The Premier League club cricket season in Wales reaches the business end, as the race for championship and survival gets challenging.
Abergavenny CC secured their place in next season's South Wales Premier Cricket League in their first season back in the top flight after their win over relegation threatened Cardiff CC, thanks to Glamorgan's Ben Morris who picked his a 5-wicket-haul for his home club. Cardiff CC now face relegation rivals Ynystawe CC, who also recorded a loss over St. Fagans CC after Glamorgan Academy's Zac Williams stellar all-round performance of 4-37 with the ball and 77 not out with the bat. Glamorgan's Callum Nicholls too scored a fifty for St. Fagans CC.
Ammanford CC chased down Bridgend Town's 259 with ease, winning by 7 wickets as batter Gruffudd Owen scored an unbeaten 120 for the West Walian club. Newport CC piled on Swansea CC's misery, as the St. Helen's-based club confirm their relegation status and will compete in the Premier Division 2 next season. Newport's Harry Friend, who is a Wales National County regular and also represents Glamorgan 2nd XI on occasion, recorded his third successive hundred in the league. Pontarddulais CC beat Usk CC to stay within distance of leaders Newport CC and St. Fagans CC, with bowler Rhys Grant's picking up a 6-wicket-haul and batter Cam Herring scoring a fifty.
Here are the brief scores from this weekend's Premier League club cricket:
South Wales Men’s Premier League
Abergavenny CC 219 (O Harris 68*, J Ryan 46, T Pipe 42) beat Cardiff CC 185 (S Evison 45; B Morris 5/40) by 34 runs.
Ammanford CC 260/3 (G Owen 120*, J Kenchington 40*) beat Bridgend Town CC 259/9 (T Cogbill 95, T Baker 45) by 7 wickets.
Newport CC 272/7 (H Friend 109, J Hope-Bell 91; T Moses 4/39) beat Swansea CC 226 (T Moses 93, M Hasahya 39; S Saeed 4/38, J Hope-Bell 4/49) by 46 runs.
Pontarddulais CC 260/6 (C Herring 56, M Fisher 47, I Rees 40) beat Usk CC 194 (H Wassam 43, O Rayner 38, H Caldicott 30; R Grant 6/36) by 66 runs.
St Fagans CC 188/4 (Z Williams 77*, C Nicholls 57, S Reingold 31; T Morgan 3/28) beat Yystawe CC 186 (N Lee 56, T Blake 33; Z Williams 4/37) by 6 wickets.
Glamorgan playing staff performances:
Ben Morris 5/40 (10) & 20 (16) for Abergavenny.
Tom Bevan 29 (18) & 2/59 (10) for Ammanford.
Callum Nicholls 57 (66) for St Fagans.
North Wales Men’s Premier League
Bangor CC 104/7 (N Rehman 36, R Marshall 32; O Davies 4/6) beat Mochdre CC 102 (J Maltby 5/19, J Moorhouse 3/22) by 3 wickets.
Brymbo CC 208/5 (S Aplin 47, J Claybrook 42, J Underwood 37*) beat Northop CC 204/7 (T Hughes 73*, A Oates 44; D Parry 4/37) by 5 wickets.
Denbigh CC 268/5 (H Jones 112*, G Lyall 98; A Day 3/33) beat Bethesda CC 204 (N Parry 56, C Williams 35; J Lewis /49) by 64 runs.
Gwersyllt Park CC 184/3 (R Collier 81*, I de Silva 50*, K Stoute 38) beat Conwy CC 179 (O da Costa 101, E Williams 30; I de Silva 3/29) by 7 wickets.
Menai Bridge CC 314/5 (D Holden 169, A Wood 34, A Verma 32) beat St Asaph CC 194 (M Ryan 66, D Ryan 35; G Roberts 4/42) by 120 runs.
South Wales Women’s Premier League
Cardiff CC 309/6 (A Williams 73, S Khurana 60, E Williams 50, L King 42) beat Radyr CC 132 (M Richards 58; S Khurana 3/21) by 177 runs.