WEPL Somerset – Chard 194-5 defeated Wellington 191-9 by five wickets
Chard Cricket Club returned to winning ways after defeat to Ilminster with a victory over Wellington on Saturday (June 27).
Having lost the toss and been asked to bowl first, it took the home side until Wellington had passed 50 to take the first wicket as Justin Burke bowled George Ruell for 40.
But Chard restricted Wellington and only three other batters got over 20 runs.
Jon Dalwood was the pick of the bowling with figures of 4-27 as Wellington reached 191-9 off 50 overs.
The response from Chard started slowly with Reid Mawdsley going for a duck.
But thanks to contributions from Edward Sclater (78 off 98 balls) and Harvey Evans (61 off 95), the home side sealed the win with six overs to spare.
The result leaves Chard in third place after nine games, having won five of those.
Next up for Chard is a home fixture with Yeovil, who currently sit just above them in the table.
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