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Will Beresford scored 63 for Llangwm
Picture by Brian McKehon

 

Kilgetty keep up promotion hopes

Kilgetty (90 for 1) beat Llangwm (88 all out) by 9 wickets

Umpires: Les Hastings & Rob Bellerby
Scorers: Hazel Poole & Jeff Saies

Kilgetty remain top of the promotion race after another powerful performance where they smashed a lacklustre Llangwm side by nine wickets as again skipper Ross Hardy and Kurtis Marsh shone with both bat and ball.

A measure of Llangwm’s poor batting can be gauged from the fact that 63 of their 88 runs were scored by opening bat Will Beresford as Hardy (2 for 33) and Marsh (3 for 23) caused them problems.

Matthew Kiff grabbed Hardy’s wicket after he had scored 36 but Marsh continued comfortably to another good innings of 46 not out to keep Kilgetty four points clear at the top of the section table.

 

PHOTO:
Ross Hardy took wickets and scored runs for Kilgetty

 
 

Promotion-seeking Pembroke return to winning ways

Whitland 2nds (124 for 9) lost to Pembroke (125 for 4) by 6 wickets

Umpire: Neil Croucher & Robert Ridge
Scorer: Rob Benjamin (Whitland)

After a couple of recent set-backs Pembroke returned to winning ways as they comfortable accounted for a Whitland Seconds' side which perhaps had their eyes on the Alec Colley Cup Final the next day.

The Borderers could only manage 124 for 9 thanks to skipper Wayne Jones (33), Geraint Phillips (31) and Dewi Davies (18 not out) as Jonathan Rogers (3 for 35), Jake Wilks 3 for 10) and Jack Harries (4 for 49) were the Pembroke wicket-takers as Pembroke skipper Paul White cannily manipulated his bowling attack.

White then scored 11 alongside the indefatigable Barry Evans before the in-form Phil Hay smashed an excellent 60 to send the Treleet Boys racing home despite the bowling efforts of Phillips (2 for 24) and James Thomas (2 for 20) in the Whitland cause.

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Hayden Shapcott in batting action for Carew Seconds at Burton

 

Burton maintain their powerful surge

Burton (212 for 6) beat Carew Seconds (208 all out) by 4 wickets

Umpire: Jon Willington
Scorers: Dennis Venables & Scott Richards

Burton continued their excellent form as they batted really well to chase down a challenging total of 208 all out by Carew Seconds, who reached 208 all out as John Scale led the Burton bowling with a 3 for 28 analysis.

Haydn Shapcott was the pick of the Carew bowlers after tea with a 2 for 28 spell but the powerful batting of Richard Jones (64) gave Burton a good start and supporting cameos by Jack Davies (51) and skipper Morgan Scale (23 not out) saw his team to a maximum bonus-point win that keeps the pressure on the teams above them.
 

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Haverfordwest Seconds opener Richard Scriven scored 24

 

Hook go down to Division Three

Hook (92 all out) lost to Haverfordwest Seconds (93 for 3) by 7 wickets

Umpires: Denis Chiffi & Bob Elliott

Hook's tenure in Division Two sadly looks over after their latest defeat against a determined Haverfordwest Seconds outfit which was sharp in the field in support of good bowling by Nigel Morgan, Ashley James and Nitin Mathias - and batted well via Richard Scriven and Nitin Mathias.

Put in to bat, Hook could only muster 92 as Noah Davies (22) and Tom Blaxland (24) were the only batsmen to stay long against tight bowling from veteran all-rounder Nigel Morgan (5 for 38), Ashley James (3 for 17) and Simon Williams (2 for 23).

Talented youngsters Aled Phelps (2 for 15) and George James (1 for 12) showed the youthful promise that exists in the Hook camp but Scriven (24) and Mathias (35) took The Town reserves home with plenty in hand.
 

Runs galore at Stackpole

Stackpole (233 for 6) drew with Cresselly 2nds (209 for 8)

Umpires: Steve Blowes & Paul Webb
Scorers: Claire Cox & Des Brace

There were runs galore at Stackpole as the home side batted well to reach a huge 233 for 6 but couldn't shift the experienced Cresselly batting line-up and in the final analysis perhaps a draw was the fairest result.

Josh Davies (79) and Rob Mathias (58) led the home batting with good knocks, assisted by John Williams (39) as veteran Cresselly bowlers Lyn Richards (1 for 38) and Richard Harris (3 for 64).

Then Neal Williams (44) and Jim Kinnear (33) were the principal run-makers for Cresselly but useful bowling by Marcus Adie (3 for 50) and skipper Richard Mackay (2 for 40) ensured that although Cresselly looked like going very close for a time in the final analysis they had to settle for an honorable draw.