PHOTO:
Tim Hicks cracked a typical undefeated half century for Carew

 

Hicks boys lead Carew home

 

Carew (133 for 2) beat Pembroke (131 all out) by 8 wickets

Umpires: Trefor Evans & Denis Chiffi
Scorer: Julie Davies

Carew maintained their lead in the race for the silverware after this top versus bottom clash saw them stroll home by eight wickets with almost 20 overs still in hand.

Leading the way for The Rooks with a top bowling performance was teenager Iori Hicks and there was a typically attacking undefeated half century from his namesake Tim.

Pembroke skipper Paul White must have been pleased that his team at least used up all but three deliveries of their allotted 45 overs against a varied home attack in which 17 year old Iori Hicks caught the eye with seven maidens in his nine overs, finishing with a 3 for 4 haul as his due reward.

Shaun Whitfield (3 for 23) and Ceri Brace (1 for 23) were joined by infrequent bowlers Nick Scourfield (2 for 5) and Nick Davies (1 for 30) as Pembroke ended up on 131 all out thanks to skipper White (35), Barry Evans (16), Phil Hay (28), Billy Wood (18) and Andrew Hay (10).

Carew lost Tom Scourfield early but Ian Sefton marked his return to the side with 45 runs before Tim Hicks (51 not out) and Nick Scourfield (15 not out) saw them to victory as Jack Harries (1 for 33) and Barry Evans (1 for 34) were the only Pembroke wicket-takers.

 

Cresselly slam makeshift Tish

Cresselly (299 for 4 declared) beat St Ishmaels (149 all out) by 150 runs

Umpires: Richard Merriman & Dai Morris
Scorers: Teagan Cartwright & Wendy Bradshaw

Cresselly secured maximum points from this easily-won match against a depleted St Ishmaels which paid the inevitable price as they lost by a massive margin of 150 runs.

St Ishmaels skipper Peter Bradshaw invited Cresselly to bat first and his team were chasing leather throughout the homesters’ innings as they amassed 299 for 4 before declaring in the 41st over to give themselves a maximum of 49 overs in which to bowl the opposition out.

Leading the way was their current ‘destroyer in chief’ Iwan Izzard as he joined the fray after Phil Williams had departed for 19, blitzing 119 not out from only 97 balls, including 18 fours and a six.

Giving terrific support were Dan Cherry (11 fours and two sixes in his 79), facing only 50 deliveries before he was caught by Danny Flynn off the bowling of Andrew Pawlett, and Simon Cole (nine boundaries in his 60 before he was bowled by Flynn), as all the Tish bowlers had final figures which showed the pressure they were under.

Peter Bradshaw (18), Andrew Williams (33) and Andrew Pawlett (17) were the only Tish batsman to stay long after tea as the effervescent Sam Harts was the pick of the home bowlers with his 4 for 38 analysis, alongside Dan James (1 for 23), Neil Gregory (2 for 36) and Ryan Lewis (3 for 37) as the innings was ended after 35.5 overs.
 

PHOTO:
Iwan Izzard smashed a brilliant 119 not out for Cresselly

PHOTOS:
Lee Summons scored a  sparkling century for Johnston alongside his father John

 

Glebelands’ Gang grab first win of the season

 

Johnston (232 for 5) beat Kilgetty (81 all out) by 151 runs

Umpires: John Williams & Simon Richards
Scorers: Steve Mills (senior) & Hazel Poole

Johnston were able to celebrate their first success of the season as they were too strong on the day for a Kilgetty side which was dragged a little closer to the relegation battle as a result.

Johnston took the decision to bat first against Kilgetty and although they lost ace run gatherer Dan Sutton for a speedy 19 (three fours and a six) the father and son duo of John and Lee Summons soon had the Glebelands’ Boys doing well.

John was finally out for 37 but Lee struck eight fours and five big sixes in his terrific tally of 107 before Ross Dewstowe supplied the late impetus with some typically hard-struck boundaries en route to 51 not out against Ross Hardy (1 for 33), Kurtis Marsh (1 for 37) and Jack Tucker (2 for 62).

Then Richard James belied his veteran status with a splendid 5 for 12 haul as reward for bowling with the enthusiasm of someone a third of his age, ably assisted by nephews Liam James (3 for 16) and Nathan James (1 for 22), plus Dan Sutton (1 for 23).

It earned Johnston some much-needed points as they left Kilgetty all out for 81 after only 26.1 overs and with the losers needing to recapture their vitality from the earliest part of the season.
 

Neyland beat Lawrenny with plenty in hand

Lawrenny (141 all out) lost to Neyland (144 for 4) by 6 wickets

Umpires: Dave Brandon & Robert Ridge
Scorers: Malcolm Thomas & John Laugharne

Neyland were good value for victory at Lawrenny as they dismissed the home side for a slightly below-par score and then batted sensibly to win by six wickets with overs aplenty to spare.

Steve Lewis (23), Patrick Elliott (26), Brad McDermott-Jenkins (21) and Rob Williams 923 not out) scored the bulk of the home runs against teenager Tom Pritchard (4 for 49), old-timer Gary Lloyd (3 for 18), Geraint Lewis (1 for 27) and Scott Jones (1 for 4).

McDermott-Jenkins (1 for 41), Ryan Morton (2 for 19) and Jamie Lewis (1 for 17) then claimed wickets for Lawrenny but Neyland batted well via Paul Murray (22) and Scott Jones (eight fours and a six in his classy 57 before he was caught by Rob Williams off Lewis’s bowling).

Henry Durrant also belted five boundaries in his unbeaten 39 as he shared a fourth-wicket stand of 83 with Jones to help their side back into the top half of the table whilst Lawrenny still linger in the bottom three!
 
PHOTO:
Scott Jones - runs and wickets for Neyland



PHOTOS:
Simon Holliday - superb 151 not out for Haverfordwest
 

Big hitting helps Haverfordwest win well

Whitland (178 all out) lost to Haverfordwest (266 for 6) by 88 runs

Umpires: Tony Scourfield & Neil Croucher
Scorers: Ann-Marie Jenkins & Jayne Cole

Some huge hitting by Haverfordwest’s Simon Holliday and Adam James helped their team win well at Whitland, who deserve credit for the fact that after struggling to 120 for 7 they kept plugging away before running out of wickets on 178 after only 38 overs.

Haverfordwest opening bat Holliday finally found the form that marks him out as one of the most dangerous batsmen in the county as he found Whitland’s Spring Hill ground to his liking as he carried his bat for a thoroughly entertaining 151 not out from 141 balls, an innings that contained 13 fours and ten big sixes.

Teenager Jake Merry supported well with 33 runs but the home bowlers were put to the sword for a second time as Adam James smashed 9 sixes in speeding to 57 from only 20 deliveries to send The Town to a massive 266 for 6.

Wayne Howells (2 for 29), Iestyn Scourfield (2 for 42), Matthew Davies (1 for 47) and Greg Sleep (1 for 45) claimed the wickets for Whitland.

Wayne Howells (17), Jonathan Thomas (19) and Scott Newton (19) all made starts for Whitland but got out at key times before Matthew Davies batted for a well-conceived 52 but consistent bowling by James (3 for 34), Johnny White (4 for 51), Kieran O’Connor (2 for 38) and Holliday (1 for 15) was enough to give the visitors victory.


Adam James - nine sixes for The Town, five of them on the trot!