NEYLAND picked up their second win in a row on Saturday (Aug 6) as they beat Carew by 72 runs.
The result leaves Carew 25 points behind leaders Cresselly with only two games left to play.
Carew won the toss and chose to field but they watched on as Neyland scored 259-2 from their 45 overs.
Sean Hannon and Lewis Page opened up and shared 66 runs for the first wicket.
Page hit six fours as he scored 35 but he was then trapped leg before by Kerry Waters.
Hannon and Ashley Sutton took over and they shared 82 runs for the second wicket to put their side in a commanding position.
Hannon hit seven fours and a six in his score of 70 but he was caught by Scott Richards off the bowling of Rhys Davies.
Sutton was joined by Paul Murray and the pair shared an unbeaten third-wicket stand worth 111 runs.
Murray only face 23 balls but he hit four fours and a six as he finished unbeaten on 42.
Sutton had hit three fours and six sixes as he finished not out on 101 from 81 balls.
Scott Richards and Rhys Davies shared 31 runs for Carew as they began their reply but Ross Hardy made the breakthough as he bowled Richards on a score of 19.
Davies and Brian Hall added another 34 runs for the second wicket before Davies was trapped leg before by Gary Lloyd on a score of 22.
Nick Davies then joined Hall and the pair added another 33 runs for the third wicket. Davies hit two fours in his score of 12 but he was caught by Paul Murray off the bowling of Sean Hannon.
Brian Hall then reached his fifty as he and Ceri Brace shared another 30-run partnership. Brace scored 10 (two fours) before he was caught by Lewis Page off the bowling of Hannon.
Hannon then bowled Tom Scourfield as Carew were reduced to 138-5.
Iori Hicks made a late score of 15 but he was caught by Gregg Miller off the bowling of Jack John.
Brian Hall was joined by Ethan Hall and the pair added another 30 runs to close the game out but Carew had fallen short of their target.
Brian Hall hit eight fours as he finished unbeaten on 90.
On Saturday, August 13, Neyland host Cresselly while Carew host St Ishmaels.
