WEPL Somerset: Yeovil 149 lost to Ilminster 164 by 15 runs
Ilminster Cricket Club continued to win every game that has not been cancelled or abandoned in a low-scoring affair on Saturday (June 13).
Having won the toss, Ilminster chose to bat, and Yeovil took the wicket of Tom Sainsbury with the very first ball as Sam Fuller trapped him lbw.
By the middle of the sixth over, Ilminster were three down as captain Lachlan Rice was caught by Josh Staunton off the bowling of Sam Fuller for five runs, then Charlie Vickery was the second lbw victim, scoring just one run.
Piryank Panchal and Sam Spurway started to make some headway, but the former was the next batter out for 13. Ilminster were 30-4.
Eighteen runs later, Spurway was out as his stumps were rearranged for 13 runs.
Josh Lee and Leo James put on 28 additional runs before James was out for three runs.
Lee, however, went on to score 82 from 99 balls.
Lee managed to rebuild again with Jon Hurford before he was stumped for 18. Sam Grinter and James Thompson joined Lee at the crease, adding 10 runs between them.
When Josh Lee was eventually removed, Cal Rice was left not out on zero off 25 runs.
In response, Ilminster also took a wicket in the first over as Grinter bowled Siby Chacko. After an initial second-wicket partnership threatened to take the game away from Ilminster, William Chesterman was caught and bowled by Lachlan Rice having reached 50.
Rice then took another catch to remove opener Will Hanrahan as he took four wickets for just 21 runs.
Grinter took a couple of wickets for 23 runs.
Ilminster are now 15 points clear at the top of the division from Wellington, with Chard two points further back.
Ilminster and Chard clash on Saturday (June 20).
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