Llanrhian seal Alan Brown success

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5 years ago

July 10, 2019

LLANRHIAN won the Alan Brown trophy in Whitland on Sunday (July 7) as they beat Stackpole by 36 runs in Whitland.

Stackpole won the trophy in 2015 while Llanrhian were aiming to win it for the first time.

Llanrhian batted first and made 114-8 before Stackpole replied with 106-7 in their first innings. That meant Llanrhian led by 8 runs at tea and a score of 150-4 set Stackpole 159 to win the game.

Stackpole could only reach 122-7 in reply giving Llanrhian victory in an excellent game.

Llanrhian batted first but they lost Richard Reed and Jack Jones early on as both fell to the bowling of Richard Mackay.

Nigel Delaney made a score of 23 and Tom Clarke scored 27 as they piled on the runs.

Both fell to Simon Bevan though as Stackpole kept picking up wickets.

Ewan McDonald also claimed a wicket as did George Smith before Bevan claimed his third when he bowled Russell Watkins.

Dafydd Williams was run out late on but Ben RV Jones finished unbeaten on 37 as Llanrhian posted 114-8 in their first innings.

Stackpole lost opener Josh Davies early in their reply for a duck as he was caught by Reed off the bowling of Dafydd Williams.

Tom Clarke also bowled Alan Webster cheaply before Lewys Gibby and Simon Bevan took over.

Gibby scored 26 before he was bowled by Rhodri Owen and Bevan made a score of 40 before also falling to Owen.

Owen then had his third as he had Richard Mackay caught by Ben D Jones.

George Smith made a score of 12 before he fell to Karl Davies who then also had Alex Frearson caught by Richard Reed.

That meant that Stackpole finished on 106-7, giving Llanrhian a lead of eight runs at tea.

Llanrhian came out for their second innings determined to set a challenging target for their opponents and openers Reed and Ben RV Jones made a good start.

They shared 59 runs for the first wicket before Jones was bowled by Alan Webster on a score of 22.

Nigel Delaney was next in and he continued to put runs on the board in another good partnership with Reed.

Delaney made 28 before he was bowled by Richard Mackay.

Jack Jones made a score of 17 before he fell to the bowling of Ewan McDonald.

Reed had played superbly to reach a score of 60 but McDonald claimed his wicket to keep the score down.

Tom Clarke finished not out on 11 as Llanrhian reached 150-4 in their second innings, setting Stackpole 159 to win the game.

Josh Davies and Richard Mackay got their side off to a decent start in the final innings with Davies scoring 17 as he shared 33 runs with Mackay for the first wicket.

Davies was then caught off the bowling of Tom Clarke and Karl Davies then had Lewys Gibby caught by Nigel Delaney.

Rhodri Owen then had Alan Webster caught by Davies and George Smith caught by Reed as Llanrhian began to restrict Stackpole’s chase.

Mackay had made his way to a score of 32 but he was then bowled by Owen.

Paul Oeppen was run out on 14 before Ewan McDonald was caught by Davies off the bowling of Delaney.

Frearson finished not out on 16 but it wasn’t enough as Stackpole finished their second innings on 122-7, giving victory to Llanrhian.

After the match, Llanrhian’s Ben RV Jones was named man of the match for his excellent batting display over both innings.

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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double

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April 24, 2024

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Two thrilling semi finals last weekend has meant Goodwick United and Clarbeston Road will meet in the senior cup final this coming Saturday.

Goodwick faced Pennar Robins in their semi final who pushed the champions very hard. Carl Vincent will be disappointed but proud of the Robins as they gave a great account of themselves. However in the end Goodwick’s quality and experience just was too much for Vincent’s team.

The other semi was an absolute thriller, and after a nail biting game Matthew Fox’ Clarby progressed to the final. A offside call has sparked a lot of debate around the county. However it seems that linesman Jenkins made an absolute perfect call so credit to him for that.

Both teams would have wanted a nice week of preparation for the final, maybe without any games to play. Unfortunately this hasn’t been possible due to the fixture backlog and both outfits have played already this week.

Goodwick will be favourites of course, however if anyone can upset the apple cart Saturday it’s this Clarbeston Road team. Fox’ outfit have impressed over and over this season. Without too much pressure on them, they are in a good place going into the final.

The double at one staged looked like the minimum Goodwick would be aiming for this season. However losses in other cup competitions, means its Senior Cup success or just the league title for the outstanding team of the season. Oddly becoming champions with no cup success maybe seen as a huge disappointment considering their dominance this season. A unique pressure. However if anyone can handle that pressure it’s O’Sullivans outfit.

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Swifts eyes on double.

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Swifts won comfortably with key player Butland getting three assists and Josh Sture grabbing a brace. Waterman and Rhys Sture added the other goals as outstanding Monkton won 4-0.

Herbrandston and Johnston played in the other semi final and this was a much harder fixture to call. The promoted Herbie a younger and perhaps less physical outfit in comparison to the Tigers. Johnston quickly took control of the game when they found themselves two up after just 29 minutes.

However when Scott Murray was shown a red card just eight minutes later, Herbie would have been confident of staging a comeback. Despite being a man light, Johnston held Herbie until the final minute of the 90, when Alex Ouzman gave Herbie late hope. The Tigers held firm however and progress to the final where they will be underdogs. A tag that I’m sure the players and manager Steven Allen won’t mind too much.