Monthly Archives: July 2009

Important Fixture News and Update

1 – The 1st XI’s match with Westlands CC set for Saturday 25th July will not be played in Yeovil due to another commitment that their ground has. The match will now be played at Compton House Cricket Club, Over Compton, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4QU. Please contact the Secretary for further details. 2 – It has not been possible to find a replacement fixture for the Sunday XI for Sunday 26th July. Attention now turns to filling the gap that

Sunday XI Fixtures – Sunday 26th July and Sunday 2nd August

Due to issues that our scheduled next two Sunday opponents have encountered there will be a change in the team’s fixtures if suitable arrangements can be made. Taunton CC are experiencing availability issues and this has already caused them to call off a recent Sunday fixture and South Petherton CC do not have access to their ground on the date we had arranged with them. Naturally these developments are disappointing, but the early declaration of such facts does assist as we are

Wellington 2nd XI 66 Bishops Lydeard 2nd XI 67-1

Wellington 2nd XI were well beaten at home to their Bishops Lydeard counterparts last weekend in Division One of the Somerset League’s Reserves competition in a match that was completed in 44.1 overs only. On a damp pitch whoever won the toss was going to bowl and the visitors won the toss and asked Wellington to bat first and their innings never truly got going – only four of the ten wickets realised a double figure tally and the highest

Belvedere 225-5 Wellington 181

Wellington find themselves back in the relegation zone in Division One of the Somerset League following this 44 run defeat at Belvedere last weekend when coupled with Staplegrove’s win over Temple Cloud. Wellington asked the Weston-Super-Mare based hosts to bat first and Rowan Varkevisser got rid of Gullick in the seventh over on his way to figures of 1-38 in 10 overs, but it was fifteen overs until another breakthrough came Wellington’s way when Max Capaldi removed Burgess for 24. But

Club Day 2009 – Formal Report

Wellington Cricket Club enjoyed a fine Club Day on Sunday 12th July when all aspects of excellent Club life were brought together for the Club’s annual jamboree. A good number of members, life members, vice-presidents, sponsors, friends and associates of the Club were present for a wide and varied day of activities. To start with the Club’s Under 13s side played their Bridgwater counterparts in a Taunton and District Youth League Western Section match – this side, managed by Richard

Club Day 2009

Another superb Club Day was enjoyed by members, guests, vice-presidents, life members, sponsors, friends and associates of the Club last Sunday when all came together to celebrate the Club in full. From the sumptuous salad lunch prepared by Chris, Simon and Tony Rudd and served by Jane Trott, Karen Holloway and Judith Short to the Under 13s match overseen by Richard Short to the 20/20 match captained by Paul Short and Rob Moysey and umpired by Dennis Fullstone, Mark Salter, Kevin

Staplegrove 141-2 v Wellington

The rain had the final say in this Somerset League Division One match between two of the sides that are looking to get out of the relegation squeeze as it was called off with Staplegrove having faced 35.4 overs and in the end they took nineteen points to Wellington’s fourteen and closed the gap between the two sides to nine points in Wellington’s favour. In what play was possible Wellington put Staplegrove into bat and saw D.Penny cut loose with a

Wellington 2nd XI 162-4 v Staplegrove 2nd XI

The expected rain arrived around 4.00pm as forecast and washed away Wellington 2nd XI’s Somerset League Reserves Competition Division One match at Staplegrove last weekend with the Red and Blacks second string taking a useful twenty points from the game to the host’s sixteen. Wellington arrived at Manor Road and were greeted with a shower on arrival, but a prompt start was made nonetheless and Wellington were put into bat on losing the toss and found it hard going against

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