Saundersfoot (148-8) edged out Cresselly (144ao) by 2 wickets in the closest affair of the week. Cresselly decided to bat first and posted 144, Tom Murphy (54) and Mike Shaw (30) the main contributors. Ollie Cook (3-21), Tom Mansbridge (2-22) and Jon Mansbridge (2-32) shared out the wickets to keep the opposition to a total that was no doubt chasable. Saundersfoot’s reply was far from comfortable however, Micheal Shaw (2-27), Ollie Arthur (2-30) and Christian Phillips (2-24) gave the league leaders a lot to think about during their chase. Crucial contributions from the likes of Tom Mansbridge (39), Scott Helmich (31) and Yannik Parker (18) saw Saundersfoot over the line with just over four overs to spare and one man left in the shed.
Carew (153-1) cruised to a 9-wicket win over Burton (150ao). Burton batted first and posted 150, Jon Venables (51) and Toby Hayman (39) the main contributors, with Tim Hicks (2-10) and Shaun Whitfield (4-11) doing the bulk of the damage to restrict them. In reply, Carew were untroubled, Noah Davies (54no) and Ian Sefton (34no) seeing them home for the loss of a single wicket via Dan Ridge (1-47).
Neyland (53-1) demolished Whitland (52ao) by 9 wickets in one of the quickest games of the season. Whitland quickly collapsed after electing to bat, their highest scorer being Dan Howells with just 14no. Whitland found themselves to be no match for the opening bowling partnership of Ross Hardy (4-17) and Jack John (4-17) who bowled a combined 10 maidens in 18 overs. The chase in the second innings was not long fought, Lewis Page (21no) and Sean Hannon (10no) saw Neyland past 52 in a little over 6 overs.
Narberth (175ao) beat St Ishmaels (122ao) by 53 runs in a convincing win. Narberth opted to bat first after winning the toss, Loui Davies (47), Rhodri Dyer (27), Kyle Williams (26) and Lewis Hough (23) all contributing usefully to the total. Phil Llewellyn (5-29) and Lewis Rhead (4-40) both bowled very well to restrict Narberth from further damage, with Llewellyn’s 5fer including all of the oppositions top 4. In the second innings, St Ishmaels never looked particularly close to chasing the total down. A near 50 from opener Karl Rhead (48) set his side off to a decent start, but Phil Cockburn (27) was the only man who followed him up with more than 10. Lewis Hough (4-18), Matthew Johns (2-28) and Llew Jones (2-7) shared the wickets to seal the win, slowly bleeding out St Ishmaels over the course of 39 overs.
Herbrandston (252-6) thumped Lawrenny (142ao) by 110 runs. Lawrenny won the toss and elected to field; Herbrandston made the most of batting first, posting a daunting 252-6. Charlie Malloy (65) and Morgan Britton (63no) lead the way with the bat, Jack Nicholas (29) and Harry Nicholas (21) adding further runs. Ryan Morton (3-51) was the pick of the Lawrenny bowling attack. After teas, Lawrenny's chase never truly threatened, Troy Purslowe (51) and fresh signing Charlie Arthur (27) offered some resistance, but Harry Nicholas (2-12), Nathan Banner (2-15) and Dean John (2-32) put forward a strong front to bowl them out for 142.
Division One Table (after Week 10): Saundersfoot lead on 167 points, followed by Carew (146), Neyland (137), Cresselly (123), Herbrandston (115), Burton (102), Narberth (97), St Ishmaels (72), Lawrenny (53) and Whitland (50).
