Indoor Cricket - Sunday, 18^th March 2017

 
 
Participating Clubs: Haverfordwest B, Lawrenny & Neyland A
Venue: Tenby Leisure Centre
Umpire: Neil Croucher
 
Neyland A once again confirmed their indoor cricket pedigree as the current Welsh champions strolled to victory over Lawrenny and Haverfordwest B, who won the other match played but forfeited the points because they played a first team player in their eagerness to complete the fixture and not deny other teams the chance of some action!
 

Game One: Neyland A (138 for 1) beat Lawrenny (42 all out)

 
Neyland’s powerful batting line-up was quickly in evidence against Lawrenny as Ashley Sutton, Paul Murray, Patrick Bellerby and Patrick Hannon all passed the compulsory retirement mark and had to retire before skipper Sean Hannon finished on 14 not out and young Jake Booth scored 11 at the finish before giving James Buckle the only Lawrenny success.

Lawrenny needed a terrific start if they were to chase down such a challenging score but with Paul Murray in superb form behind the stumps they were soon in real bother as he took three sharp catches and a stumping whilst standing up to the wicket.

James Buckle top scored with 21 and Lance Osborne managed double figures but the loss of skipper Brad McDermott-Jenkins to a run out by Patrick Bellerby’s sharp fielding was a disaster and with Neyland bowling tight lines Lawrenny were shot out for only 42 runs!
 
SCORECARD:
 
Neyland Batting:
Ashley Sutton retired 27
Paul Murray retired 26
Patrick Bellerby retired 27
Patrick Hannon retired 27
Sean Hannon not out 14
Jake Booth b Jake Booth 11
Extras 6
Total (1 wicket) 138
 
Lawrenny Bowling:
Matthew Lewis 0-33; Lance Osborne 0-35; Matthew Kidney 0-27; Brad McDermott-Jenkins 0-17; James Buckle 1-28
 
Lawrenny Batting:
Steve Campbell ct Paul Murray b Ashley Sutton 0
Matthew Kidney st Paul Murray b Patrick Bellerby 1
Brad McDermott-Jenkins run out 3
James Buckle ct Paul Murray b Sean Hannon 21
Lance Osborne ct Paul Murray b Ashley Sutton 10
Matthew Lewis ct & b Jake Booth 0
Extras 7
Total (all out) 42
 
Neyland A Bowling:
Ashley Sutton 2-7; Patrick Bellerby 1-7; Patrick Hannon 0-15; Sean Hannon 1-0; Jake Booth 1-7
 

Game Two: Lawrenny (117 for 3) lost to Haverfordwest B (118 for 5)

 
A superb solo batting performance by Nikhil Mathias saw Haverfordwest B win this tussle off the last ball against a Lawrenny outfit which showed far better form with the bat.

Steve Campbell (26) and Matthew Lewis (25) gave Lawrenny a solid start before retiring and lance Osborne batted well for his 23 alongside James Buckle (19 not out) and ‘Mr Extras’ (19) as Jack Scriven and Nikhil Mathias were the pick of the Haverfordwest B team bowlers.

The Town B team’s batting was less than impressive as Lance Osborne and Matthew Lewis shared four quick wickets for Lawrenny alongside one success for skipper McDermott-Jenkins.

But, try as they might, they were unable to dislodge Mathias, who stroked two sixes and nine fours en route to his splendid undefeated 85, which was judged to perfection as he scored the winning runs from the very last ball of the match!
 
SCORECARD:
 
Lawrenny Batting:
Steve Campbell retired 26
Matthew Lewis retired 25
Brad McDermott-Jenkins st Kieran O’Connor b Nikhil Mathias 5
Lance Osborne b Jack Scriven 23
Matthew Kidney run out 3
James Buckle not out 16
Extras 19
Total (3 wickets) 117
 
Haverfordwest B Bowling:
Kieran O’Connor 0-35; Johnny White 0-16; Simon Williams 0-15; Jack Scriven 1-20; Nikhil Mathias 1-17
 
Haverfordwest B Batting:
Nikhil Mathias not out 85
Jack Scriven c Matthew Lewis b Lance Osborne 6
Kieran O’Connor ct James Buckle b Matthew Lewis 0
Johnny White ct Brad McDermott-Jenkins b Matthew Lewis 0
Simon Williams ct Steve Campbell b Lance Osborne 7
Josh Hicks ct & b Brad McDermott-Jenkins 1
Extras 19
Total (5 wickets) 118
 
Lawrenny Bowling:
Lance Osborne 2-22; Matthew Lewis 2-25; Matthew Kidney 0-20; Brad McDermott-Jenkins 1-17; James Buckle 0-25
 
 

Game Three: Neyland A (176 for 4) beat Haverfordwest B (89 for 4)

 
Paul Murray completed a fantastic ‘player of the day’ effort as he followed his unbeaten 26 runs and four victims in Neyland’s first game with another two scalps and another 69 not out as his team were too experienced for Haverfordwest B.

He lost opening partner Ashley Sutton to a ‘golden duck’, bowled by Kieran O’Connor, and although Patrick Bellerby and Patrick Hannon both got started they got themselves out – but then skipper Sean Hannon showed what a good all-rounder he is in the indoor game as he finished up with 37 not out, returning to join Murray after Jake Booth had also departed.

Hannon had two sixes in his speedy knock but it was Murray, with an innings liberally sprinkled with fours and sixes, who stole the show as The Town B amazingly conceded a massive 44 extras, 28 of them from wides!

Murray pouched two more good catches as Haverfordwest set off and the pressure told on their inexperienced batsmen as only Kieran O’Connor, who regularly plays for the club’s first team, top scored with 36 not out alongside 27 extras as Sean Hannon finished with 2 for 12 alongside a wicket each for brother Patrick and Ashley Sutton
 
SCORECARD:
 
Neyland A Batting:
Paul Murray not out 69
Ashley Sutton lbw b Kieran O’Connor 0
Patrick Bellerby b Johnny White 10
Patrick Hannon lbw b Nikhil Mathias 16
Sean Hannon not out 37
Jake Booth run out 0
Extras 44
Total (4 wickets) 176
 
Haverfordwest B Bowling:
Kieran O’Connor 1-30; Johnny White 1-28; Simon Williams 0-43; Jack Scriven 0-29; Nikhil Mathias 1-25
 
Haverfordwest B Batting:
Nikhil Mathias ct Paul Murray b Ashley Sutton 13
Josh Hicks ct Paul Murray b Sean Hannon 0
Jack Scriven b Sean Hannon 6
Kieran O’Connor not out 36
Johnny White ct Ashley Sutton b Patrick Hannon 4
Simon Williams not out 3
Extras 27
Total (4 wickets) 89
 
Neyland A Bowling:
Patrick Hannon 1-8; Sean Hannon 2-12; Patrick Bellerby 0-13; Ashley Sutton 1-12; Jake Booth 0-38