Wellington Cricket Club

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 2nd XI have statistically recorded their best ever finish by claiming fourth position in Division Four of the Somerset League and this completes a full comeback to health following their relegation in 2009.

The last day of the season brought about the longest journey of the season and usually Frome has been a barren place for the Red and Blacks second string, but this time matters were very different as Richard Henwood showed as he got rid of S.Cantrell with the score on just 3; Frome’s innings was a patchy one with solid stands interspersed with low ones.

Scott Davey’s tidy off spin took two wickets as Wellington continued to chip away at Frome’s line up and they were indebted to Lemmon with 56 good runs for their final total of 175.

Their tail wagged, but not ferociously as Simon Rudd with two wickets, Sam Baycock with two and Richard Henwood’s 4-27 saw the end of the Frome innings with three overs left.

Wellington won with 4.5 overs left as all those who batted delivered; Trevor Brooks with 55 and Kevin Crout with 16 added 52 runs first up before Mark Salter and his crisp 39 took the score over 100.

Leo Goodman-Jones and Richard Henwood made 24no and 23 respectively before skipper Simon Rudd hit the winning runs and signalled a six wicket Wellington win.

The team has had a fine season and will look back on a three loss in four run back in June as been a reason why they did not finish even higher than they have.

Wellington 2nd XI smashed several records last weekend as they swamped their Staplegrove counterparts by 272 runs in Division Four of the Somerset League; the team made its highest ever score, the individual batting ceiling for the team was raised, the largest magnitude of winning a league game by runs was surpassed and the highest ever partnership for a league wicket for or against was beaten too.

Wellington were put into bat and saw Trevor Brooks and Julian Jones add 52 first up before the record books were simply ripped up as Jones and Max Capaldi ran riot as they added 267 for the second wicket – both made tons with Jones cracking 102 and Capaldi a phenomenal 158no as they put Staplegrove to the sword.

There was nowhere to hide as the visitors took just two wickets through Adams and Reece.

When Jones was dismissed with three overs to go Tom Baycock added to the batting mayhem with a six that broke a window as Wellington ended on 338-2 in 45 overs.

Staplegrove were despatched in 21.1 overs as only Wiltshire with 17 and Tacchi with 16 showed much resolve with the bat as Adrian Lee claimed 5-25 in 8 overs as he and Tom Baycock gave nothing away.

They gave way to Sam Baycock and Scott Davey who spun Wellington to a 272 run win, full points and an early shower.

It is off to Frome next week to end the season; an early leave for sure!

Please cast your vote for your choice of Players Player for the 2011 season for the 1st and 2nd XIs.

Votes should be sent to Duncan Short via e-mail to Duncan.Short@towergate.co.uk to arrive by Wednesday 14th September at the latest and need to specify what team each vote relates to.