and mo
ve off the foot of the table.
Both teams deserve credit for playing without neutral umpires and Lamphey recovered well from 88 for 8 because they raced to 165 but used only 33 of their allotted 45 overs against useful bowling by Rupert Davies (4 for 37) and Chris Gibbs (2 for 16) as Richard MacKay was unusually expensive with 3 for 77.
Grant Cole (19) was the only early Lamphey batsman to prosper and it was left to Haydn Cole (5 fours and three sixes in his 45) and Steve Vale (seven boundaries in his 40) to redress the balance in a late surge.
As both teams needed a win at the foot of the table, Stackpole had useful innings from Roger Lewis (36) and Rob Mathias (38 against his former club) but only Rupert Davies (11 not out) managed double figures thereafter as Cyle Weatherall (2 for 16), and Grant Cole (2 for 21) kept things tight. Steve Vale rounded off an excellent all-round contribution with a 2 for 40 haul that included the vital last wicket of Owen Cox, clean bowled with two overs of an absorbing contest, left in hand.