Perry Street & District League
Division 1
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.17
Crewkerne Rangers 0 West & Middle Chinnock 2, attendance 38
52’ 0-1
54’ 0-2
@ Henhayes Recreation Ground
Bryants Row/Henhayes Lane
Crewkerne
TA18 8ER
No Admission or Programme.
Tonight was the start of ‘silly season’, where clubs without floodlights are able to play midweek matches in order to catch up on their fixtures backlogs. There were a number of reasons behind this match being my choice. Firstly, it was the nearest ground I hadn’t yet visited,who were hosting a game on grass tonight. Secondly, it was a venue that has staged Somerset Senior/Somerset County League matches in the past (1999-2007), in the days before ground grading was far more relaxed and thirdly, it looked like it would be a decent game, as 4th were hosting 1st in the league table. Even better, a win for the visitors would see them clinch the title, with four games to spare.
It was very even early on, but W&MC gradually got on top. They did everything bar score in the first half, hitting the crossbar three times in a seven minute spell midway through the half. Firstly, with a miss hit cross, then with a header and finally a cracking 25 yarder. It only took them seven minutes of the second half to finally make the breakthrough, when a long ball was flicked on and finished with a first time shot that went in off the post. Two minutes later they doubled their lead, when a free kick from inside their own half was met with a glancing header from 10 yards that found the bottom corner of the net. They had another goal ruled out for offside and hit the post late on as well, comfortably picking up the three points they needed to finish top of the table and maintained their unbeaten record too, having now won 16 and drawn 2 of their eighteen played.
The ground is shared with rugby and cricket. It’s just a pitch, with quite a side to side slope, but has an enclosed feel, bar the side that runs alongside the cricket square. It was nice and sunny at the start of the game, but did drop a fair few degrees as the sun went down behind the buildings behind the goal. Although we kicked off a couple of minutes late, a short halftime, where both teams stayed out on the pitch, meant we were done and dusted by 19.52 and no problem whatsoever as far as the light went. Trouble free journey in both directions too!









