Five wickets for Pigden as Wyverns cruise home (From Bridgwater Mercury)

Five wickets for Pigden as Wyverns cruise home

8:02am Monday 30th June 2008

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Somerset League Div Six: Wembdon Wyverns (35) 108-2 bt Meare (7) 107 by 8 wkts

WYVERNS' stand-in captain Russell Pigden took five wickets as they recorded a comfortable home win on Saturday.

After Meare had been sent in, opening bowlers Steve Harvey and Phil Coetzee both struck early, removing the openers for ducks. M Baker and T Higgs took the score past 50 before Harvey and Coetzee struck again, while M Tarling's quick 32 ended with Harvey claiming his third wicket.

At 90-5, Wembdon had the upper hand and Pigden's five quick wickets for 18 runs ensured that the Meare innings was finished quickly on 107.

Wembdon had a tricky ten overs to bat before tea, but made a positive start as Steve Morrish crashed three offside boundries in the first over. Despite the loss of two quick wickets, Wembdon went to tea with Matt Eckley and Rob Whiterod well set.

After the break, the runs came quickly and Wembdon reached their victory target in the 25th over, with Eckley not out on 38 and Whiterod on 36.

Match-ball sponsor: Andy Mansfield.

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