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Huxley Cup semis a great success at Treleet

 
Venue: Treleet Ground, Pembroke
 
Umpires:  Rob Bellerby & Chris Stapleton
 
Scorers: Elaine Scale & Will Ridge, Nick Daley & Peter Kingdom
 
Pembrokeshire Cricket Ladies deserve credit for deciding to use a ‘Super Sunday’ format to stage the semi-finals of this competition on the same day as holders Cresselly were too strong for a gritty Pembroke Dock team and then Hook took on Burton, local rivals and members of the top three for many years.
 
A much-closer tussle was envisaged here but in the final analysis Hook got on top at the outset and won with relative ease – so the final will be played between the two combatants from last season, at Stackpole, the traditional home of this T20 competition.











 

Match One:

 

Ffion blitzes a brilliant ‘ton’

 

Cresselly (186 for 3) beat Pembroke Dock (48 all out) by 138 runs

 

A brilliant undefeated 112, from only 61 balls, by Ffion Ashman sent holders Cresselly charging into the final as it formed a huge part of her side’s huge score and left Pembroke Dock with a mountain to climb and a poor start to The Dock’s innings meant there was no way back.
 
‘Ashy’s’ innings was arguably the most powerful ever seen in the history of the competition as it included 18 boundaries to all parts of Treleet after she came in at No early to replace another consistent batter in Meg Arthur. Lucy Johnson provided early support before she was run out but there were other cameos from Jess Gibby and Lauren Davies, plus 17 extras as The Dock bravely chased leather and never gave up in the field.
 
But The Dock were soon under pressure when they lost key openers Katy Griffiths and Carys Lloyd to Meg Arthur – and worse was to follow as  from then on only No 3 Cheryl Hughes managed double figures against bowlers of the quality of Lucy Johnson, Eleri Williams and Claire Lewis, who have all played for the county.
 
Lauren Davies wrapped things up as she took the final wicket and Cresselly sped through to the final with wickets and deliveries in hand – but The Dock deserve every credit for battling their way into the last four, which was no mean feat!

Scorecards:

 
Cresselly Batting:
Meg Arthur ct Katie Griffiths b Martha Bhari 4
Lucy Johnson run out 14
Ffion Ashman not out 112
Jess Gibby ct Sue James b Cheryl Hughes 25
Lauren Davies  not out 14
Extras 17
Total 3 wickets) 196
 
Pembroke Dock Bowling:
Katy Gibbins 4-0-22-0, Martha Bhari 4-0-35-1, Poppy Price 4-0-38-0;  Chloe Hughes 4-0-33-1; Katie Griffiths 1-0-24-0; Abbey Price 2-0-23-0, Cheryl Lloyd 1-0-10-0
 
Pembroke Dock Batting: 
Katy Griffiths ct Jess Gibby b Meg Arthur 2
Carys Lloyd ct Lucy Johnson b Meg Arthur 3
Cheryl Hughes ct Meg Arthur b  Claire Lewis13
Sian James ct Meg Arthur b Claire Lewis 2
Abbey Price run out 8
Rachel Sander c Chrissie Toy b Lucy Johnson 2
Martha Bhari b Claire Lewis 0
Kate Gibbins b Lucy Johnson 1
Mary Fitzpatrick b Lucy Johnson 0
Nicola Murray not out 2
Poppy Price b Lauren Davies 1
Extras 14
Total (all out) 48
 
Cresselly Bowling:
Meg Arthur 4-0-13-2; Lucy Johnson 4-1.9.3, Eleri Willimas 2-0-5-0; Clare Lewis  4-0-17-3, Lauren Davies 2.4-0-7-1, Ffion Ashman 1-0-3-0










 

Match Two:

 

Burton (95 for 6) lost to Hook (96 for 2) by 8 wickets

 

Hook reached the final against old rivals Burton, with their victory comparatively comfortable compared to some real battles in the past, as Burton were dismissed for fewer than three figures and Hook losing just two wickets in chasing it down in only 14 of their allotted 20 overs.

Hook struck early as Emilia Wilson shifted Rhiannon Morgan-Evans and  Maisy Davies removed ace batter Finola England very early on before Lucy Neale was the third Burton batter to go.
 
Chloe Lewis led the come-back with 18 before she was run out but Becca Barton showed typical determination as she stroked a terrific 48 in as many balls but with bowling figures of for 18 from Maisy Davies alongside Emilia Wilson (1 for 10),  plus miserly four-over spells by Kacey Arran and Tai Rees, Burton were restricted to a less-than challenging 95 for 6.
 
They were given the sniff of a chance however, when Hook’s opener Jemma Phillips was run out for a duck after only five balls, but then Kate Farr (21) maintained her consistent run which included three fours before county all-rounder Kacey Arran joined forces with county skipper Sam Rossiter in a match-winning partnership where both scored 34, with Kayleigh stroking four boundaries and Sam finding it five times.
 
The game was over relatively and now Hook will hope to gain revenge over Cresselly in the final, which should be a fascinating contest since both are very strong all-round teams and will relish a return to Stackpole for the big day in local ladies’ cricket.

 

Scorecards:

 
Burton Batting:

 
Finola England  ct Jemma Phillips b Meg Arthur 3
Rhiannon Morgan-Evans  ct Jemma Phillips b Emilia Wilson 0
Chloe Lewis run out 18
Lily Leale ct Emilia Wilson b Maisy Davies 8
Becca Barton b Maisy Davies 48
Bron Scale ct B Williams  b Jemma Phillips 1
Yasmin Kiff not out 7
Anna Ridge not out 2
Extras 8
Total (6 wickets) 95
 
Hook Bowling:
Emilia Wilson 4-1-10-1;  Maisy Davies 4-0-18-3;   Kacey Arran 4-0-24-0;  Tia Rees 4-0-17-0 ; Jemma Phillips  3-0-13-1;   Bethan Chapman 2-0-16-0
 
Hook Batting:
Kate Farr ct Bron Scale b Becca Barton 21
Jemma Phillips run out 0
Kacey Arran not out 34
Sam Rossiter run out 34
Extras 7
Total (2 wickets) 96
 
Burton Bowling:
Rhiannon Morgan-Evans 3-0-21-0; Becca Barton 4-0-25-1; Chloe Lewis 4-0-20-0; Yasmin Kiff 1-0-13-0; Finola England 2-0-15-0