HAVERFORDWEST upset Division 1 leaders Neyland on Saturday (May 28) as they beat them by just two runs.
Neyland won the toss and elected fo field and they were able to bowl Town out for 158 inside 40 overs.
Town then produced an equally impressive bowling display to bowl their hosts out for 156.
The visitors lost James Marchant early on when he was trapped leg before by Jamie Smith. Mikey Jones did not last much longer as he was caught by Sean Hannon off the bowling of Jack John.
Ben Field and Dai Davies then shared 73 runs for the third wicket to put Town in a good position.
Field hit six fours and two sixes in his score of 55 but he was then trapped leg before by Andrew Miller.
Davies and Chris Phillips then added another 28 runs with the latter hitting three fours and a six in his score of 24 but he was then run out.
That left Town on 125-4 and they were soon five down as Danny potter was caught by Lewis Page off the bowling of Brad McDermott-Jenkins.
Jack Scriven added 15 but Town’s innings began to fall apart as their final five wickets fell for 16 runs.
Davies did finish unbeaten on 48 with five fours but he and Town knew they would face a tough test to bowl out the Division 1 champions.
Neyland lost Lewis Page early in their reply as he was bowled by Johnny White.
Paul Murray and Andrew Miller shared 26 runs for the second wicket but Town struck again as Murray was caught by Clive Tucker off the bowling of Ashley James on a score of 30.
Miller and Brad McDermott-Jenkins then added 35 for the third wicket but the latter fell to Tucker on a score of 25.
Gregg Miller and George Evans then both fell in quick succession, to the bowling of Will Phillips, as the home side were reduced to 89-5.
Andrew Miller was joined by Callum Power and the pair added 37 runs for the sixth wicket as they took their side closer to their target.
However, Power was then run out on a score of 31. Sean Hannon, Jack John and Jamie Smith all departed soon after as Neyland slipped to 152-9.
That meant that the home side would need jusy seven to win but Andrew Miller, who had reached a score of 44, was bowled by Ashley James.
That brought the game to a close and Town’s 2-run win sees them move to within three points of second-bottom St Ishmaels.
On Saturday, June 4, Haverfordwest host Narberth while Neyland travel to Carew.
