Sport

Delaney sees Town over the line

Published

11 years ago

August 8, 2014

Narberth (168-9) lost to Haverfordwest (169-8) by 2 wkts

HAVERFORDWEST’s Nigel Delaney scored the winning runs in a closely fought match against Narberth on Saturday. Narberth made 168-9 from their overs while in reply Haverfordwest just survived as they reached their target with two wickets in hand. The home side made a good start to their innings as Marc Hughes and Richard Adams shared 76 for the first wicket. Hughes made 40 before he was caught by Nitin Mathias off the bowling of AJ Revu. Kyle Quartermaine then fell for a duck when he was clean bowled by Clive Tucker. Tucker was far from finished as he then claimed the wickets of Richard Adams, Mike Scale and Ben Quartermaine. Adams was on 36 before he was trapped lbw and Ben Quartermaine was also clean bowled when he was on 19 Aaron Keane and Ben Hughes then shared 27 for the sixth wicket before Keane was bowled by Simon Holliday. Ben Hughes fell in the next over for a run-a-ball 28 leaving the score 161-7. Narberth could only add seven runs in the closing stages and two more wickets fell with the last two balls. Simon Holliday had Ian Hughes caught by Huw Scriven before Owen Richards was run out by Nigel Delaney with the last ball of the innings. Haverfordwest made a slow start to their innings as opening bowlers Ian Hughes and Ben Quartermaine each bowled a maiden over. Then with the first ball of the third over Kieran Griffiths was caught by Mike Scale off the bowling of Ian Hughes. Narberth?s bowlers continued to apply the pressure and restricted them to 13-1 from the first ten overs. However, Simon Holliday and David Davies then set about improving their score as they put on 85 for the second wicket. Davies hit five fours in his knock of 32 before he was caught by Marc Hughes off the bowling of Kyle Quartermaine. Adam James fell for a quickfire 21 from 18 balls which included one four and two sixes and Danny Potter fell shortly after with both falling to the Quartermaine brothers. Simon Holliday was the next man out when he was caught by Mike Scale off the bowling of Ian Hughes for a well-made knock of 55 which featured seven fours and a six. AJ Revu made a late 16 and shared a partnership of 23 with Nigel Delaney, and it was Delaney who went on to hit the winning runs finishing not out on 17. Ian Hughes and Ben Quartermaine both finished with three wickets, but it wasn’t enough as Haverfordwest reached their target with five overs to spare.

Sport

South Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls: Week eight results and league table

Published

3 hours ago

November 17, 2025

Herald Sport

THE SOUTH Pembrokeshire Short Mat Bowls Association – known as the Friendly League – has released the latest results following week eight of the competition.

Last week’s matches saw:

East Williamston 8–2 Cosheston
Kilgetty 7–3 St Twynnells
Reynalton 5–5 St Johns
Llanteg 8–2 Lamphey

The fixture between Hundleton and Carew was postponed, while Badgers had a bye.

Updated league table – Week eight

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Shot Diff	Points
East Williamston	7	7	0	0	160	62
Reynalton	7	4	1	2	34	40
St Johns	7	3	1	3	-2	35
Cosheston	7	3	0	4	33	33
Badgers	7	3	0	4	-10	33
Llanteg	7	3	0	4	-39	33
Carew	6	3	0	3	-20	30
St Twynnells	7	3	0	4	-45	30
Hundleton	6	3	0	3	-8	29
Lamphey	8	3	0	5	-19	29
Kilgetty	7	3	0	4	-54	26

More fixtures are set to follow as the Friendly League moves into the second half of the season.

Sport

Haverfordwest County Women make it two wins from two in Phase 2

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7 hours ago

November 17, 2025

Herald Sport

HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY AFC Women continued their strong start to Phase 2 with an impressive 4–2 victory over a determined Morriston Town side on Sunday.

It was a superb all-round performance from the Bluebirds, combining sharp team play with some outstanding individual finishes. Striker Kayla Jones led the way with a well-taken brace, while Ella May Mumford and Tayla Gibbs also got on the scoresheet to secure all three points.

The win makes it back-to-back victories in Division A, further strengthening the squad’s momentum going into the next fixture.

Haverfordwest County now turn their attention to their next home match on Sunday 23rd, when they host Bonymaen Colts Ladies.

Squad: Rhian Jones, Freya Watkins Williams, Erin Frost, Katie Gibbins, Mollie Flanagan, Bethan Chapman, Tayla Gibbs, Ella May Mumford, Emma Smith, Ffion Kirk, Kayla Jones.

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Sport Pembrokeshire Awards finalists announced

Published

2 days ago

November 15, 2025

Tom Sinclair

THE FINALISTS for this year’s Sport Pembrokeshire Awards have been revealed, with 39 individuals and clubs shortlisted for honours at the annual celebration of local sporting achievement.

Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services, said: “A big thank you to everyone who sent in nominations. The judging panel had an extremely tough task narrowing down such a strong field of candidates.

“Pembrokeshire continues to punch above its weight when it comes to sporting prowess, and I’m sure the awards will once again showcase both on-field success and the incredible efforts of the volunteers and coaches who make it all possible.”

The winners will be unveiled at a gala ceremony at Folly Farm on November 28, organised by Sport Pembrokeshire.

The event is sponsored by Valero, Folly Farm, and Pure West Radio, and will also see the presentation of three special accolades — the School Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Chairman’s Special Achievement Award.

The awards recognise those who have excelled in sport over the past year or dedicated their time to coaching, organising, and supporting grassroots sport across the county.