WELLINGTON, already relegated, slumped to a five-wicket defeat in their last match of the season - away to Golden Hill in the Bristol/Somerset Division of the West of England Premier Cricket League.

Wellington, who won the toss and decided to bat first, scored 32 before they lost their first wicket - George Ruell for 13, with the score on 32, off the bowling of Toheed Hamid who also accounted for fellow opener Nathan Roberts (17) two runs later.

After a promising start, Wellington's batting woes suddenly re-surfaced as Jacob Hurry and Sri Lankan Sachindu Colombage departed for ducks as three wickets tumbled with the score on 34.

This brought together wicketkeeper Callum Hendy and Arron Campbell but the Wellington skipper was out for nine, lbw to Ed Middleton, with half the side now gone with the score on 46 after 13.4 overs.

Ben Evett joined Hendy and the pair added 19 runs before the former was out for 17 scored off only 16 balls, with Wellington having only 65 on the scoreboard.

Vice captain Luke Desave (O) was the seventh batter out with only one more run added with Wellington in familiar territory and in deep trouble at 66-7.

Hendy, who had come in after the second wicket had fallen, and Richard Sharples started to add some useful lower-order runs. They shared an eighth-wicket stand of 25 before Sharples was out for 11. Nathan Yarde was dismissed without troubling the scorer and Toby Stirzaker was the last man out with Wellington having made 104 all out, leaving Hendy 29 not out, his defiant innings having lasted 77 minutes.

Hamid took 2-10, Charlie Allan 2-26, Middleton 2-31 and Cyris Shafi 2-10, making it a very successful day for Golden Hill's bowlers.

Chasing a very modest target to win, Golden Hill lost an early wicket when opener Jack Penn (9) was out in only the third over with the score on 16.

Fellow opener Archie Newton and Sam Brooks put on 32 for the second wicket before the former was out for 26. Sam Brooks (15) and Daasyoush Ahmed soon followed, leaving the home side on 54-4 with Wellington's bowlers obviously wishing they had more runs to play with.

Joshu Beal (26) was run out with eight runs still needed and Cyris Shafi (22 not out) and Zaman Shafi (one not out) took Golden Hill over the line. The home side had achieved victory in 17.3 overs on another day when Wellington simply did not make enough runs. Colombage took 2-30.

Playing at this level has been an experience for Wellington's young players who will be playing back in the Somerset Division, which holds good memories for them, next summer.