Wellington made the trip to Weston-Super-Mare to play SCL Division Two side Belvedere and were presented with a hard, flat track that looked made for batting on and whoever won the toss was going to take first use for sure – that choice went to the home side and through R.Tasker and Gullick they added an opening wicket partnership of 104 in 20 overs. Tasker made it to a fine 70 and decided to retire out to give opportunity to others to have an early-season knock.
Wellington had found that Belvedere are a strong batting outfit on their own track as they saw the ball fly to the boundary – particularly the third man area – with increasing regularity, but Tasker was spilt when he was nearing 40, so the chance had been there to have terminated his innings in conventional style.
Richard Henwood got the season’s first wicket for Wellington when he induced the compact Gullick to guide one to Rob Moysey at gully and he was gone for a steady 37.
Chadwick took time to get going, but made 26 before he became one of two victims for Bob Trott who wheeled away for 2-36 in 6 overs as the spinners got more out of the track than the seamers.
Paul Short took 1-41 in 8 overs and bowled with some good control and variety.
Richard Henwood effected a good throw and aim at the stumps to run out Mott and Belvedere – who had looked like getting in excess of 250 – were falling away a little.
I.Tasker with 25 and Holland with 38no did a job to raise the home side’s total to 231-6 at tea.
Kevin Symons had bowled well for Wellington, but his figures had not done him justice.

Rob Moysey and Marc Holloway opened up for Wellington and amassed a fine stand of 86 as Moysey – batting with a finger injury suffered playing rugby – did not show any discomfort as he drove and cut well for 36 before R.Tasker bowled him with a leg-break that kept low and found it’s way through the Wellington captain’s defence.
Alex Sparks joined Holloway and he played some nice wristy shots in a knock of 16, but he leathered one to R.Tasker who held onto a great caught and bowled chance.
All the time Marc Holloway was played some crisp shots and he chalked up Wellington’s first fifty of the 2007 season, he was trapped LBW for 57, but had done a great job for his team.
James Dyke started out well and after Sam Cook had been run out to leave Wellington 128-4 he and David Marshall combined to add an unbroken 105 run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Dyke angled the ball well and hit the bad ball for four and out of the ground twice in a knock of 56no that was pleasing to watch and was perfectly complimented by Marshall who hit a composed innings of 40no with one six – he played competently and timefully as he and Dyke milked the Belvedere bowling and achieved the six wicket win with some 2.3 overs to spare.

A good workout all round and pleasing result for the club.