| Date | 25/04/2004 |
| Season | 2004 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | Timed game |
| Opposition | Brasted Invicta |
| Venue | Valence School Brasted |
| Toss | Lost |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Lost |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Darren Moyse | not out | 78 |
| 2 | Neil Morrison | c b Young. S | 4 |
| 3 | John Keleghar | lbw b Young. S | 0 |
| 4 | John Greggains | b Boston | 1 |
| 5 | Grant Reynolds | c b Young. B | 8 |
| 6 | Mark Paine | b Robinson | 10 |
| 7 | Mike Taylor | c b Young. S | 40 |
| 8 | Richard Carr | not out | 3 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 6, w 10, nb 7 | 27 | |
| Total | 6 wickets, 39.0 overs | 171 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Young. S | 13.0 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Boston | 6.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Robinson | 9.0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Young. B | 7.0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bishop | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brasted Invicta innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Robinson | b Glen Timms | 3 |
| 2 | Payne | b Spud Whale | 5 |
| 3 | Wilson | c Richard Carr b Glen Timms | 0 |
| 4 | Young. B | c Neil Morrison b Spud Whale | 71 |
| 5 | Boston | b Richard Carr | 42 |
| 6 | Young. S | lbw b Spud Whale | 33 |
| 7 | Francis | run out | 0 |
| 8 | Fishleigh | not out | 4 |
| 9 | Copney | b Spud Whale | 0 |
| 10 | Bishop | b Spud Whale | 0 |
| 11 | Kitchener | not out | 1 |
| Extras | b 9, lb 2, w 2, nb 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 9 wickets, 41.4 overs | 172 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Glen Timms | 10.0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Spud Whale | 14.0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Simon Burr | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Richard Carr | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Taylor | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Darren Moyse | 5.4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report
On the back of a very successful first season at the helm, little persuasion was needed to encourage Danglers to take charge, in his own inimitable way for a second season. Those that doubted his credentials were given an early opportunity to snipe, with the disappointing reverse against Brasted in the opening fixture of the year. A turgid unbeaten 78 from the skip set up an adequate score of 171 at tea, but Moysey's let it drift' style of captaincy and some woeful bowling from the 'Pressure release valve' and 'here comes my slower ball' Taylor, enabled our visitors to canter home with a couple of balls to spare. Inevitably the campaign to 'Bring back Webb' was resurrected emanating from a two-up two down somewhere in New Eltham. Even that master of Drifting Captaincy — Gordon — was mentioned as a likely successor. Never a club to bow to the knee-jerk reaction of their membership, a hastily convened extraordinary AGM gave Moysey it's full support.