The visiting NW team, which had already created a record with the composition of their team crossing nine different local high schools, won the toss and elected to bat. Aditya Tiwari and Harrison Dick looked in superb nick. They, plus Austin Earl and skipper Brayden McLeod batted with confidence as they rattled on 184/8 in 40 overs. Stand-out bowlers were Kelvin Scott who snapped up the top order and Isaac Daly who polished off the tail. It was feared that NW’s 184 was twenty light.

The Willows openers of Kelvin Scott and Arsh Singh relished the perfect batting strip and ripped into it from the get-go. The breakthrough took a while but CBHS lad Isaac Daly, coming in at number three, continued the onslaught. The Willows were well ahead of the run rate with a cruise to the end ahead but as is often the case, wickets tumbled with more quick exits. There was mayhem in the pavilion as the NW sniffed a chance. Finally, after a streaky skied mis-hit fell safely, The Willows limped home.

Most importantly, 22 players had had a damn good afternoon’s romp, enjoying themselves at the best cricket wicket in the province, by a mile! POD awards went to Sam Carell (NW) for his ‘3 wickets for spit’ and Isaac Daly (CBHS) for a handy double.