Ten wicket success for Cresselly

Cresselly (146 for 0) beat Whitland (143 for 9) by 10 wickets

CRESSELLY cruised to a ten-wicket win against Whitland which showed their powerful batting line-up as Adam Chandler maintained his superb form with another unbeaten half century and Simon Cole, who has found himself not needed in recent run sprees, showed he is still one of the best batsmen in the county with a terrific undefeated innings.

In sharp contrast, Whitland were never able to build big partnerships as they lurched to 78 for 7 in 26 overs and relied on Mark Lee’s excellent 49 not out to help them to 143 for 9 as Paul Davies (15), Geraint Jones (31) and Che Thomas (13) were the only other Whitland batsmen in double figures.

The wickets were certainly shared around by the varied Cresselly attack via Tom Murphy (1 for 21), Sam Harts (2 for 28), Matthew Morgan (1-13), Harry Thomas (2 for 17), Brad McDermott-Jenkins (1 for 14), Mike Shaw (1 for 30) and Simon Cole (1 for 5).

Then Chandler and Cole took the Whitland bowling attack by the scruff of the neck as they sped past the 50 and three-figure marks with some excellent running between the wicket and almost every loose ball punished.

Chandler ended up with nine fours and two sixes en route to his 59 not out and Cole was in even more punitive mode with 11 fours and two sixes in his 79 not out.

Koomen kills off Tish hopes

Neyland (189 for 5) beat St Ishmaels (188 for 6) by 5 wickets

A TYPICALLY aggressive innings of 92 by Neyland all-rounder Nick Koomen helped Neyland remain in the battle for the silverware they currently hold as they beat St Ishmaels by 5 wickets with ten overs to spare.

Tish looked to be in lots of trouble after 29 overs as their score teetered on 73 for 5 but Andrew Williams called upon all his experience to top score with a cracking 92 runs (11 fours and three sixes) before he was run out in the late run chase.

Phil Cockburn was also run out for 22 and skipper Jonathan Pawlett chipped in with 47 not out so that Tish were able to settle for a reasonable tally of 188 for 6 against the bowling of Nathan Banner (2 for 19), Henry Durrant (1 for 40), Scott Jones (1 for 39) and Gary Lloyd, who bowled a typically tight spell without any luck.

Koomen had 14 boundaries to his credit and found support from Nathan Banner (26), Scott Jones (19), Ashley Sutton and Jonty Bennett (11 apiece) when Neyland batted – and Tish spinner Andrew Pawlett again showed why he is earning a reputation in the county with a 4 for 36 spell alongside Jonathan Pawlett (1 for 20).

A feature of the Tish fielding was a stunning pair of catches by Robbie Thomas and Andrew Williams, although the latter split three fingers in the process and had to be bandaged up.

Umpires: Dave Brandon & Richard Merriman.

Scorers: John Laugharne & Wendy Bradshaw.

Llanrhian win hard-fought basement battle

Llangwm (202 for 6) lost to Llanrhian 204 for 6 by 4 wickets

THERE were runs aplenty at Pill Parks before Llanrhian batted just that little bit better than a makeshift Llangwm to grab a vital victory in this basement battle.

Llangwm, despite being without a number of players out yet again, battled hard, with Paul Morgan playing his first game for almost two seasons but contributing a late 28 not out alongside Sean Waller (24), Ewan Griffiths (15), Andrew Harries (another returnee with 41), skipper Joseph Kiff (20) and Gary Philips (15).

For Llanrhian, Dom Wright was again the pick of their bowlers with 4 for 34 alongside Luke Jones (1 for 36) and Tom Dunn (1 for 25).

Luke Jones then completed an excellent all-round performance as he top scored with 59 not out alongside Jack Jones (52) and Gareth Davies (44) so that although there were wickets for Llangwm bowlers Phil Llewellyn (1 for 45), Gary Phillips (2 for 29) and Andrew Harries (1 for 41) it was Llanrhian who came out on top in an absorbing tussle.

Umpires: Denis Chiffi & Tony Waldeis.

Scorer: Janice Brick (Llangwm).

Holliday helps The Town to easy win

Lawrenny (120 all out) lost to Haverfordwest (121 for 1) by 9 wickets

SIMON Holliday showed his all-round worth to Haverfordwest as he took three wickets in reducing Lawrenny to a below par score of 120 all out and after tea scored a powerful 67 not out to help them stay top of the table.

Town skipper Danny Potter won the toss and asked Lawrenny to bat – and the home side were soon in trouble as Josh Wilment picked up 3 for 26 in a useful opening spell. Simon Cole (19), James Buckle and Ian Jenkins (17 apiece) and Rob Williams (a battling 31 not out) were the main Lawrenny run-getters as ‘Spin Twins’ Clive Tucker (3 for 23) and Holliday (3 for 26) made sure that Lawrenny were never on top.

Holliday and Ben Field put on 34 for the first Haverfordwest wicket before Field (11) mistimed a hook shot off Jamie Lewis and was caught from a skier by Williams.

But Nitin Mathias joined Holliday in an unbroken stand of 87, with three boundaries in his 29 not out alongside Holliday’s undefeated 67 (ten fours and three big sixes) to set up an early finish and a convincing win for the league leaders.

Umpires: Steve Blowes & John Williams.

Scorers: Malcolm Thomas & Jayne Cole.

Carew stroll home against makeshift Johnston

Carew (91 for 1) beat Johnston (88 all out) by 9 wickets

JOHNSTON travelled to Carew minus four players and paid the inevitable price against an in-form home side that never looked likely to lose as they reduced the visitors to 63 for 6 in 26 overs and quickly shot them out for only 88 runs.

Only Jack Mills (33), Chris Fitzpatrick (16) and John Summons (13) managed double figures as Shaun Whitfield was the Carew strike bowler with an excellent 4 for 12 haul, ably assisted by Tom Davies (2 for 12), skipper Rhys Davies (2 for 19) and Neil Gregory (1 for 14).

Ian Sefton and Brian Hall set Carew on the way with an opening stand of 30 before Sefton was removed for 18 by Lee Summons (1 for 14).

It proved to be Johnston’s only success because Hall, with two sixes and two fours in his 37 not out, was joined by Lewis Hicks (three fours and two sixes in his undefeated 29) in taking Carew to victory in only 18.4 overs.

Umpires: Les Hastings & Dai Morris.

Scorers: Julie Davies & Delyth Summons.