The fourths got their second win of their debut season in style as they defeated Kings Langley IV’s by a massive 189 runs. Father and son duo Peter and Marcus J.E. Baker opened for Reed having won the toss, the first over was left for a maiden but it would be the only one of the innings. The pair made runs easily combining quick singles with boundaries to rack up a fourth eleven record opening partnership of 82 in 16 overs which ended when P. Baker (25) put one up in the air from the bowling of Hunt (7-0-46-1).
Despite the loss Reed did not suffer as eighteen came off the next over bringing up the 100 in only 17, which M.J.E. Baker and number 3 John Kershaw bested 10 overs later bring up the 200 in the 27th. The pair set yet another fourth eleven record for the 2nd wicket scoring 188 in 17 overs. M.J.E. Baker was then adjudged out LBW for a blistering 175 in the 34th over recording not only a personal best score but a divisional high score, hitting 8 sixes and 21 fours. John Kershaw followed not long after caught behind from the bowling of Walker (7-0-32-2) with yet another fantastic half century scoring 62. Darren Radford (2*) and Graham Hazard (10*) were the men not out as Reed declared 10 over’s early with a dominating 290 for 3 from 37 overs on the scoreboard.
Kings Langley never looked like competing for the win but they certainly held out for a long time. Despite stubborn batting Reed eventually got their wickets as they were shared amongst Alex West (11-3-18-1), Matt Giblin (6-1-14-1), Jason Pallett (16-4-34-4), Alan Ward (7-4-10-3) and Ian Roberts (3-3-0-1). Fortunately Reed had the spare overs as the last Kings Langley final wicket fell in the 50th over having scored 101. Fantastic catches by J. Kershaw and Ollie Smith ensured the Reed victory and ensured another 30 points to Reed’s campaign in division 14.
