Herbrandston (206ao) beat Burton (137ao) by 69 runs, recovering from their premature demise at Carew. Herbrandston won the toss and batted first; Jonty Bennett (51), Charlie Malloy (40) Kristan Bennett (29) and Harry Nicholas (23) putting up most of the runs. Morgan Scale was the pick of the bowlers in reply. After the interval, Toby Hayman (51) and Luke Hayman (32) gave Burton something to work with early, but little followed as the likes of Robert Hood (3-27) and Charlie Malloy (3-27) saw Burton into an unrecoverable position. They were eventually fully dismissed in the 39th over 69 runs short.
Carew (124-5) overcame Lawrenny (120ao) by 5 wickets. Lawrenny won the toss and batted first, opener Oscar Lewis (52) the only real standout performance. Lawrenny struggled in majority against the opening partnership of Iori Hicks (3-21) and Shaun Whitfield (5-24), the latter's 5fer ensuring that no partnerships could be built with Oscar Lewis. In reply, Morgan Grieve (47) and Simon Wood (21no) did the biggest share of the work to see Carew home. Charlie Arthur (3-31) and Taylor Lewis (2-32) bowled well enough to make Carew earn it, though their side was unable to defend what was ultimately too little at a ground like Carew’s.
The contest of the week saw Narberth (266-5) pull off an impressive chase to beat Neyland (264-7) in the final hour. Neyland elected to bat first, Ross Hardy’s 54 and Paul Murray’s (95) near century setting their team off to a flying start. They eventually landed on 264-7, Rhodri Dyer (3-52) the pick of the Narberth bowling. Narberth set out on their ambitious chase after teas, getting off to a strong start with a near 50 from Loui Davies (48). Strong batting performances from the likes of Jordan Howell (36) and Rhodri Dyer (35) were met in kind by bowlers Ross Hardy (2-42) and Tom Pritchard (2-42), but it was Lewis Hough (85no) who dragged the game to a nail biting finish. With just 10 balls to go, Lewis Hough launched a 4 over the boundary to win his team the game, sending them 40 points clear of the relegation scrap.
Saundersfoot (273-8) swept aside St Ishmaels (174ao) by 99 runs in another convincing display from the league leaders. Saundersfoot won the toss and batted first, Tom Mansbridge producing a stunning 139 to anchor a high scoring innings, Jon Mansbridge (47) and Scott Helmich (26) lending solid support. Brennan Devonald (3-27) and Cayden McGuire (2-41), but their side as a whole found itself at the mercy of the opposition. Thomas Williams (52), Lewis Rhead (35) and Phil Cockburn (28) offered some fight in response, though the unit of Matthew Phillips (4-28), Tudor Hurle (2-19), Sam Franklin (2-41) and Tom Mansbridge (2-36) denied them a chance at the chase.
Whitland’s (174ao) relegation worries continue as they were beaten by Cresselly (177-4) by 6 wickets. Whitland started off fairly strong after choosing to bat, Kevin Pearce (56) and Ethan Ryan (58) both scoring half centuries. There was little other to talk about however, extras top scored after them as their side failed to manage another half century between them. Mike Shaw (4-20), Tom Arthur (3-30) and Christian Phillips (2-46) did the damage with the ball. In reply, Griff Jenkins (57), Lewis Mason (36no) and Ollie Arthur (34no) saw Cresselly home with four wickets to spare; Matthew Davies (2-53) being the only bowler to strike more than once
Division One Table (after Week 12): Saundersfoot lead on 201 points, followed by Carew (186), Cresselly (161), Neyland (158), Herbrandston (155), Narberth (120), Burton (114), St Ishmaels (84), Lawrenny (78) and Whitland (64).
