That was the week that was

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 another boon for the geriatrics out there.

By that token, there’s hope for me yet!

As impressive as their performances were they pale into insignificance when compared to Lamphey’s Jake Griffiths’ innings against Neyland seconds.

As we all know, Neyland has a fine pitch these days and any ball pushed passed a fielder races away for 4.

If they are hit with the power that Griffiths provides, then no fielder will stop them as was proved last weekend.

His first 50 came off 25 balls, his second off 20 and all in all, his innings of 202 not out was scored off just 111 deliveries. Another 17 runs and he would have broken David Lovell’s record of 219 scored against Haverfordwest seconds 20 year ago but alas James Skeels declared.

Believe it or not, they are still friends as Griffiths was quite pleased he did. “I was knackered, couldn’t have gone on much longer,” he said.

After hitting 11 sixes and countless fours one must question his fitness as his runs were virtually scored in boundaries yet being the team man that he is, he ran like a whippet for others to get on the scoresheet too. No wonder he was knackered, an innings like that would have hurt any man.

As far as I know four double centuries have been scored in the county and they are shared between two clubs. Lovell and Griffiths for Lamphey, Robbie Beynon and Christian Philips for Kilgetty. Prior to Beynon’s innings just one player had scored a century for Kilgetty seconds, with Dean Rossiter breaking the duck. Beynon went a few better and then Phillips added to it a season or two after.

This weekend will provide more fireworks on the pitch and next week will provide more fireworks off it as Pembroke Dock released a statement declaring they vehemently disagree with the County executive over a decision by them to judge they fielded 11 ineligible players for an Alec Colley game.

This is what they said:





The facts of this are unknown to me but it seems a crazy situation to be in but as was mentioned earlier, it’s been a pretty crazy week.

Team of the week:

  1. Jake Griffiths (Lamphey) 202 not out v Neyland seconds
  2. Daniel Sutton (Johnston) 115 v Lawrenny
  3. Mikey Jones (Johnston) 111 v Lawrenny
  4. Richard Hayman (Burton) 113 not out v Cresselly seconds
  5. Glyn Griffiths (Pembroke Dock seconds) 103 v Cresselly thirds
  6. Kurtis Marsh (Kilgetty) 90 not out & 5-36 v Stackpole
  7. David Blackwell (Lamphey) 6-42 v Neyland seconds
  8. Steffan Williams (Crymych) 5-12 v Herbrandston
  9. John Cumani (Pembroke Dock) 5-20 and 24 v Hook seconds
  10. Nic Daley (Pembroke Dock) 5-21 v Hook seconds
  11. Richard James (Johnston) 5-24 v Lawrenny




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