WELLINGTON were unable to repeat their Baker Cup semi-final success over Bridgwater twelve months ago at the current quarter final stage as the reigning WEPL champions recorded a 62-run run win at the Lloyd and Whyte Cricket Ground,writes David Derrick.

Bridgwater chose to set a target on winning the toss and their collective effort was one of solid scores from their top four batters rather than a stellar score from one of their star turns as former Somerset player James Regan made 30 followed by Singh, Terry and Eckland with knocks of 30, 26 and 37 were made at better than a run a ball.

Spin again did the trick for Wellington as Bridgwater went from 103-2 to their final 162-7 as Stian Smith, Lakshan Edirisinghe and Arron Campbell tasted success and pulled back the visitors momentum when they had looked set for over 180, maybe even 200.

Toby Stirzaker with two late scalps saw that pace had a look in at the end of the Bridgwater innning and that Wellington would need 163 to win.

A wicket was lost on the first ball as the Red and Blacks made the worst possible start to their innings and at 10-2 consolidation was needed from Wellington. Middle order contributions from Arron Campbell (28), Lakshan Edirisinghe (11), George Ruell (17) and Jacob Hurry (19) gave Wellington some chance of putting together the platform they needed to chase down the Bridgwater total, but three wicket hauls from each of Locke, Pope and Terry and one for Hurford combined quelled the likelihood of this and ended the home side's effort with 17 balls remaining.

Bridgwater now go forward to the semi finals and will play the winner of the all WEPL Somerset Division quarter final tie between Taunton v Yeovil at Taunton St Andrews on Monday, 6th July. Scores: Bridgwater 162-7, Wellington 100.