Bridgwater 174-2 – Wellington 125-3
Reigning champions Bridgwater showed their undoubted class as they took Wellington for one of the highest indoor totals ever conceded by the Red and Blacks in their eleven seasons in indoor league at this venue.
Cohesive and effective batting from the Bridgwater side saw them coat along at 14.5 runs per over without ever really going ‘hammer and tongs’ at Wellington as they worked the ball well into the gaps and ran well between the wickets as well.
Four of their six batsmen retired.
Bob Trott was Wellington’s most effective bowler on the day as his slower style of bowling meant that the Bridgwater batsmen had to work more to get the ball away than had been the case with the faster bowlers that Wellington had employed on the day.
A run-out and a caught-and-bowled for Kevin Crout were Wellington’s rewards from an innings of hard slog for the Red and Blacks.
The required rate was unreasonable to chase down, so Wellington opted for some batting practice and it is pleasing to be able to report that maximum batting points were registered.
Skipper Thom Trott made 26no and Alex Sparks made his second retirement score of the day and there were runs late on for both Kevin Crout (14) and Bob Trott (17no) and it was he who made sure of full batting points by hitting the last ball of the match for six.
Wellington had been beaten by 49 runs, but took six points from this match and are still handily placed in the table.
