WEPL Somerset: Ilminster 365-3 (20pts) defeated North Perrott (4pts) by 190 runs
Adeesha Nanayakkara smashed 164 to help Ilminster to a dominant victory over North Perrott in WEPL Somerset.
Having won the toss and elected to bat, the Ilminster openers Josh Lee and Adeesha Nanayakkara put on 139 runs for the first wicket before the former was run out for 42 runs off 67 balls. He hit six fours and a six.
Lachlan Rice joined Nanatakkara at the crease and together they added 154 to the total, leaving Ilminster on 293-2. Rice was caught out on 69 runs from 78 balls.
Eventually Nanayakkara went for 164 runs off 128 balls, hitting 21 fours and three sixes. When he was caught, Ilminster were on 358-3.
Jon Hurford (44) and Sam Spurway (5) were the not out batters with Ilminster finishing on 365-3.
The response from North Perrott never got going as Charlie Vickery claimed the first wicket to leave the score at 6-1.
Fourteen more runs had been added when Ronnie Frost was the first victim of Michael Reynolds, being trapped lbw for a duck.
When Reynolds had his second victim, the visitors were already three down for 36 runs and only added 24 more when James Salaman became Reynolds third wicket of the day.
After Vickery claimed his second wicket, reducing North Perrott to 73-5, the visitors did produce the makings of a come back as Alex Payne and Sam Rowswell put on 39 to take them to 112 but that was brought to an end when Rice trapped Payne lbw for 29 runs.
That took Ilminster into their opponents’ back order and once Sam Matthews’ wicket fell with the score on 115, the writing was on the wall. However, the visitors did continue to fight back, with Sam Rowswell and Charlie Binns putting on 27 for the eighth wicket.
North Perrott fell short of the target though and were bowled out in the 39th over.
Reynolds was the pick of the bowling for Ilminster with 3-29 and Cal Rice helped to mop up the tailenders with 3-31 from 6.2 overs as well.
This result means Ilminster and Taunton Deane are still locked level on points at the top of WEPL Somerset.
Ilminster’s next match will see them travel to Shapwick & Polden on Saturday (August 16).
Share