Division One
Division One leaders Haverfordwest had a bit of a fight at Whitland, but managed to win in the end by a margin of just two wickets. At the start of the match, Haverfordwest could do no wrong as Whitland were 6 for 3. Two wickets to Simon Williams and one by Phil Kirkby had sent left-handers Paul Webb, Paul Davies and Edward John on their way to the pavilion. Mathew Davies with a restrained innings of 54, supported by David Lee's 39, put Whitland back in the game and Raff Williams scored 21 so that the Whitland innings closed on 159 for 9. Simon Williams ended with 3 for 37, Phil Kirkby 2 for 46 and spinner Nick Dyer 2 for 43. Haverfordwest also had an indifferent start, but a fourth wicket partnership of 51 between David Davies and Phil Kirkby put the visitors in a position to win the match. Davies had scored 71 with 11 fours, before being caught by Mathew Davies off the bowling of Raff Williams, and Kirkby scored 33, with five fours and a six, before being bowled by Meyrick Rowlands. Richard James chipped in with 17 and the visitors reached a winning total of 160 for 8, with nearly five overs left, with skipper Adrian Griffiths and Clive Tucker both undefeated at the crease. Owen Edwards took 3 for 36 and Mark Lee 2 for 43 for the Whitland team. Cresselly held on to second position with a convincing five wickets win home to Narberth who were bowled out for 102. Opener Richard Adams scored 24, before being the sixth batsman out when he was caught by Ryan Lewis off the bowling of Richard Harris. Captain Marc Hughes got into double figures with 10 and there were useful knocks of 18 by Ian Hughes and 17 by Ollie Cook. Huw Neale took four wickets in seven balls and finished with 4 for 28 and spinner Ryan Lewis also finished with the same figures. Opener Andrew Harris stroked eight 4s in his delightful innings of 32 when Cresselly replied and Phillip Williams was 45 not out, having hit two 6s and seven 4s to win the match for Cresselly when the team total reached 105 for 5. Ian Hughes took 2 for 28 for the visitors. Third-placed Carew had the better of a drawn match at Neyland after reaching a total of 92 for 8. Ian Sefton and Nick Scourfield gave the visitors a solid start with an opening partnership of 43, which ended when Sefton was caught and bowled by spinner Phil Davies for 23, including four 4s and a six. Scourfield went on to score 39 with five 4s and Simon Wood scored 32, and the Carew total was boosted with an aggressive innings of 43 not out by Wayne Cannon. Scott John took 2 for 22 for Neyland and there were three run outs in the Carew innings. At one time, Neyland were 47 for 4 midway through their innings. However, a fifth wicket partnership of 68 between skipper Andrew Miller and experienced batsman Phil Sutton put Neyland back in contention, until Miller was bowled by Simon Wood for 68 after batting well, an innings which included seven 4s and a six. Sutton was bowled by Robert Scourfield for 26, Jeremy Charles scored 11 and Phil Davies 10. In the end, Neyland were relieved to draw the match at a total 158 for 9, with last pair Graham Richards and Henry Durant playing out the last five balls of the match. Simon Wood took 3 for 36 and Robert Scourfield 3 for 44. At St. Ishmaels, an opening stand of 67 between Andrew Cole senior and Hugh Griffiths helped Lawrenny to reach a total of 178 for 9. Cole scored 45 with eight 4s and Griffiths 15, before he was bowled by spinner Daniel Flynn. James Buckle chipped in with 34, as did Ian Jenkins with 24. Flynn, who has had a good season, finished with figures of 4 for 43 for St. Ishmaels, who had a dream start in an opening stand of 93. Andrew Palmer scored 32 before being caught by James Buckle off the bowling of spinner Ian Jenkins and Bradshaw 62 with seven 4s before being caught by his opposite number Steve Lewis off the bowling of Ian Jenkins. When the partnership was broken, wickets fell at regular intervals and Tish ended the day on 138 for 7 after Jonathan Pawlett had scored 17. Simon Cole took 3 for 24 for the visitors, Ian Jenkins 2 for 39 and Steve Lewis 2 for 19. The Division One basement battle at Hook turned out to be an excellent game. Hook scored 176 for 9. Openers Jamie Phelps and Brennan Lay scored 61 and 28, respectively, with Phelps finding the boundary nine times in his innings. Nick Absalom had a useful innings of 25 as Hook reached 176 for 9. Kevin Jenkins was back in the groove after a period of not bowling through injury and took 5 for 16, supported by youngster Perry Phillips, who took 4 for 60. When Pembroke replied and the total was on 59 for 4, it was anyone's game. Skipper Mathew Mitchell had scored 28 before being bowled by Andrew Thomas, but the game was turned on its head in an unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 118 between Daniel Scourfield and Hugh Davies. Davies was content to play the foil with 29 not out, but Scourfield smashed six 6s and three 4s in a belligerent innings of 77 not out to steer Pembroke to a six wickets win. There was a wicket each for Andrew Thomas and Mathew Holder.
Division Two
Carew Seconds scored 205 for 4 at home to Llangwm following a solid opening partnership of 106 between Adrian Harries and Martin Scourfield. Harries scored 62 with six 4s and a six and Scourfield 49, and later in the innings Aled Davies and Darren Thomas had an unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 55. Davies was 12 not out and Thomas scored 14 not out from 16 deliveries, which included two 6s and four 4s. Chris Inward, Andrew Harries and Andrew Brock were the wicket-takers for Llangwm, who were bowled out for 155 in reply. Jonathan Twigg and Luke Brock had a fourth wicket partnership of 52. Twigg scored 55, Brock 31 and Andrew Harries scored 18, but the rest of the Llangwm batsmen made little impression as Aled Davies took 4 for 37, Darren Thomas 3 for 32 and Scott Helmich 3 for 27. Saundersfoot remain rooted at the bottom of the table after being bowled out for 175 at home to Burton in response to a Burton total of 242 for 8. Richard Scriven had an aggressive innings of 65 with four 6s and seven 4s, supported by James Venables with 52 and Adam Davies with 52 not out. For Saundersfoot, teenager Andrew Evans took 3 for 43 on his first team debut and David Parcell 2 for 45. A sixth wicket partnership of 84 between Ian Poole and David Parcell gave Saundersfoot a glimmer of hope, but eventually the visitors won by 67 runs. Poole scored 54 with eight 4s and a six and Parcell 34. Other useful contributions were made by Steve Cole, who scored 23, and Steve Cook, who scored 17. James Venables took 3 for 22 and Mark Griffiths 3 for 67 for Burton and there were two wickets each for Kevin Roberts and David Murphy. Lamphey travelled to Llanrhian, where the home team made 149 for 8. The innings was boosted by a seventh wicket partnership of 55 between Ben Jones and Tony Kitchell. Jones scored 32, before being bowled by Grant Cole, and Kitchell 27. Earlier Geraint Morris scored 31 and Chris Cousens 19. For Lamphey, Grant Cole took 3 for 35 and spinner Rizwan Hassan 2 for 41. Lamphey's early order went cheaply. Although Paul White fought back with 31, supported by Rizwan Hassan with 20, wickets fell at regular intervals and the visitors were dismissed for exactly 90. Llanrhian held their catches, with Paul White falling to a brilliant take at square leg by Gareth Davies off the bowling of Andrew Jenkins and David Hamilton holding onto a blinder at first slip to dismiss Grant Cole off the bowling of Tony Kitchell. Andrew Jenkins finished with 4 for 24, Tony Kitchell 2 for 4 and Chris Couzens 2 for 21. In other Division Two matches, Haverfordwest Seconds still lead the table following a six wickets win at home to Stackpole, who were bowled out for 134, and Herbrandston won by five wickets at Johnston in reply to a Johnston total of 124 all out.
Division Three
In the local derby between Narberth Seconds and Whitland Seconds, a strengthened Narberth team defeated Whitland Seconds by seven wickets. The visitors scored 140 for 9. Kevin Pearce top scored with 29, an innings which included six 4s, backed up by Colin John with 26 not out and Jonathan Thomas with 20. All-rounder Mathew Johns has returned to the Narberth club from Haverfordwest and leg spinner Greg Morris has donned his whites again, having found that he was not quite ready to hang up his boots. Mathew Johns took 4 for 30 and Greg Morris 2 for 17, with skipper Gary Hughes picking up 2 for 22. The Narberth team passed the Whitland total of 140 for 9 with nearly 14 overs to spare. The Allen brothers combined in a match-winning third wicket partnership of 109. Joe Allen, who is on the books of Swansea City, hit 10 fours in his innings of 59 and his brother Harry was 51 not out at the end. Earlier Daniel Hughes scored 15. Joe Allen was dismissed with Narberth Seconds in sight of victory and Ceri Davies wasted no time in getting the winning runs with two strikes of the bat. He hit a massive six which cleared the ground and ended in the Creative Café car park. Daniel Newton took 2 for 14 for the visitors. Maenclochog scored 187 for 9 away to Hundleton. The in-form Kevin Davies scored 52, with four 6s and three 4s, and Dafydd Jones supported with 45 not out, backed up by Whitland outside-half Aled Davies with 20. For Hundleton, Jonathan Williams took 4 for 50 and Riaan Strydom took 4 for 63. For most of their reply, Hundleton were in contention, but the innings ended with the total on 158 for 6. Stephen Williams scored 39 with seven 4s and Chris Stapleton was 30 not out. The other significant contribution came from Johanthan Williams with 23. For the Hog, Paul Bowen took 3 for 41 and Kevin Davies 3 for 52. At Camrose and Spittal, Steve Flook's innings of 65 helped the visitors Manorbier reach a total of 146 all out. Alec Waterloo took 3 for 19 for Camrose and Spittal and David Morgan 2 for 9. Camrose and Spittal won by three wickets. Martyn Tweedy with 46 and Malcolm Arnold with 21 paved the way for victory and Neil Powling took 2 for 41 for Manorbier.
Division Four
Division Four leaders Cresselly Seconds strengthened their lead at the top of the table with a convincing nine wickets win away to a depleted Llangwm Seconds team. Skipper Richard Arthur and the experienced Phillip James were unplayable on the day and the Llangwm team were bowled out for just 31. Paul Morgan was the only player in double figures with 12. Arthur took 4 for 2 in just over two overs and James 3 for 12 in an economical 10 overs spell. The visitors had no difficulty in knocking off the winning runs for the loss of one wicket. Opener Scott Arthur scored 14 and Jacob Davies was 19 not out At the other end of the table, Lamphey Seconds chased leather all afternoon at home to St. Ishmaels Seconds. Chris Wilson scored 113 not out and Paul Palmer 53 not out in a Tish total of 252 for 1. Opener Mark Davies was the only batsman out after scoring 53. Lamphey Seconds were dismissed for 66 in reply after Paul Palmer had taken 5 for 41 and Gareth Cheshire 3 for 18. Andrew Dodd with 22 and Jonathon Mathias with 16 were the only batsmen to offer meaningful resistance. Lawrenny Seconds held on for a draw at home to Crymych by scoring 129 for 8 in reply to a Crymych total of 181 for 9. Eurig Lewis with 45, an innings which included one six and nine 4s, was the leading Crymych batsman, supported by Jacob Lloyd, who scored 28 batting at number nine, David Deardon with 18, Dai Fisher with 17 not out, Murray Briggs with 16 and Rhydian Wyn with 15. For Lawrenny, James Phillips took 4 for 32 and all- rounder John Fuller 3 for 36. Fuller opened the Lawrenny innings and scored 28, including five 4s. Alun Evans and David Jones both scored 24 and Barry Phillips 14, but the Crymych bowlers kept the runs in check, so in the end Lawrenny Seconds settled for a draw. Malory Stanford took 3 for 36 and Will Randall 2 for 6. Kilgetty narrowed the gap behind second placed Pembroke Dock by getting the better of a drawn game against their promotion rivals. The Kilgetty batsmen enjoyed batting on the Dock ground and recovered from being 3 for 2 to score 193 for 7. Not surprisingly, skipper Graham Jenkins led the way with 69, including 10 fours, before being bowled by Jason Coles, and added 71 for the third wicket with Jamie Morgan, who scored 32, and 41 for the fifth wicket with Anthony Bevan, who had an excellent innings of 55 not out, including eight 4s and two 6s. Jake Marsh chipped in with 11 for the visitors. Neil Hallett and Jason Coles both took two wickets for the Dock, who settled for a draw upon reaching 126 for 8. With the outfield so fast, the visitors had reasonable success in cutting off the boundaries and Bevan followed up his batting to take 3 for 28 and Richard Prout took 3 for 44. Andrew Wood top scored for the Dock with 35 not out after Peter Jones had been run out by a direct hit from Graham Jenkins for 21. Jamie White scored 14, Neil Daley 13 and Jason Coles 11 not out. Rob Weston, of Pembroke Seconds, batted superbly to score 101 not out, including 16 fours, at home to Burton Thirds. He was supported by Danny Williams with 48, skipper Simon Smith-Wrench with 24 and Colin Kaijaks with 27, a hard hitting innings which included a six and four 4s. The visitors were bowled out in reply for 138, despite a second wicket partnership of 71 between Ben Huxley and Ian Woods. Huxley hit a six and 12 fours in his innings of 74 and Woods scored 27 as the pair attacked the bowling with relish. Gwyn Griffiths took 3 for 23 and Andrew Price 2 for 35. The Pembroke fielding was top quality and Simon Smith-Wrench led by example by holding on to two good catches.
Division Five
St. Florence have moved into second place in the table after defeating the visitors Camrose and Spittal Seconds by 59 runs. Openers Peter Hall and Steve Wilkins gave St. Florence a solid start in an opening partnership of 42. Skipper Wilkins was dismissed for 10, but Hall went on to score 32. Richard Jones had a useful knock of 25 in support and 15-year-old Adam John scored 16. The Saints also enjoyed the benefit of 24 extras. For the visitors, Mikey Loveridge took 3 for 43 and Arthur Kendrick 2 for 24. Ben McDonnell opened the bowling for St. Florence and had a decisive opening spell. At one stage he had taken 3 for 6 and ended with figures of 4 for 18 as Richard Jones took wickets at the other end in his 3 for 8 spell and Peter Hall took 2 for 12. Arthur Kendrick top scored for the visitors with 22 and the other batsmen in double figures were David Maddocks with 14 and Andy Loveridge with 10. In a low scoring match at the Llanddewi Velfrey ground, Whitland Thirds were dismissed for 92 chasing a Carew Thirds total of 112 all out. The visitors were in deep trouble at 46 for 6 and later 63 for 8. However, old stager Clive Cole was the man of the moment and led the recovery batting at number nine with his innings of 36, which included a six and four 4s. Huw Brock scored 16 and Mark Hicks 10. For Whitland Thirds, Ashley Evans took 4 for 36 and Robert Merriman 2 for 10. Skipper Gwyn Phillips did his best to cement the Whitland innings together with his captain's innings of 53, but apart from Arwyn Thomas with 18, Phillips lacked the necessary support as leg spinner Ceri Brace took 4 for 19, Iestyn Evans 2 for 6 and Dan Edwards 2 for 20. Teenager Brace studies the action of Shane Warne closely on TV and baffles his first team colleagues in the Carew nets when he bowls his 'Googlies and Sliders.'
Division Six
Narberth Thirds had the better of a very one-sided match away to Stackpole Thirds. The visitors batted down the order. All-rounder Neil Rossiter led the run scoring with an excellent innings of 102, which included three 6s and 16 fours. Skipper Huw Simpkins followed up with 42, Aron Keane with 38, Mathew Davies with 28 not out and Mathew Evans with 24 not out. In reply, the Stackpole Thirds batsmen had no answer to the Narberth bowling and were bowled out for 16. John Owen had a devastating spell of 7 for 6 and Richard Evans took 2 for 6. Kilgetty Seconds lost by five wickets at home to Haverfordwest Fourths after being bowled out for 113. Rob Beynon scored 33 and Richard Gwyther 29 as Ross Dewstowe took 4 for 31. The visitors reached 114 for 5 in reply, with Mathew Thomas scoring 33, Graham Morris 21 and Paul Jenkins 19 not out. For the Kilgetty team, Grant James took 2 for 29. Pembroke Dock Seconds won by 120 runs away to Llanrhian Thirds, who were dismissed for 33 when attempting to reply to the Dock total of 153 for 8. Hundleton Seconds travelled to Crymych and dismissed Crymych Seconds for 120. Tudor Harries in his first game of the season scored 30 and David Sayer 20. For the visitors, David Pratt took 5 for 42 and Craig Williams 3 for 21. Good all-round bowling by the Crymych team resulted in Hundleton Seconds being dismissed for 41 runs. Luke Williams was the only batsman in double figures with 16. For Crymych, the evergreen John Williams took 3 for 15, Vernon Beynon 2 for 0, David Sayer 2 for 2 and Llion Williams 2 for 15. Over 400 runs were scored at Llangwm, where Llangwm Thirds totalled 230 for 7. Lyn Rees was 95 not out and his opening partner Sean Thomas scored 66. Saundersfoot Seconds made a good fist of the reply, but eventually were bowled out for 206. Roger Stanford and Richard Haines had a first wicket partnership of 67, with Stanford scoring 48, including two 6s and five 4s, supported by Haines, who scored 22. The visitors batted down the order, with Paul Morris reaching 41, Chris Hawkes 39 and Joe Kidney 27. Billy Brant took 3 for 37, Lyn Rees 3 for 69 and Sean Thomas 2 for 32.