Sport

Cresselly take top spot after dramatic Week 10 action

Published

2 weeks ago

June 29, 2025

CRESSELLY climbed to the summit of Division 1 in the Thomas Carroll Pembroke County Cricket League after beating Neyland by five wickets. Charlie Arthur shone with both bat and ball, taking four wickets for just 17 runs and scoring 32 to seal the victory.

Meanwhile, previous leaders Carew slipped after a narrow defeat at the hands of Lawrenny. Despite Shaun Whitfield’s solid all-round performance (35 runs, 3-39), Carew’s 135 was narrowly chased down by Lawrenny, who reached their target with just two wickets remaining.

In an exciting finish, Herbrandston edged Saundersfoot by one wicket in a thrilling encounter, Morgan Britton (67 not out) and Charlie Malloy (78) ensuring their side successfully chased down 197 in the final moments of the match.

Elsewhere, Haverfordwest inflicted a heavy defeat on struggling Llangwm, winning by a massive 202-run margin thanks to impressive batting from Dan Field (73), Rhys Sewell (60), and Chris Phillips (51 not out).

In Division 2, Hook produced an emphatic performance, scoring 265-4 against Burton II, winning comfortably by 174 runs, while St Ishmaels continued their strong form, beating Llanrhian convincingly by 94 runs.

In Division 3, leaders Fishguard secured another win, comfortably overcoming Haverfordwest II by nine wickets, and Pembroke Dock stayed close behind with a seven-wicket victory against Lamphey.

Full results and league standings follow:

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Thomas Carroll Pembroke County Cricket League

Results and Tables – Week 10 (June 28, 2025)

Division 1 Results

Match	Result
Whitland (204-6)	beat Burton (202-6) by 4 wkts
Lawrenny (136-8)	beat Carew (135 AO) by 2 wkts
Neyland (58 AO)	lost to Cresselly (59-5) by 5 wkts
Llangwm (94 AO)	lost to Haverfordwest (296-7) by 202 runs
Saundersfoot (197 AO)	lost to Herbrandston (198-9) by 1 wkt

Division 1 Table (Week 10)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Cresselly	10	9	1	172
2	Carew	10	8	2	168
3	Saundersfoot	10	6	4	146
4	Herbrandston	10	6	4	136
5	Neyland	10	6	4	134
6	Lawrenny	10	5	5	122
7	Whitland	10	4	6	107
8	Burton	10	3	7	100
9	Haverfordwest	10	3	7	93
10	Llangwm	10	0	10	41

Division 2 Results

Match	Result
Burton II (91 AO)	lost to Hook (265-4) by 174 runs
St Ishmaels (188-7)	beat Llanrhian (94 AO) by 94 runs
Carew II (132 AO)	lost to Llechryd (172-9) by 40 runs
Cresselly II (198-9)	beat Narberth (195-9) by 1 wkt
Johnston (140 AO)	lost to Pembroke (172-9) by 32 runs

Division 2 Table (Week 10)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Narberth	10	8	2	172
2	St Ishmaels	10	8	2	167
3	Pembroke	10	7	3	161
4	Hook	10	7	3	155
5	Cresselly II	10	6	4	132
6	Llechryd	10	5	5	127
7	Johnston	10	4	6	112
8	Carew II	10	3	7	104
9	Llanrhian	10	1	9	68
10	Burton II	10	1	9	54

Division 3 Results

Match	Result
Haverfordwest II (115 AO)	lost to Fishguard (119-1) by 9 wkts
Hook II (220-6)	beat Hundleton (180-9) by 40 runs
Pembroke Dock (73-3)	beat Lamphey (70 AO) by 7 wkts
Kilgetty (207-6)	beat Neyland II (89 AO) by 118 runs
Laugharne (184-4)	beat Stackpole (179-7) by 6 wkts

Division 3 Table (Week 10)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Fishguard	10	9	1	166
2	Pembroke Dock	10	8	2	164
3	Hundleton	10	6	4	136
4	Stackpole	10	5	5	127
5	Lamphey	10	5	5	121
6	Haverfordwest II	10	4	5	119
7	Laugharne	10	4	5	111
8	Kilgetty	10	3	6	90
9	Hook II	10	3	6	79
10	Neyland II	10	1	9	55

Division 4 Results

Match	Result
Carew III (169 AO)	beat Haverfordwest III (159 AO) by 10 runs
Narberth II (47 AO)	lost to Lawrenny II (50-1) by 9 wkts
Pembroke II (223-1)	beat Llangwm II (222-3) by 9 wkts
Crymych (85 AO)	lost to Saundersfoot II (106 AO) by 21 runs
Llanrhian II (84 AO)	lost to St Ishmaels II (131 AO) by 47 runs

Division 4 Table (Week 10)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Pembroke II	10	9	1	178
2	Saundersfoot II	10	9	0	171
3	St Ishmaels II	10	6	4	140
4	Haverfordwest III	9	4	4	128
5	Crymych	10	5	4	118
6	Lawrenny II	10	4	5	106
7	Carew III	8	4	3	95
8	Llanrhian II	9	1	7	82
9	Llangwm II	10	1	9	74
10	Narberth II	10	2	8	73

Division 5 Results

Match	Result
Haverfordwest IV (141 AO)	lost to Cresselly III (179-3) by 38 runs
Herbrandston II (101-0)	beat Neyland III (100 AO) by 10 wkts
Hundleton II (79 AO)	lost to Whitland II (168-6) by 89 runs
Llechryd II (242-1)	beat Pembroke Dock II (128 AO) by 114 runs

Division 5 Table (Week 10)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Llechryd II	10	8	1	173
2	Herbrandston II	10	8	2	170
3	Pembroke Dock II	10	7	2	150
4	Whitland II	8	4	3	111
5	Haverfordwest IV	10	3	6	104
6	Cresselly III	10	2	7	89
7	Hundleton II	9	3	5	80
8	Neyland III	9	0	9	37

Sport

IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea to make Welsh history this weekend

Published

13 hours ago

July 10, 2025

Herald Sport

World-class triathletes descend on South Wales as Swansea hosts its first-ever IRONMAN Pro Series event

WALES will play host to a major milestone in triathlon history this weekend as IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea becomes the first-ever IRONMAN Pro Series event to take place on Welsh soil.

The race, held on Sunday (July 13), marks the twelfth stop on the 2025 global tour and is expected to draw thousands of spectators to the Swansea seafront. More than 60 professional athletes and over 2,500 age-group competitors will take part in the prestigious swim-bike-run event.

Among the elite contenders is reigning Swansea champion Harry Palmer (GBR), making his season debut, alongside Kat Matthews, the 2024 IRONMAN Pro Series champion, and Kristian Høgenhaug (DEN), who finished third in last year’s standings.

With $50,000 in prize money and up to 2,500 series points at stake, the event carries serious weight for those chasing the overall series crown and qualification slots for the 2025 IRONMAN World Championships in Nice and Kona.

Race day will begin at 7:00am with the professional men’s start, followed by the pro women at 7:05am, and the mass start for age-group athletes at 7:10am. The course features a scenic but challenging route, with a city-centre finish expected to be buzzing with spectators.

The event will also be broadcast live across the world on platforms including YouTube, DAZN, Outside TV (US and Canada), and ESPN via Disney+ (Latin America and Caribbean).

Speaking ahead of the event, organisers said Swansea had earned its place on the global calendar. “Bringing the Pro Series to Wales is a huge moment for triathlon in the UK, and especially for South Wales,” a spokesperson said.

A free-to-attend Pro Athlete Panel will take place at 2:00pm on Friday (July 11) at the Waterfront Museum’s Ocean Room, offering the public a chance to meet some of the sport’s biggest stars.

Among those set to speak are Germany’s Anne Reischmann, who currently leads the 2025 standings, and Britain’s Lizzie Rayner, who already has two podium finishes this year.

The oldest registered athlete is David Ransom, aged 77, while the youngest is 18-year-old Jaden Morgan, highlighting the sport’s wide appeal.

Media wishing to attend must register in advance, with accreditation closing on Friday. Race-day walk-ins will not be granted access to restricted areas.

Education

Pupils’ multi-sports event hits the target

Published

3 days ago

July 8, 2025

Tom Sinclair

MORE than 60 pupils have enjoyed trying out a range of different sports in a special
Sport Pembrokeshire event held last month

The event was held at Ysgol Glannau Gwaun with 65 pupils
from Years, 4,5 and 6 and the ALN unit taking part.

The sessions were run by local community clubs and Young Ambassadors from
Ysgol Bro Gwaun with pupils getting to enjoy rugby, cricket, hockey, archery and golf.
Sharon Osborne from Ysgol Glannau Gwaun, said: “Thanks to Sport Pembrokeshire
for organising a fantastic morning of activities for our pupils. They all thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.”

Dan Bellis of Sport Pembrokeshire, added: “A big thanks to Fishguard & Goodwick
Hockey Club, Fishguard and Goodwick Rugby Club and the Young Ambassadors
from Ysgol Bro Gwaun for putting on a fabulous morning of activities in glorious
sunshine!

“A big well done to all the pupils from Ysgol Glannau Gwaun for their effort and
enthusiasm throughout the morning.”

Sport

Cresselly stay top as Lawrenny skittle Llangwm for just 39

Published

3 days ago

July 7, 2025

Herald Sport

Dominant wins across the divisions as league tables begin to take shape

CRESSELLY retained their place at the top of Division 1 of the Thomas Carroll Pembroke County Cricket League with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Burton on Saturday (July 5).

Charlie Arthur led the chase with an unbeaten 65, while Simon Cole ripped through Burton’s batting with 4-8. The reply was brisk, with Cresselly reaching the target in under 18 overs.

Lawrenny produced a bowling masterclass to dismiss Llangwm for just 39. Rob Williams (6-12) and Jamie Lewis (4-23) shared the wickets before Lawrenny cruised to a 10-wicket win.

Herbrandston beat Neyland by 90 runs thanks to a strong showing with bat and ball. Charlie Malloy scored 68 and Jack Nicholas added 51 before Nathan Banner claimed 3-12.

Saundersfoot beat Haverfordwest by 81 runs with Tom Mansbridge taking 4-14 and Nick Cope chipping in with 4-28.

Carew chased down 134 to beat Whitland by three wickets. Brian Hall scored 33, while James Hinchcliffe finished on 28 not out and took 2-36 with the ball.

Division 1 Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	Cresselly	11	10	1	37	47	192
2	Carew	11	9	2	42	52	186
3	Saundersfoot	11	7	4	40	47	164
4	Herbrandston	11	7	4	36	45	155
5	Neyland	11	6	5	35	44	141
6	Lawrenny	11	6	5	31	45	138
7	Whitland	11	4	7	37	32	113
8	Burton	11	3	8	35	38	103
9	Haverfordwest	11	3	8	32	34	98
10	Llangwm	11	0	11	21	20	41

Division 2 Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	St Ishmaels	11	9	2	46	51	187
2	Pembroke	11	8	3	53	47	180
3	Narberth	11	8	3	50	50	180
4	Hook	11	8	3	48	41	172
5	Llechryd	11	6	5	42	41	146
6	Cresselly II	11	6	5	43	29	136
7	Johnston	11	5	6	39	42	131
8	Carew II	11	3	8	39	38	110
9	Llanrhian	11	1	10	45	18	73
10	Burton II	11	1	10	29	22	61

Division 3 Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	Fishguard	11	10	1	37	41	186
2	Pembroke Dock	11	9	2	37	50	184
3	Lamphey	11	6	5	38	38	138
4	Hundleton	11	6	5	36	38	138
5	Stackpole	11	5	6	42	35	130
6	Haverfordwest II	11	4	6	44	37	126
7	Laugharne	11	4	6	39	30	114
8	Kilgetty	11	4	6	42	26	108
9	Hook II	11	3	7	34	19	83
10	Neyland II	11	2	9	31	23	74

Division 4 Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	Pembroke II	11	10	1	47	47	198
2	Saundersfoot II	11	9	1	44	45	179
3	St Ishmaels II	11	7	4	48	42	160
4	Crymych	11	6	4	44	34	138
5	Haverfordwest III	10	4	5	40	33	133
6	Lawrenny II	11	5	5	37	38	125
7	Carew III	9	4	4	38	26	104
8	Llangwm II	11	2	9	47	25	92
9	Llanrhian II	10	1	8	36	22	88
10	Narberth II	11	2	9	36	22	79

Division 5 Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	Llechryd II	11	9	1	43	46	192
2	Herbrandston II	11	9	2	43	50	190
3	Pembroke Dock II	11	7	3	44	39	157
4	Whitland II	9	4	4	32	19	113
5	Haverfordwest IV	10	3	6	38	26	104
6	Hundleton II	10	4	5	33	23	100
7	Cresselly III	10	2	7	41	28	89
8	Neyland III	10	0	10	33	8	40