DORSET swept into a formidable position with captain Luke Webb smashing a stunning 161 on day one of their MCCA Unicorns Championship Western Division clash with Wales at North Perrott.
Webb elected to bat first and the home batsmen eased to 44-0 before Alex Turner (14) became the first of three victims for Andrew Gorvin (3-61).
North Perrott man Alex Eckland (9) fell cheaply, trapped lbw by Gorvin, while Luke Matthews (14) was run out by Tomos Jones as Wales checked Dorset at 113-3.
Webb, who hit 19 fours and a six, claimed a superb ton moments before Ed Ellis was dismissed by Gorvin at 184-4.
After piling on another 50 runs, Webb finally succumbed to Jones (1-56) having faced 253 balls – equivalent to 62.1 overs in his mammoth knock.
Scott Currie (67no) and Harry Fisher (29no) also weighed in as Dorset reached 340-5 off 90 overs.
In reply, Wales capitulated to 39-6 off 21 overs as the in-form Brad Currie took 4-23, leaving the away side an enormous 301 runs behind and battling to save the follow-on with just four wickets remaining.
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