Reed were asked to bowl first by the Tewin skipper on what looked like a a good batting wicket and fast outfield. Reed opened up with a mixture of youth and experience. In fact if you add up the ages of the other bowlers you don’t reach the experience of Peter Tidey.
Tidey is having a superb season and again struck early with just 1 on the board. Pickworth and Vacani rebuilt the Tewin innings and looked in control against Jack Caine and Tidey, but they were hardly setting the scoreboard alight either. At drinks the home side had reached 45-1.
Alex Kelly who had replace Caine, struck immediately after drinks removing Vacani for 19. Tidey not to be outdone then bowled Pickworth for 20.
Aylieff came in trying to up the rate as did Bryce but Tidey had both of those caught and in the process took his 50th wicket of the season. Kelly is also in a rich vein of form with the ball. He removed the dangerous looking Shankster for 14 thanks to some superb glove work from Tim Tidey.
Reed whipped out the tail and left themselves 99 to win.
Openers Phil Freney and Fergus Martin set about the task with efficiency. They ran well picking up ever single that was available to them and putting the bad ball away. Martin looked like he might outscore his partner when he hit a big six to midwicket, but he fell LBW with the score on 45.
Freney had reached 38 when he fell the same way, but by then Reed need just 38 to win. Skipper Marcus Martin didn’t hang around and the 30 points were won with a six over the bowlers head. The Skipper was 45 not out and Reed remain top of Division 7.
