THOMAS, CARROLL SOUTH WALES ASSOCIATION ROUND-UP

DIVISION 1 BRONWYDD ........... 145 MAESTEG CELTIC .215-6

BRONWYDD asked Celtic to bat but the decision backfired as they reached a useful 215-6 off their 50 overs.

Phil Poole scored a fine 82, Matthew Rogers 57, Nick Poole 16, Lyndsay Harris 13 and Rhodri Thomas 11 not out.

Pick of the home bowlers was David Dunfee with 10-1-32-2 while there was a wicket each for Colin Tucker, James Cale and Meirion Davies.

Good bowling and fielding restricted Bronwydd to 145 all out. Cale top scored with 46, Davies got 27, Dunfee 21, Andrew Howells 19 and R Tucker 13.

Rhodri Thomas led the way for Celtic with 10-230-4, Chris Hicks had 105-22-3, Phil Poole 2-25 off 10 overs and Dan Williams got the last wicket with his fourth ball.

DIVISION 2 MAESTEG ............ 259-7 SWANSEA CIVIL SERVICE ................. 133 DIVISION 3 PORTHCAWL ....... 157-8 FELINFOEL.......... 161-4

HOLIDAY commitments impacted badly on Porthcawl’s line-up against table toppers Felinfoel but they battled bravely before eventually succumbing to a six wicket loss at Locks Lane.

Winning the toss, home skipper Jack Tuck decided to bat first and was soon in action after opener William Frost pulled a muscle in his side and retired hurt.

Tuck, together with Wales over-50 international Steve Richmond, made an excellent start, putting on 85 for the first wicket before the captain fell for a brilliant 58 in 54 balls, a knock which contained 50 in boundaries, with one six and 11 fours.

Wickets then tumbled but Richmond held firm before he was dismissed for an immaculate 36 from 84 balls, finding the ropes six times.

The Seasiders slumped to 121-6 but George Mead, on his first appearance of the season, batted with assurance, contributing 15 with three boundaries. Tom Davies also added 11 and Frost bravely returned to the crease to end 10 not out. Porthcawl gained three batting points in reaching 158-8 in 50 overs.

Gareth Davies was Felinfoel’s most potent attacker taking 4-33.

Felinfoel opener Scott Davies was in belligerent mood, playing a number of unorthodox shots, but he gave his side a flying start with a brutal innings of 52 in just 35 balls. His knock contained four sixes and four fours and when he made his way back to the pavilion, the score ominously showed 64-1.

His opening partner Andrew Davies was far more measured in his approach and was unbeaten on 66 in 76 balls, with one six and nine fours, when victory was secured. He received support from Smith (24).

For the hosts, Josh Aubrey took an impressive 2-44, Mead 1-14 and Tom Davies 1-49.

LLANTWIT MAJOR CAVALIERS ............ 166 LLANGENNECH .. 163-9

THIS cliffhanger game ended in a draw with Llangennech needing four runs to win and the Cavaliers one wicket. The Cavaliers elected to bat and opener Julian Griffiths anchored the innings with a suerb 73. He didn’t get much support apart from James Snelson (18), Tom Gingell (16) and Ben Jenkins (11) but with 22 extra, they closed on 166 all out from 49.2 overs.

The Llangennech bowling was: Simon Clement 10-5-17-2, Gareth George 4-0-25-0, Matthew Jones 10-1-44-2, Mohammad Malik 10-5-15-1, Claire Thomas 10-0-31-0 and Michael Lloyd 5.2-0-174.

James Taube (53) and Matthew Jones (38), both with seven fours, threatened to win it for the visitors with a third wicket stand of 88 but the Cavaliers hit back with six cheap wickets. Richard Clement (17no) defied all attempts to remove him and put on 23 runs for the last wicket with Claire Thomas but with both sides on the verge of victory, the innings ended on 163-9.

The Cavaliers bowling was: Jonathan Cheal 102-18-3, Julian Griffiths 10-4-17-3, Alex Davidson 10-2-31-1, Ben Jenkins 9-0-30-0, James Thomas 10-1-46-2 and Jake McNaughton 1-0-10-0.

BAGLAN ............... 132-8 GREAT WESTERN155-8

GREAT Western had the better of this drawn game but with just four matches left, are certain to end up bottom-but-one in the table.

Batting first, they posted 155-8 off their 50 overs. Steve Hughes and Jamie Russell both scored 42, both with a six and three fours while Ross Stenner and Phil Cadogan both got 16.

The Baglan bowling was: Craig Jewell 10-2-321, Taylor Rees 10-5-6-2, Andrew Roach 10-2-36-1, Lee Williams 10-2-37-2, Rhys Gaskins-Davies 5-017-0 and John O’Leary 5-1-24-1.

When Baglan batted, Lee Williams made 37, Paul Morris 19, Jonathan Lewis 18 and John O’Leary 16 and there were 27 extras but they never looked like reaching the target and closed on 132-8.

Great Western bowling: Mark Adams 7-4-12-1, Geraint Davies 10-5-10-0, Tom Marshall 10-5-16-2, Jamie Russell 10-2-30-1, Gavin Vigus 5-1-2-2, Callum Swinford 4-0-23-0 and Ross Stenner 4-0-122.

DIVISION 5 MAESTEG CELTIC SECONDS .............. 46-2 BAGLAN SECONDS .. 45

MAESTEG Celtic Secons skittled Baglan out for just 45 in 29.4 overs.

For Celtic, 12-year-old Louis Cirotto took 5-4-17-4, Jay Richards 6-2-9-2 and his father Alun 7-3-10-2. Chris Williams made 14 for Baglan and Deri Howe 12. Matt Hassler then scored 30 not out to lead Celtic to an eight wicket win.

KIDWELLY ............. 66-1 PORTHCAWL SECONDS .................. 63

WEAKENED Porthcawl had a torrid afternoon at Kidwelly, going down by nine wickets in a onesided encounter.

Drained of resources by first XI call ups due to holidays, the Seasiders batted first and were soon in trouble, although at 21-2 there was no indication of the acute problems ahead. They soon slumped to 27-6 with only veteran opener Ailistair Lawson making an early impression with 14.

Youngsters Jude Darbenig, Fraser Jenkins and Isaak Cronje did their best to stem the flow of wickets with Cronje helping Marc Thompson take the score from 49-9 to 63 all out. Thompson was 11 not out.

For the home side, Nasir Shah, George Elks, Dean Thomas and Dean Hollands all took two wickets.

In reply, Shah took the game by the scruff of the neck, hammering 46 not out with six boundaries, to ease his side to victory in 11 overs. Thompson took the sole wicket, his figures 1-24.

DIVISION 7 GREAT WESTERN SECONDS ............. 108-6 LLANDEILO SECONDS 107-8