Wellington 1st XI’s West of England Premier League Somerset Division match away to Staplegrove last Saturday got as far as both teams assembling, but no further as torrential showers put paid to any chance of play. Both teams take six points from the cancellation.
Macaulay Campbell (Capt), Oli Beale, Jacob Hurry (Wkt), David Derrick, Connor Wickenden, Richard Grinter, Jack Beal, Ben Evett, Alex Derbridge, Tom Shannon, Arron Campbell Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.30pm for a 1.30pm start. Details from Macaulay Campbell.
Alex Troake (Capt), Thom Trott, Jacob Hurry (Wkt), Andy Hurry, Ian Hewson, Trevor Brooks, Lee Nichol, Jake Nichol, Tom Shannon, Nathan Roberts, Richard Henwood Meet at Pavilion by 12.30pm for a 1.30pm start. Details from Alex Troake.
Arron Campbell (Capt), Luke Desave, Ben Evett (Wkt), Tom Chambers, Sam Whitefield, Lewis Sparks, Alex Sparks, Will Derrick, Jack Beal, Oli Beale, Ryan Aingworth Meet at Staplegrove CC at 11.15am for a 12.30pm start. Details from Arron Campbell.
Wellington Sunday XI kicked off their 2021 season with a visit to West Somerset League club Kilve last weekend and Macaulay Campbell’s side enjoyed a 92 run win in this non-league match. On winning the toss Wellington was asked to bat and saw Ben Evett and David Derrick add 22 for the opening wicket; a stand that was ended when Derrick was bowled by left arm bowler Landon (2-30 in seven). Evett continued to a solid 22, but when he
Wellington 3rd XI were met with a grey and windy proposition when they travelled to Stoke St Gregory in Division Seven Red of the Somerset League last weekend and were not able to capitalise on their opening day win as they went down by seven wickets collecting nine points for their efforts. A toss that would have been good to have won was lost, but Richard Henwood and James Brackenbury added 52 good first wicket runs with skipper Henwood making
Wellington 2nd XI’s trip to their South Petherton CC counterparts was a victim of Saturday’s poor weather and with the home side’s ground saturated by the rains this Somerset League Division Six South match was cancelled with both sides receiving 12 points each. Alex Troake’s team is at home to Staplegrove 2nd XI on Saturday 15th May in a League encounter before taking on Somerset League Division Five opposition in the form of Fitzhead Crusaders in the Somerset Cricket Board’s
Wellington came within an ace of a second WEPL Somerset Division win in two last weekend in stormy weather at home to Wembdon, but for the third successive time in regular WEPL league competition the side from the Bridgwater area edged home by a slender margin of one wicket or run to go with 2019’s win at their ground by one wicket as well and their subsequent one run win at Wellington. Wembdon called correctly at the toss and asked
Macaulay Campbell (Capt), Oli Beale, Ben Evett (Wkt), Jack Beal, Arron Campbell, Rob Moysey, Alex Derbridge, Tom Shannon, David Derrick, Connor Wickenden, Marc Bright Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.00pm for a 1.30pm start. Details from Macaulay Campbell.
Wellington Midweek XI took to the road for the first of five social T20 games last Thursday evening when they made a visit to West Somerset League club Bagborough under the captaincy of Tyler Fyfe. Bagborough chose to bat first and were one down when Cameron Sentance took a caught and bowled chance and from then on the home side reacted well as they hit long and hard in the evening sunshine. Wickets also came the way of Oli Beale,