The platoon are challenged to a cricket match by the ARP Wardens – who have recruited a top-class bowler to their ranks.
Walker admits he was unable to participate because he was delivering some knicker elastic to a group of ATS girls.
Mainwaring then moves on to commenting on the length of Pike and Wilson's hair, and suggest they get it cut as they "aren't violin players".
Mainwaring produces a letter given to him by Chief Warden Hodges, and announces that he has challenged them to a game of cricket.
Mainwaring announces he is an opening batsman, Wilson is the captain of the local cricket club, and Jones volunteers to keep wicket with a particularly long anecdote on an occasion when he stumped Ranjitsinhji.
Egan (played by Fred Trueman), a world-class professional fast bowler, to Gerald, one of his ARP Wardens.
Hodges then sends a big hit towards Godfrey, who tries unsuccessfully to catch it, and loses it in the long grass.
Hodges declares with the Wardens 152 for 4 at tea, and the platoon now have three hours to make the 153 runs needed for victory.
Mainwaring is confused, until Hodges gleefully informs him that the ball comes flying out of his hand at 95 mph.
However, everyone is surprised when he hits it, and they start to run; Godfrey drops his bat, but with Wilson's help he retrieves it and makes it back to the crease.
Godfrey hits his next ball, bowled by Hodges, over square leg, and Mainwaring is delighted to see that it is going to be a six, meaning that the platoon have won by one wicket.