St Thomas won the toss and confidently elected to bowl as they looked to continue their good track record in this annual fixture.

Within a few balls it seemed justified with Belcher delivering a gem to remove Paul McCarthy, an old boy of the school and now a current Master. The Willows resurrected its innings courtesy of patient innings from Chris O'Connell, also a Master at St Thomas, and the Archdeacon Mike Hawke, who saw the score through to a total of 185 for the loss of seven wickets.

St Thomas replied with a steady start, retaining wickets and slowly compiling runs but with the introduction of the left arm spinner, Jake Barry, wickets started to fall however with a few threatening cameos, St Thomas appeared to be wrestling the initiative from The Willows. The introduction of Paul McCarthy and Chris O’Connell at the bowling crease ensured the St Thomas innings finished 24 runs short of the required target. All in all, an excellent game that could have gone either way.