DIVISION ONE:

 

Cresselly coast to vital victory

Cresselly 152 for 3 (18) beat Saundersfoot 149 all out (4) by 7 wickets

 

A swashbuckling 98 not out by Kyle Quartermaine helped Cresselly maintain top spot against third-placed Saundersfoot, who batted first and had the Mansbridge brothers involved as John (52) and Tom (28) were joined by Scott Helmich and ‘Mr Extras’ in a final tally where Charlie Arthur, Simon Cole and Tom Arthur all claimed two wickets from decent bowling spells 150 to win didn’t seem an easy task as Phil Williams and Iwan Izzard made useful contributions but Quartermaine made mincemeat of The Seasiders’ attack as the Mansbridge boys were involved alongside Nick Cope in the wicket-taking stakes – but with 14 fours and three big sixes from Quartermaine it turned out to be almost a stroll in the park for the league leaders.
 
Cresselly Innings:
Phil Williams 18, Kyle Quartermaine 98*, Iwan Izzard 19
John Mansbridge 2-21, Tom Mansbridge 1-9, Nick Cope 1-34
 
Saundersfoot Innings:
Tom Mansbridge 28, John Mansbridge 52, Scott Helmich 16, Extras 25
Simon Cole 2-19, Charlie Arthur 2-14, Tom Arthur 2-30, Christian Phillips 1-34, Tom Murphy 2-10
 
 
 

Carew keep chasing with an important maximum haul of points

 

Herbrandston 167 all out (5) lost to Carew 168 for 2 (20) by 8 wickets

 

Carew maintained the pressure on their neighbours as they made the journey to fourth-placed Herbrandston and came away with a comfortable eight-wicket win.
 
Hook batted first and set a useful score thanks to an attacking innings by Jack Nicholas, which took only 32 deliveries and contained 9 boundaries and a six, assisted by brother Harry and Tom Philpott with useful cameos.
 
Noah davies led The Rooks’ bowling and Shaun Whitfield marked his return to action with good bowling alongside James Hinchliffe.
 
Ian Sefton showed what an asset he is for Carew with an undefeated knock which included 7 fours and 2 sixes, and after skipper Rhys Davies and Noah Davies helped set the Carew base it was old-timer Brian Hall who helped Sefton past the winning post – and maximum points as their reward, to set up the ‘Match of the Season’ at Cresselly next Saturday!
 
Herbrandston Innings:
Jack Nicholas 73, Harry Nicholas 21, Tom Philpott 21
Noah Davies 4-30, James Hinchliffe 3-29, Shaun Whitfield 2-35
 
Carew Innings
Ian Sefton 65, Noah Davies 22, Rhys Davies, Brian Hall 34*, Extras 31
Paul Nicholas 2-27
 
 
 

Hardy hits out as Llangwm struggles continue

 

Neyland 299 for 7 (20) beat Llangwm 57 all out (4) by 242 runs

 

Llangwm’s difficult season continued as they made the short journey to Neyland and had to battle for 45 overs in the field as the home side rattled up a huge score and were then shot out to lose by such a huge margin – but were praised by onlookers for never giving up the task.
 
Gregg Miller and Dai Davies featured in an early partnership of 105 which provided just the platform for Ross Hardy to show his ‘attack dog’ qualities at their best with a powerful undefeated century which included 10 boundaries and 5 big sixes – and Llangwm’s cause certainly wasn’t helped by the fact that unfortunately they conceded a massive number of extras.
 
Even worse was to follow for the Pill Parks’ Gang as Tom Pritchard grabbed an early wicket and then Jack John tore into them with a 6 for 12 spell that saw only Luke Brock (who had also bowled well), James Lewis and Jonthan Clout manage double figures, with the last-named clearly not in running mode as all his runs came from boundaries.
 
Sam Laugharne chipped in with three wickets and now there are only two more matches for Llangwm to play out – and hopefully battle back in division two next campaign!
 
Neyland Innings:
Gregg Miller 55, Dai Davies 66, Ross Hardy 107*, Extras 47
Luke Brock 3-23, Ollie Davies 1-43, Joe Newton 1-70
 
Llangwm Innings:
Luke Brock 16, James Lewis 12, Jonathan Clout 20
Tom Pritchard 1-16, Jack John 6-12, Sam Laugharne 3-28
 
 
 

Town make up ground against fellow strugglers Whitland

 

Haverfordwest 76 for 3 (16) beat Whitland 75 all out (2) by 7 wickets

 

This relegation clash at The Racecourse saw Haverfordwest make up vital ground over fellow-strugglers Whitland in a battle to see who joins Llangwm in making ‘the Dreaded Drop’.
 
The Borderers were asked to bat first and were soon in dept trouble as only Steffan Jones reached double figures as they lurched to 29 for 6 and then 45 for 8 as Jake Merry and Will Phillips tore into them with a shared seven wickets, and with canny spinner Clive Tucker also claiming the prized scalp of Jonthan Thomas.
 
But then tail-enders Steff Lee and Trystan Rees added a little respectability to their tally before Rhys Sewell and Simon Williams saw them off in less than 25 overs.
 
Haverfordwest clearly decided attack was the best policy because although Gopal Ramasamy claimed three early wickets The Town had Shan Perreira and Dan Field sharing seven fours and a six as they sped to victory in the 15^th over to narrow the gap between the teams to 9 points in favour of the visitors with two matches remaining.
 
Haverfordwest Innings:
Nikhil Mathias 15, Shan Perreira 19*, Dan Field 22*
Gopal Ramasamy 3 for 26
 
Whitland Innings:
Steffan Rees 14, Steff Lee 15, Trystan Rees 16
Clive Tucker 1-11, Will Phillips 3 for 23, Jake Merry 4-27
 
 
 

Burton claim easy win at Oatfield Park

 

Burton 111 for 2 (20) beat Lawrenny 110 all out (3) by 8 wickets

 

Burton have really battled hard this season and their reward is a deserved sixth place in the table after this convincing win over an out-of-sorts Lawrenny outfit which batted first and could only muster a less than impressive total as only Finley Lewis looked comfortable as he was not out at the end, with extras as the next highest contributor and only Wil Nicholas and Tom Cole managing to get into double figures against the bowling of the ageless Johnny Scale and Gavin Campbell as an ideal pace/spin combination.
 
Toby Hayman, looking back to something like his best form, anchored the innings, and there were 20 extras to boost the total before Joseph Kiff joined Toby Hayman in seeing them to maximum points as only Rob Williams and Jamie Lewis managed a wicket for Lawrenny, who are now in seventh place.
 
 
 
Burton Innings:
Toby Hayman 37*, Jon Venables 11, Joseph Kiff 37*, Extras 29
Rob Williams 1-16, Jamie Lewis 1-19
 
Lawrenny Innings:
Wil Nicholas 10, Finley Lewis 17*, Tom Cole 10, Ryan Morton 11, Extras 16
Luke Hayman 1-34, Johnny Scale 3-20, Jack Davies 1-16, Gavin Campbell 3 for 27
 
 
 
 

DIVISION TWO:

 

Narberth coast home in top-three clash

 

Hook 141 all out (6) lost to Narberth 142 for 4 (19) by 6 wickets

 

After the disappointment of defeat the previous week, Narberth bounced back to win this top-three clash at Hook to leap-frog their opponents and into second place – and with Tish winning there is still a compulsive two weeks left to decide who goes up.
 
Lewis Miller top scored for Hook but no-one else was able to take command as Aled Phelps, Jacob Lay, Callum and George James all got started but then got out against Louis Davies and Ben Hughes, who shared six wickets and found excellent support from Lewis Jones and Matthew Johns, who had two wickets apiece.
 
Jack Phillips gave Hook hope but Loui Davies showed all his range of strokes to make an unbeaten match-deciding score and had excellent support from the also-unbeaten Lewis Hough and Narberth showed they are still a force in the section as they won with wickets and overs to spare.
 
Hook Innings:
Lewis Miller 38, Aled Phelps 14, Jacob Lay 14, Callum James 14, George James 12, Extras 13
Ben Hughes 3-23, Loui Davies 3-27, Lewis Jones 2-20, Matthew Johns 2-21
 
Narberth Innings:
Loui Davies 63*, Jamai McCormack 20, Jack Tucker 12, Lewis Hough 31*
Jack Phillips 2-26, Lewis Miller 1-28, Brennan Martin 1-30
 
 
 

Tish struggle but hold on at Treleet to stay top

 

Pembroke 101 all out (6) lost to St Ishmaels 104 for 7 (19) by 3 wickets

 

St Ismaels took a giant stride towards the promotion they so clearly want but their top-four match with Pembroke at Treleet was visibly a mixture of good performances and nerves before they edged home with over eight overs to go but with only three wickets in hand.
 
And it could have been worse without a match defining innings from skipper Jonathan Pawlett, who once again led from the front after they had played well to cheaply bowl Pembroke’s powerful batting line-up out, thanks to Tom and Steve Williams, Brennan Devonald and Andrew Pawlett, who only took one wicket but conceded a miserly 5 runs in EIGHT overs!
 
Paul White, Krunal Patel and Richard Pullman were the pick of the home team’s batsmen and with useful bowling from Sam Davies, Billy Wood and Patel they seemed in with a shout as Tish limped to 57 for 5. But then Jon Pawlett intervened and found support from his cousin Andrew – as they reached their target with a great sigh of relief!
 
Pembroke Innings:
Paul White 19, Krunal Patel 27, Bowyn Clark 10*, Richard Pullman 19
Thomas Williams 2-16, Steve Williams 3-24, Lewis Rhead 2-10, Andrew Pawlett 1-5, Jon Pawlett 1-10
 
St Ishmaels Innings:
Andrew Williams 13, Jon Pawlett 45*, Lewis Rhead 13, Andrew Pawlett 16
Billy Wood 2-30, Sam Davies 2-10, Krunal Patel 2-15, Ceri Brace 1-22
 
 
 

Big win for Johnston as Summons blasts second successive century

 

Carew 2nds 190 for 9 (7) lost to Johnston 226 for 5 (19) by 36 runs

 

Johnston’s ace batsman Lee Summons stroked his way to a second successive century at Carew and also grabbed a couple of wickets as The Rooks’ Reserves came within 36 runs of chasing down such a big score.
 
Summons’ boundary-laden 114 followed his ton against Llechryd the previous week and as usual he found support from another in-form batsman in Lewis Boswell, as Joel Reed was the pick of the Carew bowlers.
 
Then the home team’s response started well via Nick Scourfield and especially Welsh internation Seniors’ player in Simon Wood, with Reed and Haydn Shapcott continuing the effort late on as Keegan Codd, Chris Fitzpatrick and Nick Davies joined Summons in making sure that they had something in hand for The Glebelands’ Gang.
 
Carew 2nds Innings:
Nick Scourfield 28, Simon Wood 50, Haydn Shapcott 20*, George Waters 10, Joel Reed 41
Keegan Codd 3-32, Chris Fitzpatrick 2-24, Lee Summons 2-34, Nick Davies 2-37
 
Johnston Innings:
Lee Summons 114, Lewis Boswell 67, Leigh Walters 14, Extras 18
Joel Reed 2-16, Ethan Hall 1-51, George Waters 1-50
 
 
 

Lewis the Llanrhian hero with last-ball catch to earn Llanrhian a rare tie

 

Llanrhian 180 all out (15) tied with Cresselly 2nds 180 all out (15)

 

There was a dramatic finish at Llandigige Fawr as the home side removed the last Cresselly wicket with the scores tied, as Paul Lewis’s catch gave them a vital share of the spoils and a chance still of avoiding relegation.
 
Jack Jones was again a very influential Llanrhian player with 75 runs alongside Paul Lewis and Russell Watkins giving support against the bowling of Mike Shaw, Josh and Ryan Williams. Griff Jenkins and Damien Arthur led the Cresselly batting but Jones and Ian Newton battled hard for the homesters until that final ball, when it seemed that all would be lost but then the veteran Mr Lewis stuck out his paw and the 15 points earned now means that Llanrhian are now in with a chance of avoiding relegation, when at one stage it seemed that all was lost for them!
 
Llanrhian Innings:
Jack Jones 75, Paul Lewis 36, Russell Watkins 15
Mike Shaw 2-22, Josh Lewis 2-42, Ryan Lewis 2-7
 
Cresselly 2nds Innings:
Griff Jenkins 44, Damien Arthur 22
Ian Newton 3-16, Jack Jones 2-25
 
 
 

Llechryd play well to beat battling Burton

 

Llechryd 142 for 3 (20) beat Burton 2nds 141 all out (5) by 7 wickets

 

Llechryd deservedly stand in fifth place in the section after this relatively comfortable home win over bottom club Burton 2nds, who recruited several old-timers who certainly didn’t let them down.
 
Burton batted first and the bulk of their runs came from Mathew Davies, David Murphy, Richard Hayman and Dan Ridge as Tomos Lewis Tom Beard and Dad=f Davies shared six wickets for Llechryd.
 
Dan Griffiths led Burton by example with three wickets for his bowling but Ifan Wyn Jones built an undefeated half century to form the backbone of Llechryd’s response and was supported by Tomos Lewis and Joe Mansfield as they reached their target in the 32^nd over!
 
Llechryd Innings:
Ifan Wyn Jones 51*, Tomos Lewis 23, Joe Mansfield 21*
Dan Griffiths 3-35
 
Burton 2nds Innings:
Matthew Davies 30, 38, David Murphy 30, Richard Hayman 27
Jaap Harries 2-13, Tom Beard 2-14, Dafydd Davies 2-10