Starting their second season in Division One of the Somerset League's Reserves competition following 2006's promotion at Street was always going to be a test for Richard Henwood's men and so it proved as the Red and Blacks second string went down by 55 runs at the Victoria Club last weekend and collected eleven points in the process.

I thought I'd posted these months ago, but it seems not, so here is the 2008 Senior Fixture list.

[Update - new fixtures attachement, the one I had uploaded before was out of date.]

Four sessions at the Princess Royal Sports Centre have been booked for pre-season cricket training. The sessions will be £2 per person per session. Dates and times below.

Sunday 16th March 11:00 - 13:00hrs

Sunday 30th March 11:00 - 13:00 hrs

Sunday 6th April 11:00 - 14:00 hrs

Sunday 13th April 10:30 - 12:30 hrs

Wellington Cricket Club Annual Record Books (as compiled by DD)

• 2003
• 2004
• 2005

The 2007 Record Book has now been completed by DD.

You can still access all the old Record Books that we have availible on the web site, and you'll see that there is now a link on the left hand side, under the Cricket section, to the archive.

This was the only match to finish in Division One of the Somerset League's Reserves competition as all other matches were abandoned as draws, but the latter stages were played in heavy rain that did neither side any favours.

The 2nd XI could have done with some of the weather that rendered the 1st XI's match as a draw as they slipped to an 80 run defeat at Frome and collected only eight points in the process.

Wellington 2nd XI are up to sixth in Division One of the Somerset League Reserves competition following this excellent seven wicket win over fellow promotees from last season Bridgwater 3rd XI as all aspects of the game came together well for the Red and Blacks second string.

Wellington 2nd XI paid the price for losing wickets in two blocks at both the start and end of their innings as they gave Somerset League Reserves Competition Division One leaders Chard a real run for their money and had the Red and Blacks second string been able to have found another twenty or thirty runs then they may have been in business more than they actually were as they pressured the home

Richard Henwood, 2nd XI opening bowler, a week after taking a hat-trick against Taunton St. Andrews 3rd XI.

Copyright - Steve Monk/Wellington Weekly News June 2007