On a gorgeous morning at The Willows, the Metro XI won the toss and elected to bat. The visitors started their innings in fantastic fashion and lost their first wicket at 111. The runs flowed from an average bowling display by The Willows and Metro scored a massive 271/5 in 50 overs. Dominant with the bat were: M House (100 not out), C Gray (60) and B Mayo (50).

The best bowler for The Willows was Fraser Hawes who took two wickets from his 10 overs. The other bowlers all struggled on a very flat track as the Metro side made very good use of the batting conditions.

The Willows XI started the run chase well and with Kelvin Scott going at a run a ball, the target looked very possible. Once Scott (63) departed, the chase got up to 12 runs an over and this was always going to be difficult while losing wickets. Blake Coburn (66) had a good return in the middle of the order. The Willows side was eventually all out for 215, well short of the required target.