Harrison Allen Bowl quarter final: Pembroke (146-2) lost to Llangwm (148-6)

For the third successive Harrison Allen quarter final in a row this week – it was the team chasing who progressed as Llangwm overcame Pembroke with seven balls to spare at Treleet last night.

Needing 147 to win after the hosts had made 146-2, the away side slipped to 86-5 before a crucial knock of 38 not out from Phil Llewellyn helped them over the line, and he was joined at the death by Joe Kiff (10 not out) as Llangwm joined Narberth and Lawrenny in the final four.

Cresselly host Neyland tonight to decide the last spot.

After electing to bat on a ground in great condition given the inclement weather in the morning, it was Pembroke openers Barry Evans and Phil Hay to set about laying the foundations.

They batted for more than 15 overs and put on 96, before Hay was caught by Ewan Griffiths off Noah Davies (1-37) for 49 (six fours).

That stemmed the tide somewhat as new man Jonathan Rogers was bowled for a second ball duck by Llewellyn (1-32), but then Andrew Hay joined Evans in pushing the home side to 146-2, playing intelligently to keep the strike rotating and making 23 not out off 22 balls (one four).

Evans finished 52 not out, hitting five boundaries along the way, as the Division Two side posted a more than competitive total.

And it was a score that looked even better when Llangwm slipped to 34-3 after a terrific spell from Andrew Hay.

He clean bowled the dangerous Will Beresford (2) and Chris Inward (8), before removing Noah Davies (6) in the same fashion.

No 3 James Venables and Matthew Kiff helped rebuild matters, moving the score to 57 before Venables went for 34 (three fours and a six), caught by Jack Harries off Hay to give the bowler figures of 4-31.

Kiff later fell to Evans for 35 (one four and one six), and at that point it was hosts who looked in the driving seat.

But it was youngster Llewellyn and Richard Brock who regained momentum for their side with a stand of 33, with Brock making 10 before being trapped LBW by Evans (2-23).

It meant Llangwm were left with 4.1 overs to knock off the 26 needed for victory, and that equation became nine runs off two overs as Llewellyn and Joe Kiff batted sensibly.

They only needed one of them as the pair took 12 off home skipper Jack Harries’ 21st over as Llewellyn finished matters with a boundary to make 38 not out (three fours), with Kiff (10 not out) at the other end.

It means Llangwm return to the semi final stage for the first time since 2013 – a year in which they eventually finished runners up to Neyland.