Timsbury's Third Eleven were narrowly beaten in an entertaining game, reduced to thirty overs a side after heavy rain. With moisture in the pitch, the visitors elected to bowl first upon winning the toss and Tom Parfitt's accuracy was rewarded with the early wicket of opener, Bennett, for no score.
Two wickets for Skipper, Ashley Davis (2–22), and one apiece for Sol Thompson (1–20) and Ed Belson (1–25) gave Timsbury a strong position at the midpoint of the innings. Adrian Procter and Nick Jervis, who played a fine innings of 58 not out, added 58 quick runs for the sixth wicket, before Procter was caught by Davis in the deep off Sam Hoddinott.
The Timsbury reply was dealt an early blow with the quick loss of openers, Mark Goodchild and Hoddinott, but a typically explosive innings of 34 from Matt Ball kept the away side, with the required rate. Once Ball was out, George Brinkworth kept the runs flowing with a well-played thirty, but two quick run-outs hindered the run chase. Despite ten runs coming from the final two balls of the innings, including a huge six from last man, Russell Smith, Nailsea saw out victory by nine runs.