Hicks and Davies hit half centuries as Carew cane Kilgetty 

 

Kilgetty (137 all out) lost to Carew (236 for 3) by 99 runs

 
Umpires: Dave Bonner and Glyn Cole
Scorers: Rose Jenkins and Julie Davies
 
After a harrowing week for the club, Carew paid the best possible tribute to Mike Scourfield as they racked up a huge score at Kilgetty to win through to the semi-finals.
 
Half centuries from Luke Hicks and Nick Davies helped them post 236 for 3 in 22 overs, and the total was always going to be too much for the Division 2 side to chase. 
 
Davies made 55 and Hicks 65, and the pair were backed up by name sakes Rhys Davies and Tim Hicks - who struck some heavy late blows to finish unbeaten on 40 and 38 respectively.
 
For Kilgetty, wickets fell to Levi Hughes (1 for 42) and Matthew Lewis (2 for 63). 
 
The hosts never looked like getting close to that despite Richard Cope top scoring with 39 – as Carew skipper Shaun Whitfield did the main damage with 4 for 38.
 
Tom Lewis (20), Max James (10), and Sam Rossiter (10) all chipped in but alongside Whitfield there were also wicket taking spells from Sam Harts (3 for 28), Iori Hicks (2 for 38) and Rhys Davies (1 for 33) as Kilgetty were dismissed for 137. 
 
It leaves Carew just one win from a first Bowl final since 2012. 






 









 

Cresselly cling on in a thrilling finish at Llangwm 

 

Llangwm (162 for 8) lost to Cresselly (165 for 4) by 3 runs 

 
Umpires: Steve Blowes and Allan Hansen 
Scorers: Janice Brick and Teagan Cartwright 
 
It went down to the wire at Pill Parks before Tom Murphy held his nerve in the final over as Cresselly came through a nail-biter against Llangwm.
 
The home side needed nine to win off the last six balls, but Murphy removed Noah Davies and then Ollie Davies and Joe Phillips couldn’t scramble the runs they needed.
 
After being asked to bat, Cresselly had posted 165 for 4 as their top order laid the foundations.
 
Dan Sutton and Alex Bayley put on 43 before the latter went for 17 (three fours), caught by Phil Llewellyn off Noah Davies.
 
Sutton and skipper Iwan Izzard then added another 96 – with Sutton cracking five fours and two sixes before being run out for 57, and Izzard was also destructive with four fours and five maximums in his 59 before being caught by Richard Brock off Chris Inward.
 
There was also a late 15 from Matthew Morgan as Cresselly finished 165 for 5, as for Llangwm Davies finished with 1 for 38, Joe Phillips 2 for 38, and Inward 1 for 53.
 
Llangwm then looked well behind the rate at 42 for 2 in 11 overs, after Murphy removed Jo Kiff (1) early and Ryan Lewis had Llewellyn stumped by Neilson Cole for 20 (three fours). 
Steve Mills was then bowled by 14 year old Charlie Arthur for 18 but Luke Brock and Matthew Kiff turned the tide. 
 
Brock cracked three fours and six sixes in his 59 when with the score 135 for 3, crucially he was caught by Tom Arthur off Lewis.
 
Kiff had six fours and a maximum in his 41 but soon after Brock went, Arthur made a another crucial contribution by bowling him and name-sake Charlie further turned the tide back towards Cresselly by dismissing Richard Brock (1) and Inward (7). 
 
It means it all came down to that last over and after Tom Arthur took another catch to see off Noah Davies (1), Murphy conceded just five off the remainder against Ollie Davies (4 not out) – with Phillips helpless at the other end. 
 
For The Doves, Lewis finished with a superb 2 for 14 in six overs, Murphy 2 for 27, Charlie Arthur 3 for 39 and Tom Arthur 1 for 58. 
 



 

Venables and Davies steer Burton into the final four 

 

Burton (151 for 2) beat Johnston (120 for 8) by 31 runs

 
Umpires: Gareth Brace and Chris Stapleton 
Scorers: Steve Jones and Steve Mills 
 
For the second straight season, Division Two side Burton will be in the semi-finals after they had too much for Johnston.
 
The Tigers themselves were looking to continue a good cup run that had seen them overcome two higher-ranked sides already in St Ishmaels and Pembroke, but they fell well short of their target of 152 after Jon Venables had starred for the hosts.
 
He hit 64 in Burton’s total of 151 for 2 – backed up by 56 from Jack Davies after opener Toby Hayman had contributed 19.
 
For Johnston, Mark Hicks (1 for 33) and Andrew Harries (1 for 34) took a wicket each. 
The away side’s reply was led by Lee Summons who cracked 49, while skipper Josh Hicks added 29, but aside from those two only Liam Boswell (10) reached double figures as Davies rounded off a good all round display with figures of 4 for 11. 
 
James Davies (2 for 20), Morgan Scale (1 for 33), and Dan Llewellyn (1 for 5) were also in the wickets as Johnston were restricted to 120 for 8. 



 
 

Holders Neyland progress after Lawrenny fall short in the final over 

 

Neyland (145 for 8) beat Lawrenny (138 for 5) by 7 runs 

 
Umpires: Trefor Evans and Arthur Brady 
Scorers: John Laugharne and Malcolm Thomas 
 
It was another thrilling cup contest between Neyland and Lawrenny but ultimately, it was the Bowl holders who won through after Nick Koomen’s tense final over. 
 
Tom Cole was the man needing to hit 16 off the final three balls, but despite hammering the first of those for six he couldn’t find the rope with the two that followed. 
 
This was the third occasion the two sides had met in a knockout match this season – and after being put into bat it was Sean Hannon’s side who built steadily, if not spectacularly. 
 
Opener Ross Hardy top scored with 58 in 43 balls, including eight fours and two maximums, while No 3 Ashley Sutton made 16 - but Lawrenny kept things in check as regular wickets fell to Kurtis Marsh (3 for 31), Harry Thomas (2 for 39), Ryan Morton (2 for 36) and Rob Williams (1 for 37). 
 
Indeed, it took a vital blast of 26 – 18 of which came in boundaries – from former Lawrenny man Brad McDermott-Jenkins to help the hosts up to 145 for 8.
 
Hardy then backed up his batting display with the ball, bowling opener Harry Thomas (6) and trapping No 3 James Phillips (4) lbw, while McDermott-Jenkins had Morton (6) caught by Hardy to leave the visitors 50 for 3.
 
But opener Marsh kept going and was joined by Steve Lewis in taking the score to 92 for 3 before the latter was skittled by McDermott-Jenkins for 23 (two fours and a six).
 
And then when Marsh holed out to Henry Durrant off the same bowler having reached 52 (six fours), at 103 for 5 the game looked done.
 
However, Cole and captain Joe Kidney had other ideas and off the final ball of the penultimate over, the latter launched Nathan Banner over the rope to leave his side needing 21 to win.
 
But although Cole followed suit with a six off Koomen in the next over en route to 24 not out, the pair could only muster seven runs off the other five balls and it was Neyland who kept their quest to keep hold off the coveted Bowl alive.
 
For Hannon’s men, McDermott Jenkins (3 for 29) and Hardy (2 for 28) finished the picks of the bowlers.
 
For Kidney, who himself finished 16 not out, and his team, attention will now turn to challenging for the Division 1 title.