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
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 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
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
Richard Short (Capt), Trevor Brooks, Liam Kubicki, Kevin Crout (Wkt), David Derrick, George Coate, James Bath, Patrick Jarman, Alex Troake, Jake Nicol and Graham Sparks. Meet at Pavilion at 1.00pm for a 2.00pm start.
James Bath, Sam Murdock, George Hooper, Will Hinchcliffe, Matt Ford, Oli Buckingham, Alex Troake, Aaron Chugg, Nick Salter, Sam Baycock and John Atyeo. Meet at Pavilion by 9.30am for a 10.00am start. Contact Mark Salter for details. Paul Short will be in charge on the day with assistance from David Derrick.
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
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
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
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