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Bellerby smashes six for last ball victory

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10 years ago

July 23, 2014

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PATRICK BELLERBY was the toast of his Neyland team mates on Sunday as he smashed a sensational six off the very last ball of the match to win the Duggie Morris Cup.
Credit must also go to Ashley Sutton as he smashed the Haverfordwest bowling for a brilliant 97 runs to set up a tense final over finale.
Chasing a mammoth 181 to win, the defending champions got to 175-7 with just two balls of Josh Wilment?s final over remaining.
Scott Jones was caught by Dai Davies off the penultimate delivery, but just when it seemed The Town had secured victory, Bellerby smashed a straight six from the very last ball, sparking wild celebrations amongst the Neyland players and supporters at the Oatfield Park ground in Burton.
Haverfordwest?s Adam James and Dai Davies started well in their first innings, putting on before James was run out.
Jonathan Strawbridge fell in similar fashion before Davies and Ben Field put on 61 for the third wicket.
Field was caught and bowled by Andrew Miller on 32 and Davies, on 54, fell shortly after to another run out.
Simon Holliday and Danny Potter were untroubled as they took their side to 164-4 from their first 20 overs. Holliday finished unbeaten on 32 while Potter was not out on 18.
Neyland found runs hard to come by in their first innings. Nick Koomen fell cheaply, but John and Sutton added 58 for the second wicket.
Sutton was the first of the pair to fall for 33 when he was caught by Dai Davies off the bowling of Josh Wilment.
John fell for 30 and more wickets followed. Henry Durrant and J Tennick survived the final few overs to take their side to 115-5, 49 runs behind Haverfordwest.
The Town found it tough in their second innings as wickets fell at regular intervals, due in no small part to the excellent bowling and fielding of the Neyland side.
Davies, however, continued his fine form with the bat as he scored 39 before he was caught by Sean Hannon off the bowling of Henry Durrant.
Delaney was out soon after leaving Town in a vulnerable position on 83-6.
Danny Potter and Josh Wilment finished not out on 23 and 12 respectively as they finished on 131-8.
That left Neyland needing 181 to win the cup.
Neyland were slow out of the blocks in their second innings as they slipped to 11-2. Ashley Sutton then led the recovery sharing a stand of 101 with Patrick Bellerby to swing the game back their way.
Sutton was out for an excellent knock of 97 with Bellerby then taking charge in the middle.
With the game entering its final overs it looked as if Haverfordwest would snatch victory as Hannon, John and James all fell for single figure scores leaving the score at 175-7 with just one ball left.
Bellerby had other ideas and was the calmest man on the field as he hit a six with the very last ball to give Neyland victory.

Haverfordwest first innings
A James run out 15
D Davies run out 54
J Strawbridge run out 11
B Field ct & b A Miller 32
S Holliday not out 32
D Potter not out 18
Total: 164-4

Bowling: G Lloyd 4-0-31-0; N Banner 4-0-30-0; N Koomen 4-0-35-0; A Miller 4-0-22-1; H Durrant 4-0-40-0.

Neyland first innings
S John ct N Delaney b S Holliday 30
N Koomen ct H Scriven b AJ Revu 6
A Sutton ct D Davies b J Wilment 33
A Miller b J Wilment 12
N Banner st H Scriven b S Holliday 2
H Durrant not out 11
J Tennick not out 10
Total: 115-5

Bowling: AJ Revu 4-1-11-1; A James 4-0-31-0; C Tucker 4-0-27-0; S Holliday 4-0-27-2; J Wilment 4-1-13-2.

Haverfordwest second innings
A James b A James 9
S Holliday ct S Hannon b N Koomen 16
J Strawbridge run out 2
D Davies st S Hannon b H Durrant 39
B Field b N Koomen 0
D Potter not out 23
N Delaney ct S Jones b A Miller 3
H Scriven ct N Banner b A Miller 6
AJ Revu ct N Koomen b N Banner 11
J Wilment not out 12
Total: 131-8

Bowling: G Lloyd 4-0-37-1; N Koomen 4-1-10-2; H Durrant 4-0-32-1; N Banner 4-0-29-1; A Miller 4-0-20-2

Neyland second innings
A Miller b A James 2
N Koomen ct J Strawbridge b AJ Revu 9
A Sutton ct AJ Revu b A James 97
N Banner b AJ Revu 9
H Durrant b C Tucker 12
P Bellerby not out 34
S Hannon LBW A James 0
S John run out 9
S Jones ct D Davies b J Wilment 5
J Tennick not out 0
Total: 181-8

Bowling: AJ Revu 4-0-21-2; A James 4-1-30-3; S Holliday 4-0-34-0; C Tucker 4-0-38-1; J Wilment 4-0-54-1.

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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double

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9 hours ago

April 24, 2024

Herald Sport

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.

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2 days ago

April 22, 2024

Herald Sport

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

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2 days ago

April 22, 2024

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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.