Sport
Lawrenny win Under 15s final
Lawrenny 67-5 Beat Whitland 66-7 by 5 wickets
LAWRENNY were crowned winners of the Under 15s league as they beat Whitland in the final played at St Ishmaels.
This years final was between the top two sides, from the two Zones both with 100% records with the Final being a closely contested affair, a repeat of the 2019 Under 13’s final. Lawrenny beating Kilgetty in the one semi-final and Whitland beating Pembroke Dock in the other.
Luc Owen Captain of Whitland won the toss against his counterpart Finley Lewis, Lawrenny and chose to bat. Oscar Lewis and Rhydian Eynon opened the bowling with Oscar picking the wicket of Ethan Ryan in the 3rd over.
Rhys Jones (15) and Luc Owen then formed a useful partnership moving the score onto 51 until the 15 over when Luc who played shots all around the ground had to retire on 38. Ethan (0-11) and Corey Hall (0-11) together with Rhys Eynon (0-12) had kept things as tight as possible.
However it was in the 16th over that Finley lewis (3-7) struck for Lawrenny with an excellent hat trick, all bowled, Middle stump, top of off and Leg stump. There was then a fine piece of fielding by Rhys Eynon with a direct hit to claim another wicket to remove the Whitland middle order.
Noah Williams (0-12) and the returning Oscar Lewis (3-9) picking up a further two wickets aided by a stumping by Will Allen saw Whitland finish on 66-7 in the 20th over.
It had been a tight spell of bowling by the Lawrenny team only conceding 5 extras which would prove decisive at the end of the day.
Opinion was divided at the break although Whitland knew they needed a good start and that’s exactly what they got.
A very tight spell of bowling by Luc Owen (1-3) picking the dangerous Will Allen and Charlie Bujega (0-10) followed by Ethan Ryan (2-13) and Cian Rees (1-9) Freddy Davies (0-6) kept picking up wickets on a regular basis this together with another good piece of fielding by Cian Rees with a direct hit to remove Ethan Hall (7). At 15 overs with the score on 53 compared to 51 in the first innings the game was evenly poised.
It was at this time the experienced Finley Lewis (27 not out) who had opened the batting who was still at the crease and had been accumulating runs slowly, increased the tempo. This together with Mr extras (18) saw Noah Williams hit the final runs to get Lawrenny over the line.
This was one of the closest finals for a number of years with both sides bowling very well backed up in the field by their respective teams and two good wicket keepers in Will Allen & Daniel Howells. Two excellent knocks by the respective Captains Luc Owen and Finley Lewis
In the presentation after the match, Martin Jones (Junior Organiser) congratulated both sides on reaching the Final with some excellent play by both enjoyed by a large supportive crowd. Coaches Rob and Mark Lee also deserve great praise for their efforts.
He also thanked St Ishmaels for hosting the final, including Mel Williams who prepared the ground. Wendy Bradshaw and Pat Williams with Chris Bradshaw on the BBQ as normal provided excellent refreshments for the player and spectators.
He thanked Umpires Allan Hansen and Jon Willington and the Scorers Rob Williams and Darren Bujega who all contributed to the evenings’ entertainment.
Last and by no means least Martin thanked Sponsors Colin John Llewelyn Davies & Co Chartered Accountants for his continued and valuable support of Junior Cricket in the County. It was also great to see Richard Merriman County Chairman and his wife Linda together with Nick Evans County President in attendance.
The Winning Trophy now in its 47th year, donated by the family of the late Stan Richards and John Bowen looked a picture. It was great to see Georgina Morgan, daughter of John whose grandson Ollie Rees presented the winning trophy, with Colin John presenting the medals to Lawrenny.
County Chairman Richard presented the runners up cup donated by Martin & Yvonne Jones together with the medals to Whitland.
Lawrenny: Finley Lewis, Will Allen, Noah Williams, Rhydian Eynon, Rhys Eynon, Corey Hall, Ethan Hall, Oscar Lewis, Lilly Buckle, Taylor Lewis, Fletcher Broadhurst, Mark White and Ioan Mutter.
Whitland: Luc Owen, Daniel Howells, Ethan Ryan, Rhys Jones, Charlie Bujega, Freddy Davies, Cian Rees, Cai Lewis, Dafydd James, Ryan Windsor, Luca Jones, Joel Evans
Sponsor: Colin John – Llewelyn Davies & Co Chartered Accountants
Umpires: Allan Hansen & Jon Willington
Scorers: Rob Williams & Darren Bujega
Coaches: Rob Williams & Mark Lee
Venue: St Ishmaels CC
Sport
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.
Sport
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.
Sport
Preseli poses a challenge for novice crews
THE END of April will see the popular novice night rally organised by the Teifi Valley Motor Club being held in Pembrokeshire. On the weekend of 27th and 28th April, Rali Bro Preseli will see 75 novice crews tackling the winding and challenging roads that Pembrokeshire has to offer.
Clerks of the Course, father and son Richard and Jason Davies along with Aled Richards have a terrific route lined up for competitors. Starting as usual at the Crymych Mart, the route will appeal to all novice drivers and navigators.
“It will offer a bit of everything. It will be challenging but easy to follow with some whites thrown in the mix. Aled has designed the whole route and we’ve done the donkey work,” said Jason, now in his second year as Clerk of the Course.
As regular competitors, Jason and Richard wanted to give something back to the sport and they enjoy being on the organising side of the things.
Jason, who won the Bro Preseli with his father in 2013, explained: “We’ve competed in the Preseli on several occasions, and we decided to give something back to the sport and that’s why dad and I thought it would be a good idea to help.
“It’s interesting to see how it all comes together and the work involved, and there’s a lot of that,”
He also won the event with Tim Hand in 2016 and was fourth overall in 2019.
Aled Richards, Joint Clerk of the Course, knows the routes of Rali Bro Preseli like the back of his hand having only ever missed it once since its formation in 2003. He’s driven on four of them in 2005 – 2008 with the best result of a 4th place with Arwel Jenkins in the navigator seat.
Aled has been Chief Marshal on Rali Bro Preseli since 2013 before moving on to being Clerk of the Course this year and competitors can look forward to a great event.
Aled told the Herald: “This is the first time I’ve been Clerk of the Course, but we have a good team with Dylan Davies as Chief Marshal and Olwen Davies as Secretary.
“I live some 30 miles away from the actual route, but we’ve been around it twice and I’m confident it will be a good yet challenging night. Some of the whites are currently waterlogged but the farmers have been brilliant and offered to help clear the tracks before the event and we are very grateful.”
The rally, kindly sponsored by Arjay Factors and Home James Taxis, will have four official Spectator Points on the night and the locations will be available at signing on.
The Clerks of the Course and the Teifi Valley Motor Club would like to thank all those who have helped to organise the event – landowners, homes en route, petrol at Brian Llewellyn a’i Ferched, and the start and finish venues – Crymych Mart and the Teifi Waterside Hotel.
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