Monmouth Cricket Club

1st XI win vs Bay dragons. Comfortable win by 8 wickets. Ben Pilot starred with the ball before Gareth Jones snatched up the tail taking 3 wickets in his 7 ball spell!

In reply, after losing both openers by the time we reached 41, Ben Pilot and Tej Saran steadied the ship and played the situation perfectly to see us home with 8 wickets and 115 balls to spare!

Big game next weekend, with the possibility of promotion on the cards. Weather may be the winner but fingers crossed for some cricket!

2nd XI beat Panteg and Monkswood by 9 wickets.
Monty Clarke took 4/41 in a brilliant spell of leg spin bowling before club legend Dave Teague snapped up 3/18 to see Monkswood bowled out on the penultimate ball.

Jake Teague looked brilliant again for 45, continuing his scintillating form, before Ian Morgan and Dave Teague saw us home with 9 wickets in hand!

Another clinical performance and a big 20 points for our 2s!

3rd XI beat Porth by 8 wickets.
To make it three from three, the 3rd XI completed a comprehensive win over Porth by 8 wickets to win back to back games.

Porth batted first and skipper Theo Minnie took 5/19 from his 8. He was well backed up by Tom Willgoss (3/15) and Steve Vickers who took 1 wicket in a very tidy spell, yet again!

Again, the classy Tom Willgoss scored an unbeaten 75 to see the team home. He was well supported by Craig Morgan (40) and Richard Bowen (36*) to complete the chase with 8 wickets in hand.

It’s great to see the improvement from the 3rd XI recently and it shows with some brilliant results in the recent weeks.

3 from 3 for Monmouth CC this weekend! 🔵🟡

🏏 In-form duo Theo Minnie and Tom Willgoss (pictured) starred in Monmouth Thirds’ commanding eight-wicket triumph yesterday against promotion-chasing Porth Seconds at Chippenham Fields in South East Wales Cricket League Division 15.

🙌 Skipper Minnie bagged 5-19 from eight impressive overs and was backed by Willgoss (2-15 from five), Steve Vickers (1-20), Dan Bernard (1-32) and Craig Morgan (1-42).

👌 Ajaykumar Patel (59) and Nathaniel Summerhill (25 not out) were chiefly responsible for taking Porth to 171 all out in 35.2 overs.

🔥 Fresh from his century the previous weekend, Willgoss struck a scintillating 75 not out to seal back-to-back wins for Minnie’s side
for the first time this summer.

👏 Opener Craig Morgan (40) and Richard Bowen (36 not out) also dazzled with the bat against Porth as Monmouth Thirds, who travel to Miskin Manor Fourths next Saturday (12.30pm), wrapped up an impressive triumph with 11 overs to spare.

📸 Fresh from his century the previous weekend, Tom Willgoss struck a scintillating 75 not out against promotion-chasing Porth Seconds yesterday.

💥 A superb display from all-rounder David Teague (pictured) guided Monmouth Seconds to a vital nine-wicket home victory yesterday against promotion-chasing Monkswood & Panteg Thirds in South-East Wales League Division 12.

🎉 Leg-spinner Monty Clarke also took the plaudits after snapping up 4-41 from eight overs in helping Monmouth to a resounding win which lifts them one place above the drop zone with one league match left.

🙌 Four-wicket Clarke and Teague, who took 3-18 from 7.5 overs, were supported by Aled Jones (1-31 from eight) in dismissing Monkswood for 181 in 39.5 overs at the Sports Ground.

🤝 Kit Skailes 0-25 from eight overs) and Charlie Mallen both delivered lively stints for Monmouth.

ℹ️ Connor Curry (47), Simon Wanklyn (31), Indar Rawal (17) and Ben Richards (16) were the leading contributors for second-placed Monkswood.

👏 Monmouth’s Ian Morgan and Jake Teague each held a brace of catches. Skailes took a catch and skipper Andrew Dobbie made a stumping, while sharp pieces of fielding from both Jake and David Teague led to important run-outs.

🏏 After the interval, Morgan (49 not out) and Jake Teague (45) put Monmouth firmly in command with an opening stand of 97.

🔥 Player-of-the-match David Teague (49 not out) then arrived at the crease and the former Glamorgan Seconds ace showed his class, stroking 10 sumptuous boundaries in a 30-ball exhibition to propel Monmouth to the target in the 25th over.

👉 Monmouth’s 20-point victory elevates them to fourth-from-bottom.

📍The Seconds round off a challenging season next Saturday against promotion-hopefuls Lisvane Fourths at Cardiff’s Llandaff Fields (12.30pm).

📸 Former Glamorgan Seconds ace David Teague and his son, Jake Teague, starred in Monmouth Seconds’ vital home win against Monkswood & Panteg Thirds.

🏏 A player-of-the-match display from Ben Pilot guided Monmouth to an emphatic eight-wicket win yesterday at Bay Dragons to take their South-East Wales League Division 6 promotion tilt to the final match of the campaign.

💥 Pilot snapped up 4-29 from eight overs and then struck an unbeaten 45 at Cardiff’s Blackweir Fields to clinch Monmouth’s 10th league win.

👉 However, Monmouth’s 1st XI’s fate is not in their own hands – they remain fourth in the table – three points shy of second-placed Vale Seconds with one match left.

📍Next Saturday, Monmouth host third-placed Panteg Seconds at the Sports Ground (12.30pm) in a crucial fixture.

ℹ️ But Monmouth and Panteg both know that in-form Vale Seconds will seal the second promotion spot available with a maximum 20-point haul at home to sixth-placed Upper Rhondda.

🙌 Pilot took centre stage with the ball against Dragons after the hosts won the toss and chose to bat first on a very tricky pitch.

👀 There were no early alarms for Dragons, however, as the hosts progressed to 44 before the first wicket fell.

👏 A procession of wickets then followed and, despite knocks from Rabbi Gulam (29), Pyar Singh (22) and Ajay Singh (18), Dragons were shot out for 133 in 33.1 overs.

🤝 Gareth Jones snapped up 3-6, while Ben Davies (1-11), Eddie Atkinson (1-24 from eight) and Osian Jones (1-28 from six) also weighed in for Monmouth, while skipper Peter Keay (2) and Osian Jones held catches.

👌 In reply, Ben Davies hit a quick-fire 29 but Monmouth slipped to 41-2.

👍 However, an unbroken 93-run third-wicket stand between Pilot and Tej Saran (39 not out) steered Monmouth, sponsored by Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, to the target – and a maximum 20-point haul – in the 21st over to keep their promotion hopes alive.

📸 Ben Pilot took 4-29 and then hit 45 not out in an emphatic eight-wicket win yesterday at Cardiff-based Bay Dragons.

Here are the three teams for the penultimate SEWCL cricket matches of the season! Go well all 🔵🟡

🏏 Brilliant centuries from Richard Cotton and Tom Willgoss fired Monmouth Thirds to a dominant eight-wicket triumph against Malpas Fourths at Chippenham Fields in the South East Wales Cricket League Division 15.

👏 In reply to Malpas’ 258 all out in the 40th over, Cotton (118) and Willgoss (106) powered Theo Minnie’s Monmouth side to the target with a pulsating 236-run opening stand in Saturday’s match.

💥Cotton struck 16 fours and five sixes in his stunning 105-ball maiden century and Willgoss faced just 80 balls in his superb innings, hitting 13 fours and five sixes.

🏏 The pair both departed with the winning post in sight, leaving Will Powles (eight not out) and wicketkeeper Alexander Wilton (five not out) to complete the win in 33.1 overs.

👍 Earlier, skipper Minnie (4-26 from five overs) and Neil Saunders (3-46) took the bowling plaudits for Monmouth, while Harshaji Ansela hit an excellent 117 for Malpas and was supported by Albie Lansdown (28).

👌Cotton (2-56) and Simon Kidd (1-38) chipped in with wickets for Monmouth and the economical Steve Vickers conceded just 17 runs from an accurate eight-over spell that included 21 successive dot balls.

🤝 Willgoss, Will Powles and Sean McCluskey all held catches for Monmouth Thirds, who host Porth Seconds at Chippenham Fields this Saturday (12.30pm).

📸 Tom Willgoss (left) (106) and Richard Cotton (118) powered Monmouth to victory against Malpas Fourths with a 236-run opening stand.

🏏 A superb century from all-rounder Gareth Jones (pictured) inspired Monmouth Seconds to a 62-run win at Llanarth Seconds in a high-scoring derby in Division 12 of the South East Wales Cricket League.

💥 Player-of-the-match Jones smashed 138 from 115 deliveries, while opener Ian Morgan carried his bat for an unbeaten 84 as Monmouth piled up 294-2 from 40 overs in Saturday’s match.

🥳 Monmouth’s second-wicket pair of Jones and Morgan added 210 runs in 32 overs after Jake Teague’s quick-fire 28 had put the visitors in a strong position on an excellent pitch with a lightning-fast outfield.

👍 Jones reached his eighth century – and his third in Monmouth colours – in just 75 balls with 21 fours and a six.

📍Jones’ knock is the joint fourth highest by a Monmouth second team player in the modern era with Graham Hyde’s 166 not out at Builth Wells in 2005 top of the list.

👌Monmouth skipper Andrew Dobbie weighed in with 14 not out from six deliveries near the close, while Isaac Hinchliffe (1-34) and Archie Greenslade (1-63) took wickets for Llanarth and home skipper Andrew Hilditch (0-36) delivered eight tight overs.

🙌 In reply, Llanarth opener Gerry Stentiford, the former Monmouth School teacher, hit a classy 54 and the impressive Greenslade stroked eight boundaries in his 50 as the hosts battled to 232-6 from their 40 overs.

🤝Ieuan Jones (2-40) was Monmouth’s most successful bowler, while his father, Gareth Jones (1-13 from six overs), Aled Jones (1-21 from six), Monty Clarke (1-28 from five) and Jake Teague (1-17) each picked up wickets.

ℹ️ Mark Batt (29 not out), Hilditch (22) and Nick White (19) all made contributions for Llanarth, while Charlie Mallen, Will Hickmott, Aled Jones, Clarke took sharp catches for Monmouth and Dobbie made a smart stumping.

👉 Sadly, the defeat leaves Llanarth rooted to the foot of the table, while Monmouth still occupy the third relegation spot and host promotion-chasing Monkswood & Panteg Thirds at the Sports Ground this Saturday (12.30pm).

📸 Gareth Jones’ 138 was the joint fourth highest by a Monmouth second team player in the modern era with Graham Hyde’s 166 not out at Builth Wells in 2005 top of the list.

🏏 Hard-hitting Ben Davies hammered a sparkling 190 as promotion-chasing Monmouth 1st XI set a new club record 417-3 in a 165-run home win against Penarth Thirds in Saturday’s South East Wales Cricket League Division 6 clash.

💥 Davies blasted 28 fours and six sixes in a whirlwind innings and was supported by fellow centurion Ben Pilot (104 from 87 balls) after Penarth had won the toss and chosen to field on a scorching afternoon at the Sports Ground.

🙌 Century-makers Davies and Pilot, who both began their cricket with Monmouth at under-11s level, shared a pulsating 298-run second-wicket stand in just under 29 overs.

🤝 The duo were responsible for powering the town to beyond 400 for the first time in history, eclipsing the club’s previous highest total of 386-5 against Creigiau in 2022.

🎉 Davies, who reached his hundred in just 57 deliveries and faced only 101 balls in total, fell just 12 runs short of Monmouth’s highest individual league score of 202 set by Josh Grey against Machen in 2015.

📑 Davies, who has hit two centuries in the last three matches, now sits behind Grey in the club’s record books after climbing above Fraser Kilgour, who made 167 against Kidderminster in 2011.

ℹ️ To their credit, Dipesh Purohit (31) and Conard Adams (28) chipped in for a resilient Penarth before Rob Weston showed some tremendous fight, cracking 84 in just 58 balls.

ℹ️ Weston was backed by Daniel Thacker, who made 33 not out, and Hekmatullah Mohammadi (23 not out) to lift eighth-placed Penarth to a respectable 252-6 from their 40 overs.

👏 Pilot took 2-36 for Monmouth, while wicketkeeper William Wilton claimed three dismissals.

👉 Monmouth, sponsored by Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, remain fourth in the table – three points shy of second-placed Vale Seconds with just two matches remaining.

📸 Ben Davies (left) hammered 190 and Ben Pilot (right) hit 104 as Monmouth stormed to a new club record total of 417-3 against Penarth Thirds. Photo: Gordon Grey.

Brilliant week all round for Monmouth CC! 🔵🟡

The first XI hit a record total of 417 after being asked to bat by Penarth CC. An astonishing innings from Ben Davies who scored 190 and a brilliant knock from Ben Pilot who scored 104 set us up to score a massive total.

The second XI secured a huge victory away over local rivals Llanarth. Gareth Jones smashed 138 batting at number 3 to give Monmouth an above par total to defend. Opener Ian Morgan scored a brilliant 84* carrying his bat throughout the innings. Tidy bowling from every single bowler meant our 2s defended their total.

The 3rd XI completed an immense win on Chippy. Bowling first Malpas got to 258 all out just before batting their whole 40 overs. Theo Minnie starred with the ball taking 4/26 and Neil Saunders took 3/46. Steve Vickers bowled a very tidy spell which included 21 dot balls in a row. In reply openers Rich Cotton and Tom Willgoss were in complete control. They each scored 100s and by the time Malpas had removed the openers, Monmouth needed less than 15 runs to win.

Brilliant weekend all round from all 33 players this week! 🔵🟡

Here are the team sheets for our 4 (yes4!) games this week!