CRICKET: Delf destroys Southend as Heath stay in the hunt; Thomas, Carroll Welsh Club Cricket Conference.WHITCHURCH Heath crushed Tredegar Southend in Division One of the Thomas, Carroll Welsh Club Cricket Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed. Conference to reach the halfway mark of the season well in the title race. Jon Delf took three for 18 and Alan Pearce two for nine as Southend collapsed to 88 for nine in their 45 overs. Simon Hughes For the cricketer, journalist and broadcaster, see Simon Hughes (cricketer). Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark and Bermondsey. got 22 as Heath strolled to a sixwicket win. But Machen marched on at the top of the table after winning in Cardiff by 77 runs against Lisvane Whiteheads. Daniel Herbst, the South African soninlaw of a Machen publican publican [Lat.,=state employee], in ancient Rome, man who was employed by the state government under contract. As early as c.200 B.C. there was a class of men in Rome accustomed to undertaking contracts involving public works and tax collecting; the tax collectors , had a dream game as he top scored with 65 in Machen's total of 207 for seven, helped by Nigel Hicks (43 not out), Andy Knight (36) and Gareth Thornton (27). Mo Jalaan took three for 70 for Lisvane Whiteheads. Herbst then took four for 35 in 12 superb overs and, with Gareth Williams Gareth Williams may be:
Newbridge are also in the hunt after winning at Abercarn. On a very poor wicket, Abercarn could manage just 155 for eight with Dai Bowen scoring 47 and skipper Ian Hopkins 29. Newbridge never found batting easy either, with the exception of Jonathan Wellington who made a fine 65, but Chris James got 31 not out and Alan Lewis David Alan Lewis (born 1 June 1964 in Cork, Ireland)[1] is an Irish former cricketer and current Rugby Union referee. His father Ian also played cricket for Ireland. 27 to help them to a fourwicket win. Shane Goodall took three for 42 for Abercarn. Upper Rhondda moved from 111 for four to 228 for four to win at Abercynon, thanks to Steve Worrall and Gareth Cole who both finished on 59 not out and Craig Roberts Craig Roberts is a Welsh young actor. He has appeared in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Young Dracula, Care and Casualty. Filmography (45). David Williams (66), Wayne Hicks (58) and Geraint Turner (55) made useful runs for Abercynon against good bowling by Worrall (563) and Steve Webb (235). Success has been a long time coming for Abertillery, but they remain top of Division Two after winning at St Fagans by eight wickets. Clive Cooper took five for 47 as the Saints scored 157 for seven in their 45 overs with Simon Van Os getting 42. Cooper (37 not out) then joined Chris Rogers (57 not out) and together they steered Abertillery to victory in 35 overs. Blaengarw beat bottom club Dinas Powis thanks to an inspired late spell of bowling by St John Towell (514), while Cardiff III kept up the pressure on Abertillery by accounting for Pontnewynydd. Rhys John (53) and Jeff Evans (31) helped Blaengarw to 181 for nine, with Roy Williams taking four for 38 and Steve Hudson three for 44 for Dinas Powis. Stuart Jones (51) and Hudson (37) looked like giving Dinas Powis a welcome first win, but then Towell turned the game on its head. Cardiff III made 275 for three with Alan Hardman getting a brilliant 119 not out, Dave Herbert 45, Alan Thomas 35 and Dave Spence and Rob Powell 32. They then reduced Pontnewynydd to 173 for nine, with some good allround bowling from Phil Haines (three for 20), and Huw Carter (two for 28), despite a battling 55 by Lloyd Price. |
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