| Date | 28/06/2004 |
| Season | 2004 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | Timed game |
| Opposition | Hurst Green |
| Venue | Drewetts Field Hurst Green |
| Toss | Won |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Drawn |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Wajih Rehman | b Baldock. R | 2 |
| 2 | Gordon Schultz | c Chappell b Cox. D | 4 |
| 3 | Richard Carr | b Cox. D | 33 |
| 4 | Chand Channa | c Chappell b Balham | 23 |
| 5 | John Greggains | run out | 11 |
| 6 | Grant Reynolds | b Harris | 16 |
| 7 | Simon Burr | not out | 56 |
| 8 | Glen Timms | b Harris | 4 |
| 9 | Spud Whale | c Foster. K b Baldock. R | 23 |
| 10 | Mike Taylor | not out | 4 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 0, w 7, nb 2 | 10 | |
| Total | 8 wickets, 42.0 overs | 186 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Baldock. R | 9.0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cox. D | 7.0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Baldock. M | 8.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ballard | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wright | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brown | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Foster | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Harris | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Hurst Green innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Hooker | b Mike Taylor | 0 |
| 2 | Cox. D | run out | 3 |
| 3 | Harris | run out | 77 |
| 4 | Baldock. R | c Mike Taylor b Mike Taylor | 0 |
| 5 | Wright | c Mike Taylor b Mike Taylor | 0 |
| 6 | Ballard | b Chand Channa | 9 |
| 7 | Norman | c Richard Carr b Spud Whale | 35 |
| 8 | Foster. K | not out | 21 |
| 9 | Baldock. M | not out | 0 |
| Extras | b 6, lb 3, w 2, nb 3 | 14 | |
| Total | 7 wickets, 36.0 overs | 159 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Mike Taylor | 10.0 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Glen Timms | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Richard Carr | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Simon Burr | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Chand Channa | 5.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Spud Whale | 8.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gordon Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report
Late cry offs left us one short for the trip to Hurst Green, for what turned out to be a close game. A maiden fifty from PRV Burr was the highlight of a competitive 186. He was well supported by Chand and Richard supplemented by a late onslaught from Spud. Hurst Green made a good fist of the chase and for some time looked favourites to overhaul the target. Mike was again impressive opening the bowling, but we were unable to take wickets when needed and Hurst Green gradually edged towards the target. A fine piece of fielding from Simon proved to be the turning point, as he turned and threw down the wicket of their best bat. Even then the game was not completely over, with the lower order happy to continue the chase. Gordon — as ever keen for a close finish — decided a succession of wides mixed with the usual dross he bowls would ensure that the carrot was left dangling.