Talking about Kevin

Last week Fishguard’s Kevin Bowen became the first player in the county to score two centuries this season. This week, he became the first to score three which regardless of what division you play in is a great achievement.

Bowen, as many footballers know, is probably Pembrokeshire’s best football referee, known for officiating that infamous cup game between Hakin and Merlins Bridge last year in which he abandoned the game due to a nasty incident.

Prior to taking up the whistle he was also a very good footballer and according to a work colleague he one of those annoying types that’s just about good at everything he turns his hand too.

Football, rugby, cricket, golf. He can play them all. He’s even good at darts! He could even lay claim to being Pembrokeshire’s answer to AB DeVilliers, although rumours of him releasing a pop single like the famed South African are unsubstantiated.  

There are some good cricketers in the lower divisions and Bowen is right up there with the very best. Strong, powerful, classy, colleagues and opponents speak highly of him and say he could easily cut it in division one.

Fishguard have always produced good cricketers. The Evans brothers, the Harries twins, Matthew Morgan and his dad Nigel to name but a few.

The club had fallen on hard times but they appear to be getting it back together again which is great to see. They are currently second in division four and with players of the calibre of Jonathan Strawbridge going back to play for them, they are odds on for promotion.

2016 proved to be a meteoric season for Goodwick AFC (OK so not Fishguard but near as well is), maybe this year will be kind to their cricket team too and that can only be a good thing for the game in the county.

Team of the week.


  1. Kevin Bowen (Fishguard) 172 not out v Llanrhian 2nds
  2. Michael Carter (Llechryd 2nds) 121 v Johnston 2nds
  3. Glyn Griffiths (Pembroke Dock 2nds) 104 & 2-33 v Llangwm 2nds
  4. Neale Williams (Cresselly 2nds) 141 not out v Stackpole
  5. Jonathan Hughes (Stackpole) 92 v Cresselly 2nds
  6. Luke Harries (Pembroke 2nds) 88 not out and 4-34 v Saundersfoot 2nds
  7. Gary Phillips (Llangwm 2nds) 89 not out and 1-20 v Pembroke Dock 2nds
  8. Brian Hall (Carew) 83 not out v Whitland
  9. Clive Tucker (Haverfordwest 2nds) 6-34 v Hook
  10. Adam James (Haverfordwest) 5-35 v Johnston
  11. Robert Williams (Lawrenny) 5-16 v Llanrhian  


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