Lawrenny condemned Cresselly to their second defeat of the season after securing a six-wicket away win against their neighbours.
The home side batted first and were looking well set for a decent total after Phil Williams and Matthew Morgan put on 93 for the first wicket, but a flurry of wickets soon followed once Williams departed after scoring 44. Morgan went on to record his first 50 of the season before being dismissed as the visiting bowlers started to assert themselves on the home team line-up as Rob Williams took 3-36 and Brad Jenkins 3-37.
Cresselly finished on 187-9, a total that was within easy grasp of the Lawrenny batsmen.
Andrew Cole led the way in the chase with a well-crafted unbeaten 80; an innings that contained nine 4s and three 6s, while James Buckle showed his capabilities by hitting 55 with one maximum and seven 4s.
Haverfordwest made short work of defeating Llangwm by recording a seven-wicket win after chasing down 133, while Carew easily disposed of new boys Llanrhian after hitting 182-6 thanks to Tom Davies's unbeaten 65 and Nick Scourfield's 38.
Davies was on form with the ball, too, steaming in to take 5-38 and reducing the visitors to 124-9 in reply
After securing a resounding victory on the opening day of the season, Whitland came back to earth with a bump following a comprehensive defeat at home to Narberth.
Batting first, only three players made double figures as Wayne Howells ran in to take 7-14.
The visitors had no issues with chasing the target down as Jordan Howells led the way, scoring 29, before Richie Adams and Kyle Quartermaine were left unbeaten at the end on 18 and 12, respectively.
Neyland, meanwhile, could only manage a draw at home to St. Ishmaels, who racked up 160-7 in their innings and contained the home side to 120-8 in reply.
Whitland seconds fared a little better away at Burton as they held on for a draw. The Borderers' second string reached 150-7 in reply to the home team's 207-5 as Wayne Jones struck eight 4s in his 40, while Josh Watson and Geraint Phillips both struck six boundaries in their scores of 30.
Saundersfoot look odds-on favourites for automatic promotion after ripping up Carew seconds at home with a resounding 129-run victory.
The home side batted first and scored 225-6 thanks to skipper Simon Wood's unbeaten 78, an innings that contained nine 4s and three 6s, while Dai Davies struck 37, Nick Cope 31 and Phil Jones 32.
For Carew, James Hinchliffe took 2-71 and Jonathan Harries 2-7.
The visitors were then shot out for 96 as Davies took 5-36 and James Caine 2-5, with Hinchliffe scoring top scoring on 31.
Alex Bailey was in fine form for Cresselly seconds as he struck an imperious 106 for the visitors in their innings of 238-6 at Johnston. Harry Thomas was also in the runs as the youngster struck an elegant 83.
The home side were never in the hunt and settled for a paltry 139-5 in reply, with Iwan Izzard taking 2-35.
Lamphey let a golden opportunity slip as they lost to Haverfordwest seconds who were teetering on 60 for 5 in reply to the home side's 180-9, before a whirlwind innings of 62 off 40 balls by Kern Cunningham changed the face of the game.
Earlier, the Lamphey innings was built on a superb 88 by Nick Shelmerdine, an innings that contained eleven 4s and and a six and Grant Cole's 25.
Lamphey looked on course for a win when their bowlers got to work as Hywel Gibbs spun his way to 4-35, but Cunningham's innings of utter contempt and brutality ensured they went home with the points.
The derby clash between Pembroke and Stackpole went the way of the home side after Stackpole were dismissed for 159. Only former Pembroke batsman Rob Matthias got to grips with the home bowlers as he struck 39 alongside J. Obeeny's 45.
Lewys Wilkes took 4-31 for the home team, while Sean Powell, Ceri Brace and Jack Harries both took two apiece.
Paul White led the way batting with a diligent 48, but Phil Hay's blistering 68 not out ensured the win went the home team's way.
Mike Williams had cause to celebrate for Narberth seconds as they thrashed Johnston seconds at home as the all-rounder took 5-10, including a hat-trick, to help skittle the visitors out for 29. Nick Evans was also in the wickets, picking up 4-2.
The home side knocked the runs off for the loss of one wicket, with Aron Keane smashing a quickfire 21 not out.
Camrose and Spittal made easy work of beating Pembroke Dock after dismissing the visitors for 100 and passing the total for the loss of four wickets, while Saundersfoot seconds drew at Llechryd after reaching 111-8 in reply to the home team's 166-6.
In division four, St. Clears struggled away at Haverfordwest thirds after being bundled out for 107 while chasing down a target of 170.
Earlier in the game, James Ingleton took 2-25 to help restrict the home side to 169-8, yet the home team's bowlers were in a less than charitable mood as they steamed in to bowl the Saints out cheaply to secure victory by a 62-run margin.
Lawrenny seconds lost at Burton after batting first and reaching 147-6 in their innings thanks to Steve Campbell's unbeaten 73. The visitors passed the total for the loss of four wickets.
Kilgetty had a superb home win against Cresselly thirds who were bundled out for 111 in reply to the home team's 197-5 that was built around Toby Poole's 43 (4x4) Liam Cullen's excellent 47 (8x4), Peter Hall's 36 and Anthony Bevan's 36.
In reply, the visitors had no answer to Ian Poole's off-spin as the former Welsh international wicketkeeper took 8-11 off six overs, with Steve Wilkins scoring 40.
In division five, Pembroke Dock seconds scored 205-7 against Camrose and Spittal's reserves who were bowled out for 98 in reply.
Glyn Griffiths led the way for the Dock, scoring 77, while Andrew Boyett hit 32 and Neil Roberts 28.
In reply, Johnnie Hay took 4-23 and Steve Alford 3-19 to condemn the visitors to their first defeat of the season.
Hundleton made short work of Haverfordwest fourths, dismissing the away side for 50 and passing it for the loss of no wickets.
Paul Edwards was once again in the wickets as he took 6-13 and Ben Adams 3-7, while Luke Williams with 24 not out and Scott Richards with 23 not out knocked off the runs.
Stackpole seconds beat Herbrandston seconds as they overhauled the visitors' 130-4 for the loss of six wickets as Marcus Adie hit 27 not out and Josh Richards 28
Narberth thirds were bowled out for just 58 at Llanrhian and could only take three wickets as the hosts passed the target without any trouble, while Whitland thirds beat Lamphey seconds by four wickets as the visitors were bundled out for just 71, with Barry Rees taking 6-19 and Hefin Thomas 2-25.
Gwyn Phillips helped knock-off the runs, striking two 4s in his 24, while Connor Bowen also had a score of note in his innings of 18.
Pembroke seconds lost at St. Ishmaels as they failed to reach the home side's 140-10 as they were bowled out 19 runs short.
Jubilee Cup success for Carew
Whitland 169-9 Carew 170-3
(Carew won by seven wickets)
Defending Division One champions Carew had a seven wickets win away to Harrison-Allen Bowl holders Whitland in the postponed Jubilee Cup final. The fixture was played as a 'double header' as the two clubs had been drawn against each other in the first round of the Welsh Cup.
Whitland scored 169-9 in their allotted 40 overs with some consistent batting down the order, although no batsman was able to reach the 50 mark. Dan James was undefeated at the end on 35 not out and earlier Owen Evans scored 32, Mark Lee 29, Iestyn Scourfield 24 and Dylan Blain 20.
For Carew, paceman Rhys Davies took 3-18 and Matthew Phillips finished with 2-22.
Carew opener Ian Sefton had the biggest innings of the day in an attacking knock of 59 with a brace of sixes on top of his seven fours.
Later, in an undefeated fourth wicket partnership, cousins Tom and Rhys Davies maintained the momentum to reach a winning total of 170-3 with almost five overs to spare.
The in-form Tom Davies finished on 38 not out and Rhys Davies was 19 not out.



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