Gnomes began at Cumnor, scene of tough encounters in the past. In a 35-over match, Gnomes were soon reduced to 6-2 with Max Fernie and Tom Godfrey – who played on – soon back in the pavilion. Then Ollie Dunthorne and Danny Gillman – scoring fluently, and clearly enjoying his break from the Cornish Premier League – put on 112 in 22 overs for the third wicket. Danny was caught in the deep for 57, to be replaced by Matt Cannon who rattled a quick-fire 35. Ollie scored the second 50 of the innings before he was bowled and Mark Feltham and Barney Clargo saw the total through to a challenging 192 for 6.

Although Fenton took a wicket in his first over, Cumnor made an assertive response and for a period were up with the run rate. But they lost wickets steadily, with the Gillman father-and-son duo taking the next five between them. Star batsman Brown was beautifully caught by Mark on the square-leg boundary and Barney make a superb chasing overhead catch, Pete benefiting as bowler both times. Fenton came back for a second wicket and Matt Cannon took another two to help close the innings. Cumnor were all out for 144 in the 32nd over, bringing Gnome victory by an unexpectedly wide margin of 48 runs. Pete had 4-25, Matt 2-12, Fenton 2-8, Danny 1-12.