Reed maintained their push for promotion with a nail biting 1 wicket win over Holtwhites Trinibis on Saturday. Chasing 158 to win, Reed found themselves requiring 12 runs with just one wicket remaining, but the calm heads of Chris Jackson and Lee Johnson held their nerve and saw home the win which puts Reed into 3th position and in close contention with the leading pack.
Earlier on in the day, and having won the toss, the visitor’s top order batted well putting themselves into a strong position until a major collapse saw them lose their last 6 wickets for 27 runs. It was the Reed spin twins of Tom Greaves and Ed Garrott who picked up 4 valuable wickets a piece which succumbed Holwhites to 157 all out.
In reply, the visitors set about making up for their earlier collapse by bowling an excellent line and length throughout and rotating their bowlers well, which made it difficult for Reed to gather any kind of momentum. From a strong position of 80-3, and faced with some tight bowling Reed lost further wickets putting the game closely in the balance. The ever reliable Chris Jackson (40 no) remained constant throughout his innings, and when Marcus Martin came to the crease the pair looked like they would easily knock off the total. However the loss of Martin (23), followed by Garrott and the Tidey brothers left Jackson and Lee Johnson requiring 12 runs to win with no wickets remaining. Johnson held guard impeccably, whilst Jackson edged towards the total, knocking off the winning runs to end an exciting game which could have gone either way.
