Brothers' partnership propels Ammanford Wildboars to victory
The young Mumbles A team batted first, notching up 225 runs for the loss of six wickets in 40 overs.
This was predominantly due to a 125-run performance from Ben Jones, supported by Macsen Denman and Oliver Ludman.
The Wildboar's Carwyn Morris and Dale Westcott took three and two wickets respectively.
After the interval, the Thomas brothers, Callum and Gareth, steered the Wildboars to a seven-wicket win.
Captain Gareth fell just short of a century on 97 runs.
The Wildboars reached the target with five overs to spare, picking up 18 points and climbing to fifth in the division table.
Next weekend, the team will travel to face Drefach Seconds.
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