On a sunny and warm day the Willows won the toss and elected to bat first on a fantastic looking pitch. The batting was led by Danny Dowds and Tom Latham who rattled off an opening stand of 148. Both batsmen stroked the ball to all parts of the boundary with Latham completing a polished 76. The Burnside High team bounced back with three quick wickets to Merito supported by some quality ground fielding and catching, but Dowds continued to grow in confidence. He added 72 for the fifth wicket with Matt Latham before retiring for a wonderful 101. After another quick wicket to Taylor, Latham was joined by Dion McCall and the pair added a punishing 87 to see The Willows to 328 for six after their 50 overs with Latham 79 not out and McCall 43 not out.

Burnside High’s top order were able to make starts but couldn’t push on to a significant total with Boyd top scoring with a well hit 52 supported by Beckinsale and Athale. The bowlers were led by good opening spells by Matt Latham and Dion McCall picking up one wicket each. Some tight and probing bowling came from Dave Farrant who was frugal as ever with 1 for 23 off his ten overs and Mike Hastings who picked up two wickets bowling 10 overs on the trot but the star of the day was Danny Dowds who took four wickets to go with his century.