WEPL Somerset: Bridgwater 109 all out (3pts) lost to Ilminster 111-6 (20pts) by four wickets
Defeat for Taunton Deane at Wembdon meant Ilminster had the opportunity to close the gap at the top of WEPL Somerset.
And after a four-wicket victory over Bridgwater Seconds, Taunton Deane and Ilminster are now on level points at the top.
Having won the toss at The Parks, Ilminster but the hosts in to bat and they could only manage 109 from 22.2 overs. Ilminster reached their target inside 24 overs to seal the victory.
After being out into bat, the hosts did manage to put on 30 for the first wicket until Charlie Vickery took the first one, having Harminder Singh caught for eight runs.
Three quick wickets fell for just six runs as Vickery ended up with six wickets in total. Bridgwater Seconds were on 36-4 in the eighth over.
A further right runs were added to total before another couple of quick wickets, one of which gave Lachlan Rice his first of the match, bowling Tom Fursland for a duck.
Jamie Ogborne was next to go with the score on 60-7 as he was lbw to Vickery and three runs later Kyran Devitt fell victim to Rice.
There was stubborn resistance from the tail as Max O’Farrell top scored for Bridgwater Seconds on 31 and Seth Locke added 14 to get the hosts to 109 all out.
Vickery ended up with figures of 6-56 and Lachlan Rice had 3-26.
In response, Ilminster found it just as difficult to establish partnerships. After an initial 20 runs for the first wicket, Tom Sainsbury was caught out for 17. Adeesha Nanayakkara was next to go on 30-2 as he was caught and bowled by Max O’Farrell.
The Ilminster lost three wickets for just six runs as 47-3 became 53-5 with Michael McNee, Rice and Sam Spurway all going for low scores.
That brought Charlie Vickery to the crease who backed up with six wickets with 45 not out to see Ilminster home for a four-wicket victory.
Up next for Ilminster is a home match against mid table Wellington on Saturday (July 26).
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