Bragbury End decided to bat and it look a good idea despite Peter
Costen getting the first wicket with the score on 25. Bragbury End
then put on 66 for the 2nd wicket before Scott Rouse made the vital
break through. He had Newman well caught on the boundary by Costen
for 45. Up until then the home side had been moving the score along
nicely. Bragbury End had score 92 in 27 overs. Then came some tight
bowling by some of Reed’s up and coming talent. Louis Gearing again
bowled well as did Tom Fulk. He had an 11 over spell and took 1-39.
Owen Dunn came on and bowled 4 tight overs. He conceded just 15 runs
and was on a hat trick after his 2 wickets. Reed bowled 52 overs when
Bragbury declared on 171-6.
Reed lost the early wicket of Goodship when the score was on 9.
Baz Curtis and Louis Gearing then started to rebuild the Reed
innings. They put on 52 for the 2nd wicket before Gearing went for an
aggressive 16. Curtis was then joined by Owen Dunn and they put on
another 30. Dunn went with the score 93-3 and Reed looked in total
control, but then disaster. Trevor Saunders and Dave Watson both went
for ducks, Saunders to a superb caught and bowled. All of a sudden
Reed were 94-5 and in deep trouble. Tom Fulk played an innings beyond
his years. He only got 5, but stayed with Curtis long enough to keep
the score ticking over. They put on 33 for the 6th wicket. When he
went in came big hitting Peter Costen. He hit a very swift 15 before
being run out. Reed now needed only 10 to win and 3 wickets, but
still managed to lose 1 more with the score on 169. It was left to
Scott Rouse to hit the winning runs and see Reed to a 2 wicket win.
Curtis was left 124 not out. He hit 14, 4s and 1, 6 from 90
balls.
