Division One
Almost 500 runs were scored at Carew in an absorbing contest between Carew and Haverfordwest which truly lived up to its billing as 'match of the day'. This was Pembrokeshire cricket at its best. Play was both skilful and competitive and fortunes fluctuated throughout. Carew posted a total of 243 for 3. Openers Ian Sefton and Nick Scourfield gave Carew a solid start in a first wicket partnership of 50 which ended when Scourfield was bowled by Haverfordwest captain Adrian Griffiths. Sefton then combined with Brian Hall in a fruitful second wicket partnership of 155 which ended when Hall was caught in the deep by Danny Potter off the bowling of Adrian Griffiths for 76. He scored the runs at run a ball and his innings included two 6s and nine 4s. The pair batted sensibly, treating each ball on its merits, but being quick to pounce on anything short of a length or over-pitched. They also ran well between the wickets. Sefton went on to reach a deserved century, before he also fell at deep mid-wicket when he was caught by Stephen Phillips after spinner Nick Dyer had switched ends. Sefton played shots all around the wicket and hit five 6s and nine 4s. Most of the sixes were at the expense of Dyer when the off-spinner had bowled from the gardens end. Simon Wood and Robert Hicks did well to maintain the momentum in the closing stages with 14 not out and 18 not out, respectively. Adrian Griffiths finished with 2 for 50 and, although the gamble of bowling Dyer from the gardens end did not quite work out, the batsmen had to watch his variations of length like a hawk. Most teams would have settled for a draw immediately facing such a daunting total. Not Haverfordwest, however. The Division One leaders went for the runs from the outset. Danny Potter had a brisk 24 and Richard James a cultured innings of 69, before being bowled by Carew skipper Rob Scourfield. Phil Kirkby had a hard-hitting 23, before being bowled by Aled Davies, and David Davies had an attacking innings of 59, before being well held at long-off by Simon Wood off the bowling of Scourfield. He hit two 6s and six 4s in his innings and Wood held onto a difficult catch when Davies attempted his third six. Still Haverfordwest went for the runs and Nick Dyer showed his batting prowess by striking the ball cleanly to score 27 off just nine deliveries. He hit three huge sixes and a four and perished on the deep mid-wicket boundary when Wayne Cannon held on to a brilliant two-handed catch above his head inches inside the boundary rope off the bowling of Simon Wood. The clatter of wickets ended when Haverfordwest skipper Adrian Griffiths was joined by Andrew Phillips and the pair played out the last over to settle for a draw with the Haverfordwest total on 235 for 8. Simon Wood finished with 3 for 43 and Robert Scourfield took 4 for 53. A few miles up the road at Cresselly, the visitors Hook were bowled out for 143, having been 112 for 2 at one stage. Jamie Phelps scored 41, opener Brennan Lay 36 and Ben Field 24. Under-utilised spinner Simon Cole showed his all- round value to the Cresselly team by taking 4 for 10. Richard Harris was on the spot at the other end with 4 for 18 and skipper Lyn Richards took 2 for 30. Cresselly won by seven wickets upon reaching 146 for 3. Adam Chandler was undefeated on 51 in an attacking innings which included two 6s and seven 4s and Simon Cole had a stylish 42 not out with seven 4s, to complete a good all-round match. Earlier, Julian Arthur had scored 30 and all of the wickets to fall were taken by Andrew Thomas at a personal cost of 33 runs. There was an exciting finish at St. Ishmaels after Tish had scored 119 for 8. All-rounder Andrew Williams top scored with 53, supported by Andrew Palmer with 19. For Neyland, paceman Andrew Phillips took 2 for 34 and spinner Phil Davies 2 for 16. The visitors went for the runs, but wickets fell at regular intervals as Andrew Palmer took 4 for 33, Jonathan Pawlett 3 for 28 and spinner Daniel Flynn 2 for 17. However, the Miller brothers took Neyland to victory by one wicket, with skipper Andrew scoring 32 and Greg reaching 33. Pembroke reached a total of 169 for 9 at home to Lawrenny. Skipper Mathew Mitchell gave his side a good start with his innings of 47, left-hander Barry Evans had a solid knock of 50 with seven 4s, another left- hander Hugh Davies chipped in with 38 and Phil Stephens scored 21. For Lawrenny, spinner Ian Jenkins took 3 for 32 and James Buckle 2 for 37. The first wicket partnership of 59 between Andrew Cole senior and Barry Phillips put the visitors in a strong position to mount a victory challenge. Andrew Cole senior was dismissed for 35, including five 4s, and the even more experienced Phillips went on to score 51 and featured in a second wicket partnership of 88 with James Buckle, who scored 46. Barry Phillips was 51 not out. Both batsmen found the boundary eight times and the momentum was maintained when Simon Cole scored 18 not out. Nigel Phillips and Phil Hay were the wicket-takers for Pembroke. In the local derby at Narberth, the visitors Whitland were bowled out for 116. The last six wickets fell for 36 runs as Ian Hughes, Ollie Cook and Ben Hughes did the damage. Ian Hughes finished with 3 for 14 in 11.5 overs, Cook took 3 for 37 in 11 overs and Hughes 2 for 22 in 12 overs. Whitland skipper Paul Webb had a patient innings of 52 from 135 deliveries and was the last batsman out, caught on the boundary by Richard Adams off Ian Hughes, having opened the Whitland innings. The only other batsman in double figures was another left-hander Paul Davies with 12 and there were 18 extras. Narberth reached a winning total of 118 for 3 in the 33rd over. Marc Hughes fell cheaply for 13 when he was caught by Mathew Davies off the bowling of Mark Lee and Mike Scale scored 20. Opener Richard Adams was joined by David Johns with the total on 57 and the pair had an unbroken fourth wicket partnership to take their team to victory. Adams scored 39 not out from 93 deliveries and Johns reached 31 not out from 42 deliveries after hitting four 4s. Mark Lee finished with 2 for 22 and Raff Williams picked up the other wicket to fall.
Division Two
Surprisingly, Saundersfoot continued to struggle in Division Two. On Saturday at Johnston the visitors bowled well, despite dropping four catches, and bowled out Johnston for 106. Gary Stephens top scored for Johnston with 20, supported by left-hander Chris Fitzpatrick with 18. David Parcell took 4 for 19, fit again Danny Caine 3 for 41 and skipper Chris Parker 2 for 24. On paper, Saundersfoot had a strong batting side, but none of the visiting batsmen were able to get going. Danny Caine was 17 not out, batting at number seven, and Paul Mansbridge scored 14, with no one else reaching double figures. In fact, none of the Saundersfoot batsmen has scored a half century this season. Gary James took 3 for 6 and his father Richard 3 for 17 as Saundersfoot were bowled out for 70. The other wickets fell to Lee Summons with 2 for 13 and skipper Steve Jenkins who took 2 for 7. Carew Seconds had an excellent win away to Herbrandston, who were dismissed for 101 chasing a Carew total of 154 for 7. Martin Scourfield gave the first team selectors a reminder of his ability with 37 not out after teenager Rhys Davies scored 33 and opener Adrian Harries 20. For Herbie, Mike Spearing took 3 for 29 and Paul Hood 3 for 43. Although Kristan Bennett scored 47 and the classy Peter Spencer reached 33, none of the other Herbie batsmen could score double figures. Rhys Davies followed up his batting to take 4 for 14 in 11 accurate overs, Scott Helmich took 3 for 15 and the experienced Darren Thomas 3 for 20. Llangwm built up a commanding total of 227 for 4 away to Lamphey following a first wicket partnership of 70 between Jonathan Twigg and Jo- Jo Francis. Francis was leg before wicket to Grant Cole for 27, but Twigg went on to score 69, including six 4s, before being caught by Mark Yea off the bowling of Haydn Cole. Left-hander Stephen Inward impressed neutral observers with his innings of 51, before being run out, and Andrew Harries scored 18. An unbroken fifth wicket partnership between Chris Inward, with 22 not out, and Ian Phillips, with 13 not out, kept the momentum going. Chris Inward had a match-winning opening spell. Hywel Gibbs was bowled first ball and then with the fourth ball of the innings, Inward dismissed Jason Oatley. Inward also had wickets with the first and fourth balls of his fourth over. Lamphey skipper Robert Matthias offered resistance with 25, before being bowled by Andrew Brock, and all-rounder Paul White scored 28, including four 4s, before being caught by Darren Brick off the bowling of Andrew Harries. Inward finished with 4 for 11 and John Palmer took 3 for 6. In other Division Two matches, the leaders, Haverfordwest Seconds, held on for a draw with 153 for 9 at home to Llanrhian, who had totalled 192 for 7. At Burton, James Venables scored 155 not out in a Burton total 276 for 3 at home to Stackpole, who were bowled out for 172 in reply.
Division Three
Whitland Seconds moved to just two points behind Division Three leaders Llechryd after a convincing win at home to Maenclochog who were bowled out for just 50 chasing a Whitland total of 144 for 9. Fifteen-year-old Johanthan Thomas was the Whitland hero in his innings of 74 not out, which included eight 4s. He received support from Simon Davies in a sixth wicket partnership of 59, which ended when Davies was bowled by Dai Jenkins for 42, an innings which also included eight 4s. For the Hog, Kevin Davies took 4 for 32 and Jamie Bohata 3 for 60. Eight of the Maenclochog batsmen were bowled and the only two players in double figures were opener Rob Nicholas with 10 and lower order batsman Aled Davies, who also scored 10. Teenager Daniel Newton took 4 for 9, Duane Reynolds 3 for 9 and Simon Davies 2 for 18. Manorbier scored 183 before being bowled out at Llechryd. Skipper Mike May pulled a hamstring and was unable to take his place in the field after tea as the visitors fielded with 10 men. The stylish Jeremy Smith scored 68, which included 13 fours, supported by Mark Meyrick with 37 and Justin Evans with 30. For Llechryd, Kevin Evans took 4 for 42 and teenager Alex Harding 3 for 35. Manorbier put up a terrific fight, but Llechryd won by seven wickets with just over two overs to spare. Kevin Evans followed up his bowling and scored 63 after opening the innings and Oliver Roberts was 69 not out at the end. Commenting after the match, Mike May said that it was a pleasure to play cricket on such a good wicket with such a fast outfield. Narberth Seconds reached 190 for 6 away to Camrose and Spittal. Opener Joe Allen had a chanceless innings of 79, including nine 4s. He cut, pulled and hooked anything short, but also unleashed some splendid cover drives in an opening stand of 92 with Daniel Hughes, who scored 27. Andrew Williams with 12 and Asher Stanford with 15 kept the scoreboard ticking over, before Ceri Davies produced some scintillating strokeplay in his innings of 36, which included a six and five 4s. Martyn Tweedie took 3 for 62 for Camrose and Spittal and Darren Osborne took 2 for 34. If Narberth had held on to their catches, the visitors would have won, as seven easy chances were put down. In the end, Camrose and Spittal settled for a draw on 160 for 8. Opener Steve Blowes scored 41, Malcolm Arnold 40, Kim Norkett 24 and David Isaac 18. Spinner Nick Evans took 3 for 45 and there were two wickets each for the young Narberth opening bowlers, Rob Gaskell and Ben Quartermaine. Neyland Seconds were held to a total of 94 for 9 at home to Hundleton, who won by seven wickets. The visitors held the upper hand before the tea interval with a good all-round bowling and fielding display as John Palmer took 3 for 12, Jonathon Williams 3 for 21 and Nigel Arthur 2 for 34. For Neyland Seconds, Andrew Slark scored 23, supported by Martin Jones with 16 and Ashley Sutton 15. Sound batting by John Tysoe, who scored 42, and Stephen Williams, with 30 not out, took Hundleton to a winning total of 96 for 3. John Tennick was the pick of the Neyland bowlers with 2 for 19.
Division Four
Cresselly Seconds have a lead of four points over Pembroke Dock at the top of the division four table following an excellent eight wickets win away to Burton thirds. An attacking innings of 55 by Ian Woods, including four 6s and seven 4s, played a big part in the home team reaching a total of 170, supported by Martin Jones with 29, Chris Campbell with 27 and Tom Pellow with 26. For the visitors, the reliable Phil James took 4 for 48 and Mathew Lewis 4 for 23. Cresselly cruised to a total of 173 for 2, courtesy of a breathtaking innings by teenage opener Scott Arthur. This highly promising player scored 86 not out with two 6s and 15 fours and featured in an unbroken third wicket partnership with Steve Thomas, who hit three 6s and three 4s in his innings of 31 not out. Earlier, Rhydian Rees scored 29 with five 4s and a six and Damian Arthur 18. Pembroke Dock travelled to Llangwm and held Llangwm Seconds to 170 for 5. Luke Brock hit three 6s and seven 4s in his innings of 58 and other useful contributions came from Paul Morgan with 27, Sean Waller with 25 and James Lewis with 23. For the Dock, John Coles took 2 for 32 and all- rounder John Davies 2 for 44. Davies was also in fine form with the bat and had a match-winning innings of 74 not out with 10 fours and two 6s, backed up by Nick Daley with 25 and Andrew Wood with 19 not out. Richard Bosenius took 4 for 40 for the Llangwm team. Kilgetty did well to achieve a six wickets win at home to St. Ishmaels Seconds, despite being without a number of key players, including skipper Graham Jenkins. The visitors reached a 131 for 8. Twelve-year-old Andrew Salter opened the batting and scored 24, before being caught by Jake Marsh off the bowling of Jamie Morgan. There were useful contributions throughout the Tish innings as Mike Cockburn scored 43, before being bowled by Anthony Bevan, and Daniel Howells 24 not out, the pair featuring in the seventh wicket partnership of 43. For Kilgetty, the accurate Brian Slate took 3 for 21, Anthony Bevan 3 for 24 and Jamie Morgan 2 for 32. Jamie Morgan top scored with 46, before being bowled by Gareth Cheshire, to lead Kilgetty's victory bid, and later an unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 57 between Richard Prout and Jake Marsh took Kilgetty to a total of 132 for 4. Richard Prout score 41 not out from 44 deliveries and teenager Jake Marsh 18 not out. For the visitors, Gareth Cheshire took 2 for 12. Lamphey Seconds were bowled out for 32 away to Crymych, with Keith Edwards being the only batsman in double figures with 11 not out. Malory Stanford and Lee Pearce were both unplayable as Stanford took 5 for 17 and Pearce 3 for 18. Crymych raced to a total of 33 for 1 in the fourth over, with Bevis Stanford scoring 15. James Skeels was a solitary wicket-taker for the visitors. The match was sponsored by Terry Harries, carpenter, of Sageston. Pembroke Seconds were bowled out for 128 away to Lawrenny Seconds. John Fuller took 5 for 23 and Alun Evans 2 for 44. Rob Weston gave the Pembroke total a boost in his innings of 38 not out, which included six 4s, and the experienced Colin Kaijaks hit five 4s and a six in his innings of 33. An unbroken second wicket partnership of 121 took Lawrenny Seconds to a nine wickets win, with John Fuller 54 not out, including eight 4s, and Allan Colluns reaching 56 not out with nine 4s.
Division Five
Whitland Thirds travelled to Haverfordwest to play their Haverfordwest counterparts on the Racecourse. The visitors did well to dismiss the division five league leaders for 118 as 16-year-old Karl Smith took 5 for 12 and skipper Gwyn Phillips 5 for 4. Adam Raymond scored 30 of the Haverfordwest runs after opener Mark White had scored 24 and later Daniel Flood reached 16 not out. Unfortunately, the visitors were bowled out for 81 to lose by 37 runs. Skipper Gwyn Phillips with 12 and lower order batsman Dafydd Evans with 11 were the only batsmen in double figures as Christopher Phillips took 4 for 18, Richard Davies 3 for 12 and Daniel Flood 2 for 13. Carew Thirds scored 120 for 8 at home to Camrose and Spittal Seconds. Opener Tom Davies had an excellent innings of 44, including six 4s, supported by Hugh Brock with 19 and Jeremy Griffiths with 15 not out. For the visitors, Andy Loveridge took 3 for 24 and Gelly James 2 for 37. Carew Thirds won by 13 runs, despite the efforts of Arivinda Jagool, who scored 50 not out. Gareth Brace took 3 for 21 and might have taken more wickets if he had been able to control the excessive swing of the ball. His son Ceri took 3 for 31 with his well-flighted leg spinners and Rob Whitfield took 2 for 20. St. Florence made the long trek to Llanrhian where Llanrhian Seconds totalled 162 for 5. James Morris with 49 and Richard Reed with 41 were the pick of the Llanrhian batsmen, but there was a useful knock of 23 by Colin Reynolds and another of 19 by Ted Kitchell. Richard Jones took 2 for 42 for St. Florence, who were bowled out for 103 in reply. Opener Peter Hall scored 20 and skipper Steve Wilkins 18, to give the visitors a reasonable start, and Malcolm Ruff found the boundary seven times and crossed it once in his innings of 44, supported by Richard Jones with 10. Ted Kitchell took 4 for 24 and former Glamorgan leg spinner David Lewis 2 for 32.
Division Six
Saundersfoot Seconds totalled 125 for 9 at home to Herbrandston Seconds. Sixteen-year-old middle order batsman Paul Brooks went after the bowling in his innings of 44, which included a six and eight 4s, and the experienced John Austin chipped in with 24 not out. In addition, Andrew Kidney scored 19. The visitors won by 10 wickets, with both Dai John and Nathan Banner getting 55 not out. Kilgetty Seconds scored 144, before being dismissed away to Pembroke Dock seconds. Stuart Allen scored 24, Rob Beynon 29, Grant James 26, Duane Rossiter 15. Steve Larne took 4 for 37 and Aaron Phillips 2 for 26 for the Dock. An opening partnership of 71 in 10 overs between Peter Kingdom and Malcolm Morris put the Dock team on the road to victory. Kingdom scored 46, including nine 4s, and Malcolm Morris 22 and later Mathew Cuningham had a hard- hitting innings of 39 not out and scored 22 off one over. James Ollyott was 19 not out at the end. David Dunfield had a highly promising debut for Kilgetty to take 2 for 16 and Duane Rossiter took 2 for 19.