Dr Ravu boosts Town’s hopes
Haverfordwest 2nds (236 for 6) beat Whitland (235 for 6)
Umpire: Arthur Brady
Scorers: Ros Phillips & Ann-Marie Jenkins
Dr Ajay Ravu was the toast of his Haverfordwest 2nds colleagues as he scored his first century on The Racecourse and also picked up a wicket and a run out in a very high-scoring tussle with their counterparts from Whitland.
Paul Webb (37) and Dai Lee (eight fours in his top score of 53) gave Whitland a bright start which was continued by Wayne Jones (21), David Dunfee (19) and Geraint Jones (17) before Josh Watson (24 not out) and Geraint Phillips (29 not out) provided the necessary late impulsion that took Whitland to 235 for 6. Kern Cunningham (2 for 34),
Avron Roulstone (1 for 4), Ajay Ravu (1 for 29) and John Murray (1 for 40) were The Town’s wicket takers.
Dan Field (34), Nitin Mathias (19) and David Haynes (15) all produced cameos for The Town as Ravu stroked 12 fours in his 111 before he was run out.
But by then the game was as good as one despite useful Whitland bowling by Paul Webb (3 for 42), Connor Bowen (1 for 18) and Geraint Phillips (1 for 38).
*Haverfordwest were sponsored by ‘Time Is’.
Avron Roulstone - delighted with his wicket for Haverfordwest 2nds
Matthew 'Titch' Davies - unluckily run out for Whitland at The Racecourse
Johnston win by a huge margin
Johnston (292 for 7) beat Lamphey (62 all out)
Umpire: Rob Bellerby
Scorers: Helen Hodges (Lamphey)
Johnston showed why they are promotion candidates as they smashed their way to a huge score of 292 for 7 in their allocated 45 overs and then, sadly, Lamphey showed why they are red-hot favourites for relegation as they were shot out for 62 runs and gave Johnston victory by a massive 230 runs!
The Glebelands Gang owed much to Lee Summons (six fours and three sixes in his 63), Liam James (66 not out, including 10 fours) and Banthu Kumarasamy (11 fours and a six in his 63).Steve Mills (24) and Chris Goodridge (17) also chipped in a few runs against Grant Cole (3 for 62), Steve Vale (1 for 81) and Neil Powling (1 for 40) as the Lamphey wicket takers.
When Lamphey batted after tea, only Hywel Gibbs (16), Gianluca Tremarco (13) and Steve Vale (12) stayed long enough to make double figures as Steve Mills (5 for 25) and Paul Hood (5 for 33) shared the wickets, nine of them clean bowled!
Lee Summons bats well during his 63 for Johnston
Lewis and Harris are key players for Cresselly
Cresselly 2nds (111 for 7) beat Pembroke (110 all out)
Umpires: Huw Davies & Rob Elliott
Scorers: Des Brace
A devastating spell of bowling by Cresselly ski
pper Matthew Lewis initially turned his team’s match on its head as he claimed eight wickets, including the last three from successive deliveries – and then Richard Harris starred with the bat after Cresselly had slumped to 52 for 7.
Pembroke looked as if a big score was on the cards after Lewis had asked them to bat first as Barry Evans (36), Paul White (21) and Phil Hay (36) helped them to a score of 100 for 3 in 29 overs. Lewis had then bowled a tidy spell of 2 for 27 in seven overs and considered taking himself off – but he decided to try another over and it was then that the wickets really began to tumble.
Richard Arthur (1 for 32) and Richard Harris (1 for 35) were the other Cresselly bowlers to pick up a wicket but Lewis ended with splendid figures of 8 for 32, including a hat-trick as he shifted the final Pembroke trio of Wilks, Jenkins and Wood.
But then Ceri Brace (4 for 20), Jonathan Rogers (2 for 28) and John Harries (2 for 12) bowled well for Pembroke so that only Harris looked settled from his berth as opening bat. Scott Arthur contributed 15 but it was left to Harris (11 fours in his 66 not out) and Nick Jones (19 not out) to grind out a win with their unbroken partnership 53 of 53 runs.
Matthew Lewis - a magnificent 8-wicket haul for Cresselly 2nds
Danny’s the boy for Saundersfoot
Stackpole (150 all out) lost to Saundersfoot (265 for 5 declared)
Umpire: Tony Scourfield
Scorers: Claire Cox & Adge John
Caine smashed five sixes and 13 fours in his 101 not out as the Seasiders declared after 41 overs on 265 for 5 – and then grabbed a 5 for 44 haul when his team bowled Stackpole out for 150 in 36 overs.
James Caine (49), Paul Mansbridge (46) and Dai Davies (18 not out) were the other main contributors to the Saundersfoot cause as Tony Canton (3 for 45), Richard MacKay (1 for 56) and Richard Davies (1 for 32) picked up the wickets for the homesters.
Josh Davies batted really well for his 76 not out (11 fours and a six) as Stackpole sportingly gave chase but only Canton (21) and Hugh Davies (14) managed double figures against Danny Caine, Richard Cope (3 for 43) and James Caine (2 for 37) so that they remain firmly rooted at the foot of the table.
Danny Caine - 100 runs and five wickets for Saundersfoot
Sutton’s still in the runs for Burton
Carew 2nds (209 for 7) lost to Burton (210 for 4)
Umpire: Trefor Evans
Sutton had innings of 100 and 141 not out in his two previous innings and added another 70 here (seven fours and two sixes) alongside Scale’s 62 (seven fours and a six.)
Adam Chandler had earlier top scored for Carew with 88 (12 boundaries) and had support from skipper Haydn Shapcott (68, including nine fours) and Chris Cole (13) in a tally of 209 for 7 against the bowling of Jack Davies (3 for 52), Richard Jones (3 for 36) and Steve Jones (1 for 22).
It seemed a big score but Sutton and Scale soon reduces it to a manageable target once Toby Hayman (31) and Neville Davies (20) had also made useful contributions, despite the efforts of Johnny Harries (3 for 40) and Dominic Hicks (1 for 39) as the pick of the Carew bowlers.