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Pembrokeshire CCC
Ashley Sutton was Pembrokeshire's top scorer with 49
Dan Howells hit 40 for the County
Representative Cricket:
Umpires: John Williams and Neil Croucher
Scorer: John Laugharne (Neyland)
Venue: Kingsmoor, Kilgetty
Pembroke County Cricket Club got its 2017 representative matches under way in a positive manner as their relatively young and inexperienced team took on, and beat comfortably, a Wales XL Club team which included NINE of our county’s more senior players.
Pembrokeshire skipper Matthew Davies invited the Wales XL Club to bat first and marshalled his bowlers well after a promising start where Peter Lynn, Paul Mansbridge, Ben Field and Gareth Davies all came and went quickly as Iestyn Scourfield grabbed two wickets and there was one for left-armer Henry Durrant as Gareth ‘Cadfael’ Davies was clearly ring rusty and was run out.
Paul Davies (23) and Nigel Delany (21) established a useful partnership before both departed to the clever variations of pace from Ross Hardy – but Simon Holliday (run out for 27) and Paul Webb (20 not out) made sure that the visitors at least reached three figures, assisted by Andrew Miller (12( before he became one of Nick Koomen’s two scalps.
Huw Scriven became the third ‘old timer’ to be run out as the county team fielded well – and at tea the Wales XL Club had to settle for a disappointing 118 all out in 39.3 overs.
In sharp contrast to the poor start from the Wales XL Club, Pembrokeshire got off to a flier from the new opening pairing of Ashley Sutton (Neyland) and Dan Howells (St Ishmaels), with both striking boundaries aplenty as they were quick to punish anything loose.They shared an opening stand of 91 before Howells was dismissed for 40 and Sutton was unlucky to depart just one run short of what would have been a deserved half century.
As so often happens after a big stand, Luke Hayman (Burton) departed for a duck as he gave a return catch to Andrew Miller, who was the pick of the visitors’ bowling with 2 for 34 – and it was left to Phil Hay (Pembroke) and Kilgetty’s Kyle Marsh (22 not out) to see the Pembroke County Cricket Club home in only 29.3 of their allocated 40 overs.
This Sunday sees the County Club’s team travelling to Llandysul to take on the South Wales Cricket League, hoping to build on this excellent performance.
SCORECARD:
Wales XL Club Batting:
Peter Lynn ct Luke Hayman b Iestyn Scourfield 7
Paul Mansbridge ct Phil Hay b Henry Durrant 3
Paul Davies lbw b Ross Hardy 23
Ben Field ct Kyle Marsh b Iestyn Scourfield 1
Gareth Davies run out 1
Nigel Delaney ct Phil Hay b Ross hardy 21
Simon Holliday run out 27
Paul Webb not out 20
Andrew Miller ct Dan Howells b Nick Koomen 12
Huw Scriven run out 1
Lee parry b Nick Koomen 0
Extras 2
Total (all out) 118
Pembroke CCC Bowling:
Iestyn Scourfield 8-2-9-2; Henry Durrant 8-2-17-1; Kurtis Marsh 7-1-22-0; Ross Hardy 7-3-27-3; Nick Koomen 4-1-22-2; Matthew Davies 5-0-16-0
Pembroke CCC Batting:
Ashley Sutton ct Simon Holliday b Andrew Miller 49
Dan Howells ct Paul Davies b Lee Parry 40
Luke Hayman ct & b Andrew Miller 0
Phil Hay not out 7
Kyle Marsh not out 22
Extras 2
Total (3 wickets) 120
Wales XL Club Bowling:
Gareth Davies 4-0-29-0; Lee Parry 10-3-22-1; Simon Holliday 7.3-2-39-0; Andrew Miller 9-3-34-2