Briton Ferry Town tightened their stranglehold on the Division Three title with a routine five wicket victory at Margam
The hosts batted first but were restricted to 125 with Afaq Shah (5-44) and Yakoob Ali (3-26) starring for the leaders. Luke O’Connor’s 31 was the only high point of the innings for Margam.
Town in reply convincingly reached their target with Ali once again the star, top scoring on 34, while Shakeel Amin knocked a solid 26 and Adrian Mainwaring struck 23.
Meanwhile, second placed Porthcawl picked up an invaluable hard-fought, three wicket win at Pontyberem.
The hosts posted 191-6 in their allotted overs, with Craig Howells top scoring with 59, while Emyr Harris chipped in with 27.
The Seasiders in reply chased down the runs with just two balls to spare carding 194-7, with Steve Doherty taking the acclaim as he finished undefeated on 64, while Brett Davies fell just short of his half century, and Josh Lyddon chipped in with 28.
Hills Plymouth remain hot on Porthcawl’s heels as the race for promotion heats up, but the Merthyr outfit had to make do with a no differential draw against Landore due to a rain interrupted match.
The Methyr side batted first and set a total of 255-6, with Matthew Davies striking 55 not out, while Aled Walters knocked 56 and Chris Shopland contributed 41. Landore were 170-2 in the 40th over when the rain came, forcing the match to be abandoned.
At the other end of the table, Pwll look more and more likely of pulling off an Houdini-esque escape from relegation after bagging their second straight victory with a seven wicket win over Maesteg. Pwll, who have propped up the table all season, now sit third from bottom with a three point advantage over their relegation rivals.
In the day's other fixture, Swansea Civil Service’s hopes of back to back promotions looks to have faded as they were beaten by Drefach.
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