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WELLINGTON 2ND XI 50-4

WELLINGTON 2nd XI are up to fourth in the Somerset League’s Playing Bubble 11 after this six-wicket win at home last weekend, writes David Derrick.

Alex Troake’s side collected 33 points from beating a side which moved from the West Somerset League to the County League’s Division Eight South for the 2020 season.

Wellington won the toss and asked the visitors to bat and only Sollis with 15 and Dare with 11 made it to double figures. Tom Shannon and Ollie Hunt took the new ball and did good work with 1-21 in five overs and 3-8 in six overs respectively.

Three wickets also came the way of Connor Wickenden with his left arm spin and Tyler Fyfe with his left arm medium pace as Wellington had their opponent’s innings wrapped up in 17.1 overs.

Wellington had a wobble as they lost four wickets by the time the score reached 26 but Ryan Adams with a classy 32no and Mark Salter with 7no saw the game out and their team over the line without any further cause for concern.

The team has a double dose of bubble action over the Bank Holiday weekend with a visit to Broadway and Horton CC’s 2nd XI on Saturday, August 29, to take on 2019’s Division Seven South winners. They close out this short season with a home game against Ilminster 4th XI, from Division Eight South, on Bank Holiday Monday, August 31. Both games begin at 1.30pm.