KEN MORRIS MEMORIAL TROPHY
ROUND 1, SATURDAY AUGUST 8
Cresselly 100-9 lost to Crymych 101-5 by five wickets
IF EVER a final score didn’t tell the whole story, it’s through Crymych’s margin of victory over Cresselly 3rds in their first round fixture in the Ken Morris Trophy.
Tomos Lewis struck the final ball of the match to the boundary for a four to get Crymych over the line, after the visitors recovered from a disastrous start to their innings to inch over the finishing line and clinch a win.
Cresselly batted first and found it tough going against Crymych’s bowlers and some fine fielding.
While off-spinner Alistair Davies wheeled away to great effect and claimed 3-22, Crymych’s other bowlers bowled economically. Ioan Davies took 3-32, Rhodri Lewis 2-23 and Hedd Nicholas a miserly 1-16.
The homesters were indebted to a battling unbeaten knock of 37 by Cory Hill for getting them up to the ton mark, with Steff Jenkins chipping in with 16.
Crymych got off to an absolute shocker in reply, as Phil Cole dismissed Richard Thorne, Sam Kurtz and Rhodri Lewis in short order to leave the visitors gasping at 15-3
Dan Jones (13) and Ioan Davies (18) added 38 before Goldsworthy snared Davies and Jones followed the over after bowled by Hill.
While Alistair Davies and Tomos Lewis chipped and chased their way towards the home side’s total, what kept Crymych in the hunt was a major contribution by Mr Extras, who top-scored for the Preseli Cowbois with 29.
Even so, Crymych needed 14 off the last over, which looked a forlorn hope.
Enter Mr Extras, whose contribution left the visitors needing a boundary from the last ball to claw a win from nowhere.
Tomos Lewis crunched the ball to the legside boundary off a short one to seal a last-gasp win and a first victory for the visitors in the Ken Morris Trophy.
