| Date | 27/04/1997 |
| Season | 1997 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | Timed game |
| Opposition | Brasted Invicta |
| Venue | Valence School Brasted |
| Toss | Lost |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Won |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | John Braithwaite | not out | 62 |
| 2 | Mark Paine | c Richards b Richards | 4 |
| 3 | Gordon Schultz | c b Hook | 22 |
| 4 | Steve Lewis | c b Foster | 20 |
| 5 | Jim Clements | c b Francis | 10 |
| 6 | Neil Clark | c b Richards | 42 |
| 7 | Darren Moyse | lbw b Foster | 11 |
| Extras | b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 wickets, 42.4 overs | 173 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Richards | 13.0 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hook | 5.0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Foster | 12.4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Francis | 8.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Stichman | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brasted Invicta innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Richards | b Spud Whale | 1 |
| 2 | Konopka. E | b Darren Moyse | 0 |
| 3 | Payne | c Mark Paine b Spud Whale | 3 |
| 4 | Kitchener | lbw b Spud Whale | 9 |
| 5 | Mitchell | c Steve Lewis b Bill Webb | 8 |
| 6 | Konopka. P | c Neil Clark b Gordon Schultz | 0 |
| 7 | Francis | b Spud Whale | 4 |
| 8 | Foster | b Steve Lewis | 3 |
| 9 | Hook | b Steve Lewis | 6 |
| 10 | Harrison | not out | 1 |
| Extras | b 3, lb 0, w 4, nb 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 9 wickets, 24.0 overs | 42 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Darren Moyse | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Spud Whale | 9.0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bill Webb | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Gordon Schultz | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Steve Lewis | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report