Rob Moysey crowned his fine season with the ball by equalling an seventeen year old record for Wellington CC by claiming three wickets in the Sunday XI’s six wicket win at WEPL Bristol and Somerset Division side Chard last weekend to take his season’s combined wickets tally to 84 and thus levelled with Dave Luxton who took the same amount back in 1993 and with two games to go Moysey has every chance to break that record and establish a new standard.
 
This was just one of many positives to come out of the Red and Blacks second Sunday visit of the season to Chard and having gone for over 300 back in June they were keen to avoid a repeat of that and the opening burst from Adrian Lee and George Hooper saw that Chard did not prosper first up after they had chosen to bat first on winning the toss; Hooper produced a great yorker to see the back of Draper for just a single and Liam Kubicki steadied himself to take a good catch off of Lee to remove Hayes. Hooper had to leave the attack with a damaged shoulder and this may have ended his season sadly.
 
Sam Murdock bowled accurately once more and his medium fast seamers have been good value this season for all the sides he has performed for; Sam Baycock again bowled his slow left arm spin very well indeed and 3-29 in 8 overs was a fine analysis, the best wicket was that of Chard’s 1st XI skipper J.Scott who tried to smash Baycock back over his head with power, but the ball dipped under his bat and bowled him nick and crop.
 
From then on Rob Moysey with three wickets and Alex Troake with the last one of the innings saw that Chard were dismissed with over four overs remaining and the thoughts of that 300 run innings the home side had enjoyed back in June were banished.
 
Warren with 35 was their best offering with the bat.
 
Wellington had to bat steadily and with some note of caution in chasing 151 to win in 40 overs after a superb hot tea and several batsmen got in and then got out having given themselves a platform to work from – Rob Moysey enjoyed partnerships with James Bath, Aks Latifi, Scott Davey and Liam Kubicki as Wellington made it to 59-4 with Sam Murdock at the crease and this was to be the telling stand as the fifth wicket pair added an unbeaten 92 and saw Wellington home; Moysey batted through the innings for 66no and Murdock hit a fantastic 37no as they dominated the Chard attack and won with a few overs to spare and by six wickets.
 
Another good win for the side and they have two away games left to end the season with – North Newton this Sunday and Langport the following Sunday.