 

Youth Cricket
Shield 2017
U11 Final - Chepstow CC v Newport CC
Rayner shines as Chepstow dominate final to
lift shield

Winners - Chepstow
Runners Up - Newport
This year's
Monmouthshire Building Society Youth Cricket
Shield U11 Final was, for the sixth year in a row, between the same two clubs,
Chepstow and Newport, with the latter on top in the winning stakes. It was held
at Chepstow C C under grey skies with concerns about whether the light would
hold for the duration of the match.
Batting first, Newport made a
cautious start losing two wickets to catches by wicket keeper Oliver Russell off
the bowling of Kameel Sahabdeen. Nicholas Thomas started to find the
boundary but 34 for 2 became 34 for 4 as Filip Chitnis took two wickets in two
balls, both clean bowled, with Thomas making 21. Harrison Parsons and Jack
Hope-Bell then steadied the ship, putting on 30 runs for the fifth wicket,
before Parsons was another victim for Russell, this time off the bowling of
Ollie Rayner, who then took another wicket clean bowled. Hope-Bell and Vidhey
Maripuri then put on 21 runs before Maripuri
was caught and bowled by Aidan Tuck. Newport finished on 98 for 7 with
Hope-Bell on 25 not out
In reply, Chepstow lost an early wicket to Sophia Smale but
this brought Ollie Rayner and James Kellaway together and they were destined not
to lose another one. Twenty eight runs off 6 overs became 71 off 10 as both
batters cut loose in the gathering gloom. Chepstow passed the Newport total in
the thirteenth over with Ollie Rayner making a fine unbeaten half-century and
James Kellaway 37 not out.
Chepstow were worthy winners and
the Macey Sports Player of the Match award, adjudged by the umpires, was made to
Ollie Rayner for his match-winning batting display.
U13 Final - Monmouth CC v Newbridge CC
Harris and Swingwood spin Monmouth to
victory

Winners - Monmouth
The one thing was that was certain, at
the start of this years’ Monmouthshire
Building Society Youth Cricket Shield U13 Final, was that there would be a new
name on the trophy as neither of the two teams involved, Monmouth and Newbridge,
had won the competition before. The match was eagerly anticipated as both teams
had won their respective League Divisions without losing a match.
Monmouth won the toss, asking
Newbridge to bat first, and they got off to a storming start, scoring 35 off the
first five overs. However, this came to an abrupt halt when Alex Horton was run
out, after a running mix-up, by Angus Whitehead. Until then he had been in
complete control scoring 23 off just 16 balls. He was soon followed by Joe
Westwood for 14, scored in just three shots, who was the first of two wickets in
one over for 11 year-old spinner Owen Harris. In the next twelve overs Newbridge
could only score 11 runs while losing 7 wickets with Harris finishing with 3
wickets for 3 runs in his 4 overs and Sam Swingwood, also bowling spin at the
other end, taking 2 wickets for 3 runs in his four overs. This was as fine a
display of spin bowling in tandem you could wish to see. A couple of late
boundaries from J.Kinsey saw Newbridge reach 60 for 7 off their allotted twenty
overs. The other wicket was the result of a fine diving catch by Swingwood off
the bowling of Alex Lawson.
In reply, Monmouth knew that
steady batting was required against Newbridge's strong seam attack, and when Joe
Harris (10) was given out lbw in the fifth over with the score on 22, the game
was still in the balance. However, Swingwood and Oliver Berry (17) steadied the
ship and took the score to 41 before Berry was removed by a good delivery from
M.Evans. However, Swingwood (16no) and Charlie Weldon (7no) saw Monmouth home
comfortably in the fifteenth over for a well-earned victory.
The trophy and individual medals
were presented by ex Gwent Young Cricketer Cameron Herring who has played
first-class cricket with Gloucester CCC and Cardiff MCCU and is now with
Glamorgan CCC. He also presented the Macey Sports Player of the Match award,
adjudged by the umpires, to Owen Harris for his match-changing bowling display.
U15 Final - Newbridge CC v Newport CC
Evans stars as Newport lift shield for the
sixth time

Winners - Newport
The final
match of the Under 15 Final took place on a beautiful
sunny evening at Newport CC. Of the two finalists, for Newport it was their
sixth consecutive appearance whereas it was Newbridge’s first.
Newbridge
won the toss and decided to bat. They started cautiously and had scored 16 in
four overs when they lost their first wicket to Will Smale. In fact he and his
opening partner, Tom Lynbeck, restricted the opposition to just 26 runs in the
first eight overs. Azhar then came on to bowl and took two wickets in his first
two overs while Charlotte Scarborough conceded just six runs at the other end
leaving Newbridge 41 for after 12 overs. Azhar then dismissed Alex Horton, who
had battled well through the innings for 21. This brought Tomas Witcombe, who
was clearly on a mission to attack, to the crease and Scarborough took some
stick in her next two overs. This came to an end with the introduction of Tom
Protheroe in the seventeenth over. His two-over spell saw him take three wickets
in two overs, including a double-wicket maiden, with the only runs scored
against him being a six by Witcombe. Protheroe got his revenge, however, by
bowling Witcombe for a belligerent 23. At the other end, Jack Davies took one
wicket in conceding six runs as Newbridge were restricted to 6 runs in the last
three overs. Remarkably, seven wickets were clean bowled with Will Smale taking
a smart stumping for the eighth as Newbridge finished on 83 for 6.
This
target was always within reach as Newport had clearly planned not to get ahead
of themselves. They only lost their first wicket in the eleventh over when Will
Smale was lbw to Bradley Parker for 25. This brought Tom Lynbeck in to partner
opener Tom Evans and they were destined not to lose another. The pick of the
bowlers were Joe Westwood, Jack Tudor-Webley and Witcombe who kept the run-rate
down. However, they could do nothing to prevent Newport from achieving a nine
wicket victory in the seventeenth over. Evans had controlled the run-chase
especially well,
compiling a personal score of 40 not out, while Lynbeck finished on an unbeaten
16.
Newport were worthy winners and
became champions for the sixth consecutive year. There were several good
individual performances on both sides but the Macey Sports Player of the Match
award, adjudged by the umpires, was made to Tom Evans for his match-winning
batting display.
U11 DIVISION |
FIRST ROUND |
QUARTER-FINALS |
SEMI-FINALS |
FINAL |
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To be played |
To be played |
To be played by |
Newbridge |
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w/c 22nd May |
w/c 19th June |
9th July |
28th August |
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ABERGAVENNY 58-8
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SUDBROOK
35-3 |
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SUDBROOK 75-3 |
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SUDBROOK
99-6 |
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PONTHIR 31-9 |
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NEWBRIDGE 66-4 |
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CHEPSTOW
99-1 |
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NEWBRIDGE 16-7 |
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BRECON 18-5 |
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CHEPSTOW
130-5 |
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CHEPSTOW
138-2 |
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CHEPSTOW |
CROESYCEILIOG
71-2 |
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(Winners) |
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MONMOUTH
60-6 |
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MONMOUTH
73-0 |
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EBBW VALE
88-3 |
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(Home) |
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EBBW VALE
64-2 |
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NEWPORT
98-7 |
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NEWPORT
130-2 |
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FUGITIVES
89-6 |
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NEWPORT
91-4 |
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FUGITIVES
108-2 |
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LLANARTH
78-2 |
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First named - Home |
First named - Away |
Toss of Coin |
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U13 DIVISION |
FIRST ROUND |
QUARTER-FINALS |
SEMI-FINALS |
FINAL |
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To be played |
To be played |
To be played by |
Newbridge |
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w/c 22nd May |
w/c 19th June |
9th July |
28th August |
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PONTHIR 115-2 |
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PONTHIR
62-8 |
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PANTEG 54-7 |
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CHEPSTOW 92-8 |
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CHEPSTOW 162-3 |
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(Home) |
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CHEPSTOW 180-0 |
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ABERGAVENNY 99-5 |
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FUGITIVES 93-5 |
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MONMOUTH 61-2 |
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MONMOUTH 137-6 |
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MONMOUTH 192-0 |
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SUDBROOK 92-6 |
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MONMOUTH 116-6 |
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EBBW VALE 53-5 |
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EBBW VALE 95-3 |
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MONMOUTH |
ROGERSTONE 89-4 |
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(Winners) |
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ROGERSTONE 74 all out |
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BRECON 88-4 |
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NEWBRIDGE 138-2 |
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LLANARTH 101-5 |
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NEWBRIDGE 168-2 |
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NEWBRIDGE 150-2 |
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BRYNMAWR 104-4 |
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NEWBRIDGE 60-7 |
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BLACKWOOD 43-5 |
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BLACKWOOD 130-1 |
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NEWPORT 137-3 |
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NEWPORT 163-3 |
(Home) |
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First named - Home |
First named - Away |
Toss of Coin |
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U15 DIVISION |
FIRST ROUND |
QUARTER-FINALS |
SEMI-FINALS |
FINAL |
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To be played |
To be played |
To be played by |
Newbridge |
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w/c 22nd May |
w/c 19th June |
9th July |
28th August |
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MALPAS 122-8 |
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MALPAS 28-9 |
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BRYNMAWR 121-4 |
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NEWPORT 112-0 |
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(Home) |
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NEWPORT 31-1 |
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ABERGAVENNY 123-6 |
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NEWPORT 84-1 |
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ABERGAVENNY 83-5 |
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PONTYMISTER
120-5 |
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BLACKWOOD 81-3 |
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SUDBROOK 111-5 |
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SUDBROOK 84-1 |
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SUDBROOK 155 - 3 |
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NEWPORT |
PONTHIR 63-2 |
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(Winners) |
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PONTHIR 73 all out |
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MONMOUTH 60-7 |
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CHEPSTOW |
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CHEPSTOW 77-3 |
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NEWBRIDGE 83-8 |
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NEWBRIDGE 132-2 |
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EBBW VALE |
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NEWBRIDGE |
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Walk Over |
CROSSKEYS 61 all out |
(Home) |
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CROSSKEYS |
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First named - Home |
First named - Away |
Toss of Coin |
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Report of
Semi Final Matches
The Under
11 Final will be a repeat of last year’s between Chepstow and Newport. In their
semi-final, Chepstow posted a substantial total of 130 for 5 thanks mainly to
Ollie Rayner with 46 and Kameel Shabdeen’s 30no. In reply, local rivals
Sudbrook put up quite a fight, led by Curtis Warburton (21) and Toby Palmer (20)
but, in the end, fell 31 runs short on 99 for 6. The other semi-final was a
much tighter affair. Newport, put into bat by Ebbw Vale, scored 91 for 4 with
Sophia Smale batting right through the innings only to be run out off the last
ball for 36. In reply, Matthew Hall and Jaiden Caswell seemed to have the game
under control at 76-1 off 16 overs, but a good spell at the death by Vidhey
Maripuri, which included the vital wicket of Hall for a fine half-century, saw
Ebbw Vale fall just three runs short of the Newport total on 88-3.
The Under
13 Final will be contested by two clubs who have not been in the final before.
Monmouth posted a confident 116 for 6 thanks mainly to Ollie Berry with 28 and
Joe Harris who made 26. Ollie Rayner (27) led the Chepstow response but a
terrific four-over spell of 4 wickets for 12 runs by Sam Swingwood saw them
finish 24 runs short on 92 for 8. In the other semi-final, Ross Mohring led the
way with a confident half-century and, assisted by Sam Protheroe’s 26, saw
Newport through to a substantial 137 for 3. Joe Westwood led the run chase for
Newbridge with 33 but it was Jake Preston (26no) and Matthew Evans (21no), in an
unbeaten half-century partnership, who led their team to an eight-wicket
victory.
At Under
15, Scott O’Leary’s unbeaten half-century led Sudbrook to a total of 111 for 5.
However, both William Smale and Sam Protheroe repeated this feat to ensure
Newport reached the final with a ten-wicket victory. Their opponents will be
either Chepstow or Newbridge whose semi final has yet to be played because of
the weather.
Report of
Quarter Final Matches
The
Quarter Finals have now been completed. At Under 11, Sudbrook reduced Ponthir to
31 for 9 with Ben Day taking 3 for 2 and passed this total with seven wickets to
spare. This set up a Semi Final with local rivals Chepstow who comfortably beat
Newbridge having amassed 138 runs in their twenty overs for the loss of just two
wickets. James Kellaway with 45no shared an 81-run first wicket stand with
Kameel Sahabdeen (33) and a further 57 runs with Ollie Taylor (22no). In the
other half of the Draw, Matthew Hall’s 35no saw Ebbw Vale to an eight-wicket win
over Monmouth who scored a total of 60 for 6. Their opponents in the next round
will be Newport who defeated Newport Fugitives by 22 runs. Newport posted a
total of 130 for 2 led by Sophia Smale, with 47no. Fugitives made a good attempt
at reaching this total, with Iwan Jones making 36no, but fell 22 runs short.
At Under
13, Chepstow compiled an impressive 180 for 0 with Ben Kellaway scoring an
undefeated century and Louis Fawsitt 60no to set up the win over Ponthir. In
addition to his heroics with the bat, Kellaway took three catches and a run
out. They now play Monmouth who had a convincing win of their own over Ebbw
Vale. Rowan Saxton (35) led them to 137 for 6 with Alfie Morgan taking 3 for 20
for Ebbw Vale. Their bowlers then restricted Ebbw Vale to 53 for 5 thanks mainly
to Owen Harris’ 3 for 3. Newbridge also scored well, making 168 for 2 thanks to
unbeaten 50s from Alex Horton and Joe Westwood. Jack Kinsey and Dan Lacey then
took three wickets apiece as Rogerstone were bowled out for 74. Newbridge go on
to meet Newport who totalled 163 for 3 thanks mainly to Ben Hope-Bell (43) and
Harry Hughes (40no) and then restricted Blackwood to 43 for 5 with Muaaz Shahid
taking three of the wickets.
At Under
15, Newport won a low-scoring game against Malpas by nine wickets and go on to
play Sudbrook in the first Semi Final. Scott O’Leary, with 53, led his side
also to a 9-wicket victory over Abergavenny who posted a total of 83 for 5. In
the second half of the Draw, Jack Ryan top-scored as Ponthir reached 73 all out
against Chepstow, for whom Matteo Goddard took 3 for 12. In reply, Goddard
again came to the fore, with his unbeaten 37, leading Chepstow to a 7-wicket
victory. In the other Semi Final, Newbridge’s Alex Horton and Joe Westwood
repeated their feat in the Under 13 Quarter Final by both scoring half-centuries
as their team defeated Crosskeys by 71 runs.
Report of
First Round Matches
The First Round of this year’s competition has now
been completed. At Under 11, Sudbrook posted 75 for 3 with Curtis Warburton and
Theo Clarke both making 26. In the run-chase that followed Abergavenny came up
short on 58 for 8 thanks to three wickets apiece from George Lloyd and Cai
Couchman. They next meet Ponthir. Newbridge, meamwhile, had a comprehensive
victory over Brecon who made 18 for 5, in reply to Newbridge’s 66 for 4 thanks
primarily to Cruz Morgan’s 4 wickets for 2 runs. Their Quarter Final opponents
will be Chepstow. In the second half of the draw, Thomas McNally’s 26no led
Monmouth to a ten-wicket victory over Croesyceiliog, who had finished on 71 for
2, to set up a match with Ebbw Vale in the next round. The reigning champions,
Newport, will be away to Newport Fugitives in the last of the Quarter Finals.
The Fugitives posted 89 for 6 thanks mainly to Fugitives’ Iwan Jones unbeaten
30. A valiant effort by Llanarth saw them finish eleven runs short on 78 for 2
with Henry Evans scoring 34no.
At Under 13, Ponthir totalled 115 for 2, with Ethan
Oliver on 44, and then restricted Panteg to 54 for 7. Their next opponents will
be Chepstow whose 162 for 3, with Ollie Rayner 69no and Ben Kellaway 51, was too
much for Abergavenny for whom R Townsend made 30no. Monmouth posted a massive
192 for 0 with Sam Swingwood, Ollie Berry and Joe Harris each retiring on
reaching 50. Newport Fugitives made a gallant attempt but ended up on 93 for 5.
Monmouth next meet Ebbw Vale who scored 95 for 3 to overtake Sudbrook’s 92 for
6; Alfie Morgan made 33no and Ellis Jones 27no. In the second half of the draw,
Rogerstone eased past Brecon’s 88 for 4, thanks to Aryan Rafoui with 30 and Olly
Robson with 34no, to win by six wickets. They now face Newbridge who scored an
impressive 150 for 2 with Joe Westwood and Alex Horton both retiring on 55.
Despite Hugo Caldicott and Will Heath both getting into the thirties, Llanarth
finished short on 101 for 5. The final Quarter Final will be between Blackwood
and reigning champions Newport. Blackwood posted 130 for 1, with Joel Patterson
scoring 33no and Harry Price 31no, which proved to be too much for Brynmawr who
finished on 104 for 4 with Tandy scoring 36.
At Under 15, Ellis James scored 36 as Malpas reached 122 for 8 to defeat
Brynmawr by 2 wickets despite D Bevan taking 3 for 28 for Brynmawr. In the next
round, Malpas will play reigning champions Newport. An even closer match took
place at Abergavenny where Pontymister posted 120 for 5 and the home side only
scored the winning runs off the last ball. Their next round opponents will be
Sudbrook, for whom Scott O’Leary’s unbeaten fifty led them to 155 for 3, who
overcame Blackwood by 74 runs. Ponthir restricted Monmouth to 60 for 7 but were
looking in trouble themselves at 16 for 2 when an unbeaten partnership of 47
between Henry Jones and Dylan Smith saw them home with three balls to spare.
They go on to meet Chepstow in the next round. The final Quarter Final will be
between Newbridge and Crosskeys who had a walk-over Ebbw Vale.


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