Indoor Cricket - Division Two - Round 7 - 26th November 2025

Venue: Neyland Community Hub

Umpires: Huw Simpkins & Ian Milsom

Scorers: Maddie Potter; Johnny Lewis; Clarissa Lewis, Ffion Ashman, Kate Chandler-Hall

Match One - Seniors slammed by rampant Neyland B

Pembs Seniors B (71 for 4) lost to Neyland B (72 for 1) by 5 wickets

Neyland B proved too strong in all departments against Pembs Seniors B as they bowled, fielded and batted with far more focus than their older opponents.

The Seniors batted first and struggled from the outset as they lurched to 35 for 4 before last pair Jonathan Twigg and Julian Forster came together and after not throwing their wickets away managed to raise the tempo a little, although their final tally was understandably not great as their ten overs included 27 ‘dot balls’

Their other four batsmen could only muster eight runs between them before Twigg reached 31 not out and Forster finished unbeaten on 20, arguably one of his top scores in the competition and a tribute to his commitment to Seniors’ Cricket.

For Neyland, there was some excellent fielding in support of Charlie French (1 for 6), Tom Pritchard (1 for 17) and Sam Laugharne (1 for 11) - and then opening bats Lewis Page (25) and Danny Potter (26) retired with the score racing to 59 in the fourth over.

Phil Keen managed to grab the solitary scalp for the Old Boys as Martin Lewis went cheaply - but with 6 fours and 12 threes in their total Neyland B were home and dry in only 5.4 overs.

Match Two - Lawrenny too strong for Johnny ‘Bap’s’ boys

Lawrenny (105 for 4) beat Herbrandston B (77 all out) by 28 runs

Lawrenny are beginning to adapt to indoor cricket and were good value for victory over Herbrandston B, who were another side where only two batsmen really contributed after Lawrenny’s three-figure score was shared amongst five batsmen.

Finley Lewis could only manage ten runs but then Will Allen (29) and Noah Williams (25 not out) scored heavily, with terrific running between the wickets - and then Taylor Lewis (17) and Rhydian Eynon (14 not out) joined ‘Mr Extras’ (10) as they reached 105 for 4 wickets.

Atticus Kingston (2 for 12) was the pick of the Herbie bowlers and there two run outs as Charlie Malloy stroked his way to 25 and on his return to action after a mid-order collapse, where four wickets fell for 16, he was run out for 37, supported by Morgan Britton 17 in a half-century opening stand.

For Lawrenny, cousins Noah Williams (1 for 15) and Taylor Lewis (0 for 13) were joined by brothers Finley Lewis (1 for 9) and Oscar Lewis (2 for 10) as the key bowlers to  seal a Lawrenny victory and remain close to the top of the section table.

Match Three - Section leaders Crew cruise to victory over ‘The Town’

Haverfordwest Lightning (103 for 4) lost to Carew (105 for 2) by 4 wickets

Carew continued to shine as they won a high-scoring tussle with Haverfordwest Lightning, who did well to reach 103 for 4 - but then a young Rooks’ batting line-up chased it down with an over and four wickets still in hand.

 Doug Johnston continued his fine form with the bat as he scored 36 not out from his two spells at the crease, ably assisted by skipper Johnny White (29 not out), plus Jack Peters (12) alongside 10 extras.

Noah Davies, Jamie Heaps, Iori Hicks and Jacob Knox all claimed a wicket apiece for Carew and then Hicks (25 not out) and Corey Hall (25) gave them a great start to their reply before Noah Davies maintained his excellent batting form with 21 not out.

It meant The Rooks were home and dry, thanks to Jacob Knox (14) and 16 extras, with five sixes and five fours providing the perfect launch-pad for their impressive response.