Centurions one game away from Lords final (From Barry And District News)

Centurions one game away from Lords final

SULLY Centurions amazing season rolled on last weekend. On Saturday the 1st XI beat Pentyrch, and on a never-to-be-forgotten Sunday, Centurions reached the semi-final of the National Village Cup sponsored by NPower.

The undoubted hero of the weekend was a man who has been Sully through and through from the day he was born, captain marvel Jamie Sylvester.

Centurions batted first on a slow Sully wicket on Saturday, with Ryan and Jamie putting on 86 for the first wicket.

Lloyd Smith and Jamie took the score to 138-2 but then wickets fell regularly. When skipper Jamie went for a superb 73, Centurions were reduced to 188 all out.

Centurions have not achieved all their success without the ability to scrap for a result when necessary and this they did with superb fielding and bowling.

From 82-1 the visitors lost nine wickets for 51 with Jamie Sylvester taking 5-14.

Centurions 188. J Sylvester 73, R Sylvester 50, L Smith 21.

Pentyrch 133 ao. S Cotton 47, B Malik 20. J Sylvester 5-14.

Visitors Werrington from Cornwall arrived on Sunday to battle for the prize of a place in the semi-final of the National Village Cup, one game away from Lords.

The ground was perfect and the 100-plus visiting supporters must have been impressed.

With the crowd swelling, the Sylvester brothers gave Centurions a solid start with a 52-run partnership before Ryan was out for 41.

Lloyd Smith joined Jamie for the match-winning partnership of 78 runs, with Smith lbw for 36 at 156.

The whole crowd stood and applauded as Jamie launched a massive shot over square leg to reach a magnificent 100 and the total was 240-5 at the end of the 40 overs.

The Cornishmen lost two wickets for just 23, and although A Hodgson and Horwell held Centurions up with a 41-run partnership, the Sylvester brothers pressed home the advantage and Werrington were all out for 153.

Centurions 240-5. J Sylvester 104, R Sylvester 41, L Sylvester 36. D Johns 2-40.

Werrington 153 ao. D Johns 32, M Taylor 20. R Sylvester 4-28, J Sylvester 3-15.