The last match of the season and still the weather was threatening. Reed won the toss and put Hardwick into bat. Hardwick started steadily, but were not testing the Reed bowling attack. Reece Fitzgerald struck first in 7th over bowing opening batsman A Wilson for 7. Then again in the 9th over T Mantel (12) and D Eastgate (2) could not keep the ball out. The next partnership of 14 runs was cut short by Owen Hughes who finished his first over 3 wickets for 5 runs. With six wickets down Captain L Maude top scored with 21 before he fell foul of Reeds 9th bowler of the innings Jack Cain. Owen Church bowler no 10 also took a wicket in his single over. Hardwick finished on 89 for 8.
Not a single dot ball in the first over of Reeds innings meant 14 runs off the opening bowler A Abdullah. 9 year old J Purse came on to slow the run rate and take the wicket of Reece Fitzgerald caught at square leg. Jack Childs came in and took a 4 off Purse but then played across the line in the next over lbw to Abdullah. The loss of two quick wickets did not shake the Reed side. Connor Poulton and Jack Caine put on 51 before Caine (16) was bowled in the 10th over. Connor and Freddie Stuart took the side home by the 13th over for a 7 wicket victory, 41 and 11 not out their respective scores.
