On what must have been one of the hottest days of the year, The Willows won the toss and elected to bat first against Timaru Boys’ High School. With a quick outfield and flat pitch the runs flowed from the start. W Walsh anchored the innings, while he and brother Tim put on 97 for the third wicket. Some good accurate bowling by J Dick pulled The Willows back in the middle stages with a strong finish from M Hudson allowing The Willows to set a challenging total of 288 for Timaru Boys’ High School to chase.

Accurate opening spells from Hinton and Inglis had Timaru in early trouble with Hinton at one stage on a hat-trick leaving them in tatters at 20 for 4. Timaru rallied with an excellent innings from M Hogan and some strong hitting from D O’Brien, but were eventually bowled out for 202 in the 45th over handing victory to The Willows.