The smile was put back on the club’s face with this one wicket win for the Sunday XI in the opening Three Counties league match of the season, not only for the clubs, but for the league as a whole.
Dorset Premier League side Weymouth opted to bat first and Phil Nicholls got the breakthrough as he induced McKay to play on for three as he bowled a testing spell that gave the Weymouth line-up much to think about.
He was a little fortunate to get Jannoway out LBW, but this was a key wicket to get as this class player is one who has scored a lot of runs against Wellington down the years.
Kevin Symons with 3-48 in 8 overs recovered from an uncertain start to bowl a great spell – his best wicket was to get rid of Weymouth skipper England, who had raced to 48 and was looking very dangerous.
David Marshall joined the attack and collected figures of 2-40 in 8 overs as Weymouth were reduced to 101-5, but Hobbs with 43 and Lawes with 21 added 52 for the seasiders sixth wicket to dent Wellington’s confidence.
But they fought back to bowl Weymouth out for 198 in only 36 overs as Bob Trott and Rob Moysey cleaned up the tail.

Wellington lost skipper Thom Trott early, but Rob Moysey and James Dyke added a fine 92 for the second wicket before Moysey was forced to retire hurt, having taken a blow on the nose. Moysey was cracking the ball to the boundary and had passed fifty when he was forced to leave the crease.
Wellington wobbled in the middle order as Jannoway spun his way to 5-34 in 8 overs of good off-spin.
Dyke continued to 51 and his good start to the 2007 season carries on.
David Marshall made a courageous 26 in poor light and with rain advancing this was an invaluable knock for Wellington.
Steve Symons and Josh Hancock held the Weymouth bowlers at bay and did enough to enable Rob Moysey to come back to the crease and continue his innings with last man Phil Nicholls.
They took Wellington to within touching distance of the 199 needed to win and a pushed two into the covers from Nicholls secured a one wicket win for Wellington.
Moysey was unbeaten on 67 at the end of the game.
Wellington took seventeen points to Weymouth’s ten and the teams reconvene on the South Coast in August.