The Willows won the toss and decided to bat first. They made steady progress in the early overs bringing up their hundred in the 22nd over. Ben Williams batted very well and was eventually out for 68 with the score at 128. Alex Reese then took over for the rest of the innings. He was patient and hit the loose ball well.

After lunch Alex started to cash in despite the very good bowling from Sam Gillespie and Hugo Howard. Both boys bowled well and deserved their figures although Hugo deserved some wickets as well. Alex Reese was last out just before the end of the innings for 69 and The Willows got through to 248 for 8.

North West were positive from the outset with Alex Heenan hitting the ball hard. However, Nigel Marsh opened the bowling and was accurate and demanding as ever. He took two wickets in his first two overs and ended up with three wickets at the end of a superb spell. Heenan continued to be aggressive and got through to 53 of 35 balls before he hit out one too many times and was caught. There were a lack of partnerships for North West with the best being 53 between Rangnekar and Eder. Jamie Hunt bowled well for The Willows and North West were all out for 150.

Thank you to the umpires, Mitch Howard for scoring, and also to the parents of the North West players. It was wonderful see them there supporting the game and their boys.