Bowdens Friendly side made their annual trip to Norfolk to play Holkham CC in the grounds of Holkham Hall.
The hosts batted first and set a daunting total of 299. C Crane and M Todd both making centuries.
Upal Soysa (2-71) and Elliot Baker, the best performers for Bowden with the ball.
Despite a courageous effort from Sam Gomez (159*) Bowden could not chase down the formidable score from Holkham. Ken Mayes (32) provided support for Gomez, Bowden posted 248-9 in reply. 52 runs shy of victory.