Neyland (141 for 5) beat Carew (140 for 9) by five wickets

NEYLAND bounced back into the title chase as they beat Carew in an absorbing clash at the Athletic Ground between two very strong and committed sides.

Batting first, Carew lost the key wickets of Ian Sefton and Brian Hall, plus Nick Scourfield a little later, as they struggled to come to terms with the spin/pace attack provided for Neyland by Gary Lloyd (2 for 25 in 11 accurate overs) and Patrick Hannon (4 for 36 in his 12 overs).

Tom Davies topped the batting for Carew with a well-constructed 56 and Ceri Brace gave support with his 25 but with Andrew Miller (2 for 26) and Henry Durrant (1 for 17) chipping in for Neyland the visitors had to settle for 140 for 9 from their allotted 45 overs.

Skipper Rhys Davies (2 for 26), Sean Whitfield, Tom Davies and Neil Gregory all bowled economical spells for Carew but although Neyland lost early wickets they batted steadily, led by key all-rounder Nathan Banner (53 not out), who shared a key partnership with Jonty Bennett (16 not out) after Nick Koomen (23) and Ashley Sutton (17) had also made contributions as the home side won with 17 balls to spare.

Umpires: Dave Brandon & John Williams.

Scorers: John Laugharne & Julie Davies.