Neyland will play Llangwm in the final of the Thomas Scourfield and Sons Harrison-Allen Bowl at Cresselly tomorrow (Saturday, August 3).

Since the euphoria of their semi-final win over last year's Bowl winners Whitland, form has deserted the Llangwm team and currently they are languishing in the relegation zone of Division One.

The absence of star all-rounder Steve Inward through injury, has made a big difference, but Inward did not make much of an impact with the bat in the semi-final at Narberth and injury curtailed his chances with the ball, when his hand was damaged badly in attempting to take a return catch.

Llangwm skipper Jonathan Twigg is a great thinker about the game and knows what it is like to be a Harrison-Allen Bowl winner, from his Haverfordwest days. Chris Inward and Adrian Harries are two all-rounders who are highly respected around the county circuit and Will Beresford is a scintillating stroke playing opening batsman who is also a top quality wicket-keeper.

Neyland are current Division One leaders and are well led by Gregg Miller, who is a high scoring opening batsman and still one of the best fielders around.

In fact, Neyland have an excellent fielding team and are acknowledged as the best in the County.

Paul Murray, Ashley Sutton and Andrew Miller are also reliable run scorers and the team is the best balanced in the county, with spinners Gary Lloyd and Andrew Miller able to back up the pacemen such as Nathan Banner and Patrick Hannon.

If Steve Inward is fit enough to play, the high-scoring left-hander is unlikely to fail in both innings of the final and his presence will give Llangwm a huge boost.

In addition, Jonathan Twigg will have more than one trick up his sleeve. He called upon 14-year-old off-spinner Philip Llewellyn in an earlier round against Carew and the youngster produced a match winning performance.

He could be used in the final in tandem with Adrian Harries to make the batsmen play shots to score, rather than using the pace of the ball with defletions.

Whatever the outcome, it will be a great occasion, with many spectators making their car parking arrangements today!

The umpires will be Trefor Evans, of Whitland, a former County Club chairman and Steve Blowes, of Camrose and Spittal, who is the current County Club secretary.

The John Cole Memorial Trophy Man of the Match adjudicators will be two people who are well-known in the Pembrokeshire cricketing community, Mrs. Joyce Thomas, the daughter of the late John Cole and his nephew Maurice Cole, the former Cresselly club captain and County Club president.

Maurice Cole played many times for Cresselly in a Bowl final, as a wicket-keeper/batsman and as an astute captain.

He has either played in or watched every Bowl final, except one, since the inception of this great competition in 1949.

Wickets will be pitched as 12 pm and admission prices, including a free raffle ticket, are £5 for adults and £3 for old age pensioners. Children under 16 will be admitted free of charge.