Asked to bat first, Amelia Marshall and Nic Gadsby set a solid base before Marshall looked to sneak a single when there probably wasn’t one and ran herself out in the process. Gadsby, Renee Houge and Julia Moulton kept the rate between 3s and 4s, but great fielding positions from the visitors and a cautious approach from the Alton middle order meant that the innings ticked along without ever firing on all cylinders. Some brisk running from stand in skipper Martha Bilsland ensured the Brewers posted a respectable 158/6 at tea. Aldershot set about the chase in a calm and determined manner picking off the occasional loose ball from the generally accurate Alton bowling attack of Bilsland, Josie Morris, Abi Green and Hough. Just after drinks Ella Chandler started to take the game away from Alton increasing the run rat to close to 5/over before Bilsland decided to change it up and threw the ball to Gadsby. An interesting 10-ball over followed that consisted of no-balls and wides, but also a dream delivery that shot past the outside edge of the advancing Chandler to clean bowl her. That proved to be the defining moment of the game as the celebrating Alton fielders ruthlessly took their chance, built on the momentum switch and proceeded to work out the rest of the Aldershot batters. A run out each from Hough and Jorja Wright, wickets from Bilsland, Green, Wright and Marshall and excellent fielding from the whole team saw Aldershot lose 8 wickets for 30 runs in the final 15 overs of the game, still 13 short of the target. With rain in the air the game was in the balance until the very final over but with older and more experience heads all-round the park Alton were not going to let Aldershot back into the game and saw the game out. Alton win 21-7