Pontardawe 3rds v Dafen        30th June

Pontardawe 3rds were well beaten by a very strong Dafen team at a wind-swept Crown Park in Llanelli on Saturday. Ponty bowled well enough but found it difficult to contain a powerful batting line-up, not helped by four dropped catches. Three home batsmen reached their 30s and one hit 51, despite Tony Chilcott's excellent 8-2-30-4 into the teeth of the gale (and uphill!). Richard Harry took 2-48 as Dafen made 220-8 in their 45 overs.

Such a big target was always going to be too much for Ponty and despite Davey Bloomer (17) giving us a good start, only Richard Harry (19), skipper Jonathan Howells (39no) and Ian Jenkins (11) got into double figures as Ponty were bowled out for 107 for a 113-run defeat. We gained four bowling points and three batting points.

On this evidence it will be very surprising if Dafen don't win division two this season.