WEPL Premier One second XI

Bridgwater 223-6 beat Corsham 212 by 11 runs

BRIDGWATER 2s made it a hat-trick of league wins for the season with a hard-fought 11-run success at Corsham.

Jonathan Vickery made an unbeaten 65 to help Bridgwater post 223-6 batting first, before two wickets apiece from Kyran Devitt, Ed Habberfield and Tim Hill – together with three run outs – saw Bridgwater home by the narrowest of margins.

Bridgwater were inserted by the hosts and Liam Kitch and Ben Coombes put on 25 for the first wicket before Kitch (10) was caught at square leg skying an attempted pull shot.

Coombes (23) was dismissed stumped off a leg side wide, however Scott Sealey (18) and Josh Vickery steadied the ship to take the score to 79-2.

When Sealey fell Kyran Devitt joined Vickery and immediately put bat to ball in an aggressive 41, at a run-a-ball, which included three sixes and two fours.

A mini collapse saw Bridgwater totter from 134-3 to 140-5, but Vickery put bat to ball effectively in the closing overs to see his side to a competitive 223-6 with a fine unbeaten 65 from 79 balls - Matt Habberfield finished unbeaten on 7.

Corsham started aggressively against Daniel Rossiter and Louis Stephenson – but the young Bridgwater attack held their nerve well, with Rossiter particularly unlucky not a get a wicket.

Corsham reached 94-2 off 23 overs – but the introduction of the Habberfield brothers changed the game with both picking up key wickets.

At 148-7 Bridgwater were in control, with Tim Hill bowling a very good spell in the later overs, Corsham were eventually dismissed in the final over 11 runs short.

Ed Habberfield was the pick of the bowlers with 2-32 from nine overs, Hill picked up 2-33 from 7.2 overs, Devitt 2-50 and Matt Habberfield 1-39.

The 2s would like to thank umpire Alan Prowse, scorer Andrea Taylor, match manager Michael Moran, match ball sponsors TMB Patterns Ltd and match travel sponsors Higos Insurance Services Ltd and Falcon Vehicle Solutions Ltd.

Next week the 2s host Shapick and Polden CC at the Parks, 1pm.