The Willows XI for this match included a quality mix and even a couple of father/son match-ups. The Willows batted first with Connor Bettsworth and St Thomas old boy Tyler Bruce putting on a solid opening of 55 runs. Tyler played a lovely innings, scoring all around the ground, putting any short or loose ball to the fence to bring up his first 100 at the ground. A special moment for him and great to watch. Further classy knocks from veteran Paul Miller, Jeremy Benton and Seaver Cowley saw us through to 329. In reply, STCC lost wickets in quick succession to some fine seam bowling from Seaver, which had him at one point sitting on a hat-trick. The pick of the STCC batters was opener Isaac Redman (aka Stoin for his resemblance to Aussie all-rounder Marcus Stoinis) who played a great hard hitting knock. A good tail-end partnership by Harry Eastwick and Finn Sullivan-Roberts of 67 saw the school team get through to 179 all out. Another match highlight was a sensational caught and bowled by the “evergreen” Stan Woolliscroft.