WCC League Season Review 2005
Sunday, September 18th, 2005Analysis of the final Somerset Cricket League tables with respect to Wellington CC reveals that the club’s two league sides achieved good finishes overall in the 2005 season.
The 1st XI, who play in Division One of the league’s 1st XI competition (final table below) were virtually unbreachable at home – they lost their first home match with Chew Magna on 14th May and were not beaten again all season at Courtland Road – seven wins and a tie followed.
Contrast this with an away record of only one win (at Chew Magna on 16th July) and the Red and Blacks fifth position is explained by a season which had a certain symmetry – one home loss contrasted with only one away win – making for a fifth place (i.e. half way) finish.
This is the team’s best finish since been relegated from the Somerset Division of the WECCC at the end of the 2002 season.
Wellington 2nd XI had a fine season, but was one that was also characterised by the difficult situations that were caused by the cancellations of successive home games with Peasedown St John 2nd XI and Burnham-on-Sea 2nd XI – both these teams withdrew from the scheduled matches at Wellington through been unable to raise a team.
The potential lost points in these fixtures would have pushed Wellington 2nd XI closer to second-placed Staplegrove 2nd XI and promotion.
The team went through the second half of the season unbeaten and thus recorded their best final position since 2001.
The Sunday XI’s season in Division One of the Three Counties League will be covered as and when the final league tables for this competition become available.