Pembrokeshire Ladies Indoor League – Round Three:

 
 

Llanrhian serve notice as Hook stay unbeaten

 

(Compiled by Sam Rossiter and written by Bill Carne)
 
Venue: Neyland Community Hub
 
Umpires: Billy Clarke, Nick Daley, Kacey Arran
Scorers: George Smith, Sam Rossiter
 
 
 

Match One: Pembroke Dock (23 all out) lost to Llanrhian (24 for 0) by six wickets

 
 
Llanrhian Ladies burst onto the scene again with two wins on their opening night, starting with a total demolition of a Pembroke Dock team which had already made a good start to their campaign but had no answer to their opponents power-play so the game was over almost before it had started!
 
The Dock lost skipper Katy Griffiths, who is the mainstay of their batting, without scoring and wickets fell at regular intervals as Poppy Price topped the batting with six runs alongside 13 extras.
 
Amanda John and Katy Jenkins caused the damage in a strong Llanrhian bowling attack as they shared five wickets - and then their openers Carrie Slack and Sophia Phillips showed quiet composure in reaching their target in only 4.2 overs!

 
Pembroke Dock Batting: Poppy Price 6, Extras 13
Llanrhian Bowling: Amanda John 2-5, Katy Jenkins 3-4
Llanrhian Batting: Carrie Slack 10*, Sophia Phillips 8*,
 
 




 

Match Two: Burton (75 for 5) lost to Llanrhian (78 for 1) by five wickets

 
 
Llanrhian further enhanced their early claims as possible title contenders when they followed up with a win against Burton, for years one of the top teams but having to play second fiddle here.
 
Burton began with a typical ‘’retirement’ innings from Finola Scale, for so long one of the best batters in the league - and she found help from Olivia James and Chloe Lewis, alongside 14 extras - but Llanrhian kept things tight and there were three run outs as proof of the pressure they exerted.
 
Llanrhian made a solid start chasing a decent total via Carrie Slack and Amanda John before the latter was run out after reaching double figures - but Carrie Slack belted three fours en route to retirement.
 
There was no let-up in the run flow, though, as Katy Jenkins proved just as forceful with two fours and a six in her unbeaten innings before Abby Ladd scored the winning runs with five balls left and only two wickets down.
 
Burton Batting: Finola Scale 27*, Olivia James 19, Chloe Lewis 11, Extras 14
Llanrhian Bowling:  Amanda John 1-6, Abby Ladd 1-6
Llanrhian Batting: Carrie Slack 26*, Amanda John 11, Katy Jenkins 26*, Abby Ladd 12*
Burton Bowling: Rhiannon Morgan 0-8, Olivia James 0-6
 
 

 

Match Three: Pembroke Dock (62 for 2) lost to Hook (64 for 2) by four wickets

 
 
Hook had won their first two games the previous week and added two more victories here, starting with a comfortable win over Pembroke Dock, who nonetheless showed their ability to bounce back with a solid performance.
 
Katy Griffiths led by example before she retired and Martha Bhari was also unbeaten later on but experienced bowlers like Maisy Davies and especially Tia Rees showed up for Hook with wickets and Freya Griffiths again showed how she is improving with every game.
 
Hook lost one of their most consistent batters early on in Kate Farr to Poppy Price, whose mum Abby claimed the other wicket to fall when she clean-bowled Maddie Potter just after she had reached double figures.
 
But then skipper Rossiter and Tia Rees knuckled down and gradually increased their tempo without any further alarms, with Sam adopting the anchor role and Tia doing well in attack mode to show what a good all-rounder she now is.
 
Pembroke Dock Batting: Katy Griffiths 25*, Martha Bhari 11*
Hook Bowling: Maisy Davies 1-12, Tia Rees 1-5, Freya Griffiths 0-12
Hook Batting:  Maddie Potter 13, Sam Rossiter 19*, Tia Rees 24*
Pembroke Dock Bowling: Poppy Price 1-7, Abby Price 1-8




 
 
 

Match Four: Hook (92 for 3) beat Burton (76 all out) by 16 runs

 
 
The final match of the evening, between old rivals Hook and Burton, had been eagerly anticipated and it certainly didn’t disappoint as fortunes ebbed and flowed - but it was the former club who held their nerve a little better and so made it four wins in as many starts so far.
 
Batting first, Hook knew they needed a good start and that is what they got through openers Kate Farr and Kacey Arran, with Kate eventually having to retire and Kacey batted well alongside her before departing just short of that target.
 
Then Sam Rossiter showed some immaculate batting form to round things off with a quarter-century score, despite excellent bowling by Becca Barton, ably assisted by Olivia James.
 
Finola Scale and Rhiannon Morgan also started well for Burton but their solid base was ended as Kacey bowled Rhiannon and Finola was run out - and Chloe Lewis became the only other Burton batter to managed double figures.
 
Tia Rees again led the Hook attack, with terrific support from Maisy Davies and Kacey Arran, to give Hook a deserved win - but with both teams showing all that is good in local ladies’ cricket!
 
Hook Batting: Kate Farr 25*, Kacey Arran 23, Sam Rossiter 25*
Burton Bowling: Becca Barton 2-22, Olivia James 1-20
Burton Batting:  Finola Scale 21, Rhian Morgan 19, Chloe Lewis 14
Hook Bowling:  Maisy Davies 1-15, Tia Rees 2-28, Kacey Arran 1-6