Wellington Cricket Club

Wellington Sunday XI got in on the act by completing a friendly double over Street at home last weekend and can be proud of their efforts, but as well as Wellington bowled and fielded you just couldn’t help feeling that Street’s batting strategy was just all wrong for the type of surface that the match was played on.

Street, who play their league cricket one level above both of Wellington’s teams, opted to bat first and found Kevin Symons in the same sort of form that he had been in at Evercreech the previous day as he took a five wicket bag in 10 overs – again all delivered on the reel.
He maintained a great line and length and was assisted in no small measure by some top quality catching measured by the fact that eight of the ten wickets to fall were to catches.
George Coate gave Symons good support at the other end as he bowled with good pace, his wicket came through a good reaction catch from Grant Davey.
Davey took over the attack from Coate and the teenager did good work in very hot conditions as he took 1-9 in 6 overs with a good Phil Nicholls catch at gully doing the trick.
Guy Murray, who took a nasty crack on the wrist, recovered sufficiently to bowl a good spell and got his reward when Julian Smit made good ground running backwards. Murray himself had taken a fine one-handed catch earlier when Symons was in full force.
Julian Smit bowled at express pace and saw that the Street tail did not prosper as they found themselves all out for 105 in 31.1 overs.
Street seemed to want, as a team, to force the ball away and it simply was not the sort of pitch to do this on.
Evely with 24 and D.Wall with 18 did some damage, but there no real consistency from the away side.

It took Phil Nicholls and Thom Trott just 22.3 overs to seal a ten wicket win for Wellington Sunday XI as they bided their time and then picked off the bad ball.
Both innings were pretty much flawless, the only ‘fly in the ointment’ was when Nicholls was dropped as he speared the ball high.
Trott made 65no and Nicholls 33no and this match too finished early as Wellington had a third victory of the weekend to savour.

This was Wellington’s last home Sunday friendly fixture of the season and grateful thanks go to all who have assisted with the preparing and serving of the excellent teas that have accompanied these matches. Those who fall into this category are Penny Hartnell, Karen D’Amori, Amanda Hancock, Dennis and Margaret Fullstone. All who have played for the team in these fixtures record their thanks for services rendered.