Ed Blissett scored his second consecutive half-century for Reed’s Sunday Second XI when they beat visitors Oakwood by 1 wicket. Burrows had hit a bright 30 for Oakwood earlier but the loss of vital wickets meant that it was struggle for them to reach a defendable target. Fielders happened to be in just the right positions as demonstrated by super catches from John Kershaw, George Greaves, Nick Green and Blissett.
These catches and committed ground-fielding supported some fine bowling by Alex West, Chris Martin, George Greaves and Kieran Willoughby who each took one wicket, but George Garrott stood-out with 5 for 14 from just 4 overs. Oakwood were all out for 116. In reply, only Blissett, (50), remained for any length of time but once he was out, Oakwood were definitely in the driving seat with their bowlers bowling fast and short at some of Reed’s young colts. However, the lower order batsmen edged nearer the target until Chris West accepted the invitation to on-drive the winning single in the 37th over. Reed won by 1 wicket.
