Chipperfield Clarendon

After a heavy week of rain the win was as much owed to that of Reed’s groundsman Richard Robertson who persevered the heavy rain and prepared a decent wicket ready for play. Reed won the toss and elected to a bowl, and offered the new ball to 15 year old debutant Tom Walshingham. Tom bowled with complete control and precision in an excellent spell of bowling which saw him pick up his maiden league wicket in an exemplary spell of bowling, finishing with figures of 1-2 off 7 overs.

Ably assisted by the ever reliable Lee Johnson (3-35) Reed took early control and made batting difficult for the visitors. Alex Kelly, also making his debut also shone with the ball in a fine spell of controlled bowling picking up figures of 4-20 off 13 overs and narrowly missing out on a hattrick. The visitors struggled throughout to make any consistent impact to the innings, and saw them finish on 118-9. The pick of the Chipperfield Clarendon batsman was Matt McDonald who stubbornly carried his bat for 48 overs to finish unbeaten on 37.

In reply, likewise Reed never really got to grips with the conditions and lost wickets at regular intervals whilst moving closer to the visitors total. James Heslam top scored with 42 and provided the platform for the lower order to push for victory. Sean Tidey assisted further with some lusty shots but it was left to Jack Tidey to finish off in style with a maximum six with 18 over’s remaining for Reed to take all 30 points