Willoughby’s second string continue their push for promotion although they had to overcome a scare in what turned out to be a bizarre low scoring game away at Isham Zingari.
On what was described as a spongy pitch, the visitor’s decision to bat first having won the toss looked to have backfired badly as they were bowled out for only 79. Opener Chaitanya Kurusala top scored with 22 but Willoughby failed for once to make three figures as David Hobbs took 4 wickets for 3 runs, and Sathya Babu 3 for 8 from a 10 over spell which contained 8 maidens.
With it all to do and the prospect of defeat on the cards, no one could have predicted what followed as Isham were then bowled out for 28! Only Aquil Khan with 14 from three scoring shots made it into double figures – the next highest being 6 extras - as Fergus Deery, John Gregson and Justin Hanks all grabbed three wickets apiece to see Willoughby to a 50 run success.