PENCOED Cricket Club welcomed Creigiau and the home openers Tim Moore (53) and Ben Horton (48) set the tone for the day, putting on 120.
Building on the fine start, skipper Jack Frewen (74) and Rhodri Owen (104) set a new-era record with a 175-run partnership before a quick-fire 63 from Scott McCutcheon pushed them to a new-era best total of 383 runs.
When Creigiau responded, James Smith took another five-wicket haul, with the other five shared between Simon McCutcheon and Gareth Williams to wrap up a big win.
Pencoed 383 v Creigiau 2nd 63.
Narrow away win moves Pencoed up to third
PENCOED travelled to Crosskeys and Pontymister and came away with a seven-wicket win. This meant another 20 points for Pencoed, moving into third in the league.
For Pencoed, captain Jack Frewen continued his good run of form, picking up four wickets, along with Rhys Morgan’s three to bowl the hosts out for 136.
When Pencoed batted, opener Tim Moore was supported by useful batting from debutant Tom Vetcher and the ever-reliable Nigel Jordan, who saw the innings through to the end, with captain Frewen, to win by seven wickets.
Crosskeys and Pontymister 136 all out v Pencoed cc 137.
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