Wellington made it two wins out of two in the Premier Division of the Somerset League last weekend when the town heaped more sporting misery on Winscombe by taking an eight wicket win back down the motorway to go with Wellington RFC’s recent County Cup win over their oval ball practitioners. Arron Campbell won another useful toss and asked last season’s Division Two runners up to take first knock as the Red and Blacks met this opposition for the first
Rob Moysey (Capt), Ben Evett (Wkt), Trevor Brooks, Mark Saunders, Joe Horne, Des Campbell, Ryan Adams, Luke Vernon, Tom Perry, Macaulay Campbell, Jake Nichol Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 5.15pm for a 6.15pm start… Details from Rob Moysey…
Rob Moysey (Capt), Trevor Brooks (Wkt), Thom Trott, Luke Vernon, Mark Saunders, Ryan Henwood, Tom Perry, Macaulay Campbell, Jake Nichol, Tyler Fyfe, Oli Beale Meet at Pavilion at 12.30pm for a 1.30pm start… Details from Rob Moysey…
Wellington Sunday XI recorded an early season Taunton and District Sunday League Division A double over Bridgwater at home last weekend in perfect conditions and in front of a good numbered Bank Holiday Sunday crowd. Macaulay Campbell opted to bat first and saw Ben Evett crack one through the covers early before been first out with the score on six. This led to Miles Cave and Oli Beale combining to add 57 for the second Wellington wicket with Cave making
On losing the toss and been asked to bat first in this Somerset League Division Seven South match Wellington 3rd XI lost a wicket to the opening ball of the game and later saw their score dip to 27-6, but a bright seventh wicket stand between Richard Henwood who made a fine 24 and Andy Hurry with 10 saw that Wellington’s score became a good one all things considered as Oli Beale’s 11 was the other double figure score on
Wellington played their first game in the Somerset League for six seasons last weekend and saw that they recorded an opening day success for the first time since their last season in the County League set up back in 2012 as they overcame a strong Taunton St Andrews 2nd XI who have benefited from their 1st XI strengthening their hand now that they are back in top level of WEPL cricket. Arron Campbell, in his first game as 1st XI
The cumulative effects of the poor run of weather that the area went through last month are still affecting provision of playing surfaces and this saw that Wellington 2nd XI’s opening Somerset League Division Four game of the new season at Huntspill and District last weekend was cancelled with both sides receiving twelve points.
Wellington made it three wins out of three in what pre-season games could be played as the Sunday XI won well at Sidmouth last weekend as the home Club put out their 2nd XI who play in third tier of Devon’s County League. New Team Captain Macaulay Campbell won the toss and opted to bat first and saw his side get to 23-3 as Sidmouth fielded well; Miles Cave was out to a good catch at point, Rob Moysey was
Wellington were, at last, able to take to the field and play a full game last Saturday afternoon as a Red and Blacks pre-season XI were hosted by Kilve CC’s 2nd XI, who play in the West Somerset League, and came away with a neat one hundred run win. Rob Moysey chose to bat first on winning the toss and although a wicket was lost at 12 Trevor Brooks and Moysey himself got the score into the fifties before Moysey
Wellington were finally able to spend some time outdoors as the better weather let a Taunton and District Sunday League Division A game take place at WEPL Premier One club Bridgwater last Saturday; the game also served as a pre-season prep game too as the home side sent out a team of 2nd/3rd XI standard and the Red and Blacks were of 1st/2nd XI standard… Arron Campbell asked Bridgwater to bat first given that three days of warm spring sunshine