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Four more goals for TJ Bohane as Cricklade Town get close to securing the North Wiltshire Division title

 There were just two games played this week in the Mid Wiltshire Veterans’ division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League. Corsham Town kept themselves in the title race with a 2-0 win over FC Calne at Green Lane on Monday night. A goal in each half from Steve Tweddle and Michael Clarke did the damage as Corsham moved to within four points of divisional leaders Melksham Town ahead of the key game between the two sides this coming Monday. FC Calne became the fourth team in the Mid Wiltshire Division to complete their fixtures for the season. Melksham Town’s game against Bradford Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and will now have to be played away from the Oakfield Stadium with pitch maintenance work having commenced at the Melksham ground.

 Steve Tweddle who scored one of the two Corsham goals in their 2-0 win over FC Calne

(picture courtesy of David Giles)

 The other game played in the Mid Wiltshire Division was again at Green Lane the following night and it saw Chippenham Town become the fifth side in the division to complete all their fixtures. Westbury United were their opponents and were no doubt pleased that the game went ahead having been the innocent victim on several postponed games recently against some of the other sides at the top end of the division and consequently behind with their fixtures. Leading 1-0 at the break due to a Wayne Wheeler goal, further goals from Kane Scott and Philip Hampson saw them lead 3-0, but a late consolation goal from Chippenham’s Darren Chitty completed the night’s scoring as it finished 3-1. The win for Westbury saw them move to within three points of fourth placed Devizes Town who they meet this coming Tuesday and over whom they have three games in hand.

The North Wiltshire Division saw four games played with Redhouse being particularly busy playing two games in a week for the second consecutive week as they played catch-up with their games. It was to be a mixed week for Darren Grace’s side. On Tuesday night goals from Dave Rendle (2), Mark Glover, Sean O’Brien and Nolan Paul gave them a 5-0 win over Stratton Juniors Orange. They were back in action again on Thursday and for the second time this season they were on the wrong end of a heavy defeat against their likely successors as North Wiltshire Division champions, Cricklade Town. Four goals from TJ Bohane plus further strikes from Adam Smith, Matt Richards and Phil Corcoran in a 7-0 win saw Cricklade move to within a point of the league title. As a result of his four goals Bohane is now the leading scorer across both Veterans' divisions. As long as they avoid defeat this coming Tuesday against second placed Royal Wootton Bassett Town, Cricklade will be champions given the 32 goal difference spread between the two sides is not going to be eroded in Royal Wootton Bassett Town’s final two games. After defeat against Cricklade Redhouse will now look to finish runners-up with their game against Royal Wootton Bassett Town likely to be the game that decides the runners-up medals.

Royal Wootton Bassett Town kept themselves in the race for honours with a hard fought 1-0 away win on grass against Chiseldon, the only goal of the game coming through Chris Head. As well as those games against Cricklade Town and Redhouse, Royal Wootton Bassett Town also have Blunsdon still to play as do Redhouse.

The other game played this week in the North Wiltshire Division was on Wednesday night at the Gerard Buxton Ground and it saw Blunsdon pick up their fifth league victory of the season as goals from Nick Frost (2), Peter Byrne and Jamie Saunders secured a 4-0 win over AFC Swindon. 

The final scheduled game of the week between Swindon Old Boys and Cricklade Town was postponed with Swindon Old Boys unable to raise a side.

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 29 April 2023
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