After a week of heavy rain, Hollybush won the toss and inserted the Wash. Captain Clint opened up with Alex, and following a period of defence, shots were played. Clint got into his stride and he found the boundary with will. His brilliant century (105) felt inevitable, his second for the Wash. Britten (72) had too passed fifty yet his wicket sparked a collapse - 196/1 became 214/5, and without Aff's 18 off 8 and Klossy's 16*, the final total of 265/9 would never have been reached. After tea, the Bush attacked and made a good start. Yet Creedy (3/27) took out the top and Marshy (3/45) got rid of the middle order. The Wash began to squeeze, and Russ bowled cleverly to frustrate; Nisar bowled fast to intimidate. 171 all out was the final score, and victory was by 94 runs.
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