Wellington’s youngest age group were crowned champions of the West Division ‘B’ in the Taunton and District Youth League following Sunday’s washout of the proposed fixture at near neighbours Fitzhead. They finished with 25 points, 1 clear of Bishops Hull and 3 ahead of Wiveliscombe with a haul of 8 victories, 1 cancellation and only 1 defeat from their 10 matches. Tom Knell, in his 1st season in charge of the squad, has worked hard in getting games for a
Wellington U11s continued their fine run and strengthened their place at the top of the table with a good victory in sweltering conditions at The Rec’ on Sunday morning. Bagborough made first use of a dry pitch and were soon in trouble as Robin Hill took 2 wickets in his first over and they then made slow progress to reach 225 at the end of the 12th where Hill took his 3rd wicket. From here on the innings belonged to
Wellington made the short trip to Ashbrittle on a sunny Friday evening, but came back empty handed in a tight contest. Jacob Hurry won the toss and elected to make use of a good track as he top scored with 22 and added 29 with Josh Cashmore. Max Brodie who made a run a ball 18, was next in paired with Thomas Hopkins who was stepping up from the U11 squad who himself added 11 as the hosts bowled tightly
Wellington’s U11’s leapfrogged Bishops Hull to the top of the league with their 3rd win in 8 days last Monday, with a re-arranged fixture at The Rec. Batting 1st skipper Thomas Hopkins, who top scored with 26, ably supported by Atticus Adams added 33 runs for their allotted 4 overs to put the home side in a good position. The visitors then had a good spell with the ball as the pairing of Liam Buddin and Thomas Knell found runs
As we host @ChardCricket and #BromptonRalphCC in the first @bakercup2016 Shield Semi Final on Monday 25th June we need to prep and deconstruct the ground as if it was a Club home game, so we need some volunteers to set up and take down from 5.30pm… #namesplease
We are gearing up for another night of racing, betting, auctioning and tote action when Bob Payne is with us once more to host a Race Night at The Long Hop Bar… This takes place on Saturday 30th June from 8.00pm approx… Details from Amanda Moysey and Ali Campbell…
Wellington’s U13 side were in fine form on Friday evening, as they ended up victorious by 69 runs against the Taunton Deane girls’ side The Tornadoes. Having elected to bat first the visitors batted sensibly in amassing 24 runs in their allotted 5 overs without losing a wicket. The second visiting pair were undone by Riley Bowler (3 for 15 from 4 overs) and from then on the home attack kept the score in check as wickets fell steadily and
Wellington’s eldest youth team are still looking for their first points, following an agonising last over defeat as near neighbours Staplegrove took the points back to Taunton. Taking 1st use the home side accumulated runs at a steady rate, as Jacob Hurry top scored with 30 adding to the 42 he scored for the U13’s on Friday evening. Callum Hendy added 25no in a total of 103 for 3 in the allotted 20 overs. A tight run chase followed, but
A fine all round performance saw Wellington U11s record a convincing win at Broadway and Horton on Sunday morning. On a cold morning under heavy skies, Broadway, with their in-experienced side decided to bat first and found the Wellington attack very difficult to score runs off of. Wickets fell steadily, once Daniel Huntley, on debut, made the 1st breakthrough in the 4th over and he ended with fine figures of 3 for 7 from 3 overs. Atticus Adams was next
Wellington’s middle age group, had a worthwhile journey when they travelled to Over Stowey on Friday evening in the Taunton and District Youth Cricket League. An improved all round performance saw runs flow freely and a significant reduction in extras whilst in the field meant they were always on top. Jacob Hurry top scored with the bat on 19 ably supported by Charlie Hawkings with 14 and James Weymouth with 12 and with only 3 wickets falling a total of