Willow Tree’s reply started slowly against some accurate seam bowling, however apart from two early strikes by Nick Davies Hawkley struggled to take wickets. At the halfway point Willow Tree were well behind the run rate but with plenty of wickets in hand, however the fall of the third wicket brought a change of momentum and the Willow Tree batsmen started to hit out. With just over a run a ball needed off the last ten overs a tight finish was in prospect, however the gloom which had marked the entire day intensified and the game was reluctantly abandoned with eight overs remaining, with Willow Tree on 131 for 4.