This week saw the
quarter finals of the Tudor Jones Cup which produced a thrilling match between
third division Penlan ‘R’ and Premier Division leaders Penlan ‘B’. The match
ebbed and flowed through the night to finally end in a 10-10 draw, James Lobb
winning 4-2 for the ‘R’ side before teaming up with Kallum Clements to win the
doubles 2-0 and secure a narrow victory, Kallum Clements and Paul Bamsey both
providing very good support to James. Penlan ‘H’ also beat premier
division opposition in the form of Ammanford ‘A’ by 11-3, Alison Cundy winning
4-0, Thomas Heydon 4-1 and Steven Coope 3-2. Penlan ‘N’ of the third division
beat a depleted Penlan ‘G’ 13-9 thanks to Lewis Towell winning 6-2, Shankley
Ismail and Bradley Abraham providing excellent support to Lewis, Tony Holt
winning 5-2 for the losers.
In the Premier
Division Penyrheol ‘A’ and Carmarthen ‘A’
fought out an exciting 22-22 draw.
With two games to be
played Penyrheol held a narrow 18-16 lead, then Neil Hulme and Sven Severyns
both won 3-2 to complete the come back for Carmarthen .
The First Division
saw a close game between Carmarthen ‘C’ and Penlan ‘F’ resulting in a 22-17
victory for Carmarthen . Penlan started the
stronger with Peter Andrews inflicting a rare defeat on the divisions leading
player Martyn Fenner, Carmarthen trailed 14-10
after six games before storming back to win the last four matches and secure
the victory. Rob Wilkins, Alan Griffiths and Martyn Fenner all contributed well
for Carmarthen while Mark Haymer won 7-4 in
vain for Penlan. Ammanford ‘B’ moved into second place after defeating
Carmarthen ‘D’ by 27-12, Mike Towell leading the way winning 9-2. Penlan ‘H’
beat Carmarthen ‘D’ 27-14 with Thomas Heydon
winning 9-1.
New leaders of
Division Two are Penlan ‘K’ after they beat a depleted Dillwyn Llewelyn
‘B’ 26-8. Cam Gears ‘C’ moved into third
place after beating Penlan ‘L’ 24-12 with John Jones winning 9-2. Jerusalem Baptist
Church fought out a 19-19 draw with
Penlan ‘J’ for who Lawrence John won 9-3 before Jeff Wood and John Colwill won
the doubles 3-1 to bring Jerusalem
level. Port Talbot ‘A’ defeated Jerusalem
Baptist Church
22-14 with James Prescott winning 9-1 and Bill Haddon 9-2. Jerusalem Baptist
Church defeated Penlan
‘L’ 23-13, Jeff Wood and John Colwill both winning 9-1.
In Division Three
second place Penlan ‘N’ beat Penlan ‘P’ 25-9 with Shankley Ismail winning 9-0
and Lewis Towell 9-2. Penlan ‘M’ moved into third place after they defeated
Penyrheol ‘C’ 24-12, Matthew Francis winning 9-1. Congratulations go to Penlan ‘P’ who recorded
their first victory of the season after they beat Blaen-y-Maes ‘B’ 24-12 with
Adam Walters and David John both winning 9-2. Penlan ‘R’ beat Blaen-y-Maes ‘B’
30-6.