Wellington Cricket Club

David Derrick, Rob Moysey, Josh Moysey, Alex Sparks, James Dyke, Dave Hewitt, Adrian Lee, Jake Nicol, Paul Short, Steve Symons and Rowan Varkevisser.

Please note this match has a 2.00pm start attached to it, so we will meet at the Pavilion at 1.00pm.

Sam Murdock, John Atyeo, Nick Salter, Aaron Chugg, George Hooper, James Bath, Toby Jenkins, Liam Carey, Oli Buckingham, Charlie Lee and Sam Baycock.

Meet at Pavilion by 9.30am for a 10.00am start.

Please contact Mark Salter for information.

The Midweek XI will play Berkhamsted CC in an evening match on Monday 10th August.

Steve Symons will be selecting and organising a team this week and if you are able to play in this match then please contact Steve.

Wellington Midweek XI’s match with The Journeymen was called off on Monday through a combination of the steady rain of the previous day and torrential showers on the morning of the match that rendered the Courtland Road playing surface unusable.

This was the second time in three seasons the weather had got the better of this match.

Wellington 2nd XI suffered another big home defeat last weekend when league leaders Chard recorded an eight wicket win and with it consolidated their position at the top of the table and they are surely odds-on to win the Somerset League Reserves title for 2009 sooner rather than later.

Chard won the toss and asked Wellington to bat which was not surprising and after Kennedy (2-11 in 8 overs) had made early inroads despite Trevor Brooks making a pleasant looking 18, Wellington came back into the game as Kevin Crout with 16 and Richard Short with 13 got the score to 51-2 in 17 overs and Wellington were looking like going on to a more testing score than had been managed last time out, but when Short was caught at cover and Crout was bowled, seven wickets were lost for eleven runs and Wellington were shot out for 62 in 31.1 overs.

Dening with 4-23 in 10.1 overs and G.Warren with 2-10 in 8 overs formed a testing left-arm spin combo that ran through the Wellington lower order.

Chard set about the 63 needed for victory, but a great diving catch at mid-wicket by Alex Troake to get rid of Crew gave the visitors something to ponder as Richard Short got a wicket.

Will Hinchcliffe got a wicket on his senior debut as Richard Short collected a chance at mid-on to dismiss Clancy, but Durrance with 30no and Stoodley with 16no sealed the win for Chard.

Wellington visit Street this weekend.

Wellington are left with work to do in their quest for safety in Division One of the Somerset League after this eight wicket defeat away to Westlands last weekend.

The Red and Blacks were asked to bat first in a match played at Compton House CC as Westlands own ground was in use for another event and found run scoring hard against a tight opening spell from Boucher (0-28 in 12 overs) and Higgins (2-22 in 12 overs).

Four of the top Wellington five got into double figures, but it was hard work for the whole of the 45 overs as the run rate just topped three an over.

Mark Salter with 11 and Paul Short with 17 got things going for Wellington.

Alex Sparks with 26 and Marc Holloway with 36 counter attacked, but the home side were still not giving much away as Reeves with 2-22 in 7 overs shows.

Richard Henwood – playing for the first time in a month – made a fine 38no later for Wellington as 142-6 was the tea time score.

Westlands won with time and overs to spare as Boucher continued his fine match with 77no and other solid contributions from those who batted with him made for a win that was sealed with 17.3 overs to spare.

Wellington’s successful bowlers were Adrian Lee and Aaron Chugg.

Next up are Purnells at Courtland Road on Saturday.

George Hooper, James Bath, Scott Davey, Sam Murdock, Will Hinchcliffe, Oli Buckingham, Aaron Chugg, Alex Troake, Toby Jenkins, Charlie Lee and John Atyeo.

Meet at Pavilion by 9.30am for a 10.00am start.

Contact Mark Salter for details.

Simon Rudd (Capt), Julian Jones, Chris Rudd, John Paine, Graham Sparks, Dave Derrick, Alex Troake, Dave Hewitt, Richard Short, Jake Viney and James Dyke.

Meet at Pavilion by 1.30pm for a 2.30pm start.

A fixture has been found for this date.

We will play at home to Cranmore CC from 2.00pm.

A team will be selected in due course for this match.

There is no match for the side on Sunday 26th July.

I am delighted to be able to announce that I have had an offer of a fixture – at home – on Sunday 2nd August from a Club that has seen my request for such on the Somerset League’s website.

I will now arrange things in this respect and will make a final post with all relevant details when I am able to.