Allan Ward the Reed captain won an important toss and chose to bat first in this Division 13 match on Saturday playe on The Heath. Steve Lovegrove(64) and Roger Bowcock (12) opened the batting with a stand of 58 for the first wicket and this good platform enabled the middle order to attack the Chiltern bowling which wilted under a steady onslaught from Rob Willougby(19),Marcus Baker(17),Peter Baker(27no) and Allan Ward (62no).

Reed declared at the end of the 46th over with agood total of 233-7 For Chiltern Hampson bowled a marathon spell (16-2-81-4)and was the only threat to the Reed batsmen. After a long afternoon in the field the Chiltern innings started badly with a wicket falling in each of the first two overs. David Hill turned in a fast agressive spell of bowling and effectively ended the game with figures of6-2-2-4.After this a variety of Reed bowlers were used with each one getting a wicket The last man out was bowled with the score on 90 giving Reed a welldeserved win by 143 runs This win consolidates Reeds second place in the division