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Neyland book place in Duggie Morris final

NEYLAND are back in the final of the Duggie Morris once again after beating holders Lawrenny in the semi-final on Thursday night (Jun 30).
Lawrenny had broken Neyland’s dominance of the competition with their win last year and Thursday’s game was another exciting clash between the pair.
Neyland won the toss and chose to bat but they could only score 136-7 from their 20 overs.
They lost opener Patrick Bellerby early on when he was bowled by Rob Williams and soon after, fellow opener Paul Murray was caught by Steve Lewis off the bowling of Jamie Lewis.
That left Neyland on 15-2 but Andrew Miller and Ashley Sutton shared 47 runs for the third wicket.
Miller hit a four in his score of 25 but he was caught off the bowling of Finley Lewis.
Sutton and Gregg Miller added another 41 runs for the fourth wicket but Steve Lewis trapped Sutton leg before to reduce Neyland to 103-4. Sutton had hit three fours and a six in his run-a-ball score of 44.
Miller clubbed two fours and two sixes in his score of 26 from 16 balls but he was then bowled by Ryan Morton.
Patrick Hannon hit two fours in a score of 10 but he was also bowled by Harry Thomas who also bowled Lewis Page.
Jack John and Sean Hannon then took Neyland to their total, the latter finding a crucial boundary in the latter stages, as Lawrenny were set 137 to win.
Kyle Marsh started well for Lawrenny, hitting five fours, four of them coming in a row at the start of the third over, but with the next ball he was then caught by Sean Hannon off the bowling of Gary Lloyd.
Marsh had scored 22 from his 15 balls and soon after he departed, Lloyd trapped Harry Thomas leg before for a duck.
Steve Lewis was out for a score of 13 to Andrew Miller and his wicket saw Lawrenny slip to 36-3.
Troy Purslowe and James Phillips then added 34 runs for the fourth wicket. Purslowe hit two fours and a six in his score of 22 but he was then caught by Patrick Hannon off the bowling of Miller.
Ryan Morton came in and hit a six but he was then caught by Patrick Bellerby, again off the bowling of Miller.
At the start of the eighteenth, Lawrenny needed 37 to win but had James Phillips well placed on 29 from 22 balls.
However, the game changed in the space of two balls. Joe Kidney was bowled by Patrick Hannon and with the next ball, Phillips was run out by Ashley Sutton.
It happened again in the nineteenth over as Sean Hannon had Finley Lewis caught by brother Patrick and on the next ball, he had Jamie Lewis caught by Gregg Miller.
There was to be no hat trick but the four wickets in quick succession had seen Lawrenny slip to 105-9.
In the last over, Jack John had Rob Williams caught by Sutton to bring the game to a close.
Neyland will now look forward to the final against Pembroke, to be played in Burton on Sunday, July 17.
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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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