CHASING 165 set by Wembdon A on Saturday, Minehead II made light work of it, the winning runs coming with still eight overs remaining.

Minehead won the toss and elected to bowl and Wembdon's openers Pigden and Bowden made steady progress early on, reaching 50 in 20 overs.

With the demise of Steve Pigden for a useful 50 in the 25th over, Minehead started to reap the reward of their accurate bowling.

Young Eddie Barney bowled an impressive spell of six overs of pace, taking four wickets for 22 runs, removing the heart of the Wembdon batting line-up.

With the help of five catches, Minehead dismissed the visitors for a gettable 164.

Minehead's reply started slowly, but as confidence grew in the minds of opening pair Carl Clark and Craig Sully run started to flow. The 50 partnership came up in the 16th over with Clark going soon after for 28.

Keith Welsher, elevated to No 3 in the order, joined Sully (34) to put on 33 in nine overs when Sully was bowled by R Martin, the pick of the Wembdon attack.

With 82 still needed, Nigel Bowditch came to the crease, Minehead's hero in so many run chases this season. Welsher, gaining in confidence, made light work of the run chase along with Bowditch (38 no) to complete the task and past the Wembdon total in the 27th over.

Welsher's 50 no included nine fours, many of which were drives on either side of the wicket against the quickest of the Wembdon's bowlers.

Wembdon A: 164 (S Pigden 51, M Bowden 24, R Martin 18, E Barney 4-22, B Hamblin 2-64, K Welsher 2-7).

Minehead II: 165-2 (K Welsher 50*, N Bowditch 38*, C Sully 34, C Clark 28).

Points: Minehead II 25 Wembdon A 5.