WEPL Somerset: Ilminster 223-9 defeated Chard 88 by 135 runs
Ilminster Cricket Club continued their impressive early-season form as Lachlan Rice and Charlie Vickery smashed half-centuries against local rivals Chard.
After winning the toss, Ilminster chose to bat as they looked to add another win, having won every game that was not curtailed by the weather so far in WEPL Somerset.
Chard took a couple of early wickets to reduce Ilminster to 17-2 in the ninth over.
First, Thomas Brock was bowled by Lindelihle Yeki for nine, and then Priyank Panchal was caught by Ed Sclater off the bowling of Yeki.
That brought Rice and Vickery together as they put on 146 for the third wicket before Vickery was removed for 74 off 95 balls.
He was caught by Reid Mawdsley off the bowling of Josh Short.
Five balls later, Rice was also gone for 68 runs off 97 balls in a knock that included three sixes.
He was caught by Short off the bowling of Farran Gregory.
This left Ilminster on 170-4 in the 40th over, and they lost the remaining five wickets for 53 runs.
Next to go was Sam Spurway, as he was trapped lbw by Gregory for three runs, then Josh Lee went the same way to Yeki, leaving the score on 190-6.
Michael McNee was the only remaining batter to get into double figures before he was bowled by Yeki, who was the pick of the bowling for Chard with figures of 4-32.
Gregory also picked up three wickets.
In response, Chard lost their first wicket in the fourth over as Harvey Evans went for four runs, caught by Lee off the bowling of Vickery.
Chard were three down inside the first 16 overs.
First, Justin Burke was bowled by Toby Pattemore for eight runs.
Then Dan Persons was trapped lbw by Vickery for two runs.
Reid Mawdsley ended up being Chard’s top scorer with 16 runs from 59 balls before he was caught by Sam Spurway off the bowling of Pattemore with the score on 44-4.
Chard then added seven runs for the next two wickets as Yeki was out for six runs, and Sclater was bowled by Pattemore for a duck.
Chard were 51-6.
Josh Short and Chris Scott put on 21 for the seventh wicket with both making double figures but Chard were all out for 88 in the 36th over.
Ilminster stay top and lead second-placed Yeovil by 25 points after eight games.
They face Wembdon next on Saturday (June 27).
Meanwhile, Chard will look to bounce back when they welcome Wellington on the same day.
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