Rain for most of the day saw that Wellington Sunday XI’s scheduled friendly match with Wombats at Bishops Lydeard CC last weekend was called off on the day as for a second time this season the weather saw that no play was possible between the two sides.

Wellington’s three league games the previous day were all curtailed by heavy rain from teatime onwards and this continued on through the evening and overnight and so saw local cricket was affected into Sunday too. Devon was perhaps hit harder than Somerset last weekend as their entire Premier League programme was washed out on the Saturday and so Wellington Sunday XI’s planned friendly match at Exmouth was called off on the Saturday evening.

Arron Campbell (Capt), Jack Beal, Kayden Hine (Wkt), Ben Evett, Rob Moysey, Macaulay Campbell, David Derrick, Will Derrick, Des Campbell, Richard Henwood, Mark Salter Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.30pm for a 2.00pm start. Details from Arron Campbell…

Wellington Sunday XI saw that the runs flowed at West Somerset League club Bridgetown last weekend as the home side chased down the total required as everyone got a go in this friendly match that saw all types of weather served up at some point during the day. Arron Campbell opted to bat first and saw Tyler Fyfe and Macaulay Campbell put on 54 opening wicket runs for Wellington and to this end this was a good start from a

Arron Campbell (Capt), Kayden Hine (Wkt), Tyler Fyfe, Macaulay Campbell, David Derrick, Rob Moysey, Ben Evett, Will Derrick, Ryan Henwood, Ollie Beale, Aks Latifi Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 10.45am for a 2.00pm start with lunch before the game. Details from Arron Campbell…

Wellington Sunday XI were involved in another game that went all the way to the wire in the last over for a second successive week as they saw West Somerset League side Stogumber get over the line by one wicket with one ball to spare in a high scoring friendly match at their picturesque ground last weekend. Arron Campbell decided to take first knock on a dry, hard pitch and saw Ben Evett continue his fine current form with the

Arron Campbell (Capt), Jack Beal, Ben Evett (Wkt), Tyler Fyfe, Ollie Beale, David Derrick, Des Campbell, Rob Moysey, Will Derrick, Lewis Sparks, Macaulay Campbell Depart from Courtland Road Car Park at 12.45pm for a 2.00pm start. Details from Arron Campbell…

Sunday’s scheduled home friendly match with Wombats was called off after Friday afternoon’s deluge as the Club needed to concentrate on been able to try and provide a playing surface for the 1st XI’s WEPL Somerset Division game with North Perrott. The sides will meet at the former Bishops Lydeard CC ground in September.

Wellington’s opening Sunday XI game of the season was a washout at Devon Premier League Club Sidmouth last weekend due to the rainband that pushed through in the morning and saw no play would be possible.