Reed entertained near neighbours Baldock on Saturday. Out of form Frenay was castled first ball of the game and bell suffered a similar fate just 5 balls later. When Marcus Martin fell for 7 Reed were reeling on 23-3. Run machine James Heslam then took charge building a series of partnerships when he was the predominant scorer. 53 with Bowcock (3), 30 with Johnson (4) and 50 with Wart (11).

Heslam battered the bowling to all parts of the Green in his mammoth 165 not out, only Richard Robertson with 52 batting at number 10 went past 20. Reed finished on 272-8 off 40 overs. Jones 3-10 off 8 the pick fopr Baldock.

In reply Baldock were always behind the required run rate Johnson 2-18 off his allotted 8 the pick. Bell and Frenay brought some sunshine into their own afternoons both picking up wickets an extremely rare occurrence in both cases. Youngster Jack Tidey again looked capable of filling his uncle Peters boots with 7 fine overs of swing bowling picking up the wicket of Gentle in the process. At the close of the innings Baldock were nearly 100 runs short of Reeds total, on 174-6.