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Nathan Banner took five wickets for Neyland and edged them closer to retaining the title
League leaders slam Whitland
Neyland (70 for 1) beat Whitland (66 all out) by nine wickets
Umpires: Steve Blowes & Dai Morris
Scorers: John Laugharne & Janice Webb
Neyland maintained their winning streak at the top of the table as they proved far too strong for a makeshift Whitland side which slumped to 30 for 5 and struggled thereafter as they could only must 66 all out.
It was never going to be enough to trouble a strong Neyland batting line-up and the home side, aware of the dangers of approaching rain, knocked off the runs in only 9.3 overs.
Paul Davies (16) and Owain Evans (15) top scored for Whitland and there were also bare double figures for Dan James and Mark Lee as Nathan Banner again led the Neyland attack with splendid figures of 5 for 12.
Banner troubled all the Whitland batsmen and had good support from Patrick Hannon (2 for 18), Gary Lloyd (1 for 20), Henry Durrant (1 for 6) and Andrew Miller.
Neyland lost Nick Koomen for 11, bowled by Mark Lee, but then Paul Murray was joined by Durrant in knocking off the runs in double quick time. Murray had four fours and a six in his 35 not out and Durrant ended up undefeated on 15 to help keep their side well clear at the top.
The Town coast home as James and Holliday again catch the eye
Haverfordwest (110 for 4) beat Saundersfoot (106 all out) by six wickets
Umpires: Robert Bellerby & Robert Ridge
Scorers: Jayne Cole & Adge John
The Seasiders batting relied almost totally on James Caine as he lashed seven fours and three sixes en route to his top score of 69, which was made before the teams went off for a rain check.
But when play resumed he was dismissed by Adam James, who also removed Neil Powling and Morgan Slade from the next two deliveries to finish on 6 for 34, assisted by the slow stuff of Simon Holliday (3 for 11).
Neil Powling (3 for 25) bowled well for Saundersfoot as James contributed 17 and Holliday finished with 11 boundaries in his 67 not out to help The Town remain in second spot in the league table, whilst keeping the Seasiders firmly pinned at the bottom.
Simon Holliday was 67 not out for Haverfordwest
Morris makes sure of certain safety
Llanrhian (138 for 5) beat Narberth (134 all out) by five wickets
Umpires: Rob Cousins & Dave Loosmore
Scorer: Rob Morris & Peter Hughes
Llanrhian’s win over Narberth at Llandigige Fawr ensured their first division status but pushed their opponents deeper into the relegation mire as a consequence.
Put in to bat first, the bulk of the Narberth runs came from Marc Hughes (two fours and two sixes in his 35) Kamal Sharma (seven fours in his hard-hitting 33) and Ben Quartermaine (30 not out) as all the Narberth batsmen found it hard going against the slow stuff of Gareth Davies (6 for 21).
Davies found support from Matthew Bennett (2 for 24), Luke Jones (1 for 26) and Dominic Wright (1 for 43) as the visitors were dismissed for 134 with two of their allotted overs untouched.
Paul Lewis (31, including five fours and a six) batted well alongside Ben Jones (three fours and a six in his 44) as Matthew Johns (2 for 33), Kamal Sharma (1 for 21) and Ben Quartermaine (1 for 22) were the Narberth wicket takers to keep them in contention.
But then Llanrhian skipper Geraint Morris had six boundaries in his undefeated 33 and was joined by Ben Jones in steering his side to a vital victory.
Carew’s chances ruined by rain
Carew (88 for 2) v St Ishmaels (102 all out) – Match abandoned
Umpires: John Williams & Peter Perry
Scorers: Julie Davies & Wendy Bradshaw
Andrew Palmer (25) was the only Tish batsmen to ever look settled as Peter Bradshaw (13) and Andrew Williams (12) chipped in a few runs but they looked in a parlous state against Tom Davies, whose figures stood at an impressive 7 for 15 when the teams first went off for rain with Tish on 73 for 9.
But then No 9 Danny Flynn smashed a quick-fire 24 that took Tom Davies to 7 for 33 before Rhys Davies (1 for 18) shifted Flynn, with Ian Forrester (1 for 20) and Rob Scourfield (1 for 27) providing support before they finished up with 102 all out in 35.1 overs.
James Hinchliffe (42) and Nick Scourfield (15) departed to Andrew Palmer (1 for 23) and Andrew Pawlett (1 for 15) but Tom Davies (13 not out) and Rhys Davies (11 not out) looked set to take Carew home until the heavens opened again.
*Carew were hit with the sad news of Beryl Marsh's untimely death on Saturday as the former club president travelled to watch her beloved team. Beryl used to watch Carew play alongside her old pal June Cole, who took over from Beryl as club president. She will be grealy missed by all at the club and our thoughts go out at this awful time to her family, friends and all at Carew Cricket Club.
Peter Bradshaw scored 13 for St Ishmaels
Match in the balance when rain intervened
Lawrenny (162 for 8) v Cresselly (68 for 2) – match abandoned
Umpires: Trefor Evans & Dave Brandon
Scorers: Malcolm Thomas & Dave Richards
The local derby match between Lawrenny and Cresselly was nicely poised when rain intervened at a time when both clubs were still in with a chance of taking the honours.
A second-wicket stand of 80 by Andrew Cole and James Buckle helped Lawrenny to a decent total against near neighbours Cresselly but only Rob Williams (12) managed double figures in support so that Lawrenny finished up on 162 for 8 from their allotted 45 overs.
They came together after Hugh Griffiths had departed early and they fell in quick succession as Buckle (70) was run out from a direct hit on the stumps, having hit five fours and a six, whilst Cole was bowled by Mike Shaw for 41 (seven boundaries).
Shaw finished with 2 for 39 in his 12 overs whilst fellow slow bowler Simon Cole claimed 3 for 50 from a similar spell. Brad McDermott-Jenkins also picked up 1 for 18 as Lawrenny ran out of overs with two wickets still in hand.
Cresselly started well though Phil Williams (25) and Matthew Morgan (21) before both were removed by Steve Lewis in a five over stint which conceded 12 runs – but then more rain fell and both sides had to settle for a ‘no result’ decision.