Wimborne Borrow Pair of Young Cherries

Starting for Wimborne Town in Saturday’s goalless draw with Evesham United in the Pitching In Southern League Division One South were two new signings.

Ahead of kick-off, Magpies` boss Tim Sills revealed the arrival of Lewis Brown and Max Kinsey-Wellings on `work experience` from Premier League side AFC Bournemouth.

Midfielder Brown has progressed through the Cherries` academy after joining their under-7s.

The 18-year-old is from a footballing family, with his father Phil managing Wessex League Premier outfit Bournemouth Poppies having enjoyed great success at Bournemouth Manor.

Ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, Brown was named captain of the Cherries under-18s by then-lead coach Alan Connell.

And he enjoyed a fine debut for Wimborne, being named as man-of-the-match against Evesham.

Kinsey-Wellings, also 18, is a central defender who joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in the summer of 2021 following his release by Southampton.

He started playing football when he was under-9 and spent a year with Chelsea when he was 10 before moving to Southampton where he spent six years.