The Willows, captained by Brent Fleming, were hosted by the Craz at Tai Tapu Domain this season. After a meet and greet with lunch at midday, the skip won the toss and elected to bat first on a greenish pitch.

We had a youngish top order, followed by an experienced middle and a seasoned tail against a solid Craz line-up. After the loss of a couple of early wickets Harry Passenger, Hugo Davison and Brent Findlay steadied the ship. Harry plundered 30 runs off his final 10 balls to get us up to 211 for seven off 40 overs.

The Craz run chase started like ours, losing two wickets early, but youngsters Archie Prain and Ben Breitmeyer provided a flurry of quick runs. However when Brent Findlay dismissed both in quick succession the threat quickly subsided. Lance Ryan then did the damage with his flight and guile as he picked up 4/12. The Craz crashed to 71 all out. We enjoyed a BBQ with our hosts and the great relationship between the two clubs was acknowledged and appreciated.