Reed travelled to Great Gaddesden under the new captain Marcus Martin. Martin won the toss and chose to bat on what looked like a good batting track. Baz Curtis and Furgus Martin opened for Reed. They both looked comfortable until Martin fell LBW for 5. Marcus Martin (29) came to the crease and joins Curtis, both scoring runs all around the park . Curtis was caught behind for 36. Other Reed batsmen to score runs were Robert Costen (17), Richard Johnson (27) and Karl Ward (22). The pick of the Great Gaddesden bowlers were Cheeseman senior with 2-34 and Cheeseman junior 3-25.
Reed took to the field with express pacemen Richard Johnson 2-40 and Graham Wilson 3-13 both bowling with good pace. They both took key wickets to put victory in the captains eyes. Reed’s fielding was generally tight with a superb catch by Costen at slip. Fergus Martin took a difficult catch at point to remove a threatening batsman. David Hill also bowled well finishing with 2-27 taking two wickets in two balls after catch by Ward and a catch by part time wicket keeper Marcus Martin. Neil Haslam kept on nagging away with a good line and length and finshied with 3-18. Captain Martin was happy with his teams performance and was glad to get his first victory under his belt.
