The Beamer

Newgale is Nirvana for dogs.  Not the dogs I saw on the beach.   On Tuesday there were a proliferation of pooches running around the place with two in particular catching the eye. The lady must have thrown the ball over twenty times and with every throw the dogs ran after it. The light coloured Labrador always won although the chocolate coloured one never gave up as it scuttled up behind trying to fetch its prize. It was the older of the two with the odd spec of grey showing in-between its dark shiny coat and its hind legs didn't move quite as freely as it's mate which no doubt slowed it down. I can relate to that given I'm in the Autumn of my time wearing whites but what I couldn't relate to was its perseverance in the face of constant defeat. I would have given up; the fight is no longer in me as there would be nothing to fight for; not even pride. I would never have won so why even try? After reading the results from last week I'm wondering if local cricketers ar

Hicks in action against Cresselly seconds who they play today Johnston skipper Josh Hicks wasn't even born when Pakistan captain Imran Khan delivered his famous team talk at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Faced with elimination, the Pakistan legend (and now Prime Minister) sat his team down, gave them the stark facts and said it no uncertain terms that they need to fight 'fight like a cornered tiger' in order to survive. It worked for a few weeks later it was he that lifted the trophy as the England team they beat in the final looked on dejected. Twenty nine years later and Pembrokeshire's very own Tigers are doing the same having fought like cornered tigers in the season before the pandemic put paid to league cricket. They were not only relegated but faced the stark reality of folding as a club as players left. "It wasn't easy," said Hicks. "We were taking the field with nine players, four of which were cricketers and the rest made up of those not wanti