A sunny, but breezy, day at the Northleach Arena saw home captain Tony Gardner win the toss again and elect to bat first on a dry and bouncy wicket. After a slow start the opening pair of Harris (35) and Gardner (36) steadied into a rhythm of scoring against a lively opening attack from Finney and Hughes, and reached their highest partnership of the season thus far (77) before both fell in quick succession. Veteran batsman Adam Tarrant (24 ret) showed glimpses of his prowess before he became embroiled in the crazy run out of youngster Tom Hemming, and soon departed "retired hurt". It was left to Crompton (32) to inject some aggression back into the scoring rate, although Andrew Wellmad opted to bat out the remaining overs for no score, and the home innings closed on 199 for 8, 

The visitors' reply started poorly, with Wellmad making amends for his batting by taking 3 wickets in a fiery opening spell (3 for 7) and Darren Hally claiming just 1 victim with his controlled and accurate deliveries. The attacking field set by the home captain encouraged the batsmen to play their shots, and young Pat Humphrys (53) took full advantage as he reached his half-century before an outstanding diving catch in the deep by sub fielder Dickie Hemming saw his demise. Only one other batter reached double figures as the Rams wrapped up the victory, with Gardner, Crompton and young Dean Oseman all claiming 2 wickets.

The first dropped point of the season will increase the pressure on captain Tony Gardner as The Rams prepare to play at Blockley in 2 weeks time.