ON a historic day for Lampeter, as weekend league cricket returned to the town for the first time in 12 years, the Lampeter XI overcame local rivals Aberaeron in a low scoring contest, Having been defunct, Lampeter CC were not in a position to fully enter the league as a standalone entity. Aberaeron CC agreed to provide the administrative support to get cricket being played in Lampeter and in a serendipitous turn of affairs, the fixtures pitted the sister-clubs against each other in the first home game for Lampeter. Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club ladies make good start to the season Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth crowned Cymru`s Primary 5`s football champions Local races take centre stage for Aberystwyth Athletic Club athletes Laura runs marathon to raise £2,100 for Diabetes UK Having pushed Commoners and Tywyn close but been unable to convert winning positions, Lampeter were desperate for their first victory of the season.
Things didn’t go to plan though as Hywel Rees of Aberaeron won the toss and asked Lampeter to bat first. Steff Rees was immediately on the money, extracting bounce from the unfamiliar artificial strip from the school end. Paul Hughes too found extra bounce from the river end, as Pat Cullen and Ceri Thomas began in watchful fashion.
Ceri struck the first four at the new ground and looked to attack Hughes when he could but the Aberaeron openers offered very little loose. Steff struck in the 7th over, bowling Ceri for 11. Bedwyr Davies joined Pat at 3 and the pair c.
