From the archives
Some images from days gone by. Here is a team photo before one of the Sunday X1's legendary trips to Weymouth in 2000.
Monthly Archives: May 2006
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Hello Wellington Cricket Club fans! Welcome to a brand new feature of the site which will include an abundance of photos from games and social events and even the odd video clip!
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We start with some pictures from the 2nds game against Barrington at the playing fields.
Wellington 88 – Evercreech 89-9
Wellington took on Evercreech in their first home match of the 2006 season and came away from a low scoring Somerset League Division One fixture with a slender one wicket defeat in what was a very low scoring match that saw only 177 runs scored for the loss of nineteen wickets.
Wellington opted to bat first in a fixture that had been postponed by just over two weeks due to a request from Evercreech so as to facilitate a wedding that the club membership had been invited to and an opening stand of 40 between Mark Salter and Rob Moysey gave not one hint of the flurry of wickets that was to follow.
Sampford Arundel Sunday XI 140 – Wellington Sunday XI 136
The local derby survived the weather and saw a four run win for Sampford Arundel and with it their first win at Wellington since 1987.
The visitors opted to bat first on a green, slow surface and run scoring was difficult.
Nigel Dobson and Alan Bentley each made ten, but it was tough to get the ball through the infield.
Wellington’s opening attack of Grant Davey and Guy Murray used the bowler friendly conditions to their advantage and at the end of their initial spells they each had a wicket and Sampford Arundel were 34-2 in 12 overs.
Adrian Lee joined the attack and a smart slip catch from Julian Smit gave the medium pacer a wicket in his first over.
Ashcott & Shapwick vs. Wellington & Wellington 2nd XI vs. North Perrott 2nd XI
The inclement weather claimed both of Wellington’s Somerset League matches over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The 1st XI travelled to early season league leaders Ashcott & Shapwick in playable conditions, but it soon came to pass that the game was not going to go ahead even despite the home team’s covers.
The 2nd XI’s match with North Perrott 2nd XI saw the two teams assemble and a reasonable amount of time was allowed before the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
All teams take twelve points each from these ‘results’.
Wellington Under 11s vs. Taunton Outcasts Under 11s
Overcast conditions could not dampen the spirits as Wellington U11s travelled to Taunton Outcasts and beat a good side by 27 runs writes team manager Rupert Green.
Taunton Outcasts elected to field and with some fine bowling restricted Wellington to a score of 226.
Good batting partnerships between S.Baycock and O.Burt (7) and G.Hooper and S.Murdoch (11) helped Wellington achieve this total after having lost too many wickets.
Taunton Outcasts main wicket taker was E.Denton (2).
After juice and cake Wellington bowled well and held 3 catches, but the turning point of the game was when J.Bath with an impressive fast ‘direct hit’ run out started the tumble of Taunton Outcasts wickets.
Team Photo at Staplegrove
1st XI at Staplegrove Copyright Steve Monk and The Wellington Weekly News, May 2006 – Used with thanks from WCC
Wellington v Ilminster A
Wellington’s Baker Cup quarter-final fixture with West of England Premier Two side Ilminster was postponed last Monday evening when the poor weather of the previous couple of days caused the playing surface to be deemed unplayable.
The match has been rearranged for the evening of Tuesday 30th May with a 6.15pm start.
Wellington Sunday XI vs. Honiton Sunday XI
Rain had a big say in the amount of cricket played by Wellington C.C. over the last weekend with all junior section matches falling victim and the Sunday XI’s match with East Devon League side Honiton been called off as well.
Wellington 160-8 – Staplegrove 112
On a pitch that showed the signs of the rainfall of recent times whoever won the toss was going to elect to bowl first and the home side had that honour in this Somerset League Division One fixture.
Runs were never going to be easy to come by, but Mark Salter and Rob Moysey saw off the new ball in solid style before Salter got a contentious LBW decision.
Moysey continued through to 16, but was another LBW victim to leg-spinner Pantling, who did good work for Staplegrove in conditions that would not have been conducive to wrist spin. He took 3-34 in 12 overs.
Julian Smit made a more than useful 27 before Pantling bowled him and at 65-4 Wellington were unsure of what a good score on this track would be.