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Banner and Hannon see champs to victory

The Town’s Simon ‘Doc’ Holliday made 67 valuable runs for his side.
Neyland (170-9) beat Haverfordwest (169-9) by 1 wkt NATHAN BANNER and Sean Hannon were the heroes for Neyland on Saturday as they guided their side to a one-wicket win over Haverfordwest.
Banner was also busy in the field as he took the first three wickets of Haverfordwest’s innings and then took two catches late on. Those wickets saw the Town struggling on 47-3, but Simon Holliday and AJ Revu shared a partnership of 64 to get their back on track. Revu was caught by Gregg Miller off the bowling of Nicholas Koomen on 33 as wickets continued to fall, and they were reduced to 128-6 as Koomen took his second wicket of the game. That brought Huw Scriven to the crease and he supported his opening batsmen well as he and Holliday added 31 for the seventh wicket. Holliday was eventually caught by Ashley Sutton off the bowling of Andrew Miller for 67. Miller was not done there and he took two further wickets to leave Haverfordwest on 169-9. Any thoughts Neyland had that the target might be an easy one to chase were soon extinguished as they were reduced to 15-2 in their reply. Ashley Sutton and Nicholas Koomen shared 38 for the next wicket, but Haverfordwest’s Adam James was again in fine form as he had both batsmen trapped LBW. Andrew Miller scored 32 before he was caught by Jonathan Strawbridge off the bowling of AJ Revu. Nathan Banner and Sean Hannon remained calm to guide their side over the line. Hannon was not out on 15 while Banner was his side’s top scorer with 47 from 46 balls.
Haverfordwest Simon Holliday ct Ashley Sutton bl Andrew Miller 67 Ben Field bl Nathan Banner 8 Jonathan Strawbridge bl Nathan Banner 2 Danny Potter lbw Nathan Banner 17 AJ Revu ct Gregg Miller bl Nicholas Koomen 33 Adam James lbw bl Andrew Miller 2 Nigel Delaney ct Patrick Bellerby bl Nicholas Koomen 3 Huw Scriven ct Nathan Banner bl Andrew Miller 14 Josh Wilment ct Nathan Banner bl Andrew Miller 5 Nigel Morgan not out 3 Clive Tucker not out 2 Total: 169-9 Bowling: Nathan Banner 12-3-42-3; Gary Lloyd 12-5-19-0; Henry Durrant 3-0-18-0; Nicholas Koomen 10-1-46- 2; Andrew Miller 8-0-32-4.
Neyland Gregg Miller ct Nigel Delaney bl Adam James 5 Paul Murray lbw Adam James 3 Ashley Sutton ct Jonathan Strawbridge bl Nigel Morgan 30 Nicholas Koomen lbw Adam James 16 Scott Jones lbw Adam James 0 Andrew Miller ct Jonathan Strawbridge bl AJ Revu 32 Patrick Bellerby ct Huw Scriven bl Nigel Morgan 4 Nathan Banner not out 47 Henry Durrant bl Nigel Morgan 2 Gary Lloyd ct Adam James bl Nigel Morgan 4 Sean Hannon not out 15 Total: 170-9 Bowling: Adam James 12-2-56-4; Clive Tucker 11-2-38-0; AJ Revu 10.5-2-27-1; Nigel Morgan 8-2-34-4; Simon Holliday 2-0-10-0.
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Cup semi-finals and more league action this weekend

THERE are two Divisional cup semi-finals this weekend as well as the usual league action across Pembrokeshire.
The first of those semis is in the Division 3 Cup. Letterston will take on Lawrenny at Carew with that game kicking off at 2pm.
Letterston beat holders Clarbeston Road seconds on penalties in the last round while Lawrenny beat St Florence.
The other semi-final sees Haverfordwest CC taking on Camrose with that game taking place next weekend, March 11.
There is also one semi-final in the Division 5 Cup this weekend and it sees Cosheston seconds taking on Milford Athletic seconds with that game being played at Pembroke Boro and also kicking off at 2pm.
Cosheston beat Pembroke Boro seconds 5-1 in the quarter finals while Milford Athletic beat Broad Haven seconds 4-3.
There is a game in the Division 2 cup too as Herbrandston host Solva, with that game again kicking off at 2pm.
In Division 1, leaders Goodwick United host Kilgetty in what will be a good game between two in-form teams. Goodwick earned a 2-0 win over Kilgetty in their last meeting. Both sides go into this game on three-game unbeaten runs (in all competitions) and it promises to be a close encounter.
Second placed Merlins Bridge have suffered three straight defeats in all competitions and they will look to get back to winning ways when they take on Fishguard.
Clarbeston Road take on Neyland and the league’s bottom two also meet as St Clears travel to St Ishmaels.
Monkton Swifts are on a four game unbeaten run and they face local rivals Pennar Robins who themselves have won their last two games.
All Division 1 games will be kicking off at 2:30pm.
In Division 2, second placed Milford United host fifth placed Johnston. Milford were beaten last week by Tenby and they will be keen to get back to winning ways.
Johnston are unbeaten in three games and they will be looking for another win to close the gap on the top four.
Narberth have won their last three games and they take on Carew seconds. A win for the Bluebirds will take them closer to their opponents in the table.
Tenby will be bouyed by their win over Milford last week and they host Broad Haven on Saturday.
Pennar Robins seconds earned their first win of the season last weekend and they now host rivals Monkton Swifts seconds.
In Division 3, Cosheston host Camrose, Haverfordwest Cricket Club host Goodwick United seconds. Milford Athletic host Pendine and Pembroke Boro visit St Florence.
Fixtures for Division 4:
Angle v Newport Tigers
Camrose II v Tenby II
Carew III v Prendergast Villa
Kilgetty II v St Ishmaels II
Neyland II v Herbrandston II
Fixtures for Division 5:
Broad Haven II v Pembroke Boro II
Johnston II v N Hedges & Saundersfoot
Lawrenny II v Letterston II
St Clears II v Monkton Swifts III
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Bluebirds beaten on the road

HAVERFODWEST County suffered defeat on Saturday (Feb 25) as their hopes of finishing seventh took a blow.
The Bluebirds had beaten Flint Town United last time out and were hoping to pick up another win but they came up against a Pontypridd side bouyed by their late show against Aberystwyth in their last game which saw them earn a 3-3 draw.
There was a chance for Ben Fawcett early on as he latched on to a long ball but his shot from the edge of the area went just wide.
In the 24th minute, Jordan Davies crossed the ball to the back post for Jazz Richards whose header back towards proved too hot for the Ponty keeper to handle who palmed the ball into the net.
However, nine minutes later the home side were back level as Kieran Lewis’ corner was headed in by Jarrad Wright.
The game remained 1-1 at the break with both sides keen to make a good start to the second half.
For the Bluebirds, it was anything but. Four minutes in, Oscar Borg was sent off for pulling down Ponty’s Ben Ahmun, giving the home side a free kick on the edge of the box.
Lewis stepped up and curled a brilliant effort into the net to put the home side ahead.
Ponty nearly added a third late on as the ball was sent through for Danny Williams but he could not beat Bluebirds keeper Zac Jones. The rebound fell to Owain Jones but he sent his effort over the bar.
The win for Ponty moves them back out of the bottom two and they now sit three points behind the Bluebirds.
The sides now have a two-week break before their next league game.
On Saturday, March 11, Haverfordwest travel to Aberystwyth Town while Pontypridd host Caernarfon Town.
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Division 2: Johnston, Tenby and Hakin seconds earn victories

THERE were wins for Johnston, Tenby and Hakin United seconds on Saturday (Feb 25) as the race for promotion to Division 1 hots up.
Hakin United seconds remain top of the table after they beat Monkton Swifts seconds 2-0.
Leon Davies scored after half an hour and James Trueman added a second with twenty minutes to go as the Vikings earned their thirteenth win of the season.
Their gap to second placed Milford United increased to four points as the Robins were beaten 4-0 by Tenby.
After a goalless first half, Dan Storer put Tenby ahead before Scott Ferney added a second. Jerome Mansbridge added a third before Ferney put the result beyond doubt with an 82nd minute penalty.

Herbrandston missed the chance to close the gap to Milford after they were beaten 2-0 by Johnston.
Craig Bendall scored a 17th minute penalty and Joey George added a second ten minutes before the break. There were no more goals and Johnston held on for the win which moves them five points behind Herbie.
Narberth earned their third league win in a row on Saturday as they came from behind to beat Merlins Bridge seconds 2-1.
Rhys Corney put the Wizards ahead but two quick goals from Jordan Williams and Morgan Preece gave Narberth victory.
Broad Haven earned their sixth win of the season on Saturday as they beat Solva 6-1.
Jack Thornton put Solva ahead in the thirteenth minute but Thomas Lawrence equalised a minute later.
Spencer Le-Petit then scored either side of half time to make it 3-1. Ian Harvey added a fourth before scoring a further two goals in the space of four minutes to seal a comfortable win.
Pennar Robins seconds earned their first win of the season on Saturday as they beat Carew seconds 1-0. It had looked as if the game was heading for a 0-0 draw but a late goal from Bobby Jones earned Pennar a welcome win.
Fixtures for Saturday, March 4:
Second Division Cup
Herbrandston v Solva
Division 2
Milford United v Johnston
Narberth v Carew seconds
Pennar Robins seconds v Monkton Swifts seconds
Tenby v Broad Haven
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