Kyle stars as Narberth win off the last ball

 

Narberth (242 for 9) beat Haverfordwest (238 for 4) by 1 wicket

 
Umpires: Glyn Cole & Ian Milsom
Scorers: Gwyneth Johns & Jayne Cole
 
There was real drama at The Lewis Lloyd Ground before Narberth scored the winning runs from the final ball of their allotted 43 overs after the game had been slightly curtailed by the damp weather.
 
They snatched a terrific victory as skipper Ben Hughes (22 not out) and experienced all-rounder Matthew Johns (5 not out) managed to eke out the 11 required for victory after their ninth wicket had fallen on 228.
 
But their real hero was Kyle Quartermaine, who had been threatening a massive score since the start of the season and finally showed his raw power and range of shots as he hit 16 fours and seven sixes in his mighty 136 so that over 100 of them came without having to run!
 
The Town captain Dai Davies again led their batting with a classy 62 (nine boundaries) and had support from Ben Field (five fours and three sixes in a belligerent 47), Nikhil Mathias (13) and Jake Merry (33) before Danny Potter (eight fours and a six in 50 not out) and Archie Thomas (21 not out) scored the late runs that helped take Haverfordwest to a commanding final tally.
 
Narberth certainly didn’t get off to a great start as they lurched to 25 for 3 but then Quartermaine was joined by Lewis Hough (22) and Loui Davies (18) before he was finally caught behind by Jack Scriven off Johnny White – but by then he had taken his side to within sight of success as Ashley James was the pick of The Town bowlers with 3 for 42.
 
 

 

Scourfield steers Rooks to narrow win

 

Carew (176 all out) beat St Ishmaels (161 for 9) by 15 runs

 
Umpires: Trefor Evans & Dave Brandon
Scorers: Julie Davies & Wendy Bradshaw
 
Nick Scourfield showed he still has a lot to offer as an opener for Carew as he scored an excellent 49 (seven boundaries) alongside Louis Hicks (25) and Ian Sefton (20) before Sam Harts (10) and Iori Hicks (three fours and a six in his 32) helped The Rooks reach a respectable tally in 40.5 of their scheduled 43 overs.
 
For Tish, Lewis Rhead bowled his slow stuff to such good effect that he claimed fine figures of 4 for 30 alongside Brennan Devonald (3-35), Johnny Pawlett (2 for 34 and a superb diving one-handed catch) and his cousin Andrew (1 for 29).
 
Then opener Peter Bradshaw showed a real return to his top form as he batted almost throughout the Tish innings as he took 23 runs in one over and had amassed five fours and four sixes in his 91 before he was bowled by James Hinchliffe.
 
Ieuan Hawkins (22) and Andrew Pawlett (14) also chipped in with a few runs but Carew’s acting skipper Ceri Brace trundled his slow stuff to such good effect that he ended with 4 for 23 that swung the match in his team’s favour, assisted by Sam Harts (1 for 42), Sion Jenkins (1 for 23), Hinchliffe (1 for 33) and Iori Hicks (2 for 19).
 

 

Banner blasts Neyland to victory

 

Neyland (175 for 5) beat Llechryd (174 for 8) by 5 wickets

 
Umpires: Chris Stapleton & Richard Merriman
Scorers: John Laugharne & Lawrence Harries
 
Llechryd produced their best batting performance of the season at high-flying Neyland but their bowling couldn’t quite match up against arguably the strongest batting line-up and they are left still seeking their first success whilst the homesters remain at the top of the tree.
 
Llechryd skipper John Curran opted to bat first at the Athletic Ground and had a solid start for the father and son duo of Johnny and Tomos Lewis (aged 15), with both scoring 20 runs.
Second team skipper Ollie Roberts, stepping up to help out, contributed a gritty 24 and David Dunfee had five fours and a big six in his 30 before he was bowled by a beauty from Nathan Banner.
 
But skipper Curran departed quickly and Neyland smelt blood but youngsters Joe Mansfield (26) and Tomos Davies (27) batted well to take them to a respectable score of 174 for 8 in 45 overs, despite the efforts of home bowlers Nathan Banner (2 for 36), Andrew Miller (1 for 24), Nick Koomen 2-36, Jack John (2 for 12) and Geraint Rees (1 for 37).
 
Neyland lost a few wickets early as Nick Koomen (17) and George Evans (11) managed double figures but the classy innings needed came from Nathan Banner as he stroked seven fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 70, with skipper Sean Hannon chipping in with 20 before he got run out, and Gregg Miller put his vast experience to good effect as he blasted two sixes in his important 31.

 

 

Seasiders shock Doves with easy win

 

Saundersfoot (149 for 1) beat Cresselly (148 all out) by 9 wickets

 
Umpires: Dave Bonner & Neil Thomas
Scorers: Adge John & Lawrence Harries
 
Saundersfoot played their best cricket of the season so far as they not only limited Cresselly’s powerful batting line-up to 148 all out but then had excellent batting by Danny Caine and Tom Mansbridge in taking them to an easy nine-wicket victory.
 
For Cresselly, there were useful starts by Dan Sutton (27), Matthew Morgan and Iwan Izzard (both 19) and Alex Bayley (16) but only Ryan Lewis looked comfortable as he blitzed a typical 35 before Cresselly were removed in 41.5 overs by Tudor Hurle (3 for 40), Sam Franklyn (2 for 20), Nick Cope (2 for 19) and John Mansbridge (2 for 42).
 
Then Caine belted 10 fours and two sixes before he was caught by Dan James off Ryan Lewis for 66 and Tom Mansbridge 11 boundaries and a maximum en route to an impressive knock of 75 not out as the pair put on 123 runs.
 
Then Tom was joined by his brother John (8 not out) as they reached their target in only 33 overs – and moved The Seasiders up to a respectable sixth place in the table as a result of their fourth win, whilst Cresselly dropped to fourth place after their third defeat.
 

 

 

Harry heads Lawrenny home to victory

 

Whitland (87 all out) lost to Lawrenny (187 for 9) by 100 runs

 
Umpires: Gareth Brace & Tony Walsh
Scorers: Ann-Marie Jenkins & Malcolm Thomas
 
An excellent innings of 79 by Harry Thomas proved to be the major difference between Whitland and Lawrenny as the home side were unable to find anyone to stay long enough with the bat to make more of a match of it.
 
Thomas was certainly the star of his side’s batting as he stroked 13 boundaries in his top score as James Buckle (22), Rob Williams (18), Thomas Cole (13) and Ryan Morton (12) made cameos but were unable to make further headway against Connor Bowen (3 for 33) and Scott Newton (3 for 41). Wayne Howells (1 for 13), Geraint Jones (1 for 29) and Gethin Scourfield (1 for 29) were the other Whitland wicket-takers as Lawrenny finished up with a good, if not fantastic tally considering the power of their batting line-up.
 
But it soon seemed to be a massive score as Jamie Lewis (4 for 26) and Kurtis Marsh (3 for 15) got amongst Whitland’s batting line-up as only Scott Newton (29) and Gethin Scourfield (26) managed double figures – and they were dismissed in 27.5 overs as Ryan Morton (2 for 10) and Rob Williams (1 for 19) rounded matters off to keep their side seriously in the hunt for silverware whilst Whitland remain 8^th in the basement battle.