Wellington Sunday XI got a measure of revenge last weekend when they beat WEPL Bristol and Somerset side Chard by 64 runs, having gone down by 133 runs away just a fortnight earlier, in a home friendly match.

Steve Symons opted to bat first and saw that Rob Moysey and James Bath posted a solid 85 run opening wicket stand for Wellington in the 20 overs to drinks – Moysey steadily built the platform for the innings and Bath played with great maturity as he suffered several blows to his hands and body and not for the first time had bruises to show for it.
 
He was first out for Wellington having made 32 when he was run out going for two in the first over after the break.
 
Steve Symons joined Moysey and they added a decent second wicket stand that was broken when Symons was the second run out victim of the Wellington innings for ten and at 147-2 his side had lots of wickets in hand, but were rapidly running out of overs – this was remedied by an assault of Bothamesque proportions by Aks Latifi as he hit 65no in the six overs he was at the crease for; he hit five mighty sixes and added 78 for the third wicket with Moysey who ended the innings on 86no.
 
Chard skipper Scott had figures of 5-1-12-0 after the first over of his second spell – by the end of the Wellington innings he had figures of 8-1-62-0 as his last three overs went for 50 as Latifi laid into his medium pace.
 
Chard’s best bowler by far was left arm spinner Fussell who went for 35 in his 8 overs and with Chard’s catching been lax he went unrewarded.
 
Chard needed 226 to win and had to go at them from the off as a run rate of 6 was needed.
 
Wellington made inroads early as Michael Gill and Patrick Jarman bowled tightly and accurately in tandem – Gill bowled Chard first team keeper Warren, who had earlier kept wicket very well indeed as he made several great stops and takes for his side and Jarman yorked Clarke.
 
Having been dropped in the first over Chard opener Hayes went on to make 65 as he batted for most of his side’s innings in what was a good knock.
 
Ross Brayley with a great eight over burst of accurate medium pace got two wickets for his efforts as he took a caught and bowled chance and Michael Gill took a good low catch at mid wicket.
 
Jake Nichol, Alex Troake and Aaron Chugg with 3-16 kept the good work with the ball going for Wellington and with two wickets for Rob Moysey as well the game came to a close with Chard 64 short of the Wellington total and the teams will meet once more at Chard in September.
 
Next Sunday sees the resumption of Sunday League action with a visit from Taunton St Andrews. Players should note that Paul Short will select and contact the side, but Rob Moysey will be captain for the match due to Paul having another cricketing commitment on the day.

Grateful thanks go to Dennis Fullstone and Amanda Moysey for doing tea duty for this match.