It was a day of mixed emotions for both Somerset and St George’s.While holders St George’s were playing for the draw and hoping to suck the life out of the game, Somerset appeared to be reeling from their own wounds when skipper Jekon Edness left the field during their first innings after stroking a half-century.With Edness carried off the field on a stretcher, it was left to vice-captain Malachi Jones to take charge and he did so with devastating effect, every decision he made paying off with precise accuracy.Leading the team for the first time, the Willow Cuts supremo hailed his troops for producing a spectacular performance on both days.“With Jekon going down injured it feels really good to be the one who had to buckle down and lead the side and I have to thank the other players, Stephen (Outerbridge), Janeiro (Tucker) and Jacobi (Robinson) for helping me through it all,” said Jones.“For everyone to chip in an all-round effort is really phenomenal and we are all happy to have the cup back in Somerset.“I felt that I had a chance given he (Edness) was struggling on Thursday, and to show what I am capable of be in terms of responsibility shows that the players and the club itself have faith in me.”Jones made special mention of the two colts, Tre Manders and Greg Maybury, who chipped with valuable contributions. Manders helped steady the ship in the first innings and Maybury grabbed five wickets to leave St George’s dead in the water.“The wicket was always going to play for a win and on the first day we saw how it was going and we had to take our chances and a special shout out to Greg for his second innings bowling.“Tre also solidified us early on the second day to enable us to launch our assault on their target.“He proved that he can play on this stage and after the pressure was off of him from the first innings, he spearheaded us to our win.”The mood was different in the East Enders’ camp with skipper Lionel Cann questioning the quality of the wicket that ultimately led to their demise.“At the end of the day everyone wants to win and we wanted to bat first regardless of who won the toss and things just didn’t work out, although in my opinion it wasn’t a wicket conducive for Cup Match,” said Cann.Although he was hard pressed to find anything complimentary about the pitch, he did congratulate the newly-crowned champions for their effort and vowed his team would be back after their first loss since 2002.“We played rash shots and got out cheaply but we could have scored 300 as well so it isn’t like we have excuses and at the end of the day we only have ourselves to blame.“We lost the game in the first innings and from then on we were never going to come back into the game once they got the momentum.”