Braughing decided that Reed should bat first in this latest Herts
League match. Reed were soon 13-1, but Paul Watts and Chris Jackson
put on 33 for the second wicket and set a good foundation from to
build. Watts was dismissed for 46. Trevor Saunders added some
aggression to the bating with a brisk 16 before being one of Adrian
Jackson’s 5 victims. He bowled 26 overs for just 57. Jackson was
dismissed for a fine 55, his first 50 for the first team this season.
With the score on 125-4 and still 15 overs to go it looked like Reed
could push on, but they lost some quick wickets and with it the run
rate slowed. Andrew Emms joined Robert Dunn and they added a quick 19
with Emms smashing 16. Robert Dunn was in at the end and hit a four
off the last ball to see Reed to 185-9. It is also got Reed an extra
batting point.
Braughing made a steady start before Tidey had banks LBW for 6
with the score on 22. The Braughing batsmen had trouble getting after
the Reed bowlers and it was this pressure that forced Richard Manser
to fall to Richard Robertson. He was bowled for 33 as he tried to up
the tempo. Radbourne was the third man out with the score on 91. He
had looked dangerous and had reached 42 before becoming Peter
Costen’s first wicket of 3. The game looked to heading for a tame
draw, but Costen and Robert Dunn had other ideas. They ripped through
Braughing’s middle order reducing the visitors to 107-6. Simon
Cousins came in a put bat to ball and smashed a quick 26, but he was
crucially dropped and despite taking one more wicket Braughing ended
154-7. Dunn took 2-16 from 4 overs and Costen 3-33 off 8.
