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Iwan Izzard struck a speedy 57 for Cresselly
Cresselly win well in top three clash
Haverfordwest (136 all out) lost to Cresselly (139 for 4) by 6 wickets
Umpires: Les Hastings and Trefor Evans
Scorers: Jayne Cole and Teagan Cartwright
Cresselly came out as deserved victors of their top-three clash with Haverfordwest since they bowled, caught and batted better than their opponents after Haverfordwest were asked to bat first on a damp track at The Racecourse.
The Town found runs hard to come by as they stood at 35 for 2 in 17 overs but gradually managed to increase the tempo as skipper Danny Potter continued his recent run of good form with top score of 56 (including five boundaries).
Adam Raymond supported well with 34 and there were cameos from Nikhil Mathias (17) and Nigel Delaney (13) but a final tally of 136 all out in the final over would have been less than the home side would have hoped for.
Former Glamorgan batsman Dan Cherry topped the Cresselly bowling chart with a 4 for 25 haul alongside Simon Cole (2 for 16) and Neil Gregory (2 for 24) as they were assisted by some good catching as a bonus.
Cresselly lost Phil Williams early on but Iwan Izzard showed his array of powerful strokes as he struck 12 fours in his speedy 57 that swung the game before he was bowled by Archie Thomas, who also shifted Simon Cole for 31.
There was also a wicket apiece for Simon Holliday and Johnny White but with Adam Chandler having started with 22 it was Cresselly who won in only 28.2 overs to widen the gap over their opponents and keep the pressure on leaders Carew.
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Greg Miller at the crease for Neyland
Picture by Brian McKehon
Bellerby leads Neyland to victory
Kilgetty (118 all out) lost to Neyland (122 for 6) by 4 wickets
Umpires: Tony Scourfield and Dai Morris
Scorers: Hazel Poole and John Laugharne
An excellent half-century by Patrick Bellerby helped Neyland win at Kilgetty’s Kingsmoor Ground but the home side deserve credit for battling hard to claim six wickets as the opposition chased down a less-than-challenging target.
Kilgetty only had ten players when they were put in to bat and Jack Tucker proved to be their top scorer with a well-constructed 45, and again it was the Marsh brothers, Kurtis and Kyle, who supported with respective knocks of 31 and 11 as no-one else was able to achieve double figures.
Left-arm pace bowler Henry Durrant claimed 3 for 13 in a hostile spell for Neyland whilst Andrew Miller was the perfect foil as his canny slow stuff earned him another excellent haul of 5 for 27 before Nick Koomen mopped up the tail with 1 for 2.
Bellerby had eight fours and a six in his hard-hitting 58 and after Scott Jones had also managed double figures Durrant showed his worth to the team with an undefeated 25 that took his side home, despite the bowling efforts of Ross Hardy (2 for 37), Jonathan Harris (2 for 27) and Ollie Gamble (2 for 14).
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Brian Hall in batting action for Carew
Picture by Brian McKehon
Carew clinch local derby success
Carew (173 for 8) beat Lawrenny (134 all out) by 39 runs
Umpires: Allan Hansen and Arthur Brady
Scorers: Julie Davies and Chris Williams
Carew remain in first place in the race for the silverware as they fought off the challenge of neighbours Lawrenny, and a stoppage for rain, to claim their eighth win from nine matches.
Batting first, Carew had Nick Scourfield continuing his good form with their best score of 41, assisted by his namesake Tom (31), Rhys Davies (19), Nick Davies (12) and Ceri Brace (15) in what was a challenging tally of 173 against the bowling of Rob Williams (3 for 27), Harry Thomas (2 for 46) and Brad McDermott-Jenkins (1 for 36).
Patrick Elliott led the Lawrenny chase for runs with a good 51 as he shared in a stand of 55 with Ian Jenkins (20) that kept them in contention. But only Rob Williams (16) and Ryan Morton (12) managed double figures otherwise against the sustained attack of Rhys Davies (3 for 34), Tom Davies (4 for 25), Shaun Whitfield (1 for 22) and Iori Hicks (2 for 26) so that Lawrenny were finally dismissed with 2.1 overs remaining of an absorbing clash.
Whitland win in a hurry!
Pembroke (92 all out) lost to Whitland (93 for 2) by 8 wickets
Umpires: John Williams and Mervyn JohnScorer: Ann-Marie Jenkins (Whitland)
Whitland took only 9.5 overs to chase down Pembroke’s disappointing tally of 92 all out at Treleet as Dylan Blain led the way with a blistering 51 not out that included nine fours.
In sharp contrast, Pembroke only had skipper Paul White and Barry Evans ever looking settled as the former managed five boundaries in his 35 and the latter put in a typically grafting shift where he scored 28 from 113 balls.
Whitland captain Iestyn Scourfield (3 for 16), Wayne Howells (2 for 11) and Greg Sleep (3 for 30) were the successful bowlers as Pembroke were dismissed in 38 overs.
Blain had clearly decided that his team needed to win in a hurry because of heavy showers due in the area and he shared an opening stand of 79 with Geraint Jones, who was then bowled by White (1 for 11) , having scored 33.
Barry Evans also shifted Paul Davies for a duck with his slow left-arm stuff but Blain kept blasting away for the fastest finish of the day in the first division.
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Dylan Blain struck 33 for Whitland
Tish too strong for struggling Johnston
St Ishmaels (101 for 2) beat Johnston (98 all out) by 8 wickets
Umpires: Steve Blowes and Tony WaldeisScorers: Wendy Bradshaw and Delyth Summons
St Ishmaels proved far too strong for a Johnston side struggling in the lower reaches of the division as they limited the Glebelands Boys to 98 all out and took only 20.3 overs to ease home by eight wickets.
Put in to bat, Johnston had starts by Liam James (24), Lee Summons (20), Steve James (18), John Summons (16) and Ross Dewstowe (10) but no-one was able to dominate the Tish bowling as Danny Flynn’s off-spin earned him fine figures of 5 for 24 alongside Andrew Pawlett (2 for 18) and Andrew Palmer (2 for 24).
Then Andrew Palmer (13) joined Peter Bradshaw in an opening stand of 38 before Jonathan Pawlett (32) joined Bradshaw in a partnership of 47 and when he departed it was Phil Cockburn (13 not out) who saw his team home with Bradshaw (34 not out) as Jack Mills (1 for 31) and Liam James (1 for 15) were the sole Johnston wicket-takers.