ABERYSTWYTH extended their lead at the top of the Rachel’s West Wales Conference table with a decisive 131 run victory over high-flying visitors Llanwrda.

Batting first, the league leaders reached a total of 226 for 5 wickets, thanks to half-centuries from Andi Price and Sion Lathwood as well as 41 by Nat Burrell.

The Llanwrda reply folded on 95 all out in the face of some accurate bowling by spinners Rowan Dunbabbin (3 wickets for 5) and Pat Daniels (3 for 15).

Upon winning the toss, visiting captain Adrian Davies opted to bowl first in overhead conditions.

Aber made a steady start, with openers Price and Shaw looking to subdue the opening threat of Davies and Nicholas, however with the score on 24 Shaw edged a delivery from Nicholas that was superbly taken by the wicketkeeper.

Nat Burrell joined Price in the middle as both set about building a platform for the Aber innings, with Price in particular looking to be positive at every opportunity.

Price reached his half century, but just as he looked set for a big score he was dismissed, when caught at deep midwicket by the slow bowling of Nigel Clarke.

His dismissal brought to the crease Sion Lathwood who looked to immediately take the attack to the bowling, whilst Burrell continued to time the ball nicely at the other end. Burrell was eventually dismissed by Clarke for a nicely made 41.Lathwood (50) and Iwan Roberts (24) looked to increase the scoring rate with overs running out, and struck a number of fine boundaries, Roberts striking what was shot of the day with straight 6 over long on.Youngster Zaid Kahn 18 not out and Harri Edwards 25 not out completed the Aber innings with an array of boundaries as the innings ended on 226 for 5.

In reply, Llanwrda where under pressure from the outset to maintain the required run rate but were not allowed to do so as a result of some accurate bowling from Bennet and Davies.The first wicket fell to Bennet, as he dismissed the in-form Llanwrda skipper Davies for just 1 run, helped by a shapely taken catch in the covers from Aberyswyth’s skipper Daniel.

Daryl Davies had Archer caught one-handed by keeper Shaw for just 3, and wickets continued to fall at regular intervals, aside from Nigel Clarke who provided some resistance until he was caught and bowled by Lathwood for 35.

The Llanwrda innings ended with them being bowled out for 95, with the wickets being shared between all bowlers, spinners Daniel and Dunbabbin taking 3-15 and 3-5 whilst seamers Davies, Lathwood and Bennet all took a wicket each.