Willows skipper Jeremy Benton won the toss and chose to bowl on a hard, but green wicket. The visitors got off to a flier as opener Scott Greenfield took it to our bowlers and got the score up to 51/0 in just seven overs. Seamer Micah Campbell made the important breakthrough when he bowled Greenfield for 30. Wickets fell at regular intervals as The Willows tightened the screw; thanks to another great spell by Andrew Nuttall (10-3-20-1) and Dan Vann (5-0-25-2). The King’s innings was anchored by their other opener Oram Gutsell with help from the lower order achieving a total of 209/7.

King’s opening bowler Luke Murray struck early when he got a ball to jump off a length to dismiss Brent Fleming in the first over. Dan Vann joined Joe Ingram and the pair put on 68 for the second wicket. The Arundel representatives Connor Bettsworth and Seaver Cowley continued the momentum and it was left to Micah Campbell and Jeremy Benton to see us home. Luke Murray was the pick of the KHS bowling attack. A big thanks to King’s High School for playing at The Willows and having their coach Bradley Scott (66 first-class games for Otago and Northern Districts) make his debut for the Club.