Ken Morris Memorial Cup Final:

 
 

Carew (125 for 6 & 135 for 8) beat Hundleton (123 for 7 & 133 for 9) by 4 runs

 
Umpires: Ian Milsom & Neill Crawshaw
Scorers: Mike Price and Julie Davies (assisted by Carmen Haltam (Narberth)
 
Man of the Match: Logan Hall
Adjudicator: Craig Butland (Pembroke Dock)
 
Venue: Narberth CC





 
The Ken Morris Memorial Cup was brought to an exciting conclusion at Narberth as Carew Thirds held a two-run lead at the half way stage and managed to edge out Hundleton by the narrow margin of four runs in a game that was played in the right spirit and a credit to Pembrokeshire Cricket.



 

REPORTS AND SCORECARDS
 
FIRST INNINGS:

 

Veteran Hicks takes total control

 
Carew skipper Steve Cole chose to bat first and although Carew lost talented teenagers Ethan Hall and Jac Scourfield without scoring, plus Cole himself for 9, the class of former Welsh international Robbie Hicks shone through as he helped The Rooks to 60 for 3 at the half way stage.
 
Hundleton’s opening bowler Robson Walkey claimed all three in his excellent five-over spell that saw him finish with figures of 3 for 30.
 
The departure of Ashley Lewis (6) and Corey Hall (9) meant that Carew stood at 84 for 5 after 15 overs but then Hicks took total control with a string of boundaries that took him to 11 in his unbeaten 72 – and the final total was helped by ‘Mr Extras’ with 24 that included 20 wides.
 
Carew Batting:
Steve Cole lbw b Robson Walkey 9
Ethan Hall Ct Steff Williams b Robson Walkey 0
Robert Hicks not out 72
Jac Scourfield b Robson Walkey 0
Ashley Lewis b Ben Adams 6
Corey Hall run out 9
Logan Hall not out 0
Rhys Cadogan not out 5
Extras 24
Total (6 wickets) 125
 
Hundleton Bowling:
Craig Williamson 5-0-41-0; Robson Walkey 5-0-20-3; Ben Adams 5-0-25-1; Jonathan Williams 5-0-33-0
 

Hundleton drift after good partnership

 
Hundleton also lost an early wicket as Paul Fox (6) was caught at mid-off by Ashley Lewis off Ethan Hall – but then they settled via the experienced Jonathan Williams and Ben Adams, who advanced the score to 86 in the 15^th over before Williams was bowled for 31 (including three fours) by Ashley Lewis.
 
14 year old Logan Hall then shifted Adams for 31 (two boundaries) adjudged lbw, and followed up at the same score of 103 by having Craig Williamson (3) beautifully caught by skipper Cole, who showed his joy at such athleticism!
 
Logan Hall made it an excellent short spell of 3 for 11 as he bowled Steffan Williams and then his brother Corey bowled David Lockyer (0) and Stuart Midgley (6) to end up with 2 for 35 alongside twin brother Ethan’s earlier 1 for 23.
 
As a result of that late loss of wickets Hundleton finished two runs behind at tea, despite having been presented with 33 extras (30 of them wides) so they might have hoped for a decent lead when Williams and Adams were going well!
 
Hundleton Batting:
Jonathan Williams b Ashley Lewis 32
Paul Fox ct Ashley Lewis b Ethan Hall 6
Ben Adams lbw b Logan Hall 31
Craig Williamson ct Steve Cole b Logan Hall 3
Robson Walkey not out 8
David Lockyer b Corey Hall 0
Steff Williams b Logan Hall 2
Stuart Midgley b Corey Hall 6
Elliot Midgley not out 0
Extras 33
Total (7 wickets) 123
 
Carew Bowling:
Archie Smith 3-0-24-0; Ethan Hall 5-0-22-1; Ashley Lewis 5-0-29-1; Corey Hall 5-0-35-2; Logan Hall 2-0-11-3.
 

SECOND INNINGS:

 

Hicks and Scourfield help Carew to a useful score

 
Robbie Hicks and Ethan Hall (14) added a quick 34 to open The Rooks’ second innings before the latter was bowled by Craig Williamson, with skipper Cole departing to Ben Adams for a single with the score on 40.
 
But Hicks found a willing ally in Jack Scourfield, whose fielding had been outstanding, and Hicks moved slickly to 35 before he tried to take a sharp second run and a direct hit with only one stump to aim at, saw Stuart Midgley claim a key run out.
 
Scourfield took over the reins with a maturity beyond his mid-teens and Ashley Lewis managed double figures before he became Adams’ second wicket, adjudged lbw, and Scourfield was eventually removed for 40 (five fours), bowled by Jonathan Williams, who was the pick of the Hundleton bowlers with 3 for 29.
 
On this occasion the extras tally was reduced to 14 and with Carew finishing on 135 for 8 it meant Hundleton needed 138 for victory.
 
Carew Batting:
Rob Hicks run out 35
Ethan Hall b Craig Williamson 14
Steve Cole b Ben Adams 1
Jac Scourfield b Jonathan Williams 40
Ashley Lewis lbw b Ben Adams 12
Corey Hall lbw b Jonathan Williams 6
Logan Hal run out 8
Rhys Cadogan b Jonathan Williams 0
Connor Davies not out 5
Extras 14
Total (8 wickets) 135
 
Hundleton Bowling:
Craig Williamson 5-0-33-1; Robson Walkey 5-0-35-0; Ben Adams 5-0-36-2; Jonathan Williams 5-0-29-3.




 

Hundleton push hard – but fall just short

 
Hundleton changed their batting order and Craig Williamson and Paul Fox made a solid start as they moved to 32 without loss after five overs but Fox (17) gave a simple return catch to Archie Smith Williamson (16) fell to an outstanding running catch in the deep by Jac Scourfield - and bowler Ethan Hall made it two vital victims when Steve Cole took another catch that any 52 year old would be proud of to get rid of Jonathan Williams!
 
Ben Adams (28) and Robson Walkey (22) looked good but Logan Hall shifted both, the former to lbw and the latter to skipper Cole’s catching prowess – but kept in the hunt as Carew conceded another 29 extras!
 
It meant that Hundleton needed 17 runs from their last four overs but they were unable to raise the temp as Logan Hall bowled the dangerous Stuart Midgley for a duck and when David Lockyer needed four runs to take the game to a ‘golden over’ he was unable to do so as Ashley Lewis kept his nerve in a tense final over.
 
Hundleton Batting:
Craig Williamson ct Jac Scourfield b Ethan Hall 16
Paul Fox ct & b Archie Smith 17
Jonathan Cole ct Steve Cole b Ethan Hall 4
Ben Adams lbw b Logan Hall 28
Robson Walkey ct Steve Cole b Logan Hall 22
Steff Williams b Ashley Lewis 10
David Lockyer st Connor Davies b Ashley Lewis 6
Stuart Midgley ct Ashley Lewis b Logan Hall 0
Elliot Midgley run out 1
Jamie Davies not out 0
Extras 29
Total (9 wickets) 133
 
Carew Bowling:
Archie Smith 5-0-22-1; Ethan Hall 5-0-31-2; Logan Hall 5-0-33-3; Corey Hall 3-0-29-0; Ashley Lewis 2-0-12-2



 

And finally . . .

 
It meant that Carew Thirds won the trophy for the fourth time in their history and Hundleton were left to reflect on what might have been.
 
Competition organiser Richard Howell conducted the post-match presentations and thanked everyone for their support and welcomed members of Ken Morris’s family to make the presentations – and was rightly thanked by Steve Cole for all that he and wife Rhian, plus parents Heather and John, have done again to make the Ken Morris Memorial Cup so popular!
 
Man of the Match adjudicator Craig Butland outlined the performances in all four innings and highlighted the outstanding performances by Carew’s Jac Scourfield and Connor Davies behind the stumps. He gave a special mention to veteran opener Robbie Hicks for his two fine innings but received huge applause when he said that the winner was 14 year old Logan Hall for his 3 for 11 and 3 for 33 bowling spells!