WATCHET II kept the pressure on Temple Cloud at the top of Division Eight North with an eight-wicket win away to Wembdon Academy on Saturday.

After electing to bowl, Watchet’s attack kept the Wembdon scoring rate low, and after Nigel Merrick removed both openers wickets fell steadily.

Arron Nunn and Sam Broadey both got in on the act and Wembdon were all out for 91.

Watchet’s reply got off to a bad start as Ed Jeromson was out for one and Josh Townsend for nine, leaving them on 11-2.

But Jamie Milton then joined Sam Broadey at the crease and started to punish the bowlers.

With one to win and Milton requiring three for his 50, he smashed the ball over the mid wicket boundary to secure the win and his first half-century of the year.

Wembdon Academy: 91 (N Merrick 4-21, A Nunn 4-28, S Broadey 2-8).

Watchet II: 97-2 J Milton 53no, Sam Broadey 18no).

l Watchet’s Ist XI recorded their fourth win of the season to climb off the bottom of Division One.

Batting first at home to Winscombe they scored 161, Ryan Strong top-scoring with 43, then bowled out Winscombe for only 130 to win by 31 runs.

Watchet: 161 (R Strong 43, P Manley 28, J Milnes-Win 3-26, J Peters 3-33).

Winscombe: 130 (Milnes-Win 56, L Woolgrove 3-19).