Thanks to the skill of groundsmen William Wright and Peter Abbs Bradfield were able to play their first game of the summer, against Reepham & Salle in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League's Challenge Cup.

Bradfield batted first on a good looking wicket set in a soft and green outfield which meant that boundaries were hard to come by. The Bradfield openers AJ Johnson and N Whitehouse carefully put on 59 runs until the 16th over when Johnson was bowled by D Tipple for 25s. S Grimes joined Whitehouse and took the score to 82 before Whitehouse (37) played on to D Tipple. S Kimber stayed briefly for nine before he was caught off J Wright. D Yarham added impetus to the innings with a quick fire 21 before being bowled by J Wright.

Under-14 T Perry-Warnes was unfortunately run out with the score at 141. S Grimes fell the same way a few overs later for a fine 31.

P Abbs managed to find the boundary before being caught in the deep off A Meek for a quick 17 runs in four overs. A Kimber (2), T Seaman (6 not out) and S Abbs (4 not out) then pushed the score to 175 in the allotted 40 overs.

Bradfield's opening bowlers TJ Wiseman and T Seaman restricted the visitors to 34 runs in 10 overs for the loss of P Minns, bowled by Seaman for 3, and D Henry, bowled by Wiseman. Then Reepham opener S Harewood and D Ringer took the score to 49 before Ringer was caught by S Kimber off his brother Alex's bowling for 12 runs.

D Briggs then joined Harewood and pair took the score to 79 when Briggs was stumped by T Perry -Warnes, the first of the latter's four victims, off the bowling of N Whitehouse. S Harewood continued to bat through the innings for 72 while wickets were claimed by AJ Johnson (3), T Seaman (1), and S Abbs (2). Reepham and Salle finished on 150, leaving Bradfield the winners by 25 runs.