A five wicket haul from all rounder Tom Greaves saw Reed take all 30 points from their trip to Broxbourne, to make it two from two in their Herts League campaign. Having lost the toss, Reed’s skipper James Heslam saw his batsman make hard work with the bat against a good Broxbourne bowling unit, with only himself (32) and younger brother William (25) making any real effective contribution in Reed’s total of 126.In reply Broxbourne had no real response to Reed’s bowling attack and their overall endeavour to win, which again saw the excellent partnership developing between openers Tom Walshingham (2-20) and Lee Johnson (2-29); displaying pace and control which would outwit most Division 2 batsmen. At 45-3 Broxbourne looked like they had weathered the earlier storm and were looking to consolidate closer to the visitor’s total. However the introduction of Tom Greaves (5-20), picking up a wicket with his first delivery was the turning point in the game.
Greaves bowled with flight and guile, gaining purchase from the wicket that along with the pressure of the game proved too much for the home side. Bowling well in tandem with Jack Tidey (1-27), Greaves finished with figures of 5-20 off 10 overs, which saw the previous week’s talisman Alex Kelly and experienced spinner Will Dobson unrequired in the bowling department. The re-introduction of Lee Johnson saw the final Broxbourne wicket fall on 101 despite some rallying rearguard action from the home side.
