Peter Baker won the toss at Reed on Sunday and once more elected to field first. St Giles lost two early wickets, one each to Neal Haslam and Rupert Martin. Martin was definitely on fire after claiming 5 for 5 in the Herts League match the day previously and he was desperately unlucky not to snatch a wicket with his first delivery. He was thus denied a hat-trick of wickets carried-over from the Saturday.

Chris Atkinson and Hooley set about repairing the damage and put-on 90 got the St Giles third wicket. Atkinson had to retire when he had reached 50 and after colt Hooley was then out for 30, St Giles lost crucial wickets when their experienced players, Giddings and Bewley, were both dismissed in quick succession. Karl Ward, (3 for 11), and Marcus Baker, (2 for 26), dealt with the middle- and late-order batsmen, but it was the reintroduction of Neal Haslam, (2 for 5) and Martin, (2 for 30), that finished the innings after Atkinson had been allowed to return to the crease to resume his innings. He was able to increase his personal total to 78 and with Sendall contributing 16 not out, St Giles were all-out for 167. Shawn Jackson, Ed Garrott and Jason Pallett offered good support in Reed’s bowling department and the catching standards were set by Garrott who took 2 in the outfield and wicket-keeper Rob Willoughby who clung on to 3.

After tea, Willoughby showed his skill with the bat. He scored 33 and with Roger Bowcock posted 51 for the first wicket. Comfortably on par with the asking rate at that stage, Reed then started to slide against economical bowling spells by Matthews, Bewley, Davies and Hooley.

Karl Ward, (19), and Paul Garrott who also guided a couple of deliveries to the boundary recovered some impetus to the innings, but in the end it was Rupert Martin, completing a personal weekend to remember, who top-scored and saw Reed home with 46 not out.