The Willows team elected to bat and set the scene with a solid 41 opening partnership between Mario Williams and Tim McConnell. Then came a demanding bowling spell from Daniel Stanley and Matthew Stretch which saw the loss of 3 quick wickets. But Greg Stretch showing all his class from yester year compiled a tidy 55 and was aided by a hard hitting innings of 29 from Matt Parr. Together they gave some respectability to the score card. We were finally dismissed for 193. Stanley was certainly the pick of the bowlers with 4/40.

Two quick wickets gave us some hope but Jack Boyle 78 and Talor Scott 53 batted with maturity and put away any bad balls adding a partnership of 148 before both were retired. Boyle showed his class with a display of shots all-round the wicket. Jeremy Benton 20 and Harry Chamberlain 25 polished off the remaining runs without too much trouble. Matt Parr was the only Willows bowler to trouble the youngsters and he did bowl with some heat and accuracy. Unfortunately all the experience in The Willows XI was not enough to test the youthful talent that was on display. An excellent day out and look for some of these names in the future.

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