“Splat!! Hitting the “Glass Ceiling in Recreational Cricket”!!
In September 2012 our Club had what most of us will agree was our very best ever weekend! On Saturday 8th September our 1st Xl won away at Dunstable, and for the first time in [...]
Selection is a thankless task …. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going!
It’s been a quiet couple of months on the “View From the Chair” front. Hurrah, I hear the cries!! But fresh from my recent wounding criticism (and near suspension!!) by the rampant disciplinary hierarchy of [...]
2014 Season Accelerates into Overdrive!
Almost approaching the halfway point in the season and things are going well at Reed. After a good start, a couple of unfortunate weather interruptions, and a slight blip in form, our 1st Xl are [...]
Corporate? Evangelical? Or Family?
The 2014 Season is now well underway and we are settling down into what constitutes our new 2014 groove. The start of the season has been a bit mixed and the odd rocky road is [...]
The Slow Strangulation of Recreational Cricket Continues!
So the winter is behind us, the frenetic activity of spring as we re-activate our Club after the winter, has gone, and we settle down to either play or watch the game we love. After [...]
Practice makes Perfect
So the full season is eventually underway after a stuttering start, and true to form the weather does it’s best to spoil the party in the first full week of SHCL action! Very early days, [...]
When the “Sledge” comes out without the snow – Who Wins?
As I sit here on this Sunday morning gazing through the window of my study, the sun is shining outside, we have a further round of the National Village Cup to look forward to this [...]
So it rained yesterday and the Pitch is Damp! – Do we automatically turn against the percentages?
Last week I sat here on the Sunday morning gazing through the window of my study and as I wrote: The sun was shining outside, we had a further round of the National Village Cup [...]
A View from a Rocking Chair
As I sit here in my study with the rays of the sun blazing though my french-windows, I want to claim a share in a Reed Cricket Club record that I think has been created recently. On [...]
As you Sow – So shall you Reap!!
The best weekend SHCL Saturday points-wise for our Club in quite some time with the 1sts, 2nds, and 3rds, all winning, and the 4ths getting a good draw. Unfortunately Sundays Herts Cup match at Reed [...]