Another pre-season match for Wellington, this time at Weston Super Mare based club Lympsham and Belvedere, who play in Somerset League Divisions Three and Seven North respectively, was called off a week out from the scheduled date for the game (Sunday 22nd April) due to the fact that the home side had just not been able to get on to their square and prepare a surface to play on…
Wellington lost their second scheduled pre-season game of the 2018 season to the weather when their planned trip to new WEPL Somerset Division club Yeovil was called off two days ahead of play due to wet weather meaning that no playing surface preparation was possible in the week leading up to the game. The game was due to be between teams of 1st XI standard… The Red and Blacks hope for better luck on their travels to Bridgwater CC and
Wellington’s opening match of 2018 was, sadly, but understandably, called off in the week before it was due to take place as the recent poor weather saw that West Somerset League Club North Curry were unable to get on to their square and prepare a surface to play on for a game that was going to be between teams of 2nd XI standard from both Clubs with Saturday 14th April been the day for the game to take place. If the
We are holding our Cricket Force Weekend for 2018 over the weekend of 7/8 April; we start from 10.00am on the Saturday… Work to do will include tidying up the net area to get it free of excess grass and to tie the netting back and to trim the foliage by the area known as ‘Critic’s Corner’… Please bring appropriate tools with you for such tasks if you have access to them… There will be other work to do too,
Somerset Cricket Board Intermediate KO Cup First Round gives us a home tie with Taunton Deane 2nd XI in the W/C 21st May and Somerset Cricket Board Minor Cup First Round gives us an away tie with Churchinford CC in the W/C 14th May… Baker Cup First Round sends us to Ashbrittle CC on Monday 21st May…
We have entered the following Knockout Cups in 2018… 1st XI – Baker Cup (to be drawn on Thursday 22nd March) 1st XI – Somerset Cricket Board Intermediate Cup (to be drawn during week commencing Monday 12th March) 2nd XI – Somerset Cricket Board Minor Cup (to be drawn during week commencing Monday 12th March)
With one game to go in their second indoor competition of the 2017-2018 season Wellington has every chance of success in Division B of the Somerset Cricket Board’s Crewkerne based event following this 15 run win over Long Sutton B last Sunday evening. Wellington opted to bat first and saw two wickets had gone by the time the score had reached 15, but Oli Beale with 10 and Arron Campbell saw that the Red and Blacks score was approaching 40
Senior Section Somerset League 1st XI – Premier Division 2nd XI – Division Four 3rd XI – Division Seven South Taunton and District Sunday League Sunday XI – Division A Somerset Cricket Board Knockout Cups 1st XI – Intermediate Cup 2nd XI – Minor Cup Baker Cup 1st XI – Baker Cup (and Terry Mockridge Memorial Shield possibly) Junior Section Taunton and District Youth League Under 11s, 13s and 15s at Western Section level per age group
Wellington lost their unbeaten record in Division B of the Somerset Cricket Board’s post Christmas Indoor League competition that is based in Crewkerne when they lost by six wickets to Crewkerne themselves last Sunday evening. Batting first Wellington were all out for 94 with two balls of their twelve over allocation left. Luke Vernon with 22 top scored for the Red and Blacks with Tyler Fyfe (17), Oli Beale (16) and Arron Campbell (11) getting into double figures too as
The 2017 Record Book (see “Record Books”) and 2018 Friendly Fixtures (see “2018 Fixtures”) have been uploaded to the website.