Reed 1st team started with a great early season performance against London Colney at Reed on Saturday. After losing the toss and opener Baz Curtis in the 1st over it seemed Reed were going to struggle against a lively new ball attack.

However the loss of the early wicket bought together new vice captain James Heslam and his predecessor Chris Jackson. Both batsman defended well however stroked the ball to all corners of the ground with a wide array of strokes. Both raced to their half centuries in the 14th over.

However after losing Heslam for 62 it bought in the returning wicket-keeper batsman James Bell to the Reed team. He started slowly but solidly and batted well with Jackson. Chris Jackson cruised to 101 before retiring to keep his early season of good form continuing. Bell (35) and skipper Simon Jackson (45 not out) saw Reed to an imposing 270-5 in their allotted overs.

With Reed taking the 2nd new ball it gave new arrival Andy Young his first opportunity to bowl at Reed. His electric pace unsettled the Colney batting line up, however thanks to drop catches and lots of luck for the Colney batsman he finished his 9 over spell with just the 1 wicket for 32 runs.

The end of the Young spell allowed Will Clarke the chance to start bowling after his 2005 sabbatical. Clarke bowled with great accuracy taking 3-36. McLauglin batted throughout the Colney innings for 97 before being 1 of Chris Jackson 2 wickets in his final double wicket maiden over. London Colney finished well short of the Reed total scoring 182-8 in their 45 overs, which meant Reed won by 88 runs.