Morgans cause mayhem in local cricket

 
It is always lovely to see the father and son duo of Nigel and Matthew Morgan together because they are clearly great friends – although the following saga did stretch Morgan senior’s jolly nature a little before a happy conclusion!
 
The father and son pairing of Nigel and Matthew Morgan used to play cricket for Fishguard but changed their allegiance this season as young Matthew set out in the first division with Cresselly and has already caught the eye with his batting and bowling.
 
Nigel, meanwhile, opted to end his playing days at Haverfordwest, where he has settled in really well as a key seconds' player who has already made his debut and done well in the top echelon.
 
Any transport difficulties about getting to matches seemed to evaporate when young Morgan passed his driving test but there was something of a hitch recently, after Matthew had shown his great talent with 89 not out for Cresselly’s first team. All went well until he went to put his kit in the car boot, but locked the door with the ignition key nestled neatly within!
 
Even a couple of former reprobates in Cresselly couldn’t get into the car to open the boot and so the only thing Matthew could do was telephone Morgan senior, who had the spare key.
 
Now Nigel had played well in Haverfordwest and was just settling nicely into the birthday celebrations of skipper Richard Scriven when he received the SOS call from Cresselly – and to be fair to him he was soon on the way, with scarcely a grumble (at least, that’s what he told us!).
 
He got Matthew’s car on the road and was back on his way to the party – so all was well that ended well in the Morgan cricketing household!
 
 
 

Getting lost in Crymych . . .

 
 
John Donnachie and his smashing wife Jill are well known figures around the cricket fields of Pembrokeshire and as keen followers of  Carew sports in general and Haverfordwest County AFC in the Welsh League – but they got their bearings totally wrong on this little jaunt to support Carew Youth in the Ormond Cup..
 
Although John was captain of Lamphey Cricket Club for a number of years it is Carew Cricket Club that he and Mrs. D now follow and so when the club’s youth team was drawn against their counterparts from Crymych they decided it was a good time to visit Glandy Cross for the first time.
 
All went well as they left Freshwater East in their posh car but when they arrived in the Crymych area they realised they didn’t have a clue where the picturesque ground was.

After going up and down the same roads a couple of time they resorted to asking for directions in a pub and were told “It’s up the road!”
 
And it was too because after a couple more u-turns they arrived at Glandy Cross and marvelled at how lovely the setting was and how good the pitch looked. Jill has threatened to get our John a new Satnav but as we told her, it would do no good because there is no post code at some of the cricketing outposts of Pembrokeshire!
 
 
 

. . . And getting lost in the County Show!

 
 
 
Mrs Carne insisted that I also show I am a bit useless at directions, as this little saga shows after we had an enjoyable day at the County Show but then my personal direction-finder in the Carne brain lost its way!
 
Have you ever got lost in the Pembrokeshire Show? Well we know an ageing sports writer who did just that on the very first day of this year’s show.
 
All went brilliantly as he and his long-suffering wife found easy access into the show, comfortably the quickest they have encountered in 30 years, parking on the runway tarmac and straight in to the delights of the show.

The trouble started, however when their tired feet told them it was time to wend their way home, walking out of the exit and onto the runway tarmac.
 
But they could find no sign of their little car and after half an hour of searching up and down the runway were coming around to the conclusion that perhaps it had been stolen.
 
But then the old feller took a deep breath, found his bearings and realised they had come out of the wrong exit, and were on the wrong section of the runway!
 
A not-so-brisk walk of another ten minutes took the weary couple in the right direction and they heaved a sigh of relief when the indicator lights came on when he waved the ignition key in the right direction.
 
But now his better half will surely not allow him to forget how badly his direction finder has gone awry whenever they park their car in another big space!

 

Sporting writer comes a cropper - off a horse

Gordon Thomas had for some time looked after the horse owned by daughter Bryony and he was always ready to go on early-morning jaunts to muck out the stable or feed it.
 
But on one occasion he was persuaded to test his skills (and courage) by riding it – and it didn’t quite work out as Gordie planned!
 
We look next at a well-known and highly respected local sportsman who played rugby and football with real skill, was no mean athlete, and a cricket medal winner who now doubles up as a top local sports writer.
 
My mole in the family tells me that he has now taken up an interest in horses, with his daughter as an accomplished rider, but his first attempt at sitting astride an equine friend when she was taking a deserved rest, ended in him coming a cropper.
 
All went well for at least ten seconds as he sat astride the 14.3 hands horse but the beast then decided it wasn’t used to the extra weight and effortlessly dumped him in the grass.
 
It was typical of his sporting determination that he had the bottle to get back on again and there were no broken bones – I just wish I had an action photo I could send to all the local newspapers!
 

 

Trapped in Trimsaran!

 


We tell next of a nice young lady who got herself trapped in a changing room whilst cheering her beloved Haverfordwest RFC in an away match at Trimsaran.
 
The old song ‘Two old ladies locked in a lavatory’ took on a new meaning recently at Haverfordwest Rugby Club when their seconds played their counterparts from Trimsaran – although on this occasion it was one very nice lady who got trapped in a changing room!
 
Delyth Summons, who does such a great job as Hon Treasurer at Haverfordwest RFC, travelled with some other supporters to watch the match at Trimsaran but hit a little trouble when she needed to visit the ladies’ but there were none nearby.

A well-meaning  Blues’ supporter took her to the changing rooms and said he would keep guard outside but he was called away to help out – and it was then that Delyth hit her problem because there was no handle on the door, it was wedged too tightly for her to open it – and she was well and truly locked in!
 
Her shouts were to no avail and so she tried to phone some of her fellow supporters but Shay Buckley and Nigel Griffiths didn’t have their mobile phones on, whilst club chairman Gareth Griffiths hasn’t come into the mobile phone age quite yet!

Poor Delyth had visions of missing the whole match but luckily a knight in shining armour came to her rescue and she was eventually re-installed back onto the touchline – and cheered the Blues’ 2^nd XV on with her usual charm and good humour!