Pembroke County Cricket Club Division One: Kilgetty (147) lost to Whitland (148-3) by 7 wkts

A HALF century from Dylan Blain eased Whitland up to third in Division One - and at the same time helped send Kilgetty back into the bottom two.

After being put in, Kilgetty struggled to 23-3 early on, as away skipper Iestyn Scourfield trapped Dafydd Bevan LBW for a duck and before Ben Harvey got rid of fellow opener Kurtis Marsh (7) in the same fashion, and then bowled Tom Lewis second ball.

A partnership of 49 between Liam Cullen and skipper Ross Hardy rebuilt matters, but then it was Cullen who fell just one short of a half century after seven fours and a six, when he became the first of three victims for Mathew Davies, caught by Scourfield.

After that Hardy received little support, and he was eventually last man out for 45 (five fours and a six) to give Harvey his third wicket, with Kyle Marsh (15) the only other man in double figures with Kilgetty all out for 147 inside 36 overs.

But the home side were then given hope when Jack Parkinson had Geraint Jones (0) caught by Toby Poole early on, and No 3 Steffan James hitt 33 (six fours) before giving a return catch to Hardy.

That left Whitland 55-2, but they had few problems thereafter as opener Blain put on 88 with Jonathan Strawbridge, the latter clattering five fours and two sixes before holing out to Bevan off Hardy for 42.

But Blain went on to finish 57 not out off 58 balls, with four fours and two sixes, and he was joined by Davies in finishing off the job in just 26.4 overs.

Kilgetty innings:
Kurtis Marsh lbw b Ben Harvey 7
Dafydd Bevan ct Geraint Jones b Iestyn Scourfield 0
Liam Cullen ct Iestyn Scourfield b Matthew Davies 49    
Tom Lewis b Ben Harvey 0
Ross Hardy lbw b Ben Harvey 45
Toby Poole ct Jack Bowen b Iestyn Scourfield 7
Jack Parkinson lbw b Matthew Davies 4
Ian Poole ct Iestyn Scourfield b Wayne Howells 4    
Kyle Marsh ct Iestyn Scourfield b Wayne Howells 15
Jordan Gorman ct Dylan Blain b Matthew Davies 1
A Lewis not out 0
Extras: 15    
Total: 147 all out.
Bowling: Iestyn Scourfield 12-2-2-34; Steffan James 0.2-0-0-8; Ben Harvey 5.2-1-3-31; Matthew Davies 12-3-3-46; Wayne Howells 6-2-2-19.

Whitland innings:
Dylan Blain not out 57
Geraint Jones ct Toby Poole b Jack Parkinson 9
Steffan James ct & b Ross Hardy 33
Johnathan Strawbridge ct Dafydd Bevan b Ross Hardy 42
Matthew Davies not out 1                
Extras: 6.    
Total: 148 for 3.
Bowling: Ross Hardy 11.4-1-2-46; Jack Parkinson 7-1-1-53; Toby Poole 6-0-0-29; Kurtis Marsh 2-0-0-15.

Umpires: Arthur Brady and Dave Bonner.
Scorers: Ann-Marie Jenkins and Hazel Poole.