HIGH-flying Usk 1st XI lost out at South Wales Premier One basement neighbours Abergavenny on Saturday by four wickets, in the latter’s first win of the season.

Usk’s top four batters, headed by Glamorgan CCC's Billy Root - brother of England star Joe with 66 – all made runs, with Tom Mason striking 46, Hugo Caldicott 36 and Iwan Jones 27, as they reached 222-9.

But 66 from Morgan Bevans and 72 from Mujeid Ilyas helped the hosts to 223-6 with 2.2 overs to spare, Tamoor Zafar taking 2-37, and Matthew Marriott, Ben Jones, Matthew Williams and Tahmid Ahmed one apiece.

Usk 2nds also lost by 72 runs at home to Lisvane 1sts after being set a target of 228 all out, Pat Rodden taking 4-33 and Neil Perrett and Dan Cordell two apiece.

Top order batsmen Dave Harding-Smith with 44, Ryan Price 28, Julian Sanders 25 and Amit Aswani 17 got them off to a decent start, but they then collapsed from 133-4 to 156 all out.

And to complete a weekend of woe, the 3rds could only score 152 all out in reply to visitors Blackwood Town 2nds' 226-8 off 40 overs.

Sam Rodden and Ceri Wynne took wicket braces, while Nick Holmes scored 30, Damian Harvey 27 and George Atkinson 24.

Llanarth 1sts won by five wickets at home to Tondu 2nds though, after being set a target of 147 all out in 34.2 overs.

Dan Moseley took 4-38 and Harrison Griffiths 3-46 before 43 from Sam Michell and 42 from Chris Bridges helped them to 153-5 off 32.3 overs.

But the 2nds missed out away to Dinas Powys 3rds after scoring 145-7 in 40 overs, Chris Page with 42 and Rob Fielder 26 not out.

Dinas in reply made it to 146-3 in 32.1 overs, Andrew Hilditch with two wickets.