After an extra hour in bed following the end of British Summer Time, Banbury Under 12s welcomed Towcestrians Under 12s to Bodicote Park for what was the third meeting between the two clubs this season. The first two encounters (at the Buckingham festival and the Towcester festival) were both close affairs with Banbury coming out on top at Buckingham and Towcestrians gaining revenge at their own festival.
Another close encounter was expected with both clubs fielding two mixed teams thanks to a couple of loan players from the visitors for both Banbury teams. The loan players fitted in well with their new team mates and certainly didn't hold back when playing against their friends and usual colleagues.
Each team played two closely fought matches with both Banbury teams winning one and losing one, one Towcester team winning both their matches and the other losing both of theirs.
We look forward to meeting number four at the Banbury festival next March when we hope for some more close games and good performances from all.