Division One
Pembrokeshire's top four teams from the 2007 season were involved in two of the matches in the opening week's campaign. Defending champions St Ishmaels will still be the team to beat this season and Tish totalled 177 for seven at home to Cresselly. Skipper Peter Bradshaw and teenage prodigy Andrew Salter gave the defending champions a solid start in a first wicket partnership of 60. Salter hit one six and three fours before being stumped by Neilson Cole off the bowling of Richard Harris for 37 and Bradshaw had earlier been caught by Ryan Lewis off the bowling of Cresselly's skipper Lyn Richards for 29. Jonathan Pawlett continued where he left off last season with a fine innings of 57 and Andrew Palmer was 38 not out. Spinner Ryan Lewis was the most penetrative of the Cresselly bowlers and finished with figures of four for 41 with other wickets falling to Richard Harris, Lyn Richards and Simon Cole. Cresselly salvaged a draw with a total of 150 for nine to prevent Tish from winning. Julian Arthur top scored with 37 before being caught by Andrew Palmer off the bowling of Andrew Salter and his brother Damian provided support with 24 before he was also dismissed by Salter. Simon Cole with 19, Phil Williams with 13 and Rhydian Rees with 12 chipped in and Ryan Lewis had a brisk innings of 27. Spinner Andrew Salter took four for 31, James Salter two for 32 and Andrew Palmer two for 34. The match at the Racecourse, Haverfordwest was a low scoring affair with the ball on top of bat for most of the afternoon in a match where only three batsmen reached double figures. Haverfordwest batted first and were bowled out for the meagre total of 99 following excellent bowling by Simon Wood who took five for 25 with his accurate swing bowling, Tim Hicks took two for 21 and Darren Thomas two for 36. Opener Danny Potter scored 38 before being caught by Phil Jones at extra cover off the bowling of Wood and David Davies was the other batsman in double figures with 16. Carew had all the time in the world to get a winning total of 100 but found it difficult to score runs and keep their wickets intact. Nick Scourfield was the only batsman to stand above the parapet with a dogged innings of 63 not out in 52 overs. No other Carew batsman could reach double figures and the match ended with Carew two runs short of victory settling for a draw on a total of 98 for seven. David Davies took three for 18, Stephen Phillips two for 29 and skipper Nick Dyer one for 11 for Haverfordwest. Burton just managed to avoid relegation from Division One last season and were up against it in their match against Neyland being dismissed for 96 in response to a Neyland total of 148 or eight. The experienced Phil Sutton top scored for Neyland with 28 supported by Paul Murray with 26 and Nick Kooman with 24 not out. Spinner James Venables took three for 48 and Mark Griffiths two for 27. Apart from Martin James with 25 and Gareth Bevan with 23, the Burton batsmen found life hard going although Will Scriven did get into double figures with 11. The Neyland bowlers always had the upper hand as Andrew Miller took three for 11, spinner Gary Lloyd two for 15 and Patrick Hannon two for 29. Whitland are on top of Division One after defeating Lawrenny by 33 runs. Whitland totalled 140 for seven and were given an ideal start in a first wicket partnership of 51 between David Lee who scored 15 and teenager Jonathan Thomas who scored 14. All rounder Mathew Davies had a breezy knock of 31 whilst for Lawrenny Simon Webb took three for 34 and Simon Cole two for 25. Hugh Griffiths did his best to hold the Lawrenny innings together with a determined innings of 27 but only had meaningful support from Simon Cole with 23 including five fours and skipper Steve Lewis with 19, an innings which included four fours. Whitland rugby player Raff Williams did the early damage by taking the first three wickets to fall for 18 runs. Mathew Davies followed up his batting to take two for 26, spinner Paul Webb had a match winning spell of four for 14 as Lawrenny were bowled out for 107. Narberth had the better of a drawn game at home to Llangwm and as a result are in second position in the league table. Although three of the first five batsmen reached double figures Narberth were at one time 57 for five. Opener Andrew Williams and Kyle Quartermaine both scored 18 and skipper Richard Adams reached 17 before being stumped by William Beresford off the bowling of Llangwm skipper Andrew Harris. However all rounders Ben Quartermaine and Ian Hughes featured in a partnership of 63 for the sixth wicket which was broken when Ian Hughes was bowled by Darren Brick for 38 after hitting two sixes and four fours. Ben Quartermaine was undefeated at the end with an excellent innings of 40 not out which included three sixes and one four. Llangwm bowled tidily with Andrew Brock taking two for 29 from ten overs and other wickets falling to Andrew Harris, Chris Inward and Darren Brick. Llangwm reached 125 for nine in reply to Narberth's total of 152 for seven, with Chris Inward being bowled by Ben Hughes off the last ball of the match. Llangwm also made an indifferent start and were 40 for five with only two batsmen Gary Phillips with 17 and Jonathon Twigg with 12 in double figures. Skipper Andrew Harris scored 18 before being caught and bowled by left arm spinner Ian Hughes. Ian Phillips top scored with 35 before being bowled by Richard Howell and Darren Brick had an attacking innings of 25 from just 18 deliveries, five of which were hit for four. Ben Quartermaine showed his quality with a bowling spell of three for 26 from 12 overs, Ian Hughes ended with figures of two for 32 and Ben Hughes took two for 51. Richard Howell kept one end tied up as he took one for 15 from ten overs.
Division Two
Saundersfoot had a winning start to the season with an eight wickets win over Pembroke who were dismissed for 121. Kevin Sykes had a match winning spell of four for 19 backed up by Steve Cole with two for eight and David Dunfee with two for 23. All rounder Gwyn Griffiths tried to hold the innings together in a fighting knock of 39 before he was bowled by Steve Cole. Simon Smith-Wrench scored 16 and L Butler batting at number ten boosted the total in his knock of 23. Openers Danny Cane and Simon Stanford gave Saundersfoot an excellent start in their first wicket partnership of 78 from just 16 overs. Stanford hit five fours in his innings of 44 and Cane one six and three fours as he scored 35. On their departure Paul Mansbridge with 16 not out and James Cane with 14 not out took Saundersfoot to a winning total of 122 for two. Carew had the better of the battle between the only two clubs with second teams in Division Two. The visitors Haverfordwest Seconds were bowled out for 89 in response to a Carew total of 142 for five. Opener Tom Davies had a solid innings of 34, the evergreen Gerald Hicks top scored with 44 and Mathew Phillips reached 42 not out in the Carew total. For the visitors Dean Flood took two for 29 and Simon Tremaine two for 47. Experienced opening batsman Andrew Phillips led the way for Haverfordwest in his innings of 28 but lacked support to challenge the Carew total as the only other batsman in double figures was Mark Cross with 16. All rounder Aled Davies rolled back the years to take seven for 16 from his ten overs with Neil Gregory, Nick Cope and spinner Ceri Brace each picking up one wicket. In other Division Two matches Hook defeated Fishguard by 159 runs and Johnston won by 96 runs at home to Llanrhian. The match between Llechryd and Herbrandston was one of a number of matches called off on Saturday because of wet pitches.
Division Three
Cresselly Seconds had an eight wickets win at home to St Ishmaels Seconds who were dismissed for 100. Skipper Richard Arthur ripped through the Tish batting line-up with a five for 30 spell supported by left arm seamer Mathew Lewis who took three for 24. Michael Cockburn with 33 and Liam Duffield with 17 were the main contributors to the Tish total. Excellent batting by Scott Arthur with 54 not out and Nick Davies with 35 not out took the Cresselly team to a winning total of 103 for two. Pembroke Dock were bowled out for 54 at home to Camrose and Spittal who won by eight wickets. The Dock batsmen had problems facing David Crane with four for nine and Phil Rees with four for 15. Rhys Norman with 23 not out steered the visitors to a total of 55 for two. Hundleton had a seven wickets win at home to Burton Seconds after bowling out the visitors for 76. Riaan Strydom was the main wicket taker for Hundleton with four for 25 supported by Jonathan Williams with two for 11. John Tysoe scored 29 and Mark Williams 22 not out in the Hundleton total of 77 for three. Two clubs relegated from Division Two last season Stackpole and Lamphey met on Saturday and Stackpole ended up as comfortable winners. Huw Cox scored 112 not out from just 103 deliveries to notch up his maiden century. He batted well to get on top of the Lamphey bowling and hit five sixes and ten fours in his innings and he received excellent support from Richard McKay with 51 not out. Spinner Hywel Gibbs took the only wicket for the Lamphey team who were bowled out for 145 in reply to the Stackpole total of 194 for one. Middle order batsman Jason Oatley had an outside chance of leading Lamphey to victory until he was caught by Alan Webster off the bowling of Simon Bevan for 62 having hit two sixes and seven fours. Lamphey skipper Paul White played well until he gave a return catch to Alan Webster after scoring 33. Alan Webster finished with four for 46, Simon Bevan with three for two and Anthony Canton two for 39. No play was possible in the Match between Whitland Seconds and Kilgetty.
Division Four
Narberth Seconds travelled to Llangwm who were bowled out for 108 by Llangwm Seconds. Skipper Chris Richards opened the innings and scored 28 with four fours and the only other batsman in double figures was another experienced player Nick Evans who scored 23 batting at number eleven and also hit four fours. J Palmer caused most of the damage in his spell of five for 37 from 12 overs. A second wicket partnership of 73 between Alastair Platten and Paul Morgan gave Llangwm Seconds a nine wickets win. Platten scored 47 not out with three sixes and two fours and Morgan 31 not out. Alan Phillips took one for 48 for the visitors, figures which were distorted in the last over when he conceded 24 runs, having only conceded 24 runs in his previous eight overs. Manorbier were dismissed for 86 at home to Haverfordwest Thirds. Richard Davies had a devastating spell of six for 13 and Mark Meyrick was the pick of the Manorbier batsmen in his innings of 27. Ewan Cunningham scored 31 as the visitors won by seven wickets. No play was possible in the match between Pembroke Seconds and Lawrenny Seconds.
Division Five
There was much interest in the local derby between Cresselly Thirds and Carew Thirds. The visitors reached a total of 125 for seven as Mark Hicks scored 33, Haydn Shapcott 28, James Hinchliffe 22 and Tom Scourfield 14. David Court took four for 17 in a controlled spell for Cresselly. Although opener Iwan Lizard scored 46 and middle order batsman Neil Williams 30 Cresselly Thirds were restricted to a total of 103 for six as Steffan Davies took four for 11. St Florence were bowled out for 79 in their away match against Burton Thirds who won by eight wickets. Peter Hall scored 18 for St Florence with skipper Steve Wilkins and Tom Parkinson both scoring 15 with Parkinson hitting a four and a six in his brief stay at the crease. James Cromwell took three for eight for the Burton team and J Roberts two for 24. Robbie Neale won the match for Burton Thirds almost single handed as he scored 72 out of a total of 83 for two with six sixes and five fours. Andrew Cromwell was the other batsman in double figures with 12. The local derby between Whitland Thirds and Narberth Thirds at Llanddewi Velfrey was another victim of a wet pitch. Hundleton Seconds travelled to Crymych and had a good start when Crymych Seconds were seven for three. The home team recovered as Guto Davies scored 67 with six sixes and his brother Huw scored 40 with three sixes. As a result the Crymych bowlers had a total of 160 to defend before the Crymych team were dismissed. Hundleton Seconds were bowled out for 55 despite the efforts of Nick Hayward with 43. Huw Davies followed up his batting to take four for three for Crymych Seconds. The match was sponsored by Ann Youngman of the Angel Llandissilio. Lamphey Seconds were proceeding steadily at 38 for two at home to Stackpole Seconds. However Katherine Adams entered the scene and triggered a collapse in her four for five spell. Earlier two young players, Giuseppe Tremarco and Gethin Llewellyn both scored 18. Stackpole Seconds soon reached 45 for one in reply to win by nine wickets with Phil Tallett 25 not out. No play was possible in the local derby between Kilgetty Seconds and Saundersfoot Seconds and in the match between Fishguard Seconds and Pembroke Dock Seconds. CRICKET SCOREBOARD
Results
Saturday's results in the Antur Insurance Pembroke County Cricket League were as follows: Division One: Burton (7) 96-10 lost to Neyland (29) 148-8; Lawrenny (6) 107-10 lost to Whitland (29) 140-7; Haverfordwest (16) 99-10 drew with Carew (13) 98-7; Narberth (19) 152-7 drew with Llangwm (12) 125-9; St. Ishmaels (19) 177-7 drew with Cresselly (13) 150-9. Division Two: Hook (30) 213-7 bt Fishguard (4) 54 -10; Saundersfoot (29) 122-2 bt Pembroke (5) 121-10; Johnston (30) 170-10 bt Llanrhian (7) 74-10; Llechryd (5) Herbrandston (5) - cancelled; Carew II (29) 142-5 bt Haverfordwest II (4) 89-10. Division Three: Pembroke Dock (2) 54-10 lost to Camrose & Spittal (26) 55-2; Whitland II (5) Kilgetty (5) - cancelled; Cresselly (28) 103-2 bt St. Ishmaels II (4) 100-10; Hundleton (27) 77-3 bt Burton II (3) 76-10; Stackpole (30) 194-1 bt Lamphey (4) 145-10. Division Four: Llangwm II (28) 109-1 bt Narberth II (3) 108-10; Pembroke (5) Lawrenny II (5) - cancelled; Manorbier (3) 86-10 lost to Haverfordwest III (28) 90-3; Neyland II (3) 83-10 lost to Crymych (27) 84-3; Llanrhian II (5) 108-9 lost to Johnston II (27) 109-4. Division Five: Herbrandston II (28) 110-10 bt Llechryd II (8) 100-10; Whitland III (5) Narberth III (5) - cancelled; Burton III (27) 84-2 bt St. Florence (3) 79-10; Camrose & Spittal II (4) 49-10 lost to Hook II (29) 141-6; Cresselly III (11) 103-7 drew with Carew III (17) 125-7. Division Six: Crymych II (30) 160-10 bt Hundleton II (6) 55-10; Kilgetty II (5) Saundersfoot II (5) - cancelled; Lamphey II (1) 44-10 lost to Stackpole II (26) 45-1; Fishguard II (5) Pembroke Dock II (5) - cancelled; Haverfordwest IV (26) 59-10 bt Llangwm III (6) 39-10.
Performances
Division One: Burton - Gareth Bevan 23, James Venables 3-48, Martin James 25; Neyland - Phil Sutton 28, Andrew Miller 3-11, Paul Murray 26, Gary Lloyd 2-15; Lawrenny - Simon Webb 3-34, Simon Cole 2-25 and 25, Steve Lewis 1-42 and 19; Robert Williams 1-34, Hugh Griffiths 27; Whitland - Jonathan Thomas 40, M. Davies 31 no and 2-26, Raff Williams 3-18, Paul Webb 4-14, Mark Lee 1 -29; Haverfordwest - Danny Potter 38, Dai Davies 16 and 3-18, Stephen Phillips 2-29, Nick Dyer 1 -11; Carew - Simon Wood 5-25, Tim Hicks 2-21, Darren Thomas 2-36, Nick Scourfield 63 no; Narberth - Ben Quartermaine 40 no and 3-26, Ian Hughes 38; Llangwm - Ian Phillips 35, Darren Brick 25, Andrew Brock 2-29; St. Ishmaels - Jonathan Pawlett 57, Andrew Palmer 38 no, Andrew Salter 37 and 4-31; Cresselly - Ryan Lewis 4-41 and 27, Julian Arthur 37. Division Two: Hook - Jamie Phelps 84, Ben Field 44, Tom Blaxland 4-8, Andrew Thomas 4-10; Fishguard - Jonathan Strawbridge 14; Saundersfoot - Simon Stanford 44, Danny Caine 35, Kevin Sykes 4-19; Pembroke - Gwyn Griffiths 39, Perry Phillips 1-27; Johnston - John Summons 37, Ross Dewstowe 35, Liam James 24, Andrew Page 4-18, Steven Mills 2-9; Llanrhian - David Hamilton 3-29; Carew II - Matthew Phillips 42 no, Gerald Hicks 44, Aled Davies 7-16, Ceri Brace 1-19; Haverfordwest II - Dean Flood 2-29, Simon Tremaine 2-47, Andrew Phillips 28, Mark Cross 16. Division Three: Pembroke Dock - John Cumani 1 -13; Camrose & Spittal - David Crane 4-9, Phil Rees 4-15, Rhys Norman 23 no. Cresselly II - Richard Arthur 5-30, Matthew Lewis 3-24, Scott Arthur 54 no, Neil Davies 37; St. Ishmaels II - Michael Cockburn 33; Hundleton - Rhian Strydom 4-25, Jonathan Williams 2-11, Nigel Arthur 1-14, John Tysoe 29, Mark Williams 22 no; Stackpole - Huw Cox 112 no, Richard McKay 51 no, Alan Webster 4 -46, Simon Bevan 3-2; Lamphey - Jason Oatley 62, Paul White 33. Division Four: Manorbier - Mark Meyrick 27, Neil Powling; Haverfordwest III - Richard Davies 6-13, Ewan Cunningham 31; Neyland II - Martin Jones 19, Ashley Sutton 12, Ian Milson 1-13; Crymych - Robert Nicholas 25, Eurig Lewis 21 no and 2-4, Dai Jenkins 2-26; Llanrhian II - R. Watkins 30; Johnston II - Gary Stephens 41 no, Steve James 28. Division Five: Herbrandston II - Nathan Banner 48, Dai John 26, Mike Spering 4-11; Burton III - Robie Neale 72 no, Graham Morris 3-14; St. Florence - Peter Hall 18, Steve Wilkins 15; Hook II - Gareth Herberg 33, Wayne Griffiths 33 and 3-16, Gary Holder 3-9; Cresselly III - Ewan Izzard 46, Neil Williams 30, David Court 4-17; Carew III - Mark Hicks 33, Hayden Shapcott 28, Stephen Davies 4 -11. Division Six: Crymych II - Guto Davies 67, Hugh Davies 4-3; Hundleton II - Nick Heyward 43; Lamphey II - Graham Purser 1-9, Guisseppi Tremarco 18, Gethin Llewellyn 16; Stackpole II - Kathryn Adams 5-4, Charlie Evans 1-12, Phil Tallett 25 no; Haverfordwest IV - Simon Williams 7-11, Rhys Clutterbuck 1-5, Stephen H. Phillips 25; Llangwm III - Jeremy Brock 5-10, Shaun Thomas 2 -2, G. Elliott 12.
Fixtures
Tomorrow's (Saturday's) fixtures are as follows: Division One: Whitland v Neyland; Cresselly v Burton; Narberth v St. Ishmaels; Llangwm v Haverfordwest; Carew v Lawrenny. Division Two: Pembroke v Fishguard; Haverfordwest II v Hook; Llechryd v Carew II; Herbrandston v Johnston; Llanrhian v Saundersfoot. Division Three: Kilgetty v Camrose & Spittal; Lamphey v Pembroke Dock; Hundleton v Stackpole; Burton II v Cresselly II; St. Ishmaels v Whitland II. Division Four: Lawrenny II v Narberth II; Johnston II v Llangwm II; Neyland II v Llanrhian II; Crymych v Manorbier; Haverfordwest II v Pembroke II. Division Five: Narberth III v Llechryd II; Carew III v Herbrandston II; Camrose & Spittal II v Cresselly III; Hook II v Burton III; St. Florence v Whitland III. Division Six: Saundersfoot II v Hundleton II; Llanrhian III v Crymych II; Fishguard II v Haverfordwest IV; Pembroke Dock II v Lamphey II; Stackpole II v Kilgetty II; Llangwm III - bye.