The toss was won by The Willows, who chose to bat first. Ben Blair batted with patience and hit the ball to all corners of the ground for his 82. He shared in a second wicket partnership of 57 runs with skipper Mario Williams. The Willows then lost regular wickets and could only muster 216 runs after 50 overs. A valuable contribution at the top of the order came from Tim McConnell’s 38 runs off 40 balls.
In their turn to bat, King’s High School were at 81 for 3 after 22 overs when the heavens opened up and the teams could not return to the playing field – the game was abandoned. I want to thank umpire A Hawkins for coming over from Melbourne and spending time with the ever loyal Eddie Brownlee at The Willows.
Umpires: E Brownlee & A Hawkins