Normally at nutfields small ground 166 is a below par score but salfords were confident their strong bowling line up would prove to be a handful particually as one end had a nasty ridge on a length and fast bowler Brett Atkinson was keen to exploit it. It was Besley 1-20 from the other end who made the breakthrough as a top edge was pouched by stone at square leg. Atkinson was now in full flow from the other end and was unplayable as he consitantly found bounce of a good length and one delivery thudded into the batsman glove to be taken by Palmer at short leg. The dangerous pollock was sent back after Atkinson pegged back his leg stump and the home side were in trouble at 36-3. Barnes was punishing anything wayward and soon passed his 50 but two further wickets fell as Palmer 1-24 and Steward 1-18 the score now 90-5. The game was nicely poised but with Barnes at the crease the home side were just favourites. Spinner Dave Lancaster 2-21 came into the attack and claimed the vital wicket of barnes for 57 and then sent back parker for nought. At 97-7 salfords sensed the game was now for the taking and Atkinson was called back into the attack. John Musk took a sharp catch at gully off Atkinson then the same bowler removed Hastain clean bowled. With 3 overs to go Nutfield tried to hold on for a draw but that man again Atkinson claimed the final wicket LBW to finish with impressive figures of 5-27. Salfords take 39pts from the game and rise a further 2 places in the table to 6th.