Llangwm notch a rapid win at The Racecourse 

 

Haverfordwest 2nds (75 all out) lost to Llangwm 2nds (76 for 0) by 10 wickets 

 
Umpires: Tony Walsh and Phil Griffiths. 
Scorers: Natalie Thomas and Janice Brick. 
 
The bowling of Joe Phillips and batting of Luke Brock ensured promotion favourites Llangwm made light work of struggling Haverfordwest 2nds. 
 
Town skipper Nigel Morgan opted to bat first with his side only able to field 10 players, and they were shot out for 75 inside 30 overs as Phillips took four wickets – before Brock hit an unbeaten 50 in the away side’s rapid run chase.
 
Both home openers fell cheaply as Phillips trapped James Marchant (6) lbw and Noah Davies had John Tooze (1) caught by Matthew Kiff. 
 
From there wickets fell regularly and it was the resilient Morgan at No 3 who helped stem the tide with 10 off 53 balls, while there was also middle order fight from Richard Davies (21) and Dean Flood (18) - who struck a boundary apiece. 
 
But Phillips finished with figures of 4 for 8 in 7.4 overs, Davies 2 for 17, Chris Inward 1 for 22, Steve Mills 1 for 17, and Phil Llewellyn 1 for 0. 
 
The Town then toiled with six different bowlers but to no avail as Brock hammered seven fours and two maximums in his 39-ball 50, and Ollie Davies was more measured in his 22 not out (two fours) as Llangwm cruised to 20 points whilst The Town had to settle for a solitary point. 
 

 

The Dock do the business again at Kilgetty 

 

Kilgetty (103 all out) lost to Pembroke Dock (106 for 1) by 9 wickets 

 

Scorers: Rose Jenkins and Nicola Murray. 
 
Leaders Pembroke Dock seemed in no mood to relinquish their momentum as they brushed aside Kilgetty at Kingsmoor. 
 
The hosts opted to bat but were all out for 102, with opener Tom Lewis hitting four boundaries in his top score of 30. 
 
No 5 Christian Phillips made a quick 28 in 22 balls, including two fours and a six – but both those batsmen fell to in-form George Smith who ended with 4 for 28 in his 7.5 overs. 
 
Anthony Bevan did make a defiant 25 not out (two fours and two sixes) to get the hosts into three figures, but The Dock were on top throughout as other wickets fell to Owen Hughes (2 for 21), Rob Hearn (2 for 5), Nick Daley (1 for 14) and then his son and Division 2 debutant Rhys (1 for 32). 
 
The two Jake’s, Davies and Griffiths, again produced another strong opening stand to reach 78 - before the latter holed out to Matthew Lewis off Christian Phillips having hit four fours and four sixes in his 47. 
 
Davies went on to finish 33 not out (five fours) and was joined by skipper Scott Griffiths (7 not out) in finishing the job inside 16 overs. 




 

 

Marchant hammers Herbie to a big win at Pembroke

 

Pembroke (184 for 6) lost to Herbrandston (185 for 4) by 6 wickets 

 


Scorer: Clarissa Lewis 
 

Herbrandston gave the biggest indicator yet that they have settled back into life in Division Two as a superb knock from Leigh Marchant helped them win at Pembroke. 
 
With his side chasing 185, Marchant hit an unbeaten 75 – 52 of which came in boundaries – to see his team over the line. 
 
The hosts would have been happy with their solid total as their top order all performed. Openers Paul White and Jack Harries put on 81 before White went for 41 (three fours), caught by Kristan Bennett off that man Marchant. 
 
Harries made 65 (seven fours and a six) before being skittled by Kristan Bennett and No 3 Luke Butland hit 37 before he was lbw to veteran spinner Paul Nicholas. 
 
No 6 Sam Davies later made 19 to help make a total of 184 for 6, with wickets shared between Marchant (3 for 27), Bennett (1 for 24), Nicholas (1 for 31) and Charlie Malloy (1 for 50). 
 
Jonathan Bennett and Sean Thomas then put on 66 in the reply but then progress was checked by veteran pace man Kevin Jenkins, recalling days of yesterday when he skipped the team to Harrison-Allen Bowl success as long ago as 1985. 
 
He bowled ‘Jonty’ for 22 (two fours) and then had Thomas lbw for 35 (five fours). 
Davies then bowled Aldred (11) and Jenkins struck another blow when he also had Malloy (4) leg before en route to figures of 3 for 23, leaving the visitors 92 for 4. 
 
But then came the savage attack from Marchant and he shared an unbeaten stand of 93 with Kristan Bennett, who himself made a vital 24 (one four). 
 
But his partner stole the show with 10 fours and two maximums, as Herbie cemented their place in the top half of the table. 

 



 

Venables keeps Burton in touch with top two 

 

Burton (184 for 4) beat Hook (183 for 8) 

 
Scorers: Dan Griffiths and Jacob Lay 
 
Burton lie just eight points off the top two after Jon Venables struck a super century to help them past Hook at Oatfield Park. 
 
The visitors, who remain third bottom, batted first and racked up 183 for 8 due to an all-round solid batting effort, which saw good knocks from Owen Phelps (44), Craig Nutty (43), Seth Willington (32), Aled Phelps (23), and Jack Wicks (19). 
 
For Burton, spinner Morgan Scale (4 for 39) and Luke Hayman (3 for 39) shared seven wickets while George Williams took 1 for 12. 
 
It was Venables who then dominated the Burton reply with 109 (11 fours and 3 sixes), finding support when needed from Jack Davies (34) and Scale (22) as the home side prevailed - despite two wickets each for Bradley Flood (2 for 33) and Callum James (2 for 36).