CRESSELLY moved back into third place on Saturday (Jun 25) as they beat Llangwm by seven wickets.
Cresselly won the toss and chose to field and that proved to be a good decision as they were able to bowl Llangwm out for just 96.
The hosts lost Will Beresford in the first ball of their innings when he was bowled by Charlie Arthur.
Joseph Kiff and Noah Davies shared 20 runs for the second wicket but Arthur bowled Kiff on a score of 11.
Arthur then claimed a third wicket as he had Steven Mills caught by Neilson Cole, leaving Llangwm on 27-3.
That became 40-4 as Matthew Kiff fell to the same combination as team-mate Mills.
Noah Davies and Luke Brock shared 21 runs for the fifth wicket but Davies was caught by Cole off the bowling of Thomas Arthur on a score of 24 that had included four fours and one six.
More wickets began to fall as Brock was bowled by Ryan Lewis and Thomas Arthur then did the same to David Lewis.
James Lewis was then trapped leg before by namesake Ryan who then also bowled Dominic Asson.
Joe Phillips made an unbeaten score of 17 but Toby Asson became Charlie Arthur’s fifth wicket as Llangwm’s innings came to a close.
It gave Arthur excellent figures of 5-27 and meant that Cresselly would need just 97 to win.
Phil Williams and Iwan Izzard shared 21 runs for the first wicket before Izzard was bowled by Joe Phillips on a score of 11 which included one four and a six.
Phillips then did the same to Simon Cole as Cresselly slipped to 29-2.
Scott Arthur and Williams added another 34 runs for the third wicket before Arthur was caught by Phillips off the bowling of Matthew Kiff on a score of 19 (two fours, one six).
Williams and Charlie Arthur then shared an unbroken stand to see Cresselly to their target inside 27 overs.
Williams hit three fours in his score of 35 while Arthur finished unbeaten on 27 from 22 balls after hitting five fours.
The win moves Cresselly just 14 points behind leaders Neyland.
