Wellington Sunday XI took on Devon Premier League winners Sidmouth on their own track last weekend and came away from the seaside with an eight wicket defeat, but with plenty of positives to reflect on.

Wellington chose to take first dig on a perfect track and Max Capaldi and Marc Holloway added 40 opening wicket runs in good time indeed – this was broken when Capaldi was trapped LBW.

After losing a second wicket on 55 Holloway and Kevin Symons batted so well to add 116 for the third wicket as Symons cracked a fine 41 with some excellent square cuts on offer.

Holloway made a sublime 106 as he used the excellent playing surface fully as he drove the ball with excellent timing and power as the innings developed – he was out late on trying to push the rate on.

Rowan Varkevisser hit two almighty sixes and with Matt Weaver got Wellington to a decent 212-6 at tea.

Sidmouth had been somewhat lax in the field at times and Wellington had profited when they could.

If the home side had been a little loose in the field, they certainly were not with the bat as Griffiths and Williams timed the ball with grace and power as they charged away at a rate of over six runs per over.

Paul Short bowled the full allocation of eight overs and did a good job for his side as too did Jake Nicol and Kevin Symons, but it took a run-out to break the stand as Rowan Varkevisser threw on the turn from his gully position and broke the stumps and that saw Williams run out for 44.

Alex Troake bowled well once more and George Hooper again bowled with good pace, but Griffiths with 101 saw that the job was nearly done when he was dismissed by a Kevin Symons catch off of Matt Weaver.

Gingell with 42no and Murray with 7no saw that Sidmouth won with fully ten overs to spare, but it had been another good effort by a Wellington side with a fair dollop of youth against a strong home side.

The team host South Petherton next weekend.