Butterleigh 140-3 – Wellington 116
Blake and Latchem raced away to a good start for the side from near Honiton despite Thom Trott bowling an exacting spell at the top of the innings – he let only 21 runs go in his three overs.
Dan Thorne – on debut – bowled some useful left-arm medium pace and was rewarded with Wellington’s first wicket of the match when a line and length ball accounted for Hall.
The big-hitting Clayton launched a mighty assault with nineteen coming from one over, but he was only interested in big shots and found that this approach did not come off as he may well have hoped it would have.
Bob Trott rallied well from this initial ‘welcome’ to the match to take 1-34 in 3 overs and he also held a good catch off of the ceiling.
Butterleigh got through to 140-3 in their 12 overs.
Wellington’s batting had functioned effectively this winter, but at 73-5 the cause was a lost one – Thom Trott made 22 and March Holloway made a well-crafted 38, but it was all in vain as Wellington fell to a 24 run defeat and took seven points from the match.
