Division One
There is no change at the top in Division One of the Imperial Garages Pembroke County Cricket League as St. Ishmaels remain in pole position following a comfortable six wickets win at home to Whitland. Tish fielded with 10 players as Andrew Williams was late arriving because of his work commitments. Nevertheless the visitors were bowled out for 123. Left handers Paul Webb and Paul Davies fell early on but opener Jonathan Thomas scored 23, Raff Williams 26, Matthew Davies 21 and Kevin Pearce 17. The Tish spinners took six of the wickets as Daniel Flynn finished with four for 41 and young Andrew Salter two for 25. Opening bowler Jamie Salter took two for 31. An opening partnership of 71 between skipper Peter Bradshaw who scored 45 and Andrew Salter who scored 30 before being stumped by Kevin Pearce off the bowling of Matthew Davies provided the platform for the Tish win. James Salter scored 21 not out and all rounder Andrew Williams 12 not out as Tish reached a winning total of 124 for four. Matthew Davies took three for 30 for the visitors. Carew dominated the drawn match at home to Pembroke and remain in second place, just six points behind the league leaders. Nick Scourfield has given notice that he is back to his best form recently and Carew got off to an excellent start with an opening partnership of 92 between Scourfield and Sefton. It was ended when Sefton was caught by Dan Scourfield off the bowling of Kevin Jenkins after scoring 51 with one six and seven fours. Nick Scourfield went on to score 100 not out with seven fours and two sixes and he received good support from Simon Wood with 40 and Wayne Cannon with 32. The visitors also had a solid stand as Phil Stephens and Daniel Scourfield put on 57 for the first wicket. Scourfield was out first, caught by Brian Hall off the bowling of Rob Scourfield after hitting three sixes and five fours. His dismissal triggered off two further wickets in quick succession as Rob Scourfield the Carew Captain had a hat-trick as he trapped both Phil Stephens and Phil Hay leg before wicket. Stephens had scored 37 with five fours. The only other two batsmen in double figures were skipper Barry Evans with 16 and Hugh Davies with 13. Perry Phillips and Anton John were together at the end for Pembroke and Phillips blocked out the last over from Rob Scourfield to secure a draw as Pembroke reached 150 for nine in reply to a Carew total of 263 for four declared. Third placed Cresselly had an eight wickets win at home to Burton who were dismissed for 125. Mike Venables scored 42 with six fours before being bowled by Ryan Lewis and Richard Scriven was 30 not out. His brother Will scored 12 before being run out and James Venables 11. For Cresselly Huw Neale took three for 30, spinner Ryan Lewis three for 37 and Stefan Jenkins two for six. The first wicket partnership of 79 broke the back of the Burton bowling attack. Phil Williams scored 34 before being caught by Richard Scriven off the bowling of Steve Jones and Andrew Harris had an elegant innings of 57 with 11 fours backed up by Adam Chandler with 26 not out. In an exciting match at Lawrenny the visitors Neyland had a dramatic three wickets win with one ball of the match remaining with a total of 130 for seven chasing a Lawrenny total of 129 all out. James Buckle top scored for Lawrenny with 36 before being caught by Nicholas Kooman off the bowling of leg spinner Gary Lloyd. Simon Cole scored 22 and Ceri Jones 14 as the Neyland bowlers kept a tight grip on proceedings. Gary Lloyd finished with three for 30; Henry Durant took two for 29, Patrick Cannon two for 47 and Andrew Miller two for two. It was anybody's game until an unbroken eighth- wicket partnership of 51 between Gareth Virgo and Sean Hannon. Virgo scored 23 not out and Hannon 20 not out as excitement mounted before the visitors won. Earlier Durant followed up his bowling to score 39 with six fours. Lawrenny skipper Steve Lewis took three for 20 and spinner Ian Jenkins two for 26. Defending champions Haverfordwest moved above Lawrenny in the table into fourth position following a close two wickets win away to Narberth. Batting at number five Mike Scale held the Narberth innings together with a fighting innings of 41 from 70 balls, which included five fours and one six. Opener Marc Hughes scored 18 and the only other batsman in double figures was Ollie Cook with 10. Clive Tucker did most of the damage for the visitors as he took four for 26 in 12 overs of off spin and David Davies took the last two wickets in quick succession, both leg before wicket to finish with two for 12. Haverfordwest were forced to struggle in reply with excellent bowling from Ollie Cook, Ben Hughes and Ben Quartermaine. In fact Haverfordwest did not reach a winning total of 113 for eight until the 46th over as Phil Kirkby with 13 not out and skipper Adrian Griffiths got the necessary runs. Earlier Stephen Phillips cemented the Haverfordwest innings together with his knock of 35 from 84 balls backed up by David Davies with 16 and Danny Potter with 13. Ben Hughes finished with three for 27 and Ollie Cook two for 17 from their respective 12 over spells and Ben Quartermaine took two for 29.
Division Two
Carew Seconds recovered from being 25 for six to reach 149 for eight away to Llechryd. Six wickets had fallen for the low total when Nick Cope was dropped before scoring a run. The young player went on to score a quality innings of 52 with two sixes and three fours and featured in seventh wicket partnership of 109 with Gerald Hicks to set up a remarkable win for the visitors. The experienced Hicks scored 50 not out with five fours. Llechryd made an effort to go for the runs and then appeared to be settling for a draw when they fell behind the clock. However four wickets fell in the space of two overs and Llechryd were bowled out for 120 to give the visitors a win by 29 runs. Steve Curran had taken two for 22 and James Heneker three for 34 before the tea interval. Curran also led the Llechryd run chase with 37 supported by Matthew Fraser with 18, Ollie Roberts with 17 and skipper Steve Smith with 16. Rhys Davies bowled very well for the visitors to take three for 13 in 11 overs; Steve Ive took two for 22 and Aled Davies two for seven. Lamphey had a morale boosting five wickets win at home to Fishguard after restricting the visitors to a total of 126 for eight. Rhys Dalling scored 36 for the visitors before being caught by Gareth Nicholas off the bowling of Steve Vale, skipper Nigel Morgan scored 33 with both Jonathan Strawbridge and Ben Watson scoring 16. Steve Vale took three for 39 for the Lamphey team and his opening partner Grant Cole two for 30. Although leading batsman Paul White was dismissed from the first ball when Lamphey replied when he was caught by Ben Jones off the bowling of Rob Cousins Lamphey held their nerve to score 127 for five in reply. Opener Pete McGilloway dropped anchor to score 47 with five fours before he gave a return catch to Fishguard skipper Nigel Morgan. He was helped initially by Gareth Nicholas who scored 19 before being bowled by Morgan and then by Lamphey skipper Hywel Gibbs who scored 20 as the pair figured in the fourth wicket partnership of 54 to give Lamphey their second win of the season. Saundersfoot slumped to defeat away to Division Two leaders Llangwm and were bowled out for 74 to lose by 96 runs after Llangwm had been dismissed for 170. Opener Jonathan Twigg has been in good form in recent weeks for Llangwm and he scored seven fours and one six in his innings of 64. Left hander Ian Phillips blasted six fours and one six in his knock of 33, there were 25 extras and Matthew Kiff chipped in with 14. Teenager David Dunfee had an incisive spell of five for 23, Yannick Parker took two for 28 and his father Chris, the Saundersfoot skipper, took two for 33. Saundersfoot were well placed at 46 for two, after Steve Cole scored 28 and Mike Franklin 20. However no other batsmen reached double figures as Matthew Hughes took four for four Andrew Harries three for 21 and Richard Brock two for 27. In other Division Two matches Llanrhian scored 214 for four at home to Stackpole who got to 173 all out in reply. Hook were bowled out for 76 away to Haverfordwest Seconds chasing Harfat total of 131 all out.
Division Three
Whitland Seconds gained an edge over Cresselly Seconds in the Division Three promotion challenge with a two wickets win at home to the Cresselly team who were bowled out for 102. Steven Thomas scored 25 in the middle order for the visitors and then young Jack Murphy coming in at number eight, scored 26 with four fours. The other batsman in double figures was Sion Jenkins with 18. Stuart Harries took three for 21, Simon Davies three for 23 and leg spinner Meyrick Rowlands two for 12. Rowlands had a match winning innings of 53 with 11 fours as he opened for Whitland Seconds in reply. There were 12 extras but no other batsmen reached double figures as Cresselly challenged Whitland all the way. Matthew Lewis took three for 15 in 12 overs and 13-year-old Jack Murphy confirmed his rich promise by taking two for 11. Kilgetty held on for a draw at 120 for seven away to Hundleton who had earlier totalled 146 for nine. Opener Morgan Allen scored 60 for Hundleton before being caught by Mike Beynon off the bowling of Anthony Bevan. All rounder Riaan Strydom scored 36 before being bowled by Rob Beynon after hitting five fours and one six and John Tysoe scored 11. Rob Beynon was the leading wicket taker for the visitors with five for 26 in 11 overs supported by Anthony Bevan with two for 38. Kilgetty opener Craig Hurst batted well in his innings of 44 before being bowled by Riaan Strydom and although the supporting batsmen chipped in it was not with enough runs to give the visitors the victory. Alan Townsend was 18 not out and earlier both Rob Beynon and skipper Allen Hurst had scored 13. For Hundleton Richard Allen took three for 23, Danny Bebbington two for 24 and Riaan Strydom two for 27. A depleted Narberth Seconds team did well to reach 132 for six away to Neyland Seconds. There were two partnerships of note in the Narberth innings. Andrew Williams with 40 and Emyr Jenkins with 21 had a first wicket stand of 55 and then the father and son combination of Gary and Daniel Hughes put on 40 for the fifth wicket. Daniel was 14 not out and Gary 11. First team all rounder Phil Davies took four for 28 for Neyland Seconds who won by seven wickets on reaching 144 for three. Paul Miller was dropped without scoring and top scored with 56 not out and Phil Davies followed up his bowling to score 45 with two sixes and four fours. Gary Hughes took two for 31 for the Narberth team.
Division Four
Division Four leaders Pembroke Dock won by seven wickets at home to St Ishmael Seconds who were bowled out for 112 despite the effort of Brendan Moon who scored 40. Jason Coles who took four for 14 and Neil Hallett with two for 27 did the damage. All rounder John Davies scored 58 not out and Jamie White 34 not out as the Dock cruised to 115 for three. Student Ben Cole celebrated his return to Lawrenny by taking eight for 25 as Pembroke Seconds were bowled out for 46 in reply to a Lawrenny Seconds total of 162 for six. Cole was helped by the experienced Owain Williams who took two for 15 and Pembroke Second skipper Simon Smith-Wrench were the only Pembroke batsmen to look comfortable against the pace of Cole in his innings of 23. Earlier Lawrenny Seconds scored 162 for six. Skipper John Fuller scored 48 and Barry Phillips had 41 not out with two sixes and three fours backed up by his son James who scored 29. For the Pembroke team Paul Rogers took three for 51 and Charlie Allen two for 50. In the third game of the season between St Florence and Manorbier, the visitors Manorbier came away with the spoils to make it three on the trot. This was largely due to the batting of Paul Oeppen and the bowling of Jeremy Smith. Manorbier started slowly against accurate bowling from Tommy Roberts and Richard Jones who made scoring difficult. Having lost his opening partner early, Oeppen took toll of the few loose deliveries available to score 45. When he was out, Jonathan Hughes maintained the momentum with a typical aggressive innings of 26 which included two sixes and two fours. But from 88 for two, Manorbier collapsed to 117 all out, thanks to a good all-round bowling performance from the Saints attack and two run- outs. Neil Powling's dogged innings of 20 was the only other contribution of note. Peter Hall took three for 30, Tommy Roberts two for 29 and Richard Jones two for 39. St Florence started well in reply, keeping ahead of the required scoring rate, but once the first wicket partnership of 31 was broken, wickets were lost at regular intervals. Stephen Hughes top scored with 23 but none of the other Saints batsmen made double figures except for the skipper Steve Wilkins who remained undefeated on 13 as St Florence were bowled out for 69. Jeremy Smith was the most impressive of the Manorbier attack taking five for 13 from eight overs, whilst Neil Powling took two for 6 from eight overs and Jonathan Hughes two for nought. Division Five
Carew Thirds cruised to a seven wickets win at home to Camrose and Spittal Seconds who were bowled out for 45. Luke Hicks took four for one, Steffan Davies two for eight and leg spinner Daniel Rowlands two for one. David Rees was 13 not out with Daniel Rowlands undefeated at the other end as Carew Thirds soon scored 46 for three. In another low scoring game, Whitland Thirds won by five wickets away to Burton Thirds after dismissing the home team for 90. Tom Pellow with 18 and Rob Jones with 16 were the leading scorers for the Burton team as Mathew Webb took three for 20, Ashley Evans three for 21 and Rob Merriman three for 25. Whitland Thirds got to 91 for five and in winning this match moved three places up the division five table into second place. Dafydd Evans was 30 not out with two sixes and one four supported by thirteen year old Daniel James and the experienced Dawood Parker who both scored 13 with Nathan Evans the other batsman in double figures with 11. Graham Morris took two for 11 and Luke Hayman two for 21 for Burton Thirds. Lamphey Seconds had their first away win in three years and made it a good day for the Lamphey club with the first team winning at home to Fishguard. At Herbrandston the Lamphey bowlers dismissed Herbrandston Seconds for 50. Johnny Lewis was the only batsman in double figures with 13. Skipper Andrew Skeels had a field day for Lamphey Seconds with a spell of seven for 28 which started with two successive boundaries by Alan McClelland off the first two balls that Skeels bowled. The Herbrandston batsmen had little respite at the other end as Jason Griffiths took three for 17. The Herbrandston team had been chasing a Lamphey total of 95 all out. Skeels again was the star man with his match winning innings of 61 which included six fours and there were also 24 extras. Dean John took four for 23 and Alan McClelland two for 12 for the home team. Narberth Thirds had the better of a drawn encounter at home to Llechryd Seconds who held on by the skin of their teeth at 78 for nine in reply to a Narberth Thirds total of 108 all out. Sam Mills top scored for the Narberth team with 71. No other batsman was able to match the skill of Mills but there were 14 extras. For the visitors Malcolm McHugh took four for 36 and Adam Maehrlein took two for 17. When the visitors replied John Quinney scored 17, Charlie Welch 15. Spinner Neil Rossiter took four for 20 and Huw Simpkins two for 22.
Division Six (a)
Saundersfoot Seconds had a big win at home to Llangwm Thirds who were bowled out for just 51 in reply to a Saundersfoot total of 158 for nine. Chris Hawkes top scored for Saundersfoot Seconds with 47 including five fours backed up by Richard Thomas with 22, Steve Cook with 18 and Grant Hardy with 17. For the visitors Jamie Lewis took four for 32 and Chris Thomas two for 27. Lewis was the only batsman in double figures with ten when the visitors replied. Chris Hawkes followed up his batting to take five for 18, Sam Butler took two wickets without conceding a run and Steve Cook took two for 17. Hundleton Seconds had a comfortable away win against Crymych Seconds who were dismissed for 54. Clive Davies with 11 and Gwyndaf Rees with ten were the only batsmen in double figures as John Davies took four for four and David Pratt took two for 11 in 12 overs, the first ten of which were maidens. Luke Williams led the Hundleton victory bid with an undefeated innings of 33 not out supported by Nail Smith with 13 so that the visitors won by eight wickets in 12 overs. The match was sponsored by Hywel Ladd of Ladd's' Ironmongers, Clunderwen. Cresselly Thirds won by nine wickets away to Kilgetty Seconds after dismissing the home team for 75. Kilgetty skipper Richard Gwyther scored 17, Grant James 12 and there were 13 extras. For the visitors Huw Evans took three for 23, under thirteen player Alex Bayley took two for three in four overs and skipper David Cherry two for 12. In reply Cresselly Thirds reached 76 for one with Geraint Williams 39 not out and Ross Grieve 26 not out. Commenting after the match Cresselly's player manager David Cherry said, "The wicket was excellent and congratulations to the Kilgetty ground staff for the considerable amount of effort made to get the game played. The huge amount of rain during the week must have made preparation very difficult."