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Last pair in final over victory
St Ishmaels (144 for 10 in 44.3 ovrs) lost to Lawrenny (146 for 7 in 44.2 ovrs)
LAWRENNY’s Jamie Lewis and Rob Williams held their nerves in the final over to claim victory against St Ishmaels and gain their side valuable points. Tish were all out for 144 as Philip Cockburn and Danny Howells were the only batsmen to really trouble the scorers. Wickets fell at regular intervals in Lawrenny’s innings, but a half century from Joe Kidney and a late knock of 23 from Jonathan Mathias guided them to their total. St Ishmaels wobbled early on in their innings falling to 17-3 as all three openers fell to the bowling of Rob Williams. However, Cockburn and Howells put on 73 for the fourth wicket before Cockburn was caught by Matthew Lewis off the bowling of James Buckle for 35. Danny Howells batted on but he did not receive much support and he eventually fell for 52 when he was brilliantly caught and bowled by Buckle. Matthew Phillips made a late contribution with 17 but Buckle and Rob Williams continued to take wickets as St Ishmaels were all out for 144. Buckle finished with 3-31 from his eight overs, but Rob Williams was the star bowler taking five wickets for 23 runs from his 11 overs. Lawrenny also made a shaky start to their innings as they slipped to 15- 2, but opener Andrew Cole laid a good platform making 29 before he was bowled by Andrew Pawlett. When Steve Lewis and Ian Jenkins both fell cheaply Lawrenny were struggling on 83-5. Joe Kidney and Jonathan Mathias then shared 47 for the sixth wicket before Mathias fell for 23. Kidney followed soon after for a knock of 53 (three fours and a six) when he was bowled by Andrew Williams. That left Lawrenny on 142-7 and with two new batsmen at the crease St Ishmaels would have fancied their chances of taking the win. Rob Williams and Jamie Lewis had other ideas as they knocked off the four runs needed for victory. St Ishmaels Peter Bradshaw lbw Rob Williams 3 Andrew Palmer lbw R Williams 10 Andrew Williams b R Williams 0 Philip Cockburn c Mathew Lewis b James Buckle 35 Danny Howells c&b J Buckle 52 Brennan Devonald run out 1 Jon Pawlett b Steve Lewis 10 Andrew Pawlett b R Williams 10 Matthew Phillips b J Buckle 17 Danny Flynn c Phillip Cole b R Williams 0 Robbie Thomas not out 0 Extras 6 Total: 144-AO Bowling: Rob Williams 10.3-5-23-5; Jamie Lewis 6-2-17-0; Phillip Cole 8-0-44-0; Steve Lewis 12-5-24-1; James Buckle 8-0-31-3. Lawrenny Andrew Cole b A Pawlett 29 Hugh Griffiths b A Palmer 0 James Buckle b A Palmer 4 Joe Kidney b A Williams 53 S Lewis c D Howells b A Pawlett 5 Ian Jenkins b D Flynn 11 Jonathan Mathias c D Howells b A Williams 23 Rob Williams not out 1 Jamie Lewis not out 4 Extras 16 Total: 146-7 Bowling: Matthew Phillips 4-2-7-0; A Palmer 12-4-19-2; Andrew Pawlett 12-3-24-2; D Flynn 7-0-39-1; Andrew Williams 6.2-2-17-2; Jon Pawlett 2.1- 0-14-0; Robbie Thomas 0.5-0-12-0
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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double
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.
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
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.
Tenby 5-0 Merlins Bridge.
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