| Date | 10/08/1997 |
| Season | 1997 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | Timed game |
| Opposition | The Grove |
| Venue | Hall Place Bexley |
| Toss | Won |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Drawn |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Jim Clements | c b Hartley | 9 |
| 2 | Neil Clark | c b Hartley | 23 |
| 3 | Gordon Schultz | b Pope | 12 |
| 4 | Steve Lewis | not out | 55 |
| 5 | Bill Webb | c b Hewagama | 28 |
| 6 | Neil Morrison | c b Hewagama | 1 |
| 7 | Trevor Poole | not out | 1 |
| Extras | b 9, lb 4, w 5, nb 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 5 wickets, 43.0 overs | 147 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Pope | 9.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Hartley | 11.0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Hewagama | 13.0 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Ewers | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Abbey | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Grove innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Mayhew | b Steve Martin | 0 |
| 2 | Ramsami | c Gordon Schultz b Jim Clements | 0 |
| 3 | Ratnayaka | b Spud Whale | 27 |
| 4 | Hammond | b Steve Lewis | 24 |
| 5 | Hewagama | not out | 25 |
| 6 | Hartley | c Neil Morrison b Spud Whale | 19 |
| 7 | Pope | run out | 24 |
| 8 | Brookshaw | not out | 9 |
| Extras | b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 6 wickets, 38.0 overs | 133 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Steve Martin | 11.0 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jim Clements | 7.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Spud Whale | 12.0 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Steve Lewis | 8.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report