Pembrokeshire Ladies (184 all out)  beat Newport Ladies  (149 all out) by 35 runs

 
Venue: The Racecourse, Haverfordwest
 
Umpire: Chris Stapleton & Mike Read
Scorers: Peter Bettely
 
Pembrokeshire Ladies continued their  matches in the top echelon of ladies’ cricket with an excellent win against a Newport team that was without several key players chosen to play elsewhere but that takes very little away from an excellent performance by Sam Rossiter and her team, but for once the Pembs skipper failed to make an influence on the game as she was trapped ‘Leg Before’ and was unable to contribute any runs to their total after batting first.
 
But a major contributor was ‘extras’ as Newport somehow managed to concede a massive tally of 70 runs, made up of 39 wides, 12 no balls, 12 byes and 7 leg byes before the county was finally dismissed for 184 with four balls of their allotted 40 overs unused!
 
Leading the way for Pembs was opener Jemma Phillips (29) as she batted patiently and settled things down after the early losses of Emilia Wilson and Rossiter, with Rhiannon Morgan (20) doing well at No 4.
 
Katy Jenkins managed double figures and Olivia James batted really well, with two boundaries in her 27 not out before she unfortunately sustained a hand injury and was unable to bowl, which was a major disappointment for the homesters because she is a more than useful all-rounder.
 
But the lower-order batsmen failed to bat long, although Fflur Davies did score two boundaries and Jodie Lewis chipped in with nine runs against accurate bowling from Abby Westwood (3 for 32) and the other Newport bowlers.
 
Newport lost opener Melody Blackmore was run out for 6 but then Sophia Williams (43) stroked seven fours in her 43 alongside Safa Mohammed (45, including two fours) as they moved strongly to 92 for 1 before being respectively removed by Rhiannon Morgan and Lowis Hughes.
 
Main strike bowler Emilia Wilson had bowled only four overs, three of them maidens, before she was unable to carry on through injury but helped out as keeper since Sam Rossiter had rweaked a muscle doing the job - but Hughes and Fflur Davies restricted the Newport run-rate whilst taking wickets – and three run outs certainly didn’t help their cause as only Abby Westwood managed double figures before Bobby Neale came on in time to grab the last visiting wicket.
 
And although they conceded 29 extras (mainly wides) it was relatively little in contrast, and Pembrokeshire Ladies were good value for victory in the final analysis!



 

SCORECARDS:

 
Pembrokeshire Ladies’ Batting:
Jemma Phillips ct Isabella Payne b Safa Mohammed 29
Emilia Wilson run out 9
Sam Rossiter lbw b Isabella Payne 0
Rhiannon Morgan ct Sophie Williams b Safa Mohammed 20
Katie Jenkins lbw b Amilia Payne 10
Olivia James not out 27
Fflur Davies ct Sophie Williams b Abby Westwood 8
Jodie Lewis st Jess Law b Abby Westwood 9
Gillian Robinson run out 2
Lowis Hughes b Abby Westwood 0
Bobby Neale lbw b Carys Evans 0
Extras 70 (byes 12, leg byes 7, wides 39, no balls 12)
Total (all out) 184
 
Newport Ladies’ Bowling:
Amelia Payne 8-0-37-1; Carys Evans 7.2-2.18-1; Sophie Williams 8-1-14-1; Isabella Payne 2-0-17-1, Safa Mohammed 8-0-31-2; B Collof 3-0-16-0, Abby Westwood 5-0-32-3.
 
Newport Ladies’ Batting:
Amelia Williams ct Jemma Phillips b Rhiannon Morgan 43
Melody Blackmore run out 6
Safa Mohammed b Lowis Hughes 45
Jess Law run out 6
B Collof ct Gillian Robinson b Fflur Davies 9
Abby Westwood b Fflur Davies 10
Amelia Payne  b Lowis Hughes 0
Carys Evans run out 0
Isabella Payne not out 1
Helena Payne b Bobby Neale 1
Extras 29  (byes 6, leg bye 1; wides 13, no balls 9)
Total (all out) 149
 
Pembrokeshire Ladies’ Bowling:
Emilia Wilson 4-3-7-0; Lowis Hughes 8-0-39-2; Katie Joseph 5-0-33-0; Rhiannon Morgan 8-0-38-1; Fflur Davies 8-0-33-2; Bobby Neale 0/4-0-2-1.