Be 'Bap' a loola

Johnny Bap - he can catch
It was appropriate that Jonathan Lewis A.K.A. Jonny Bap appeared on TV last night securing a crowd catch during Glamorgan's home game against Hampshire as during last week's Harrison-Allen final he was on standby to guard a friend of his from being hit while he slept on the boundary's edge.

 Little wonder as Brad Jenkins was batting and his friend was sleeping in one of his hot zones at cow corner.

 Brad was on fire, hitting the ball hard in a losing cause and probably bemoaning the fact he hadn't batted sooner.

 The ball didn't come his way but had he been sleeping at deep mid-off or deep mid -on it would have, given that's where the majority of sixes were hit during the day.

 They were big ones too.

 Jenkins, Joe Kidney, man of the match Alex Bayley and a few others absolutely smashed it there, the true Cresselly surface lending itself to pure, clean hitting.

 The Harrison-Allen final showed Pembrokeshire at its best; friendly rivalries, packed crowds, excellent banter and high quality play however away from the Blue Ribbon event local cricket seems to be in the doldrums but a radical idea of Jonny's just might help turn it around.

 His proposal?

 Do away with teas.

 It may sound simplistic but thinking about it, his idea holds water. 

 Umpires may not like it but for those playing the game, having a tea break adds 20 minutes or so to the game that the game could do without.

 The length of the game has often been the cause of a lack of players these days so why not do all we can to make it finish quicker?

 Earlier starts to the game have often been discussed at the county AGM to try and get games to finish earlier and in lower divisions the number of overs has been reduced to accommodate players eager to play but to finish in time to keep their spouses happy.

 Doing away with tea breaks is a different one altogether but many players don't eat tea anyway so why bother with it?

 Another one he mentioned prior to the game; how about a negotiation between captains prior to the toss to discuss how many overs to play?

 If both agree it's 30 overs then so be it, if not then 40 overs it is.

 Both are simple, yet radical ideas and both have their pros and cons but we should embrace all the radical ideas we can.

 Cresselly and Lawrenny are full of talented players yet there are many talented players out there not playing the game.

 We need them back.



 Team of the week


  1. James Skeels (Lamphey) 117 v Narberth
  2. Kyle Quartermaine (Natberth) 108 v Stackpole
  3. Richard Reed (Llanrhian) 104 not out v Llenchryd 2nds
  4. Danny Caine (Saundersfoot 2nds) 97 v Burton 2nds
  5. Luke Hicks (Carew 3rds) 96 not out and 4-18 v Pembroke 2nds
  6. Nic Scourfield (Carew 2nds) 91 v Neyland 2nds
  7. Shaun Whitfield (Carew 2nds) 6-9 v Neyland 2nds
  8. Geraint Rees (Neyland) 6-15 v Kilgetty
  9. Brennan Devonald (St Ishmaels) 5-9 v Llangwm
  10. Matthew Johns (Narberth) 5-21 v Stackpole
  11. Iestyn Scourfield (Whitland) 5-34 v Haverfordwest

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