Confident Centurions just keep on winning (From Barry And District News)

Confident Centurions just keep on winning

SULLY Centurions' incredible season rolls on with two league victories on Saturday and triumph in the Welsh Cup final on Sunday.

Everyone is in a confident mood for the visit to Lords on Sunday (August 22) when Centurions will meet Exhall and Wichford from Worcestershire in the final of the Npower National Village Championship.

The squad is J Sylvester, R Sylvester, L Smith, M Thomas, G Sullivan, N Gage, M O'Shea, S Davies, T Williams, S Naeem, D Eskins, H Williams, O Lovering.

The club is running coaches on Sunday, leaving the Cwm Talwg in Barry at 6.45am and from Knight's General Store in Sully at 7am. The fare is £15 which will include admission to Lords.

The game starts at 11am and the coaches will return straight after the match, arriving home at approximately 8.30pm.

If you wish to come and support the Village you can book at the Sully Constitutional Club or ring Dave Sylvester on Sully 530896.

A number of coaches are already booked and there is no doubt that the club's tremendous achievement has gripped the village.

The club would like to thank the people of Sully for their tremendous support and hopes they can all make the Lords trip.

Last Sunday Centurions had fantastic support at Sophia Gardens when they took on Pontarddulais from the South Wales Cricket League in the final of the Welsh Cup.

Batting first Centurions made an excellent start with 45 runs off the first nine overs, but a slight blip when Ryan Sylvester was caught for 29.

Skipper Jamie Sylvester looked in total control and added 63 runs with Mike O'Shea who was out for 29.

Newbold showed his class to support Jamie in a fourth wicket partnership of 81, eventually run out for 30 at 205.

At 212 Jamie's magnificent innings of 105 came to an end but he had batted for 43 of the 45 overs, and Centurions posted a target of 227.

Pontarddulais made a superb start as Bishop and Evans (a centurion the day before) reached 86 off 21 overs, but the game turned Centurions way when Terry Williams took a magnificent caught and bowled to dismiss Bishop for 35.

Evans long innings came to an end when he was caught by Ryan Sylvester off the bowling of Williams for 51.

Captain Marvel completed his day by taking six wickets for just 22 runs as the West Wales side collapsed to 141 all out to give Centurions the Welsh Cup for the first time in their 50 year history, and a night of celebration.

Centurions 226-5. J Sylvester 105, M Newbold 30, M O'Shea 29. B Lloyd 2-37.

Pontarddulais 141 all out. S Evans 51, J Bishop 35. J Sylvester 6-22, T Williams 2-28.