Division One

Narberth's home match against Pembroke in Division One of the Imperial Garages Pembroke County Cricket League was over before the tea interval after the visitors had been dismissed for 27. No Pembroke batsmen reached double figures as Ollie Cook was in devastating form in a ten overs spell during which he took seven wickets for just nine runs. Ian Hughes was also accuracy its self at the other end as he took one for nine in seven overs and Mathew Johns bowled the stubborn Hugh Davies who batted for a longer period than any other visiting batsmen and also bowled Anton John to finish off the Pembroke innings. Johns ended with figures of two for one. It appeared that the Narberth batsmen were in too much of a hurry to end the game and two wickets fell quickly as Joe Allen was caught by Hugh Davies off the bowling of Danny Williams for nought and Daniel Hughes was leg before wicket to Williams for four. Opener Thomas Richards remained firm at one end but another wicket fell when David Johns was caught on the boundary by Pembroke skipper Mathew Mitchell off the bowling of Richards for four, in search of an extra bonus point. Ceri Davies then came to crease and hit a six off Kevin Jenkins to win the match. Danny Williams finished with the excellent figures of three for eight from his three overs. Haverfordwest remain top of the table after bowling out lowly Hook for 75. Spinners Nick Dyer and Clive Tucker took seven wickets between them for the visitors, with Dyer taking four for 19 and Tucker three for 23. Stephen Phillips, another bowler to take the pace off the ball, took three for eight. Ross Martin top scored for Hook with 24 supported by Mathew Holder with 13 and Mathew Rowlands with 11. Haverfordwest had a ten wickets win after 15 overs with Danny Potter 45 not out including seven fours and one six and the stylish Richard James 28 not out. Carew remain in second place in the table after winning their away match at St. Ishmaels by seven wickets. Tish made an excellent start as Andrew Williams and skipper Peter Bradshaw put on 96 for the first wicket. In recent weeks Williams has been in excellent form and after Bradshaw was caught by Robert Hicks off the bowling of John Canton for 38, Williams went on to score 61 including eight fours before being caught by Brian Hall at backward square leg off the bowling of Simon Wood. At 122 for one from 31 overs St. Ishmaels were well placed to build up a large total. However after the opening partnership was split up wickets started to fall. Jonathan Pawlett had a quick fire innings of 20, young left-hander Philip Cockburn scored 18 but wickets fell at regular intervals so that the Tish innings was closed on 160 for nine. All rounder Simon Wood took five for 27 and Carew skipper Rob Scourfield took three for 40. Carew paced their victory bid to achieve a seven wickets win in the 43rd over. After Ian Sefton was caught by Daniel Howells off the bowling of Jonathan Pawlett for 15, Nick Scourfield and Brian Hall shared a second wicket partnership of 81. Hall scored 38 and Scourfield went on to score 47 including six fours before being caught by Daniel Howells off the bowling of rising young star Andrew Salter. An unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 51 between Simon Wood and Robert Hicks secured the points for the visitors. Hicks finished with 24 not out and Wood 20 not out and 13 year old off spinner Andrew Salter took two for 39 in 12 overs, which tested the skills of the Carew batsmen. The local derby at Cresselly ended in a win for Cresselly after Lawrenny had been bowled out for 181. Steve Lewis played a captain's innings of 82 with 11 fours and three sixes before being stumped by Neilson Cole off the bowling of Cresselly skipper Lyn Richards. He was supported by James Buckle who scored 36 and Simon Cole who scored 19. Paceman Huw Neale took four for 41, spinner Ryan Lewis three for 56 and Lyn Richards two for 24. Cresselly won by six wickets with Simon Cole and Julian Arthur featuring in a fourth wicket partnership of 98. Opener Arthur scored 59 with two sixes and nine fours before being leg before wicket to James Buckle but Cole was undefeated at the end with an excellent innings of 76 which included two sixes and 11 fours. Phil Williams was with him at the end with 12 not out and the other batsmen in double figures were Adam Chandler with 10 and Andrew Harris with 11. For Lawrenny James Buckle took two for 37 and Robert Williams two for 71. Whitland moved four places up the Division One table with a three wickets win at home against Neyland who were bowled out for 139. John Jones scored 40 with two sixes and four fours supported by Jay Dunsford with 26, Paul Murray with 23 and skipper Andrew Miller with 19. Whitland skipper Paul Webb took six for 27 and teenager Iestyn Scourfield took two for 40. A second wicket partnership of 80 between left- handers Paul Webb and Paul Davies provided the platform for the Whitland victory bid, after David Lee was dismissed for 12. Webb scored 28 and Davies scored 54 including nine fours before being run out. Wickets started to fall but wicket keeper Shane Morgan removed any doubts in the Whitland camp with his innings of 23 not out which helped Whitland reach 140 for seven. Neyland spinner Gary Lloyd took four for 24 and Scott John two for 43.

Division Two

Saundersfoot's home match against Llangwm ended in a tie with the totals level on 183. Llangwm batted first and totalled 183 for eight. Andrew Harries scored 48 with one six and six fours, Gareth Bevan 25 not out and Jo Jo Francis 24. For Saundersfoot David Parcell took four for 59 and Danny Caine three for 34. Saundersfoot were bowled out for 183 from the last ball of the match bowled by Andrew Brock. Saundersfoot needed six to win off the last over and one to win off the last ball. Simon Stanford faced the ball without making contact and skipper Chris Parker was run out in a desperate attempt to get the winning run. Earlier Steve Cook had a solid innings of 58 with seven fours, wicket keeper Ian Poole scored 41 and Danny Caine three for six. Carew Seconds salvaged a draw at home to Llanrhian who reached a total of 177 for eight. Ben Jones scored 45, Tony Kitchell 27, Chris Cousens 24 and Gareth Davies 22. For Carew, Mathew Phillips took four for 25 and Scott Helmich two for 50. A number of Carew batsmen contributed to the total of 154 for nine. Nick Cope made sure of a draw with his innings of 28 not out and another lower order batsman Gerald Hicks gave the total a boost with his innings of 25. Earlier Scott Helmich scored 26, Rhys Davies 23 and Ben Evans 19. For the visitors left armed spinner Gareth Davies took three for 36, Tony Kitchell three for 30 and Mathew Bennett two for 33. Lamphey have slumped to the bottom of the Division Two table after going down by 80 runs in their away match against Haverfordwest Seconds. Consistent batting took the Haverfordwest team to a total of 218 for six following an opening partnership of 60 between Andrew Phillips and Adam Raymond. Both batsmen were trapped leg before wicket by Hywel Gibbs for 42 and 24 respectively, Julian James maintained the momentum with 37 as did Steve Price with 24 and Adam James with 28 whilst Steve James chipped in with 19. For Lamphey leg spinner Paul White took two for 25 and Gibbs finished with figures of two for 32. Initially Lamphey looked in little difficulty but as a result of a lack of application and judgement the visitors were bowled out for 138. Skipper Robert Matthias scored 23, Grant Cole 21 and Wayne Shanklin 18 and there was a late flurry at the end when Gareth Nicholas scored 24 with one six and four fours before falling leg before wicket to the experienced Micky Phillips who finished with figures of three for 23. Dean Flood bowled 12 accurate overs and destroyed the Lamphey innings with his five for 24 return and teenager Julian James took two for 27. Unless Lamphey can raise their game during the remaining matches of the season they looked doomed to be relegated on this form and will play in Division Three next season. As a result of their win, Haverfordwest Seconds had held on to their second place in the table and if they remain in the top two positions it will mean that only one team will be relegated from Division One at the end of the season which at present means that Pembroke would be safe. In other Division Two matches, the game between Johnston and Stackpole ended in a draw with Johnston holding out at 195 for nine in reply to a Stackpole total of 232 for six. League leaders Burton had a four wickets win at Herbrandston after Herbrandston were dismissed for 146.

Division Three

Whitland Seconds remain in second place in Division Three after getting the better of a tense drawn match away to Camrose and Spittal. The visitors reached a total of 207 for six with Kevin Pearce scoring 59 including nine fours, Daniel Newton 45 with one six and seven fours, James Davies 33, Martin Thomas 18 and Carl Stephenson 16 not out. James Davies and Daniel Newton had a fifth wicket partnership of 84 and Malcolm Arnold took three for 54 for Camrose and Spittal. The result was in the balance right until the end and the game ended with Camrose and Spittal reaching 201 for nine. Martyn Tweedie top scored with 65 including 12 fours supported by David Isaac with 39, Alan Creighton with a hard hitting 25 and Rob Mason with 20. Robert Merriman took three for 36 and Sion Lynch three for 46. A depleted Narberth Seconds team travelled to Hundleton and scored 166 for seven. Asher Stanford and Andrew Williams got the visitors off with a steady start and Narberth Seconds were 57 for one after 20 overs. Williams scored 30 and Stanford 27 with both batsmen hitting four fours. Aron Keane scored 29 and then an unbroken eighth wicket partnership of 51 between Tom Bevan and Greg Morris gave the Narberth innings a late boost and all together 78 runs came from the last ten overs. Tom Bevan finished with 18 not out and Greg Morris 27 not out. For Hundleton Jonathan Williams took three for 43 and Riaan Strydom took two for 47. Hundleton eventually settled for a draw with a total of 141 for eight. The aggressive John Tysoe scored 32 with seven fours supported by Richard Allen with 29 not out and Steve Williams with 20. The Narberth bowlers were unable to dislodge Allen who saved the game for the Hundleton team. Skipper Gary Hughes took three for 31 for the visitors and Aron Keane three for 45. Manorbier lost by nine wickets at Fishguard after being bowled out for 112. Jeremy Smith dominated the Manorbier scoring with a brilliant innings of 76 not out. For Fishguard Alan Proud took two for nine and Nigel Morgan two for 20. John de Groot scored 13 when Fishguard replied and more good batting by David Haynes with 42 not out and Robert Cousens 25 not out took Fishguard to a winning total of 114 for one.

Division Four

The leaders Cresselly Seconds had a three wicket win away to their local rivals Lawrenny Seconds who were restricted to 117 for six. Teenager Brad Jenkins with 28 not out top scored for the home team and there were other useful knocks of 23 by Steve Campbell, 18 by John Fuller and 15 not out by John Beff. Cresselly skipper Richard Arthur took three for 24 and Mathew Lewis two for 28. Lewis also played an important part with the bat in scoring 26 with four fours and one six supported by Jacob Davies with 24, Scott Arthur with 14 together with the two not out batsmen Jim Kinnear with 13 and Sion Jenkins with 11. Alun Evans took three for 41 for Lawrenny Seconds and Owen Williams took two for eight in six overs. Kilgetty maintained their promotion aspirations with an exciting five wickets win away to Llangwm Seconds after managing the run chase. Llangwm Seconds were given an excellent start in an opening partnership of 77 between Mathew Kiff who scored 61 and Paul Morgan with 38. The other key role was played by Sean Waller with 24. Paceman Anthony Bevan looked the part in his new shirt and ended by taking four for 45. His opening partner Richard Prout took two for 52 and off spinner Allen Hurst took two for 32. Teenager Alan Townsend also had a good spell during which he picked up a deserved wicket. Although opener Allen Hurst scored 29 with five fours and skipper Graham Jenkins 28 with six fours, runs were much needed in the closing stages of the match to keep up the run chase. Anthony Bevan and Adge John responded to the call. Bevan who is enjoying an excellent season scored 74 not out from just 49 balls hitting four sixes and nine fours and John belied his years with some nippy running between the wickets and also hit a straight six in his innings of 25 amid much excitement Kilgetty eventually reached 188 for five to win the match. Mathew Kiff took two for 51 for the home team. Lamphey Seconds were bundled out for 32 at home to Pembroke Dock. No batsman scored double figures although there were 11 extras as Nick Daley took four for five, Luke Murray two for four and Jason Coles also took two for four. The Dock maintained their challenge on the division four leaders with a comfortable ten wickets win as skipper Peter Kingdom scored 14 not out and Nick Daley 12 not out. At Pembroke Mushtaq Mohammed scored 95 for St. Ishmaels Seconds against Pembroke Seconds in a total of 204 for four. Mohammed was left off the hook three times through dropped catches until he was caught by Pembroke Seconds captain Simon Smith Wrench off the bowling of Charlie Allen. Paul Palmer batted well for his 56 not out and Glyn Griffiths supported with 17. In reply Pembroke Seconds reached 146 for five. Although the Pembroke batsmen looked secure they were unable to put their foot on the pedal to increase the run rate. Tim Gould had a patient innings of 43 before being bowled by Tom Richards and Simon Smith Wrench was 28 not out. Other batsmen in double figures were John Harries and Colin Kaijaks who both scored 14, Chris Thomas with 13 and Rob Weston with 12. Tom Richards took two for 22 for Tish and Paul Palmer took two for 27.

Division Five

St. Florence still have a big lead over third place Llanrhian Seconds after picking up their eighth win of the season, this time at home to Whitland Thirds. St. Florence reached a total of 173 for six with opener Peter Hall batting throughout the innings for 76 not out including seven fours supported by Ben McDonnell with 28 not out and Geraint Lewis with 27, which included five fours. Hall and Lewis had a more than useful partnership of 55 for the fifth wicket. For the visitors Carl Smith took three for 39 and skipper Gwyn Phillips three for 50. Whitland Thirds had a disastrous start and at one time were four for four. Tommy Roberts and Ben McDonnell did the early damage aided by a run out. However the visitors recovered during a fifth wicket partnership of 76 between Ian Thomas who scored 40 and Gwyn Phillips who scored 30. Wickets fell again following their dismissal and the only other batsman in double figures was Dan Rowlands with 13, as the visitors were dismissed for 109. Ben McDonnell finished with figures of four for 29 and Geraint Lewis took three for 30. Carew Thirds were restricted to a total of 129 for seven away to Haverfordwest Thirds despite the efforts of Mark Hicks with 57 including 12 fours and Hugh Brock with 12. Teenager Chris Phillips took two for 36 for the Town team who reached 130 for four in reply to win by six wickets. John Tooze scored 30 with six fours and Richard Davies 22 but an unbroken fifth wicket partnership between James Marchant and Mathew Thomas took Haverfordwest Thirds to a winning total of 130 for four. Marchant was 23 not out and Thomas 22 not out as the Brace family took most of the wickets to fall. Teenager Ceri took two for 37 with his leg spinners and Gareth Brace finished with one for 30.

Division Six

Narberth Thirds have moved into second place in the table after having the edge over Saundersfoot Seconds in a drawn game at the Llanddewi Velfrey ground. Kyle Quartermaine turned out for the Thirds, as it was the only team he could play for on his return from holidays and scored 97 before falling to a towering catch by Joe Morris off the bowling of Joe Duffy. Quartermaine hit a six and 14 fours in an excellent innings supported by Peter Hughes who came out of retirement to score 40. Huw Simpkins was the only other batsman in double figures with 12. The promising David Dunfee took three for 35 whilst Joe Duffy took two for 29 and Yannick Parker two for 36. In reply Saundersfoot Seconds held out for a draw with a total of 145 for nine. Yannick Parker scored 32 before being bowled by John Owen, Richard Thomas 26, Joe Duffy 25 and Paul Brooks 21. Richard Evans took three for 18, John Owen two for 23 and Mathew Evans two for 20. For the second Saturday in succession Kilgetty Seconds and Crymych Seconds played a league fixture this time at the Kilgetty ground. Batting first the visitors were bowled out for 93. Dyfed Sion top scored with 22 backed up by David Sayer who scored 17. Kilgetty bowled consistently with three bowlers picking up three wickets each. Kevin Davies took three for 16, Barry Ormond three for 22 and Rob Beynon three for 28. Kilgetty Seconds raced to a seven wickets win in the 15th over with a total of 95 for three. Richard Gwyther scored 29 not out and Rob Bevan 25. Euros Jones a former Kilgetty player took two for 36 and Osian Wynn picked up the other wicket to fall. Pembroke Dock Seconds had a nine wickets win at home to Fishguard Seconds after holding the visitors to a total of 116 for eight. Steve Cousens scored 28 and Mike Morgan 25 as Mohammed Kahn took five for 21 and John Coles two for 21. When the Dock team replied John Camani scored 45 not out and John Coles 26 not out in a team total of 118 for one.