Reed’s 2nd XI were looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing display the week before. On a gorgeous day that couldn’t have been more different from the rain the week before, skipper Baz Curtis lost the toss and was asked to failed by the Potters Bar III XI captain. It looked a good decision by the visitors as they raced to 30. Wicketkeeper Sean Tidey was in cracking form and looked to have made the break through when he took a fine leg side stumping chance only to have the appeal turned down. He was soon in action again, but this time their was no doubt. He dived in front of first slip to a ball that wouldn’t have carried and took a fine one handed catch off the bowling of Mitchell Cooper. Cooper then struck again, this time finding the edge of the visiting skipper bat who was well held by Curtis at slip.
Not to be outdone by his nephew, Uncle Pete Tidey removed Titans for 11 help by a fine catch from Roddi Liebenberg at mid weekend. He then held a sharp caught and bowled chance to leave the visitors realing. Kumar came into bat and decided that the best place for the ball was anywhere the other side of the boundary. Reed held their nerve and Tidey took the last of his 3 wickets bowling him for 35. Tidey bowling in unison with Jason Archer made runs hard to come by and the run rate slowed to a crawl. Archer not to be outdone by his fellow bowlers also took picked up 3 wickets. Cooper came back to replace the flagging Archer to pick up his 3rd wickets and it was left to Liebenberg to take the final wicket. Cooper, Tidey and Archer took 3-30, 3-52 and 3-47 respectively.
138 was the second low total Reed had chased this season and didn’t want to make heavy weather of it like the previous attempt. Baz Curtis opening with William Heslam made a good start for the home side. Heslam was putting the bad ball away and Curtis although looking uncertain at time was moving the run rate along at a good pace. They put on their second 50 partnership of the season and had moved the score on to 83 before Curtis was bowled for 47. Heslam had moved to 43 and looked set of a maiden 2nd XI fifty before he was well caught at mid wicket. With only another 36 needed the home side looked home and hosed and despite Johnson falling for just 5, a fine 30 not out from Ed Garrott and 4 not out from Tom Fulk saw Reed home by 7 wickets.
