As we drove through the Walter Hadlee entrance we were once again treated to an absolute picture. The ground was looking immaculate and the OBHS 1st XI were gathered in blazers chatting with M Dormer on how the day might unfold. One thing was for sure the weather would be fantastic.

At the toss I lost and we were asked to have a bowl. The openers from OBHS applied themselves with maturity resulting in a solid start. A Gray and S Noster then applied the handbrake with OBHS going from 3 for 92 after 32 overs, to being 9 down for 140 after 50. Also very good spells from A Reese and H Day with regular wickets meant the runs dried up. Overall, a good batting performance considering what was to unfold in the second innings.

D Stanley was the pick of The Willows batsmen and he got us off to a good start. 140 was always going to be a tricky total to defend but Rhys and his men showed maturity and fight in their bowling and The Willows players were impressed with their temperament. After Daniel was out the bowlers took regular wickets and no batsmen got going. The boys’ fielding was of a high standard also. The Willows were eventually bowled out for 114 being 27 runs short.

Very well played to OBHS – we look forward to this fixture next year as the match is always played in the right spirit of the game.