Captain Jason Archer’s Reed team were again left ruing the summer weather on Saturday, after another victory was snatched from their grasp by one torrential downpour. After losing the toss and being asked to field Reed’s consistent bowling attack nagged away the the Trinibis batsmen. Karl Ward struck early to send opener Brown back to the hutch, with the score on 15 off 16 overs. A break for 30 minutes ensued, and after the resumption Trinibis edged on to 48 with half of their allotted 49 overs expired. Archer (12-5-321) introduced into the attack, supported ably by Richard Robertson (15-4-1-27), started to take wickets. From 48-1 Holtwhites slumped to 57-6. Rupert Martin (2-26) picking up a couple of wickets along the way. The batting side had a couple of mini recoveries before wickets fell again at 71 and 117. After 49 overs of excellent control the innings closed on 133, with Reed firmly ensconced in the driving seat. However during the tea interval, what can only be described as a monsoon hit the North London ground. With the wicket covered play would have been possible if the large lake like puddles had not formed on the square and outfield. After little chance of a break in the weather and further heavy showers the game was finally abandoned at 5.30, leaving Reeds batsmen frustrated.
Skipper Archer was philosophical “ We’ve had so much bad luck with the weather, the way the fixtures have worked out, 4 games against sides in the lower half of the table have been cancelled or abandoned. Considering we have taken 100 points off 4 of the top 5 teams, the extra 80 points we have missed out on would see us challenging for the final promotion position. All teams have been affected by the inclement summer, but we seem to have suffered more than most. Still we will try again this weekend, selection may be difficult with big hitting Matt Bowles back from a tour of sausage factories in Germany with his university and Mark King hopefully fit again, and looking to add to his plethora of runs this season. ”
