Division One cricket: Carew (49 for 3) beat Lamphey (45 all out) A splendid opening spell by Darren Thomas sent Lamphey crashing to 22 for 6 at Carew and although they recovered somewhat to 45 all out it was never going to be a target to trouble Rob Scourfield's team and they won in 14 overs.

Thomas steamed in to grab 6 for 20 in 12 pacy overs.

Lamphey's makeshift batting line-up was unable to come to terms with his pace, despite the fact that openers John McPherson and Nick Johnson put on 13 before being separated. Only No. 4 batsman William Silcox ever looked settled as he struck two fours in his unbeaten 15.

Simon Wood supported Thomas with 3 for 18 in 12 miserly overs, five of which were maidens.

At 29 for 8 it was debatable whether Lamphey would achieve a single batting point, but Keith Silcox joined his son William at the wicket in a top stand of 14, before being dismissed by Wood, with John Canton claiming 1 for 1 from his five balls of spin at the end.

Carew suffered a mini-setback in their first over of batting when Ian Sefton paddled a ball from Hywel Gibbs straight to William Silcox at square leg without a run to his name - and Gibbs struck again when he had Brian Hall caught by Alan Lewis for four runs.

Gibbs then bowled Tim Hicks for three runs and Carew stood at 33 for 3.

But Martin Scourfield batted sensibly at No. 3 and stroked three fours and a six in his unbeaten 25,

Steve Cole joined him at the finish, with Carew taking 26 points to remain in the top three.

Lamphey had only two points at the other end of the table and already look doomed to a relegation scrap.

Umpires: Rob Bellerby and Bob Flute Scorers: Nick Scourfield and Jo Kerrison

LAMPHEY J. McPherson ct S. Cole b d. Thomas 7 N. Johnson ct B. Hall b D. Thomas 6 H. Gibbs b D. Thomas 0 W. Silcox not out 15 G. Cole ct B. Hall b D. Thomas 3 R. Hassan ct S. Cole b D. Thomas 0 A. Ali lbw b D. Thomas 1 A. Lewis lbw b S. Wood 1 H. Cole lbw b S. Wood 4 K. Silcox b S. Wood 2 J. Mathias b J. Canton 0 Extras 6 Total (for 10 wkts) 45 bowling: S. Wood 12-5-18-3; D. Thomas 12-4-20-6; J. Canton 0.5-0-1-1.

CAREW I. Sefton ct W. Silcox b H. Gibbs 0 B. Hall ct A. Lewis b H. Gibbs 4 M. Scourfield not out 25 T. Hicks b H. Gibbs 3 S. Cole not out 8 Extras 9 Total (for three wkts) 49 bowling: H. Gibbs 7-2-17-3; Ali 7-1-27-0.