| Date | 15/09/1985 |
| Season | 1985 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | Timed game |
| Opposition | Halstead |
| Venue | Station Road Halstead |
| Toss | Lost |
| Decision | Crusaders bowl first |
| Result | Lost |
Halstead innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Hall | c Spud Whale b Steve Hockley | 8 |
| 2 | King | b Spud Whale | 62 |
| 3 | Brooker | c Gary Chapman b Spud Whale | 12 |
| 4 | Inwood | c Kevin Gibson b Steve Hockley | 11 |
| 5 | Slaughter | c Mark Paine b Greg Andrews | 24 |
| 6 | Grant | c Spud Whale b Steve Hockley | 0 |
| 7 | Millard | c Gary Chapman b Steve Hockley | 2 |
| 8 | Meritt | hit wicket Spud Whale | 17 |
| 9 | Blewitt | not out | 16 |
| 10 | Storkey | c Glen Timms b Spud Whale | 11 |
| 11 | Little | b Spud Whale | 0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 4, w 2, nb 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 10 wickets, 41.4 overs | 173 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Steve Hockley | 17.0 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Glen Timms | 8.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Spud Whale | 12.4 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Greg Andrews | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Gary Chapman | c b Storkey | 14 |
| 2 | Mark Paine | st b Blewitt | 21 |
| 3 | Simon Grater | c b Storkey | 0 |
| 4 | Neil Chapman | b Storkey | 0 |
| 5 | Steve Hockley | c b Blewitt | 24 |
| 6 | Greg Andrews | c Slaughter b Slaughter | 1 |
| 7 | Glenn McMahon | c b Slaughter | 0 |
| 8 | Spud Whale | b Blewitt | 13 |
| 9 | Glen Timms | run out | 0 |
| 10 | Kevin Gibson | not out | 4 |
| 11 | Andy Paul | c b Blewitt | 0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 10 wickets, 30.5 overs | 84 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Storkey | 9.0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Slaughter | 12.0 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Blewitt | 6.5 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Millard | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Match Report