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Pokemon Go - It's just not cricket Pokémon Go players are a ‘bunch of idiots who need to get a life.’  That’s the view of one veteran of the local cricket scene who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of being captured by an Avatar. His views came to light after a game of cricket was nearly cancelled due to half his team playing the latest craze to sweep across the globe in which people with mobile phones walk into traffic, lampposts, graveyards and people in the hope of catching cartoons. For the uninitiated, Pokémon Go is a game whereby a player travels around catching creatures such as Fairies, Ghosts, Bugs and other such made up characters who show up in unexpected places such as schools, changing rooms, pub gardens and ponds. If a player has the game open on their phone, they throw a ball at the said Pokémon in the hope of catching it. It’s like a mobile phone version of skittles but instead of hitting over skittles you catch characters instead.

Tom Mansbridge receiving his MoM award from Alan Brown sponsor Paul Webb A fantastic day out @CCHendygwyn for the club yesterday, winning the Alan Brown cup. May not mean much to some clubs but for us it was huge! So Said Saundersfoot Cricket Club on their Twitter feed on Monday. It may have been huge for the club but for one young cricketer it was even bigger as Tom Mansbridge was named man of the match for his heroics with the ball. For a player still competing in U15 cricket being awarded the accolade was huge. A left arm leg spin bowler who gives it air and a decent enough rip, Tom has a bright future in the game. He took 4-20 in the first innings and 2-17 in the second. If Glamorgan aren’t looking at him now then they should be as players of that quality are a rare breed, especially ones that can bowl what he does. The youngest of a sports mad family it was inevitable that he was going to be good at cricket given his father Paul, is Pembrokeshire’s equi

A "Knackered" Jake Griffiths can barely raise his bat after his monumental knock against Neyland seconds Fair play that was a crazy week. It began with a story breaking about confusion over ineligibility and ended with the same and in-between the real focus of the game was missed by many as one player scored a double hundred and another took five wickets. Quite a few took five wickets on Saturday actually but not many are aged over 50 like Johnston’s Richard James. Cricket is a game that allows players to defy age. James snared half a team while another player aged 50 plus scored his second consecutive half century in division two as Cresselly’s Richard Harris hit 74 against Burton. That was eclipsed by another experienced man in the same match as Richard Hayman hit 113 for Burton. Further down the divisions and Pembroke Dock’s Glyn Griffiths hit yet another century. I‘m not sure of his age but if he’s not passed 50 then he must be close to it so he’s ano