LLANARTH 1st XI were beaten as much by the weather as Malpas as they lost a rain-reduced away match by five wickets.

Will Heath and skipper Ollie Mann put on 66 for the first wicket, as the former scored 38 and the latter 29.

And with Sam Michell adding 14 they were looking good at 110-2.

But from that point on only seventh man Tom Heath with an unbeaten 28 reached double figures as they were all out for 171 in 42 overs.

Malpas were in bigger trouble at 107-5 off 18.5 overs, but by this time rain had seen a revised target of 106 set from 20 overs, and victory was theirs.

Dennis Heath took three for 25 off four overs, backed by wickets from Will Heath and Mann.

The 2nds were skittled out for 75 at home to Bridgend Town 4ths, Nick White and Anthony Norris scoring 17s and Archie Greenslade 16.

But the bowlers made a competitive game of it before the visitors' reached 79-6 in the 24th over, Joshua Scouller with 2-17-6.3, Chris Page 2-19-6 and single wickets for Isaac Hinchliffe and Piers Bisson.

Elsewhere, Goodrich 1sts won by three runs at home to Bibury, setting a target of 211-7 off 37 overs before restricting the visitors to 198-7 off their 37 overs, four runs short of the rain-revised target.

Jack Waldis cracked 56, including two sixes and eight fours, sharing an 89-run third-wicket partnership with Chris Tookey, who scored 38, before Provis and Matt Young took two wickets apiece.

But Goodrich 2nds lost by nine runs away to Redmarley 2nds, all out for 143 just short of the 152-7 40-over target.

Meanwhile, Llanarth Acorns hosted Glangrwyney in the Women's Welsh Plate East Round One on Sunday.

The home side reached 134-3 off 20 overs, Ellen Phillips scoring 39 not out, in response to Glan's 90-11.