Reed’s Sunday seconds batted first in there friendly game against London Colney at the Green and opening pair David Johnson and Peter Baker were soon making runs. They made a partnership of 101, making a stable base for the Reed innings, before Baker (41) was out caught. Johnson then found support in Hunter Diack (38), giving an impressive performance and Graham Hazard (12) who continued the flow of runs. But it was Johnson’s day as he capped a good return to Reed by hitting his maiden century finishing on 108 not out, ably assisted by George Greaves (20*). Reed finished on 254 for 5, with quite possibly a record number of 3’s (11) due to the large boundary.
A miss hit off the bowling of Nick Green (8-0-23-1) bought around a catch and the first wicket in only the second over, from there wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. Some fine spin bowling by Lloyd Bowman (7-0-35-2) and Kieran Willoughby (6-1-34-1) contributed to the wicket tally as did Matt West (6-0-35-1). However, it was George Greaves (6-2-7-3) who tore through the London Colney order and the final wicket fell in the last over with London Colney 101 runs shy finishing on 153 all out. There were some fantastic catches by G. Hazard, P. Baker and a stumping by M.J.E. Baker.
