Tows were invited to bat on a damp pitch and were soon in trouble when Ollie Drage was bowled by Whitehouse in the fifth over for 5. At the other end youngster Josh Shakespeare was playing expansively down the ground, hitting a couple of boundaries before he was bowled by Omar for 13.

Tom Sheppard and Dan Frayne then came together and restored some calm before Sheppard was bowled with a snorter from Wayne Shellword for 19. Nick Hulatt's approach was an aggressive one hitting 3 huge sixes as he and Frayne took the score to 87 before Frayne was bowled by Omar for 14.

Hulatt eventually fell when he was bowled by Sellward for 37, after which a veil must be drawn over the Tows innings as it collapsed dramatically. The last 5 wickets fell for 3 runs as Tows were dismissed for 100.

Kings Sutton's reply was measured and risk free. Andy Cater did trap Jones LBW for 9 but then Sandall (70 not out) and Green 12 (not out) were untroubled as they reached their target comfortably in 22 overs.

The only comfort for Tows were the performances of juniors Kyle Dupont, Matthew Woods, Sam Cater, Jude Dyke and Josh Shakespeare who had hopefully gained some valuable experience of senior cricket.

It was a poor week for Tows as this result followed the disappointing loss to Priors by 6 runs in the divisional cup T20 competition.

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