Neyland crowned champions

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5 years ago

August 12, 2019

NEYLAND successfully retained their Division 1 crown on Saturday (Aug 10) as their game with Lawrenny ended in a draw.

Going into the game, Lawrenny knew they would need to win if they were to keep their title hopes alive but Neyland were also keen to pick up the win.

Neyland batted first and made a good total of 242-5 from their 45 overs.

They made a steady start with Patrick Bellerby and Nick Koomen sharing 56 runs for the first wicket.

Koomen scored 20 but he was then caught by James Phillips off the bowling of Ryan Morton.

Soon after, Bellerby, who had made his way to a score of 32, was caught by Harry Thomas off the bowling of Morton.

Ashley Sutton cracked a six in his score of 12 but then saw himself caught by James Buckle as Morton picked up his third wicket.

When George Evans was caught by Tom Cole off the bowling of Rob Williams, Neyland had slipped to 110-4.

Ross Hardy and Henry Durrant then swung the game in Neyland’s favour as they shared a fifth wicket stand worth 114 runs.

Durrant hit two fours and a six in his score of 38 before he was bowled by Morton who finished with excellent figures of 4-32 from his nine overs.

Hardy was on a score of 89 when Durrant departed and he went on to complete his century, hitting eight fours and eight sixes in his score of 102 not out.

Lawrenny were also guilty of giving away 31 runs in extras as Lawrenny’s target for victory was 243.

Lawrenny were struggling early on in their reply as they lost Harry Thomas when he was caught by Sean Hannon off the bowling of Henry Durrant.

They also lost James Phillips when he was caught by Nick Koomen off the bowling of Nathan Banner as the hosts were reduced to 8-2.

James Buckle and Steve Lewis shared 60 runs for the third wicket as they looked to keep their side in the game.

Andrew Miller then struck as he had Buckle caught by Geraint Rees.

Lewis then reached his half century but, having hit five fours and two sixes in his score of 52, he was then caught by Hardy off the bowling of Rees.

Rees then had Brad McDermott-Jenkins caught by Patrick Hannon and James Skeels caught by Patrick Bellerby as Lawrenny were reduced to 87-6.

Joe Kidney hit a four and a six in his score of 13 but he was then caught by Bellerby off the bowling of Rees who also finished with figures of 4-32 from his seven overs.

Andrew Miller then had Ryan Morton caught by Bellerby as the visitors continued to take wickets in search of victory.

Tom Cole hit three fours and a six in his score of 28 but when he was bowled by Ross Hardy, Lawrenny were staring at defeat on 140-9.

Rob Williams and Jamie Lewis ensured that the game would finish in a draw however, with the former hitting a four and a six in his score of 23 not out.

That saw the hosts finish on 173-9 but the 29 points that Neyland picked up meant they were crowned Division 1 champions again.

They have had a fantastic season, winning thirteen of their sixteen games so far and losing only once.

They now have two games to finish the season starting on Saturday (Aug 17), at home to Haverfordwest and on Saturday, August 24, they travel to Whitland.

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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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April 22, 2024

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Monkton Swifts reserves have blown away the second division this season and now have the double in their sights. They face Merlins Bridge reserves in the semi final of the second division cup and lived up to their favourites tag.

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.

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Tenby hit five against downbeat Bridge

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On a beautiful day in Tenby, the hosts welcomed Merlins Bridge to The Clicketts, fresh from their West Wales semi final defeat midweek.

The Bridge squad was missing some influential players after picking up some injuries and the visiting team asked questions over the fitness of the pitch, which, according to the Bridge management, was too hard.

The referee waved these away and the game was on, with the Tenby squad clearly thinking they were already in the heads of the Bridge team.

Almost straight from Kick off Tenby set their stall out with some great attacking play, which Jerome Mansbridge benefitted from in just the second minute putting the home team ahead.

The bridge players weren’t at the races and Tenby capitalised scoring a further 4 first half goals, including a Mansbridge hat trick, leaving the away team bewildered and 5-0 down at half time.

What could have been a hugely embarrassing defeat for a team that harboured title hopes at the beginning of the season, turned around somewhat at half time, when Dai Davies, the club captain, almost singlehandedly dragged them to a much higher level in the second half, ensuring his players kept their discipline and worked hard against a very good Tenby team. Undoubtedly Merlin’s Bridge were the better team in the second period, but the damage had already been done in the first half, and despite Bridges best efforts, the score remained 5-0 to the home team.

In a game which saw Tenby jump to 4th in the league, they can be hugely proud of their season and will look to build on that for their next in Division one.

A fantastic game on a beautiful day with a good home crowd watching, the team from the Clicketts will be justifiably happy with their afternoons work.