A slow start to the Pembroke County Junior Cricket League with football and rugby games still going on.

Under 11s

Hook 283-1 beat Neyland 203-1

A county select Hook side beat a Neyland side, some using the hard ball for the first time. Neyland batted first, with wickets falling at regular intervals, with Rhys Phelps taking three.

All Neyland batsmen tried hard against a very experienced attack, with Korey Arran, Corey Riley and Gethyn Oatley catching the eye.

A strong all-round batting performance by Hook saw Rhys Phelps 27 and Liam Miller 33, show their class before retiring.

Neyland hit the wickets twice without dislodging the bails, with Corey Riley delighted with his first wicket at this level.

Under 13s

Hook 110 for 1 beat Llangwm 109 for 4

by nine wickets

A good competitive game to start the league campaign. Llangwm batted first and posted a strong total. An excellent 25 retired from Dom Asson included several boundaries around the wicket, getting his team off to a positive and fast start. Further contributions came from Joe Phillips 25 retired and William Walters 14.

For Hook, Harry Makepeace took an excellent 1 for 4 on debut, Niall Griffiths 1 for 10, Lucas Davies 1 for 11 and Troy Goodridge with a superb 1 for 6, his first wicket at under 13 level.

In reply, Hook openers Lewis Miller 25 retired and Owen Phelps 25 retired gave their team a great platform with an excellent partnership. Seth Willington then took the game away from Llangwm with 27 retired from 19 balls, including five boundaries. Lucas Davies 13 not out played very well and with Niall Griffiths took their team to victory by nine wickets.

Narberth 54-0 beat Laugharne 52-8

A young Laugharne side lost to an experienced Narberth, with both teams entering into the spirit of development, using all their players.

For Narberth, Jake Thomas took four wickets, Lewis Reid two and Olly Berry retired on 25, with Shay Norcross 10 and Matthew Cockwell both not out.

Neyland 121-3 beat Haverfordwest 99 7

Rhys Power, 28, Aidan Rees, 13, and Liam Rees, 19 not out, aided by Mr. Extras with 47, saw Neyland reach 121-3, with Evan Rees, Harvey Rees and I. Parry taking the wickets for Haverfordwest.

W. Phillips not out 23 and R Whitfield 11, along with Mr. Extras, 44, saw Haverfordwest reach 99 -7.

Aiden Rees and Owen Rickard took two wickets for Neyland, with both sides working on reducing Mr. Extras next game!