Wellington Sunday XI put in a good all-round performance when they entertained Chard last weekend as they got home by four wickets with 4.3 overs left.

Chard were asked to bat first and got away well enough with a 33 run opening stand, but a great diving catch from Max Capaldi got rid of Chard skipper C.Scott for 26 and this was to signal the start of a great effort in the field by the Red and Blacks.

Sam Murdock was the successful bowler on this occasion and he took 3-16 in seven very good overs, his opening partner Jake Nicol bowled better than his figures suggest.

Rob Moysey got through all the tricks of the leg-spinner’s trade as he took 1-15 in seven very good overs and was hard to get away.

Max Capaldi with 3-27 in seven overs of off-spin was also in business as Wellington caught and fielded well – there were two catches apiece for Alex Sparks, Rowan Varkevisser and Capaldi himself and a good catch standing up to the stumps by Josh Moysey.

Alex Troake with 3-16 wrapped up the Chard innings with the only major contributor being the 52no by their 1st XI skipper J.Scott.

Wellington departed for tea (grateful thanks to Dennis Fullstone and Amanda Moysey for this) in good spirit.

The Red and Blacks reply was a staged affair with Alex Sparks and Adrian Lee getting 19 on the board for the first wicket, but both were out within four runs of each other and Wellington were faced with having to rebuild.

Rowan Varkevisser and Steve Symons did this and their 24 run third wicket stand came at the right time with Varkevisser making 38 in the end and Symons keeping Chard occupied.

David Derrick carried on his good weekend with a breezy knock of ten, but when the Wellington skipper was dismissed at 84-6 Wellington still had much to do, but the calmness and assurity of Rob Moysey (24no) and Max Capaldi (18no) saw the 39 runs that were needed were gathered with no further loss being incurred.