The highlight of the Bank Holiday weekend round of fixtures was the 224-run opening partnership between Jude Cierpicki and Evan Collier for the Warminster Cricket Club 2nd XI.
The Bank Holiday weekend brought the sun and a strong Chippenham 1st XI to Sambourne Road to play the Warminster 1st XI. Chippenham won the toss and decided to bat first and whilst none of the Chippenham batsmen were able to make an innings-defining score, runs were accumulated steadily. They finished on 236 runs for eight wickets from their 50 overs, with the pick of the Warminster bowlers, Alex Adlam, taking four wickets for 33 runs from his 10 overs.
Unfortunately, the Warminster reply began with a collapse, with three batsmen out before a run had been scored. It was difficult for the team to recover from this start, and they were ultimately all out for 108 runs.
The Warminster 2nd XI recorded an excellent win against the Heytesbury & Sutton Veny 1st XI. Batting first, the Warminster opening batsmen recorded an opening partnership of 224 runs, with both scoring centuries. Jude Cierpicki made 115 and Evan Collier scored 102, with the team scoring 269 runs for three wickets from their 45 overs.
Heytesbury and Sutton Veny responded positively to the run chase and only fell away in the last 10 overs, finally being bowled out for 239. All the Warminster bowlers performed well, Evan Collier returning the best figures with three wickets for 25 runs.
The 3rd XI was unlucky to lose to a Devizes 2nd XI having bowled them out for 159 runs inside 37 overs. All of the Warminster bowlers performed well, with Toby Pygott, Alex Grace and Graham Cuthbertson all taking three wickets apiece. In reply, Elliott Woodhouse scored an excellent 53 runs but struggled to find teammates who were able to help build a substantial partnership. Ultimately the team were bowled out for135 runs, recording their first loss of the season.
On Saturday 30th May, the Warminster 1st XI travelled to Westbury & District CC. Batting first, Warminster found it difficult against the Westbury bowling attack, with many batsmen struggling to build an innings. The team were finally bowled out for 154 runs in the 41st over. The Warminster bowlers began their response well, taking two quick wickets; however, the Westbury batsmen dug in and chased down the target inside 35 overs for the loss of five wickets.
The 2nd XI maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a comfortable win over the Westbury & District 2nd XI. Choosing to bat first, Warminster made steady progress throughout their innings, totalling 220 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Evan Collier top scored with 54 runs. In reply, all of the Warminster bowlers performed well and proceeded to bowl the Westbury side out for 123 runs. Max Ellis returned the best bowling figures, taking five wickets for 36 runs from his nine overs.
The Warminster 3rd XI lost to the Malmesbury 2nd XI by 43 runs in a low scoring match. The Warminster bowling attack performed excellently to bowl Malmesbury out for 119 runs, with the wickets shared around. The top performer was Graham Cuthbertson who took five wickets for 11 runs from his six overs. Unfortunately, the Warminster batsmen were unable to take advantage of the low target and were dismissed for 76 runs.
