By Charles Randall

12 June 2012

Barrington CC, from Ilminster, were bowled out for six by an inswing barrage in their Shrubbery Hotel Somerset League second division match at Langport, with eight of their batsmen making ducks.

Chasing Huish & Langport's total of 195, Barrington started with an opening stand of three before the home attack ruthlessly exploited the conditions at Field Road, captain Dominic Shillabeer returning 6.4-4-2-7 and Steven Bown 6-4-3-3.

Shillabeer told in the Western Daily Press that his team were worried that they had not scored enough runs after their innings closed, but they soon realised something "special" could happen when Barrington slipped for 5-5. "We really went for it," he said. "The ball was swinging well and I was firing in in-swinging yorkers. But still you think that one of them, at least, will hit out and get a few, or just play sensible, and we thought we could get them out for 50 or something, not as few as six. In the end it was a bit farcical, and it was probably all over inside 40 minutes. They didn’t really want to talk about it afterwards."

Shillabeer added: "It’s nice, though, because our club was famously all out for nought about 80 years ago, and there’s something to commemorate that still in the clubhouse. It’s nice that we were on the right end of a really low score this time."

In Devon, Somerset all-rounder Jamie Overton hit 79 off off 49 balls and took a hat-trick for North Devon to settle 196-run victory over Bradninch in the Francis Clark Devon League Premier Division.

The former England batsman Jason Gallian hit 93 not out to guide Saffron Walden to a three-wicket victory at Copdock & Old Ipswichian in the Gibbs Denley East Anglian Premier League.

Oxford were shot out for 40 at Welwyn Garden City, their lowest Home Counties Premier League total to date, with Gavin Baker taking 7-10. Welwyn knocked off the runs in 9.1 overs for one wicket, and Oxford remained rock bottom with five defeats in five matches, having led the table this time last year.