The Sunday XI provided a fillip after the previous day’s double dose of defeat when they beat Somerset League Division Three side Langport by seven wickets in a game when Wellington did the overall facets of the game well.
Langport – whose league teams are riding high in their respective divisions – opted to bat first and Paul and Strang got away at a cracking pace and added 38 before Wellington got a stranglehold back in the match as George Coate bowled a fine spell of quick bowling as he removed three Langport wickets in his mammoth spell of ten overs in hot conditions, taking 3-33 overall.
He got the ball moving around nicely and deserved his success, two bowled and one nicely caught behind by Sam Cook.
Guy Murray bowled at good pace up the hill and deserved more than he got.
Marc Holloway’s medium-pacers realised two wickets in the five over burst that he got in as he combined well with Thom Trott who accepted two catches at short mid-wicket.
Julian Smit joined the attack later than normal, but he bowled well and at good pace taking 3-18 in 7.2 overs.
Aided by good fielding and an accurate line Wellington’s overseas player prospered.
In reaction to the fact that the pitch was beginning to crumble Chris Kitto joined the attack and his off-spinners did a good containing job for Wellington. Crumb had taken a couple of boundaries from his penultimate over, but he bowled a quicker, flatter one and this got through his defences for 23.
Wellington had pulled things back well from the way that Langport had started and needed 132 to win.

Langport opted to open their bowling with their 1st and 2nd XI opening bowlers and Davis and Edwards were causing troubles for Wellington from the off. Davis claimed the wickets of Kevin Crout and Thom Trott and made the Wellington score 25-2 and there were alarm bells ringing, but Marc Holloway showed a classy touch in making 48 that was not only full of some excellent shots, but was also a knock that had a solid quality about it and it steadied things down for Wellington.
James Dyke added 58 for the third wicket with Holloway and he played and innings that was pleasing to watch.
As he grew in confidence the runs started to flow nicely and he had the pleasure of hitting the winning runs to bring up his fifty.
Sam Cook was present at the crease with Dyke as Wellington closed in on victory and he made a very useful 23no to complete a good day for Wellington Sunday XI.