Wellington Cricket Club

Wellington narrowly lost this opening Somerset League Division One fixture to suffer their first defeat on the road since losing the same match exactly a year ago.
Wedmore took first knock and Wellington were in control at 78-4 as Thom Trott removed both of the home team’s openers – their was a degree of symmetry to the dismissals as both Chapman and Blackburn were trapped LBW for 24. Trott took 2-37 in 8 overs.
The run out of O’Connor and Kevin Symons removing S.Bowley for a duck showed that Wellington were in the ascendancy, but a brutal innings of 61 from Frankpitt with six sixes changed the complexion of the Wedmore innings as he and Nichols added 94 for the home side’s fifth wicket and this went a long way to getting Wedmore over 200.
Simon Rudd with 3-39 in 12 overs did a great job for Wellington as he pulled things back for the Red and Blacks.
David Marshall (1-31) replied with a late wicket as Wedmore closed on 230-9 in 45 overs – their last two wickets added 33 valuable runs for the home side, but Wellington can be happy with their efforts in the field.

Rob Moysey and Alex Sparks ignited Wellington’s assault on the 231 required with two excellent innings – Moysey cracked 36 with seven fours and a six as he only hit one scoring shot that was not a boundary.
Sparks made a capital 60 and from a precarious 69-4 he and David Marshall put on 91 fifth wicket runs for Wellington as the dream of chasing down the large Wedmore total was becoming a reality.
Sparks – who had a fine first season as a 1st XI player in 2006 – hit eight fours and a six in his innings.
Marshall carried on the fight to his final score of 78 with seven fours and three sixes – had he batted to the end Wellington would surely have won, but he was out with 17 runs required and it was just too much for Simon Rudd and Kevin Symons to do to get over the line.
Despite the obvious disappointment felt by the team they collected 19 points from this match.