The Tics got the better of a very entertaining draw at the Parks. Skipper Tom Douglas lost the toss and the Tics were put in on a very wet day 1. The Crusaders started well, but Charles Plummer held the innings together with 54, and as the sun came out on day 2 the Tics were able to kick on to 250ao. A disciplined bowling performance restricted the Crusaders to 205ao (Hughes 70), with wickets shared around but Ben Swanson the pick with figures of 3-48. Starting the third innings with a lead of 45, and 90 mins to lunch on the final day, the Tics took the game to the Crusaders, and declared on 205-6 (Corner 47) to set the Crusaders 251 to win in around 55 overs.  

The final innings was an all-time classic. James Pyman and Jamie Dare struck early with the new ball, but Hughes and Roxburgh steadied the ship with a partnership of 47, before Swanson struck on the stroke of tea to leave Cambridge 57-3. After tea Roxburgh took the attack to the Tics, scoring a superb run-a-ball hundred, and putting the Crusaders in the ascendency. Immediately after drinks, a moment of brilliance from Dare, stopping a ball off his own bowling with a full-length dive and then running out Roxburgh, shifted the game right back. 3 more wickets for Swanson and another for Pyman left the Crusaders 8 down at the start of the last over. Bowled by Plummer, he nicked off the Crusaders number 9 first ball. Five balls at the number 11 unfortunately wasn’t enough, and the Crusaders escaped with the draw, finishing on 206-9.