What followed descended into farce as the Wayfarers openers refused to come out to bat while there was "moisture in the air", even though first team scorer, Richard Stewkesbury made the valid point that there's always moisture in the air, but alas the home side were unbowed. After Ben Doidge had taped a borrowed pair of wicket keeping pads to his legs (the straps had perished) Triangle took it upon themselves to actually warm up in the field by practising some basic fielding drills, where Jones excelled at showing everyone how not to pick up a ball on the run. In the meantime, the Wayfarers opening pair were seen to be having a bat in the outdoor nets and seemed quite happy when sheltered from the light drizzle by the substantial netting.

Finally, 40 minutes after play was due to start, the match finally got under way and Bill Trevett opened the bowling in tandem with Club Chairman, Rusty Davey. It was Trevett who struck first removing the younger of the opposition's left handed duo, as Doidge held onto a thin edge, though just before Graham had let a chance drop a few feet to the left of him. Rusty, although bowling a tight line, was unable to make a breakthrough at the other end, but had the no. 3 bat on the back foot from the start, as he found the ball popping occasionally off a length. It was to be Trevett again who removed the senior of the opening lefties, as he once more combined with Doidge, finding the outside edge, and the batsman was walking as soon as the ball hit the gloves.

Wayfarers' man from the sub-continent was next to the crease, just as the drizzle looked to be easing, and was immediately on the defensive against Trevett. The no.3 then dispatched the last ball of the over for a mighty six over the trees, bringing another break in procedings as a search party were sent to recover the ball, including one of the umpires who took an extra minute to return to the action. This shot proved to be the catalyst for his partner to attack Rusty's first 3 balls of his next over, heaving two to the boundary, and also signalling the end of his spell and the start of John "Dicko" Dixon's. Trevett then removed the new man, as he was decieved by the slower ball and chipped an easy catch to Scott Males at mid-on.

The drizzle then came down heavier than before and it was after just 2 deliveries into Dicko's second over that the Captains were in agreement that play should be suspended. The conditions didn't improve and although the pitch was in a fit state to play, Graham was fearing for the safety of his fielders as the outfield was getting very greasy underfoot.