AN inspired bowling performance swept Kilve to an against the odds victory at Castle Cary on Saturday.
It was an unusually grassy and moist Cary wicket which greeted the Kilve batsmen after being sent in and it soon became obvious strokemaking would be difficult.
Cawley consistently found lavish seam movement and with the score on 12 he knocked back Lloyd's off stump.
Dave Cobb and Wheatley mixed playing and missing with a sprinkling of confident shots as they set about laying a platform for a competitive total.
Cawley's removal from the attack offered some respite, though it wasn't till the 21st over that Kilve reached 50.
As he neared his half century Cobb hit out, striking two superb straight sixes as Kilve reached 108-1 having taken 58 from the last 11 overs.
Offspinner Atkins enticed Cobb (56) to chip to midwicket, and that triggered a dramatic collapse.
Without further addition Wheatley (44) was deceived by Coate, and eight wickets fell for just 25 runs as Kilve slumped to 133-9.
Youngsters Simon Chilcott and Mark Thomas, at the crease for only the second and third time respectively in first team cricket, showed poise worthy of far more experienced players as they not only batted out the overs, but added 16 priceless runs.
Defending 149 on a wicket now considerably drier required a huge effort, and Sylvester gave Kilve the opening they needed by flattening Mullet's stumps.
That fired up Reid as he found extra pace and movement to have Close held at slip, Atkins lbw shouldering arms and Hastings bowled all over the place. Cary had now slumped to 35-4 and the match lay in the balance.
Kilve's skipper Wheatley decided to extend Reid's opening spell, gambling on him removing the top order, and he wasn't disappointed as Reid shattered Barber's stumps, leaving Cary 56-5 after 21 overs.
Requiring 94 in 24 overs for victory, Cary decided a draw was the best option, veteran Mel Coate dropped anchor and even the naturally positive Cawley shunned aggression.
Sylvester had bowled a marvellous spell unchanged and in his 15th and final over he deservedly trapped Cawley.
Cary became totally becalmed and between the 28th and 36th over Davis and Coate added just four runs.
Eventually Wheatley turned one through Davis to make it 74-7.
But it was no great hardship to purely defend and Cary reached the 42nd over with safety in sight, and a frustrated Kilve were almost resigned to the draw.
Suddenly it all changed -Coate lost concentration against Wheatley and was bowled.
Reid came back and with his second ball Stewart edged to Manchip and it was 83-9 with 12 balls left. Wheatley needed just three as Lawrence followed the spin and turned one to leg slip where Reid's reflexes did the rest and triggered unrestrained joy among the Kilve team.
Reid (5-34) was back to his hostile best, Sylvester (2-31) was superb while Wheatley (3-3) mopped up the tail for the second week running.
Kilve: 149 (D Cobb 56, I Wheatley 44, M Cawley 5-33).
Castle Cary: 86 (A Reid 5-34, P Wheatley 3-3, P Sylvester 2-31).
Points: Castle Cary 6 Kilve 23.