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Tim Hicks in charge at the crease for Carew

 

Carew just too good at Glebelands

Johnston (107 all out) lost to Carew (239 for 6) by 132 runs

Umpires: Trefor Evans & Mervyn John
Scorers: Delyth Summons/Chloe Dewstowe (aged 9) & Julie Davies

Carew claimed maximum points to stay on top of the table as they effectively set Johnston a daunting target and then applied such pressure in the field that the Glebelands Boys struggled to reach three figures.

Nick Davies (23) and Tim Hicks (11 fours and a six in his 79) batted well before Nick Scourfield showed that he is still an asset to Carew as he stroked nine boundaries in his undefeated 76 – and Tom Davies chipped in a late 24 not out to register a strong 239 for 6.

As usual, Dan Sutton top scored for Johnston with 38 but only Ross Dewstowe (22), Liam James (11) and Lewis Boswell (14) were the only other home batsmen to manage double figures against Tom Davies (4 for 48), Rhys Davies (1 for 30), Ceri Brace (1 for 17), Max Brindley (1 for 7) and Iori Hicks (three late wickets whilst conceding just a single) as they were shoot out in only 27.4 overs.

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Nick Scourfield - cracking 76 not out for Carew

 

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Joe Kidney scored a fine half century for Lawrenny
Picture by Btian McKehon

 

Cresselly win at a canter

Lawrenny (114 all out) lost to Cresselly (115 for 4) by 6 wickets

Umpires: Les Hastings & John Williams
Scorers: Malcolm Thomas & Tegan Cartwright

Cresselly maintained their thrust for the top of the table as they comfortably won their local derby at Lawrenny as they dismissed their neighbours for only 114 runs and then chased down their target with six wickets and almost 20 overs in hand.

Joe Kidney was the best Lawrenny batsman with eight fours and a six in his 51, helped along the way cameos from Rob Williams (28) and James Buckle (12), but no-one else could stay long against the pace attack of Neil Gregory (4 for 34), Sam Harts (4 for 41) and Dan James (1 for 38).

Phil Williams (28), Scott Arthur (five fours and a six in his 36) and Ryan Lewis (14) got Cresselly off to a decent start before Iwan Izzard steered his side home with six boundaries in his 36 not out, despite the yeoman bowling of Lawrenny brothers Jamie (3 for 26) and Matthew Lewis (1 for 13).

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Ben Field stroked a classy 35 for Haverfordwest

 

Neyland last pair deny The Town again

Neyland (153 for 9) drew with Haverfordwest (186 for 7)

Umpires: Dave Brandon & Richard Merriman
Scorers: John Laugharne & Jayne Cole

For the second time this season Neyland’s last pair of batsmen denied Haverfordwest victory as Geraint Rees and Gary Lloyd did well to stay put at the crease in the last two overs, despite the efforts of fast bowlers Adam James and Johnny White.

Put in to bat first, Haverfordwest started well enough thanks to opener Nikhil Mathias (40) and skipper Danny Potter (41), batting at No 3 but Neyland kept plugging away through Nathan Banner (2 for 19), Patrick Bellerby (2 for 24), Geraint Rees (2 for 16) and Andrew Miller (1 for 31).

Ben Field was dropped behind the wicket and struck some lovely shots in his 35, including a six onto the roof of the adjoining school roof, but only Chris Phillips, with a late 15 not out, made any other significant contributions as The Town ended up on 186 for 7.

Neyland also found runs slow to come by as James (2 for 33) and White (2 for 44) bowled well, with Paul Murray (34), Gregg Miller and Nathan Banner (17) their top scorers as Simon Holliday (1 for 35) and Kieran O’Connor (2 for 26) also claimed wickets for The Town.

Home skipper Sean Hannon contributed a gritty 33 until he was run out by O’Connor to set up a tense finale – where Neyland earned the draw in a typically absorbing clash between two good sides.

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Neyland wicket keeper Sean Hannon takes a catch to dismiss Town skipper Danny Potter

 

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Will Spreadbury hit a superb 71 for Whitland
Picture by Brian McKehon
 

Tish hold on for a draw at Spring Hill

Whitland (189 all out) drew with St Ishmaels (171 for 8)

Umpires: Simon Richards & Dai Morris
Scorers: Ann-Marie Jenkins & Wendy Bradshaw

Whitland and St Ishmaels fought out a close-scoring draw at Spring Hill where Tish were unable to quite match the home side’s scoring power but were able to survive with two wickets still intact in a tense finish.

Will Spreadbury was again in good nick for Whitland as he stroked six boundaries in his top score of 71, whilst Jonathan Thomas (47) and Scott Newton (11 not out) were the only other batsmen in double figures as Andrew Palmer bowled well for St Ishmaels with his 4 for 50 analysis, supported by Brennan Devonald (2 for 31), Andrew Pawlett (2 for 46) and Danny Flynn (2 for 47).

Jonathan Pawlett lead the Tish counter-offensive with a typically hard-hitting 51 and found some support from Phil Cockburn (25) and Andrew Pawlett (14) but wickets fell on a regular basis against Iestyn Scourfield (4 for 36), Matthew Davies (2 for 34), Scott Newton (1 for 20) and Greg Sleep (1 for 39) until Andrew Williams put his experience to good effect late on with an undefeated 38 that kept his team away from defeat.

 

Kilgetty win despite ‘Ev’s’ efforts

Pembroke (128 all out) lost to Kilgetty (163 all out) by 35 runs

Umpires: Tony Scourfield & Neil Croucher
Scorers: Hazel Poole (Kilgetty)

Kilgetty hauled themselves back into the top half of the table with this convincing win over Pembroke at Treleet and in doing so continued a disappointing season for the home side as they are now a massive 53 points away from a safe place in the table.

Still celebrating, however, was Pembroke opening bat Barry Evans, who has now laid claims to be considered an all-rounder after grabbing a few wickets of late and securing his first five-wicket haul in 31 years as he claimed 5 for 31 in 10.3 overs of left-arm slow stuff.

But Kilgetty reached a healthy total thanks to Ross Hardy (28), Ian Poole (27), Tom Lewis (23) and Jonathan Harris (20), who also picked up fine figures of 4 for 24 after tea as Pembroke collapsed to 128 all out in 43 overs.

The corner-stone of this disappointing reply was Barry Evans’ typically gritty 42 not out as he batted throughout but could only muster support from Billy Wood (22) and Andrew Hay (24).

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Barry Evans - runs and wickets in defeat for Pembroke