The coin toss unsurprisingly resulted in The Willows XI electing to bat first on a reasonably flat wicket. Some initial good bowling from the St Thomas opening pair meant that The Willows batsmen were subdued early on. Opener Tim McConnell soon got a few away off the middle and never looked back from there, making an aggressive 92. In the middle S Willowsby played a very inventive innings and skilfully hit the ball to areas of the ground where the fielders weren’t. Some more smaller contributions from the lowermiddle order saw The Willows reach a healthy total of 258/7 in their 40 overs. The St Thomas bowlers all bowled a good length throughout, with Robbie McGing being the pick of the bowlers taking 4/57.

In reply St Thomas lost wickets at regular intervals, and while some batsmen managed to occupy the crease they were always going to struggle to reach the total. Their innings was held together by Ben Rapson, who scored 89 from a total of 130.

The Willows bowlers all toiled well, with Dan Vedder taking 3/24 and Andy Macgregor taking 2/5.