Tasmania's unsettled top order and played six matches during the season. The highlights of his season were an 85 he scored against New South Wales and a 98 against Victoria, falling just short of scoring a maiden first-class century. Wells was upgraded to a full contract with Tasmania after his debut season, but for the rest of his time with the team he failed to secure a permanent place in the squad. Often he was forced to play for Tasmania's second XI and in grade cricket. After a few years in the system Wells started to have more success in limited overs cricket. Wells made his Twenty20 debut in the 2010–11 Big Bash for Tasmania, filling in for Tim Paine, and scored 51 not out in his first innings as Tasmania demolished Victoria. He also scored his maiden List A century against Queensland in the 2011–12 Ryobi Cup with 121 not out, helping to secure Tasmania's spot in the tournament's final. Despite his improving form he was dropped from Tasmania's contract list in 2012. After being cut from Tasmania's list Wells started to make his way back up through the ranks in Twenty20 cricket, playing for the Hobart Hurricanes in the recently created Big Bash League. He established himself as a regular member of the Hurricanes' team during BBL03, and his form in grade cricket was also exceptional. He won the Emerson Rodwell Medal, Tasmania's grade cricket medal for the best player of the season, after the 2013–14 season. He amassed 752 runs at an average of 72.20 and also bowled well, taking eight wickets. It was the first time he had won the medal after finishing in second place twice before. Wells had the best season of his career yet in the 2014–15 summer. He made his way back into Tasmania's team and scored a century in a one-day match against Victoria. In BBL04 he scored half-centuries against both the Melbourne Stars and the Adelaide Strikers with 68 and 58 respectively. He was among Tasmania's best batsmen for the season. He had the team's third best batting average in the Sheffield Shield and was their third-highest run scorer in one day matches. Regardless of his improvement, after playing 35 first-class matches and 26 one-day matches for Tasmania, he was again cut from their contract list. He moved to Western Australia, seeking more opportunities to play first-class and one-day cricket,