Blades cut down
02-05-10
Carmel's Friendly XI cruised to a 64-run victory over wandering side Blades thanks to three wickets apiece from Stephen and Andrew Skates.
Elder sibling Steve looked to have secured family bragging rights after he claimed 3-7 in four overs but Andrew bettered his brother's figures with 3-3 from just 2.2 overs.
Steve 'Scooter' Jones, Matthew Prescott, Chris Davies and Oliver Davies all took a wicket each as the visitors were bowled out for 67 in 25.2 overs on a cool day at Pen-y-Gelli.
Earlier, Timothy Abraham had top scored for Carmel with a measured 25 while ever-improving wicketkeeper-batsman Will Loveland made 23.
Skipper Michael Harrison (17), Gareth Roberts (18), Andrew Skates (17) and Oliver Davies (10) all chipped in with useful contributions as Carmel posted a respectable 131/8 off their 40 overs. Full scorecard here...