THIS WEEK IN CRICKET

Cresselly Cricket Club emerged victorious in a thrilling match against St Ishmaels in the Thomas Carroll Pembrokeshire Cricket League division one over the weekend. Charlie Arthur played a pivotal role in Cresselly’s win, scoring an impressive 94 runs. Cresselly successfully chased down St Ishmaels’ target of 218 runs with eight wickets in hand.

In addition to Arthur’s exceptional innings, there were noteworthy contributions from Phil Williams and Iwan Izzard, who both remained unbeaten with scores of 50 and 53 respectively. Peter Bradshaw topscored for St Ishmaels with 66 runs, followed by Jonathan Pawlett, who contributed 47 runs. Despite their efforts, St Ishmaels fell short in their defense.

Meanwhile, in another division one match, Neyland achieved a seven-wicket victory over Lawrenny. Ashley Sutton played a crucial innings of 49 not out, leading Neyland to successfully chase down Lawrenny’s total of 188 runs. Ross Hardy also made a significant impact for Neyland with an unbeaten 64 runs. Lawrenny’s Harry Thomas stood out with an impressive knock of 91 runs.

In division two, Narberth secured a five-wicket win against Llangwm. Kyle Quartermaine’s 49 runs guided Narberth to their target of 144 runs.