Wellington Cricket Club

• In 2012 the 1st XI will have 2.75 hours per game to bowl their overs in; failure to do so will incur a fine of two points.
• In 2012 the 1st XI will have to adhere to a fielding restriction as is used in the later rounds of the Baker Cup; basically at least four fielders plus bowler and wicket keeper to be inside a 30 yard circle for every delivery bowled. If this is not met then a no-ball is to be called.
• The proposal for the 1st XI’s division to adopt any leg side delivery being called a wide was won, but not by the required 2/3 majority, so such calls will be made at the Umpire’s discretion.

Fixture Secretary Steve Symons has prepared our Somerset League fixtures for 2012 and they can be found below this post; the salient points are that we start on Saturday 5th May with the 1st XI at home to North Petherton in Division One and the 2nd XI are away to Wembdon 2nd XI in Division Four.

The league concludes on Saturday 1st September with the 1st XI at Temple Cloud in Division One and the 2nd XI home to Weston Super Mare 3rd XI in Division Four.

For the first time ever in nearly forty seasons of SCL action the 2nd XI will be playing 1st XIs at league level through the linear structure that the SCL now runs; this means that Fitzhead, Kilve and Curry Rivel 1st XIs will be playing our Reserves.

1st XI (Division One) – Cheddar, Middlezoy, Kilmington and Stourton, Temple Cloud, Purnells, Belvedere, North Petherton, Watchet and Ashbrittle.

2nd XI (Division Four) – Curry Rivel, Kilve, Fitzhead, Staplegrove 2, North Perrott 2, Frome 2, Wembdon 2, Weston Super Mare 3 and Cheddar 2.

The 2012 season will begin on Saturday 5th May and will end on Saturday 1st September.

Division One Batting

Division Four Batting

Division One Bowling

Division Four Bowling

Top Ten Batting 

The Somerset Cricket League’s fixture arrangements for season 2012 are close to being completed; for next season we will compete in Divisions One (1st XI) and Four (2nd XI).

The 2012 SCL season will commence on Saturday 5th May and will end on Saturday 1st September.

Wellington ended their Somerset League Division One season with this emphatic eight wicket win over long time title favourites North Petherton at home last weekend and so finish fourth in the table with 444 points; this was a season when Wellington were within ten points of the summit in mid June, but an indifferent second half saw them trail eventual champions Staplegrove by 111 points.

North Petherton – winners of both the Somerset Minor Cup and the Baker Cup in 2011 – opted to bat first and cashed in on some ordinary Wellington cricket first up as K.Williams with 29 and T.Williams with 59 good runs added 98 for the first Petherton wicket; it was Petherton old boy Ali Bunce who broke the stand when he pocketed a catch at cover off of Neil Hendy.

From this point the visitors lost all their wickets for just 67 runs as Paul Short (3-47) and Rob Moysey (5-18) performed the Wellington spin trick and bundled out the middle and lower orders with good catching coming to the fore for Wellington.

Ali Bunce got rid of Petherton’s Baker Cup hero Knight as their innings was ended with 3.2 overs to go.

Wellington were soon into their stride against a Petherton side who varied their bowling attack; although a wicket was lost at 18 Charlie Davies and Alex Sparks dominated with a 130 run second wicket stand as they both drove and pulled with power and elegance and the nine man Petherton attack had no response.

Sparks was out for 77 when Hucker took a tumbling catch on the deep mid wicket boundary and Davies made 70no and he has had a good first season for Wellington.

James Bath saw Wellington over the line and to 35 points; the Red and Blacks did expect more from this season, but they know what is needed to succeed and 2012 will be their year hopefully.

Paul Short (Capt), Thom Trott, Alex Sparks, Neil Hendy, Max Capaldi, Aks Latifi, Ali Bunce, Rob Moysey, Charlie Davies, James Bath and George Hooper.

Meet at Pavilion at 12.15pm for a 1.15pm start.

Details from Paul Short.