The Beamer

Listening to his every word. Nick Shelmerdine at a Lamphey training session last year Across the county the season is coming to an end, for our All Stars cricketers at least. It's a short season for them, only eight weeks but an enjoyable one nonetheless.  The weather has helped of course but from the myriad of social media posts sent out on the ether its plain to see that games such as yes, no, wait, wheelbarrow races and having them run through a guard of honour from grown ups makes the kids smile, assuring the first aim of the programme, that of enjoyment, has been met. Whether or not those kids will go on to play for their respective senior teams in the future remains to be seen, but for now, cricket is in their consciousness. Running a junior section is not easy, it requires dedication, organisation, understanding and a way with kids that doesn't come easy to some. I know this from exerience. Looking after your own kids is hard enough, trying to...

Nothing much was expected of Lawrenny this season, not at the start at least. Lawrenny's Joe Kidney taken from www.tenby-today.co.uk/ Some of their star players were getting on a bit while their younger players were trying to establish themselves making them a team in transition. A mid-table finish would have been a success while few would have had them down to make an appearance at this year's Harrison-Allen. They have proved people wrong. A couple of weeks into the season Brad McDermott-Jenkins stepped down from being captain handing over the reins to Joe Kidney. I'm not sure of the reasons for this but it immediately paid dividends. Jenkins produced a starring role with the ball against Neyland leading to an unlikely win against the then division one leaders which led to them beating Cresselly and Haverfordwest in the weeks to follow. Because of their Giant Killing feats they have completely messed up any predictions for who will win this year...