On a very hot and beautiful day, The Willows won the toss and elected to bat against a welldrilled Mid-Canterbury team. The Willows team started in aggressive fashion and in a flash got to six runs an over. The first wicket fell with the score on 48. However, they soon lost three wickets in quick time and were 81 for 4. After some consolidation and low risk taking, Fraser Sheat and Mario Williams put on 74 runs for the fifth wicket. The Willows eventually ended up on a respectable 223 after 49 overs. Fraser batted well for his 74 runs, judiciously taking singles to keep the runs coming. The best bowler for the Mid-Canterbury team was K Hunt with figures of 5 for 39.

The Mid-Canterbury XI started their run chase and lost early wickets against a strong bowling attack lead by Shaun Stagg (ex-Ashburton College) and Fraser Sheat. Other bowlers with impressive bowling performances were “Earl” Gray and Fraser Hill who were economical and picked up the bulk of the wickets. The Willows won by 142 runs as the Mid-Canterbury side were bowled out for 81. A big thank you to parents of the Mid-Canterbury lads, umpires and scorers on the day. We really appreciate your efforts.

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