Perfect summer weather marked this popular fixture, now in its sixteenth year. Lead by Empshot farmer Viv Evans, a team of past and present Hawkley residents and sportsmen play the regular players of Hawkley Cricket Club.

Hawkley won the toss and batted first. Promoted up the order, John Dinnis scored rapidly with a range of elegant shots. Batten started well but fell for 24, and thereafter the Hawkley batsmen failed to support Dinnis as he drove and cut his way to 70 before falling to the spin of Hallam Brown. Hawkley’s innings then slowed dramatically and the final ten overs added few runs and the final score of 153 looked unchallenging on a good batting wicket.

The Evans XI batsmen scored quickly, but lost early wickets to the Hawkley attack of Davies and Burkie, before Flack began to build a solid innings. Support came from Charlton with 25, and then captain Viv Evans who scored a rapid 24 to see his team to victory alongside Flack who was undefeated on 56.