Pembroke County Cricket Club Under 11s Junior League Final

 

Haverfordwest  279-4  beat  Cresselly 261- 3

 
Sponsor: Colin John – Llewelyn Davies & Co,  Chartered Accountants
Umpire:  Allan Hansen
Scorers:    Simon Williams & Simon Cole
Coaches:   Danny Dewstowe & Daniel Field (Haverfordwest) -  Stefan Jenkins & Martin Jones (Cresselly)
Venue   Hook CC
 
This year's final was between the top two sides from both zones with Haverfordwest coming out on top over Cresselly in a tremendous advert for local junior cricket after  Cresselly 11's  beat their Under 10's (credit to them for having two sides in the semi-final)  and  Haverfordwest beating Narberth in the other semi-final.
 
The Under11s game is played in a pairs format  and Haverfordwest captain Will Davies won the toss against his counter-part  Cody James and decided to bowl first.
 

Cresselly show good batting skills as The Town bowlers keep things tight

 
The standard of play by both teams was first class and the tone was set by Arthur Jenkins and Jack Mears,  when in the first over Arthur struck an excellent  extra cover drive for 4 and the pair put on 15 runs together.
Alfie Morgan and Rhys White put on  14 with Alfie looking very good scoring 11. However the Haverfordwest bowling was very tight and accurate, and the batters could not  accelerate the run rate.
 
Mari Cole and Bobby Shapcott put on another 10 with Cody James and Walter Evans adding 5 runs for the last pair.  For Haverfordwest Will Davies bowled 3 overs for 5 runs and Noah Evans only conceded 8 in his spell. However it was Elin Field (1-12) and Harri Atyeo (2-7)  who took the vital wickets for Haverfordwest as Cresselly finished on 261-3
 

The Town also bat well to build a winning total

 
Haverfordwest openers Osian Mills and Ed Raymond started slowly with a partnership of 8, but not losing a wicket, with tight  bowling by  the Cresselly openers,  Noah Dewstowe (10) with some lovely shots all around the ground and Elin Field (9) with an excellent leg glance accelerated the scoring for the 2^nd pair.
 
Ryan Dewstowe (8 and Noah Evans (4) continued to score and the whole Haverfordwest team ran between the wickets exceptionally well, which was a major factor in the game.  Will Davies and Harri Ayeo finished the innings with Harri scoring 13.  Cresselly rang the changes with their bowlers but on the night could not quite stop the quality of the Haverfordwest batting. Arthur Jenkins only conceded 4 runs  and Mari Cole 8 runs and despite  Rhys White (1-12), Jack Mears (1-13) and Cody James (2 -11) Haverfordwest finished on  279-4 to win the final.
 
The Evan Martin Trophy for player of the match, Evan still being a stalwart  of Hook CC for many years,  picked by Mathew Holder, was awarded to a jubilant  Harri Atyeo with special mention to Elin Field.

Again it was great to see a large crowd of knowledgeable spectators  who certainly saw some entertaining Cricket.
 
In the presentation after the match Martin Jones (Junior Organiser)  congratulated both sides on reaching the Final  with some excellent play by both, and  Haverfordwest  for their victory. Both sides should be proud of their Junior sections. He thanked Hook  for hosting the final and Dave Petrie for preparing the ground  
 
He  also thanked Allan Hansen  for umpiring , Scorers   Simon  Williams & Simon Cole  who all contributed to the evening’s entertainment.

Last and by no means least he thanked  sponsors Colin John of Llewelyn Davies & Co Chartered Accountants, for his continued and valuable support of Junior Cricket in the County together with  Trefor Evans County President for presenting the  medals & trophies. Afterwards the Hook Club provided  refreshments  for the players, which was well received.
 





Haverfordwest Squad members who did not play on the night:
Bryn Baker, Tommy Beach, Caiden Meacham, Harlow Cockburn, Elis Armstrong, Jasper Milne, Sophie Thorpe, Grayson James, Zach Price, Elis Pudner, Eli Torau &  Rhys Adamson.

Cresselly Squad members who did not play on the night:
Laila Lewis, Zara Pugh, Bobby Field,  Thomas, Caden Jones, Riley Cadogan, George Richards  and Phoenix Phillips.