Once again, it was a warm and inviting day that greeted The Willows for the match against the Timaru Boys’ High School 1st XI. The first act of the day was a possible indicator for how the day was to end; this being the toss, which was won by Timaru Boys’ High and who had no hesitation in batting first.

This may have looked like a regrettable decision as they were soon struggling on a lively wicket at 77/3 off 29 overs thanks to demanding opening spells from Hamish Loe (2/37 and Matt Fielding. However, valuable contributions from M Patel (37), A McKenzie (56) and S Ward (30) saw Timaru Boys’ High post a competitive score of 187/5 off their 50 overs.

The Willows were in early strife at 14/3 until a partnership between Andrew Ellis and Nick Johnston brought the victory back into sight. However, once this partnership was broken the bowlers took hold of the match and ended The Willows run chase at 151. R Ford and K Whiteley being the pick of the bowlers.

The win to Timaru Boys’ High was a fair outcome on the day, as they totally outplayed the opposition.