After losing the toss and bowling first Harlow were immediately put under pressure by Hornchurch opener Paul Murray who mixed aggression and accumulation to reach a well made 134 With the support of the rest of his top order they complied an above par 267 on a deteriorating pitch. In response the Harlow batsmen failed to apply themselves to the task with many batsmen losing their wicket playing aggressive strokes. The Hornchurch spinners were able to assert the dominance and Harlow collapsed only making 109 with Jon Perry top scoring with 24.