Cricket - Division One Reports for 5th August
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Patrick Bellerby struck 25 for Neyland
League leaders hold out for a deserved draw
Neyland (183 for 8) drew with Carew (161 for 7)
Umpires: Trefor Evans & Dai Morris
Scorers: John Laugharne & Julie Davies
League leaders Carew battled their way to a draw at Neyland after Nathan Banner’s blitzkrieg batting had put his side into a far better total than ever seemed likely at 80 for 7 – and good batting by Rhys Davies for Carew ensured there would be no defeat for Carew thereafter.
Asked to bat first, Neyland lost wickets at key times, with Patrick Bellerby (25) and Gregg Miller (24) top scoring until Banner strode to the wicket at No 6 and promptly set about the visiting attack.
He showed his full array of shots as he plundered five fours and five sixes in his sparkling 95 not out before ran out of overs but had helped his side to a decent score against Rhys Davies (2 for 21), Tom Davies (2 for 34) and Ceri Brace, whose slow stuff was clearly to Banner’s liking as he finished with a 2 for 73 haul.
Carew are not in top spot for nothing and they showed why they are so hard to beat with cameos by Tom Scourfield (23), Ian Sefton (21), Brian Hall (22), Tom Davies (14) and Rhys Davies, with eight boundaries in his 51.
The Neyland wicket-takers were Banner (1-23), Jason Smith (1 for 17), Geraint Rees (1 for 12), Andrew Miller (1 for 35) and Nick Koomen (3 for 34) but, try as they might, they never really looked like achieving a victory and had to settle for the better of the draw.
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Opener John Summons stroked 18 for Johnston
Joe jolts Johnston bowlers
Johnston (137 all out) lost to Lawrenny (139 for 4) by 6 wickets
Umpires: Tony Waldeis & Richard Merriman
Scorers: Steve Mills Snr & Chris Williams
A powerful innings of 69 not out from Joe Kidney helped Lawrenny claim a comfortable success that keeps them safe whilst Johnston remain perilously poised in the basement battle.
Johnston were put in to bat by Lawrenny but never looked really settled against Harry Thomas (3 for 25), Jamie Lewis (1 for 7) and especially Rob Williams; the Lawrenny skipper claiming a deserved 5 for 23 haul.
Only Lee and John Summons (18 and 19 respectively) stayed long until Liam James struck 33 vital runs and 58 year old Richard James showed typical late grit with 11 not out before the Glebelands Boys were dismissed for 137 in 43 overs.
Liam James (2 for 45) and Nathan James (2 for 28) were the pick of the home bowlers but Steve Lewis hit seven fours in his 35 alongside James Buckle (10) before Simon Cole ended on 15 not out and Kidney struck seven fours and two sixes that gave his side victory with 21 overs still in hand.
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Simon Holliday cracked 49 not out for Haverfordwest
Picture by Brian McKehon
‘Doc’ saves The Town’s blushes
Kilgetty (61 all out) lost to Haverfordwest (64 for 6) by 4 wickets
Umpires: Allan Hansen & Steve Blowes
Scorers: Hazel Poole & Jayne Cole
There was high drama at Kingsmoor before Haverfordwest edged home to a four-wicket win thanks almost entirely in the batting stakes to experienced opener Simon ‘Doc’ Holliday.
At an early tea it seemed as if Kilgetty were about to suffer another defeat as they were dismissed for a lowly 61 all out – but then good bowling by skipper Ross Hardy (3 for 18) was supported by an equally important spell by Kyle Marsh (3 for 25) to leave The Town’s reply in tatters.
But then Holliday belted 20 runs in an over from Kyle Marsh (including three sixes in succession to leave Kyle with 3 for 45 as Archie Thomas batted sensibly at the other end.
Thomas had lead the Haverfordwest attack to earn fine figures of 6 for 20 alongside Chris Phillips (4 for 17) in a new-look attack so that only Ian Poole (14) and Geoff Marsh (15 not out) managed double figures for the home side.
Then came that dramatic collapse by The Town until Holliday took them out of danger – and the fastest finish of the day in the top echelons!
Skipper Bradshaw leads by example
Pembroke (102 all out) lost to St Ishmaels (103 for 1) by 9 wickets
Umpires: Tony Scourfield & Dave Bonner
Scorer: Wendy Bradshaw (St Ishmaels)
St Ishmaels strolled to a nine-wicket win over Pembroke at Treleet and it looked as if it might be victory by ten wickets before Phil Cockburn was bowled by Rob Hearne (1 for 8) after sharing a stand of 96 with skipper Peter Bradshaw.
Put in to bat, Pembroke looked like a side that has lost confidence in setting a total so that only Andrew Hay (23), Jonathan Harries (15), Jonathan Rogers (13) and veteran Nigel Phillips (13 not out) ever stayed long against a Tish strike force led by Kevin L Bowen (5 for 16), who usually captains the second team.
He found good support from Daniel Flynn (2 for 31), Andrew Pawlett (2 for 19) and Andrew Williams (1-15) so that Paul White’s boys were dismissed for 102 in 42 overs.
Bradshaw then stroked seven fours and a six in a peerless undefeated knock of 62 and it looked as if Cockburn might have also been not out on his birthday but Hearne struck to deprive him of that honour in another good win by this Tish team!
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Peter Bradshaw scored 62no for Tish
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Adam Chandler hit 32 not out for Cresselly
Picture by Brian McKehon
Cresselly keep the pressure on
Whitland (83 all out) lost to Cresselly (85 for 3) by 7 wickets
Umpires: Dave Brandon & Simon Richards
Scorers: Rob Benjamin & Tegan Cartwright
Cresselly showed that they had bounced back from the disappointment of Harrison-Allen Bowl defeat the previous weekend with a strong bowling display, assisted by good fielding, so that Whitland were dismissed for only 83 runs in 40 overs.
Dan James played against his former club and led the Cresselly bowling with an excellent 5 for 21 spell alongside Tom Arthur (4 for 17) and Mike Shaw (1 for 7), with Iwan Izzard pouching three good catches along the way.
Geraint Jones (27), Matthew Davies (20) and Paul Davies (10) were the only Whitland batsman who managed double figures before Cresselly showed them how to do it as they reached their target in only 21.2 overs thanks to Iwan Izzard (36) before Adam Chandler (34 not out) and Matthew Webb (11 not out) batted well against Matthew Davies (1 for 26), and a rare cameo from Dylan Blain (2 for 11); with youngster Che Thomas doing a good job as wicketkeeper in Blain’s place.