Wellington Sunday XI made hay in very hot conditions at Somerset League Division Four club Ilton last weekend as everyone got a piece of the action in this 190 run win for the Red and Blacks. Macaulay Campbell opted to bat first and chose to bat first and saw Des Campbell and Miles Cave add 56 opening wicket runs as Cave hit 32 in quick time before been well caught at fine leg as he eyed up a third maximum.
Wellington 3rd XI ground out a positive result at Langport in Division Seven South of the Somerset League last weekend and so collected thirty good points as a reward. Des Campbell chose to bat first and it was he and new recruit Nathan Roberts who opened up for Wellington on a slow and low wicket and they added a good 39 runs before Campbell played on for 19. Richard Henwood joined Roberts and took the score to 60 before the
It is still tough going for Wellington 2nd XI in Division Four of the Somerset League as they lost on an emerald green strip at Crewkerne last weekend when losing the toss was not a good start. Neither too was been 4-2 after just one over of their innings, but skipper Rob Moysey who batted well for 24 and Mark Salter who made a decent 34 got the score into the fifties before the former was out. Oli Beale joined
Wellington continue to push hard at the top end of the Premier Division of the Somerset League as a result of this comprehensive 89 run home win over Middlezoy last weekend. A full haul of 35 points came the way of Arron Campbell’s men after he opted to bat first on winning the toss. Wellington were 18-2 early on and this needed correcting and it did so as Robin Davies, making his first appearance of the season, made a stylish
On a hot Bank Holiday Monday afternoon in front of a good number of spectators Wellington 3rd XI was edged out by four wickets in this Somerset League Division Seven South match by Lydford 2nd XI who held their nerve to recover from 109-6 to win with no further loss of wickets. Richard Henwood took charge of the side for this game and he opted to bat first and it was he and Dave Luxton who took first knock for
Wellington 3rd XI’s home Somerset League Division Seven South match against their Yeovil counterparts was called off last weekend due to the heavy and thundery rain that fell on the morning of the game… Both sides took twelve points…
Wellington 2nd XI’s batting did not hold up for its full allocation of overs once more in Division Four of the Somerset League when Uphill Castle 2nd XI took the points from their visit last weekend. Uphill won a good toss on a day that saw misty, murky conditions due to the thundery aspect to the weather be prominent and they asked Wellington to bat first. Despite losing a wicket at 8 Trevor Brooks and Mark Saunders added a near
Wellington proudly sit atop of the Premier Division of the Somerset League following this thumping 163 run win over last season’s third placed team in Division Two as they bossed their away game at Burnham-on-Sea from start to finish. Wellington were asked to take first knock on losing the toss and this presented no issues as Tom Chambers and Neil Hendy added 80 for the Red and Blacks opening wicket; this jolly stand was ended when Chambers was caught for
Due to the potential for thunderstorms on the day of the game it was decided to not make the Red and Blacks Sunday side travel towards Wincanton last weekend and so their game with Mid-Wessex Sunday League side Queen Camel was called off…
Wellington scored T20 Cup success at the third time of asking this season when the 1st XI saw off fellow SCL Premier Division side Taunton Deane 2nd XI in the First Round of the Somerset Cricket Board’s Intermediate Knockout Cup at home last Wednesday evening and with it set up a home Second Round tie with another Reserve team who plays at the highest level of the County League in Shapwick and Polden 2nd XI who came through their tie