Reed got off to a terrible start losing 2 wickets in the first over. Tom Fulk (15) and John Heslam (34) led the recovery, but apart from Stuart Smith (29) no other Reed batsmen got to grips with the bowlers. Reed limped to 127 all out.

Old Haberdashers also lost wickets steadily and at 65-5 it was anybodies game. Reed had however gifted their opponents a huge number of extras in ‘no balls’ and ‘wides’ Kapadia (39) and Clarke (14) took Haberdashers to within 8 of victory at 120-5 before Reed started a remarkable fight back. Four wickets fell without a run being scored, leaving Haberdashers 120-9. With both sides pressing for the win Haberdashers edged to victory ultimatley aided by the 39 extras Reed gave them. This included 21 wides, 9 no bals, 4 byes and even a 5 for a struck helmet on the field.