Rain affected final round of matches fails to dampen a highly successful season for Warminster Cricket Club

The weekend of the 30th August saw all three of the Warminster Cricket Club teams involved in rain affected matches, but what cricket was played still impacted final league standings.

The Warminster 1st XI fixture against Nationwide House was abandoned.  Nationwide House batted first and after 21 overs were 104 runs for the loss of four wickets, with Dylan Collier taking three wickets for 30 runs.  It was at this point that the arrival of the rain brought an end to the match.   

This has been a highly successful season for the 1st XI, having already been crowned the winners of Division 1 early in August, after a dominating season and gaining promotion to the Wiltshire West of England Premier Cricket League for 2026.

The Warminster 3rd XI match against a Marshfield 3rd XI was abandoned after 28 overs of the Marshfield innings.  The opposition had reached 65 runs for the loss of five wickets when the rain arrived, with Alex MacDonald taking three wickets for 12 runs.   

The league points awarded to the 3rd XI were enough to ensure that they finished second in Division 8 of the Wiltshire County Cricket League and hence secured a much-deserved promotion for next season.

The 2nd XI game against Coastal Cobras was reduced to a 20 over match due to the weather.  Batting first, Coastal Cobras struggled against some excellent bowling, scoring 104 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Best bowling figures came from Dan Smith with four wickets for 14 runs off his four overs and Elliot Woodhouse who took three wickets for 27 runs.  Unfortunately the weather intervened, with the game abandoned before the 2nd XI could begin their run chase.

Whilst over 50 players represented Warminster Cricket Club during the season; the top run scorers and wicket takers for the season were as follows: –

Warminster 1st XI leading run scorers: Anre Schutte – 859 runs at an average of 71.6 runs; Kevin Monaghan – 321 runs at an average of 26.8 runs.

Warminster 1st XI leading wicket takers: Bradley Small – 38 wickets at an average of 9.68 runs; Rory Cullinan – 29 wickets at an average of 14.1 runs.

Warminster 2nd XI leading run scorers: Evan Collier – 455 runs at an average of 32.5 runs; Cieran Woodhouse – 207 runs at an average of 13.8 runs.

Warminster 2nd XI leading wicket takers: Max Ellis – 23 wickets at an average of 21.74 runs; Cieran Woodhouse – 18 wickets at an average of 34.17 runs.

Warminster 3rd XI leading run scorers: Stuart Waterland – 481 runs at an average of 32.1 runs; Callum Widdows – 282 runs at an average of 47.0 runs.

Warminster 3rd XI leading wicket takers: Mark Evans – 33 wickets at an average of 14.79 runs; Alex Grace – 11 wickets at an average of 4.09 runs; Callum Widdows – 11 wickets at an average of 18.0 runs; Alex MacDonald – 11 wickets at an average of 27.45 runs.