Wellington Cricket Club

Wellington Sunday XI threw away a great position to win their friendly match at WEPL (Somerset Division) side Butleigh last weekend when a position of some dominance was blown away by some incisive bowling in the last ten overs by the home side.

David Derrick won the toss and asked the home side to bat first and although Rowan Varkevisser and George Hooper bowled well Durston and Ballack got away to a good 56 run opening spell, but Varkevisser struck two blows when Durston fenced at one and Rob Moysey accepted a chance at gully and a great yorker got through Edmondson.

Max Capaldi was excellent value in his ten overs of off-spin as he maintained immaculate control and posed many issues for Butleigh to contend with – he took 1-32 and trapped Agutter LBW for 26.

Ballack made a fine 65, but was one of six victims for Rob Moysey as his leg-spin was delivered in fine style with all the variety that the art has to offer and his haul of 6-24 in 8 overs was an absolute delight to see.

He cleaned up the Butleigh line-up and the home side were all out with 3 overs left as five runs an over would secure a good win for Wellington.

Durston – the brother of Somerset all-rounder Wes – got a wicket early on before Rob Moysey and James Dyke added a monumental 133 for the second wicket and this took Wellington to within fifty of their target.

Dyke made a fine 85 with excellent timing of the ball and good placement giving him value for his shots as the fast outfield benefited him. Moysey made exactly 50 as he ran the ball around well and launched two sixes into the adjoining field too.

But when Moysey was caught off of R.Burrough’s canny off-spin the rot set in as Wellington lost nine wickets for 26 runs and the game by 25.

Burrough took 4-35 in 9 overs and Durston emulated the efforts in his side’s innings by taking 6-27 with a second spell of 5-9 being the undoing of Wellington with 5.2 overs left.

A supper was laid on for both sides after the match and thanks go to the host club and their public house sponsors for this kind gesture.