Wellington Cricket Club

Our team for the final match of the 2011 season is

Max Capaldi (Capt), Alex Sparks, Adrian Lee, Aks Latifi, Rob Moysey, George Hooper, Aaron Chugg, James Bath (Wkt), Scott Davey, Alex Troake and Will Hinchcliffe.

Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 11.45am for a 1.00pm start – A PROMPT DEPARTURE IS REQUIRED.

Details from Steve Symons.

Steve Symons (Capt), Max Capaldi, Charlie Davies, Aks Latifi (Wkt), Adrian Lee, Sam Murdock, George Hooper, Richard Henwood, Will Hinchcliffe, David Derrick and Nicole Sparks.

Meet at Pavilion at 1.00pm for a 2.00pm start.

Details from Steve Symons.

Wellington were put into bat in showery conditions, but this did not deter Charlie Davies and Scott Davey who added 72 fine opening wicket runs with knocks of 29 from Davies and 32 from Davey as they both played well to leg, but both were out by the time the score was 74; this brought Aks Latifi and James Bath together and they added a mighty 181 for the third Wellington wicket with Latifi making a maiden Red and Blacks ton with a delightful 104 with six sixes and many other fine shots.

Bath drove straight for a score of 86 and was closing in on a ton when he trapped LBW by Pavia (3-33), Wellington gathered what runs they could by tea and had set Cullompton 300 to win.

That wasn’t going to happen, but when George Hooper and Chris Shapland made the home side 12-6 the game was nearly up for Cullompton as Paul Short’s three catches saw Shapland take 4-6 and with Hooper’s 2-5 Wellington were in total control, but Ashplant with 26 and Scrace with 24no saw that the home side occupied the crease long enough to see the rain fall heavily enough that the game was abandoned as a draw – Aaron Chugg and Robin Davies took the other wickets to fall for Wellington.

Rob Moysey (Capt), Paul Short, Aks Latifi (Wkt), James Dyke, Charlie Davies, George Hooper, James Bath, Scott Davey, Aaron Chugg, Chris Shapland and Robin Davies.

Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.45pm for a 2.00pm start.

Wellington batted first and saw Alex Sparks and Aks Latifi scorch away to an opening stand of 116 in 18 overs; although both were dropped once each they blitzed the Street bowling with some excellent cover drives been displayed by both players – the fun was ended when Crees (1-60 in 10 overs) got Latifi to play on for 47.

James Bath punched a couple of fours to the short off side boundary before been caught in the gully; this brought Rob Moysey to the crease and he and Sparks added 36 for Wellington’s third wicket before Sparks was trapped LBW for 80 by J.Linter (1-35 in 10 overs), Moysey had made 28 before having to retire hurt following an issue with the broken finger he suffered earlier in July.

James Dyke with a brisk 14 and Steve Symons with 13no saw Wellington past 200 and runs kept been added to the Red and Blacks total through Charlie Davies and his 21no late on took Wellington to 231-5 at tea.

Wellington snapped up a wicket from the fourth ball of the innings as James Bath pocketed a smart gully catch off of George Hooper (2-51 in 9 overs) and Aaron Chugg with 1-29 in six overs got rid of Street keeper Frost and he bowled better than these figures suggest.

Crees with 32 and Storey with 24 added 61 for Street’s third wicket, but Rob Moysey removed Storey LBW and at 77-5 through Paul Short getting Brown stumped Street were in trouble, although Ward with a patient 17 and J.Linter with a fine 37 kept the Wellington attack at bay whilst adding 51 for the sixth wicket; this was ended when Chris Shapland took 3-16 and had a big hand in ending the Street innings as he bowled J.Linter with a fine delivery and did the same to Ward.

James Dyke took a late wicket too and with six overs to go Wellington had done the job and had an impressive 73 run win to savour.

Steve Symons (Capt), Alex Sparks, Charlie Davies, Paul Short, Rob Moysey, Aks Latifi (Wkt), James Dyke, George Hooper, Chris Shapland, James Bath and Aaron Chugg.

Meet at Pavilion by 1.15pm for a 2.00pm start.

Contact Steve Symons for details.

Wellington Sunday XI recorded a fine friendly win at Weston Super Mare based side Uphill Castle last weekend when they chased a decent enough total down with nine balls to spare as the double header of Sunday matches for 2011 with the WEPL Bristol and Somerset club ended all square with an away win each.

Uphill decided to bat first on a good track and saw Tasker with 30 and Wilcox with 14 get to within one run of a half century opening stand before Ali Bunce got the breakthrough that Wellington desired as Will Hinchcliffe pocketed a low chance at mid wicket.

Sam Murdock with 3-30 got rid of the Uphill middle order including danger man Kersey who had made a hundred at Wellington back in May and at 64-4 Uphill were in a spot of bother, but their skipper A.Llewellyn with 84 and Holt with 28 made things better for them with a fifth wicket stand of 51 and the lower Uphill order got their score to 213-9 at tea with their skipper falling to Adrian Lee, he was joined by Alex Troake and Paul Short in claiming late wickets.

Holt got a wicket for Uphill Castle before Charlie Davies and Max Capaldi settled into a 144 run second wicket stand for Wellington as they dominated the game; mixing well placed nudges and glances for singles with powerful boundary shots saw knocks of 78 and 93no posted.

Davies was caught and bowled by Tasker, but Sam Murdock with 15 and Steve Symons with 10 kept the Wellington run rate ticking over nicely and it fell to Paul Short to win the game with a six; good times for Wellington!

Steve Symons (Capt), Max Capaldi, Rob Moysey, Sam Murdock, Charlie Davies, Will Hinchcliffe, Aks Latifi (Wkt), Adrian Lee, Paul Short, Ali Bunce and Alex Troake.

Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.30pm for a 2.00pm start.

Contact Steve Symons for details.

Dreadful weather on the day put paid to any chance of Wellington Sunday XI being able to play at Devon League Division C club Seaton last weekend; heavy rain all day saw no way of getting any play in.