The match, which was called off last year due to rain, was played in near perfect conditions, warm evening sunshine, starting at 5pm. The match was played under 20/20 rules. The police won the toss and put the Muslim Cultural Welfare Association in to bat. The Association’s batsmen were quickly racing along at over ten runs an over, and scored 204 for the loss of seven wickets off their twenty overs. The police were never likely to match this score and eventually fell well short, scoring 152 and losing by 52 runs.

Richard said “The quality of the cricket we saw thisevening was inspiring. It is heart warming that, at a time of problems and difficulties in some parts of the world, we have the annual tradition of this cricket match in Sutton promoting warm relations between the police and the local community.”