Corsham CC win 2025 Imagine Cruising Wiltshire Wallop!
The 2025 Imagine Cruising Wiltshire Wallop competition was competed by 15 teams across four group stages:
The Wiltshire Wallop began in 2013 and its aim is to become the premier 20 over competition in the county.
With clubs in Wiltshire playing in different league structures and pyramids when it comes to Saturday Cricket, the Wiltshire Wallop offers the opportunity for all clubs in the county to compete in the same competition and play for the honour of being the top 20 over team in the county!
Following the four group stages above, the top two teams from each group competed in a round of quarter-finals:
Chippenham beat Burbage and Easton Royal by 6 wickets
Corsham beat Potterne by 7 wickets
Goatacre beat Winsley by 88 runs
Trowbridge beat Royal Wootton Basssett by 5 wickets
Finals Day
The culmination of the above is that 2024 winners Marshfield CC played host to 2025's finals day. Drawn in the first semi-final were Trowbridge and Goatacre. Batting first, Goatacre posted a strong 212-7 from their 20 overs with Ed Wilkins (54 from 24 balls) and David Miles (49 from 25 balls) leading the way. For Trowbridge, Corey Holland returned impressive figures of 2-27 from his 4 overs.
In reply, Trowbridge struggled to 124 all out with Tom Oakley top scoring on 35. Josh Baldwin took 4-12 for Goatacre to help lead his team to an 88 run victory.
Goatacre beat Trowbridge by 88 runs
In the second semi-final, Chippenham came up against Corsham. Corsham batted first and reached a strong 215-6 thanks in large to Llewellyn Johnson with 94 from 41 balls, ably supported by Michael Reynolds with 41. For Chippenham, Thomas Yetsenga took 3-23.
In reply, Chippenham never got going but managed to recover from 89-7 to finish on 156-7, thanks to 55 not out for Chad Classen. For Corsham Callum Sandell took 3-24.
Corsham beat Chippenham by 59 runs
FINAL
The final was therefore competed between Goatacre and Corsham. Corsham won the toss and elected to bat and were led again by Llewellyn Johnson with 65 from 33 balls, supported well by Charlie Quarrell with 33. For Goatacre, David Miles took 3-37.
In reply, Corsham took early wickets to leave Goatacre 34-5. However, Ed Wilkins (47) and Elliott Townsend (34) helped get Goatacre to 151 all out giving Corsham a 45 run victory to crown them our 2025 Imagine Cruising Wiltshire Wallop champions!
Corsham beat Goatacre by 45 runs
Our thanks go to all teams that competed in this year's competition, to the umpires on finals day, to our competition sponsors Imagine Cruising and to Marshfield CC for hosting such a fantastic finals day
