Miller boys influence final win over Cresselly (From Western Telegraph)

Miller boys influence final win over Cresselly

4:00pm Wednesday 8th September 2010 in

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Neyland were worthy winners of the second Steve James Memorial six-a-side tournament held at the Racecourse.

The tournament was held in memory of the former Haverfordwest skipper and chairman, who would have been delighted at the spirit engendered in a great day’s cricket.

Neyland beat Cresselly in a cracking final after being asked to bat first.

They built a reasonable, if unspectacular total and then bowled and fielded really well to win by 12 runs so skipper Gregg Miller could receive the trophy from event organiser Andrew Phillips.

Phil Williams, who had batted superbly for Cresselly all day, deservedly received the man of the tournament award and received it from Steve James’ mum Ruth, who had graced the day with Steve’s dad Wiffy.

Semi final
Haverfordwest A lost to Neyland
Neyland bowled and fielded superbly to restrict Haverfordwest to 78 for 5 despite useful knocks from Adam Raymond (32), Danny Potter (19) and Huw Scriven (24). Then openers Paul Murray and Sean Hannon paced their innings well, with Murray belting four fours and two sixes en route to 55 not out and Hannon supported well with 24 not out as Neyland won without losing a wicket in just 6.3 overs.

Semi final
Johnston lost to Cresselly (Second semi-final) Neilson Cole and Sam Harts shared four wickets for Cresselly as they restricted Johnston to 80 all out, with runs from Lee Summons (19) and Danny Dewstowe (21). It was never going to be enough to test Cresselly’s powerful batting line-up and Phil Williams (42 not out) and Nick Davies (37 not out), again took their side to victory without conceding a wicket in 8.1 overs.

Final
Neyland (96 for 4) beat Cresselly (84 for 5)
Neyland lost key run-maker Paul Murray in the first over and Sean Hannon also departed cheaply but Gregg Miller (31) and Andrew Miller (29) batted well before both departed, adjudged lbw as they hit across the line. Nick Kooman added a late 13 not out and Cresselly faced a target of 97 to win.

It was a score they would have expected to achieve as Nick Davies (11) and Phil Williams (23) put on 38 in four overs, before both fell to Sean Hannon, who held on to a blistering return catch to remove Williams.

Neilson Cole and Phil Stephens managed double figures but Neyland bowled a tight line and fielded superbly so that they restricted Cresselly to 84 for 5 and were worthy winners of the competition.