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Ducks aplenty at the Racecourse

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5 years ago

May 18, 2016

Haverfordwest 74-7 beat Cresselly 71 all out by 3 wickets

5 ducks: Cresselly players indicate at tea how many balls they faced

THERE were ducks aplenty, four of them golden and some career best bowling figures in a low scoring encounter at the Racecourse between two sides that will be looking to challenge for all the major honours in the county this season.

Batting first, Cresselly will have been very confident of putting a big score on the board, especially as they had bludgeoned 280 in their previous week’s fixture against St Ishmaels.

Add to this the fact that they have two of the county’s most dangerous and in-form batsmen in Adam Chandler and Iwan Izzard, Neilson Cole’s side had good reason to be so confident.

However there is a stark difference between the runway at Cresselly and the pitch that is often served up at the Racecourse, and it didn’t take long for the visitors to realise this.

All in all they had five ducks with four of them being first ballers as Izzard, Tom Arthur, Alex Bayley and Cole all perished, and Adam Chandler went after just two deliveries.

For the hosts Adam James (5- 20) and Josh Wilment (5-44) were in inspired form as they shared the wickets between them.

An early finish looked to be on the cards, but Haverfordwest found the going equally as tough, and showed that had the toss gone the other way, it could have been Cresselly who turned out victors.

They limped to their target in 33 overs as Simon Holliday, who was dropped on one and four, battled to 32 not out to see his side home for the loss of seven wickets.

Sam Harts did the damage for Cresselly taking 4-25 alongside the evergreen Lyn Richards (2-2).

Haverfordwest visit Neyland next and Cresselly entertain Whitland at home.

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Signed Wales shirts gifted to RNLI go up for auction

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4 days ago

February 25, 2021

James Hemingray

FOLLOWING a winning start to the Six Nations Tournament, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have scored a winning try for the RNLI, gifting six signed rugby shirts to help save lives at sea.

Each rugby shirt has been signed by the full WRU squad and are accompanied by a certificate of authentication – a winning prize for any Welsh rugby fan.

To avoid a ruck for the WRU shirts the charity has placed all six signed shirts on an online auction, ensuring a fair game for all who wish to win the golden prize. The auction will be live until Wednesday, March 31, which allows plenty of time for supporters to bid for the team in red.

Each signed shirt includes Wales Captain, Mumbles RNLI supporter and the most capped international player of all time Alun Wyn Jones; as well as Louis Rees-Zammit, the Man of the Match in the nail-biting Scotland v Wales game.

Nick Evans, RNLI Fundraising and Partnership Lead said: ‘On behalf of the charity I would like to say a big thank you to the Welsh Rugby Union for donating these fantastic prizes to the RNLI. RNLI volunteers are on call 24-7 and are often called away from important events such as family celebrations – or international rugby tournaments – to respond to the pager if someone is in trouble at sea.

‘Like all charities, 2020 was a challenging year for the RNLI when all traditional fundraising had to stop – all our shops were closed, there were no collections and all events had to be cancelled. This is why we at the RNLI are so grateful to all the team at WRU for their ongoing support. The auction is now live and we would like to encourage all Wales rugby supporters to throw the RNLI a lifeline and place their bid for the winning prize.’

To place a bid or find out more about the charity auction please visit https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/rnliwru.

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Five subs to be allowed for JD Cymru Premier clubs

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4 days ago

February 25, 2021

James Hemingray

THE FAW’s National Leagues Board has confirmed that JD Cymru Premier clubs will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches, in accordance with the Laws of the Game, until the end of the 2020-21 top-flight season.

FIFA extended the use of the rule, which was first introduced following the COVID-19 outbreak, citing “player welfare” as part of the reason for the temporary amendment to Law 3 of the Laws of the Game.

FIFA stated that “Some competitions which resumed in 2020 may have a shorter-than-usual recovery/preparation period before the start of their next season.”

“For many competitions, the 2020/21 season will involve matches being played in a condensed period due to a delayed start and the inability to end later than usual because of major international tournaments.”

With the JD Cymru Premier set to restart on March 2, the National Leagues Board has approved the use of the rule in the JD Cymru Premier until the end of the current campaign.