We showed up to another great day at The Willows for the match against the Christchurch Metro XI and duly lost the toss and were inserted by the visitors. After a steady start with Vann making a 30 and Scott 21, there were a couple of small partnerships until Jury and Schwass came together and put on a partnership of 79 for the fifth wicket. After Jury was out for 24 we managed to scrape our way to 198/9 with a well compiled 63 from Schwass. Metro’s bowlers managed to keep chipping away with Cochrane taking 4 for 27 from his ten overs and Winchester taking 4 for 35 from his ten. Excellent spells from both bowlers.

The Metro XI got off to an equally good start with the mainstay of their innings being House. He scored an excellent 83 and managed to see them most of the way to the target with a couple of good partnerships with McClintock and Newton. The visitors were at 148 when House was out. Winchester then took control and with good support from the middle order, Metro reached the total with four overs to spare.

In all, it was a good game played in the right spirit. The Willows know they face a tough game in this annual fixture against the strong Metro XI. Looking forward to next year.

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