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Cresselly stay in title race after beating Llangwm
CRESSELLY moved back into third place on Saturday (Jun 25) as they beat Llangwm by seven wickets.
Cresselly won the toss and chose to field and that proved to be a good decision as they were able to bowl Llangwm out for just 96.
The hosts lost Will Beresford in the first ball of their innings when he was bowled by Charlie Arthur.
Joseph Kiff and Noah Davies shared 20 runs for the second wicket but Arthur bowled Kiff on a score of 11.
Arthur then claimed a third wicket as he had Steven Mills caught by Neilson Cole, leaving Llangwm on 27-3.
That became 40-4 as Matthew Kiff fell to the same combination as team-mate Mills.
Noah Davies and Luke Brock shared 21 runs for the fifth wicket but Davies was caught by Cole off the bowling of Thomas Arthur on a score of 24 that had included four fours and one six.
More wickets began to fall as Brock was bowled by Ryan Lewis and Thomas Arthur then did the same to David Lewis.
James Lewis was then trapped leg before by namesake Ryan who then also bowled Dominic Asson.
Joe Phillips made an unbeaten score of 17 but Toby Asson became Charlie Arthur’s fifth wicket as Llangwm’s innings came to a close.
It gave Arthur excellent figures of 5-27 and meant that Cresselly would need just 97 to win.
Phil Williams and Iwan Izzard shared 21 runs for the first wicket before Izzard was bowled by Joe Phillips on a score of 11 which included one four and a six.
Phillips then did the same to Simon Cole as Cresselly slipped to 29-2.
Scott Arthur and Williams added another 34 runs for the third wicket before Arthur was caught by Phillips off the bowling of Matthew Kiff on a score of 19 (two fours, one six).
Williams and Charlie Arthur then shared an unbroken stand to see Cresselly to their target inside 27 overs.
Williams hit three fours in his score of 35 while Arthur finished unbeaten on 27 from 22 balls after hitting five fours.
The win moves Cresselly just 14 points behind leaders Neyland.
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70 Pembrokeshire clubs benefit from Sport Wales funding
SEVENTY Pembrokeshire clubs have been successful in receiving grants from the Be Active Wales Fund over the last financial year.
In total the clubs received more than £407,800 from the grants scheme from Sport Wales in 2023/24.
The fund backed 25 different sports, ranging from archery, basketball and cricket to sailing, short mat bowls and weightlifting and everything in between.
The Be Active Wales Fund is open to applications from not for profit community clubs and groups to help develop and sustain their activities.
Grants range from a minimum of £300 up to a maximum of £50,000.
The scheme will support coach education courses, the purchase of essential items of equipment right up to larger projects such as floodlighting and boats for sailing clubs.
For advice and support with your application contact Alan Jones or Lois Hilling at Pembrokeshire County Council’s Sports Development department, Sport Pembrokeshire on [email protected]
The Be Active Wales Fund is always open for applications.
More information is available on the Sport Wales website.
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Clarby stand in the way of Goodwick double
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.
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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