Sunday 29 July 2012

Wanderers remain in pole position


Barring an absolute catastrophe, Carmarthen Wanderers will be making an immediate return to the top flight, after the Division Two pacemakers picked up their eighth win over Briton Ferry Steel.
Briton Ferry Steel, who were also relegated along with the Wanderers last season, struggled at the crease and could only post 99, with Tim Stevens top scoring with 29. Andrew Edwards shone with the ball for the leaders taking 4-21, while Gareth Thomas claimed 3-29 and Ian Marsh picked up 2-11.
The Wanderers, inspired by the division’s top batsmen 16 year old Daniel Jones, easily chased down the runs for the loss of no wickets, with Jones finishing unbeaten on 55 which took him over 500 runs for the season.
Cowbridge remain in the hunt for the title after they picked up their seventh win of the season at Llandysul.
The Carmarthenshire side posted 273-5 with Tom Warner the pick of the bowlers capturing three wickets, but the real story lied in the chase with Cowbridge getting the runs required in the final over,  276-5, thanks to a superb unbeaten century from Sam Wood (110) and a solid 35 not out from Chris Willey. The victory sees them 45 points clear of third placed Bronwydd, but 27 points behind leaders Carmarthen Wanderers as the title race intensifies.
Skewen’s captain, John S Jones, made his 500th league appearance for his side on Saturday, but it didn’t prevent them from slipping to an eight wicket loss at Bronwydd.
The visitors were skittled for just 61 with Tom Gleeson the star with the ball capturing 4-14, while Steven Williams claimed 3-13.
The Carmarthenshire side in reply needed just 14.4 overs to get the runs required posting 67-2, Steffan Jones top scored with an unbeaten 38 while Meirion Davies struck 21 not out.
Elsewhere, Aberdare’s clash with Gorseinon resulted in a no differential draw, with Aberdare posting 261-4 in 50 overs and Gorseinon finishing on 153-7.
In the day's other fixture, Morriston secured a winning draw over Llanelli but the result means they remain 29 points clear of safety at the bottom with only four matches left.

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