David Westcott returns - with cut head - to the pavilion

The star of the day was David Westcott, who became the oldest person to score a hundred for the club (the previous holder, Nigel Dunnett, was one year younger when he made his ton, also at Headley, in 1994). His century was typical Westcott, with sublime timing, more than a hint of bottom hand, and an remarkable array of strokes. The only untypical element was that he appeared to briefly become marooned in the nineties – he also managed to top-edge a ball into his forehead and survived a strange incident when he was on 69, umpire Chetwode ready to give him out leg-before, Westcott more than happy to walk, only nobody thought to appeal. His partner for much of his innings was Henry Corp, who made 64, nine less than his career best, and who often seemed to find fielders with his classical shots and yet score runs with his less orthodox ones. In between, he hammered four sixes. Their stand was needed, as they came together at 23 for 3 after Mike Chase had been caught off a rebound off a fielder, David Bugge given lbw by Richard Pollitt almost before the ball struck the pad, and Iain Wilkie clean bowled.

Henry Corp's runfest ends

Headley got off to a good start, Moss smacking a stiff Henry Watkinson for two fours in his opening over, but thereafter it was all downhill for them, the key wicket being that of Moss who failed to beat Will Stephens’s throw after being forced to take a long detour round his partner. Stephens the took two wickets, both bowled, in his first three balls to reduce Headley to 43 for 5, and although Myles Harmsworth (33) led a recovery, mainly at the expense of Pollitt, Headley lost their last five wickets for five runs, with Pollitt starting the rot with an excellent catch off his own bowling, only bettered by his stinging low boundary catch he clung on to in the following over.