Pembrokeshire County Cricket - Division One Haverfordwest (135 for 4) beat Llangwm (134 all out) Haverfordwest took a step closer in their quest for silverware as they beat Llangwm by six wickets on The Racecourse.

But it was anything but clear-cut as Llangwm caused them major problems before The Town finished up with 29 points.

Firstly, Llangwm openers William Beresford and Chris Inward put on 62 for the first wicket and after good bowling by Simon Williams, Clive Tucker and Steve Phillips had restricted the visitors to 132 all out, Haverfordwest lurched to 34 for four as Darren Brick and Chris Inward bowled well.

But then Karl Rhead and Steve Phillips continued their excellent batting form in an unbroken stand of 101 - and Haverfordwest now stand well clear at the top of the table as a result.

Beresford (33) and Inward (37) had looked very settled with the bat early on in the game but both fell to the wily slow stuff of Clive Tucker, with the aid of good catches by Dai Davies and Danny Potter helping him round off his 12 overs with figures of two for 36.

Gary Phillips and Andrew Harries also reached double figures so that Llangwm progressed to 92 for two at one stage - but then Williams finished his 12-over stint with five for 27 and Steve Phillips wrapped up the tail with three quick wickets.

A target of 133 for victory certainly seemed quite far away as Llangwm skipper Brick bowled Andrew Phillips for a single, had Phil Kirkby caught behind by William Beresford for nine and removed Dai Davies for a duck in a rampant spell - and Chris Inward gave support at the other end by trapping Danny Potter lbw for 15.

At this stage it was anyone's match, especially if Llangwm could take further wickets - but Rhead and Steve Phillips steadied things down to such an extent that they finished the job well, Rhead ending undefeated on 57 (seven fours and a six) and Phillips on 44 not out (six fours) as they reached their target in 29.2 overs.

Umpires: Les Hastings and Alan Hansen Scorers: Jayne Cole and Janice Brick/Jeff Saies

LLANGWM W. Beresford c D. Davies b C. Tucker 33 C. Inward c D. Potter b C. Tucker 37 G. Phillips c D. Davies b S. Williams 19 A. Harries b S. Williams 14 H. Thomas c H. Scriven b S. Williams 1 M. Davies b S. Williams 0 J. Francis lbw b S. Williams 10 D. Brick not out 11 R. Brock b S. Phillips 1 M. Hughes b S. Phillips 0 A. Brock lbw b S. Phillips 0 Extras 8 Total (for 10 wkts) 134 Bowling: S. Williams 12-5-27-5; A. Griffiths 6-1-13-0; C. Tucker 12-0-36-2; P. Kirkby 5-2-8-0; M. Johns 4-0-21-0; S. Phillips 5-0-21-3.

HAVERFORDWEST D. Potter lbw b C. Inward 15 A. Phillips b D. Brick 1 P. Kirkby c W. Beresford b D. Brick 9 K. Rhead not out 57 D. Davies b D. Brick 0 S. Phillips not out 44 Extras 8 Total (for 4 wkts) 135 Bowling: D. Brick 11-0-50-3; C. Inward 7.2-1-25-1; R. Brock 3-0-13-0; G. Phillips 2-0-7-0; A. Brick 3-0-14-0; A. Harries 2-0-12-0; M. Hughes 1-0-12-0.