The week’s good weather had produced a pitch that looked like it would be full of runs and that batting first would be a good move and it transpired that this is what did occur as Rob Moysey won the toss and elected to bat.
Moysey and opening partner Mark Salter gave Wellington a solid start, but both were out close together and it was left to Alex Sparks and Julian Smit to forge a good third wicket stand of 55 that took Wellington towards a hundred runs.
Sparks made 26 and he is adapting to 1st XI cricket all the time. Smit was one blow away from what would have been Wellington 1st XI’s first fifty of the season, but when he was dismissed for 44 the Red and Blacks collapsed into a dreadful heap as the score declined from 78-2 to 111 all out.
This score was a long way short of what the pitch was worth and what the sort of batting line-up that Wellington have on paper should be achieving.
Chew Magna’s bowlers shared the wickets out amongst them evenly.

Wellington’s bowling has been the better performing of their suits so far this summer and they made Chew Magna fight all the way to the 112 required.
Adrian Lee bowled a tight spell first up as he conceded only five runs from five overs, but Ackland and Beedell made the running in the middle order and although there were wickets late on for Wellington, Chew Magna made it home by five wickets and took 35 points to Wellington’s ten.
Wellington stay ninth in the Division One with 76 points.

The match ball for this match was kindly sponsored by CDB Enterprises (01823 665842).