Neyland win top-teams clash

 

Neyland (123 for 3) beat Carew (122 all out) by 7 wickets

 
Umpires: Arthur Brady & Dave Bonner
Scorers: John Laugharne & Julie Davies
 
Neyland continued their excellent start to the campaign with this relatively comfortable win over a Carew side also expected to challenge for league honours but never able to wrest the initiative away from the title favourites.
 
Neyland skipper Sean Hannon also maintained his run of good luck at the toss before asking Carew to bat first and reducing them to 24 for 3 as Brian Hall departed in Nathan Banner’s first over and with Patrick Hannon maintaining pressure at the other end with a 2 for 13 haul from his nine overs.
 
Tim Hicks is normally a belligerent batsman but he recognised the need for a rebuild and dropped anchor so that he stood at 28 after 22 overs, before eventually getting out late on, adjudged lbw, for an excellent 58.
 
Lewis Hicks scored 20, including two splendid off drives, but needed James Hinchliffe as a runner and lost patience – and the only other Carew batsman to manage double figures was Iori Hicks (15).
 
Ross Hardy again caused havoc with his wicket-to-wicket straight bowling that earned him fine figures of 5 for 35 and he stood on a hat-trick at one stage but Nick Davies survived a concerted lbw appeal before unluckily holing out to Henry Durant at square leg from an outstanding catch that somehow summed up Neyland’s positivity in the field.
 
Brad McDermott came on late to claim 1 for 24 and leave the Carew innings standing on 122 all out in 34.5 overs, which seemed a challenge that Neyland would readily accept.
 
And accept it they certainly did as Nick Koomen (24) and Brad McDermott-Jenkins (15) did the groundwork despite good bowling by Rhys Davies (2 for 32) and Sean Jenkins (1 for 23) – and it was left to Henry Durant and Nathan Banner to apply the coup de grace.

Durant had five boundaries in his unbeaten 43 and Banner also stroked five fours in a speedy 29 not out that saw the home side done and dusted in 37.5 overs.




 



 

Marsh class tells for Lawrenny as they chase down Narberth’s score

 

Narberth (158 for 9) lost to Lawrenny (161 for 8) by 2 wickets

 
*The match restricted to 32 overs per team after delayed start
 
Umpires: Tony Walsh & Gareth Brace
Scorers: Gwyneth Johns & Malcolm Thomas
 
A splendid undefeated century by opener Kurtis Marsh saw Lawrenny chase down a challenging total set by Narberth after excellent work by Matthew Johns, his father Mike and Richard Howell ensured that the game eventually went on.
 
A delayed start at the Lewis Lloyd Ground caused the game to be reduced to 32 overs per team and after being asked to bat first Narberth stood at 94 for 4 after 25 overs but added 64 runs in the final seven overs to set Lawrenny a challenging tally to chase.
 
Newcomer Jamie McCormack featured early on with 24 runs and opener Ritchie Adams chipped in with 11 but the real impetus came from the Quartermaine brothers as big Kyle belted a quick 38 (one four and two sixes), with Ben adding 24 before Dan Hughes (11) hit a six and a four in the final stages to help his side reach 158 for 9 wickets.
 
For Lawrenny, Jamie Lewis (3 for 32) and Ryan Morton (3 for 37) were the main wicket takers alongside Rob Williams (a typically miserly1 for 16 in 7 overs), and Steve Lewis (2 for 38).
 
Marsh started off cautiously as it took 32 deliveries before he notched his first boundary but once had adapted to the conditions he plundered runs to such an extent that he stroked seven fours and no fewer than eight sixes en route to a very impressive 108 not out.
 
Steve Lewis (24) and Thomas Cole (14) were the only Lawrenny batsmen to reach double figures against Ben Quartermaine (1 for 23), Loui Davies (1 for 14), Lewis Hough (2 for 37), and Matthew Johns, with an excellent 4 for 31 after his yeoman work on the pitch.

 

 

 

The Town just too strong for weakened Tish team

 

Haverfordwest (147 for 8) beat St Ishmaels (124 all out) by 23 runs

 
Umpires: Trefor Evans & Chris Stapleton
Scorers: Jayne Cole & Wendy Bradshaw
 
St Ishmaels took a weakened team to The Racecourse and paid the  inevitable price as The Town were asked to bat first; had skipper Dai Davies to thank for a tally of  147 for 8 and then restricted the visitors to 124 all out as pace bowlers Ashley James and Archie Thomas shared six wickets.
 
Danny Potter scored 19 early on but things didn’t look promising as they limped to 42 for 3 – but then Jake Merry (23) joined Davies in a stand of 65 from 95 deliveries got them up and running and a late 11 from Jack Scriven helped Davies take his side to a decent score with his undefeated 70, which included a few late boundaries and a nicely-driven straight six.
 
For Tish, Andrew Pawlett and Brennan Devonald were again the pick of their bowling with respective figures of 2 for 17 from nine overs of canny slow bowling (four maidens), and 2 for 15 from nine accurate overs of pace. Ieuan Hawkins (2 for 35), Andrew Williams (1 for 14) and Jordan Milich (1 for 31) were the other successful Tish bowlers.
 
Tish then lost key batsman Peter Bradshaw in their first over and struggled for a while against James (3 for 23) and Thomas (3 for 15).
 
But opener Harry Nicholas gritted his way to 45 and found support from youngsters Jordan Milich (15) and Danny Richards, whilst James Hall claimed 12 not out, his highest score yet in the first division.
 
They took Tish to within 24 runs of victory but Jake Merry (2 for 21), Clive Tucker (1 for 18) and Johnny White (1 for 31) helped make sure that The Town eventually took the honours.
 
 
 
 

Wet weather wins the day at Llechryd!

 
Llechryd v Cresselly
*Match cancelled – wet pitch
 
 

Too wet at the seaside!

 
Saundersfoot v Cresselly
*Match cancelled – wet pitch