Davies does the job for Burton
Burton (209 for 7) beat Pembroke (166 all out) by 43 runs
Scorers: Janice Webb and Paul Francis
James Davies hit 81 not out as third-placed Burton kept the pressure on in the race for promotion. Davies came in with his side 74 for 4, and proceeded to crack seven fours and two sixes in his 66-ball knock, taking his side past the 200 mark and helping set a score that proved too much for Pembroke to chase.
After being asked to bat, usual reliable openers Toby Hayman and Jack Davies both went early for the hosts, Hayman making 14 after three early fours before being caught by Luke Butler off Rob Smythe.
Davies made 11 before being skittled by Jonathan Rogers - and Jonathan Venables (19) and Richard James (27) also got starts before falling to Steve Durston and George Davies respectively.
But it was then that Davies turned the tide, and he found late support from Morgan Scale (18) and George Williams (17) as Burton posted 209 for 7.
For Pembroke, Rogers (2 for 54), Smythe (1 for 13), Durston (1 for 15), Andrew Price (1 for 24), George Davies (1 for 52) and Jack Harries (1 for 9) shared the wickets.
The away reply then centred around two batsmen.
Luke Butler overcame losing opening partner Paul White (1) cheaply after he was lbw to Johnny Scale, going on to make 40 (five fours) before missing one from Morgan Scale and being duly stumped by Iestyn Evans.
No 4 Jack Harries made 51 (four fours) but by the time he was eighth man out, caught by Dan Llewellyn off Jack Harries, the score was 148 and the writing was on the wall.
Indeed, Pembroke were then all out for 166 in the 44th over, a combination of Davies (3 for 46), Johnny (2 for 13) and Morgan Scale (3 for 26), James Davies (1 for 36) and Llewellyn (1 for 28) securing maximum points.
Evans and Waters win it for Carew by a whisker
Carew 2nds (193 for 9) beat Hook (192 for 8) by 1 wicket
It was a nerve jangler in Carew as the final pair of skipper Barry Evans and Kerry Waters held their nerves to secure a one wicket win over Hook. Evans finished unbeaten on 13, and Waters 15, as the Rooks chased down the away side’s total of 192 for 8.
The result cements Carew’s place in the top half, but means Hook still have work to do to ensure survival following Kilgetty’s win elsewhere.
Seth Willington had top scored for the visitors with a classy looking 67 not out, and was backed up by Aled Phelps (24), Mathew Holder (20) and Callum James (20) as Waters (1 for 33), Hinchcliffe (1 for 28), Evans (2 for 28), George Water (2 for 32) and Max Brindley (2 for 24) shared wickets.
It was Gareth Lewis (51) and Tom Scourfield (59) who then set Carew up with half centuries, and Hinchcliffe added 18, but Phelps (3 for 33) and in particular Holder (4 for 26) took wickets for Hook to ensure a tense finale.
But the experienced final pairing, with a combined age of 104, held firm in an unbroken 21 stand as Carew bounced back from defeat at Herbie the previous week.
Llangwm take another step towards the title
Herbrandston (206 for 7) lost to Llangwm (208 for 2) by 8 wickets
Scorers: Steve Bennett & Janice Brick
Two wins from their final three games should be enough to see Llangwm go up as Division Two as champions after they made light work of a potentially tough chase at Herbrandston. Despite 73 from Jack Nicholas taking Herbie to 206 for 7, the leaders overcame it with nine overs, and eight wickets in hand.
Nicholas had seen openers Jonty Bennett (2) and twin brother Harry (10) both fall to Joe Phillips in his spell of 2 for 30, but although Kristan Bennett (10) also went courtesy of being run out by Jo Kiff, the No 3 and Charlie Malloy rebuilt matters with a stand of 66.
Youngster Malloy’s resistance ended when he was bowled by Ollie Davies for 32 (five fours), and Leigh Marchant blasted two fours and a six in his 28 before giving a return catch to Steve Mills.
The same bowler also skittled Dean John (4) and then secured figures of 3 for 42 when Nicholas eventually missed one and was bowled, having hit 10 fours in his 98-ball knock.
Llangwm’s opening pair of Mills and Kiff then put on 58 before the latter was clean bowled by Kristan Bennett for 37 – 34 of which came in boundaries.
Mills and Richard Brock took the score to 120 when having reached 51 (eight fours), Mills holed out to Harry Nicholas off his dad Paul – the veteran by far the most economical of the bowlers with 1 for 27 in seven overs.
Brock kept going though with six fours and a maximum in his unbeaten 48, but he was overtaken by brother Luke who smashed 55 in only 38 balls – which included six fours and three big sixes – as Llangwm marched on.
Lewis keeps Kilgetty alive
Kilgetty (244 for 4) beat Haverfordwest 2nds (138 all out) by 106 runs
Scorers: Rose Jenkins & Natalie Thomas
A century from Tom Lewis kept Kilgetty’s slim hopes of avoiding relegation alive as he set up a win over Haverfordwest 2nds. The Town themselves are already confined to Division Three next season, and Lewis and co will still need a strong finish to avoid joining them but they are at least now still in there fighting.
Lewis hit 101 not out while Toby Poole (69) and Richard Cope (42) were also in the runs, and despite a wicket each for Dean Flood (1 for 25), Teo Krul (1 for 52), Nigel Morgan (1 for 37) and Richard Davies (1 for 40), a total of 244 for 4 looking an imposing one.
And so it proved despite captain Morgan making 51, with George Thomas (18), Davies (17), and Ashoka Senavirathna (15) also getting starts.
But Kilgetty’s third win of the campaign was secured by a good spell from Robbie Beynon (3 for 38), and wickets for Cope (1 for 8), Jack Hutler (1 for 31), Andrew Evans (1 for 23), Sam Rossiter (1 for 8) and Jordan Gorman – who finished the job with two wickets without conceding a run.
Griffiths gets going as The Dock win the derby
Pembroke Dock (208 all out) beat Lamphey (109 all out) by 99 runs
Scores: Nicola Murray & Helen Hodges
The derby bragging rights went to Pembroke Dock as a typically aggressive innings of 86 from Jake Griffiths helped them hammer Lamphey. But more importantly for The Dock, the win keeps them second and still on course for promotion to the top flight.
Griffiths hit nine fours and three sixes off just 85 balls when with a century in sight, he was caught by Nick Shelmerdine trying to launch a David Dredge delivery to the fence.
Although aside from Griffiths it was only No 6 Tom Grimwood who made a real impression with two fours and a maximum in his 32 not out, and The Stags were left to rue conceding 33 extras despite Pete McGilloway (2 for 43), Shelmerdine (2 for 11), Dredge (2 for 32), Haydn Cole (2 for 27) and David Blackwell (1 for 25) being in the wickets.
The run chase got off to a terrible start when McGilloway nicked the second ball from Billy Wood to keeper Scott Griffiths, and wickets fell regularly from there as it took 41 from No 4 Andy Tait (nine fours) to salvage some batting points.
He was sixth man out though after being caught by Griffiths off Nick Daley, and after that only captain Rob Mathias (16), Huw John (14) and Haydn Cole (11 not out) showed resistance as the visitors were 109 all out in the 29th over.
For The Dock, Daley with finished with 3 for 22 ,George Smith 3 for 23, Rob Hearne 2 for 28, Wood 1 for 10, and Euan MacDonald 1 for 17.