As is customary practice all the players were warmly welcomed by Mike, Jim and Rex. With the sun out, a gentle westerly blowing across the field and a long batting line-up The Willows were confident about posting a sizeable total. At lunch everything was going according to plan! The Willows were sitting on a commanding 119/3 after 34 overs, with ‘Father Time’ Phil Harris looking his elegant best on 57.

One of the attractions of cricket is that you never quite know what is going to happen next! The Willows were dismissed for just 160 in the 46th over and then the boys were 52 for 2 after just nine overs – the game had turned dramatically! A little collapse, however, shifted things in The Willows favour. The sixth wicket showed some real fight and it was only for ‘nelson’ (111) and the wile of David Boyle that we were able to snuff the resistance out.

Our thanks go to Arun, the scorer, and to Woodsie and Duncan for keeping the game flowing out in the middle. A most intriguing game of cricket and one in which The Willows were relieved to post a win!