Reed moved to within 8 points of long term leaders Harpenden after a nail biting 4 wicket win against Old Camdenians. After losing the toss, on a wicket offering very little assistance to the bowlers Reed got an early break through when Will Clarke had the visitors opener caught in the slips by Gary Bridge. However despite good fielding and tight bowling the Camdenians built their innings round a solid 63 from Arnold and some hard hitting from Bevan. Camdenians managed to obtain there last batting point on the penultimate ball of the innings setting Reed a target of 201 in 47 overs. The pick of the Reed bowlers were Will Clarke 3 for 27, Michael Berks 2 for 51 and Richard Johnson 2 for 29.

Reed got off to a solid start with Clarke and James Heslam putting on 43 for the 1st wicket before Heslam decided to pull a ball that never got up and was clean bowled. Reeds batsman all got in without any batsman taking control of the game. Clarke (30), Heslam (20), Bridge (26), Wornham (29) and Jackson (18) all got going before getting themselves out. However with 50 runs still required off 11 over and only 4 wickets left, Reed still needed a solid partnership to secure victory. However a partnership between old stalwart Ray Kingshott (25*) and youngster Stuart Smith (19*) saw Reed home with 6 balls to spare.

Reed now face Old Haberdashers on Saturday in a top of the table clash. Victory for Reed will see promotion to Herts Division 3 and cap a fantastic comeback for the team that were bottom of the table 10 weeks ago. Reed press officer Will Clarke says that “we have worked so hard on and off the pitch and deserve the P word that we are not allowed to mention! We are taking one game at a time and not taking anything for granted. However we know if we perform we can beat any team in the league.”