All matches in the Imperial Garages Pembroke County Cricket League started on Saturday and continued after tea, but the majority were brought to a premature conclusion when rain drove players off the field.
Division One
Pembroke had a morale boosting five wickets win at home to St. Ishmaels after dismissing the visitors for 107. Spinner Nigel Phillips took four for 27, all rounder Kevin Jenkins three for 13 and Danny Williams three for 45. The trio caused problems for all of the Tish batsmen although Andrew Williams remained firm for a long time with his solid innings of 52 and Jonathan Pawlett scored 23 with Phillip Cockburn the only other batsman in double figures with 12. Left hander Barry Evans held the Pembroke innings together with his undefeated 42 which included six fours. He had ideal support from Phil Stephens with 28 again including six fours as Pembroke reached 110 for five just before the rain would have become too heavy to prevent play. Spinner Daniel Flynn took three for 30 for Tish in a match sponsored by Phil and Joan of the Royal Oak Pembroke. Lawrenny's batsmen were on form at home to Whitland with seven of the players reaching double figures in a total of 254 all out. Lawrenny were dismissed on the last ball of the innings after James Buckle top scored with 76 including ten fours and two sixes supported by skipper Steve Lewis with 44 who found the boundary four times and cleared it three times backed up by Christian Phillips with 25, Robert Williams with 22, Hugh Griffiths with 15, Chris Buckle with 15 and James Phillips with 13. James Buckle and Christian Phillips had a third wicket partnership of 70 whilst James Buckle and Steve Lewis had an even more productive partnership of 94 for the fourth wicket. Teenager Iestyn Scourfield took four for 49, leg spinner Meyrick Rowlands three for 52 and paceman Robert Merriman two for 52. Robert Williams took two early wickets when Whitland replied but the match ended with Whitland on 27 for two after nine overs with Paul Webb 20 not out. Williams finished with figures of two for 16. Division One leaders Haverfordwest were held to 176 for six at home to Narberth. The Narberth bowlers never let the Town batsmen get away although Haverfordwest were depleted with the absence of both Phil Kirkby and Richard James. Nevertheless the Harfat batting remains strong with David Davies scoring 62 before being caught at mid on by Ceri Jones off the bowling of Ian Hughes for 62 having hit ten fours. All rounder Nick Dyer battled hard for his 45 before being caught at long on off the bowling of Ceri Jones by David Johns after trying to force the pace. Stephen Phillips supported with 27 and Nigel Delaney was ten not out at the end. Off spinner Mathew Johns kept his former colleagues on a leash in his two for 25, 12 over stint and Ian Hughes took two for 31. Narberth skipper Marc Hughes was 18 not out and Richard Adams 17 not out when the match ended with Narberth on 35 without loss. Neyland scored 176 for nine at home to Cresselly. Skipper Andrew Miller joined Paul Murray in a second wicket partnership of 78 with Murray hitting 52 including six fours and one six before being trapped leg before wicket to spinner Ryan Lewis. Andrew Miller scored 29, his brother Greg 20 and John Jones 19. The Cresselly spinners were rather late getting into the attack and at one time Neyland looked to be on target for a big total having reached 110 for one from 29 overs. Enter Ryan Lewis to take six for 39, supported by Simon Cole with two for 20. Cole is often under-rated as a bowler but not as a batsman. This season he has not been in quite such fluent form as in recent seasons but the stylish left hander was 58 not out including ten fours when the game ended with Cresselly on 84 for three after 15 overs. John Jones took two for 36 for Neyland. Carew's efforts to narrow the gap on leaders Haverfordwest were thwarted by the rain which brought play to an end in the 28th over of the Carew innings with the total 146 for four.. The Carew batsmen were chasing a Hook total of 185 for seven after Ross Martin in a rare league outing scored 53 before being bowled by Wayne Cannon. Keith James dropped anchor at one end and was 63 not out in a Hook total of 185 for seven. For Carew Simon Wood took three for 42 and Aled Davies two for 35. Carew were intent on winning the match and made a good fist of the reply. Left hander Brian Hall led the victory bid with 71 including ten fours before being bowled by Mathew Rowlands, opener Nick Scourfield scored 33, Simon Wood 22 not out and Ian Sefton 12. Andrew Thomas, Mathew Holder, Keith James and Mathew Rowlands were the wickets takers for Hook.
Division Two
Rain robbed Saundersfoot of a win away to Lamphey after Lamphey had been bowled out for 115. Lamphey skipper Rob Matthias top scored with 35 including five fours before being bowled when he was deceived by a ball from spinner Steve Cole. Jason Oatley blasted a quick 21, Nick Shelmerdine scored 19, Haydn Cole 14 and Hywel Gibbs 11. Steve Cole had a 12 over spell to finish with four for 35 supported by Kevin Sykes with two for 16 and Danny Caine who took three for 33. Danny Caine was going well in reply when the match ended with Saundersfoot on 72 for three. Caine was 26 not out with three fours and one six after Steve Cook had scored 14 and Steve Cole 12. Jason Oatley took two for 21 before leaving the field with a hamstring injury. Stackpole scored 171 for six at home to Carew Seconds who were 49 for five when the game ended. Huw Cox and Richard MacKay had a second wicket partnership of 59 in the Stackpole total with MacKay 49 not out and Cox 48. Alan Webster chipped in with 21 and Anthony Canton scored 16. Teenager Rhys Davies took two for 25 for the visitors and Martin Scourfield two for 31. Ben Evans with 23 was the only batsman in double figures for the visitors as Anthony Canton took two for 14. Division Two leaders Burton remain top of the table despite suffering their second defeat on the trot. Burton were bowled out for 133 at home to Haverfordwest Seconds who had a narrow two wickets win. Llangwm have moved up the Division Two table quickly in recent weeks and were well placed to win when rain saved the day for Herbrandston on 38 for six in reply to a Llangwm total of 211 for seven. The highly talented Stephen Inward scored 114 not out. Llanrhian were bowled out for 181 at home to Johnston who were 31 for one in reply.
Division Three
Whitland Seconds remain well placed in second position after being in control of their game at home to Burton Seconds. Kevin Pearce scored 64 with seven fours supported by two 15 year olds James Davies with 37 and Jonathan Thomas with 20 in a Whitland total of 180 for four. Opener Nick Davies scored 12 and Duane Reynolds had a quick 25 towards the end of the innings, which included five fours. John Scale took two for 20 for Burton Seconds who were 125 for six before the players were forced to leave the field with Richard Hayman 53 not out. He had received support from Tom Pellow with 19 and James Scale with 17. For Whitland Duane Reynolds took two for 12 and Sion Lynch two for 30. Another excellent innings by Jeremy Smith helped Manorbier reach 137 for seven at home to Hundleton. Smith scored a cultured 59 supported by Neil Powling with 30. Riaan Strydom took three for 32 for Hundleton and Nigel Arthur two for 27. Hundleton did not have everything going all of their way after the interval and were 47 for three when the match ended after John Tysoe scored 32. Phil Kidney took two for 17 for Manorbier. Consistent batting throughout the order enabled Narberth Seconds to total 170 for eight at home to Fishguard. Asher Stanford scored 37 with seven fours, Joe Allen 23, Ben Quartermaine 22 not out, Andrew Williams 19, Daniel Hughes 15, Gary Hughes 12 and Greg Morris 14. For Fishguard Ben Watson took three for 20, leg spinner Rod Kemp took two for 31 and Alan Proud two for 33. Fishguard made hard work of the reply and were 54 for four off 20 overs when the game ended. Opener David Haynes scored 16, Ben Watson 15 and teenager Jonathan Strawbridge 12 not out. Narberth skipper Gary Hughes took two for nine.
Division Four
Three games reached a conclusion in Division Four with the leaders Cresselly Seconds being the first to finish after bowling out the visitors Lamphey Seconds for 51. Jason Griffiths scored 22 for the Lamphey team and Lewis Haynes 13 as skipper Richard Arthur took three for ten, Mathew Lewis three for 15 and Sion Jenkins two for 11. Damian Arthur scored 24 not out with one six and three fours and Rhydian Rees 14 not out to take Cresselly Seconds to a nine wickets win on a total of 52 for one. Kilgetty are snapping at their heels in second place after defeating Pembroke Seconds by seven wickets at Kilgetty. Skipper Simon Smith-Wrench scored 12 and all rounder Gwyn Griffiths ten in a Pembroke Seconds total of 72 all out but lower order batsmen Leigh Jenkins had a defiant innings of 30 before being bowled by Jamie Morgan. Richard Prout has proved to be an important acquisition for Kilgetty this season and the Kilgetty opening bowler stormed in to take eight for 24 in his 12 overs. Not only did he have a hat trick maiden but also came close to having two hat tricks in the same match by dismissing two batsmen with successive deliveries in another over. Kilgetty were in a spot of difficulty themselves at 17 for three but the win was secured in an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 56 between skipper Graham Jenkins and Jamie Morgan. It took Jenkins just 29 balls to score 39 not out with six fours and Morgan was no slouch either as he scored 29 not out from 19 deliveries. At Pembroke Dock, the visitors Lawrenny Seconds were 77 for one in reply to a Dock total of 136 all out when the players left the field. Skipper Peter Kingdom scored 41 of the Dock runs supported by Luke Barford with 23. The experienced Owen Williams took four for 29, lively paceman Ben Cole two for 20 and Willie Morris two for 37 for Lawrenny Seconds. Steve Campbell scored 28 when the visitors responded before falling to Neil Hallett. When rain came Brad Jenkins was 18 not out and John Fuller 16 not out.
Division Five
St. Florence won by two wickets away to Johnston Seconds after bowling out the home team for 103. Nick Davies scored 26, Paul Davies 23, Luke Boswell 11 and Andrew Page 10. Richard Jones took five for 25 for the visitors backed up by Ben McDonnell with two for 15 and Tommy Roberts two for 29. Peter Hall and Trevor Staley had a first wicket partnership of 36 and Hall went on to score 28 with five fours. Richard Jones followed his five wickets to top score with 29 and Adam Johns also had double figures with 11. Although the margin of victory was narrow, St Florence always appeared to be in control when chasing the winning target. Andrew Page took three for 24 and Nathan James two for 31 for Johnston Seconds. Carew Thirds had an emphatic six wickets win at home to Llechryd Seconds after the visitors were bowled out for 59. Gareth Brace tied up the batsmen in a four for nine spell and Dan Edwards took two for five. Aled Rees with 14 and Charlie Welch with 12 were the only Llechryd batsmen in double figures. Carew Thirds had a teenage opening partnership between 14-year-old Tom Davies and 15 Ieuan Davies. The pair put on 54 for the first wicket and both batted extremely well. Ieuan Davies scored 31 with five fours and Tom Davies 20 before Carew Thirds lost four quick wickets as Steve Welch took three for two. Whitland Thirds had an exciting three wickets win off the last ball of the match at home to Stackpole Seconds who had been held to 167 for nine. The middle order provided the backbone to the Stackpole total with Mathew Jackson scoring 49, Martin Alderman 41, Lee Smith 28 and Phil Tallett 14. Dawood Parker returned refreshed from an overseas holiday to take five for 24 and Ashley Evans took three for 24. Dawood Parker also held the Whitland innings together in reply. He shared a first wicket partnership of 67 with Tom Edwards and a fourth wicket partnership of 78 with skipper Gwyn Phillips. Parker scored 58, Edwards 30 and Phillips 52 with six fours and one six. Two 13 year olds Nathan Evans and Aled Davies were at the crease at the end as Evans hit the winning runs. For Stackpole Seconds Josh Davies took four for 44 and Chris Hunt two for 37.
Division Six
Richard Gwyther was the toast of his Kilgetty team- mates on Saturday after scoring a maiden century in the match between Crymych Seconds and Kilgetty Seconds. Gwyther played junior cricket at Kilgetty but then gave up the sport until Kilgetty re-established the second team last season. He relishes his role as opening batsman and after a sedate start the 25 year old went to town and stroked the ball to all parts of the field hitting 20 fours in his exciting innings. He dominated the Kilgetty total to such an extent that the support came from Stuart Allen with 17, Darren Taylor with 14, Barry Ormond with 12 and Gareth Gwyther with 11. Vernon Beynon took three for 34 for Crymych Seconds, David Sayer took three for 35 and Osian Wynn two for 12. In reply Crymych Seconds reached 107 for six off 26 overs before play was abandoned. David Sayer scored 26, Dyfed Sion 19 and Richard Fussell ten. Barry Ormond was the most successful Kilgetty bowler with figures of two for 22. It was a happy occasion for Crymych opening batsman Barry Webb who celebrated his 70th birthday and received a cake from his team-mates together with many good wishes of 'Penblwydd Hapus'. In extremely cold conditions at St. Davids, Llanrhian Thirds scored 130 for six at home to Narberth Thirds. Tom Hamilton scored 52 before giving a return catch to John Owen and Russell Watkins 40 before he was caught and bowled by teenager Rob Gaskell. The other batsman in double figures was Jack Jones with ten. Rob Gaskell finished with figures of four for 21 for Narberth Seconds who were 47 for two when play was called off. Pembroke Dock Seconds reached a total of 165 for seven at Saundersfoot. John Camani scored 41 with one six and six fours, John Coles 28 and Mal Morris 33. When play ended Saundersfoot Seconds were 110 for three off 18 overs in reply. Toby Smith and Joe Kidney were looking good at the time. Smith scored 39 not out including five fours and Kidney 31 not out with five fours and one six. Earlier Paul Morris had a useful knock of 20 and Steve Larne took three for 36 for the visitors. Hundleton Seconds were 63 for six in reply to a Llangwm Thirds total of 227 for four after Chris Thomas scored 72 not out and Lyn Rees 65.