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Che Thomas in action for Whitland 2nds
Makeshift Whitland Seconds struggle as Town counterparts triumph
Haverfordwest 2nds (69 for 2) beat Whitland 2nds (68 all out) by 8 wickets
Umpires: Tony Waldeis & Mervyn John
Scorers: Kelly Williams & Rob Benjamin
Whitland Seconds were forced to play against their counterparts from Haverfordwest with several key players unavailable and paid the inevitable price as they could muster only 68 runs before The Town strolled home for the loss of only two wickets.Haverfordwest’s captain Simon Williams won the toss at The Racecourse and invited Whitland to bat first and the home side were quickly on top as key batsman Wayne Jones departed early, well caught behind the wicket by Jack Scriven, to Williams.
Nigel Morgan then showed what an asset he is by claiming 5 for 13 alongside the equally veteran slow bowler Clive Tucker (4 for 18) and only talented young opening bat Che Thomas (four fours in his 33) ever stayed long as his dad Ian was the only other Whitland batsmen in double figures with 12 runs.
Haverfordwest opener Richard Scriven (9) departed early, fooled by a Stuart Harries full toss but talented teenager Nikhil Mathias stroked 35 not out (five boundaries) and Sean Williams contributed 22 before he tried a big hit off Jamie Thomas’s second ball and was caught.
But by then The Town were almost home and dry – and were good value for victory!
Nigel Morgan - Haverfordwest 2nd's veteran all-rounder is clearly delighted at his 5 for 13 spell
Richard Mackay led Stackpole to victory with runs and wickets
Early tea as Llangwm wilt to Adie’s bowling
Llangwm (48 all out) lost to Stackpole (49 for 1) by 9 wickets
Umpires: Phil Tallett
Scorers: Jeff Saies & Sarah Cox
An excellent five-wicket haul by opening bowler Marcus Adie helped Stackpole gain a crushing win at Pill Parks against a depleted Llangwm side which couldn’t get out of gear and paid a heavy price.Llangwm could only muster a paltry 48 runs in 17 overs and Stackpole lost just one wicket in reaching their lowly target in just 11.2 overs so the match was done and dusted by 3.36pm.
Adie grabbed 5 for 22 in his seven overs (three maidens) and found ample support from Dewi Roberts (1 for 12), Richard MacKay (2 for 6) and Darrell Willington (2 for 4) as only Phil Llewellyn (13) and Iwan Griffiths (17) could muster double figures for the home side.
Andrew Harries temporarily raised Llangwm hopes as he bowled Josh Davies for a duck in his first over but skipper Mackay found a willing ally in Lewys Gibbs as they both sprayed shots around the field, with Gibby ending up on 16 not out and Mackay striking five boundaries in his unbeaten 33, which made sure that Stackpole are almost certain to remain in this section next season.
Stackpole's Marcus Adie gives the thumbs up after his terrific 5 for 22 haul at Llangwm
Cresselly win a sizzler against section leaders
Cresselly 2nds (254 for 2) beat Kilgetty (220 all out) by 34 runs
Umpires: Trefor Evans & Tony Pasternak
Scorers: Des Brace & Hazel Poole
There were runs galore at Cresselly as the home side raced to a mammoth 254 for 2 and although section leaders Kilgetty bravely gave chase they were finally dismissed with just three balls remaining, to go under by 34 runsLeading the way for Cresselly was all-rounder Mike Shaw, who was unable to travel with the first team to Llanrhian because of an imminent birth, and followed a splendid century with a five-wicket haul to show what a powerful influence he can be on a result.
Shaw and skipper Richard Harries shared a stand of almost 170 as Shaw showed his batting qualities with 16 fours and a six in his splendid innings of 104 before he was bowled by Ross Hardy as part of a 2 for 70 haul by the Kilgetty all-rounder.
Harries moved well onto 98 and needed just two runs from the final delivery of his side’s 45 overs but could muster just a single to leave himself stranded on 99 despite hitting 15 fours and a six – with Stefan Jenkins blitzing a late undefeated 40 that took Cresselly to their massive final total.
There were steady knocks for Kilgetty by Kurtis Marsh (38), Toby Poole (25), Kyle Marsh (47), Jack Tucker (41), and Ian Poole (18 not out) but with Shaw claiming 5 for 31 in conjunction with Harris (1 for 43), Steffan Jenkins (1 for 32) and Lyn Richards (2 for 72) it was Cresselly who claimed maximum bonus points.
Mike Shaw - outstanding all-round performance in Cresselly 2nds win over Kilgetty
Bad weather denies Carew likely victory
Carew 2nds (193 for 5 in 34 overs) v Hook (219 for 6) – Match abandoned (rain)
Umpires: Huw Davies & Paul Webb
Scorer: Scott Richards
Rain ruined what looked like a comfortable win for Carew 2nds against Hook as they needed only 27 runs to win with five wickets and 11 overs in hand – but with Hook still able to snatch a win with a few wickets in succession.Hook batted first and Jake Wicks joined the fray at No 3 - and was soon showing the power of his batting as he struck 15 fours and two sixes in a wonderful 112 not out alongside Brennan Lay (44) before late runs from Brennan Martin (16) and Matthew Holder (16 not out in only seven balls) took the visitors to a more than healthy tally of 219 for six as Ashley Smith (1 for 13), Ceri Brace (1 for 40) and Joel Reed (1 for 39) were the pick of the Carew bowling attack.
Ceri Brace led the Carew counter-offensive with a quality innings of 75 (12 fours and a six), ably assisted by Haydn Shapcott (32), skipper Dai Rees (25), Ashley Smith (24) and the ageless Aled Davies (16 not out) against Hook captain Bradley Flood (3 for 35) and Matthew Holder (1 for 32) before the inclement weather intervened.
Ceri Brace - smashing 75 in Carew Seconds' abandoned game against Hook
Burton bag terrific Treleet success
Pembroke (79 all out) lost to Burton (172 for 4) by 93 runs
Umpires: Richard Merriman & Bob Elliott
An excellent all-round performance by Morgan Scale’s Burton team saw them beat promotion hopefuls Pembroke at Treleet as the home side lost their second successive match after a good previous run had taken them to the top.Perhaps just as importantly, with the three teams above them failing to register a single victory, Burton’s recent run of form as put them very much in the title race with three weeks left!
Toby Hayman (47), Jonathan Venables (77) and Jack Davies (36) were the principal run- makers for Burton against the bowling of Sam Davies (1 for 49), Jack Harries (1 for 44) and Jonathan Rogers (1 for 46).
Pembroke’s powerful batting line-up failed to spark and only Phil Hay (37) ever looked comfortable, against Morgan Scale (4 for 39), Johnny Scale (1 for 10) and Luke Hayman (1 for 3), to the evident disappointment of skipper Paul White, who had few complaints about the margin of defeat but must now look to rally his troops for the vital run-in to the season’s end.